French Desire for Joint Fleet at Sea Near Saigon
A Sai gon dispatch reports Nebogatoff's squadron near Cape St James on May 9 seeking orders to join with Rojestvensky. France pressed for a union of forces outside French waters while Ro jestvensky's squadron cruised off Nhatrang Annam by May 19 awaiting further orders.
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Paris
Saigon
Petit Journal
Nebogatoff
Cape St. James
Ifn
Rojestvonsky
France
Annam
Nhatrang
Rojestvensky
Vanfong Bay
Rumors Claim Russian Torpedo Craft Losses at Sea
Victoria B C May 10 Japanese advices report rumors that the Russian squadron has lost many torpedo craft during its voyage.
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Victoria
B. C
Straining to Make May Day Demonstrations
The Social Democrats in St. Petersburg press efforts to stage peaceful May Day demonstrations. A workers meeting at People's Park agreed to join the parade and seek a hall for a large May 14 gathering. Authorities fear disorder elsewhere, and a state of siege is already in Melitopol Grodno and Vilna.
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St. Petersburg
Social Democrats
People’s Park
Petrofisky Island
Doumi
Empire
Melitopol
Russia
Grodno
Vilna
Taft urges railway rate legislation at New Willard
Secretary Taft addressing 300 railway men at a Washington dinner declared that rate legislation must come and urged railroads to support regulation. He opposed government ownership while favoring a tribunal empowered to fix a maximum rate to curb discrimination, amid debate with American Railway association leaders.
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Washington
Taft
International Railway Congress
American Railway Association
New Williard Hotel
the Apostle
Philippines
Stuyvesant Fish
Fish
Missing Jap Vessel Found at the Bottom of the Harbor
Reports recount a discovery in Port Arthur harbor with the fate of the Tsukishima training ship and its 200 apprentices unresolved. Russians reportedly control coal stores in Asia while prices rise and crews receive bonuses amid tensions tied to maritime conflict. Native captures at Saigon and Japanese agents’ alleged incitement are noted in dispatches.
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Victoria
Japan
Jestvenskhy
Toco
France
Hongkong
Saigon
Singapore
Koknumin
Tokio
Port Arthur
Tsukishima
Mercantile Navigation School
Port Arthur Harbor
German Newspapers Appreciate Her Uncomfortable Position
Berlin notes Germany condoles with Great Britain over its difficult stance with Japan and France due to Admiral Rojestvensky actions. Reports express satisfaction at hindering Franco British friendship and call for Germany to act in Tsingtau under the twenty four hour rule, aligning with prior single ship cases.
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Berlin
Great Britain
Japan
France
Rojestvensky
Germany
Tsingtau
Russian Red Cross Hospitals Moved To Chita
Moscow correspondent reports that Russian Red Cross hospitals will be moved to Chita in preparation for the expected evacuation of Harbin. Chita, capital of Trans-Balkana, lies 585 miles east of Irkutsk on the Ingoda river, and has a population of about 7,000.
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London
Moscow
The
Times
Red Cross
Chita
Harbin
Trans- Balkana
Irkutsk
Ingoda
Avalanche Blocks Circum Baikal Railway Near Irkutsk
An avalanche has blocked the circum Baikal railway near Irkutsk on May 10, delaying traffic and requiring assessing and clearing operations.
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Irkutsk
Circum- Baikal
Clinton Republicans clash after primary fights
After a tight Republican primary in Clinton Indiana ten men were seriously cut in a night clash. Policeman Ried and Thomas McDonald tried to break up the melee and both suffered serious wounds.
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Clinton
Ind
Ried
Thomas McDonald
Auction Sale of Telegraph Company in Iowa District
In New York on May 10 a United States court decree led to the sale of the Telegraph and Telephone company in the Northern district of Iowa. Thomas Cascaden Jr of Waterloo bid $55,000 and was declared the successful bidder, representing the majority bondholders.
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New York
United States Telegraph and Telephone Company
United States Court
Northern District
Iowa
Thomas Cascaden, Jr
Waterloo
Sister Denies Handkerchief Linking Brother to Murder
In Mankato on May 10 Miss Ida Koch sister of Dr. George R. Koch on trial for the Gebhardt murder testifies she never identified a handkerchief found near the victim. Father J G Koch corroborates the alibi narrative as the trial details a homecoming night.
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Ida Koch
George R. Koch
L. A. Gebhardt
New Ulm
Klause
J. G. Koch
Dr. Koch
Farmers' Exchange Placed on Blacklist by Dealers
Complaints from Minnesota Farmers' Exchange members claim implement dealers formed an agreement to refuse sales, filed with Governor John A. Johnson in St. Paul. The two-year-old organization reports dealers blacklisting its members across Minnesota.
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St. Paul
Minnesota Farmers’ Exchange
Minnesota
John A. Johnson
Japanese couple found shot to death in Bowery hotel room
In New York on May 10, a man and woman, both described as Japanese, were found shot dead in a Dry Dock hotel room in the Bowery. They registered under the names Myron Lewis and wife, city. The man is believed to have killed the woman and then himself.
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New York
Dry Dock
Bowery
Myron Lewis
Chicago Strikes Expand Amid Citywide Transport Turmoil
Chicago May 10 A wave of allied labor actions tests city commerce as large department stores and express firms resume near normal operations. About 1600 teams at work with clashes between police and union drivers. Wealy and Crane company tensions threaten flour and elevator supply. injunction hearings begin before Master Sherman with Montgomery Ward testimony on boycotts and violence.
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Chicago
Weing Teaming Company
Wealy Company
Team Owners’ Association
Teamsters’ Union
Employers’ Association
United States Circuit Court
Seven Express Companies
Master In Chancery
Sherman
Robert J. Thorne
Montgomery Ward & Co
Garment Workers
Teamsters
Ward
Hie
Eddy
United States Express Company
Shea
Mr. Eddy
Earthquake Buries Fifty Near Bendar Abbas Persia
An April 25 earthquake near Bendar Abbas causes landslide burying about fifty people. Mountain slope collapsed behind the town, towers and buildings fell, with several casualties. Seismic shocks persist daily since April 25 and residents encamped outside the town. Neighboring villages reported severe damage.
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Bombay
Bendar Abbas
Persia
Ekunchando
Two Earthquakes Struck Mexico City At Midnight
Mexico City reports two distinct shocks eight minutes after midnight caused alarms in theaters and amusements where a panic was averted. No buildings were wrecked and no casualties are mentioned.
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Mexico City
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Indo-China
Albert Thons
Cambrics
Clothing House
Austin, Minn
Telegraph Company
Miss Ida Koch
Mankato, Minn
Bowery Hotel
Albert Thon
Lake and Clark
Mexico
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