Koreansea Island Occupation Reported by Japanese Army
Tokyo reports Japanese forces seized Korsakovsk, Korsakov Island, and nearby areas in a July 1 to July 9 campaign. Operations included marines landing on July 7, coastal bombardments, and sweeping the sea of obstacles. Japanese commanders claim enemy resistance was minimal and that Korsakovsk fell with flags seen at several points.
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Saghalien
Koreakorek
Porsreston
Sughallen
Korsakovay
Cquidren
Kataoka
Korsakovsk
Yenguma
Gense
Sea of Ectous
Dewa
Koreskowsk
Naka
Yensuma Cape
Holisé
Shells Spread Mutiny Near Russian Front
Mutiny reports reach the Russian army as Japanese forces fire night shells at advance posts near the Black Sea. Proclamations spread, headbill signs vanish, and all front activity ceases amid heavy rains and turmoil.
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Sipine-Hal
Black Sea
Russia seeks truce as Japan silent on armistice
St Petersburg July 10 Russia asks Roosevelt for armistice while Japan has not replied. Russian hopes to push peace talks after a Washington conference. Japanese aim to secure Saghalien before negotiations. Russian forces retreat southward as Japanese advance near Saghalien.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Roosevelt
Washington
Japan
Russas
Mexandrovsk
Potemkine sunk mutiny rumors and naval movements
July dispatches from Sebastopol and ports report the Potemkine sunk after mutineers opened torpedo forks. The vessel remains at the harbor awaiting refloat. In Sevastopol conflicting notes say the mutiny aboard the Katkine persists with mourning planned. Negotiations continue between Ruacha, Romania, and those involved over surrender terms for the crew.
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Petersbure
Ruacha
Rumania
Kninz
Explosion Injures Fifteen Boys In East 14th Street Incident
A group of Italian boys found caps and dynamite in East 14th Street and attempted a final Fourth of July blast. Twelve-year-old Nichola Parrello ignited a match that failed, then dropped it into a tin can causing a powerful explosion. Fifteen youths were hurt, Parrello severely injured and taken to Lincoln Hospital. The blast drew a large crowd and emptied nearby tenements while firefighters and volunteers treated the injured. Rumors spread of shootings tied to a feud as Italian residents flooded Frog Hollow.
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Italan
14Th-St
No. 516
149Th St
Nichola Parrello
No. S41
Lincoln Hospital
Carling
Alexander Ave
Frog Hollow
Dentist Office Fatality Sparks City Health Figures
Pittsburg July 10 A prominent local physician Dr Walter McCandlass died during a tooth extraction after fainting in the chair. His father Dr J Guy McCandlass accompanied him and attempted to save him as an anesthetic was given. The doctor was one of the city and state's best known physicians.
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Pittsburg
Walter McCandlass
McCandlany
McClaren
J. Guy McCandlass
Government redistributes seats with moderate plan
London reports the government proposes a redistribution of seats based on one member per 65 000 people. England gains seventeen seats, Wales gains one, Scotland four, Ireland loses twenty two. The scheme is a compromise and faces strong Liberal and Irish opposition.
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London
I Dea
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
DIVE FROM PILOT HOUSE RESCUE AT RIVER SHORE
Thomas Keefer twenty eight of 127th street and Tth avenue collapsed while swimming off West Sixth Street last night. Richard West of 304 Went W2a street cried for help. Captain Mower of the tug Volunteer jumped in to assist Keefer and the man was brought aboard. A second item notes Mary Melona Sharpsteen heiress to millions engaged to Errolt Dunbar actor cousin of Marie Wainwright with a wedding planned around August.
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Thomas Keefer
Trayghate
Kosten
Joly
Mary Melona Sharpsteen
Beacon St
Clark
Sharpsteen
Errolt Dunbar
Marie Wainwright
Mr. Dunbar
Portsmouth to host peace conference and probe schemes
Secretary Wilson to present cotton scandal evidence to the Attorney General Moody for possible criminal prosecutions. The Hooker trial is expected to be lengthy. Commander Peary noted increased earnings. Cord Roberts criticized the British army as inadequate and unfit. Bonaparte warned on political corruption. Hummel Case decision reserved. City Club discusses Western Union and pool rooms. Brieton reports on the Panama Railroad. Nine years’ sentence imposed on J. W. Wooten. Equitable mutualization talks continue.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Wilson
Moody
Hooker
Peary
Cord Roberts
J. Bonaparte
Hummel
Western Union
Joseph L. Brieton
Panama
J. W. Wooten
Fight Over Caleb Powers at Newport Jail Escalates
Caleb Powers, famed Kentucky prisoner, arrives at Newport Ky jail amid a riot as locals treat him like a guest. A tense scene sees Mayor Helmbold clash with Powers supporters, police intervene, several arrests follow, and Powers remains defiant amid calls of acquittal and potential congressional election.
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Cincinnati
Caleb Powers
Kentucky
Newport
Cincinati
Tenocrats
Powers
Wberty
Helmbold
Wilson
Tn Powers Beng
Mr. Plocker
Ploeger
John Ader
Ader
Melmbold
United States
Tlasles
Covington
Saneten
Gua
Polies
Vowees
Duel in Panama Leaves Morales Wounded
A late afternoon duel in Panama between attorney Eusebio Morales, formerly a U S agent, and Julio Arjona, a prominent journalist and conservative politician, ended with Arjona slightly wounded. The dispute over Arjona's published article sparked the fight.
