Rojestvensky In Japanese Hospital With Serious Wounds
Washington reports from Tokyo state Rojestvensky’s skull is fractured and he is in surgery, condition serious but not dangerous. Japan’s losses total three torpedo boats sunk, three officers killed, about 200 men killed or disabled. Griscom confirms, Vladivostok dispatches add four officers and 197 men from Oslyabya.
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Sasebo
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Bravi
Japanese report details capture of Russian commander
Washington reports from Tokyo describe a May 28 surrender near Liancourt Rocks and the sinking of the Russian cruiser Dmitri Donskoi. The Japanese say Admiral Ushakov was sunk after refusing to surrender, with over 300 rescued. Russians including Rozestvensky were captured. other ships were sunk or beached as operations continued.
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Tokio
Togo
Liancourt Rocks
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Demitri Donskoi
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Urleung Island
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Niitaka
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Oushakoff
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Orel
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Bedovi
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Navarin
Almaz
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Prince Yorkite
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Hepert
Sissoi Veliky
Japanese Lost Only Three Torpedo Boats Paroled Officers
Tokyo reports in official dispatch that Japan suffered slight damages in the naval battle with no ships lost except three torpedo boats. Parole released surrendered officers from the battle, including Nebogatoff’s report to the czar and details on Russian killed wounded and prisoners. Hojestvensky sent to Sasebo naval hospital.
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Tokio
Togo
Nebogatoff
Nicolat L. Orel
Apraxine
Seniavin Hojestvensky
Hojestvensky
Sasebo Naval Hospital
Bledovy
Togo Reports Japanese Loss Approximately 400
Tokio May 31. Admiral Togo supplied later progress reports on the naval engagement. His wireless messages indicate the Japanese loss was about 400 ships and men, with details expected as the situation developed.
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Togo
Tokio
Duchess of Westminster Robbed of Jewels Worth Fifty Thousand
London May 31. A news agency report says the Duchess of Westminster was robbed of valuables estimated at 50 thousand dollars a few days ago. No clue to the thief has been obtained.
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Woosung
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Duchess of Westminster
Ex Senator Shot Old Soldiers in Affray at Dodge City
On May 1 in Dodge City Charles G. Patterson former editor of the Democrat News shot and wounded E. D. Martin ex state senator after a long feud. Patterson fired two shots in the public square. In Dodge City May 31 at the soldiers home Daniel Truax shot and killed Herman Lutz and John Lee over whisky belonging to Truax. All three are old soldiers.
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Charles G. Patterson
Democrat News
E. D. Martin
Patterson
Hix
Dodge City
Kans
Daniel Truax
Herman Lutz
John Lee
Truax
Last of May Corn Boom Advances 9 Cents
Chicago May 31 price action closes May corn campaign with a 9 cent advance to the day’s high, 60 cents a bushel. Shorts sought to buy but offerings were scarce as bulls end May on a firm note.
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Chicago
Lake Mohonk Conference Opens with Addresses by Judge Gray
The Lake Mohonk arbitration conference opened at Lake Mohonk New York with opening addresses by President and Judge George Gray followed by Dr. Benjamin F Trueblood. About 75 delegates attended. Interim reports from May 27 to 29 detail Russian naval losses including the sunken Oslyabya Navarin and several ships. final tallies awaited.
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Trueblood
Lake Mohonk
N. Y
George Gray
Benjamin F. Trueblood
Oldhamia Vessel Reported American Captured by Russians
Nagaska May 31 The captain chief engineer and two seamen of the British steamer Oldhamia reached Sasebo. The Oldhamia, seized by Russians May 19, was initially reported as American. The men who arrived were retaken by the Japanese from the Russian steamer Saturday.
Babe's Body Found Floating in River Near Burlington
A week-old infant's body, healthy and well formed, was found in a valise floating near Burlington Iowa just below the city. It was wrapped in a striped shirt and believed to have been dropped from a passing steamer. The discovery was made yesterday by local skiff observers.
