Russian naval losses in Korean Strait battle reported
Tokyo dispatch to Washington cites Admiral Togo's details of the Korean Strait fight. Russians lose twenty two vessels including the Dmitri Donskoi and Navarin with several captains said captured. Japanese losses are minimal.acked ships and vessels listed with further sunks or damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Korean Straits
Foreign Office
Tokio
Togo
Rojestvensky
Kniaz Souvaroff
Urleung
Korea
Dmitri Donskoi
Urleung Island
Almaz
Vladivostok
Joliet Hailstorm Ravages Greenhouses and Homes
A brief Joliet hail and wind storm struck Tuesday between 5 15 and 5 30 pm causing more than 100000 in damage. Chicago Carnation Company and Labos greenhouses suffered near total ruin. Photo galleries, storefronts, homes, and St Johns German Catholic church stained glass windows sustained extensive damage across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Chicago Carnation Company
Labos
St. John’s German Catholic Church
Despondent Jowa Man Ends Life in Portland Lodge
John Head son of Mahlon Head and bank cashier in Jefferson Indiana died by morphine in a Portland lodging house after marriage troubles and debt to creditors. He left a letter asking his father for forgiveness and expressing love for his separated wife Gladys.
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Jowa
Portland
Oregon
Ore
John Head
Mahlon Head
Greene County State Bank
Jefferson
Head
Gladys
Found Dead at Fargo Washington Hotel Mystery
Fargo reports Wesley FP Arnold aged 225 found dead in the Washington Hotel. He registered days ago and left few clues. An insurance policy for 1000 dollars issued in Watertown in his mother’s favor. The coroner to investigate death, thought natural causes. In Grand Forks a man identified by pocket letters as James Hyde from Kalispell Mont died after leg and arm were crushed in an accident near Berwick. both limbs were amputated but he died following surgery.
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Fargo
N. D
Wesley FP
Arnold
Washington Hotel
Thim
Watertown
Grand Forks
James ‘Hyde
Kalispell, Mont
Berwick
Hyde
Missionary Uprising in Tibet Reported by Steamer
Victoria B C reports via Empress of Japan mail that four French missionaries were killed and many church members massacred in Bathan district Tibet. Troops dispatched to the area after the uprising. In Guthrie Oklahoma two attempted train wrecks on the Santa Fe line near Quinlan were foiled as ties and obstructions were found in time.
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Victoria
B. C
Empress of Japan
Tibet
Bathan
Guthrie
Okla
Santa Fe
Quinlan
Lull in Chicago Strike and Market Notes
Memorial day in Chicago brought calm as teamsters strike relief eased distressing conditions. In Sioux City, stock market quotes show Butcher steers at 3.80 to 5.25 and Top hogs at 5.20, reflecting market activity.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Sioux City
Muesday
Will Deter Frauds in Derter Funds, Hitchcock Says
Washington Secretary Hitchcock declares a policy to forfeit all purchase money from applications for tin der and stone funds found fraudulent, aiming to deter frauds. In Calumet Michigan two miners died when a rope broke and a skip fell in No 1 shaft of the Allouez mine, crashing them at the shaft bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraucis
Washington
Hitchcock
Calumet, Mich
Allouez
Blaw Fleet Sent to Bottom In Pacific Action
Tokio dispatches brief reports from Admiral Toro claim the Blaw Fleet was sunk with no casualties on the Japanese side. Accounts describe a battle near Liancourt rocks on May 27 28 involving battleships Izumrud and others. several Russian ships reportedly sunk or captured and prisoners include Rear Admiral Nebogatoff and 2000 men.
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Tokio
Toro
Mor
Fips
Ainiged
Damin Léstyoyer
Tognes
Atrengt
Cnieé
Néir
Liancourt
Nicolai IT
Orel
Senhivik
Apraxine
Tnumrud
Izumrud
Borodino
Alexander II
Jemtchug
Nebogatoff
Togo
Atlantic Wins Race to Take Cup
The Atlantic finished at 9 18 p m Monday after passing Wolf Rock with all sails set. Her spinnaker was rigged to starboard and the ensign at the peak. An average speed of ten and a half knots since Sandy Hook was noted by Capt. Barr as the wind dropped and the spinnaker was furled. Crowds lined the cliffs watching the yacht make the mark with full sails up.
