American Ship Sunk in Formosa Maritime Crisis
The report from Tokyo and Washington describes an American merchantman sunk off Formosa around May 21 by Vice Admiral Rojestvensky’s Baltic fleet. Roosevelt seeks full explanation amid a delicate United States Russia stand, with officials weighing possible reparation and international law questions.
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Rojestvenaky
United States
Formoga
Russia
Formosa
Hojestvensky
Admiralty
Rojestvensky
Maral
Tokyo
State Department
Lloyd C. Gris
Roosevelt
Loomis
Meyer
St Petersburg
Griscom
Japan
Rosentvansky
Auarter
Rojastyeisth
United
New Tell
Waratipa
Japs Hold Cable Reports From Far East War
Journal quotes officials noting Japan controls cable lines and withholds full details of a recent naval engagement. Washington naval circles expect Togo to timedly reveal outcomes if Russian forces approach Vladivostok. Analysts consider the clash a significant indicator of possible Japanese victory or retreat.
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St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Washington
Togo
Japan
Tozo
Paris Aflame With Rumors Of Naval Battle
Intense anxiety grips official and diplomatic circles in Paris as unverified reports claim a naval engagement between Russian and Japanese fleets. Dispatches cited by The Temps reference Admiral Mirabella and Admiral Rojestvensky, with emphasis on bold maneuvers and possible losses.
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Paris
United States
The
Temps
Rome
Mirabella
Haw
Rojestvensky
Vindivostok
Cotton as Contraband in Calchas Case
In St Petersburg a written opinion from the superior admiralty court on the cotton found aboard the British steamer Calchas, captured by the Vladivostok squadron, is expected this week. The court shows a split view with M de Martens asserting conditional contraband should be eliminated, while admiralty representatives insist the principle is absolute.
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St. Petersburg
Superior Admiralty Court
Vladivostok
M. de Martens
Foreign Office
Admiralty
British Fleet Sails North from Hongkong at Full Speed
Telegraph correspondent in London reports from Hongkong that the British fleet has left for the north at full speed. May 2nd.
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Hongkong
London
Shang
Dasis
Fall River Man Shoots Himself at Chicago Station
Azel Reid of Fall River Massachusetts died in Chicago from a self inflicted gunshot wound at the Illinois Central Railroad waiting room. He had been arrested hours earlier on suspicion of insanity, released after a physician found no danger, and died before his train departed. Reid formerly ran a diamond brokerage in Fall River and had been in California managing mining property for about eighteen months. He had two brothers in Fall River who described him as roving and prone to temporary fits of insanity.
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Fall River
Chicago
Azel @ Reid
Mass
Islinois Central
Reid
Rela
Hera
California
Lre
Azel
Postmaster General Vortelugu nears retirement as chair of RNC
Postmaster General Vortelugu plans to resign as Republican National Committee chair within weeks while smoothing Louisiana factional rifts over state representation. Cartelyou anticipates naming Harry New of Indiana as vice chairman before leaving, with New leading the committees until a three year reorganization. President Roosevelt hosted a private dinner with Attorney General Moody Captain and Mrs Cowles and other friends. no business conducted.
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Vortelugu
Republican National
Louisiana
Cartelyou
Harry New
Indiang
Mr New
Roosevelt
Moody
Embattled Soldier Admits Embezzling Estate Funds
An elderly ex cavalryman, John Conroy, 64, admits stealing 9100,000 from the estate of the late John Shannon while serving as administrator. Returned to Washington after a transatlantic trip with detectives Carter and Trumbo, he awaits arraignment at Criminal Court No. 1. Conroy recalls twenty years in the army and links his act to drinking and misapplied funds.
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Ireland
John Coskroy
Kcone
Washbington
Sergis
Joseph Carter
Lewis ‘Trumbo
Ent
Conroy
Jom Shannon
Wolock
New York
Detective Headquarters
Alace
London
Dublin
Fortune for former Glenwood woman promises $500000
Mrs Annie Becker wife of August Becker a Glenwood carpenter is told she may inherit 500000 after a German consul in Philadelphia traced her origins. A Wildensburg German man Phillip Vortizah found a baby abandoned on his father’s farm 23 years ago and the infant was raised as Annie Becker. The tale of her adoption was confirmed by Creelman a former reporter now with the local paper.
