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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1905
Page
7
Reports from Vice Admiral Togo claim heavy Russian losses with 22 ships sunk or captured. Vladivostok dispatches describe Almaz witnesses sinking two Japanese battleships and two cruisers listing. Fate of Admiral Rozestvensky uncertain as Tokyo rejoices and refugees crowd Sasebo and Maizuru hospitals.
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's cruiser Almaz and torpedo boat destroyer Gronzy, separated from the fleet, reached Vladivostok after the Korean straits battle began Saturday. By Tuesday 4 PM no other Baltic ships had arrived and observers reported no Japanese ships in sight. Both Almaz and Gronzy claim their fleets had suffered heavy losses.
Japanese wire report from Tokyo to Washington cites Admiral Togo’s dispatches. It claims Rojestvensky and staff were captured after the Kudaz Souvaroff sank south of Urelung islands. Twenty two Russian ships lost. several Russian and Japanese vessels sunk or disabled. Admiral Misu wounded. Almaz suspected sunk.
Reports from Vladivostok describe a severe setback for the Russian fleet with only two ships confirmed in Japanese lists, and missing Navarin Oleg and Aurora. Almaz officers dispute Togo’s victory claims while noting two battleships sunk and two cruisers near foundering, though fog and distance blur the details.
London officials and Russian expatriates weigh peace prospects after a Russian defeat. They say it is premature to discuss terms until Russia assesses the impact on its people, while Japan's legation pushes for Russia to signal willingness first. Interventions are considered unlikely by most circles.
President Roosevelt spoke at the unveiling of a Gen Henry W Slocum statue in Brooklyn urging a first class navy in size efficiency and unity as the surest path to peace and prosperity. He warned that excess wealth without restraint invites danger and urged national responsibility toward other peoples.
Seven Days' Sensation reports the death of Seven Days? wealthiest Savanna Illinois resident Bothwell Pulford. Questioned about a revolver linked to the Berry killing he shot himself in a hayloft after a newspaper interview. Mrs Pulford wailed as neighbors gathered around.
Benjamin Quinette a Chicago painter fell from a building and fractured his neck in the fifth vertebrae. He then walked a mile and a half home holding his head, and his wife sent him to the county hospital where doctors confirmed the fracture despite initial disbelief.
St Thomas Ontario council passes resolution urging Dominion government to withdraw the deportation of American employees of the Per Marquette railway. Petitions circulate widely as Americans ordered for deportation refuse to depart without escort and plan to appeal to the Privy Council in England if needed.
Ernest Morgan files in St. Louis circuit court seeking 20000 against Zach Mulhall former Frisco livestock agent. Morgan says Mulhall shot him during a disturbance at a Wild West show at the Pike Worlds Fair causing permanent injuries. Mulhall was sentenced to three years in prison but is currently out on bond.
Paul Howland nominated Myron Herrick at the Ohio Republican convention amid a wave of noes and cheers. Other nominations went to A. J. Harris for lieutenant governor Wade Ellis for attorney general William C Davis for supreme court W S McKinnon for public works and William Kirtley. Herrick urged support for Theodore Roosevelt and national questions in the coming campaign calling for obedience to law by officials and corporations alike.
Hezekiah A. Gudger administered the oath to Charles E Magoon in Ancon district with President Amador and cabinet present. Magoon pledged canal zone reorganization centralizing authority in Panama, announcing improved administration, rail expansion, reduced rates, expanded docking, sanitary efforts, more judges, a Panamanian jurist on the supreme court, and new schools.
Washington school officials restricted distribution of the May Our Dumb Animals to pupils after the editor attacked President Roosevelt for killing wild game on his hunting trip. The issue circulated freely among students via the Washington Humane Society, drawing sharp rebuke from public schools for its violent critique and urged restraint while wildlife young are present.
Mrs. Katherine Pollion sues W Gould Brokaw in New York Supreme Court for damages claiming breach of promise of marriage. Eminent counsel and many witnesses will be involved. A packet of over 200 letters alleged to be written by Brokaw is at issue, with authenticity disputed by his counsel.
A. A. Boyce of Trenton Missouri suffered severe back and side ache from a cold that settled in his kidneys. He could not walk and tried many medicines without relief until using Doan's Kidney Pills. The pills gradually eliminated the back ache and restored mobility. Sold by all dealers 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
The text advocates sheep raising to rejuvenate run down farms by covering land with sheep to improve soil via droppings and control weeds. It notes land in decay needs livestock treatment and sheep suit owners with limited capital for cattle or horse ventures.
Albany resident James H. Watkins says he was cured of locomotor ataxia after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He describes initial knee stiffness, unsteady walk, falls, kidney and bowel issues, weight loss, and gradual recovery after six boxes. He now works normally and warns early numbness signals.
Mr. C. Moss of Gainesville Texas testifies that after years of painful ulcers and failure of doctors and medicines he was cured in six months by Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. He notes improvement from the first use and hopes to spare others misery.
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