Russian Vessels Safe in Manila Bay After Battle
Rear Admiral Enquist arrives in Manila aboard Aurora with the Oleg and Jemchug after Russian ships suffer heavy casualties. Captured by torpedo boats and submarines, crews include many wounded and dead. ships’ funnels pierced, waterline damage minor. Ohio and Cincinnati guard the fleet. Tokyo reports Jemtchug sunk after engagement with Iwate.
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Manila
Enquist
Aurora
Oleg
Jemchug
Train
Ohio
Wisconsin
Oregon
Raleigh
Cincinnati
Corregidor Island
Egerieff
Russia
President Calls Conference on Russian Warships Arrival
At the White House President, Secretary Merton and Attorney General Moody discussed the arrival of Russian cruisers Aurora Oleg and Jemchug at Manila and planned to await fuller information before a definite decision. The ships, part of the Korean Strait battle, were damaged but seaworthy. internment or temporary repair options were considered. A report from Rear Admiral Train was awaited to decide whether to intern the vessels or take other steps.
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Washington
White House
Merton
Moody
Manila
Aurora
Oleg
Jemtchug
Korean Straits
Navy Department
Mey
Enquist
Jena
San Francisco
Train
Lena
Russians claim sinking three Japanese ships in Baltic report
A Vladivostok telegram says Almaz’s crew saw three Japanese warships sunk and the Almazas commander witnessed a Japanese cruiser sunk, prompting questions from officials who note Russians may have confused own vessels for Japanese. Navy insists only three torpedo boats were lost.
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Tokio
Vladivostok
Almazas
Naval
Foreign Office
Navy Department
Rosestvensky
Orel
Sasebo
Rojestvensky
Kasumi
Usugumo
Sazanami
Bedovs
Akashi
Whien
Tsu Islands
Osiyabya
Japan Sea
Togo
Kamimura
Kataoka
Ural
Kamischatka
Irtessim
Oleg
Aurora
Izumrud
Almz
Russian fleet internment request to come from Admiral
Officials say the cruisers will be dismantled and held at Manila until hostilities end and the Russian admiral reports from St. Petersburg. Admiral Train will tend the wounded and may quarter officers at Cavite hospital, with Philippine facilities used as needed.
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Manila
St. Petersburg
Navy Department
Train
Cavite
Russians Lose Hope for Vladivostok Return at Manila
The three missing Russian cruisers reached Manila and the Admiralty awaits word on whether they will be interned or attempt to continue toward Vladivostok. Naval officers doubt a successful voyage home given damage and Japanese pursuit.
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ST. Petersburg
Manila
Admiralty
Rojestvensky
Vladivostok
Russia
Fogo
Ginger
Pacific
Suez Canal
Russia puts cost of Sea of Japan battle at 73500000 dollars
St Petersburg June 3 The St Petersburg Gazette pegs Russia's war losses from the Sea of Japan battle at 73500000 dollars as the press chorus campaigns for a Zemsky Sobor to voice popular war wishes continues.
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ST. Petersburg
Zemsky Sobor
Russia
President Seeks War End Through Talks With Japan Minister
Washington June 3. President Roosevelt meets Japanese Minister Kogoro Takahira at the White House for a long conference after Count Cassini’s earlier interview. Diplomatic circles report shared hopes for peace in the Far East with Germany Italy and Britain ready to aid and the French government aligned toward an early settlement with Russia and Japan.
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Washington
Kogoro Takahira
White House
Count Cassini
Far East
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Italy
Baron Mayor Des Planches
Mortimer Durand
Edward
St. Petersburg
White House says no statement on Cassini visit
The White House issued a statement denying any direct or indirect remarks about Ambassador Cassini's visit. It clarifies the president did not tender good offices and that peace talk aims to bring Russia and Japan to discuss terms, with Germany and Japan opinions noted and Japan insisting on direct talks between the Czar and the Mikado.
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Cassini
White House
Count Cassini
Russia
Japan
Czar
Mikado
Peace drive in Far East hinges on Russian credit and peace moves
Paris reports financial forces backing a peace trend as Russian loans hinge on a peace pledge. A banker notes Russia’s credit could expand on peace, while a Japanese official questions foreign mediation. A suggestion recalls the Spanish war timing regarding Admiral Watson’s fleet.
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Paris
Far East
Russia
Japan
Togo
Baltic Sea
Navy Department
Washington
Watson
Spain
Pain's Fireworks for the 4th
A local notice notes stickless rockets and other novelties on sale at 12 Park Place New York as Independence Day approaches. The brief item highlights the store's fireworks offerings without extra details.
