Inland Sea Battle Repairs Blocked for Enquist Vessels
Washington reports Admiral Enquist cannot repair damaged Russian ships at Manila. The U.S. government orders they be interned until end of hostilities unless they depart. Taft to Manila governor instructs internment as the only safe option if repairs are denied.
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Enquist
Manila
Taft
Gov. Wright
Aurora
Oleg
Jemtebug
Toge
Senda
Washington, D. C
Manila Bay
Naval Board
Train
Fight on Island in River City Highlights Local Boxing Bout
Muscatine event on June 5 saw Kid Fisher defeat Young Johnston of Philadelphia in three rounds with a right to the jaw on an island in the Mississippi River. Local lights from Muscatine attended the bout as riverfront entertainment.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Kid Fisher
Young Johnston
Philadelphia
Mississippi River
Race riot rumor reports four dead in Turner South Carolina
Augusta Ga June 5 reports reach here that a race riot occurred at Turner South Carolina a white man named McLean was killed his son wounded and three negroes killed details unobtainable
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Augusta
Turner
S.C
McLean
Apache Finishes Late in Kaiser Cup Race
The American yacht Apache, last in the Kaiser Cup race, finished at 10:20 this morning after delays caused by sailing too far north and calm seas off Newfoundland. All on board are reported in good health.
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Newfoundland
Woman Shot After Refusing Suitor in Hebron Buggy Ride
In Rockford Michigan Dell Dasso a farm hand shot Bell Harrison and Charles Peet after she declined his attentions. Dasso fired when she refused to leave Peet’s buggy and fled the scene. Both victims are in critical condition.
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Rockford
Bell Harrison
Hebron
Charles Peet
Dell Dasso
Peet
Dasso
Plow Makers Agree to Skip State Fairs for 1905
Rock Island Plow Company and Moline concerns signed an agreement circulated nationwide pledging that no plows or implements they manufacture will be exhibited at any state fair in the United States during the year 1905. The note states that the undersigned firms will refrain through themselves or any agent or jobber from displaying goods at fairs.
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Rock Island Plow Company
Moline
United States
Diver Held Under Water Twenty Four Hours
Canton Missouri June 5 after 24 hours under water and trapped by diver armor Daniel Hayes was brought to the surface unconscious at 3 pm He had been removing debris from a large pipe serving Lima lake and drainage to the Mississippi river He was rescued by a diver from Burlington Bay Joke Ends in Death Oskaloosa Iowa June 5 Frank Stevens drowned in Steddom pond after being teased by men at an ice house and calling for help Two boxes of fancy strawberries are on sale at Economy Grocery 1515 Second Avenue.
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Daniel Hayes
Lima Lake
Mississippi River
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Burlington
Bay
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Frank Stevens
Steddom Pond
Stevens
French Cabinet Near Crisis Over Morocco Policy
Paris June 5 strong tension builds in the cabinet after the sultan of Morocco rejects French reform proposals. Reports say Foreign Minister Delcasse may resign if Moroccan policy fails to win united ministerial backing.
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Paris
Morocco
Delcasse
Big Hall Burned During Skat League Exposition in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee on June 5 the great exposition hall burned during a Skat league congress with 1500 players on the floor. The roof and dome collapsed within minutes, several spectators were injured, four women fainted, and nearby sidewalks failed under the blaze as hundreds watched. Additional fires broke out from embers, with many wooden houses in the area affected but few hospital cases reported.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Congress
German forces reportedly fall at Warmbad in Southwest Africa
London dispatch notes native reports reaching officials that Warmbad the German headquarters in Southwest Africa has fallen and the garrison perished though no independent confirmation is available. In St Louis a catastrophic fire at Winkle Terra Cotta works caused losses around 400000 dollars.
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London
Cape Town
Warmbad
Africa
St. Louis
Threaten to Take Washington Naval Drill Near D C
Washington June 5 a joint army navy exercise will involve 16 warships attacking defenses around Washington and Baltimore starting June 11 for six days and nights. Fortresses along the Chesapeake and Potomac will defend. the test aims to gauge defense strength with no public spectacle, details kept secret.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Potomac River
Chesapeake
Navy
Army
Mystery Explosion Kills Unidentified Man in Dixon Street
Puzzled Dixon authorities investigate a Friday evening blast on a street that torn the trunk from the body but left head and limbs intact. No witness identified the victim and theories suggest a burglar with explosives may have caused the accident.
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Dixon
Settlement Remains Elusive in Chicago Teamsters Strike
Chicago June 5. Settlement of the teamsters strike is not in sight. AFL President Gompers plans another Chicago visit to aid efforts. Team Owners' Association expect to deliver to boycotted houses, a vote on deliveries is likely to be negative, and refusals may prompt expulsions and an extended strike. Also in Chicago news, Mulligan and Donahue released on bail, Albert Young indicted for conspiracy against Montgomery Ward Co. Cornelius Shea, IBT president, arrested on criminal libel charge related to Ward and Sears matters, later released on 5000 dollar bond. Nonunion worker Albert Johnson fatally beaten at Fourteenth Street and Ashland Avenue.
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Teamsters
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Railway Express
Team Owners’ Association
R S Mulligan
Denahue
Grosscup
Mulligan and
Donahue
Express Drivers’ Union
Master In Chancery
Bert Young
Albert Young
International Teamsters’ Union
Montgomery Ward & Co
Cornelius P. Shea
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Robert J. Thorne
Ward & Co
Shea
Bethea
United States District Court
Thorne
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Albert Johnson
Fourteenth Street
Ashland Avenue
St Louis Refused Merchants Bridge Takeover Bid
St Louis declined Missouri state request to take possession of the Merchants' Bridge across the Mississippi River, ruling no violation of charter conditions.
