Petropavlovsk Sinks After Mine Explosion at Port Arthur
A convoy reports the battleship Petropavlovsk struck a mine off Port Arthur and sank, with Vice Admiral Makaroff lost and Grand Duke Cyril among the survivors. Reports say Cyril was slightly injured while Captain Jolkov leff and many officers and sailors were severely or fatally affected. The fleet’s last engagement was March 27 as Japanese forces pressed Port Arthur, with Admiral Ouktomsky taking command.
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Petersburg
Grigoromatch
Port Arthur
Petropavlovsk
Golden Hill
Makaroff
Grand Duke
Cyril
Jolkovleff
Prince Ouktomsky
Alex
Mukden
Gener Stoessel
Cape Liao Shan
Froat
St. Petersburg
Great Sea Battle Rumors at Port Arthur
Reports from Wei Hai Wei and sea off Port Arthur describe Japanese and Russian naval actions. British and Times correspondents note Japanese bombardment and torpedo attacks, with Bayan and Askold involved. Russian command under Prince Ouktomsky faces a potentially superior Japanese fleet and a grim outlook for Russia at sea.
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St. Petersburg
Prince Ouktomsky
Port Arthur
London
Wei Hai Wei
Espiegle
Bayan
Yalu
Askold
Times
Petropavlovs
Togo
Russia
Torpedo Boat Bezstrashni Sunk Near Port Arthur
Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky reports from Port Arthur that the destroyer Bezstrashni, sent to reconnoiter, was separated by bad weather and sunk by Japanese destroyers. Five crew were saved. He has provisional command of the fleet after the disaster to Petropavlovsk. The battleship Pobleda struck a mine but returned to port with no casualties aboard.
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St. Petersburg
Prince Ouktomsky
Port Arthur
Bezstrashnil
Ouktomsky
Petropavlovsk
Ower Ee Ee
Washington
Uriu
Togo
Dietrich Fully Exonerated In Hastings Post Office Probe
Nebraska Senator Dietrich was declared not guilty of any federal violation or corrupt conduct regarding Jacob Fisher’s Hastings postmaster appointment and the Hastings post office lease. The eight member committee report was unanimous, with five signers from both parties.
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Washington
Dietrich
Nebraska
Congress
United States
Jacob Fisher
Hastings
Neb
Senatory Hoar
Platt
Connecticut
Spooner
Cockrell
Pettus
Rumored harbor being gloated and battleship Petropavlovsk sunk
Reports from St Petersburg and London describe rumors that Japan torpedoed the Makaroff vessel and sank Petropavlovsk at Port Arthur. The official version attributes destruction to a mine after a night movement by Russian forces, with Grand Duke Cyril injured and hospitalized. Elsewhere in Amiens Cavalry charged striking workers as two thousand demonstrators clashed with guards. a standstill ensued.
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St. Petersburg
Cyril
Port Arthur
Vladitir
Makaroff
Don
Poltava
Sevastopol
Nevsky Prospect
Boarda
London
Daily Mall
Che Foo
Petropavlovsk
Grand Duke Cyril
von Kobe
Jakovieff
Grand Duke
Amiens
France
Missouri Disaster Rescue by Captain Cowles At Pensacola
In Pensacola on April 14, the battleship Missouri suffered two huge powder explosions in the after turret and handling room. Captain William S. Cowles led a flood of water to prevent a total magazine explosion and destruction of the ship. Twenty nine men were killed and five wounded as Fire teams fought through smoke and flames to rescue gunners. The sunken magazine was overheated and near-melting brass showed the intensity of the fire. Captain Cowles, hospitalized after, directed the dangerous rescue with Lieutenant Hammer and Lieutenant Cleland Davis. A second, separate item notes the U S Supreme Court ruling in the Minnesota versus Northern Securities case, sent back to state courts.
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Pensacola
Fla
Missouri
William 8S
Cowles
Texas
Brooklyn
Hammer
Clelland Davis
Washington
United States Supreme Court
State of
Minnesota
Northern Securities Company
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railway
Harlan
Circuit Court
Pension Order Strikes Snag In House Fight
In Washington on April 14 the house appropriations committee split along party lines over a 1.5 million deficit appropriation for service pensions. The minority argues Congress only funds obligations legally contracted and that no law warrants the extra 1.5 million, while the bill totals 10.89 million with 4 million for pensions. The general appropriation bill faces floor battles as the majority’s report is read amid applause.
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Washington
House
House Committee On Appropriations
United States
Commissioner of Pensions
Congress
Labor Leaders Oppose National Arbitration Bill
Washington is April 14. Andrew Furuseth and Samuel Gompers with F. Dubrul opposed the Volney W. Foster bill creating a national arbitration tribunal. Furuseth warned it would force public opinion against workers. Gompers argued strikes would persist, while Dubrul favored strikes and lockouts, urging law only to curb intimidation of workers.
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Washington
Volney W. Foster
House Committee On Labor
Andrew Furuseth
National Seamen's Organization
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
F. Dubrul
National Metal Trades’ Association
Furuseth
Gompers
Foster
Dubrul
Senate Republicans Split Over Postal Probe
Washington reports Republicans in the Senate are torn over the push to investigate the post office department. Aldrich and Penrose are blamed by many for overstepping, with doubts about any Democratic agreement being honored. Penrose urges a limited inquiry to charges about management, while Roosevelt opposes further investigation as politically driven and unhelpful to public service.
