Panama Canal Chief Engineer Wallace Resigns to Join NY Firm
John F Wallace chief engineer of the Panama Canal Commission resigns to take a New York corporation post paying 60000 annually, leaving canal salary of 25009. He will head a large railway system. Theodore P Shonts remains canal commission president. Roosevelt has not commented. Wallace, formerly Illinois Central general manager, sought to discuss affairs with Secretary Taft. The move may delay September full commission meeting.
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New York
John F. Wallace
Chicago
Comission
New York Corporation
Wallace
Taft
Roosevelt
Herald
The
Theodore P. Shouts
Canal Commission
Cnal
Washington
John IF. Wallace
Panama Canal Commission
Shonts
Paterson Tragedy Aboard Navy Ship Wen Deaths
Henry Hichenrodt bandmaster of the battleship Alabama and his wife, married less than a year, killed themselves by gas and carbolic acid after learning of a long separation and orders to the Asiatic Station. Both aged in mid to late twenties, the double suicide occurred before he was to rejoin his ship Monday night.
Fireman Heroic Rescue Ends With Severe Injury
In St Joseph Missouri a firefighter named George Poehl saved a 21 year old child on railroad tracks near Poonwell Nebraska. The child was pulled clear as a freight train rounded a curve but Poehl’s foot was torn off under the train pilot. He was rushed to a hospital with life threatening injuries and death was momentarily expected.
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St. Joseph
Poonwell
Neb
George Poehl
Grand Island
Poehl
Fireman Killed In Colorado Train Crash
Denver reports a freight train descending into Castle Rock collided with Colorado and Southern passenger Train No 12. Fireman Frank McAdams of Reaver was killed as the locomotive was demolished in the wreck early Tuesday.
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Denver
Castle Rock
Colo
Colorado and
Supreme Court grants U S motion to extradite Gaynor Greene
The Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously granted the United States government’s motion to quash Gaynor and Greene’s appeal from a judgment of the king's bench. It affirms Judge Davidson's refusal to issue a writ of prohibition against a warrant for extradition.
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Montreal
Supreme Court
Government of
The
United States
Gaynor and Greene
Court of the King’s Bench
Davidson
Sioux City Stock Market Report Snippet
Sioux City quotations show steer prices at four to five dollars and ten cents and top hogs at around five dollars. The fragment provides partial livestock price data from Tuesday trading in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Eight Bookmakers Arrested at Indiana State Fair Grounds
Indianapolis report says Sheriff Edward Soubier and eleven deputies arrested eight bookmakers Tuesday evening under Gov. Hunley’s directive to enforce the law against poor selling at the state fair grounds.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hunley
Edward Soubier
Graeme Stewart Dies in Chicago at Age 12
Graeme Stewart, noted Chicago figure in commerce and politics and former Republican National Committee member, died Tuesday at age 12. Apoplexy was listed as the cause of death in the brief notice.
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Graeme Stewart
Chicago
Rocial
Fife
Republican National Committee
Big Brokers Fail Knight Donnelly Co Chicago
Knight, Donnelly & Co., a leading Chicago grain and stock broker, entered involuntary bankruptcy proceedings in federal court. Creditors claim 16000 and Edward O. Potter was named receiver with bonds of 100000. The firm’s operations spanned New York and St. Louis with a 250000 outstanding in grain stock and bond deals. The case is viewed as friendly. the Chicago board and New York exchanges would likely feel little impact. Senior partner R. H. Donnelly declined to explain the failure.
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Knight, Donnelly & Co
Chicago
Go Under
United States District Court
Landis
Edward O. Potter
Silas 4H. Strawn
R. B H. Donnelly
Court House
Whitney
Finn
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
R. H. Donnelly
New York
St. Louis
Rebel At Massacre Lodz Russian Poland
Martial law has quieted the city but fear of a Jewish massacre sent 20000 Jews fleeing. Rioting persists with a Sunday firing from behind a wall killing twelve. Trade halts as traffic stops and troops threaten to refuse to fire on civilians before relocation.