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Wolf Rock
Barr
Sandy Hook
Pleads For Her Assailant in Philadelphia Shooting
Bessie Helen Davis a chorus girl shot by Edward Smedes of the same company went to the police to plead for his liberty after leaving hospital. The magistrate denied release, and Smedes was held for the grand jury. The grand jury later ignored the indictment and Smedes was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Davis
AsEs
Simeden
Philadelphia
Bessie Helen Davis
Edward Smedes
Hebron
Neb
Smedes
Presbyterians End Meeting in Winona Lake Session Adjourned
The general assembly of the Presbyterian church completed its 117th annual session in Winona Lake Indiana and adjourned Saturday. The closing session focused on routine matters and the reports of narrative and judicial affairs committees.
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Winona Lake
Ind
General Assembly of
The
Presbyterian Church
Norway's Council Resigns Over Separate Consular Law
At a Saturday ministerial sitting Christiania officials refused to sign a law creating a separate consular system for Norway. The ministers tendered resignations but the Danish king refused to accept them.
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Norway
Christianiaing
Piece of ship Glenburg found off Cornwall coast
A fragment from a vessel bearing the name Glenburg was picked up about three miles northwest of St Ives Head on the Cornwall coast. The piece is believed to belong to the overdue British ship Glenburn, which departed San Francisco on October 25 bound for Liverpool.
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London
Glenburg
Sti Ives
Cornwall
Glenburn
San Francisco
Liverpool
Quit Positions on Isthmus Reported by Former Panama Canal Official
Hight, a former employee of the Panama Canal Commission, arrived Monday on the steamer Orizaba from Colon and said they resigned their Isthmus posts due to the high cost of living and poor health conditions there.
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Isthmus
New York
Panama Canal’ Commission
Orizaba
Colon
Pistol Shout Proven Fatal in Chicago Station Waiting Room
Azel S. Reed of Fall River, Massachusetts, shot himself in a personal crisis Saturday night in the Waiting room of the Sinois Central Railroad station. He died Monday afternoon at Samari tan hospital at age 47. The cause of death by self inflicted action was not determined.
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Chicago
Azel S. Reed
Fall Niver
Mass
Sinois Central Railroad
Samaritan Hospital
Severe Wind Storm Hits Joplin Downtown
A severe wind storm with a cloudburst struck Joplin Sunday night damaging downtown houses for thousands of dollars. Merchants suffered heavy losses from floodwater flooding cellars and storerooms.
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Joplin
Governor William MacDougall Dies in Toronto
Manitoba Governor William MacDougall died in Toronto on Monday. In Milwaukee, Mulligan Geta Ten Years, Arthur S. Alatigenn of Brooklyn, who traveled from Chicago with Florence Groves, admitted a suicide pact and pleaded guilty to manslaughter, receiving ten years at Waupun.
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MacDougall
Manitoba
Winnipeg
William MacDougall
Toronto
Mulligan Geta
Milwaukee
Wis
Arthur Ss. Alatigenn
Brooklyn
Chicago
Florence Groves
Waupau
New York Court Upholds Tax on Corporation Franchises
The U S Supreme Court upholds the state tag on corporate franchise values in New York, ordering payment of a million dollars in back taxes. The decision affects arrears owed to state authorities and reinforces the tax method used by New York on corporate valuations.
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New York
Supreme Court of the United
anxious Russia awaits east news on Rojestvensky fleet
In St Petersburg the emperor admiralty and public await authentic news from Nagasaki on Admiral Rojestvensky and his fleet. A reported sinking of five Russian ships, including a battleship and repair ship, unsettles observers who fear the flagship may have fallen to Japanese fire. The admiralty still weighs the silence and possible losses as crowds gather to learn if the gateway to the Sea of Japan has been cleared.
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St. Petersburg
Emperor
Admiralty
Rojestvensky
Tokic
Wientiston
Nagasaki
Kniax Souvayoft
Sea of Japan
Three Lawyers Indicted for Grand Larceny in Rothschild Estate
Grand jury indicts Armitage Mathews Samuel I Ferguson and John W Wooten on conspiracy and grand larceny tied to handling of the Rothschild estate after the death of Weisel The estate valued at 72000 was allegedly hypothecated for the lawyers own use Rothschild is serving a Sing Sing sentence for misusing funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Armitage Mathews
Republican County Committee
Samuel I. Ferguson
John W. Wooten
Grand Jury
David Rothschild
Rothschild
Federal Bank
Sing Sing
Weisel
Ferguson
Wooten
Mathews
Floods in Oklahoma Cause Wider Crop Damage
Lawton Oklahoma reports flood and hail damage larger than first stated with storms hitting many towns. Rail lines suffer washouts and detours as 50 miles of Greer County line are cut off. Rock Island track two and a half miles washed out north of the city. Chattanooga and Faxon remain cut off from communication.