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Washington
Senate
Post Office Department
Aldrich
Penrose
Hale
Allison
Lodge
Spooner
Dolliver
Post Office Committee
Roosevelt
Post Ofice
Denies Existence of Trust Before House Committee
Washington April 14 C W Ly man vice president of the International Paper company denied charges of the paper trust before the house judiciary committee. He rejected the idea that the company was overcapitalized.
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Washington
C. W. Lyman
International Paper Company
House Committee On the Judiciary
Paper Trust
Company dispute over capitalization and assets in west
Lyman testified about $22,000,000 in preferred stock and about $13,000,000 in bonds. He denied a division of territory between his company and the combination in the West and said duplication to current capitalization could not be done.
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Lyman
Philippine Railway Franchise Bill Debate in House
Washington April 14 Under a special rule the house considered a bill amending the law relating to the Philippine islands The bill provides for granting railroad franchises and guaranteeing 5 percent on cash capital Investors from Britain and Belgium were said to be ready to build without such a guarantee Jones of Virginia opposed the measure Cooper of Wisconsin and Crumpacker of Indiana supported it saying it safeguarded Filipino interests.
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Washington
Mr. Jones
Virginia
Messrs. Cooper
Wisconsin
Crumpacker
Indiana
Senate takes up canal zone bill in Panama issue
In Washington on April 14 the senate began consideration of the Panama canal zone government bill. Senator Morgan supported his own amendments but none were adopted and the reading proceeded. Morgan attacked the new Panama Canal Company and urged U S enforcement of treaty provisions despite the companys demands.
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Canal Zone
Washington
Senate
Panama Canal Zone
Mr. Morgan
Panama Canal Company
United States
Panama
McKinley’s Last Speech Printed as Public Document
Washington April 14 The senate ordered the printing of President McKinley's last speech at Buffalo as a public document upon request by Mr. Fairbanks. He noted many inquiries for the address.
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McKinley
Washington
Fairbanks
Senate
President McKnley
Buffalo
Resignation of Judge Hiram Knowles Accepted
Washington April 14 The resignation of Judge Hiram Knowles as United States district judge for Montana has been received by the president and accepted. William H. Hunt, the governor of Puerto Rico, will succeed him.
Bank Reopens After Reorganization in Clarksburg
The comptroller of the currency authorizes Traders' National Bank of Clarksburg West Virginia to reopen after a suspension on February 2. The bank resumes operations in Washington.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Reorganized Traders’ National Bank of
Clarksburg
W. Va
SEA CAPTAIN PROVES WOMAN
New York April 14 Captain John Weed an inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor on Staten Island cut his throat with a pen knife Monday and died Wednesday morning An examination revealed he was a woman Weed had been a captain on transatlantic vessels for years and was admitted eight months ago He was quiet to himself and despondent in recent weeks two days ago he went to the basement and cut his throat His entry at the harbor noted small features and no beard
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New York
John Weed
Snug Harbor
Staten Island
Weed
Crowd Sees Boy Die Burning On Electric Wires
Chicago observers watched as 11 year old Harry Gunason was burned to death on wires at Center Street station. He attempted to reach the shed roof, slipped, hung on energized cables, and his clothing ignited immediately. He perished on the pavement.
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Chicago
Harry Gun Ason
Th Center Street
Schoolboy and Woman Gone From Wappingers Falls
From Poughkeepsie April 14 disapperance of Mrs Alfred Vandemark and 18 year old schoolboy Alexander Walker from Wappingers Falls has stirred town talk. Vandemark is 30, mother of three. Authorities investigate loss as search widens.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Wappingers Falls
Alfred Vandemark
Alexander Walker
Vandemark
Agreement Reaches Mine Scale on Iowa Coal Strike
Des Moines on April 14 reports coal operators and miners nearing a compromise. About 14,000 miners now on strike are expected to return to work within a day or two.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Professor Smyth Dies SudTheological History Leader Andover
Professor Egbert G. Smyth of Andover Theological Seminary died suddenly from heart failure. He served nearly forty years as a professor of ecclesiastical history at the seminary in Andover Massachusetts.
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Andover
Mass
Egbert G. Smyth
Andover Theological Semiary
Woman Burned In Danville Kitchen Explosion
Mrs. Herman Bohn, a prominent Danville woman, was burned to death when combustibles ignited in the kitchen stove. Her young daughter narrowly escaped, and the house was destroyed by the blast and fire.
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Danville
Herman Bohn
Miner Hills flouring mill destroyed by fire in Miner's Mills
A large flouring mill owned by the Miner Hillard company at Miner's Mills near Wilkes Barre was completely burned, along with two grain elevators and two houses. Loss estimated at 160000 dollars.
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Pennsylvania Mile
Wilkesbarre
Miner-Hillard Company
Miner’s Mills
Hotel Fire Kills Guest in Monroeville Ohio
Fire of unknown origin gutted the Commercial hotel in Monroeville Ohio. guest Barney Sickinger suffocated in the blaze, April 14.
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Monroeville
Barney Sickinger
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Danube
Skrydloff
Santa Barbara
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Edison Company
Ermak
Tyne
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Chogsan
Pyokfong
House Committee
Gompere
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