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Pain
Park Place
N. Y
Adv
Apache yacht Apache missing in Kaiser's Cup race mystery
Concern grows as the three masted bark Apache fails to appear after the start of the Kaiser's Cup race. Reports place Apache far behind early, then unseen for days while rivals like Valhalla and Fleur de Lys press on. Capt. McDonald and a crew of forty aboard the St Paul monitor the search as officials note the vessel’s last sighting near Scilly.
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Scillys
Grand Banks
McDonald
Mr. Randolph
Ralph N. Ellis
Meadow Brook
Joseph Harrison
Passow
St. Paul
St. Pau
William McDonald
Plain Clothes, Says Pastor
Des Moines clerics at Clifton Heights Presbyterian urged attendees to wear inexpensive clothing so no one feels embarrassed. Rev Dr A W McConnell said the poor avoid church due to dress, favoring denim for men and calico for women and would drop collar and cravat himself to attract workers.
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New York Times
Dies Moines
Iowa
Clifton. Heights
Presbyterian CX@reh
Des Moines
Clifton Heights Presbyterian Church
A. W. McConnell
Panama rate problem explained by officials
A statement from official sources denies reports of a clash between President Shontz of the Panama Canal Commission and President Roosevelt over Panama Railroad traffic rates. Shantz favors a fixed base rate with flexible through rates on steamship routes to compete with San Francisco, while Roosevelt seeks a through rate based on railroad reliability.
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New York Times
Washington
Shontz
Panama Canal Commission
Roosevelt
Panama
San Francisco
Shantz
New York
Colon
Pacific
Isthmus
North Pacific
Trenton Girl Missing After Philadelphia Call
Miss Martha D. Barcalow of Trenton vanished after a May 13 telephone prompt to go to a Philadelphia real estate office on Tenth Street to substitute for an ill worker. Parents know no office number or employer name. family fears foul play. Prof. Gill at Stewart Business College denies any call or knowledge of a sick Philadelphia agent.
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Trenton
Martha D. Barcalow
Chambers Street
Philadelphia
Tenth Street
Business College
Steamer Bluecher in Wireless Contact Near Nantucket Lightship
The steamer Bluecher from Hamburg in the routes Dover and Boulogne spoke with Siasconsett Massachusetts at 11 15 last night and was fifty miles east of Nantucket Shoals Lightship. She is expected to dock about 3 this afternoon.
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Hamburg
Dover
Boulogne
Siasconsett
Mass
Nantucket Shoals
Warship Sinks a Bark After Collision in Fog
In fog off Dungeness the British battleship Caesar collided with the bark Afghanistan, sinking her in two minutes. Twenty three crewmen are feared dead, eleven rescued from the 34 aboard. The Afghanistan, from Hamburg to Portland and San Diego, sustained heavy damage as other ships in the fleet tangled with nets and davits.
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London
Dungeness
Afghanistan
Craigie
Hamburg
San Diego
Portland
Oregon
Nel
Caesar
Hannibal
Triumph
Swiftsure
Stockton
Liverpool
British and Eastern Shipping Company
Cresare
Captives at Pistol Point in Five Men Arrest
Police Captain Brennan arrested five men charged with homicide after a fatal fall from a saloon roof on East 115th Street and Second Avenue. The captives including Joseph Patio Tony Anstanti Jerry Laczanzi John Doran and Lawrence Candes were marched to the station house with Brennan’s pistol drawn.
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Brennan
One Hundred and Fourth Street
Fifteenth Street
Second Avenue
Bisna Mario
Ilarlem ™ Hospital
Parmenter
Joseph Patio
Tony Anstanti
Jerry Lacanzzi
John Doran
Lawrence Candes
East One Hundred and Fifteenth Street
Murio
Candes
Mrs Fitch Narrowly Escapes Runaway Coach Crash
Mrs Ashbel P Fitch widow of New Yorks former controller and her two young relatives escaped serious harm in Tarr town New York as a carriage failed at a turn tearing wheels and a horse ran wild for 500 yards before undertaker Thomas Dorsey halted the runaway. The coachman suffered knee injuries while Mrs Fitch and her son and daughter were uninjured.