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Washi Post
Putabirg
May
Annie Becker
August Becker
Glenwood
Philadelphia
Mra. Becker
Phillip Vortizah
Wikinebura
Mire
Vertisoh
Abe
Nureed
Ton Daya
George Stain
Voriisc
Stein
Gienwood
Bein
August Hesker
Ahs
Tustios
Ponta Crostman
Wilkinsburg
Bem
Creelman
Becker
Tham
Germany
Mystery of Milwaukee Jeweler Ends with Hidden Romance
Special to The Washington Fort Milwaukee May 28 A former Washington jeweler Lelmate aged seventy nine killed himself in Forest Home Cemetery and was buried in Union Cemetery The aged man kept a sealed but untied package containing letters and pictures believed to tell the romance of his heart He never married and had quietly thanked Mr Grace who hosted him at 176 Thirty-second Street for kindness He left the Grace home Saturday morning and was found dead Saturday afternoon in the Milwaukee cemetery He was German born came to the U S in 1838 lived at the Easter Hotel and ran a jewelry store in Washington D C at the Willard Hotel for over thirty years Two years ago he wrote to Mr Grace who then invited him to join the Grace family in Lansing Mich Grace moved to Milwaukee last November and Lelmate followed his hosts to the city
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Washington Fort
Milwaukee
Wis
FLW
Lelmate
Washington Jeweler
Forest Home Cemetery
Aod
Union Cemetery
Thoas
T. W. Grace
Thirty-second Street
Mr. Grace
Liye
Germany
Leltmate
Easter Hatel
Washington, D. C
Willard Hotel
Grace
Aing, Mich
Laltmate
Schumann-Heink Weds During Love's Lottery Scene
Mme Schumann-Heink married William Rapp Jr during a performance of Love's Lottery at Powers Theater Chicago May 2. The ceremony occurred at 64 Tollerton Avenue with two company members as witnesses. The couple will travel to New York then sail to Europe for a Dresden area honeymoon.
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Washington
Chicago
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Powers’ Theater
Ainger
William Rapp, Jr
William Rapp
Staate Zeitung
Tollerton Avenue
Rudolph A. John
BL Paul's
John ©. Slavin
Edith Burbank
Fes
New York
Europe
Pinger
Dresden
Saxony
Collision near Portland Harbor disrupts Exeter City voyage
The Exeter City steamship, bound Bristol Swansea, collided with the Kentucky in fog north of Portland. The Kentucky, reporting no signals, reversed engines but could not avoid the starboard quarter impact. Exeter City sustained a fifteen foot hole. Kentucky anchored after the incident. No major damage to the Kentucky beyond dented plates observed.
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Washington Port
New York
City Line
Bristol
Swansea
Kentucky
Copenhagen
King
Ber
Denas
Exeter City
Staal
Fox
Beaver City
Funeral of Brigadier General Alfred T. Smith
Funeral services honored Brig. Gen Alfred T Smith of the United States Army with full ranks and regimental participation. The ceremony included Company M First United States Infantry and the Sixty fifth and Seventy fourth Regiments of the National Guard. His body was cremated and veterans stood in solemn tribute as patriotic tones filled the procession.
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Buffalo
United States Army
Alfred T. Smith
First
United States Infantry
Stith
President Roosevelt to Attend Memorial Parade in New York
May Day celebrations in New York will include massive parades in Brooklyn and Manhattan with thousands of veterans regulars and militia. Gen Henry Slocum’s statue unveiling in Brooklyn will feature Roosevelt, a breakfast at Union League Club, and a review of troops near Eastern Parkway. In Manhattan the military parade will include Marines bluejackets Italian units and cadets with a national salute at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Memorial services will honor Gen Dix with wreaths and a steamer voyage to Trinity Cemetery.
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Spsela
Weattington
York
Carnegie Hall
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Henry W. Slocum
Roosevelt
Terety City
Union League Club
Bro
Eastern Parkway
Benford Avenue
McClean
Nava
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Tacotha
Wich
Dix
Morton Dix
Sanctuary Dedication Marks New Memorial Church Home
Morning service in the new sanctuary at Memorial Church of the United Brethren in Chinst featured Bishop J. Mills of Pennsylvania preaching on Christ as the Fulfiller of the Past and Teacher for the Present and Future. Treasurer’s report showed receipts over $32,000 and disbursements near $51,000, leaving about $9,080 debt to be met. over $3,000 subscribed after the sermon. An afternoon program included addresses by Rev. Washinger, Chamberlain, and McGul. the evening service dedicated the sanctuary with Bishop Mills officiating. Upcoming week services listed and church history recalled, noting prior land purchase, chapel on the north end, and a $10,000 donation from the Pennsylvania General Conference.
