Russians Lose All Battleships in Korea Strait Clash
Reported official Russian losses after a naval battle include six battleships sunk or captured, with multiple cruisers and destroyers sunk or taken. The engagements near Okinoshima and Luincourt rocks left more than 1,000 prisoners and ongoing naval actions as reports continued through May.
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Toldo
Svak
Prince Suvaroff
Imperator
Alexander II
Borodino
Oshabla
Lisaol Vellich
Navarin
Nakhimoff
Dmitri Donskol
Vladmir Monomach
Svietlana
Jemtehug
Otis- Bakoff
Kamcha
Sasebo
Orel
Nicholas
Aprixine
Hengshin
Sakuru
Tokio
Straits of Korea
Alexander III
Vladimir Menomakh
Togo
Oknoshima
Tsushima
Luincourt Rocks
Okinoshima
Nicholas II
Sentayine
Apaxing
Igumurud
Iazumurud
Bunk
Dmitri
Donskol
Savietlana
Usakoff
Kamébatka
Irutshush
Vladivir Monomakh
Mutiny Report Surfaces From Sea of Japan Battle
Dispatches say Nebogatoff's sailors mutinied during the battle, with rumors of officers thrown overboard or tied in cabins and a white flag raised. Some reports claim eight men were hanged in the Red Sea episode, while details about the Orel's fate and crew actions remain unconfirmed.
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London
Shanghai
Sakhalins
St. Petersburg
Admiralty
Aurora
Oleg
New York
Saya
St. Petaraburg
Nebogaloff
Sea of Japan
Nebogatoff
Red Sea
Tokyo
Yulkosuka
Orel
Borodino Sinks After Prolonged Battle With Japanese Ships
A Tokyo sourced report from the Borodino officer aboard at Sasebo describes Admiral Rojestvensky directing the battle from the flying bridge. Japanese fire disabled the barbette and guns, killing many, and the Borodino suffered steering failures and internal fires as shells rained down. The ship sank after losses neared 400, with survivors picked up by Japanese destroyers and Kasuga.
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Rojestvensky
London
Tokio
Daily Express
Borodino
Sasebo
Shikishuma
Fuji
Admiral Rosestvensky
Kasuga
Fragmented world news fragment and quotes
A garbled collection of quotations and stray lines mentions Gain an honest living, a pugilist defeated with remarks about gate money, and references to Baxter, Carter, and an uncle in a will. The text blends names, places, and incomplete dialogue without a coherent report or clear event.
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Mike
Chicago ‘Tribune
Baxter
Carter
Boston
Czar Grants Dictatorial Powers to Trepoff in Russia
In St Petersburg on June 6 the government extended authority to Governor General Trepoff, naming him assistant minister of the interior and head of police. He can suspend societies, control assemblies, and curb revolutionary agitation to preserve the established regime amid defeats for Admiral Rojestvensky and ongoing war.
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St. Petersburg
Rojestvensky
Trepofi
Rydzefsky
Department of Police
Anl
Imperial
Russia
Boull-ian
Zemsky Sobor
Japanese Losses Reported In Sea of Japan Battle
Japanese losses were small with 113 officers and men killed and 424 wounded, the Mikasa suffering the heaviest toll. Casualties spread across ships including Adzuma and Shikishima, while eight percent of destroyers and torpedo boats were hit. Admiral Rozestvensky wounded, brought to Sasebo. his skull fracture described as slight with no brain injury and normal vitals.
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Mikasa
Adzuma
Shikishima
Asushi
Fuji
Nisshin
Otowa
Kasuga
Tsushima
Asama
Naniwa
Tokiwa
Yakumo
Chittose
Idzumi
Hashidate
Niltaka
Togo
Tokio
Rojestvensky
Sasebo
Voelkersam Killed in Japanese Battle at Sea
Rear Admiral Voelkersam, commander of the Russian battleship squadron, died on May 27 in the conning tower of his flagship Osigba, one of the ships sunk by Japan. He had led the squadron since July last year, sailing from Cronstadt August 26 with Admiral Rojestvensky. His unit reportedly fired on British trawlers in the North Sea, mistaking them for Japanese torpedo boats.
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Toklo
VoelkKersam
Osigba
Voelkersam
Cronntadt
Rojestvensky
North Sea
Charles J Bonaparte to Become Secretary of Navy
President Roosevelt announced that Charles J Bonaparte of Baltimore Md will be appointed Secretary of the Navy succeeding Paul Morton who says he will retire July 1. Morton plans to move to New York to oversee subway system plans for operation with surface lines.
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Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Navy
Washington
Roosevelt
Paul Morton
New York
Interviews with German captains about Russian fleet coal supply
June reports from Victoria describe the Empress of Japan steamer interviewing German masters of collier ships aiding Rojestvensky. They claim discipline on most Russian ships was justly lacking, with officers appearing fair but unwilling to fight. A woman comments on men.
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Newledgline
Victoria
B. C
Naval disaster reports and Russian captivity deepen June crisis
London reports limit Russian naval losses off feu island with four ships reaching Vladivostok. Japan claims three torpedo boats sunk and several officers killed. Rojestvensky reportedly captured and wounded. Tsar’s council debates war policy as Tokyo confirms prisoner status and limited Japanese losses.