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New York Times
Tarrytown
WN. Y
Ashbel. P. Fitch
New York
Orchard Street
Miss Fitch
Thomas Dorsey
Boy rescues comrade from drowning at Old Mill Creek
John J. Barnes seventeen son of a policeman at 117 Euclid Avenue East New York saved Robert Bigger from drowning in Old Mill Creek near Jamaica Bay. With the current surge Bigger grabbed Barnes forcing a struggle. Barnes stunned Bigger and then brought him to shore after a hard battle.
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John J. Barnes
Euclid Avenue
New York
Robert Bigger
Old Mill Creek
Jamaica Bay
Bigger
Barnes
New York Central Announces Fast Train Schedule
The Second Empire offers a rapid New York Central service leaving Grand Central at 2 20 P M. for Albany Utica Syracuse and Buffalo with arrivals at 5 UT 7 14 8 23 and 11 30 P M respectively. Ady.
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New York Central
Grand Central Station
Albany
Utica
Syracuse
Aver
Buffalo
Japanese Squadron to Visit Gutzlaff Island
Shanghai June 4 A Japanese naval squadron led by Vice Admiral Uriu is expected at Gutzlaff Island in Hangchow Bay today confirming naval movements and potential coastal operations in the region.
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Uriu
Hangchow Bay
Shanghai
Gutzlaff Island
Hangchow
Trainer Mauled by Wolf in Annapolis Menagerie
Miss Isolde Russell, an animal trainer, was badly bitten by a large silver wolf during a rehearsal with five animals including three bears and a hyena. Her assistant John Lee fled a dire scene as the wolf latched onto her forearm and then thigh before Russell subdued the beast and drove the others away.
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New York Times
Annapolis
Miss Russell
Lee
Miss Roosevelt Attends Longworth Derby Outing
Miss Alice Roosevelt visited Cincinnati for the Latonia Derby with Congressman Nicholas Longworth's guests. She watched races from a roped veranda area, bet five dollars on the fifth race and lost, then attended a zoo concert with the party before returning to the city.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
Alice Roosevelt
Longworths
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Mr. Longworth
Miss Roosevelt
Firemen Quell Panic at Exposition Building
A fire panic broke out at the Exposition Building in Milwaukee during the National Skat Congress where 1,600 players were present. A flash from a flashlight sparked a canvas roof fire. firefighters swiftly controlled the blaze with chemicals and announced the danger was past, keeping players calm as doors opened.
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New York Times
Milwaukeer
Wis
Missing Upstate Sheriff Spurred by 150-Strong Search
In Catskill New York Sheriff Charles A Post 67 disappeared from his home last Thursday and a posse of about 150 men will scour surrounding woods at daybreak. He recently sold his farm near his birthplace and was due 5000 dollars from the sale the first installment. He was last seen near West Shore station entering a hotel seeking Jamaica ginger. He has back and head pains from a prior fall and has worried over the farm sale.
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New York Times
Catskill
N. Y
Charles A. Post
Sheriff Post
Here
West Shore Station
Lightning Toast: Doctors Survive Stroudsburg Storm
Two East Stroudsburg residents endured an electric storm as lightning struck their dining room in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania. Dr Cross toppled from his chair under the table and found his bread had been toasted by the bolt while Dr Angle and others watched.
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New York Times
Stroudsburg
Penn
East Stroudsburg
Dr. Angle
Dr. Cross
Man Threats With Razor Down Broadway Crowd Threatened
A man, described as a negro, displayed a left hand severed at the wrist and waved a razor as crowds fled on Forty-second Street and Broadway. Detective Kreutzer knocked the weapon away and detained him at West Forty-seventh Street Police Station before sending him to Bellevue Psychiatric Ward.
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Forty-second Street
Broadway
Kreutzer
West Forty-seventh Street
Bellevue
Lincoln May Head Equitable Board Amid Turmoil
Robert Todd Lincoln of Chicago, son of Abraham Lincoln and former Secretary of War, is discussed as a probable Chairman of the Equitable Life Assurance Society as its directors pursue a restructuring after a stormy meeting. Hyde allies and Frick Harriman fallout shape the fight, with Hendricks and Brackett's influence noted and Tarbell warning over earnings and agency loyalty.
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Robert Todd Lincoln
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Arthur
Lincoln
James H. Rtyde
Belef
Frick-Harriman
Cornelius N. Bliss
Alexander
James H. Hyde
Mr. Hyde
Society
Hendricks
Frick
Equitable
Albany
Whither
Frank H. Platt
Crimmins Policy Holders’ Committee
Equitabia
Saratoga
Edgar T. Brackett
Hyde
Frick Committee
Gage FE. Tarbell
Tarbell
Equitable Society
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