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Lawton
Okla
Oklahoma
Frisco
Greer County
Rock Island
Here
Chattanooga
Faxon
Coal car collision kills two in Savannah River area
A coal car and a passenger trolley collided along the Augusta Aiken Railway near Clearwater South Carolina. Two men died and one is fatally injured with several others hurt including three minor injuries. The crash occurred on a steep grade in woods across the river from Augusta. Capt Hobson Married event reported in Park New York notes the wedding of Miss Grizelda Houston Hall to Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson at the Hall home, simple due to a recent death in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Augusta
Louisville and Nashville
Augusta-Aiken
Savannah River
Clearwater
S. C
Capt. Hobson
Tuxedo
Park, N. Y
Grizelda Houston Hall
Geo. H. Hall
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Threats, shootings and floods mark unsettling news scene
An anonymous letter threatens Elmer E. Thomas with bombing the Omaha Civic Federation home if Tom Dennison is convicted. Reports also note a man named Shercliffe marked, a woman shoots and wounds McArthur, O J Specht shot by Emma Flynn who mistook him for a tramp, and a farmer dies after shooting his wife and son. In Butte a miner shoots and kills his wife and son then himself amid jealousy. Rio Grande flood near El Paso causes up to half a million dollars in damage with 5,000 to 10,000 acres flooded. In San Francisco the steamer Arctic collides with a gasoline launch, drowning two men.
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Council Bluffs
Elmer E. Thomas
Omaha Civic Federation
Tom Dennison
Omaha
Dennison
Shercliffe
Paso
Sex
Rio Grande
el Paso
Mexia Valley
Russian Fleet Dispersed Claims Stir War News
From London the Daily Mail correspondent reports a Russian fleet dispersion and several ships disabled amid sensational war news. The dispatch also mentions an open flight by Japanese forces and notes accompanying actions in the theater.
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London
Tokio
The
Daily Mail
Vesuvius Enters New Phase of Activity Near Naples
Naples reports Vesuvius in a new active phase with explosions heard ten miles away. Burning stones rise about 1,000 feet above the crater creating spectacular night-time displays.
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Vesuvius
Naples
Dennison Trial at Red Oak Surges With Witness Clash
Shercliffe faces cross examination as he admits receiving money from the Omaha Civic Federation and local attorneys to stay in state for the Dennison trial. He alleges motives to prove Dennison a thief and implicates Mayor Moores and Edward Rosewater, while denying promised prison relief and describing a staged wealth image to deter jewelers.
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Shercliffe
Dennison
Red Oak
Connell
Omaha Civic Federation
Timer E. Thomas
Harry Brome
Omaha
Tom Dennison
Shereliffe
Elmer Thomas
Mayor Moores
Edward Rosewater
Thomas
Civic Federation of Omaha
Jewelers’ Association
H. Beau
Denison
Pollack
Wet
Buried Under Hot Clay A Laborer Hurt In Sioux City
Martin Christiansen a laborer at the Lower brick yard in Sioux City was buried under a ton of hot clay dust when an arch gave way during brick burning. Firemen and workers freed him and he was rushed to Samaritan hospital with severe burns but may recover.
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Sioux City
Martin Christiansen
Ely
Christian Ren W
Samaritan Hospital
Shipped Prairie Chickens Sold in Rockwell City
Joe Pipes, a veteran hunter from Rockwell City, was fined seventy five dollars by Deputy Game Warden George A Lincoln of Cedar Rapids after being accused of illegally shipping prairie chickens. Pipes, a longtime fisher and trapper near Win Lakes, allegedly shipped birds in January in violation of the law, though he claims ignorance of any wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Pipes
Rockwell City
George A. Lincoln
Cedar Rapids
Pipes
Win Lakes
Des Moines Wins Presbytery General Assembly in 1906
The Presbyterian General Assembly chose Des Moines for its May 1906 meeting after a heated battle with Columbus Ohio and other cities. Philadelphia and Seattle offered competing bids while Des Moines secured the event, promising national business reach for the capital.