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London
Feu Island
Rojestvensky
Tokio
Russia
Tsargoea Selo
Alexieff
St. Petersburg
Washington
Tokyo
Togo
Nebofatoff
Nicholas I
Orel
Apraxin
Senyavin
Sasebo Naval Hospital
Isam Takeshita
Japan
United States
White House
Washington, D. C
State Department
Rojestyensky
Voelkersam
Attempt to assassinate King Alfonso in Paris
At midnight in Paris, a bomb exploded near the royal carriage as King Alfonso and President Doubet left a gala at the Grand Opera. Five were wounded by shrapnel, a child blinded, and cavalry horses were killed or maimed. The king and president escaped unharmed. a suspect and two alleged accomplices were arrested.
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Parie
Alfonso
Jnoubet
Grand Opera House
Standard Oil Cuts Prices in Cleveland
The Standard Oil Company reduced prices on naphtha and gasoline in Cleveland. Tank wagon and pipeline quotes fell 1 2 cent per gallon with whole barrel goods at 1 cent lower. Naphtha now 11 cents. deodorized stove gasoline 11 cents. 74 to 76 degree gasoline 13 cents.
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Standard Oil
Cleveland
Ohio
Bstandard Ol Company
YW. M
Demand for Reform Shakes Petersburg Imperial Council
St. Petersburg reports an extraordinary council formed by the emperor to avert a popular storm. Imperial reforms are urged as the only means to save the government amid growing mutterings of mass demonstrations, strikes, and fear of unrest affecting the front. Liberal and socialist outlets condemn the bureaucracy as hopeless and threaten renewed upheaval.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Slovo
Dugachev
Catherine
Nasha Shisa
Tsar to Meet Internal Situation After Proclamation
Reports from St Petersburg June 2 say the extraordinary council at Tsarskoe Selo reached no conclusion on peace. The emperor allegedly agreed to address the internal situation by an immediate proclamation following a decree providing for the evocation.
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Star
St Petersburg
Tsarskoe Selo
Peace prospects after mass losses in Japanese war
Reports indicate heavy casualties for Japan and Russia with thousands killed or missing and hundreds wounded. The text notes large prisoner and capture figures, and mentions M. Witte assuming leadership of peace advocates. An immediate national assembly is viewed as the only means to avert a popular upheaval, though diplomats see peace as the only viable outcome, leaving the final decision to the emperor.
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Ton
National Assembly
M. Witte
Committee of Minisers
Conclude an Alliance in Equitable Row
New York reports that President J W Alexander and Vice President Hyde have formed a defensive and offensive alliance to steer the Equitable Life Assurance Society back to stable governance. They were joined by allies after a lengthy conference as they pledge to align interests and remove Wall Street entanglements.
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Equitable
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Frick Committee
J. W. Alexander
Hyde
Trevelte
Tfe Insurance
Wall Street
Alexander
Mr. Hyde
Deap
American Yacht Atlantic Wins Transatlantic Cup
London May 20 The American schooner Atlantic commanded by Captain Charles Barr and owned by Wilson Marshall of the New York Yacht Club won the cup offered by Emperor William of Germany in a record setting voyage. The Atlantic carried the United States flag across the ocean and completed the crossing to the Lizard breaking sailing records.
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London
Atlantic
Charles Barr
Wilson Marshall
New York Yacht Club
Cnup
Emeror William
United States
Fence Stolen From Yerkes Mansion in New York
Thieves slipped away with the bronze fence in front of Charles T. Yerkes’ brown stone mansion at Fifth Avenue and 68th Street. They also took door knobs as part of the ornamental metalwork. The fence’s antique shapes were set on heavy stone pillars, making the theft costly and surprising.
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Yerkes
New York
Charles T. Yerkes
Fifth Avenue
Lara
Glass snake dies after 237 day fast in England
The glass snake owned by EH. V. Windsor of Barnet, England, died after a continuous 237 day fast. The last shown interest in food occurred June 11, 1904 when it ate a small frog. From then on it refused sustenance though repeatedly offered meals, and the body showed no signs of emaciation.
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EH. V. Windsor
Barnet
England
Coffee Barometer Predicts Weather Says NY Man
A New York restaurant man proposes coffee as a weather barometer. He says dropping sugar into hot coffee creates bubbles. if bubbles stay center and quiet, clear skies follow. if they cling to the edge, rain or cloudiness is likely the next day.
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New York
Thought She Couldn't Live Moravia Diabetes Cure
Thought She Couldn't Live Moravia June 5 Mr Benjar min Wilson says his wife suffered four years with sugar diabetes and rheumatism. After using Dodds Kidney Pills she regained health from 180 to 199 pounds and now feels stronger. He calls the pills a God send and praises their saving effect.
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Moravia
Benjarmin Wilson
Dodd
Eskimo Sealskin Church Replaced by Dog-Proof Tabernacle
A few years ago Eskimos built a sealskin church nine by twelve or so, using forty goatskins stretched over a framework for weekly services. A harsh winter left only the frame after dogs devoured the skins, and they later erected a dog-proof tabernacle to replace it.
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Oskimos
Old Redwood Buries Nesting Plant After Storm
An 880-year-old redwood felled by a Brookdale storm reveals a woodpecker nest hole ten feet from the top. A two-foot-deep cavity, two feet from the ground, housed a sturdy three-stalked huckleberry bush whose six-foot roots drew sap from the tree and produced fruit.
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Brookdale
Cal
Grape-Nuts Claim Benefits From Diet Change
A testimonial asserts health gains after switching from heavy meats to Grape-Nuts. The narrator reports relief from stomach and kidney issues, steadier nerves, sharper thinking, and sustained energy through morning work, crediting Postum Co. and a reference to The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Thera
Teagon
Wellville
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