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Lodz
Russian Poland
Apache Petition Seeks Transfer to Arizona from Fort Sill
Geronimo leads a petition among Apache to transfer the tribe to Arizona. Only six of about 120 signed. Presented to the War Department which is weighing plans to expand Fort Sill and the Indians' twenty year imprisonment term will soon expire, making removal likely.
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Geronimo
Lawton
Okla
Arizona
War Department
Fort Sill
Dastardly Deed Hits Pittsburg Lumber Merchant
An unknown man called on W. R. Scott a Pittsburg lumber merchant and threw carbolic acid in his face. Scott suffered severe burns to his face neck and shoulders and may lose his sight. The assailant fled and no motive is known.
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Pittsburg
Kan
W. R. Scott
Scott
Trolley Collision in Baltimore Fatalities Rise
Baltimore authorities report a trolley car returning from shore resorts collided with a freight train on the Pennsylvania road Monday night. One colored woman, Mrs. Sarah Cromwell, was killed. A white woman was seriously injured and died at midnight, with a dozen or more others hurt.
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Baltimore
Shore Resorts
Pennsylvania Road
Sarah Cromwell
Grass fire devastates ranch land north of Ogden
A mountain fire northeast of Ogden raged Sunday into Monday, destroying fences, sheds, hay and grain crops. The Telluride Power Company suffered heavy losses as property damage mounted.
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Ogden
Utah
Telluride Power Company
Boodling Charged in Kansas City Mayor Case
Mayor J H Neff appeared before a grand jury in Kansas City amid accusations of boodling and irregularities at city hall. Neff had earlier urged investigations into city affairs during his last campaign, prompting the grand jury’s assembly.
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Kansas City
J. H. Neff
Neff
One Dead in Trolley Crash at Fishkill Landing
Jillian Moore of Poughkeepsie dies from a fractured skull after two excursion trolley cars collide at Fishkill Landing. Twenty others are injured but not believed to be fatally hurt.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Jillian Moore
Fshkill Landing
Automobile Collision Injures Five in Chicago Intersection
A Friday evening crash at the intersection of Michigan Boulevard and Thirty-first Street in Chicago left one woman seriously hurt and four others slightly injured when a large automobile struck a street car.
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Chicago
Michigan Boulevard
Thirty-first Street
Muskegon Poorhouse Fire Traps Inmates. High Losses
A Muskegon Michigan poorhouse was destroyed by a gasoline tank explosion. About one hundred inmates were rescued with no injuries reported. Property loss estimated at 75 000 dollars with 48 090 dollars insured.
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Muskegon
Muskegon, Mich
Muskegon County
Three Die in Train Collision Near Vine Grove Ky
Three persons were killed and fifteen injured in a rear end collision on the Union Central Railroad near Vine Grove Kentucky forty miles west of Louisville on Monday afternoon.
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Louisville
Unois Central
Vine Grove
Killed Her Children at Grand Lake Tragedy
Mrs. Watt Greggs killed her four children and wounded herself at their home near Grand Lake. The husband, returning from a neighbor's, found three children dead or dying and the infant alive in a chair. The woman lay in critical condition with a gunshot wound. authorities suspect temporary insanity.
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Grand Lake
Cole
Watt
Greges
Greggs
Rebellion in Missouri delays Delmar track raids
In St. Louis eight people were arrested by two deputy sheriffs under Gov Folk’s raid orders, while Sunday Sheriff John Harper of St Louis County opposed raids and declined to request troops. He warned troops would be shot if county arrests occurred.
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St. Louis
Gov. Folk
Delmar
Sherif John Harper
St. Louis County
Massacres by Cossacks in Baluty Poland Triggered Exodus
In Baluty near Lodz Russia Poland Cossacks attacked a Jewish family of five in a cab killing all including the alderman. In Jablanice workmen clashed with two policemen killing one and injuring the other. Twelve thousand have fled Lodz as trains run crowded.
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Baluty
Poland
Lodz
Russian Poland
Cndman
Jablanice
Child dies after bulldog attack in Chicago
Yvonne Davis, an 18 month old girl from Chicago, was killed Saturday afternoon when a bulldog owned by her father latched onto her face while she played nearby. The dog was killed and its jaws pried apart, but the child died about fifteen minutes later.
