Peace Urge Grows Among Czar Aides In War Effort
News dispatches note powerful influences within the Russian government urging peace terms with Japan while Emperor Nicholas maintains pursuit of the war. Reports say Russia’s position could improve abroad and at home if pacific proposals meet tough terms, even as Japanese forces press. Russian retreat continues with columns moving toward Harbin and ties to Tie Pass, while Japanese troops bombard valleys and advance north from Kaiyuan.
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Tle Pass
Balloon fall kills one and injures another in Wallace
Wallace Idaho March 21 W A Middleharf was killed and L M Odell fatally injured when a balloon collapsed during a double ascent. Both men seated in parachutes fell from 200 feet as the lower balloon portion tore away. Parachutes failed to open, spectators struck, a young boy burned by the falling balloon.
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Plague Ravages New York City As Meningitis Rages
Cerebro spinal meningitis has claimed 386 lives since January 1 in New York City. Health officials report most victims are children and say the disease cannot be traced to the streets, its workings remain mysterious.
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Walking on track fatal for farmer near Volin
Yankton South Dakota March 21 The mangled body of Mose McElwain Jr was found on the Great Northern track south of Volin He left Volin in the evening walking on the track and was struck by a passenger train at eight oclock The accident was not discovered at that time His head one arm and a leg were severed McElwain was a thrifty young farmer.
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Willie in Deep Water at Baptist Baptism
A rural tale from Lippincott's Magazine recounts Ellen Jones and William Smith, a tall bride and short groom, married in a church near a lake. During baptism the minister struggled to find a depth suitable for the bride while Willie, the shortest in a dwarfish family, waded and swam unseen, prompting quiet laughter from onlookers.
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Thought Newton Was Crazy and His Soap Bubble Light Study
A Leicester neighbor recalls Isaac Newton's odd methods as a young genius who studied light refraction with soap bubbles. The widow next door observed curious daily produce and misread his experiments as eccentric behavior. The Royal Society fellow visits highlight early curiosity about the famed thinker.
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Royal Society
Lennon
Great Sir Isaac Newton Studying Light Through Soap Bubbles
A lady presents a curious scene of a man blowing soap bubbles from a clay pipe while seated beside a tub of soapsuds. The gentleman upstairs identifies the bubbles as illustrating refraction of light on thin plates, revealing the thinker as the famed Sir Isaac Newton observing the surface of a bubble.
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Won Each Time
About thirty years ago a racing celebrity Captain M bet fifty dollars that an officer would not hop up a flight of forty one stairs two at a time. After twenty hops the officer had one step left and lost. He accused sharp practice, but Captain M offered another fifty to try again. The officer attempted and Captain M hopped forty stairs in twenty hops, then the final two steps to win.
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Weather Poem Reflects Forecast Mood in 19th Century
A playful weather poem parodies Tennyson to plead for upcoming conditions. It hints at snow tomorrow and laments weather’s interference with lively social chatter. The piece critiques how forecasts shape conversations among maidens and callers.
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Tennyson
Wasiver
Keen-Witted Chinaman Comment on Port Arthur Fall
An American society woman discusses Port Arthur with a Chinese attache, likening China to a thirsty animal about to drink as impatient Japanese forces attack. The attache remains impassive, offering a dry retort about choosing cleaner water and preferring the animal stay home to drink rainwater.
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Port Arthur
Italian Chief Rabbi Dies in Padua Age and Origin of Rabbi
The chief rabbi of Padua Italy Prof Jude Lol an ornament of the Italian rabbinate has died Born in Gorz Austria he was born in 18 26 and served the community with distinction His death marks a significant loss to the Italian Jewish leadership and religious life
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Padua
Italy
Jude Lol
Gorz
Austria
Live Man Made Ready for Grave in Mauritius Horror
Sailor Kelly at Port Louis Mauritius fell into a coma after fever and was pronounced dead. Upon burial preparation his grave was disturbed when his head struck the stone slab. the shock revived him, and he freed himself from his grave clothes. He remained conscious but immobile and speechless during the cataleptic state.
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Port Louis
Mauritius
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