Russian Fleet Leaves Kamranh Bay Amid Cannonade At Night
Reports from Saigon and Paris describe Vice Admiral Rojestvensky’s fleet departing Kamranh bay on April 22 amid heavy cannon fire likely against Japanese scouts. Dispatches note naval transports at Saigon, health reports of the crew, and official confirmation from Paris that the squadron left French waters.
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Saigon
Cochin-China
Kamranh Bay
Rojestvensky
Jonquieres
Kamran Bay
Nebagotoff
Paris
Satcon
Kemranh Bay
Kiel
Jupiter
Kniaz Gortecha
Kital
Kamemura
Kamamura
Manila
Narita Goro
Ital Toreo
Formosa
France
Nicholas
Madagascar
Rofestvensky
St. Petersburg
Karoranh Bay
Marquis de Munville
Journal Des Debats
Japan
Patrie
Use of Harsh Measures Brings Porte to Terms
Washington reports a state department paraphrase of a cable from Minister Leishman detailing the Ottoman Porte's delays in granting a Sultan audience. Secretary Hay orders use of the American fleet to press for a satisfactory reply, and if refused, to depart Turkey aboard a U S naval vessel leaving the legation in charge of the secretary of location.
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Washington
Constantinople
State Department
Leishman
Selamnik
United States
Hay
Smyrna
Turkey
Legation
Fourteen Die in Convent Fire at Ste Genevieve
A fire at Ste Anne's Roman Catholic convent in Ste Genevieve Montreal April 24 killed one nun nine children and four elderly women. Two nuns Sister Marie Therese and Sister Marie Robertine were badly burned while trying to save children. The blaze began in the Old Ladies hospice after midnight and spread rapidly as villagers formed a bucket brigade to help.
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Montreal
Que
Ste. Anne
Ste. Genevieve
Marie Adjuteur
Irene Bertrand
Cardinal
Parmelia Dugas
Leont Daoust
Amanda Garand
Michael Lalande
Eglantine Proulx
Margaret Poitvin
Adele Robitaille
Robert
Berthe Tessier
Emma Tereault
Marceline Villemaire
Marie Therese
Marie Robertine
Old Ladies’ Hospice
Robbers Loot Indiana Post Office in Marion Area
In Marion county Indiana six miles west of Marion burglars forced the outer door and opened the inner doors with a jimmy. They stole stamps valued at 300 dollars and some cash from the post office located in Elmer Veach’s jewelry store. Jewelry valued at 100 dollars was also taken. Authorities suspect the same gang robbed nearby railroad safes recently.
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Marion
Ind
Bureglars
Inney
Jimmy
Elmer Veach
Cincinnati, Chicago & Louisville Railroad Company
Munele
Jonesboro
Baseball results from Friday games across leagues
In the American League Philadelphia defeated Boston 5 to 4 with Coakley Waddell and Schreck behind the plate and Gibson McGovern catching. In the National League Cincinnati and Chicago tied 2 to 2 with Check Phelps Lungren Kling handling the batteries. In the American Association Louisville and St Paul battled to a 1 to 1 seven inning tie with Ferguson Quinlan and Corbett Zalusky as the battery.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Coakley
Waddell
Schreck
Gibson
McGovern
Cincinnati
Chicago
Tratteries
Check
Phelps
Lungren
Kling
Louisville
St. Paul
Ferguson
Quinlan
Corbett
Zalusky
Navy accuses captain of refusing aid at sea
Washington April 21 The navy department forwarded to United Fruit Company Baltimore a complaint that the captain of the Oteri refused to answer an appeal for assistance when the Sylph recently was disabled.
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Washington
Navy Department
United Fruit Company
Baltimore
Bricklayer Is Slain in Hot Springs Row Over Union
In Hot Springs Arkansas on April 24 J T Cavanaugh fired a revolver into a group of brickmasons killing John Madigan of Clinton Massachusetts instantly. The violence stemmed from bricklayers union matters.
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Hot Springs
Ark
J. T. Cavanaugh
John Madigan
Clinton
Mass
Death of Maj. FE. W. Hale in Towanda County
Maj. FE. W. Hale, aged 89, died in Towanda on April 24. He took the 1850 census in the county and was among the electors who chose Lincoln president in 1864.
