Russians Lose 22 Ships In Battle Off May 27 29
Reports from Vice Admiral Togo place Russian losses at 22 ships sunk or captured with none of their major battleships seriously damaged. Almaz witnesses claim two Japanese battleships sunk and two cruisers badly listing. fate of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky varies between wounded arrival at Vladivostok and possible capture aboard Biedovy.
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Chitose
Niitaka
Murakumo
Prince Suvoroff
Alexandra III
Borodino
Dmitri Donskoi
Nachimoff
Almaz
Prince Yorkite
Misu
Oshaba
Navarin
Sissoi Veliki
Imperator
Alexandra
Oslibia
Sissoivelski
Nakhhimoff
Dimitri
Domskoi
Vladimir Monmach
Svetland
Jemtchug
Ushakoff
Kamtchatka
Orel
Nicholas I
Apraxine
Senyanvin
Biedovy
Russia
Admiral Togo Reports Russian Losses After Battle
The Japanese legation in Washington reports Admiral Togo's dispatches detailing the Korean straits naval clash. It states Rojestvensky and other officers were captured after the sinking of the flagship and lists ships sunk or damaged, including the Dmitri Donskoi and the Suvoroff, with over 80 Russians captured aboard Biedovy.
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Washington
Korean Straits
Foreign Office
Tokio
Togo
Rojestvensky
Kwaiz Souvaroff
Ureung Island
Togo’s Silent News Battle Hints at Great Victory
Tokio reports scarce fragments of Admiral Togo’s latest sea clash with Russia. The navy offers no details, stressing victory over publication. Rumors say Japan trapped Rojestvensky, used submarines, torpedo boats, and heavy gunfire to dominate. Continuous coverage to Page Fourteen.
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Navy Department
Men Buried in Gunnison Tunnel Cave-In
A May 50 cave-in in the Gunnison irrigation tunnel near Montrose Colorado entombs 20 to 25 workers. Rescue efforts include a shaft planned 65 feet deep to reach the cave and remove debris, with air pipes operating and work suspended until access is gained.
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McConnell
Cedar Creek
Four Drown in Cloudburst on Rhea Creek Oregon
A cloud burst on Rhea creek near Heppner Oregon today at 3 pm swept away Mrs J R Nunemaker and three children, drowning them. The Cox children also perished with bodies recovered. Affected bystanders were spared serious injuries and a relief party has gone to assist.
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Portland
Ore
Oregonian
Heppner
Rhea Creek
Here
J. R. Nunemaker
A. R. Cox
Russians and Japanese give little hope of ending war
Washington May 30. Japanese minister Takahira said only a word of peace from Tsai- kо- Selo would end the war. The Russian ambassador Cassini warned the conflict would continue indefinitely after crushing defeats. President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft weighed peace overtures as diplomats followed with keen interest.
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Tsaikoe- Selo
Nippon
Russia
Count Cassini
Associated Press
Liaoyang
St. Petersburg
Tokio
Takahira
White House
Europe
Roosevelt
Japan
Memorial Day tragedy near Astoria claims three lives
A May 30 incident near Astoria left three young people dead. A Greenwood cemetery outing in a pleasure boat ended when a swell in Young's bay threw Miss Ann Seaborg overboard. Robert Broom and Mr. Olsen attempted rescues but both perished. The victims were 21 and 23, with another man killed by a falling tree during logging.
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Young's Bay
Miss Seaborg
Broom
Olsen
Frank Clapshaw
Cole Camp
Deep River
King Alfonso Arrives in Paris for Weeklong Visit
Paris May 30 The royal train bearing King Alfonso of Spain arrived this afternoon to a 1091 gun royal salute. President Loubet with the cabinet greeted the monarch as troops fired and the crowd cheered. Alfonso wore the full uniform of a Spanish captain general and proceeded to the d Orsay palace in a state coach.
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Paris
Alfonso
Spain
Loubet
M. Loubet
d'Orsay Palace
Russian Fleet Claims Victory At Vladivostok Harbor
The Russian cruiser Almas and torpedo boat destroyer Grozny report reaching Vladivostok after a battle in the Korean straits. They claim sinking Japanese ships while heavy losses struck both sides. Grozny’s captain wounded, one officer and three men killed, Grozny entering harbor at 11 this morning.
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Grozny
Liancourt Rocks
Ushakoff
Itwate
Yakumo
Dmitri Donskoi
Urleung Island
Almas
Andriffski
Vladivostok
Vladivostoky
Rosestvensky
Togo
Europe
Askold Island
Captured Russian Battleship Orel Reaches Navy Yard
Tokio May 30 The captured Russian battleship Orel arrived at the Mazzura navy yard at noon. The battleships Nicolai I and Admiral Senavin and the coast defense ironclad Admiral Apraxine reached Sasebo earlier. Orel and Nicolai Sr. are reported slightly damaged.
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Tokio
Orel
Mazzura Navy Yard
Nicolai I
Senavin
Apraxine
Sasebo
Nicolai Sr
Russian cruiser arrival report corrected in Shanghai dispatch
Shanghai reports a correction: a Russian transport Korea has arrived at Woo Sung from the Straits of Korea with a large hole in its side and boats shot away. A separate Russian sea boat Swer landed at Woo Sung from Jibutil, French Somaliland.
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Shanghai
Woo
Russians Reach Japanese Shore After Sea Disaster
A Kobe dispatch reports hundreds of Russians, many badly wounded, landing at Yamaguchi on the Japanese coast opposite the Straits of Korea, arriving in boats or clinging to wreckage.
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London
Kobe
Japan
Yamaguchi
Straits of Korea
Hospital ship joins Rosesto fleet arrival at Viadivostok
In May 90 the Ruselatg hospital ship from Rosesto s fleet reached Viadivostok marking a strategic redeployment. The voyage underscores wartime medical support and fleet logistics amid ongoing operations.
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St. Petersburg
Ruselatg
Rosesto Sy
Viadivostok
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