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Memorial Church of the United Brethren In
Gerton
W. J.houck
Gia
W.H. Washinger
J. B. Chamberlain
J. M. McGul
Milla
C. T Stearn
A. M Evers
J. A. Gohn
C. W. Brettspring
J. L. Grimm
J. Eagar Knipp
A. M. Hivera
J A. Gohn
James B. Clayton
C. I. B Branse
C. J. B. Brane
D. D
Washington
United Brethren Church
Pennsylventia
General Conference
Mother and child killed by train near New London
A mother Mrs James Clark aged twenty nine and her five year old daughter were struck on the Pequonnoe track near New London Connecticut by an express en route from New York to Boston. They were walking along the fast track to search for another child when the train derailed them to the embankment and death was immediate.
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New London
Conn
James Clark
Pequonnoe
Himpress
New York
Boston
Clark
John
Cure for Catarrh by Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted
An old advertisement-like snippet touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for catarrh and blood purification. It promises radical, permanent relief via a toning tonic and deodorizing effect, urging readers to try the remedy despite its promotional tone and unclear details.
Fredericksburg Boys Run Away With Revolvers and Lantern
Three Fredericksburg youths Stanley Taylor Scott aged fifteen James Frank Cobey nineteen and John W Hunter sixteen were arrested in Washington carrying loaded revolvers and a bull’s eye lantern. They traveled from Fredericksburg to Richmond and back claiming they were on a dime novel style adventure. Cobey remained in custody with the others placed in detention. money found totaled 2.55 dollars.
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Fredericksburg
Frederickaburg
Stanley Taylor Scott
William Scott
D Street
James Frank Cobey
Frank F. Cobey
Svatternville
Frederickeburg
John W. Hunter
Main Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hunter
Richmond
Washington
Cobey
Sixth Precinct
House of Detention
Eight Boys Arrested for Swimming in Potomac Channel
Police from the Fourth precinct arrested eight boys found swimming in the Washington channel of the Potomac without bathing suits yesterday. They were released after depositing two dollars collateral at the station. Read names and ages: Norris Lenhardt fifteen, Fred Lenhardt sixteen. Willa Preston fourteen. Fred Ritchie fourteen. Frank Faunce sixteen. Lawrence De Atley fourteen. Walter Barlow fifteen. Albert Lauck fourteen. Addresses listed in northwest and southwest Washington.
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Potomac
Fourth
Washington Channel
Norris
Fred Lenhardt
Ninth Street
Ffteen
Willa Preston
Tulinoia Avenue
Fred Ritchie
Ninth
Erie Streets
Frank Faunce
F Street
Lawrence de Atley
Walter Barrow
Albert Lauck
Weather Conditions Report from Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
A weather bulletin from Washington on May 28 reports a broad southwest low pressure system moving northeast across the Rocky Mountains reaching Western Texas and Southeast New Mexico. Scattered showers and thundershowers occur in the Missouri and Mississippi Valleys and Upper Midwest with lighter rain in Georgia and Central Alabama. colder air affects the Plateau. Forecast shows showers into Monday across Missouri Valley Kansas Nebraska and the Dakotas, with rain extending toward the Ohio and Lower Lake regions by Tuesday. Winds are generally light to moderate with regional variations. no major temperature changes expected.
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Dept of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Weahington
Guoter
Teros
Rocky Mountains
Handsas
Texas
New Mexico
Misatasippi Valley
Missouri Valley
Plating States
Rocky Mountain
Georgia
Alabama
Misoleuppi
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Upper Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf
West Gulf Coast
Lower Lakes
European
Willawa
Grand Banka
Maximus
Asheville
N.C
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Keburg
Miss
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United States Cavalry
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Church of the United Brethren
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Greenwich
Washington County
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SOC
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Alda
Gancer
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Peter Grogan
Credit For
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American Security and Trust
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N. W
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Hall
Sikrdmen
Sed Kimball
St. N. W
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Dreiry
Pa. Avenue
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
N.W
City Water Works
Underground Waterworks Co
Jenifer Building
Washington, P. C
Johnson Bros
Soc Weekly
Metropolitan Investment and Building Company
Montegomery County
Garrett Park
Geo H Brown
Dana Lincoln
Washington Railway and Electric Company
T. A. Bynum
A. J. David
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Adelaide
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