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Washington
Taft
State of Missouri
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Americans with Japanese poachers captured at Russian waters
Harbin reports arrival of Crewe of five Japanese sealing schooners with 60 men, including six Americans, after they were captured by Russian torpedo boats while poaching in Russian waters.
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Harbin
Three Die in Ohio Farmhouse Mystery
In Hillsboro Ohio on June 5 Madge Lyons 14 Nettie Hart 18 and George Baldwin 18 were found shot in an upper room of Ed Dines farm home three miles from town. The girls were killed with a revolver the man with a shotgun. A fourth person is suspected but identity and motive are withheld authorities now believe Baldwin killed the girls and then blew out his own brains. Baldwin had been taken in as a tramp by farmer Dines and is thought to have attempted an assault.
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Hillsboro
Ohio
Madge Lyons
Nettie Hart
George Baldwin
Ed Dines
Madge
Baldwin
Hines
Feud Resumes in Free Dinner Shootout in Kentucky
In Breathitt and Morgan counties a feud between Hargis and Cockrell factions flared at a free dinner and fiddling contest at Grant Reed's Blind Tiger. The 20 minute battle left three dead including Harlan Dykis and Andrew Wilson and multiple wounded, with gunfire echoing as attendees scattered after the clash.
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Lexington
Breathitt
Morgan Counties
Hargis
Grant Reed
Blind Tiger
Harry Freeman
Cockrell
Fayette County Grand Jury
Wilsons
Harlan Dykis
Freeman
Santa Fe Tracks Gone Between Rico and Durango
Telluride Colorado June 5 traffic on the Rio Grande Southern railway between Rico and Durango is paralyzed as Dolores River washed out 28 miles of track near Dolores Station affecting service and shipments.
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Telluride
Colo
Rio Grande Southern Railway
Rico
Durango
Dolores River
Dolores Station
Alphonso First Spanish King to Visit London
Springfield news notes Gov Deneen proclaims June 14 as Illinois Flag Day as part of a broader observance prompting official celebrations and civic participation across the state.
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Alphonso
London
GOX
Deneen
Springfield
Deneen Laday
Newspaper row established at Lewis and Clark fair
Arrangements for press facilities are complete in the administration annex named newspaper row at the Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland. The one story structure hosts rooms for the Morning Oregonian Evening Telegram Ey ing Journal and the Associated Press with signs matching each title. The general press bureau validates admissions from this desk area while upstairs rooms house the main bureau.
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Associated Press
Morning Oregonian
Evening Telegram
Eying Journal
General Press Bureau
Genus Press Bureau
Young Ruler Arrives From France to See Edward
King Alfonso of Spain lands in London to meet King Edward with a warm welcome at Buckingham Palace. Earlier, from Cherbourg, the royal yacht Victoria and Albert arrived off Portsmouth amid a naval salute. The prince of Wales met the Spanish ruler at the quay and hosted him aboard, as a formal address was presented by Portsmouth officials.
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Edward
London
Alfonso
England
Buckingham Palace
Portsmouth
King of
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Cherbourg
Victoria and Albert
Impo
Order of the Garter
Prince
Walting
Prince of Wales
Corporation of Portsmouth
Salsbury Given Another Sentence in Water Contract Case
Grand Rapids, June 5. Lant K. Salsbury, former city attorney, was sentenced to pay a $2,000 fine after conviction for criminal conspiracy to secure the water contract and taking money from the promoter's agent. He has already served two years in prison on another charge related to the deal.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Lant K. Salsbury
Salsbury
New American ambassador presents credentials to King Edward
Jane Louton and Whitelaw Reid presented credentials to King Edward at Buckingham Palace at noon. The audience was described as cordial and formal as the ambassador was welcomed into the British capital.
Funeral rites for Congressman Marsh observed in Warsaw
June 5 marks simple Episcopal funeral at the Congressman B F Marsh residence with interment in the local cemetery. Assistant Sergeant at Arms Pierce led in charge. honorary pallbearers were congressional members, active bearers friends. A large regional delegation attended the service. Chicago Won Easily. Intercollegiate conference track meet at Marshall Field yielded six new conference records and a standout discus throw.
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Warsaw
B. F. Marsh
Pierce
House of Representatives
Congress
Col. Marsh
Chicago
Marshall Field
Dictatorial Powers Granted to Trepoff in Russia
Petersburg June 5 reports the emperor issued an ukase elevating Governor General Trepoff to assistant interior minister and head of police and gendarmerie. The move grants near dictatorial powers to suppress revolutionary unrest and control agitation amid demands for a constitution and representative government.
Robbers Plant Stolen Knives by Clinton Boy
A Clinton boy found a sheaf of rusted knives planted along the river Friday afternoon. The blades were stolen from a Cambridge hardware store a year ago and linked to a trio now serving time at Joliet. They were arrested at Clinton.
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Clinton
Cambridge
Joliet
MUGGLY M GRAW IS GIVEN INJUNCTION
Justice Shedon grants a temporary injunction against Harry C Pulliam restraining action to enforce suspension and fine on John J McGraw manager of New York National league club. Includes other terse notices from same date about a bank safe and political letters.
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Bostop
Harry C. Pulliam
National League of Baseball Clubs
Justice Shedon
John J. McGraw
New York
Pulliam
McGraw
Three anarchists arrested in Paris bomb plot
Three anarchists, two Spaniards and one Italian, arrived from Paris and have been arrested in Marseilles on suspicion of complicity in the May 31 attempt on King Alfonso’s life.
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Marseilles
Paris
Alfonso
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