American Treasure Ship Nears Russian Squadron
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's steamer Korea is one to two days from the Japanese coast and may be captured by Russian ships within moments. Departed San Francisco July 12 after Honolulu leg. On board are machinery, steel, foodstuffs for Japan, nearly $1,000,000 in treasure with $745,000 to Hiogo and the rest to Shanghai and Hongkong, plus arms and ammunition for Manila.
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San Francisco
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Korea
Honolulu
Vladivostok
Pacific
Japan
Hiogo
Shanghai
Hongkong
Manila
Ardova Carriage of War Supplies Sparks International Tension
Washington reports that the Ardova carried a large War Department shipment to the Philippines including about 250 tons of powder. The release at Suez was deemed crucial to prevent serious friction with Russia, tied to the supply through George W. Peabody of New York and Orient Philippine authorities.
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Washington
Suez
Ardova
War Department
George W. Peabody
New York
Orienthilippine
Regular warships to go to Red Sea to make seizures
St. Petersburg dispatches say Smolensk and St. Petersburg will stay in the Red Sea until relieved by regularly commissioned warships. They may stop neutral ships and search for contraband without question. Later the volunteer fleet vessels will be recommissioned.
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ST. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Smolensk
Red Sea
U S Ruling Awaits An American Seizure
Washington July 25 The State Department probes the belligerent ship issue amid concern for Shawmut and other liners carrying food to Japan. The department plans a prompt public reply tied to the first protest against belligerent actions toward American ships or cargo.
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State Department
Department
Uneasiness at Tokio for American Ships
Americans fret over fate of Corea of Pacific Mail and Shawmut, after warnings from Yokohama. Unclear if either carries contraband as Japanese and Russian actions raise tension. Captain Brown notes three Russian warships crowded with men, grim and foul bottomed, possibly short prize crews. Tiian brings passengers from Australia amid Knight Commander sinking viewed as unwarranted and unsettling for neutrals.
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Tokio
Corea
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Shawmut
Puget Sound
Honey Kong
Yokohama
Midway Island
Brown
Australia
Russians Sink Knight Commander After Boarding Off Izu
Captain Brown of the steamship Tsinan reports that the Knight Commander met three Russian warships off Izu Saturday morning. Russians boarded and sank the Knight Commander, then transferred her crew to the Tsinan by afternoon. Russians boast of sinking two Japanese vessels and capturing a German liner Arabia and the Cheltenham before the action.
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Yokohama
Brown
Izu
Tsiwan
Tokio Bay
Large audience crowds Nickelodeon to see Lexington wonder
A very large attendance filled the Nickelodeon all day to view Ralph S. of Lexington, famed for the longest mane and tail. The act concludes this week as the show heads to St. Louis. Diavolona the queen of magic debuts a novel act, drawing strong applause alongside Turney the juggler and Garvin the perfect man. Dexter, Tessie Le Vendre, Kitty Garon, the Trish colleen, Mickey Finn, and others perform in a rich vaudeville program with amateur night Friday.
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Ralph S
Lexington
Ife
St. Louis
Diavolona
Turney
Garvin
Electric lights and animal acts draw crowds at Lexington Park
At Lexington Park visitors enjoy a dazzling electric display echoing Coney Island style lights. A baby buffalo from Norumbega entertains alongside an elk and deer park with Maine specimens. Nellie B. Chandler’s orchestra draws crowds, and J W Gormeau’s vaudeville stars perform in the rustic theatre with Bob and George Quigley, Pierce and Maizie, Arvello on parallel bars, Fred Howard monologue, and The Great Train Robbery komograph delighting patrons.
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Lexington Park
Luna Park
Dreamland
Coney Island
Norumbega
Deer Park
Zoological Garden
Maine
Nellie B. Chandler
J. W. Gormeau
Rustic Theatre
Bob
George Quigley
Pierce
Maizie
Miss Maizie
Arvello
Fred Howard
Record price for fresh mackerel at T wharf this season
The Nettie B. Franklin arrived with 3500 large mackerel sold at 20 cents each, a season high, plus about 60 barrels salted worth an estimated 1500. Swordfish receipts neared a record with 416 total from seven schooners, prices easing to 23 to 24 cents. Dock totals for haddock cod hake pollock and halibut were reported, with the Meteor leading at 76,000 pounds. Exports rose while imports fell, cattle shipments boosting export totals to 677,731 over last year.
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T Wharf
Nettie B. Franklin
Actor
Albert FE. Willard
Wesley W. Sinnott
Lottie Hopkins
Etta Burns
John A. Allen
Ida M. Silva
Alice M. Guthrie
Almeida
Henrietta G. Martin
Joseph H. Cromwell
Flora S. Nickerson
Appomattox
Yakima
John M. Keen
Meteor
Edward A. Rich
Evelyn I. Smith
Haddock
Chicago
Europe
Liverpool
East Boston
Walter Hill
H. Stone
J. Jarvis
Shipping News Miniature Almanac Details July Arrivals and Departures
Almanac notes sunrise and sunset times, day length, and moon phase. It lists July 26 arrivals of steamers Cestrian and others from Liverpool Halifax and more, with passengers and cargo. Cleared, sailed, and wind directions follow, naming numerous vessels, berths, and towings from Weehawken to Norfolk and Halifax locations.
