Togo Wins in Tsushima Battle Official Report
Official dispatches from Tokio on May 28 29 report Admiral Togo's fleet holding the straits at Tsushima after a major clash with the Russian Baltic fleet. Sunk ships include the Russian battleships Orel and Dorodino and several cruisers. Japanese losses not specified. Washington officials note mixed confirmations and await state department inquiries.
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Tokio
Rojestvensky
Tsushima Islands
Straits of Korea
Washington
Griscom
State
Togo
Orel
Dorodino
Cassini
Takahira
Tage
State Department
Formosa
Consul Warris
Nagasaki
Russia Anxious To Learn Fate Of Rojestvensky Fleet
May 29 St Petersburg anxiously awaits authentic news of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky and his ships. The public debates Japanese silence and notes a Washington report on five Russian vessels moved to a grim assessment. Admiralty hopes for minimal losses hinge on later, more definitive word from Tokyo.
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Rojestvensky
St. Petersburg
Toko
Washington
Wagasaki
Torestyevsky
Kring Sangaroff
Kamchatka
Admiralty
Roselyvensky
Sea of Japan
Builders Against Strike in Chicago Trade Unions Refuse Action
In Chicago on May 27 a meeting of twenty nine affiliated building trades decided against actions that would join the steelworkers strike. While riots flared in the lumber district police intervened to disperse mobs attacking wagons nonunion crews hauled. A spectacle at Canal and Madison saw a wagon attacked despite railroad placards. Officers fired six shots in a precautionary discharge. no one was hit. Forty arrests followed the disturbances.
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Chicago
Associated Building Trades
Building Trades
Teamsters
Canal and
Madison Streets
Pennsylvania
Des Plaines Qtreet
Iambor
Ashland Avenue
Bagenski
Teamsters Strike Management Shifts From Shea in Chicago
Chicago May 28 The general executive board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has taken strike management from President Shea. Going forward the executive board and Chicago local joint strike committee will direct actions. They pledge to continue the fight with frequent conferences and to seek honorable terms for the strikers.
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Teamsters
Chicago
The
Teamsters' Union
Shea
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Executive Board
Sitke Committee
Fire at National Stock Yards Destroys Mule Stables
May 24 East St. Louis Illinois reports a blaze at Maxwell and Crouch sales stables and Sparks Tires at the National Stock Yards, killing over four hundred mules. Estimated loss reaches 100000, insured. Cause under investigation. Mary A. Livermore, noted writer and reformer, dies at Melrose Massachusetts after a long illness.
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East St. Louis
Maxwell & Crouch
Sparks
National Stock Yards
Mary A. Livermore
Melrose
Mass
Anticipated Naval Battle Near as Russian Admirals Eye Clash
St Petersburg May 26 Admiral Avellan head of the Russian admiralty confirms dispatches saying Vice Admiral Rojestvensky moves north to seek battle with Admiral Togo. He notes it is possible news of a meeting could arrive any day. Avellan rejects reports of Admiral Rojestvensky’s breakdown and cites health updates and crew morale as stabilizing factors.
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Avellan
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Rojestvensky
Togo
Vojestvensky
Yoellersam
Russians Sink American Ship Off Formosa
Reported by telegraph that Admiral Rojestvenskys fleet sank an American steamer near Formosa around May 21. The vessel's name is not given and the crew were saved.
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Rojestvensly
Formosa
Sived
Reina Mercedes Recommissioned After Repairs at Santiago
The cruiser Reina Mercedes, sunk to block the harbor at Santiago in 1998, has been placed in commission after extensive repairs and sailed for Newport to serve as a revolving ship. Kalete? meets death on scaffold in St. Petersburg, as reports confirm the execution of the man who murdered the Grand Duke Sergei in Moscow on February 17.
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Santiago
Portsments
Reina Mercedes
Newport
Kaleleff
St. Petersburg
Simon Kalete
Sersius
Moscow
Assassinations Hit Baku and Siedle Police Chief In Europe
Reported bombings in Baku and Siedle injure the governor of Baku Prince Nakachidza and the chief of police of Siedle, with bystanders harmed. Front reports suggest large scale fighting near Oyama’s forces as Rennenkampf’s Cossacks push toward Japanese lines.
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Baku
Caucasia
Prince Nakachidza
Warsaw
Poland
Siedie
Iman
St. Petersburg
Linevitch
Rennenkampf
Yinkow
Datuy
Rojestrensky
Ma- Ineca
Lineyitel
Kuropatkin
Oyama Ceases Campaign In Manchuria Signals Halt
News from Manchuria indicates Intel Marshal Oyama has suspended operations. Tokyo reports suggest Japanese transport to Manchuria halted as reinforcements and supplies accumulate, with pressure on their right or center prompting a possible eastward shift. Russian focus centers on Admiral Rozjestvensky and the sea battle outcome.
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Manchuria
St. Petersburg
Oyama
Japan
Rojestvonsky
Rojastyensky
Associated Press
Kuroki
Vinevilel
Kawamura
Vladivostok
Rojestyousky
Repulse the Russians details of another victory
Tokio May 25 imperial army headquarters reports fresh engagements with Russian forces. On May 21 a battalion of Prussian infantry and cavalry repulsed attackers at Chinyangpha. May 22 Russian infantry and cavalry pushed toward Chienchentyu and reached the western height near the village before being repulsed. The Russian cavalry began retreating along the Laio river. by 5 am they stood south of Tatun, seventeen miles west of Fakunien. Small collisions only change the overall situation.
