Enquist's ships to be interned in Manila Bay
News from Shanghai to Hongkong reports Russian moves near Formosa and further action in Manila Bay. Vice Admiral Uriu and ships Tok Wiwa Nanawan Takechiho Murasame Sazanami head toward Gutzlaff Island as Japanese and Russian forces engage in the Sea of Japan.
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Shanghai
Tok- Wiwa
Uru
Nanawan
Takechiho
Murasame
Sazanami
Gutzlaff Island
Hangcha Bay
Uriu
Tsu Islands
Formosa
Sea of Japan
Towiwa
Japanese visitors call on President for peace talks
M Jusserand and British chargé d affaires accompanied by Japanese nobles and naval officers met the President at the White House. Mr Takahira talked with the President about peace as Europe regards him as the likely mediator between Russia and Japan while Cassini and Takahira emphasized his sincerity and friendliness to both sides.
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Ject
M. Jusserand
Mr. Obeirne
White House
Count Hirosawa
Takashita
Tokio
England
Takahira
Japan
Russia
Europe
St. Petersburg
Cassini
Japanese Defeat Force of Russians in Manchuria
Tokio reports that on June 3 Japanese forces repulsed an infantry and cavalry attack near Erhshipao, seven miles northeast of Changau, and repelled a large enemy advance toward Taiping and Shintihua with heavy losses.
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Tokio
Manchuria
Erhshipao
Changau
Taiping
Kwang Ping-Choatun Road
Fenghwa
Shintihua
Kwang Ping
Russians See Naval Vessels Near Swatow
Far East report states four Russian auxiliary cruisers and one large cruiser were seen near Swatow on June 4. It notes resignations tendered in the far east that the emperor has not accepted.
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Far East
Tsingtao
Swatow
Russian Officer Describes Tsushima Carnage Sinking Ural
A survivor, brother of the Russ chief editor, recalls the Tsushima battle. He reports 500 men killed when the Ural was hit, sank at 6 PM after 15 hours adrift, as Japanese fire overwhelmed Russian battleships and cruisers near Okino Island.
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Tokio
Nachimoff
Monomach
Dmitri Donskoi
Ural
Russ
Kohtron
Indo-China
Korea
Tsushima
Souvaroff
Izumrud
Okino Island
Nagato
Another Peace Talk at the White House
Washington reports a third White House conference today on peace in the far East between President Roosevelt and Japanese minister Takahira. The talks followed earlier meetings the same day, outlining steps toward improvement in relations and regional stability.
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White House
Washington
Far East
Takahira
Artillery Engagement Reports Casualties and Enemy Loss
Battlefield bulletin notes our artillery position causing the enemy to flee northwest. Four of our soldiers were slightly wounded. Enemy casualties exceed 100 men.
ADMIRAL ENQUIST MUST INTERN HIS WARSHIPS
Washington June 5 Admiral Enquist will not be allowed to repair his ships at Manila. The government refuses permission for repairs there since damages were not caused by sea or storm and vessels must be interned until end of hostilities. Taft instructed Governor Wright to ensure internment. If Russian vessels depart in current condition they may be allowed to leave.
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Washington
Enquist
Manila
Taft
Wright
Train
Mr. Taft
Japanese Warships All Had New Guns
Captain Mc Kechnie of the British steamer Itford reported in Victoria that during Togo's battle with the Russian fleet every Japanese warship carried new guns. The Itford, after delivering 1,000 Korean laborers to Salinas Cruz, sought cargo here. Continued on Page Two.
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Hongkong
Ping Suey
Tragic Death by Carbolic Acid Affects 14 Year Old
Mabel Harper, 14, daughter of George Harper a Northern Pacific section foreman, drank carbolic acid after a maternal reprimand. She attended school in the morning, bought the poison on the way to school, returned home, and died soon after. Coroner to hold inquest the next day.
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The
Standard
Billings
Mabel Harper
George Harper
Northern Pacific
Hinehart
Directors Resignations Complicate Equitable Board
New York June 5 plans to restructure the Equitable Life Assurance Society deepen as T Jefferson Coolidge and Jacob Schiff resign from the board along with Melville Ingalls of Cincinnati. August Belmont may join the nominating committee as Henderson resumes the state inquiry with Tarbell reexamined.