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Burlington
Iowa
Twenty Five Men Imprisoned by Colorado Tunnel Cave In
Montrose Colorado May 31 Word arrives that rescuers seek twenty five men trapped by yesterday s cave in at the Gunnison reclamation tunnel at Cedar Creek end. Officials fear many dead. Two are known alive two reported dead. Rescuers dig through debris amid a large earth pile. air shortage and risk of suffocation endanger the imprisoned workers as a timbered section gave way without warning. Twenty four men recovered including twenty one uninjured and three injured.
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Cedar Creek
Baptist minister defends Rockefeller against critics
New York May 31 Reverend Dr Robert Stuart Mac Arthur pastor of Calvary Baptist church says in an article to be published in The Examiner that criticism of John D Rockefeller over his $100000 gift to the American board for foreign missions is coarse cruel and perhaps criminal He protests against attacks on Baptist churches and argues Rockefeller could not buy Baptist approval and that his business dealings meet high moral standards He calls for fairness toward Rockefeller and confidence in him
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John D. Rockefeller
American Board of Commissioners
Robert Stuart MacArthur
Calvary Baptist Church
Examiner
Rockefeller
Attempt Made on Life of Alfonso in Paris
Paris May 21 A spectator burst through police lines as King Alfonso of Spain and President Loubet rode from the railway to the palace. He dodged the escort horses and shouted Down with the inquisitors Long live the workers. Seized by police he identified himself as Auguste Garnery a jeweler s workman and secretary of the jewel workers federation. He had prior clashes with police over revolutionary opinions.
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Alfonso
Spain
Loubet
Bois de Boulogne
Auguste Garnery
Jewel Workers’ Federation
Garnery
No Demand for Damages Bigelow Insurance Issue
The foreign office denies a Paris rumor that Dr. Monote demanded $100,000,900 from France for neutrality breaches tied to Admiral Rojestvensky’s fleet voyage. Milwaukee bankruptcy case: Frank G Bigelow seeks $700,000 in insurance policies held by the estate, with $5,000 to Mrs. Sigelow and the remainder to the estate.
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Foreign Office
United States
Monote
France
Rojestvensky
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Wis
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Sigelow
Chinese Chamber of Commerce boycotts American goods
In Manila on May 3 the Chinese chamber of commerce voted unanimously to align with treaty ports of China and boycott American merchandise in retaliation for the new American exclusion treaty.
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Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Manila
China
Warroad Fire Ravages Main Business District
Warroad Minnesota reports a major blaze destroying the business portion of the town. The loss is estimated at two hundred thousand dollars, with extensive damage to shops and offices. Firefighters battled the flames amid smoke and high temperatures.
Mayor Weavers New Men To Stick
Philadelphia May 1 A senior solicitor for David Smyth and Peter Costello withdrew all papers in injunction actions against their successors. The organization forces stop the fight against Mayor Weaver for now, signaling a pause in the ongoing power struggle.
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Philadelphia
David Smyth
Peter E. Costello
Weaver
Weaver Lee
King Alfonso in Paris With Loubet and Escort
King Alfonso accompanied by President Loubet visited the Invalids Pantheon and Notre Dame in Paris with a brilliant military escort. Enthu siastic crowds lined the routes as the king met large bodies of cheering locals from the historic capital.
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Paris
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Notre Dame
Figures Show War Costs To Date For Japan And Russia
Economic table estimates total war expenditure by Japan and Russia at about 737 million dollars, with Japan spending roughly 203 million less than Russia. Russia carries higher loan totals, while Japan’s loans lag by about 270 million. The daily war cost runs near 1.2 million, and Russia’s interest debt exceeds Japan’s by about 3.44 billion.
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Russia
Praece
Treasury
Germany
France
Ecbels
Imperial Government Debt Dates From Early 1900s
Notes outline imperial government loan rates and debt figures with stamps of 1904 1905. Mentions 5 and 6 percent interest terms and public debt levels around 2 million, plus daily war expenses and new loan details.
