Togo–Rojestvensky Battle Report Widens
Reports from multiple hubs announce the Russian Baltic fleet under Vice Admiral Rojestvensky has been largely sunk or captured in the Tsushima Strait engagement. Japanese forces inflict heavy losses including battleships and destroyers, with ongoing skirmishes reported near Port Arthur and the Strait of Korea.
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Ohio
Rojestvensky
London
Morning Post
Shanghai
Peking
Tsu Islands
Borodino
Washington, D. C
Takahiro
Tokio
State Department
Strait of Korea
Straits
Nagasaki
Strait of Tsushima
Washington
Port Arthur
Tsingtau
Oki
Japan
Daily Mail
Tsar's Alarm Grows Over Rojestvensky News From Nagasaki
In St Petersburg on May 29 the emperor, admiralty officials, and the public awaited authentic word on Vice Admiral Rojestvensky and his fleet. Reports of Nagasaki sinking five Russian ships, including a battleship and a repair ship Kamchatka, sparked fear and anxiety. The emperor summoned key naval leaders and prayed for Rojestvensky's success as news remained scarce.
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St. Petersburg
Emperor
Admiralty
Rojestvensky
Tokio
Washington
Nagasaki
Kniaz
Russia
Grand Duke Alexis
Avellan
Virenus
Tsarskoe-Selo
Alexander Palace
Floods Ravage Rio Grande Basin Hit El Paso Area
A half million dollars in damage is estimated from the Rio Grande overflow north of El Paso. Six to ten thousand acres of Mesilla valley farms are underwater, homes washed away, and adobe houses at Anthony New Mexico destroyed. Mrs. Brown and family were rescued after two days on a barn roof. Two hundred carloads of hay lost as waters rise and threaten El Paso if a dyke fails. Workers reinforce the dyke with sand bags.
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el Paso
Texas
Rio Grande River
Mesilla Valley
Anthony
New Mexico
J. L. Brown
Douglas
Arizona
Mount Vesuvius Eruption Captures Naples Ashfall
Naples reports Mount Vesuvius active with four new lava vents. The surrounding countryside is blanketed in ash and the funicular railway has halted service.
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Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Haggenbarth Seeks U S Meat Export Break With Germany
F J Haggenbarth of Denver head of the National Live Stock Association met President Roosevelt at the White House to urge new export markets for American meats. He urged reciprocity or retaliation as remedies and said the U S has lost over 100 million dollars yearly in meat exports due to tariffs and misunderstandings. Roosevelt asked for a brief by July 1 to present to Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
F. J. Hagenbarth
Denver
National Live Stock Association
White House
Congress
Mr. Hagenbarth
Germany
Hagenbarth
The
Livestock Association
Maximo Gomez
Mary A. Livermore
Melrose
Massachusetts
William E. Cramer
Evening Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
President Roosevelt
Yosemite Valley
Stewart Edward White
Joseph Jefferson
Philadelphia
Sixth and
Spruce Streets
Maxwell & Couch
Sparks Brothers
National Stock Yards
East St. Louis
Havana
Health Department
Henry Zeigenhein
Augusta Victoria
Mormon Church
Salt Lake
South Hoyaston
Joseph Smith
Brooklyn
James Miles
Miles
Madame Dugast
Camille
Algiers
Toulon
Kleber
Galveston
Lakeview Cemetery
Bureau of Forestry
Department of Agriculture
National Forest Reserve
Natchez
Mississippi
Peter Mathewson
A. Z. Bidwell
Stephen Jones
Sue Pruett
Mathewson
India
Brodrick
House of Commons
Rogers
United States District Court
St. Louis
Ng Jung
Missouri
Jung
Reina Mercedes
Santiago
Spain
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Newport
Rhode Island
Amos M. Thayer
United States Circuit Court
Elmer B. Adams
Adams
August Finklenburg
August W. Machen
Crawford and Lorenz
Chicago Strike Seethes as July 4 Parade Hints at Protest
Chicago labor tension continues as 7000 police and deputies guard strike duty. The Chicago Federation of Labor plans a monster parade on July 4 if no settlement with the seven express companies is reached, with unions urging continued action.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Chicago Federation of Labor
Dold
Express Companies
Express
Teamsters’ Union
Russian naval battle fear grips Paris papers
Paris editions report concern over a Russian defeat in the naval clash. Dispatches from Washington unsettled readers and echo Vice Admiral Rozestvensky's remark about informing others in victory or defeat as Togo remains to report.
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Paris
Mafin
Washington
Rojestvensky
Togo
Outing Summers Loom for L Transportation Firms
A roundup of early 20th century items notes major events including a fire destroying White Horse Yukon business district, a government ban on convict labor, a surge in railroad and transit prospects, presidential and university finances, and various notable deaths and legal actions.
