Navy observers patrol Palawan as Russia and Japan clash
Admiral Train cables that cruiser Raleigh and several torpedo boats were sent from Labuan to Palawan to monitor movements of the Russian and Japanese fleets. The action follows broad neutrality guard rules, not a direct department order.
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Washington
Admiral Train
Asiatic Station
Navy Department
Raleigh
Labuan
Palawan
Philippines
State Department
Saigon
Perils of the China Sea Highlight Typhoon Dangers for Fleets
The China Sea, recently entered by Russian admiral Rojestvensky, is treacherous due to archipelago reefs currents and the typhoon. The storm arrives without warning, hurling ships into violent seas and darkness as crews struggle to keep course. Poorly built vessels face wrecks while sturdy ships survive the ordeal. The Russians and Japanese fleets navigate these dangers in their current operations with supply convoys.
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China Sea
Rojestvensky
Rockland Teacher Named Superintendent in Milton
Miss Holbrook of Rockland, a local teacher with 14 years in Milton schools, has been elected superintendent of schools in her hometown. She expressed being in a quandary over the new post.
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Milton
Armored and first class ships listed with armament details
Long roster details numerous vessels including Mikasa Asahi Shikishima Fuji Chen YEN Asama Kasagi Adsuma Idzuma Iwate Nisshin Tokiwa Yakumo Suvoroff Navarin Sissoi Veliky Borodino Alexander III Orel Osliabya Nakhimoff Oleg DMITRI Donskoi Almaz and a flotilla supplement.
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Mikasa
ASAHI
Shikishima
Fuji
Chen Yen
ASAMA
Kasagi
Adsuma
Nordenfeldt
Idzuma
IWATE
Nisshin
Tokiwa
Yakumo
Sissoi Veliky
Borodino
Alexander III
Aldermen clash over police pay and gambling claims in Chelsea
In Chelsea City Hall Alderman Williams accuses police of ignoring gambling dens on Winnisimmer and Division streets and votes to sustain the mayor's veto on a police salary raise. Aldermen Young Driscoll and Black defend or challenge the claims as pay hikes pass.
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Winnisimmer
Division
Williams
Chelsea City Hall
Young
Boston Post
Driscoll
Black
Willard
Bank alarm at Roxbury bank ends in false alarm
Police respond to a burglar alarm at Rockland Bank Roxbury from Station 10 with guns drawn and a sweep of the building. Officers find no intruder after two rapid checks and return to routine. Rumors claim $60,000 stolen, but the tale proves unfounded.
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Rockland
Roxbury
Fessenden
Wogon
Roxbury Street
Bank
Washington Street
Dudley Street
Bluecoats
Confidence Man Snags $9.75 From West End Man
Timothy Holland, 26, of 43 Mt Vernon Street, West End, was duped by a stranger on Washington Street near Hanover. The man, 30, 5 feet 10 inches, 160 pounds, wearing dark clothes and a black derby, promised a job then vanished after a short wait in the Exchange building, leaving Holland short the cash.
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Timothy Holland
Mt. Vernon Street
West End
Holland
Washinton Street
Hanover Street
Congress and
State Streets
Exchange Building
Boston Girls Win At Tennis Championship Mixed Doubles
Miss Eleanor Sears and Miss Marion Fenno of Boston, with the Wrenn brothers, reach the final round in New York. Sears and Robert D. Wrenn win 6-2 6-4 over Beatrice Morgan and Theodore Roosevelt Pell. Fenno and George L. Wrenn Jr. defeat Katherine Barney and Holcombe Ward 6-1 6-3.
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New York
Eleanor Sears
Marion Fenno
Boston
Wrenn Brothers
St. Nicholas
Sears
Robert D. Wrenn
Beatrice Morgan
Theodore Roosevelt Pell
Fenno
George L. Wrenn, Jr
Katherine Barney
Holcombe Ward
Out of work man commits suicide after despondency
Edward Morris aged 54 of 2 Wellington Street killed himself by cutting his throat shortly after midnight. He had been out of work for some time and his wife tried to intervene a few hours earlier. Police report despondency as the probable cause.
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Edward Morris
Wellington Street
Morris
Newton Girl Narrow Escape From Fifteen Foot Fall
Ethel Fisher a 16 year old from Centre Street fell fifteen feet from her roof onto an awning near the Y M C A building in Newton. Officer McNeilly lowered a ladder to rescue her and she was treated at home for injuries and shock.
Brush Fires Break Out Across Newton City
In Newton on April 10 eight separate brush fires erupted across the city. Fire crews responded quickly to each blaze, preventing major damage and injuries. No casualties were reported and the cause of the fires is under investigation.
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Newton
Subway Smash Blamed on Unskilled R T Workers
A coroner's jury said incompetent Interborough Rapid Transit Company workers caused the March 7 subway collision in New York, which killed two and injured many. The report cites unskilled labor as the primary factor behind the crash.
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New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Rockefeller Gifts to Baptist Missions Stir Controversy
The item reports John D. Rockefeller's repeated donations to Baptist missions totaling about 1.5 million dollars, with $100,000 announced for buildings at union stations. Charles W. Perkins states Congregationalists protest, while Baptists defend Rockefeller’s motives and note prior gifts have been accepted.
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Baptist Missionary Union
John D. Rockefeller
Tremont Temple
Charles W. Perkins
The
Union
Rockefeller
Refuse John D’s Gift Letters Read At Meeting
Denunciations of John D Rockefeller and opposition to his gift of 100000 dollars to the American Board are read at a Twentieth Century Club committee meeting. Letters from professors lawyers ministers and judges condemn the Rockefeller gift and support the protest committee’s position.
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John D. Rockefeller
American Board
Twentieth Century Club
Robert R. Bishop
Rockefeller
Ministers protest Rockefeller funds for religious use
A writer expresses gratitude that Christian ministers oppose accepting Mr Rockefeller’s money for religious purposes and notes a long hope and personal protest against Rockefeller funds entering Smith College.
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Mr. Rockefeller
Smith College
Rockefeller money and church morals clash with board views
The writer condemns the American Board accepting Rockefeller funds arguing the donation corrupts character and lowers moral integrity. He warns that funding mission work devastates discernment about money sources and calls for rejecting such gifts.
Professors oppose Rockefeller money for American Board
A Harvard professor and Williams College critic denounce accepting Standard Oil funds for the American Board. They condemn John D. Rockefeller and call oil money unclean, urging churches to show clear colors against corporate influence and missionary financing.
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Churches of Christ
Standard Oil Company
Prudential committee to rule on Rockefeller gift today
The final decision on accepting or rejecting Rockefeller's $100000 gift will be announced today to the American board. A sub committee member says they have nothing to apologize for and the prudential committee will back them. Clergy leaders warn tomorrow is critical for Congregationalism amid protests.
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Prudential Committee
American Board
Rockefeller
New York
Daniel Evans
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Navarin
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OREL
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Nakhimoff
Oleg
Dmitri Donskoi
ALMAZ
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Houghton & Dutton
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OIL King
American Board of Foreign Missions
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Mary E. Byrd
Hugh M. Scott
Chicago Theological Seminary
J. C. Armstrong
Chicago City Missionary Society
Harvard College
Illinois
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Apostles
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Uniform Department
Schubert
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