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Chicago
Yvonne Davis
Fourteen Injured as Evanston Streetcar Leaves Tracks
Fourteen people were injured Sunday afternoon in Evanston when an electric streetcar on the Chicago and North Shore Railway derailed at Grove Street. The car, traveling rapidly, left the rails on a curve and ran about 100 feet onto the pavement. three passengers were seriously hurt.
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Chicago
Chicago and North Shore Railway
Grove Street
Evanston
Hyatt Brothers Convicted of Murder in Missouri
Pierce Moberly and the Hyatt brothers were convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for the killing of Herman Martin during a New Year's Eve fight in the Cumberland Presbyterian church yard near Columbus Mo.
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Warrensburg
Pierce Moberly
Hyatt Brothers
Herman Martin
Martin
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Columbus
One Discharge Sparks Mine Strike In Wellston Ohio
About 1,000 workers at the Superior Company halted work after officials of the United Mine Workers ordered a strike. The action followed the discharge of a man who allegedly refused to work overtime and on Sundays, according to miners.
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Wellston, O
Superior Company
United Mine Workers
Court martial reduces Okrejeia sentence to twenty years
London war correspondent reports Stephen Okrejeia the locksmith who threw bamb into the Praga police station in March has had his sentence cut from death to twenty years at hard labor.
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Okrejeia
London
Warsaw
The
Standard
Stephen ‘Okrejeia
Praga
League of Travelers Formed in Cincinnati
The League of American Travelers, a national group aiming to win railroad mileage concessions, was launched in Cincinnati on Sunday with W. L. Jacobs of Aberdeen South Dakota serving as one of the vice presidents.
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League of Travelers
Cincinnati
League of American Travelers
W. L. Jacobs
Aberdeen
8. D
Train Robber Convicted in Montana Second Trial
George Hammond known as the Bearmouth train robber was found guilty on his second trial in Phillipsburg Montana. The jury sentenced him to one year in prison for the famous holdup.
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Phillipsburg
Mont
George Hammond
Bearmouth
Educator Prof Lockridge Hurt in City Ball Game
Peru Ind Saturday afternoon Prof Ites Lockridge a prominent northern Indiana educator sustained a compound fracture of the right leg while playing ball. He was treated locally and his condition was described as serious but stable.
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Peru
Ind
Ites Lockridge
Indiana
Invasion of London Fills Hotels as British City Buckles
In the past week the American invasion of London has passed all records with hotels fully booked. Principal hotels report sustained demand and advance reservations as the city endures the influx.
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London
Hod Carriers Strike in Kansas City Ends
The hod carriers strike, involving about 1500 workers mainly African American, which began June 1, was called off on Saturday in Kansas City.
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Hod Carriers
Kansas City
National Electric Liabilities Filed In Milwaukee
A schedule filed Saturday shows National Electric Company liabilities at 1.2 million dollars, with 1.25 million secured, and assets totaling 3.5 million. The firm is noted for Banker Frank G. Bigelow's substantial holdings.
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National Electric
Milwaukee
National Electric Company
Frank G. Bigelow
Mob Executes Black Man Connected to Meridian Case
Pierce Moberly, a Black man linked to a fatal incident near Meridian Mississippi, was captured near Roberts' mill west of the city and fatally harmed by a mob. His body was found swinging from a tree limb, ending a charged, violent pursuit.
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Meridian
Miss
Pierce Moberly
Jones
Roberts’ Mill
Downey Wreck Kills Engineer on Rocky Mountain Limited
The Rocky Mountain Limited wrecked at Downey five miles east of Iowa City at 12 15 PM Saturday after a switch left partly open by a freight crew caused the eastbound train to derail. Engineer Barnhart was killed instantly, Brakeman Morse injured and Fireman Higgins lightly scratched. Passengers unharmed, others walked to safety as cars scattered, track torn for 200 yards, east track blocked while crews freed the injured and cleared the site. Conductor Nicholas led the inquest. The freight switch incident preceded the collision and the freight train had entered the siding prior to impact.
