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A jumble of brief items reports figures from Orleans Society appeals in Juvenile Court traffic, Weavers’ mayoral win, gas company moves, and a New York robbery at Mary Ellen Lease’s home. Diplomats arrive, deportations threaten Pere Marquette, Lincolnbank cases, and embezzlement arrests. Vermont denies Mary Rogers retrial. Market slumps, Haight and Cut receivers appointed. Presbyterian forms study recommitted amid church talks. Bank closures and murders surface. Parker speaks, Justice Van Brunt dies. Secretary Shaw reassures solvency. forestry and tobacco tax debates shape Southern policy. A South focus committee to promote resources and reduced tobacco tax is formed.
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Norfolk
Louis Sevierly
Bleecker SS
Fort Worth
Tex
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society
the Lutheran Church
Springfield
P. A. Heilman
Baltimore
First National Bank
Barberton
Birmingham
Ala
Isaac Waltes
Mississippi Cannel Coal Company
Lui
Alton B. Parker
Illinois State Bar Association
Charles H. van Brunt
New York Supreme Court
Topeka
Kan
Shaw
New York
Norfolk and Southern Railway
Peoria
Richard Higgins
Nellie Thomasson
South
Bureau of Forestry
Col. J. S. Cunningham
North Carolina
Trolley Collision Claims One Life in Westport
A rear end crash on the Westport line of the United Railways near Maryland avenue and the Wabash tracks at 12:30 A M left one man dead and about forty seven injured. Motorman Sebastian Heldorfer of 1007 Ridgely street likely suffered a fractured skull. The rear cars were crowded after nightly trips from Klein's and Werner's Parks as the last runs to the city.
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Baltimore
Westport
United Railways
Maryland Avenue
Sebastian Heldorfer
Ridgely Street
Klein’s
Werner
Wabash
Japs Annihilate Russian Fleet in Tsushima Victory
Japanese official reports announce a decisive victory in the Straits of Tsushima. Twelve warships sunk or captured, plus two transports and two torpedo boat destroyers lost. Dispatches from Nagasaki and Tokyo confirm Borodino and several other Russian ships sunk, with a Baltic fleet claim and feared damage to a merchantman off Formosa.
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Tokio
Rajestvensky
Washington, D. C
F. B. Loomis
State Department
Far East
Straits of
Tsushima
Tsu Shima
Nagasaki
Straits of Korea
Washington
Battleships Orel and Borodino Highlighted in Detail
The 13 516 ton ships Orel and Borodino carry 12 4inch guns in twin turrets forward and aft, 30 intermediate guns, two submerged and two above water torpedo tubes, and feature vertical longitudinal bulkheads. They measure 307 feet long, 76 feet beam, 26 feet draft, with a spar deck 30 feet above water. They are designed for 18 knots and have heavy Krupp armor.
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Orel
Borodino
Naval clash reported in Ko-Tea straits near Oki Islands
Thingtau notes ongoing naval engagement between Russian and Japanese fleets near the Islands of Oki in Ko Tea straits. It reports not all Russian ships engaged with Japan. Russian slower ships have steered away. Japanese losses cited as one cruiser and two torpedo boats.
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Togo
Thingtau
Ko- Tea
Oki
Japan
Russian fleet dispersed as Japanese pursue in war report
London by Cable reports from a Daily Mail Tokyo correspondent that the Russian fleet has been dispersed, several Russian ships disabled, the remainder in sight, and Japanese forces in pursuit.
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London
Tokio
The
Daily Mail
Naval Battle Rumors Stir Paris Press
Paris reports intense interest as rumors of a naval battle between the Russian and Japanese fleets circulate. Dispatches via the United States and Italian sources suggest heavy losses for both sides, with officials anxious and praise for Admiral Rosestvensky’s tactics.
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Paris
United States
Temps
Rome
Mirabello
Chefu
Rosestvensky
Echo de Paris
St. Petersburg
Rosesivensky
Viladivostok
Great Financier Dead Leading Spirit of Rothschild Bank
Paris reports Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, head of the French branch and governor of the Bank of France, died at 4 30 A M after a long illness. He was described as the leading spirit of the Rothschilds in Europe, financing the indemnity in the Franco Prussian War and shaping relations with governments. Survived by two children and brothers, his death caused the Paris Bourse to open with idle decline as officials and financiers mourned.
