Retreating Russians Fire Rail Stations and Food Losses
Nemirovich Danchenko, the Russian Archibald Forbes, recounts escape from Port Arthur to Liaoyang. He describes leaving Port Arthur at dawn, riding freight cars along a desolate line, and witnessing Japanese landings, railway fires, and cautious encounters as they moved toward Kinchow and Sanshilipou aboard trains amid escalating bombardment.
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Lioyang
Nemirovich Danchenko
Archibald Forbes
Associated Press
Port Arthur
Hook
Liaoyang
Kinchon
Kinchow
Sanshilipou
Odintzoff
Kingsow
Stoesgel
Japanese torpedo boat 48 destroyed by mine near Kerr Bay
May 13 Japanese torpedo boat No. 48 was blown in Kerr Bay while removing mines north of Talienwan. Seven killed and seven wounded. The loss marked Japan's first warship death. Admiral Kataoka directed bombardments and mine clearing as cruisers Itskushima Nisshin Myako attacked land batteries and harbor targets.
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Tokio
Kerr Bay
Talienwan
Port Dalny
Japan
Takienwan
Deep
Kerr Bays
Kataoka
Itsukushima
Nisshin
Myako
Port Arthur
Takushan
Hotta
Deep Bay
Robinson Promontory
Quincy Strikers Reject Offer At Fore River Meeting
May 138 report from Quincy states Fore River strikers rejected managements 55 hour proposal and vow to continue the strike. Boilermakers say 56 hours equals a 10 hour day, violating union principles. Admiral Bowles comments that yard not intended to be a 10 hour shift. About half the regular force remains at work as riveting machines operate on the battleship Rhode Island.
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Quincy
Fore River Works
Boilermakers’ Union
Aad
Admiral Bowles
Illinois Republican Convention Deadlock in Springfield
In Springfield on May 13 the Illinois Republican convention recessed after over hours without naming a governor candidate. Seven contenders led by Lowden and Deneen held steady, with no gains for any. The 10,000-strong crowd created a turbulent scene as Speaker Cannon kept order and delegates-at-large were chosen by acclamation.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Frank O. Lowden
Charles 8. Deneen
Howland J. Hamlin
Vespasian Warner
Richard Yates
L. Y. Sherman
Joseph G. Cannon
Niiane
House of Representatives
Cannon
Cullom
Hopkins
Yates
Washington Monument Struck by Lightning Report
May 13 report from Colonel Sy monds in charge of public buildings and grounds states the Washington monument was struck by lightning on the 27th tilt. The bolt entered at the top, burned the telephone, threaded the iron frame to the elevator shaft, burned a relay coil on the switch board, traveled to the engine room, and entered the ground.
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Washington
Symonds
Washington Monument
Boston Lawyers Sue Mrs Hetty Green for Services
Whipple Sears and Ogden lawyers sue Hetty Green for 7474 and 903 interest in equity case in Massachusetts Supreme Court. They seek to reach income from Sylvia A Howland estate to satisfy the bill. Judge Lathrop grants temporary injunction. Green not served. she resides in New York. Trustees Edward H R Green Henry B Day and Oliver Prescott named as defendants. case to be heard on merits.
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Bill
Lathrop
Sailors Arrested After Cambridge Robbery Claim
John Wiley of 206 Green Street Cambridge chased two Bath Maine sailors after claiming they robbed him of an A silver watch in an alleyway. The pair Ralph Parras and Harry Wakefield were arrested after he flagged Officers Tomlins on Hale Street. The watch was recovered.
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John Wiley
Green Street
Cambridge
Hale Street
West End
Tomlinson and
Dunlap
Ralph Parras
Harry Wakefield
Bath
Rose Coghlan Divorce Granted in Helena
Rose Cogh lan has been granted a divorce from John T. Sullivan in Helena Montana The suit had been filed in New York and referred to a referee for testimony An interlocutory decree was issued in February and set to become absolute after 90 days
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Helena
Mont
Rose Coghlan
John T. Sullivan
Frawley Leaves Boston for New York Parish Post
After eighteen years serving at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roxbury Father John J. Frawley is transferred by the Redemptorist Order to Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brooklyn New York to become rector there. Father James Hayes succeeds him and takes over the Roxbury duties.
