World War I era diplomacy cited in vague reports
Readable fragments describe preliminary parleys between Russia, Count Cassini, and Japanese officials. Reports say neutral powers aim to present a united front as talks near reality and suggest Emperor William II's close ties to the Czar could shape advising the Russian leader.
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St. Petersburg
Acdi
Count Cassini
Ambar Jeador
Tekahira
White
Washington
Spence
Am International Center
Joe
Japan
Wultam
Heecauahira
No Peace Signs Abroad In Uncertain Diplomatic Talks
Diplomatic circles report no quick end to the war as officials express determination to continue hostilities. News from Washington and Paris notes muted hopes for peace, with Russia and Japan seen unlikely to offer terms soon. High officials suggest Emperor William favors peace but adheres to non interference while Moscow and Berlin monitor developments.
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Irar Eeeet
Roosevelt
Ambasaador Meyer
Washington
Lonitem
Takahira
Count Caseini
Garon Speck von Sternburg
Hosaia
Paris
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Russia
Foreign Office
Faces Met
Japan
France
William
Res
Shoeither
Deane
Repulses of Scouts Near Manchuria Front
Tokio reports Sapani armies repelled an enemy cavalry assault on Erb-Shi-Fao near Chaniau. A subsequent engagement on the Krrang-?ing road caused heavy losses to the foe, with four scouts wounded and over one hundred enemy casualties. Hua-shu Pass notes slight Russian advances but no major change in status.
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Tokio
Sapani
Manchuria
Erb-Shi-Fao
Chaniau
Vanguard talk on moves toward Corea and Manchuria
Reported May 10 mentions eighteen transports sailing for Corea from Molt with plans for overland march into Northern Manchuria. Rumors claim a Japanese forward movement to capture Youmans and join Chinese troops, signaling rising wartime activity and mobilization.
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Takomi
C. Marrington
Lyra
Tere
Molt
Corea
Manchuria
Whit Youmans
You A
Othes Nperacoes
Intern Russian Ships Interned After Manila Decision
Secretary Taft ordered Russian vessels interned in Manila Harbor after damage claims, stating no favoritism and a policy to pursue penalties if they leave harbor. Governor Wright reported Admiral Enquist awaiting instructions, with plans to intern or seal the ships as hostilities continue.
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Admirael Enquist
Manila
Taft
Boorstasy Loomis
United States
Wright
Enquist
Morton
Converen
Train
Amas
Japanese destroyers wait off Corregidor Island
London dispatch reports seven Japanese torpedo boat destroyers waiting near Corregidor Island as gunfire from Russian cruisers Aurora Oleg and Jemchug ceases temporarily. The Daily Mall correspondent notes.
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Jus G
Daily Mall
Corregidor Island
Aurora
Oleg
Jemchug
Russian cruisers sink near Japanese waters in bold escape attempt
Survivors recount the doomed breakout as Japanese forces intercepted in the Tsushima Strait. Ural suffers a direct hit, its funnel and masts collapse, and 600 sailors die. Thirty three Russians reach Nagato after fifteen hours at sea.
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Ural
Souvaredt
Tsushima Strait
Tange
Okino Island
Ening
Parrater
Nagato
Merchantmen Held Up by Russian Volunteer Fleet
Hong Kong reports vessels of the Russian volunteer fleet overhauling merchantmen northeast of the port. The Ping Suey captain says four steamers were sighted by two volunteer fleet steamers. The Tatra from Manila reports a Russian fleet steamer two torpedo cars and a cruiser with three funnels seen this morning near latitude 20.69 north longitude 215.23 east, steering southwest.
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Hong Kong
Susy
Tatra
Manila
Shanghai patrols near Gutzlatt Island via Tokiwa fleet
Japanese squadron led by Vice Admiral Urto with cruisers Naniwa Takshiho and destroyers Murasame Saguanami arrived off Gutzlatt Island Hang-Chow Bay seeking Russian ships. Tokiwa suffered a shell through its stern in the Sea of Japan battle but the shell did not explode.
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Fugship
Tokiwa
Urtu
Naniwa
Takshiho
Murasame
Saguanam
Gutzlatt Island
Hang-Chow Bay
Ts Islands
Formosa
Sea of Japan
Admiral Rojestvensky Better As Wounds Heal
Tokyo reports Admiral Rojestvensky's condition improving at the Naval Hospital Base with normal pulse and temperature. No brain complications, right hand injury and foot wound show no inflammation. Nebogatov provides no report. Admiralty releases account of three cruisers at Manila with no new details.
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Tokyo
Jane
Naval Hospital
Rojest
Vensky
Nebogatoff
Petersburg
Admiralty
Beeré
Manila
Dmmclais
Neboga
Army Prayer Call for Peace At Salvation Army HQ
The Salvation Army headquarters hosted a prayer event yesterday led by General Bramwell Booth urging restoration of peace between Israel and Japan. The message emphasized global reconciliation and the church’s role in promoting harmony during wartime tensions.