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New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Boston
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Jacob Schiff
of Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Cincinnati
Melville E. Ingalls
Schiff
Alexander
John A. Stewart
D. O. Mills
August Belmont
Equitable
Hendricks
State Insurance Department
Tarbell
Ingalls Resigns as Equitable Director
Melville E. Ingalls announced from Cincinnati that he will resign from his post at Equitable Assurance but said he has not yet stepped down and would do so in New York within a few hours.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Melville E. Ingalls
Equitable Assurance Society
New York
Ingalls
Washouts suspend Burlington trains near Billings
A severe rainstorm caused three major washouts on the Burlington line east of Billings at Corinth Pertia and Crow Agency within 50 miles. A freight wreck occurred in a washout piling cars, and the east bound passenger train is held indefinitely. Additional washouts disrupted Cody and Bridger branches of other lines.
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The
Standard
Billings
Burlington
Corinth
Pertia
Crow Agency
Cody
Bridger
Northern Pacific
Keerl May Be Freed Over Juror Deadlock Technicality
In Great Falls Montana James S Keerl who killed Thomas Crystal in Helena over three years ago faces possible release if Judge Leslie sustains a new point about juror discharge. Keerl argues Montana law allowing discharge on a probability of not agreeing violates constitutional right to full trial. prosecution to file juror affidavits as court decides. Also contends former jeopardy to bar new murder charge. plea to be given to jury if case proceeds.
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Standard
Great Falls
James S. Keerl
Thomas Crystal
Helena
Leslie
Montana
Keers
Keerl
Hereros Capture Germantown Warmbad in Southwest Africa
A Cape Town dispatch reports Warmbad, the German base in Southwest Africa, fallen with the garrison perish ing. The Hereros rose in January and have caused ongoing clashes, driving settlers to government stations and prompting renewed fighting in August and October. Warmbad lies near the Orange River in German Southwest Africa.
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London
Cape Town
Africa
Waterburg
Bondelzwarts
Hottentots
Witboes
Warmbad
Orange River
Cape Colony
Hundreds of bodies recovered in Natal hurricane disaster
Durban June 5 440 corpses of Hindoo laborers Europeans and others who lost their lives in the Natal hurricane and the Pinetown reservoir burst have been recovered. Many victims remain missing and unrecovered.
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Durban
Natal
Pinetown
Lobley Sentenced Eight Years in Sing Sing
Samuel Lobley, who confessed to taking part in an alleged conspiracy to cause Equitable Life Assurance to loan $55,000 on a life policy stolen from its vaults, was sentenced in New York to eight years in Sing Sing prison.
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New York
Samuel Lobley
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Sing Sing
Nome roadstead clears of ice after Corwin voyage
Seattle reports Nome roadstead free of ice and confirms Corwin, sailing May 15, reached Nome June 2. Other Seattle ships faced floes beyond Dutch Harbor but are not expected to be seriously delayed. Corwin passed Nome via the inside passage.
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Seattle
Wash
Nome
Northwestern Steamship Company
Corwin
Dutch Harbor
Dennison Found Not Guilty In 1893 Diamond Robbery Case
In Red Oak Iowa June 5 the jury acquitted Thomas Dennison of Omaha on charges of complicity in the theft of diamonds valued at $70 000 from James Pollock a New York jewelry salesman in 1893.
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Red Oak
Iowa
Thomas Dennison
Omaha
James Pollock
New York
Man shoots woman and escort in Illinois buggy incident
In Rockford Illinois Miss Belle Harrison and Charles Peet were riding when farmhand Del Dasso who had been rejected drew a revolver and ordered them from the buggy. He shot Harrison in the mouth and fired into Peet's breast. Peet is dying and Harrison is in critical condition. Dasso escaped.
