Flagship Destroyed as Russians Lose 22 Ships in Battle
Reports from Vice Admiral Togo to the Japanese government claim Russia has lost 22 ships sunk or captured. Almaz and Grozny arrived at Vladivostok with officers asserting two Japanese battleships sunk and two cruisers badly listed. Admiral Rojestvensky’s fate remains unclear amid fog and chaotic reports.
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Togo
Vladivostok
Associated Press
Almaz
Grozny
Rojestvensky
Europe
Askold Island
Golden Horn
von Jessen
Snait
Korea
Sui Island
Kuiaz Souvaroff
Bunny
Brain
Admiral Rosestyevsky
Borodino
Oslabia
Ural
Aimaz
Tokio
Kamtchatka
Moji
Korean Straits
Straits of Korea
Olbamia
Japan
Washington
Tsarskoe- Selo Nippon
Yakahira
Russia
Count Cassini
Quaker City Quiet Case Withdrawn From Court
Attorneys for Peter E Costelo and David J Smyth withdrew injunctions against Mayor Weaver and his new directors after ousting the old ones in a gas lease dispute The Supreme Court had suspended a preliminary injunction to avoid halting department operations The move follows leader Durham not opposing mayoral appointments in select council Memorial Day events saw the mayor with a naval veterans group and continued congratulations linger Durham spent a quiet day visiting leaders and later went to Atlantic City
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Philadelphia
Peter E. Costelo
David J. Smyth
Weaver
Durham
Select Council
Irham
Organic
United States
Penrose
Atlantic City
Memorial Day Observances Across Cities Include Veterans Ceremonies
Memorial Day events span Paris Lafayette grave ceremonies in Picpus and 14 000 Union soldiers honored at Chattanooga National cemetery. Denver hosts labor leader Samuel Gompers at Rev Myron Reed grave. Nashville and Boston mark graves of Civil and Spanish War veterans with notable orators and Confederate graves noted. Baltimore posts honor veterans at Fort McHenry with flag at half mast and 21 gun salute. Newport commemorates De Ternay tribute with wreath from Paris newspaper.
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Paris
Ambassador McCormick
Gowdy
Picpus
Lafayette
Chattanooga
Tenn
National Cemetery
Seventh Cavalry
Fort Ogethorne
Philippines
United States
Frasier
Denver
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Myron Reed
Reed
Nashville
Stones River
William C. Bradley
Kentucky
Boston
New England
Baltimore
Grand Army of the Republic
Fort McHenry
Gettysburg
James A. Beaver
Newport
R. L
de Ternay
Counists
Sons of the Revolution
Strike Expands in Iodz Russian Poland With 35000 Out
About 35,000 workers have joined the strike in Iodz Russian Poland. A police sergeant was shot and killed in the streets during the night as manufacturers appeal for government protection.
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Iodz
Russian
Poland
Pardon Granted to War Veteran John K Thurman
Governor Herrick pardoned John K Thurman a Civil War veteran from Hamilton County who was jailed in November 1889 for second degree murder. He received a $24 monthly pension and left the institution with $600 in cash after serving time.
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Columbus
Herrick
John K. Thurman
Hamilton County
A Floating Bomb Sailed From New York to San Juan
The four masted schooner Goodwin Stoddard departed New York for San Juan P R loaded with gasoline and naphtha in drums and cases, five tons of dynamite, and gunpowder. The crew faced a strict rule that any smoker would be thrown overboard.
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New York
Goodwin Stoddard
San Juan
P. R
Victory of Togo Sparks Fatal Riot Between Russians and Poles
In New York on May 31 detectives intervened to quell a wedding riot between Russians and Poles celebrating Admiral Togo’s victory. Detective John McDonald suffered a skull fracture and may die. Felix Rasch was stabbed. a Russian Pole, Andrew Voligetsky, was shot in the abdomen. four others were badly battered.
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New York
John McDonad
Brooklyn Police
Admiral Togo
Felix J. Rasch
Andrew Voligetsky
Ten Long Years in Milwaukee Man Guilty of Manslaughter
Arthur S Mulligan pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Milwaukee municipal court for involvement in a death linked to a self harm pact with Ference Groves. Mulligan who supplied poison fled to Racine after the Jan incident and was captured later. Also, the Seventh Day Adventists General Conference adjourned in Washington to meet in England in 1909, after a record session.
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Miwaukee
Arthur S. Mulligan
Ference Groves
Mulligan
Milwaukee
Racine
Washington
General Conference of the
Seventh Day Adventists
England
General Conference
Standard Oil Buys Timber Tracts for Gum Timber Plant
Standard Oil announces purchase of 100000 acres of timberland in eastern North Carolina. The site holds several million feet of gum timber to supply an oil barrel coonerage plant planned along the projected Virginia and Carolina Coast railroad into Norfolk.