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White Horse
Yukon Territory
Harper
University of Chicago
Government Light at Chickamauga Park Proves Acetylene Efficient
May 31 Chickamauga Park Georgia reports the U S government operates a large acetylene gas plant at the battlefield entrance. About 100 buildings, 75 major ones lit, with six and a half miles of mains and two miles of service pipes. acetylene lighted streets and avenues for national pride and public safety. Also notes tests at Fort Meyer 1902 and further installations in Indian schools and government sites. The piece praises acetylene for safety, ease of production, and eye friendly light.
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Chickamauga Park Ga
United States
Chickamauga
War Department
Fort Meyer
Virginia
Defiance Giardi Tea Ad Claims Superior Process
An advertisement touts Defiance Giardi tea as unlike others and claims a price of 10 cents for one third more, noting a distinct production method. It prompts readers to choose t te tee or tea as the letter count.
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Giardi
Five Colorado inmates face death penalties this year
Denver reports five men awaiting execution under capital punishment act, all under thirty except Joseph Johnson. Names include Fred Arnold Newton Andrews Patrick Brennen and Charles O Peters with dates set or pending. State Pardons Secretary Hagar discusses habitual criminal act and its potential to curb crime.
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Denver
Joseph Johnson
Trinidad
John Fox
Colorado
Fred Arnold
Newton Andrews
Patrick Brennen
Leadville
Charles O. Peters
Johnson
Cleghorn
C. B E. Hagar
State Board of Pardons
Hogar
School of Mines Grants 48 Mining Engineer Degrees
The thirty first annual commencement of the Colorado School of Mines filled the Golden opera house as 48 graduates received mining engineer degrees the largest class yet. Honorary degree awarded to Jesse McDonald governor of Colorado with speeches by Joseph S Jaffa and Congressman Brooks.
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Denver
Golden
Colorado School of Mines
Jesse McDonald
Colorado
Joseph S. Jaffa
Congressman Brooks
Irving Hale
New York
Alderson
Arthur Austin
Alfred Strong Lewis
Leroy Louis Middlekamp
Pueblo
Thatcher Rodney Hunt
Joseph Francis O'Byrne
Cripple Creek
Charles Augustus Hyder
Deav
Edward Morris Rabb, Jr
Evarigio Paredes
Calincan
Sinaloa
Mexico
Luther Willis Lenox
Colorado Springs
Albert Berry
Leadville
John Jerome Cory
Philip Jay Lonergan, Jr
Julius Hornbein
Eric Morris Smith
George Bancroft Putnam
Robert Leroy Hallett
Albert Frederick Cano
Richard Lalor D'Arcy
Alfred Plascett Busey
Jose Ma Garza Aldape
Fred Ford Flint
Greeley
Charles Louis Duer
Charles Martin Rath
Telluride
Settlement of Stratton Independence damage claims ends
Denver on May 27 reports the last of fifteen damage claims against Stratton's Independence Company was settled by attorney William H. Bryant. Mrs. Alice Smitherum of Denver received 2500 dollars for her miner husband killed January 24, 1904. Eleven families were paid 500 to 2500 dollars. three cases remain unsettled as Bryant pushes to close within days.
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Denver
Stratton
Independence Company, Limited
William H. Bryant
Alice Smitherum
Independence
Bryant
Think of It Concerning Catarrh Remedies in Milwaukee
A historical snippet cites Mrs. M Brickner praising Peruna after severe headaches back pain and dizziness improved within two months. It notes catarrh as a female recognized condition, urging readers to write Dr Hartman for advice from Columbus Ohio. Also mentions G J Stoessel nephew of a Russian commander living as a truck farmer near Pass Christian Mississippi born in New Orleans long ago from Switzerland.
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Eleventh Street
Milwaukee
Wis
M. Brickner
Dix
Hartman
Gratin
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Stoessel
America
G. J. Stoessel
Pass Christian
Mississippi
New Orleans
Switzerland
FIXING RAILROAD RATES AND THEIR SHARP COMPETITION
Article discusses rate making as strategic play by railroads aiming to aid communities and producers. It explains mutual concessions, the risk of bad rate decisions, and notes U S rail freight rates are lower than Europe and Australia due to competition and cooperation. Includes a cartoon joke about an Arizona ranchman and a waiter.
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United States
Europe
Australia
How to Brew a Good Pot of Tea Guides
The fragment notes two Ways to brew tea and mentions Schilling's Dest Tea and a booklet inside each package titled How to Make Good Tea. It highlights simple methods for achieving a better tea and references the included guidance.
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Schilling
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