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Towanda
FE. W. Hale
Lincoln
Five Miners Recovered After Rayford Mine Explosion
All five men buried in the Rayford mine have been recovered. Gas caused the explosion at Wheeling West Virginia.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Rayford
Homesick Girl Kills Self in Memphis
Miss Rose Hammil of Chicago, homesick in South Memphis, took a fatal dose of carbolic acid, dying after the April 24 incident.
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Self
Memphis
Tenn
Rose Hammil
Chicago
Kamranh Bay tensions and diplomatic protests unfold
Reports from St. Petersburg and Paris describe Japanese concerns over Russian warships near Kamranh Bay, with Motono seeking French neutrality assurances. Officials stress neutrality while rumors persist of Russia’s fleet movements and potential Dardanelles passage, amid unrest and student trials in Russia.
D. A. R. Memorial Hall Dedicated In Washington
Patriotism and love of country marked the dedication of the Memorial Continental Hall, home of the Daughters of the American Revolution, with Senator Dolliver delivering the address. Separately, torpedo boats shipped to Vladivostok as reports from Sebastopol on April 18 note terminal preparations underway for naval movements.
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D. A. R. Memorial Hall
Washington
Vladivostok
Sebastopol
Ivy Wis Nixon
New York
Joseph Jefferson Dies at Palm Beach Home
Eminent actor Joseph Jefferson died at The Reefs in Palm Beach Florida at 6 15 last evening after a day of unconsciousness and a prolonged illness. His wife two sons Charles B and Frank Jefferson nurse Miss Mabel Bingham Dr R B Potter and servant Carl Kettler were present. The illness followed a recent visit to Hobe Sound with friend former President Cleveland and is blamed on indigestion from a slight dietary indiscretion. The body will be transported to Buzzards Bay on a special train tonight with friends and family.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Joseph Jefferson
Palm Beach
Charles B
Frank Jefferson
Mabel Bingham
R. B. Potter
Carl Kettler
Mr. Jefferson
Charles B. Jefferson
Hobe Sound
Cleveland
Buzzard's Bay
Platt of Connecticut Dies at 78 in Summer Home
Washington Conn April 22 United States Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt of Connecticut died at his summer home in his native town at 8 53 last night. Cause was pneumonia from a ruptured abscess in the right lung. Born July 19 1827 he was nearly 78. He had served since 1979, with reelection in 1905 and was known for plain speaking and close ties to Connecticut and federal affairs.
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Washington, Conn
United Statees
Orville Hitchcock Platt
Connecticut
Platt
Senate
W. H. Barnum
Orris S. Ferris
Senator Platt
Paul Lessar Dies Russian Minister to China
Pekin April 22 Paul Lessar Russian minister to China died Thursday night after foot amputation. He served as counsellor of the Russian embassy in London before being named minister to China on July 12 1901. He negotiated amendments to the Russo Chinese Manchurian treaty and held meetings with Prince Ching and Wang Wen Shu early in 1961 urging changes to preserve Chinese sovereignty. Russia agreed to some Chinese demands but the war with Japan halted talks.
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Pekin
Apri
Paul Lessar
China
M. Lessar
London
Prince Ching
Wang-Wen-Shu
Li Hung Chang
Manchuria
Russia
M. Lessur
Japan
Plot to Kill Czar Terrifies Imperial Court in Russia
New York reports a St. Petersburg dispatch dated April 22 describing a plot to assassinate the czar and his kin by imperial guard officers. Secret agents under Governor General Trepoff unearthed the plan, with several conspirators of noble birth allegedly in possession of dynamite. The scare prompted orders for provincial officials to stay at their posts during Easter holidays and prepare for emergencies amid unrest in Tsarskoe Selo. In Russian Poland, a concealed shooter near Bialystok wounded a Cossack and attacked a police inspector, who escaped unharmed.