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Standard Oil
Norfolk
Standard Oil Company
North Carolina
Virginia and Carolina Coast Railroad
Disorderly conduct causes fined kisses in Chicago
In Chicago on May 31 defendants Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nelson were found guilty of disorderly conduct and fined one kiss each. The fines were paid in open court as recorded by the clerk of the Chicago avenue police station.
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Chicago
Chicago Avenue Sxyice
Andrew Nelson
Attorneys Clash Over Williams Hanging Demand
In St. Paul on May 31 William Williams, condemned for the Keller murder, insists on execution by hanging on August 9. His lawyers seek a commute to life imprisonment, but all parties remain at an impasse as agreements fail.
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St. Paul
William Williams
John Keller
Willams
National and American Games Standings Mixed In Puzzle Text
The clipping lists National and American League standings with scores for teams like New York, Boston, Pittsburg, St Louis, Brooklyn, and Chicago across morning and afternoon sessions. It also includes a brief joke about a girl named Little Ethel and her mother discussing marriage.
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New York
Pittsburg
Paladelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnat
Philadelpha
Deston
Pittsveirge
Washington DC
Cleveland
St. Jons
Detroit
Philadelphia
Eveland
Boson
Washington
Unveiling of Slocum Statue Honors Civil War Veterans
President Roosevelt spoke at the unveiling in Brooklyn praising soldiers from both sides and urging naval strength to secure peace. He praised the Navy’s officers and enlisted men, stressing preparedness and duty, and urged civilians to support a first-class, efficient force.
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New York
Henry W. Slocum
Brooklyn
Roosevelt
General Slocum
Gertrude Slocum
Naval Young Men's Christian Association
United States Navy
Navy
United States
Young Men's Christian Association
Liese
Manila
Dewey
Santiago
New Civil War Veterans Society to Form at Ohio Encampment
Washington D. C May 31. The annual Ohio state encampment will run June 6 to 9 drawing thousands of veterans and friends. A new society of Civil War veterans decorated by government medals will be organized. The flower parade on June 7 and the Grand Army parade on June 8 promise major events.
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Ohio State
Washington D. H
Department of Ohio
Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies of the G. A. R
Ladies Aid Society
Sons of Veterans and
Daughters of Veterans
Old Boys In Blue
Ohio Socialists Name Ticket For Governor In May Meeting
The Socialists met at Ohio to nominate Isaac C. Owen for governor with W. C. Sundrup Toledo for lieutenant governor J. Madden for attorney general J. H. Sims Bethel as Continental treasurer H. J. Zeigler Portsmouth as supreme court judge and George Slack Lorain for board of public works The resolutions urge stricter factory laws and improved hours and pay for workers.
Woman Dies During Church Dedication Service
In Valkersburg Virginia on May 31 Mrs James Sharp of Waverly collapsed during the Bethel Presbyterian dedication service as the choir sang Coronation. She was carried out and pronounced dead from heart disease as the congregation interrupted briefly before the ceremony continued.
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Valkersburg
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Trien
James 1 Sharp
Waverly
Battleship to bombard towns on Ohio with tracts
Armed forces of the Sylvanian Army aboard a battleship will voyage from Pittsburg down the Ohio River in the coming month. Their ammunition consists of tracts Bibles and songs and the bombardments will be spiritual. No town between here and Louisville will escape.
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Pittsborg
Pittsburg
Ohio River
Louisville
Resignation of Rev J H Roch over real estate duties
The Rev J H Roch resigns as pastor of the United Brethren church after accusations he neglected duties to pursue real estate work in Pittsburg. He says he must support himself in another business and will preach a farewell sermon next Sunday. Also mentions navy target practice praise and farewell to Mr and Mrs Choate in Liverpool with Caronia departing amid cheers.
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Jarain
J. H. Roch
United Brethren Church
Pittsburg
Choate
Liverpool
Choute
Lasotles
Ety Council
Miss Choate
Caronia
Chicago Hippodrome planned in city block, $1.4 million
Joseph M. Weber of Weber & Fields announces Chicago’s planned hippodrome. Investors from Chicago and New York back the project, patterned after New York and London hippodromes. The $1.4 million building will occupy a full city block and be ready by February.
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Chicago
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Czar
Jessen
al Washington
Biedovy
Kniaz Souvareff
Liaoyang
Legation
Liancourt Rocks
Ushakoff
Iwate
Yakumo
Dmitri Donskoi
Flotla
London
Mt. Petersburg
Reuters Telegram Company
Quaker City
Porto Rico
Adventists
National League
Ethel
jJus
Clay
Beeston
Phila
Staius
Ohio
Isaac C. Owen
Salvation Army
Bellaire
Richard Morgan
Benwood
W. Va
Marietta
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Bigge
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