Meeting of All Russia Zemstvo Congress Prohibited
In Moscow on June 6 the All Russia Zemstvo congress with 280 delegates including mayors from 25 cities was banned by order received late last night. Delegates vow to defy the ban and proceed, fearing potential trouble as radical factions push extreme measures and cooperation efforts grow among Social Revolutionaries and the League of Leagues.
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Moscow
Zemetvos
Social Revolutionaries
League of Leagues
Turmoil in Capital Signals Russian Political Upheaval
June 5 reports from St. Petersburg describe labor leaders planning a general strike next Saturday. Journalists chartered a steamer on the Neva to hold a meeting free from police, demanding a constituent assembly and halting the revolution. Emperor Nicholas appoints Trepoff as dictator with broad police powers, sparking reaction and fears of repression. ministers resign or threaten to resign, with speculation on reshuffles and a possible general mobilization to back imperial authority.
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Union of Russian Journaliste
Neva
Nicholas
Ukase
Trepoff
Russia
Alexander II
Winter Palace
Commission of Public Safety
Loris-Meliiom
Loris-Melikoff
Constantine Petrovitch Pobledonostself
Tsarskoe Selo
Pobledonostself
PQSTS
A. Boutigan
Inds
Count Lamederf
M. Murevieff
Rome
Admiral Alexieff
Loris Melikoff
Milyutin
Ignatet
Alexander I
Alexander Tit
Tittle
General Trepoff
Legislative Assembly
Sea of Japan
Americans Among Japanese Sealing Crew Captured Near Odima Island
Harbin June 6 three crews of five sealing schooners totaling sixty men with six Americans arrived after being seized by Russian torpedo boats while poaching near Odima Island. Shanghai June 5 twenty nine crew of the British steamer Olghaznla landed at Wen ton. The Cidhsmia, captured May 19 by a Russian cruiser, bound for Yokkaloht with kerosene, was retaken by a Japanese warship May 27, later taken to Sageh Sipen AR, fired on May 30, two crew wounded.
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Odima Island
Oldhamia
Shanghai
Wen Ton
Yokkaloht
Sageh Sipen
Sapitele
Countess Chrapovitky to Arrive in New York
Countess Chrapovitky wife of Count Chrapovitcky, presumed lost with the Alexander III officers in the Russo Japanese war, sails to New York from Europe. She will visit Pow Trumbull Milford before learning of her husband’s death. formerly Miss Taylor of Stilford. Suez Canal dividend set at 141 francs a share, correcting earlier 4 percent estimate. Durban reports 440 storm victims recovered, many bodies still missing after Natal hurricane and reservoir burst.
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New-York
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Durban
Natal
Plastown
Russian Naval Losses Reported in Tokyo Dispatch
Tokyo correspondent of The Daily Telegraph cites total Russian casualties at 74,000 dead, 4,600 captured, 3,000 escaped in a naval battle. He notes many prisoners ill with disease and mentions women on hospital ships captured by the Japanese, including Vice-Admiral Horstversky’s niece who sought to nurse her uncle.
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London
Tokio
the Delly Telegraph
Horestversky
Moroccan Troubles Deepen as Morocco Rejects French Reform
Paris faces cabinet strain after the sulian rejects French reform proposals. Delcassé may resign if Morocco’s policy lacks ministerial support. Morocco proposed an international conference, likely to be rejected by Britain France Spain and Russia. Berlin may use the issue to push direct talks with France as Lowther arrives in Fez.
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Sulian
Morocco
M. Delcassé
Council of Ministers
Tile
M. Deleaseé
Rouvier
Mi Delcassé
Fez
Jvne
Germany
France
Berlin
Geord A. Lowther
Great Britain
Count von Tattenbach-Ashold
High Fayer
Natives Report Warmbad Falls to German Forces
A Caps Town dispatch states native reports confirm Warmbad in Southwest Africa, German headquarters, has fallen and the garrison perished. The Herero uprising began in January in the northern colony, with ongoing fighting near the mission station Warmbad, about 15 miles south of the Grange Hives and near Great Namaqualand.
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Warmbad
Africa
Miliea
Grange Hives
Gage, Lone
Garman Oh
Atricea
Waembad
Great Namaqualand
Italy Menaces Turkey Over Yemen Warships
Vienna reports that Italy has sent ten warships to the Yemen coast and will not withdraw them until Turkey makes amends for the murder of Italian subjects in Yemen. The Turkish lack of sovereignty there is cited as making withdrawal impossible, keeping the situation grave.
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Vienna
Die Zett
Constantinople
Yemen
Arabia
Turkey
Thim
Roosevelt Hospital ends ward closure ends deficit hopes
In its twenty third annual report Roosevelt Hospital notes closing one ward saved funds and a potential deficit of 3881 would have occurred without a charitable pledge by three friends. Trustees seek an endowment to sustain revenue for ongoing operations during hospital expansion. Total expenditures for 19 were 1T,614, a rise of 3,211 from the previous year, with per patient per diem costs increasing slightly. A large fire at Urle city Pranee destroyed a substantial portion of the business district, with damages estimated at 300,000.
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Board of Trustens
Etienne
St. Buleuse
Pranee
Sune
Buaisiess
Urle City
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