11 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1905
Page
1
Reported today that two sections of rival fleets clashed near Singapore in the morning. Togo reportedly lost five vessels in the engagement.
Novel reception planned for President when he reaches Colorado hunting grounds as a savage bear is to be chased by Roosevelt. An injury to a score is noted in a train wreck, with details terse and focused on the incident and forthcoming visit.
Roosevelt party trains: Jake Borah and John Goff lead nearly one hundred horses and sixty dogs toward a camp near New Castle for bear tracking and a hunt. A novel reception with a bear in a cage is planned, as citizens eye a parade and the president’s bear chase in early April.
Twenty or more passengers were injured but none killed in a collision between the Chicago Express No 8 and the California Limited No 4 on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line near Kingsley Kansas at 10 o clock tonight. The engine plowed into the Pullman sleeper, wrecking cars and setting them on fire. Firemen and porters were badly hurt. Locomotives and cars were consumed, with crews rushing the injured to the west end of the garden rear car on No 8. The crash was blamed on the rear brakeman of No 8. The report also notes wild anecdotal content about wolves and cowboys.
Dr Wiley, chief of the USDA Bureau of Chemistry, told the 189th regular meeting of the Society of Medical Jurisprudence that the New York board of health misdirected its crusade against spitting. He argued long dresses by women, not spitting, spread germs and urged a law prohibiting long dresses.
Maj or McLaughlin, inspector of Indian agencies, travels to Washington with 3514 Sioux thumb mark signatures. The Standing Rock agency memorial asks for division of 500000 acres granted in 1899 but not yet allotted, noting protection is needed as land deals risk abuses due to perceived similarities among Indians.
A teenager, isolated from her mother and father, committed suicide in her room. The body was found by a man in a Jackson residence as he searched for clues. Police reported no clear motive but noted she had suffered prolonged melancholy and distress, with notes on love passages found nearby.
The article weighs Russian and Japanese naval power, detailing tonnages for armored ships, protected cruisers, transports, and overall fleet strength. It notes Russia trails in armored cruisers, Japan fields faster, well armed ships, and casts doubt on Rojestvensky's fleet cohesion versus Japan's Togo squadron.
April 16 reports Jonasses Kimbrough of Oxford, Mississippi, a school teacher, brought to an insane hospital for a religious hallucination. He appeared sane on other subjects. An accompanying note mentions a missing person near Lauderdale and a boy fed by ravens in a biblical reference, with unclear details and damaged text.
A Hong Kong report on the collision of fleets notes the loss of Japanese ships, but lacks decisive battle details. The dispatch hints at naval exchanges without concrete casualty figures or clear engagement outcomes, leaving questions about scale and cause.
Report of Admiral Rozhestvensky’s fleet sighting two Japanese cruisers in the China Sea sparks excitement in Anila and St Petersburg. Officials offer no confirmation on the battle group’s course or fate, while speculation grows over a southern route and possible moves toward Singapore.
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