Milledgeville and Vicinity News Highlights
Milledgeville notes for June include a baccalaureate sermon June 4, alumni reception June 7, and high school graduation June 9 with Sterling orchestra. Local families visit relatives, funerals held, and residents attend commencements in Polo and Genesee. Community life spans theater, church, and school events across nearby towns.
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Milledgeville
Opera House
Paetznick
Lutler‘an
Perry
Sterling Orchestra
Unyielding Naval Calamity Has Not Made Him Alter His War Position
In a terse dispatch the navy insists its course remains fixed despite worsening calamities at sea. The unnamed commander stands firm, with no retreat or tactical shift indicated amid mounting pressure.
Tsar Grants Dictatorial Powers in Russia Amid Reform Push
The June ukase elevates Governor General Treport to near dictatorial control, granting powers to close assemblies and suppress revolutionary propaganda. The measure, backed by the emperor, signals continued war and a constitutional path pursued by the empire despite naval defeats. The minister quoted says the emperor has not indicated any shift toward peace.
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Trepoit
General Treport
Ukase
Missing ships face repairs after Manila arrival
The Russian fleet ships Oleg Aurora and Jemtsch ing turn up in Manila Bay in hope of repairs. Admiral Enquist says ships are crippled and out of provisions. A board under Rear Admiral Train estimates repair times of sixty thirty and seven days respectively.
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Washington
Enquist
Oleg
Aurora
Manila Bay
Wounde
Enele Ss ‘Ams
Rei
Manta
Manila
Alanila
Kenquist
Stear
Salute in residence as Enquist meets governor’s visitor
The account describes a meeting between Rear Admiral Enquist and a visitor at the governor's residence. Enquist notes that the heaviest damage to his ships occurred when enemy fire came within five miles. Prince Poteatenja is mentioned among wounded Russians in the hospital.
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Wright
Enquist
Soridor
Prince Poteatenja
Roosevelt's Peace Efforts Met With General Favor Abroad
In St Petersburg on June 5 President Roosevelts good offices to secure an honorable peace receive broad approval from press and public. The Novoe Vremya is the lone dissenting voice arguing peace is not essential. Officials doubt the interview with Cassin and the personal message to the czar amount to a formal offer of mediation.
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St. Petersburg
Roosevelt
Novoe Vremya
Cassini
Meyer
Cassin
Riot at a Demonstration Ends in Panic and Clash
In St Petersburg at Pavlovskaya Gubernia Park 5000 protesters demanded a funeral march for sailors lost in a naval disaster and called for peace. Police and troops moved in after rioters attacked officers causing a panic and injuries. A Telegraph correspondent notes naval battle preparations as Russian commanders vowed to sink part of the Japanese fleet on the voyage to Vladivostok.
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St Petersburg
Pavlovsk Gurm
Tsarskoe-8elo
Japan
M. Novikoff
Baku
Lemion
Nak‘tniott
Rosestyevsky
Vladivostok
Sympathy Sent Between Allied Chiefs After Wounded Admx
Tokio dispatch reports Vice Admiral Togo visited Admiral Rojestyensky in Suselin hospital and expressed sympathy for his injury and wishes for a swift recovery. Admiral Yamaimike, naval minister, sent flowers and a letter of condolence.
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Tokio
Tabe
Togo
Japan Increases Fleet With Floatation Of Waring
London reports the Tokio Times correspondent says the cruiser Waring, sunk off Chemulpon at war start, has been floated. The vessel's fate follows Japanese naval advances and salvage operations amid ongoing hostilities.
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London
Tokio
the Times
Waring
Washington Navy Attack Drill Plans Revealed
Washington announces a joint army navy exercise targeting Washington and Baltimore. Sixteen warships will attack defenses at midnight June 11 and continue for six days and nights, testing coordinated offensive operations for the year.
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Washington
Baltimore
Army
Navy
Early National Road Travel Sparks East West Link
A fragment recalls the 1837 searing of the Old National Road with early tolls and staged coaches. It notes a tri weekly passenger service from Indiana to Springfield, priced at 10 cents a mile with a 50 pound baggage allowance, and mentions Clay and Lincoln as frequent travelers.
