Samoa Conflict Escalates as Ships Bombard Villages
United States cruiser Philadelphia and British vessels Porpoise and Royalist bombard villages along Apia to quell Mataafa opposition after a provisional government fight. Casualties include wounded sailors and a U S marine amputation. Germans protest, natives seek refuge, and tensions rise as battles unfold near Samoa.
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Associated
Presa
Mataafaa
Philadelphia
Kautz
Mataafa
Mulinua
Herr Rose
Apia
Royalist
Milinuu
United States
Porpoise
Rudge
Sinking of the Rowena Lee minimal loss of life
Memphis reports state only three lives lost in the Rowena Lee disaster with the rest saved. The incident follows a string of river tragedies tied to the Lee line, once prosperous but hurt by rail competition. The Ora Lee has been sent to the scene as authorities update the situation from Washington and Auckland dispatches.
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Memphis
Rowena Lee
M. T. Kelly
Chambers
Carruthersville
Lee Line
Mississippi
James Lee
Hopefield Bend
Rosa Lee
Captain Lee
Ora Lee
San Francisco
United States Revenue
Okhotesk Sea
Siberia
Postal Department
Alaska
Arctic
D. H. Jarvis
Hin
Sheldon
Rowena Lee Sinks After Explosion near Tyler Missouri
The steamer Rowena Lee carrying about 60 people exploded and sank in the Mississippi near Tyler Missouri. Captain George Carvell and one crew member survived clinging to wreckage, others presumed lost. The vessel, valued at 50000, ran Cairo to Memphis with a Memphis base and Lee Line ownership.
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New Madrid
Rowena Lee
Tyler
George Carvell
Cairo
Memphis
Caruthersville
Lee Line
I. K. Booker
Gus Mitchell
Sam Lewis
Sidney Smith
E. Banks
John Crafty
Patrick Flanagan
Albert Calder
Frank Stull
George W. Todd
M. T. Kelley
Marechal Lannes Wrecks Ashore Near Wales Entrance
The new bark Marechal Lannes of 1711 tons shipwrecks on Broad Sound near the Bristol Channel entrance after sailing from Swansea to San Francisco. Wreckage including hatches and skylights washes ashore. crew fate unknown. Berlin reports Chief Tanus’ arms restored as whites evacuated Apia housing.
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London
Marechal Lannes
Swansea
San Francisco
Broad Sound
Wales
Bristol Channel
Berlin
Apia
Samoa
Tanus
Upola
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Germany
Samon
Washington
Allen
Auckland
Sydney
New South Wales
G. M. Proctor
Howell
Richelieu
Howell Bros
Grocers
Herbert Campbell
Kandy Kitchen
Jowney
Koitchen and
Berwick Bay
Wat
Kansas City
James Reed
Reed
Susie Blakesly
Martin Reed
Soper
Harrisonville
E. Bates Soper
John B. Mike
Texas Bakery
Otto Boehme
Otto Boehme Bryan
Texas
Jackson
Lee Williams
Pacific
Jerry and
Dan
Barbers
Dunn & Daly
Jerry
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