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Rocky Mountain Limited
Rock Island
Downey
Iowa City
Barnhart
C. D. Morse
Crank Higgins
Nicholas
Des Moines Woman Divorced and Remarried in Minutes
Rose Schaller divorced Will V Case and quickly remarried Claude Smith after appearing before Judge McHenry. She testified of abuse and confinement, then obtained a new marriage license and wed Smith in a rapid sequence under Justice Duncan’s guidance.
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Des Moines
Rose Schaller
Claude Smith
McHenry
Will V Case
Twain
Clerk Coffin
Justice Duncan
Schaller
Smith
Steele Indicted for Embezzlement in Gladiator Mining Case
A grand jury in Des Moines returned an indictment against A L Steele an attorney and former county attorney candidate charging embezzlement of about 6500 from Gladiator Mining Company. The accusation rests on audits by H Crabtree the companys general manager and several expert accountants who found company books incorrect.
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A. L. Steele
Des Moines
Gladiator Mining Company
H. Crabtree
Funeral Interrupted Over Death of Cyrus Pratt near Yetter
Funeral services for Cyrus Pratt a farmer near Yetter were interrupted when the coroner announced an investigation into his death Mrs Pratt and hired man Will Kershing are in custody on suspicion of poisoning Pratt The coroner’s jury will wait for the state chemist analysis of Pratt’s stomach before any verdict is returned
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Cyrus Pratt
Yetter
Pratt
OBrien Released After Train Wreck Probe
Mike OBrien freed on Monday after arrest in Fort Dodge on a charge of attempting to wreck the Hagenbeck train Saturday morning. Detective Melcher did not appear to press the case.
Logan Boy Wins Prize at Lewis and Clark Exposition
Angus M. Berry of Logan won the $25 prize offered by American Boy day management at the Lewis and Clark exposition and will present his prize poem in Portland on American Boy day July 6.
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Logan
Angus M. Berry
Portland
Father and Son Drowned in Cedar River Accident
In Cedar River near Waterloo on Sunday afternoon W. Young and his son from Britt drowned during a bathing incident. The father suffered a cramp in deep water and the son attempted a rescue. Local authorities reported the tragedy and began investigations.
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Cedar River
Waterloo
W. Young and Son
Britt
Lightning Burns Kellogg Barn Near Gilmore City
A large barn on the farm of 1. M. Kellogg near Gilmore City was struck by lightning during a heavy thunder storm Saturday morning and burned. The fire damaged the structure as the roof partly collapsed under the force of the blaze.
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Kellogg
Gilmore City
Fisurazice
Case of Ptomaine Poisoning Strikes Finchman Family
The family of Robert Finchman of Iving North of Cole suffered ptomaine poisoning from eating sardines. Mr Finchan and two sons were stricken and for a time feared fatal, but prompt medical aid brought them through the danger.
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Robert Finchman
Iving
Cole
Fourth at Whiting Celebrations Planned for July
Whiting will celebrate the Fourth of July with committees finalizing preparations for the event.
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Whiting
Negro Murderer Henry White Captured in Keokuk
Henry White, described as a negro, killed Charles Lewis in Keokuk last Wednesday morning over a money feud. He fled but was pursued by armed posses, shot at, wounded, and captured after surrendering when threatened with Winchester fire. He remains in the county jail in Keokuk.
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Henry White
Charles _ éwie
Charles Lewis
Keokuk
White
Argyle
Fually
Ile
Four hundred at wedding at Melvin home
One of the region’s largest weddings occurred Wednesday at Mr. and Mrs. Philip Weller’s Melvin area home. Miss Martline Weller married Minnesota farmer Henry Imboff. Nearly 400 guests attended a daylong celebration with dancing, games, refreshments, and generous gifts worth hundreds of dollars.
