Warships to Attack Forts as Midnight Assault Looms
This item reports alleged plans for American warships to attack forts defending Washington and Baltimore at midnight. It also notes peace efforts within the Equitable Life Assurance Society and commentary from Samuel Mayer and Robert Lincoln on leadership and profits disputes.
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Meyer Coupsel
Hyde
Talkable Life Insurance Society
B Deaul
Westice
Mc Hyne
Lincoln
Robert Lincoin Af Tsity
Chaiman
Bond of Directors
Equitable Lie Assurance Society
Japan to besiege Vladivostok as noncombatants flee
A dispatch from St Petersburg dated June 4 reports that all non-combatants are ordered to leave Vladivostok while Japan prepares to besiege the city.
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ST Petersburg
Vladivostok
Japan
Chesapeake Washington and Baltimore Face Joint Attacks Exercise
A mid June plan outlines coordinated army and navy operations against Chesapeake defenses. Attacking forces aim to test mine barriers and minefield defenses while practicing joint artillary and naval movements from Norfolk to the Potomac. The hostile fleet under Rear Admiral Dickins prepares phased attacks with searchlight tactics and range records as observers document drill progress.
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Potomac
Chesapeake
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Dickins
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Otren
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Flociagohanti Xyevada
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Eaen
Natal
Tehachers Institute Meeting Opens County Teachers Gather
County instructors assemble in Plains for the Tehachers Institute meeting beginning Monday morning at 10 30. Prof J N Rodgers will conduct with assistance from Wr Childs and De B T Wise. Welcome address by Prof J Price of Leslie WU. Homes secured for teachers and a full attendance expected. People of surrounding country invited.
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Teachers Institute
Smitter County
Plains
Morniig
J N Rodgers
Wr Childs
Randolph County
T Wise
J Price
Leslie WU
Davis Birthday Celebration by Sparta Daughters of the Confederacy
Under auspices of the Daughters of the Confederacy and local groups the Jefferson Davis birthday was celebrated in Sparta. Elia Clinch opened with remarks on teaching southern history. An entracte from Rev A Gordon Bakewell’s eulogy was read and S D Rogers shared personal reminiscences of the Confederate hero.
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Spartasia
Daughters of the Conederacy
Confederate ‘Veterans
The
Library Association
Jefferson Davis
Elia Clinch
Sparta
Gordon Bakewell
WW Davis
Oliman
S D Rogers
Daughter shoots father after alleged abuse in Gilham
Gilham sheriff reports a 16 year old girl fatally wounded her father after a confrontation 8 miles from the city. The youth surrendered after firing a pistol at him following alleged mistreatment.
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Peorta
Gilham
Giham
Ambassador Erin H. Unger Arrives in Mexico City
Erin H. Unger, new American ambassador, arrived in Mexico City this morning aboard the Mexican Central railway from California. He was greeted at the station by Senor Torres Rivas, introducer of ambassadors, and by officials from the American embassy. They proceeded to the embassy hotel to welcome him.
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Erin H. Unger
Mexican Central Railway
California
Senor Torres Rivas
Secretar
Temlle Offessor
Society of the American
Ambassadory Hotel
Two Killed and Five Wounded After Clash Near Bird Tiger
In a late Sunday fighting near Bird Tiger saloon, two men were killed and five wounded, with some gravely. Reports name Henry Pret Wan of Jackson and Dillard Gibbard among the fatally injured and Andrew Wilson, John Allen, and Lecher Davis among the wounded. The clash followed a dispute between Andrew Wilson and Aaron Dicks, escalating into a broader street fight. Authorities including Judge James Harges and Ed Callahan, with Senator Als Jnarsig and Michael Hargis, were involved as police details awaited telegram updates.
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Jackson Dillard Gibbard
Lee
Andrew Wilson
Sulen
John Alen
Jame
Lecher Davis
Antsroru
Grant Reid
Andrey Wilson
Aaren Dicks
Cate
Bitte Treema
Ned Nater
James Harges
Ed Callahan Sherry
Brewflutt County
Als
Jnarsig
Mihert Hargis
Jacxowit
James Cociril
Lees City
Russia Recognizes U S Passports for Hebrew Citizens
Washington reports Acting Secretary of State announces Russia will recognize all American passports including those for Hebrew citizens. Ambassador Mayer in St Petersburg confirmed the new law’s provisions as approved by the imperial council after lengthy passport commission efforts led by Leo Wolf and the American Hebrew Congress. The move marks a twenty five year goal reached for travel rights of Hebrew nationals.
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Ate
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St Petersburg
Russia
Pissport Commission
Mir Loomisnis
Amo Aidor
New York Legislature Ends Session with Mostly Noncontroversial Laws
Governor Higgins announced the 1996 regular session ended with 760 new laws, slightly more than last year. A few measures failed, no vicious measure passed, while liquor tax, election, labor, land banking laws were strengthened by amendments to curb monopoly excesses in New York City.
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New York City
German Baptists Gather 20,000 at Bristol Services
Twenty thousand persons attend Bristol services for the annual German Baptists of the United States meet in Fairmount Grove. The Brethren dining van is crowded while sermons are preached in the tabernacle by Rev I B Trout of Lanark and Rev Elginis, and Rev I N H Beahm of Elizabeth town, Pa. Pulpits across churches are filled by German Baptist ministers.
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Fairmount Grove
CLEVENGER SHOT BY NEGRO NEAR NACOGDOCHES TEX
George Clevenger, a white man, was shot and killed near Nacogdoches, Texas, by Bob Davis, a Black man who has been jailed. The shooting followed a dispute over five cents. Clevenger is the third family member killed in three years. Bakers in Kansas City strike move in wage talks. union and employers hold a conference, possible strike if no accord by noon.
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George Clevenger
Stown
Bob Davis
Nure
Clavenger
Bakers
Kansas City
Ansas City
Czar Nicolas Defies People and Keeps Bloody War On
Reports from Saint Petersburg reveal the Russian government refuses to yield to radical pressure. Admiral Rozestvensky's defeat prompts powers to grant the emperor broader authority, placing Trepoff as interior chief and enabling swift suppression of dissent. The regime’s moves point to a hard line to maintain autocratic control amid revolutionary agitation.
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Rojestvensky
Trepore
Interior
Rydzetsky
Department of Police
Trevoff
Abase
Aters
Ukase
Russia
Demonstrations in Pavlos Gardens Amid Naval Disaster Mourning
At Pavlos gardens near Tsarskoe Selo a crowd gathered to honor victims of a naval disaster in the Sea of Japan. Police clashed with demonstrators, chairs and rifles drawn, many injured as crowds stormed the hall and fled to the street. A police and military presence restored order.
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Pavlos Gardens
Tsarskoe Belp
Sea of Jagan
Mo Navi
Buku
Movikof
Admiral Loses Flagship in Baltic Fight Revealed
June 4 reports from Rear Admiral Tran describe a sudden battle in which Russian ships including the flagship Aurora were overwhelmed by Japanese forces near Vladivostok. Many wounded, dozens of ships damaged, repairs needed and ships unable to sail. The Russian squadron seeks time to repair as Japanese and allied officers assess the action and future operations.
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Vladivostok
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Wrigh
Weather forecast across states for Monday and Tuesday
Weather outlook shows fair to good conditions in Georgia Virginia North Carolina Alabama Montana and Louisiana with light to fresh southerly winds. Cooler risk in parts of the southeast on Tuesday with some areas showing unsettled conditions later.
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North Carolina
Louisiana Fair Mead
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