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Rothschild
Europe
Germany
Paris
Alphonse de Rothschild
Bank of France
Fielphonse
Baron Alphonse
Rothschilds
Frage
Italy
Vatican
Spain
Austria
Hasdia
Klud
Baku
Amefican Securities
Sevens
J. Piernt Morgan
John W. Gates
Hnns
Louisville
Nashville
St Line
Yee
A of Fine Arts
Tthe French Institute
Edouard
Gustav
Baron Edmond
Youdet
Souvier
Baron al- Rothschild
Washington Affairs Review Echoes on Congress Credentials
J Hagenbart of the Nu Association weighs in as arguments rise. Ke hum urges not to call Congress amid arrival of credentials from a new Colum in Washington.
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J. Hagenbart
Nu- Association
Kehum
Callean Congress
Colum
Warsaw Riots Kill Eight and Wound One Hundred in Clash
War scarred Warsaw sees brutal class conflict as Jewish Socialists clash with disreputable elements. Eight killed and about 100 wounded as mobs smash doors, windows, and furniture across the city. Pockets of police presence were minimal, with crowds targeting houses tied to alleged disorderly activity. The violence, organized by leaders with owner addresses, destroys pianos, mirrors, jewelry and other valuables.
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Warsaw
Cabre
Bund
Nephew of Mrs Stanford Offers Reward for Evidence
Welton Stanford at Lake George says he has offered 1000 dollars for proof that Mrs Leland Stanford of San Francisco died from poison in Honolulu. He cites reports from Honolulu physicians and notes no capsule examination was made. Stanford, not in her will, inherited much after Senator Stanford's death.
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Schenectady
X. Y
Welton Stanford
Lake George
Leland Stanford
San Francisco
Honolulu
Fatal Crash in Georgia Leaves Five Dead or Injured
In Augusta area a passenger trolley and a Louisville and Nashville coal car collide at a steep grade near Clearwater South Carolina. Two men are dead, one fatally injured, two probably fatally, and three slightly injured as the coal car overruns the trolley and reduces the lighter car to kindling.
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Augusta
Augusta-Aiken
Clearwater
S. C
Man Arrested in Peoria for Blue Sky Mail Fraud
Peoria special report Harry Wilmering, manager of the United States Roof Paint Company, was arrested on charges of using the mails to defraud. The case alleges he sold so called blue sky nit extensively across Ohio Indiana territory and other concerns. Authorities say the scheme netted substantial sums.
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Peoria
Ill
Harry Wilmering
United States Roof Paint
United States
Ohio
Indiana
Terry
Ogden's Wrecked Special near Greenspril
Note fragment reports an official investigation into the wreck of Rob den's special train near Greenspril and the Southern Rail charge of several factors. Details are incomplete but indicate a formal inquiry into cause and responsibility.
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Ogden
Rob‘den
Greenspril
Emigrant fraud arrests near Naples before Neckar sailing
Forty two people were taken into custody at Naples prior to the Neckar's departure for New York amid schemes to ship undesired emigrants to the United States. The Russian Imperial Council ordered universal passport recognition, aligning with U.S. anti discrimination recommendations regarding American Jews. King Oscar refused to sign a law creating a separate consular system for Norway, ministers offered resignations, and the King did not accept. The American consular corps in Sweden honored retiring minister W W Thomas Jr with a silver neck cap. The Chilean cruiser Presidente Pinto foundered off Chilot Island. Captain Whiteside reportedly died by his own hand. Emperor William returned to Germany after a nine eislerman?
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Naples
New York
United States
Russian Imperial Council
Oscar
Norway
Sweden
W. W. Thomas, Jr
Presidente Pinto
Chilot
Whiteside
William
Fredttick
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Ignazio Trentanelli
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Supreme Court of Vermont
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Nat Crump
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