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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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The War. Port Arthur's Despair. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 5

The naval authorities at Tokio have given publicity to a letter, intercepted by the Japanese, which was written by one of the officers of the Russian…

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The War. Baltic Fleet Recalled. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 5

The transfer of Port Arthur to the Japanese has been completed. The Japanese will formally enter the city on Sunday…

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Japanese Soldier's Outfit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 14

The following extracts are taken from an article in the current number of the "British Medical Journal":— Miss M'Caul, who saw much of the…

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The War. No Hope of Peace. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 5

A council of Minister held at St. Petersburg has discussed the situation in the East. The council decided that any suggestions of peace were not…

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The War. Message From the Czar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The London "Daily Mail" states that the Czar towards Christmas Informed General Stoessel that owing to the North Sea…

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The German War Scare

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—It is stated that the allegation that a war scare had been raised in Germany, and that the German Emperor had mobilized his…

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The Far Eastern War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 4

Facts are coming slowly to light regarding the cession of Port Arthur and the movements of the Baltic fleet which afford interesting disclosures…

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The War. Japanese Movement. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 5

Mr. Bennet Burleigh, the war correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph," reports that large portion of the army under General Nogi, which…

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The War. Naval Battle Expected. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 5

The rumours that a Japanese fleet is proceeding southward through the Indian Ocean to attack the Baltic fleet, under Admiral Rozhjestvenski, which…

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The War. No Prospect of Peace. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 5

A report has been published in Paris that Vice-Admiral Dubassoff, the new Russian representative on the North Sea Inquiry Commission, in the course…

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Cremation in War Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 5

Shocking are the particulars which the world is gaining of the conflicts against and in defence of Port Arthur. One story told by a Russian officer, is to the effect…

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The War and European Thought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 6

The present war has caused everyone, according to his opportunities, to make come study of Japan, and has shown the Japanese nation in action on a great scale…

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The War. Spoils of Conquest. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 5

General Nogi, the Japanese Commander, now in possession of Port Arthur, reports that the delivery of the city and forts has now been…

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The War. Entry of Port Arthur. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 5

A great scene was witnessed at Port Arthur yesterday, when detachments of all the Japanese regiments made a triumphal entry into the captured…

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The War. Fighting Near Newchwang London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 5

Advices from Port Louis, Mauritius, state that Admiral Rozhjestvenski, with fifteen Russian warships, anchored at Diego Suarez, on the north of…

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German-african War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The German expedition against the Hereros, in German South West Africa, now comprises 154 officers, 519…

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The War. Baltic Fleet to Fight. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 5

Lieutenant-General Mestchenko's cavalry, who made a descent, upon old Newchwang, but were driven back, have succeeded in regaining their lines…

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Atlantic Rates War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Atlantic rates war cost the shipping companies involved £500,000. The result is regarded as a victory…

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The War. Baltic Fleet Sails. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 5

The Russian squadrons under Admiral Rezhjestvenski and Vice-Admiral Foelkersahm have junctioned off the coast of Madagascar…

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The War. Russian Fleets' Progress. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 5

Rear-Admiral Botrovosky, with the supplementary Baltic fleet, has arrived at Jibutil, in French Somaliland, on the coast of the Gulf of Aden…

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