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General Assembly of
The
Presbyterian Council
Presbyterian Church
Des Moines
Winona Lake
Ind
Philadelphia
Columbus
Chicago
Seattle
Fight Duel for a Girl in Fort Dodge
Two Fort Dodge youths dueled after a schoolgirl’s influence. They met in a secluded woods spot with seconds and settled their honor with rapid fists at close range. One fighter wore mourning, the other tended two injured hands as the dispute ended.
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Fort Dodge
Atending School
Blood Poison Fatal for Mrs. A. G. Griffith in Rockwell City
Mrs A G Griffith of Rockwell City died at her home Wednesday night from lockjaw caused by blood poisoning after stepping on a rusty nail four days earlier. The injury, initially deemed minor, led to severe illness and death amid a family with several small children.
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A. G. Griffith
Rockwell City
Dubuque Doctor Guilty Adultery Case Hits Headlines
The state of Iowa convicts Dr. Peter Harmann of Dubuque of adultery after a fourteen hour jury deliberation. The partner named is Mrs. Phoebe Keifer of Dubuque. The case, which caused a local sensation after the couple eloped last summer, will be appealed. Also reported: a boy of Des Moines dragged to death by a colt, an engineer fatally injured at a Cedar Falls creamery, and moves in Knights of Pythias grand chancellor race with James W. Hunter leading Newton contenders. A biennial election rehearing is filed in Des Moines.
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Dubuque
State of Iowa
Peter H. Harmann
Phoebe Keifer
Hartmann
Asa Mills
A. H. Milla
Aston Place
Des Moines
I Redsville Creamery
Cedar’ Falls
John Tund
Hunter
Richmond
Knights of Pythias
Town
James W. Huunter
Newton
Grand Lodge
Davenport
Supreme Court
District Court of
Story County
Local Woman Harming Self Near Melvin
Mrs. Joseph Dyorik cut her wrist with an old case knife at her home near Melvin. The bleeding stopped and she is expected to recover, suggesting despondency over health. Parallel report notes a paroled convict, Ed Davidson, arrested at Bussey on attempted rape charges identified by two women, Girnee Bennett and Mabel Fergus, and moved to Knoxville for safekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dyorik
Melvin
Ed Davidson
Bussey
Girnee Bennett
Mabel Fergus
Knoxville
Davenport Strike Shuts American Can Plant After Walkout
About 500 workers at the American Can Company plant in Davenport quit Thursday morning demanding union recognition, universal union membership, future hiring of union men, and a 30 percent wage rise. Manager Sherwood refused, triggering a strike and the plant’s closure until reopening Friday morning with nonparticipants barred from return.
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American Can Factory
American Can Company
Davenport
Sherwood
Fort Dodge Man Loser Loses Cattle and Divorce in Chicago
Willis A Straight confronted by an injunction when attempting to collect $7,000 for cattle in stock yards after leaving Fort Dodge for Chicago. His wife Helen M Straight of Chicago filed for divorce. Judge Healy granted divorce, $8,000 alimony, and $60 monthly for six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis A. Straight
Chicago
Willis A Straight
Fort Dodge
Helen M. Straight
Franklin Boulevard
Spaulding Avenue
Milwaukee Road extension excitement reaches Chamberlain region
After decades of delay the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railroad plans to extend from Chamberlain westward toward the Black Hills. Officials anticipate a boom in Oncoma and Chamberlain with town lot sales and excursion trains. Prices for nearby farm land rise as work readies, signaling a major regional upturn.
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South
Pikora
Chamberlain
Oncoma
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Black Hills
Milwaukee Company
United States
Anothr
Geo
Crook
Charl Foster
Ohio
William Waner
United States Janior
Missouri
Missouri River
Milwaukee Railroad
Black Hill
Capaign
Carla
Railros
Missou River
Ocoma
Chaintk Iain
Oacoma
Generon
Lyman County
Kyn County
Etl
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Publis
Vistory
Atlantic
Russia
McArthur
O. J. Specht
Democratic Executive Committee
Vinton County
Emma Flynn
Specht
Butte
Mont
Michael Haggerty
Arctic
Robert Howell
Alexander Miller
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Benjamin Fox
Illinois Central
Lew Bentley
Tara
Bentley
DeWitt
Julius Panison
Charles Noyotne
Dear Melvin
Iowa
Bedford
J. West Jones
Thorsday
South Dakota
Milwaukee Extension
Chamberl Jy
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