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Church of Our Lady of Perpetual. Help
Mission Church
Roxbury
John J. Frawley
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Brooklyn
N. Y
Father Frawley
New York
Father James Hayes
Father Hayes
Murder Charge in Haverhill Killing
Haverhill May 13 Giacomo Graf an Italian shot by Niccla Biflazio Sunday at 119 River Street lodging house died today at Hale Hospital Biflazio arrested in Lenox tonight held on murder charge
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Haverhill
Giacomo Graffo
Niccla Biflazio
River Street
Hale Hospital
Biflazio
Lenox
Pretty Gertrude Coolidge’s Bold Escape From House of the Good Shepherd
Gertrude Coolidge an 18 year old resident at the House of the Good Shepherd attempted a 50 foot jump from a third floor dormitory window to flee her confinement. She survived with a fractured right arm and is hospitalized for summer convalescence. Her quarrel with her widowed father over his second marriage led to the act. she had served as family housekeeper for four younger brothers in Brookline before leaving.
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House of the Good Shepherd
Gertrude Coolidge
Miss Coolidge
City Hospital
Freddie
John
Harold
Willis
Coolidge
Brookline
Mr. Coolidge
White Woman Dead in Negro's Room at Shawmut Avenue
Fanny Robinson a 35 year old white woman was found dead last night in a dingy Shawmut Avenue room shared with a Black resident named Jenkins. Dr. Draper ordered the body moved and an autopsy to be held at City Hospital morgue to determine cause, with alcohol suspected.
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Shawmut Avenue
Fanny Robinson
Jenkins
Robinson
Draper
City Hospital
Jenking
Girl Seeks Return of Diamond Ring from Kelley
Daisy Merritt charged Walter S. Kelley of 436 Hyde Park Avenue with theft after loaning a diamond ring to him at the Hotel Clarendon. Police arrested Kelley on a larceny charge for the $50 ring and locked him up in Station 5 in the South End.
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Daisy Merritt
Walter S. Kelley
Hyde Park Avenue
Clarendon
Kelley
Station 5
South End
Miss Merritt
Brookline Dramatic Club Stages Notable Bill
Jefferson Dramatic Club of Brookline presented Pauline Farlovna and The Fan in English at Whitney Hall. The one act poem and a three act comedy drew a large audience from Brookline and Back Bay, with the ensemble receiving frequent applause for an elaborate production this year.
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Pauline Farlovna
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Carlo Goldoni
Jefferson Dramatic Club
Brookline
Back Bay
Whitney Hall
Mrs Mills Seeks Separation From Deserting Husband
Edwina M Mills of Bedford Massachusetts petitions Middlesex Probate Court Judge McIntire to live apart from her husband Frank H Mills alleging desertion leaving her without funds or food. A five year old child is said to be in her brother's care while she also accuses him of intoxication.
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Edwina M. Mills
Bedford
Mass
Workman Injured At Chestnut Hill Pump Station
Edward McGaffigan a 44 year old assistant foreman at the Chestnut Hill reservoir pumping station broke his left arm after falling 15 feet while working on the boiler area last evening. He lives at 4 Darling street Roxbury.
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Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Edward McGaffigan
Darling Street
Roxbury
The World's Greatest Affects Every Age and Condition
A broad claim about a universal impact across all ages and conditions. The article emphasizes wide influence and lasting effects on daily life and well being. It discusses the reach of a dominant force shaping habits, routines, and perspectives for diverse populations.
The Only Sure Cure is Cuticura
The Only Sure Cure is Cuticura. The advertisement touts Cuticura products as a universal remedy for eczema and skin complaints. It promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills as a complete treatment, claiming instant relief and permanent cure across all ages.
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Cutleura Resolvent
Rigs
House &Q
Paris
Edela Faiz
Umbep Ave. P
Lise & Chem Boie
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William E. Stowe
Edward Whitney
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Mill Street
United States District Court
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Whitney
Stone
Charles A. Stone
Stone & Webster
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Belmont
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Boston
Hetty Green
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Cambridge Laundry
Cambridgeport
FR. Frawley
Wellville
W.L. Douglas
UNION
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W. Pack
Allone
Travelers Ins. Co
Corona Colt
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Brockton, Mass
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Essex Street
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Summer Street
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House of Refuge
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