Morton to resign cabinet post and head New York subway
Washington May 21 After a conference with the president today Secretary Morton announced his retirement from the cabinet planned for July 1 He indicated his future plans are not yet set but is expected to assume general management of the New York subway system authorities said Morton will move to New York to make his home and take the post
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Washington
Morton
New York
Coal drivers out over refusal to deliver to express firms
Coal drivers are discharged after refusing to deliver coal to express companies in Chicago. The action follows disputes over cargo destinations and carrier duties, highlighting labor tensions in the city’s transportation sector.
More Drivers Slugged and Court Actions Rise in Chicago
Chicago may 31 three more coal yards were hit as Weaver Coal drivers refused to deliver to American Express and were discharged. Replacements came from Employers' Teaming. Police bolster guard at lumber yards amid fears of incendiarism while slugging of strike breakers continues. James Spencer, a Kansas City driver, reportedly attacked and left unconscious. Court actions resume with sixty men summoned by Judge Kohlsaat for indictment violations.
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Weaver Coal Company
American Express Company
Employers’ Teaming Company
James Spencer
Kansas City
Teamsters
Kohlsaat
Joseph Leiter Sued for Mine Disaster
May 1 report that Joseph Leiter faces damage suits tied to the Zeigler Illinois mine explosion of April 4. Three foreign consuls seek about 150000 dollars, via attorney Frank Rockhold, with claims the company faces a 5000 dollar fine per lost life under state mining law. Fifty three lives died, including 24 Americans among the dead.
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Cloudburst Kills Four In Oregon
A cloudburst twelve miles south of Heppoer Oregon caused the deaths of Mrs J P Nonemaker and a young child, plus two children of AL Ro Cox, who were swept away and drowned. In Shelbyville Indiana the Nad ing bank at Flat Rock closed, with losses to Harry Nading Walter Nading and Mrs Sonora Nading estimated over 120000. In Washington Iowa ministers missing from the United Presbyterian assembly. In Jacksonville Illinois John McMeans and his two sons drowned while fishing yesterday.
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Heppoer
Ore
Here
Hase
J.P Nonemaker
AL Ro Cox
Indiana
Shelbyville
Ind
Nading
Flat Rock
Harry Nading
Walter Nading
Sonora Nading
Shelby County
Washington
Iowa
United Presbyterian General Assembly
Jacksonville
Iil
John McMeans
Immediate Call for National Assembly Sparks Crisis in Russia
Reports from St. Petersburg describe a wave of conferences at Tsarskoye Selo debating peace terms and the advisability of summoning a national assembly. The emperor plans to send Grand Duke Michael to a royal wedding while convening an extraordinary council with ministers, war and navy ministers excepted. Public sentiment blames bureaucracy for wartime misfortunes, with press outlets urging swift reform and an end to autocratic rule.
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Tsarskoe Selo
Michael
Frederik William
Germany
Vladimir
Admiral Alexieff
Associated Press
War and Marine
Suemeny Mena
Russia
Boulsgan Rescript Commission
Man is sentenced to death for murder of state senator
Cullman Alabama May 31 John Williams was today sentenced to death for the murder of State Senator Robert L Hipp Williams son Frank aged 20 begged the court to permit him to be hanged in his father's stead Ex-Chaplain of Legislature Dead Minoak Illinois May 31 Albert F Goodspeed former chaplain of the Illinois house and senate died today aged 54 English Speaker Quits Post London May 31 The speaker of the house of commons Right Hon William Court Gully has resigned He has been ill for some time.
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John Wiliams
Robert L. Hipp
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Frank
Minoak
Albert 4. Goodspeed
Clinois H House
Senate
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House of Commons
William Court Gully
Yachts Sighted Near Sicily Islands Amid Trans Atlantic Race
Sicily Islands May 31. The English yacht Valhalla, a contender in the trans Atlantic race, was sighted 20 miles southwest of here this morning. Also offshore at 4 this afternoon the Endymion was sighted 10 miles south.
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Valhalla
Here
Endymion
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