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Tokio
Chinyangpha
Wessianpacmen
Kirin-Tadlu
Chienchentyu
Laio
Tatun
Fakunien
Demolition at Warsaw Continues as Bund Drives Sweep
In Warsaw on May 27 the Bund leads a demolition of disorderly houses with Jews and Christians uniting to purge the area. Cossacks and gendarmes watch as locals scurry, and the mob’s work proceeds amid tense spectators.
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Warsaw
The
Bund
Acetylene Lighting At Chickamauga Park Post
The U S military post at Chickamauga battlefield shows large acetylene lighting with six and a half miles of mains and sixty five street lamps across the park. The War Department contracted the plant in 1904 after success at Fort Meyer Virginia and has since installed plants in schools and other government sites.
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United States
Military Post
Chickamauga Park
Chickamauga
War Department
Fort Meyer
Virginia
Dodds Kidney Pills Told To Cure Rheumatism In Two Days
A Piney Plats resident recounts rapid relief from rheumatism after two days on Dodd's Kidney Pills. D docs claim the pills purify the blood by aiding kidney function, removing uric acid to halt pain in back, hip, and legs. The testimonial emphasizes swift recovery and strong endorsement.
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Jenn
Speululy
Wilton
Dod
Dodd
Mr. Litton
Dodds
Delights of a Mother A Boy’s Narrow Escape After Egg Basket Incident
A mother answers a doorbell to a rough man with a whip and a missing boy’s cap. He explains the boy is alive after a mishap at a gate. The boy William returns, reporting a man ran over the eggs at the basket, smashing them all.
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Mra.dolinson
William
Unknown Graves on Lookout Mountain Remembrance Verse
A poem laments unknown dead on Lookout Mountain with a white post bearing Here sleep, In broken ranks, the unknown dead. It speaks of unnamed youths from various regions and enduring absence, honoring those who died apart from kin, followed by a regional piece on shoemakers' wages a generation ago, noting shifts to factory work and lower earnings.
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Ocean Home
Martin
Patriotism and Grand Army of the Republic Legacy
The Grand Army of the Republic and its Ladies Relief Corps promote love of country through school programs on Memorial Day and Flag Day. Veterans in schools inspire loyalty and patriotism, with the Ladies Relief Corps aiding sick and disabled veterans and supporting soldiers' homes.
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le Ising
Uni
Itelief Corps
A Fish Story From Cape Cod and Nantucket Names
In old Nantucket a Wish family son known as Preserved, now a fishing vessel captain, sails a bark named Plying Ish. A jokey exchange about names leads to a string of playful misunderstandings.
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Cape Cod
Nantucket
Takin Is Curable Reported Cure Of Ataxia By Pink Pills
A former ataxia patient from Albany recalls severe symptoms including stiffness, unsteady gait, and incontinence before being treated with Dr Williams Pink Pills. After six boxes, he reports improved circulation, strength, and mobility, with most pains gone. he believes he is largely well now and can perform like others. Mr James J Watkins of Albany NY lists address. pills available at drug stores.
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Williams
Lau
Theo
Wile Yims
James J1. Watkins
Westerno Street
Albany
N.Y
Wil- Vinwie
Prolific for Centuries Pear Trees Outlast Apples in Longevity
A historical note claims pear trees bear fruit for centuries, with trees surviving 300 years being common. Pear trees live much longer than apples and reach forest-size dimensions by two centuries, while apple trees rarely exceed 100 to 150 years.
Kent Farm Worker Puts On Harsh Hand Washing Tale
An English writer recalls meeting a Kentish farm worker who, when asked if he washed his hands before tea, replies that he never washes them. He explains that his hands get hard and then he oils them, revealing a rugged rural stance.
Man as the Gentle Nurse in Military Service
A nursing authority argues that the future will see more male nurses for military service, stating men can be as good nurses as women and that war horrors are more fittingly endured by the stronger sex than by weaker sisters.
Widower Says He May Marry to Please His Children
An Atchison man announces he is seriously considering marriage to prove to his children that he is the master of his own life. He insists he has no one in mind yet and believes he is too old, but says he can find someone if the right partner appears.
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Dr. Caldwell
Spencer R. Atkinson
The
Supreme Court
Atkingan
Juntles of the Peace
Nechhansagin Lyles
Oliver
Tam
Gettlar
Atchison
Atchison Globe
Lucky Man Story From Atlanta Constitution
A Georgia editor recalls a modern figure described as lucky who took out an life dual policy at midnight, lost a leg in a railroad accident at ten, and had his pockets jingling with money before noon, a tale told in the Atlanta Constitution.
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Georgia
Luchky
Letter from bereaved widow to Alite over insured husband
A London Insurance Report item notes a widow writing to the Alite company asking for papers to settle her late husband’s affairs. She requests prompt action in securing documents for the claim. The brief missive highlights a personal grievance in a 19th century insurance context.
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Alite Company
London Insurance Report
Worried Wealth in 2005
A Philadelphia Bulletin clipping recalls a tal b il trust magnate recalling ancestors and a grandfather who claimed to have given away a thousand dollars. The tone hints at nostalgia and the widening gap between old wealth and modern fortunes.
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Tal Bil Trust
Tye
Philadelphia Bulletin
Itsn't Always the Head of a Family That Foots the Bills
A concise commentary notes that financial obligations often fall on more than just the family head, highlighting shared responsibilities within households and the varied burdens carried by different members. The piece underscores economic strain affecting adults beyond traditional roles.
Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Ad Persuades Readers
An old classified style ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for painful feet and growing nails. It promises comfort, easier shoe wear, and relief from sweating feet, selling widely at druggists for 25 cents with a free trial package offer and a New York address for returns.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
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