Russians Routed at Telissa as Japanese Capture 300 Prisoners
War reports from Telissa on the Liaotung peninsula say Russian forces were routed. Japanese forces captured 300 prisoners and 14 guns while General Stakelberg's command reportedly retreated and may be captured. A Russian Vladivostok squadron attacked two Japanese transports, torpedoing and sinking them with about 1000 casualties.
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London
Telissa
Liaotung
Stakelberg
Vladivostok
Death Toll Rises in General Slocum Disaster
New York reports estimate up to 1000 dead after the General Slocum ferry fire. By dusk 563 bodies recovered, 499 processed at the morgue with many identified. Divers faced wreckage as authorities search rivers and sound, while survivors recount the horror and some are deemed missing but later found alive.
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New York
Health Department
East River
Slocum
Kuro Patkin Reports Defeat at TelIssa
Emperor Nicholas receives General Kuro Patkin’s telegram dated June 16 detailing Lieutenant-General Baron Stakelberg's report of a failed right flank assault near TelIssa. Japanese forces attacked the Russian right, forcing a retreat along three roads. losses are heavy, with artillery pieces damaged and many guns abandoned.
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ST. Petersburg
Nicholas
Kuropatkin
Baron Stakelberg
Japanese Transports Hitachi and Sado Sunk by Russians
Reports from June 16 describe the Vladivostok squadron sinking two Japanese transports Hitachi and Sado after meeting near Iki Island. Survivors say the ships were torpedoed after being fired upon, with captains and crew details noted and several evacuees reaching safety at Kikura and Shimonoseki.
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Tokio
Hitachi
Sado
Iki Island
Kikura
Hagi
Shimonoseki
Hakataka
Nagasaki
Okino
Liukin Group
Japan
Ugo
Hino
Moji
Cambell
Telissa Battle Details Hint on Page Two
A brief note directs readers to Page 2 for the detailed report of the Telissa battle. It mentions no new names, dates, or outcomes beyond the cross-page reference.
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Telissa
Forecast for Boston Turns Cooler Friday
The forecast calls for fair and cooler weather in Boston and vicinity on Friday with cooler temperatures. Saturday is expected to be fair with continued calm conditions.
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Boston and Vicinity
The Sword of Bunker Hill
An old soldier on his deathbed urges his son to take up the sword of Bunker Hill. He names Warren and declares the blade’s meaning surpasses wealth, insisting the heir carry the historic symbol into the future.
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Bunker HiLl
Bunker Fill
Warren
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the Sword OF
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Boy
God of Freedom
Sword of
Engineer Conkling
Garvan
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