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Cestrian
Thomas
Liverpool
Frederick Leyland & Co
Halifax
Ellis
Charlottetown
Hawkesbury
C. B
Ransom B. Fuller
Blair
Bath
Dingley
Dennison
Portland
Avalon
Rasmussen
Sama
Cuba
Hirundo
Nor
Olsen
Progreso
Mex
Sampson
Higgins
Port Morant
Jam
Cape Ann
Godfrey
City of Gloucester
Ober
Gloucester
Harrispurg
Anderson
Philadelphia
Coleraine
Cumberland
Warrington
Baltimore
C. C. Go
Lackawanna
Lewis
Hoboken
Chemung
Cohoeton
Shickshinney
Plymouth
Hand
Port Johnson
Dudley Pray
Coffin
New Bedford
Concord
Hewitt
Newport News
Santiago
John G. Chandler
Nulty
New York
Albany
Troy
Weehawken
Storm King
Doane
Adam Bowlby
Hutchinson
Windsor
N. S
Bessie Willis
N. E
Calvin Austin
St. John
N. B
Penobscot
Eastport
Prince George
Yarmouth
H. FE. Dimock
Honey Brook
Salem
Clara
Drifton
Scranton
Cheektowaga
Baronet
Burden
Portsmouth
N.hf
Byssus
Blue Bird
Helen Thomas
Norfolk
Lighthouse Channel
Point of Pines Hosts Week of Festivities and Opera
At Point of Pines a rainy yet busy week unfolds with a sheltered rustic theatre, band concerts, and hotel verandas drawing crowds. The annual children's festival enters its second week offering tickets for theatre, amusements, and dolls, while Fra Diavolo in concert style charms audiences. A balloon ascent and parachute jump lightens afternoons with free nightly dancing and a Saturday children's parade.
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Point of Pines
Hotel Pines
the Pines
Rustic Theatre
The
Pines Opera Company
Fra Diavolo
Martin Pache
Henry C. Peakes
Tom Smith Martin
Almarah Hallam
Zerlina
James J. Donnelly
Phin Nares
Charles W.‘ Walters
Ethel Hunt
Minnie Murray
Ethel Holton
Professor Flower
Bass Point-Na hant excursion crowds draw summer crowds
A brief note on Bass Point-Na hant line drawing large crowds despite poor weekend weather. The article notes Boston residents enjoy permissive entertainment and liberty at the northern shore resort, with boats departing from Union wharf accessible via the elevated railway to Battery street.
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Bass Point-Nahant
Boston
Bass Point
Beeton
Union Wharf
Battery Street
Knight Commander Had Goods for Japan
Knight Commander, sunk off Yokohama by a Russian warship after sailing May 6 from New York, carried Singapore Manila and Shanghai cargo as well as Japanese shipments including 760 steel plates 400 steel rails and iron work for railroad bridges. Machinery went to Kobe. Russians seized her as contraband then destroyed her. crew saved. Vessel valued about $105,000 with cargo around $120,000. owned by Greenshields & Co. of Liverpool.
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New York
Knight Commander
Yokohama
Singapore
Manila
Shanghai
Kobe
Steamship Company
Durant
Greenshields & Co
Liverpool
Japs Start Movement All Along the Line
St Petersbug July 25 Jap movement reported along Tatchekiao Haicheng and west from Slamatsza may show a general advance. Fighting continued per staff despatches though details are incomplete. If Japanese gain strength, General Stakelberg may offer little resistance. Reports also note sharp activity July 22 23 at Kan pass northeast Ta pass on the Fengwangceheng Haicheng road.
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ST. Petersburg
Tatchekiao
Haicheng
Slamatsza
War Office
Tatche
Kino
Stakelberg
Siamatsza
Kan Pass
Ta Pass
Fengwangceheng-Haicheng
Norumbega Park Opens Week With Grand Animal Shows Theater Acts
Norumbega Park began another week with large crowds enjoying the zoological garden including the buffalo lions and beavers, and a new open air theatre program featuring Ward and Curran in A Terrible Judge Jowande and Wilson one ring circus and dancing marvels Hebert and Rogers plus midair exhibitions by Arminta and Burke and a moving pictures series at the homograph.
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Norumbega Park
Zoological Garden
Felix
Ward
Curran
Jowande
Wilson
Wilson Maxes
George Davis
Hebert
Rogers
Arminta
Burke
Deaths Shadow Postpones Newport Wedding
Mrs. George Crocker, visiting from Europe, suffered a sinking spell in Newport while her daughter Miss Alice Rutherford and J W Langdon Erving prepared to wed. Her condition worsened, forcing the postponement of the ceremony.
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Newport
R. I
George Crocker
Europe
Alice Rutherford
J. W Langdon Erving
Fun on the Bristol at Crescent Gardens Amuses Beachgoers
J J Flynn's company presents Fun on the Bristol at Crescent Gardens with Tony Sullivan Ed Begley and a strong specialty cast. The rustic theatre show draws crowds from Revere Beach and runs with rapid pace, followed by Richard Carle's Way Up East burlesque full of laughter and spoofed snow storm scenes.
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Bristol
Crescent Gardens Rustic Theatre
Revere Beach
J. J. Flynn
Tony Sullivan
Ed Begley
Herbert Denton
Will J. Hagan
W. S. Sully
Ida Sullivan
Dora Hale
Carrie Clifford
Mabel LeFavor
Richard ‘Carle
Moonlight Excursions Promote Massachusetts Bay Trips
The New Brunswick steamer serves as the primary conveyance for a wave of seaside excursionists. In addition to daily 10 30 A M trips, a special moonlight voyage is planned each evening this week under various lodge and society auspices, with broad public attendance welcomed.
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Massachusetts Bay
New Brunswick
Cape Cod Steamer to Provincetown Offers Great Day Trip
The Cape Cod steamer provides an enjoyable day voyage from Bay Line wharf at 400 Atlantic Avenue with departures every weekday at 9 am and Sundays at 9 30 am. The trip includes time on shore in Provincetown, known as the Tip of the Cape, and is praised as a thoroughly exhilarating experience.
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Cape Cod
Provincetown
Cape
Bay Line
Atlantic Avenue
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