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Eusebio Morales
Sul
United States
Panama
Julio Arjona
Atd
Arjona
Morales
Panawa
Throne Offered Danish Prince Report Sparks Royal Turmoil
London reports The Standard cites a Oslo correspondent stating Prince Charles of Denmark, second son of Crown Prince Frederick, has been offered the Norwegian throne. Prince Charles wed Princess Maud Alexandra of Britain, amid royal speculation. A separate item from Laurel Del notes infant Catharine Hastings drowned in a bucket of water at her home in Pine, prompting local tragedy coverage.
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London
the Standard
Christiania
Prince Charles
Denmark
Prince Frederick
Maud Alexandra
Great Britain
Laurel
Del
Catharine Hastings
George Hastings
Pines
Lila
Bandits Loot Cuban Home Seize American Banker
In Santiago Cuba July 1 Julian Cendoya an American banker and Ward Line agent was dining with his family when eight bandits stormed the house. They robbed the household, demanded 30000 dollars, and held Cendoya hostage. After a parley he paid 2000 dollars and the raiders withdrew. He later delivered the funds at a designated spot.
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Santiago
Cuba
Julian Cendoya
Ward Line
Cendoya
Life for Lawson's Son
Private advices from Vrique Mexico report Gilbert Johnson of Denver died saving Thomas Lawson's son from a Mexican miner at the Tom Lawson mine. Johnson intervened as Lawson tried to shield the manager. Johnson was fatally stabbed, and the attacker was lynched by mine workers within an hour.
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Sby
Denver
Vrique
Mexico
Gilbert Johnson
Thomas Lawson
Boston
Johnson
Lawson
Tom Lawson
Reine
Body in Coffin Adrift at Georges Bank
Boston July 10 Aboard the fishing schooner Tecumseh Captain Peter Gramm found a crude black coffin adrift off Georges Bank. The naked dead man lay within, eyes glassy, as the top showed slits revealing the corpse. Captain Green suspects a sea burial relic. no crime signs found. The coffin was weighted and sunk.
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Boston
Georges Banks
Peter Gramm
Green
Scott Rushing East in $10,000 Special Train Mission
Walter Scott the cowboy millionaire speeds from Los Angeles toward Chicago in a $10,000 special train. Santa Fe officials back the run to break records, with no fixed schedule and right of way over other trains.
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Chicago
Walter Scott
Death Valley
California
Los Angeles
Scott
Santa Fe Railroad
Scotty
Las Vegas
N. M
Heat and Storm Sweep City With Record Fall in Water
A severe heat wave sweeping New York and New England caused multiple deaths and prostrations as temperatures rose, then a 20 degree drop after a 2 am storm. Downtown Manhattan streets flooded, a Duane and Elm place excavation cave-in injured six, Jersey City surface cars halted, and high winds felled wires, trees, and struck Ellis Island, the Borough Hall, and the yacht Seminole.
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New-England
Manhattan
Duane and Elmsts
Jersey City
Ellis Island
Borough Hall
Brooklyn
Battery
Staten Island
New England
Cooling Showers After Heat Wave Devastate City
A severe storm at 2:12 pm brought record rainfall of 2.36 inches and winds to 35 mph, cooling the city from a high near 90. The heat caused deaths and animal fatalities, with horses collapsing and many cats and dogs dying. Flooding closed streets, overwhelmed sewers, and damaged cellars, offices, and the Coroner's floor. Traffic stalled as cabmen saw a surge in business, and Ellis Island's administration building was struck by lightning.
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Inter
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Mary Turner
West ¢7Th St
Lynch
Statter House
Turner
Cat Hospital
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Lillian Matthews
Robbins-ave
Bronx
Alexander-ave
Halliman
West Qnd-st
West 24Thst
Dar
Harlem
Wallst
140Th-St
Albert Kasetck
North River
Pier St
Kasetck
East 20Th St
Bellevue Hospital
Waldorf-Astoria
Elmst
White and Elm Sts
Elm
White Sts
White At
Henry Knabe
Centre
Stock Innis
Coners
Sheri McFadden
Ellis Island
Information Bureau
Bureau
Hills Island
Jersey City Sizzled by Lightning Storm Halts Trolley Lines
A fierce electric storm knocked trolley service for nearly two hours in Jersey City. Many cars stalled with passengers stranded, including women and children, while lightning struck poles and storefronts. Two horses were killed, a fire started at 333 Artington Ave, and widespread outages hit the Public Service Corporation. Severe flooding followed as sewers overran and manhole covers were displaced.
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Jersey City
Public Service Corporation
United States Express Company
Bergen Ave
Falrview-ave
William Edwards
Artington- Ave
Andrew
Butler Brothers
Baum Brothers
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Mary PI
Hev
Rome
Jersey City Heights
Louis Henderson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Greenville City
Gates Ave
Mother andson Struck by Lightning in Downpour
In Enenville New Jersey during a heavy rainstorm Mrs John Rets and her five year old son were struck by lightning while alone at home. The boy died instantly and the mother may have perished. The father, returning from work, found his wife unconscious and the child dead.
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Ine Talagrapn
Tier Teteiwst
Enenville
John Rets
May
Sie
Seminole Yacht Struck by Lightning in Storm
The Seminole owned by J. N. Robins was struck by lightning during a storm, shattering her foretopmast. The incident occurred as trains along the West Shore Railroad's 300 line to Niagara Falls and down the Hudson Valley faced disruptions.
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J. N. Robins
West Shore Railroad i
Niagara Falls
Hudson
Motawig Valley
Advi
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