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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1905
Page
3
The article discusses difficulties in motherhood caused by uterine displacement or weak reproductive organs and notes how couples fear a childless old age. It reflects on the darkest days faced by husbands and wives seeking a family.
Mrs. Anna Potts of Hot Springs Arkansas writes that after two miscarriages she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved health relief from headaches backaches and bearing-down pains and soon became mother to a healthy child. The letter promotes free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
The czar’s fleet suffered heavy losses as ships including at least one battleship were destroyed or damaged. Rojestvensky reportedly fled about 200 miles north where the battle began. Japanese losses included two cruisers and ten torpedo boats. The fleet dispersed as officials in Tokio claim victory.
A May dispatch from Washington cites inconsistent private and official sources about Japanese naval activity in the Straits of Korea and near Nagasaki. Reports mention ships sunk or captured, battleship engagements, and movements of destroyers and cruisers with unclear details and disputed timing.
Reported naval engagements around the Straits of Tartarus and Naren allege Japanese and Russian fleets skirmish with multiple ships damaged or sunk. Eyewitness details are unconfirmed. sources cite cruiser losses and torpedo boat attrition, while other dispatches push conflicting timelines and locations.
London and Washington report dispersal of Moscow fleet units and alleged Russian ship sinkings in the Russo‑Japanese War context. The Orel and Tsesarevich battleships are cited with heavy Krupp armor and high speed, while Admiral Rozestvensky’s squadron aims to regroup as officials weigh the implications of the new intelligence.
May 20 London reports detail from Paris on Admiral Rozdestvensky's fleet movements. A foggy Sea of Japan morning sighting near Vu island preceded a hostile encounter as the Russian squadron, possibly six first class ships, faced distant enemy forces. Casualty notes list sinking battleships Borodino and Sissoi Veliky among others with heavy losses and several armored cruisers damaged.
Philadelphia May 29 After a five day contest public opposition forced the Republic organization led by Gas Commissioner Durham to abandon its bid to extend the city gas works lease to the United Gas Improvement Company for 75 years. Thomas Kolon president of the company sent formal letters to city leaders withdrawing the proposal to advance the city’s lease terms. The move followed a conference with Durham Senator McNichol and Select Councilman Seger who introduced gas lease resolutions. The withdrawal marks a victory for Anya Wenger and signals ongoing legal action over the Solyothe and Justello cases and related property moves.
In mid ocean aboard the White Star liner Celtic, passengers cheered two contesting yachts presumed to be leading the race toward the Emperor’s a p waters. The Celtic arrived at Ga Werne, Kaytas, with splendor as Gemini and the American schooner Eadyminn were visible, while other yachts including Flair de Lyk and Valhalla trailed.
Paris dispatch reports the secretary’s arrival with U S embassy officers and Ambassador McCorsnick. He later dined with old friends including Theury Brooks Adais and rode in an automobile with Ling. A strict medical regimen follows a treatment at Bad Neurolin, delaying engagements.
Chicago May 22 The national Teamsters general executive board takes strike management from President Shea and places it with the executive board and local committee. A confessed slugging plot uncovered involves conspirers including Rejelart Collins and Doher ty with others, aiming to lure strikers to harm and to abduct them via forged police deception.
Chicago labor leaders debate a July 6 strike as three delegates back President Deld at a gathering of the Car Enterprise Union. Attorneys for employers plan testimony to show alleged conspiracies by strike leaders to dissolve members’ businesses. A New York observer cites upcoming conferences with express officers, while a separate note says the Presbyterian Assembly adjourned and Polish Socialists urge drastic action against dissenters.
Paine's Celery Compound is promoted as a tonic to restore "new strength and increased vigor" by revitalizing nerves and addressing run down health. The ad cites Gertrude Jenkins of Chicago who credits the product with curing nervous prostration, restoring appetite, easing headaches and pain, and providing renewed health within weeks.
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