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Rockford
Carpenter Named Rhode Island Socialist Governor Candidate
Providence Rhode Island June 5 Warren A Carpenter of Woonsocket was named for governor by the socialist party James W Higgins of Washington was named for lieutenant governor
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Providence
R. IL
Warren A. Carpenter
Woonsocket
Rhode Island
Socialist Party
James W. Higgins
Washington
Farmhand Kills Two Girls Then Self in Ohio Farm Home
In Hillsboro Ohio on June 6 Edward Dines farmhand David Baldwin 19 killed Madge Dines 14 and Nellie Hart 18 in their bedroom before shooting himself. Authorities believe Baldwin carried out the murders after a desperate struggle. The case initially appeared to be the work of an unknown assailant.
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Hillsboro
Ohio
Madge Dines
Nellie Hart
Edward Dines
David Baldwin
Baldwin
Norway to Become Republic, Copenhagen Telegraph Says
Copenhagen correspondent reports in the Daily Telegraph that Norway intends to establish a republic and expects important events within a few days. The note signals a potential political shift and rapid developments in Scandinavia.
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London
Copenhagen
Daily Telegraph
Norway
Emporia Republican Suspends Publication
Emporia Kansas June 5 The Emporia Republican the citys oldest daily newspaper suspended publication today leaving readers without a daily edition.
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Emporia Republican
Emporia
Kan
Amalgamated Copper reports strong 1901 position and Washoe loan
Amalgamated Copper announces April 29 profit and loss surplus of $8,942,712 and cash of $2,756,758. Securities and investments valued at $194,281,303 plus a $7,350,000 loan to Washoe Copper. Liabilities include $21,070 in payables and $1,538,879 in dividends payable.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper Company
Washoe Copper Company
Two Killed in South Carolina Race Riot
In Turner South Carolina a white man Burrell McLane was killed while his son was wounded and a negro man was killed with three more wounded after a confrontation over a stolen child. White men pursue several black suspects amidst threats of lynching.
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South Carolina
Augusta
Turner
S. C
Burrell McLane
McLane
Dave Heigh
Heigh
Party of Negroes
Burlington Abandons Big Horn Extension
Cheyenne June 5 The Associated Press reported from a reliable source that the Burlington railroad has indefinitely postponed its Big Horn basin surveys aimed at reaching the Shoshone reservation. Surveyors are recalled and Burlington officials will not visit, ending the planned construction war with Northwestern for the opening of the Shoshone lands next year.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Associated Press
Burlington Railroad
Big Horn Basin
Shoshone Reservation
Burlington
Northwestern
Presidents Shea and Young Arrested in Chicago Teamsters Strike
Cornelius Shea president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Hugh McGee president of the Truck Drivers union were jailed on conspiracy indictments. Albert Young former Teamsters leader was arrested on criminal libel tied to claims about a $10,000 strike subsidy. Non union drivers face intimidation as tensions flare across Chicago amid ongoing labor conflict.
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Chicago
Cornelius Shea
International Brotherood of Teamsters
Hugh McGee
Teame Sters
Employers’ Association
Albert Young
International Teamsters’ Union
Robert J. Thorne
Montgomery Ward & Co
House of Sears, Roebuck & Co
Team Owners’ Association
T. J. Cavanaugh
Albert Johnson
Fourteenth Street
Ashland Avenue
Suez Canal Dividend Report Adjusted for 1904
Paris reports the Suez Canal Company will present its 1904 dividend figure tomorrow showing 141 francs per share instead of 14.1 percent as cables claimed last night. The correction resolves the earlier discrepancy in the dividend rate and per share amount.
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Paris
Sues Canal Company
Alleged Anarchists Arrested in Marseille
Three anarchists, two Spaniards and one Italian, arrived from Paris and were arrested on suspicion of complicity in the assault on King Alfonso in Paris on May 31.
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Marseilles
Paris
Alfonso
Princeton Leaves Mare Island for Panama Topship Voyage
San Francisco report states on June 6 the Princeton departed Mare Island Navy Yard for Panama on a high seas voyage. The move follows routine readiness operations as the vessel heads toward Central American waters.
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San Francisco
Princeton
Mare Island
Panama
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