Collision on Third Avenue elevated kills motorman and injures five
New York May 10 a rear end collision between two Third Avenue elevated trains between 66th and 57th streets killed Motorman Cornell and seriously injured five passengers. Fire from exposed wiring sparked panic as passengers leaped from windows and firemen pried apart jammed cars. Conductors and motorman of the rear train were arrested as rescue crews stabilized the wreck. In a separate item, Chilean reports say Charles R Flint of New York offered to buy Esmeralda Chacabuco and Canitan Prat with a 50 000 deposit, likely on behalf of the Turkish government.
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New York
Third Avenue
66Th
57Th Streets
Cornell
Chile
Santiago de Chile
Charles R. Flint
Flint & Co
Chacabuco
Flint
Blood Wine Credited With Cures for Consumption and Cough
A Washington man claims Blood Wine cured his daughter Elsie from consumption after Ephoid fever left her weak and bedridden. He notes she rose from bed after one bottle and improved after six, while Augusta Maine resident Peter Berry reports a severe lung cough healed by Blood Wine. Sold by L. Prare.
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Resu
Peter Berry
Pearl St
Augusta
L. Prare
Body of EF Lorentz Identified in Virginia Search
The body of EF Lorentz Philadelphia millionaire is identified near Blackwood road in Scott County Virginia. A bullet hole above the heart convinces relatives of murder. A revolver with three shots missing and glasses lie nearby. hunt for assassins continues with several persons under suspicion.
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Big Stone Gap
EF Lorentz
Philadelphia
Blackwood Road
Kelly Cave
Wentz
Ford
Blackwood
Charles Wat
Kelly View
Evacuation at Newchwang and Port Arthur Food Alert
May 10 dispatches report Newchwang evacuation continuing with Russian rear guard and fort dismantling. Cattle seizure near Liao river provokes Chinese protest while a Japanese spy is captured and escapes with Chinese aid. Port Arthur is said to have coal for six weeks and food for about 8000 men for three months.
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Alex
Vladivostok
Shan Haiwan
Newehwang
Kai Chau
Liao River
Yin Kow
Newchwang
Shan Kai Kwan
Associated Press
Port Arthur
Exhibits filling World's Fair as spaces run out
The director of exhibits notes no remaining space in World’s Fair buildings except reservations for Russia and Argentina. The first exhibit car arrived October 9, 1905 and since then 4833 cars have been delivered, with almost 1000 cars still to be exported. Also reported is the death of Wood Shed 2091, a famed trotting stallion, and news that Sir Henry M. Stanley is dying in London after pleurisy and heart illness.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
United States
Medical Association, Proprietors
H. S. Jones
Forest
St Louis
Russia
Argentina
Pennsylvania Post Offices
Henry M. Stanley
London
Sir Henry M. Stanley
Henry
Russians Evade Japs as Vladivostok Fleet Breaks Out
London reports from May 10 say a portion of the Vladivostok fleet may have slipped out to the Sea of Japan to evade Japan. Russian forces retreat from Newecwang toward Liao Yang while bandits attack rail lines near Tashi Chia and Hai Cheng. Debates in London press weigh Kuropatkin vs Kuroki as a possible battle unfolds near Feng Wang Cheng and Liao Yang.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Seoul
Sea of Japan
Tokio
Daily Chronicle
Newecwang
Liao Yang
Tashi Chia
Hai Cheng
Newchwang
Port Arthur- Mukden
Dalny
Port Arthur
Kuroki
Feng Wang Cheng
Kuropatkin
Zassahidh
Yalu
Icon gifted to General Kuropatkin by St Petersburg
The St Petersburg town council presented General Kuropatkin with eighty icons before his departure for the front. Soldiers wear sacred images for protection against Japanese bullets, a long standing practice for Russians in war.
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Kuropatkin
ST. Petersburg
St Petersburg
Christ
War-era claim of Chinese assault through Western defenses
A historical report asserts possible wartime strategy focusing on China employing forces against Western defenses, described as the weakest frontier. The text notes the tactic as an attempted assault in a broader conflict context.
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China
War Will Be Long and Bitter, Russia Expects Prolonged Conflict
Report from St Petersburg declares Kuropatkin will remain at Liao Yang with no retirement planned. It notes Russia will fight long, with plans to let the Japanese advance into Manchuria before striking, while defending Harbin and Liao Yang as conditions allow. US dispatches order a cruiser and gunboat to Chefoo to monitor near Port Arthur.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Alexief
Kuropatkin
Skryulof
Liao Yang
Liao Tung
Yalu River
Zassalitch
Yalu
Itig
Manchuria
Kuropdtkin
Harbin
Associated Press
Newchwang
Sivouch
Hai Cheng
Mukden
Vladivyostok
Debate in M E conference on Catholic school system
In Los Angeles May 10 the Methodist Episcopal conference debated Catholic influence on public schools. A committee will consider the resolution criticizing the church, while judges and delegates offered supportive and cautious views on church role and divorce discipline. Separately, New Jersey Republicans outlined convention plans and rosters as baseball scores were reported. David Smoot, 63, La Plata hotel keeper, died.
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Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
J. HR. King
Church Extension Society
Philadelphia
Charles B. Lore
Delaware Supreme Court
King
Publc
Sibley
Ohio
Committee On the State of the Church
David Smoot
Charles County
la Plata
Barton Thornev state senator dies at 71 in New Jersey
Barton F Thornev a state senator from Burlington county New Jersey died at his Crosswicks home aged 71 The report notes his death in a local obituary style.
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Barton F. Thornev
Burlington County
N. J
Crosswicks
Germany
Baltimore
Harry Simmons
Chicago
L B Wickman Simmons
Milan
Kan
Hanlan
Thomas Costalla
Clork
Pagomaster’s
Grooklyn Nasy
Sing Sing Ana
Isthmian Canal Zone Governed by Commission Until 58th Congress
The Isthmian canal commission will hold legislative authority over the zone until the end of the 58th Congress. General George W. Davis is appointed governor. a civil service will be created. surveys, contracts, and land acquisitions will be managed under War Department supervision. The governor will enforce laws and protect inhabitants, ensuring security and proper administration. Two shoplifters arrested in New York. a Japanese loan syndicate formed with Kuhn, Loeb & Co overseeing a 25.6 million bond issue at a premium.
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Washington
Roost Vel
Secretariis Hav
Taft
Knox
Regula Uns
Isthailan Canal
Fimaus
George W Davis
Army
Stnp
Balis
Secretary of War
Philippine Commission
Canal Commission
War Department
Commission
United States
Congress
Canal
Isthmian Canal Zone
Publc
Davis
Canal Zone
New York
Central Office
May Morris
Rogue’s
Annie Gleason
Chicago Retail Dry Goods Association
New York Association
Presidio
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Syndiate
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W. Patrick Sr
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Piniadelpins
Y Clinten E. Main
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Epward L. Wentz
Chefoo
Gentaro Kodama
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Nass Viay Bi —Woodshed
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Admiral Couper
New Jersey
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