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Trinots
St Aster
Hmaute
Indiana
Springfield
Clay
Lincoln
Philadelphia
Erat
Simalt Sbas
Hy Bar Mining Firm Opens Experimental Cyanide Plant Near Lewiston
Hy Bar Mining Co manager W A Neighbour reports experimental plant three miles above Lewiston on Snake River aims to test Peterson current motor and electric smelter in Clarkston. Plant uses Wilfley tables and cyanide process to recover 95 percent of values from black sands, reviving western placer mining.
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Tribune
Lewiston
Nearhood
Clarkston
Wilfley
Black River
Children’s Day Exercises Shine at Christian Chapel
An evening program at the Christian chapel drew a large crowd for the annual Children’s Day exercises. Flowers decorated the church, and all participating children performed exceptionally well amid broad parental praise. The Gazette notes the event as pleasing and well rendered. Local residents Bernard Johnson and his mother plan to return to Germany later this month, intending to settle there after arranging business affairs. Several brief community notes follow, including social events, visits, and upcoming meetings.
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J. L. McKean
Fulton and
Morrison
Burton Fletcher
Polo
George_Spaulding
Fred Myron—Donelly
Lanark
Waterloo
Milledgeville
Witter
Z_T
Livence
G-B-Smith
Dutchtown
Bethel Cemetery
Fred Kelley
Centralia
Marie Buxton
Maud Freas
Maud Manley
Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
Henry Wolber
Wolber
E. E
Plumley
Philip Hartman
Mt. Carroll
John Forsythe
Charles Johnson
Hattie Olmstead
Genesee
John Overholser
Cassen
G. W. Cheeseman
Fern
I. N.evans
S. H. Todd
M. M. Fike
M. F. Eastabrooks
Savanna
D. S’ Berry
Dorothy Shirk
James “Frederick
Frederick
John Robinson
Floyd Healy
Chicago
Eva-MekKean
Steuben
Sunderland
Evanston
Claude Harless
Floyd Miller
Lok
Brethsven
R. G. Shumway
W. H. khy_s
Emma Wolf
Rev. Nichols
Dena Reynolds
Mary Huggins
Dixon
Elizabeth “Ackerman
A. D. Stanley
John Pough
Sterling
Sane
Wa- Verent
William Meakins
Lee
Frank Hornung
H. H. Holbrook
Chris Schultz
Chris
Ben_Eshléman
Joseph
D. C
Porto Rico
R.B. Stoddard
Coleta
Salem School
Miss Jones
Fred Dombrowski
Jennie Witters
South Genesee Church
Holterman
Lew Beecher
James Cain
James’ Hanna
Betti Kline
Ed Carbaugh
Christian Chapel
Bernard Johnson
Germany
Mr Johnson Staten
L. A Unland
Kelley & Beales
Frank's
Rebekahs
Rock Falls Board Denounces Proposed Street Fair
At a Rock Falls board of education meeting on Saturday night a resolution was passed disapproving a planned street fair. A. A. Thome abstained due to aldermanic duties. The measure argues the fair would demoralize children and harm moral training central to education and home life.
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Board of Education of
Rock Falls
A. A. Thome
Board of Education
Til
U W A L A O UL W Meeting Notice
Local union AW0 U.W. attention call invites Industrial Lodge No. 5 A. O. U. W. members in Sterling and Rock Falls to a Tuesday June 6 meeting at 8 p m. Grand Master Workman A R Hendricks of Sterling will attend and Rep Palmer Collins will report on the late grand lodge session at Moline.
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U.W
ATL
Industrial Lodge No
R—Hendricks- of
Dr Roy Radhel Arrives in Portland With Family
Dr Roy Radhel, his mother, and Mrs J J Whitney reached Portland Oregon in good time and reported no illness during the journey.
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Roy Radhel
J J Whitney
Portland
Oregon
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Dr.Felker
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Ethel Rogers
Ferday
Mentzer
C. A. Gage
Church Singers
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Roge
Woman's Relief Corps
Society Hall
CT. A. Gage
Gage
C. “L. Meritzer
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James Parker
Jp. C. Winters
Warren Hall
Fifth New York Cavalry
JI_V_ McCarty
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