Russian Mutiny and Graft Allegations in Tsushima Report
Admiral Rojestvensky’s secret report, drafted with Nebogatoff, accuses faulty construction, poor armor, and corrupt officials of decayed ships. Mutinies aboard Nebogatoff’s admiralty ships, attempts to blow up the Orel, and Japanese shelling accuracy through sunlit battle conditions are described.
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Sea of Japan
Rojestvensky
London
New York Times
Japan
Nebogatoff
Anul
Nebogatoffs
Maadagasene
Rojestvensk
Seniavin
Apenksin
Formosa
Nebmygods
Troi
Rojestvens
Nebogatef
Seninvin
Apraksin
Lad Rojestvensky
Batik
Bel
Enguist
Vorlkersam
Enquist
Orel
Nikolai 1
Seriavin
Admiral Apraksin
Nakhimoff
Seniiavin
Nakhimof
Nikolai T
Orcs
Sasebo
Iphiyf
Tsushima Strait
Mystery Ball Tricks Trailblazing Match On Long Island
Walter J. Travis and Travers duel at Shinnecock Hills in an Invitation tournament when a golf ball allegedly strikes an Indian and is found in his hip pocket. The crowd watched as the ball vanished then reappeared in a pocket, confirming Travers’ ball mark. The incident shifts tension as the match risked loss on a single drive.
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Travers
Walter J. Travis
Jerome
Shinniecock Hills Club
Long Island
Southampton
N. Y
New York Herald
Nassau
Travis
Skell
John M. Ward
Kaiser Rewards Negro for Saving Frederick Statue
George Ellis, an African American, received a silver watch and chain from Emperor William through the diplomatic bureau after he foiled a dynamite attack on the Frederick the Great statue gifted by the emperor. Gessler Rosseau, later arrested in Philadelphia, hurled the explosive under the statue, causing smoke, injuries, and broken windows. The watch bears the emperor’s monogram.
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Washington
Frederick
William
George Ellis
Frederick the Great
Gessler Rosseau
Philadelphia
New York Times
Rosseau
Washington Barracks
Ellis
The
Watch
Baron Komura at Harvard in the class of 77
The Boston Herald notes Baron Komura as a Harvard Law student who chose to study American character and life over social society. A close friend Baron Kaneko urged social entry, but Komura adopted Emerson’s writings as his guiding motto and observer’s stance. He is described as a quiet diplomat with keen observing eyes.
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Baron Komura
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Baron Kaneko
Boston
Boston Herald
Komura
Emerson
Electric Corn in Manila and the new Manila trams
The London Chronicle quotes a recent tet ter describing America’s Philippines push. A Manila arrival coinciding with the opening of fifty miles of electric tram rails under a Yankee plan drew mixed crowds of Filipinos, Spaniards, and Chinese as they gawked at the novel system. The piece notes pidgin English shaping the scene with vivid detail.
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Manila
America
Philippines
London Chronicle
Kipling
Railway Building in Canada And Manitoba Premier Sees Growth
Former Manitoba premier Thomas Greenway estimates western Canada will invest over 75 million dollars in railway construction in the coming years. He forecasts rapid expansion across Manitoba and neighboring provinces as rail links improve trade and settlement.
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Canada
Thomas Greenway
Manitoba
Western Canada
Ensign Perry Remembered For Naval Bravery On Bennington
The late Ensign Newman Kershaw Perry 24 died in the boiler explosion on the gunboat Bennington. A Navy Academy graduate he served two years as officer after Mids ship tenure on the Wisconsin. His family in Columbia D C and Stockbridge Mass mourn his sacrifice.
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Bennington
Columbia
D. C
H. v. Jenkins
Woodland Park
Ensign Perry
Marie ¥. Deane
Stockbridge
Mass
Chicago
Kearsarge
Spain
Mailtar
Emlet
Perr
Jerry's Mission to Japan and Commodore Perry's Letter
The article recounts Commodore Perry's 1850s letter to Japan seeking friendship and trade. Edward Everett revised the document in 1852, producing English Dutch and Chinese copies in a gold enshrined case. It explains the aim to open Japan to mutual commerce while safeguarding sailors and promoting bilateral welfare.
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Commodore Perry
Tiunel Webster
Fillmore
Japan
The Sense of Traffic And Street Conduct
A paragraph urges town dwellers to cultivate a sense of traffic to move purposefully and avoid crowding pedestrians in streets. It emphasizes purposeful steps, mindful crossing, and awareness of others to reduce danger and confusion in urban movement.
Glass coffin proposed to revolutionize burials
The Rev James M Stafford patents seven inventions and unveils a glass coffin as a new burial method. He argues the device will preserve bodies, prevent decay and reduce cemetery pollution by replacing wooden coffins with a sealed glass container. He predicts widespread adoption once proven.
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Indiana
James M. Stafford
Washington
Drowe
Dewi
Stafford
Diana
la Coutitenthy
Venice
Wooten Collins
Yukon North Pole Scheme Sparks Polar Expedition Plan
The Sentte Wasi Post-Intelligencer reports a Yukon Yukon Dawson based plan to launch an international polar expedition led by Parisian balloonist Dr. A. Variele. The scheme envisions Yukon mushers and dogs trained for a thousand mile test run, with mules for supplies and a whaling voyage to Grecus after the ice crossing.
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Pkiwson
Yukon Territory
Dawson
Sentte Wasi Post-Intelligencer
A. Variele
Vansom
Yukon
Yukon Valley
Ber
Electric Egan and the Electric Fowl Elixir Claim
A San Francisco dispatch to the Chicago Record-Herald reports George J. Poster of Alameda California claims a perfected electric fowl technology. Experiments with barnyard hens show that electri fication turns eggs into a life elixir and a tonic after ingestion.
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Electric Egan
Osler
George J. Poster
Alameda
Cal
San Francisco
Chieagos Record-Herald
Foster
Coquelin's Motor Hotel Car Enables Long Journeys
Paris cable dispatch reports M. Coquelin the famed French stage idol loves motoring. After performances he drives home in his automobile. He now owns a car with sleeping space for two and pressing facilities for long journeys.
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Conquelin
M. Coquelin
Paris
New York American
Story of a Turbulent Trial and Missing Ledger
A chaotic report from an unspecified region recounts a fierce controversy surrounding a trial and alleged misdeeds. The narrative mentions officials, locations, and figures like John Mornpout, with hints of legal actions and disputed records amid irregular events.
Burst Oyster Ate Thousand Oysters At Salle
A vivid anecdote reports a crowd feasting on oysters with one man allegedly swallowing around 1000 shellfish. The tale includes a rocky incident and a cryptic reference to a fortuitous coat burn and a clever escape.
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James
Ulsta
Neglected Opportunities in a City and Village Tales
The Washington Star quotes a farmer asking why young men ignore wealth, craving roles like lawyers or doctors instead of common jobs. In a Seated village a man with an eight day clock seeks a repair and is teased to carry a watch instead, revealing wit about practical effort.
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Countessel
Washington Star
Watchimaker
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United
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