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St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Ministry of Finance
Shanghai
Rosestvensky
Straits of
Formosa
Togo
Saigon
Cochin-China
Kamranh Bay
Jonquieres
Paris
Motono
France
Delcasse
Japan
Moroneo
Defeasee
Indo-China
M. Delcasse
Russia
Black Sea
Dardanelles
Aegaean Sea
Trepoff
Moscow
New York
Ever
Imperial Guard
Tsarskoe Selo
Russian
Poland
Bialystok
Russian Poland
Apgeil
Sawitzki
Supreme Court Backs Missouri Beer Inspection Law
The Supreme Court affirmed a circuit court ruling in Pabst vs. Crenshaw upholding Missouri beer inspection law as compatible with the commerce clause. Justice White delivered the majority opinion. Chief Justice and Justices Breyer Brown and Day dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court
Eastern District of Missouri
Pabst Vs. Crenshaw
Missouri
Justice White
Breyer, Brown
Day United
Dancer Bets The Green Ignorant to a Real Win at Paterson
Johnny Nolan, a Paterson dancer, chases a long-shot horse sure thing for $100 notes. He grabs counterfeit cash from a rolling wad, misreads a bill, and is picked up near Susquehanna station after a merchant reports a $200 loss.
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Nolan
Susquehanna Station
Johnny
St. Regis
Cassie Chadwick
Charles W. E. Low
Susquehanna
Elbow
Wyman Named Receiver for Colonial Life Assurance
Henry A. Wyman appointed receiver for the Colonial Life Assurance association by Supreme Court Justice James M. Morton. The fraternal beneficiary corporation organized in Massachusetts assented to the appointment after an information by the attorney general at the request of the insurance commissioner.
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Boston
Mass
Henry A. Wyman
Colonial Life Assurance Association
James M. Morton
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Officers to Visit City of Mexico After Veracruz Voyage
Captain Miller commanding the cruiser Columbia authorized to accept invitation for officers and crew to visit Mexico City after delivering the late Mexican ambassador Senor Azpiroz’s remains to Mexico. The voyage includes transport of diplomatic remains to Vera Cruz and onward to Mexico.
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Washington
Miller
Columbia
Senor Azpiroz
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Ether Kills Lieutenant at West Point Army Operation
Lieut. Herbert C. Krumm of the U S Army cavalry died under ether during an operation on shoulder ligaments dislocated at West Point. The incident occurred on April 24 at Washington. Krumm served in the cavalry and died from ether anesthesia related complications.
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Ether
Washington
Herbert C. Krumm
U. S. A. Cavalry Service
West Point
Panama Canal Commission considers Panama railroad reequipment
Washington April 24 executive committee session of the Panama canal commission considered contracts for the complete re equipment of the Panama railroad.
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Panama Road
Washington
The
Panama Canal Commission
Panama
Former Pittsburg Mayor Henry P Ford Dies Suddenly
Henry P Ford former mayor of Pittsburg died suddenly at his home on April 24 after being in his usual health.
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Pittsburg
Henry P Ford
Ford
Discouraging Flax Outlook for American Farmers
American Homestead reports that flax seed and oil stocks total about 20 million bushels with a 19 million bushel U.S. demand, creating a 1 million bushel surplus. Europe’s demand and shrinking exports will depress prices, prompting farmers to limit sowing amid high wheat incentives.
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Minneapolis
Duluth
United States
Europe
India
Argentine
Early Bird Banter Between Miss Fitz Jones and Smithers
Dialogue from the New Yorker shows Miss Fitz Jones teasing Mr Smithers about waking early. Smithers replies with a playful gallantry claiming he has caught the worm.
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Miss Fitz-Jones
Smithers
Eve and the Serpent Lesson Sparks Sunday Debate
An excerpt from the Detroit Tribune presents a Sunday school teacher prompting Johnny about the biblical tale of Eve and the serpent. Johnny admits confusion asking if Eve will resist a fit when confronted with temptation. The tone reflects early 20th century newspaper dialogue.
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Eve
The
Detroit Tribune
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by West Pembroke Mother
Mrs. A. L. Smith of Growing Girls, Me. testifies her thirteen year old daughter suffered Crazy Spells for two years. After a box of Dodd's Kidney Pills the spells ceased. She completed about twelve boxes and remains well. The mother urges other mothers to use the remedy for healthy girls.
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West Pembroke
A. L. Smith
Dodd
Mrs. Smith
Woman Fears Telegram More Than Mouse, Reader Finds
A humorous note from a columnist describes a woman who fears a telegram far more than a mouse, illustrating comic domestic anxieties and the era’s reliance on telegraph communication.
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