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Melvin
Philip Weller
Martline
Henry Imboff
Minnesota
MARRIES MAN HALF HER AGE IN TOLEDO WEDDING
Mrs Hattie Sawyer of Marshalltown a widow and mother of nine married Earl W Thorn a 20 year old minor in Toledo after Marshalltown clerk refused license due to lack of paternal consent Thorn works as a teamster for East End Cola Company and will live in Marshalltown with his wife and her family
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Hattie Sawyer
Marshalltown
Toledo
Earl W. Thorn
Lounsberry
Thorn
East End Cola Company
Remains Sought for Missing Des Moines Attorney
After two days of fruitless search for Virgil E. White an attorney from Des Moines who reportedly perished in a Des Moines River canoeing accident near the storm authorities and friends abandon the effort. If the body lies downstream it may surface in a few days and patrol boats will guard a three mile riverfront until all recovery hopes end.
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Des Moines
Virgil E. White
Woman Refuses Fortune to Keep Religion in Iowa
Mrs Linda Ganson of Devonport rejects a $30000 bequest from Charles Simpson in Sacramento on the condition she join the Catholic Church. She says the sum is large but she cannot change her religion for any amount.
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Iowa
Linda Ganson
Devonport
Charles Simpson
Ganson
Sacramento
Rusty nail caused death of farmer Soren Nold
A farmer named Soren Nold, 58, nine miles northeast of Avoca, died after a foot scratch from a rusty nail led to a swollen foot and lockjaw. The wound was treated too late and within twelve hours the fatal disease set in.
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Soren Nold
Avoca
Rold
Assault on 11 year old girl by tramp near Higgs
Minnie Paarsch, 11, daughter of farmer John Paarsch, was assaulted and robbed by a tramp on the railroad track while returning from Riggs. She was seized after a fierce struggle and narrowly escaped with injuries that may prove fatal.
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Minnie Paarsch
John Paarsch
Higgs
Riggs
Injunction Writs Served over Drainage Canal Bids
Late Wednesday night Judge Beott of the superior court at Connell Bluffs issued a temporary writ of injunction to stop Monona and Harrison Counties from awarding contracts for the Monona Harrison drainage canal. The writs were served on the joint boards Thursday.
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Beott
Connell Bluffs
Monona and
Harrison Counties
Monona-Harrison
Man Missing After Fort Dodge Circus Trip
John Stohlberg of Otho went to Fort Dodge Saturday to enjoy the double focus event and has not been seen since. The last trace shows him with three companions heading to the Campbell brend Saturday night.
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John Stohlberg
Otho
Fort Dodge
Negro Boy Awarded Scholarship at Cornell College
Henry Coleman, a Boone colored lad, has been awarded the Eigel scholarship at Cornell College. The announcement highlights his achievement and the recognition given to the student from Boone.
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Henry Coleman
Boone
Eigel
Cornell College
Traty, John Lindgren 21, Run Over While Boarding Train
John Lindgren aged 21 on a trip from Nebraska to Rockford Illinois was crushed when his left leg was severely injured while attempting to board a freight train in the Northwestern yards at Missouri Valley. He slipped and required medical aid at the scene.
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Traty
John Lindgren
Nebraska
Rockford, Il
Northwestern
Missouri Valley
Lindgren
Geta Consular Appointment of Herbert Wright
Herbert Wright, a colored Des Moines lawyer, was appointed consul at Atilla Honduras on Thursday, after being transferred from Santo Domingo.
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Geta
Herbert Wright
Deg Moines
Atilla
Honduras
Santo Domingo
Mrs Roosevelt Plans Summer Home in Virginia Hills
Mrs Roosevelt buys a portion of the Springfield farm in Albemarle County Virginia from W N Wilmer of New York. The property includes a sixteen acre tract and a small house with a rock chimney and porch added by her order. The interior was opened into a single large room and partitions removed to create a retreat for her occasional visits to the Virginia mountains.
Locusts Ravage Wheat Orchards in Seventeen Year Bloom
The 17 year locust swarm devastates wheat fields and orchards across regions. Cicadas emerge from underground caverns, molt into yellowish coats on tree trunks, and hatch eggs laid seventeen years ago. Farmers combat by spraying kerosene mixtures while sparrows and other birds eat many locusts.
Japan Refuses Armistice Amid Peace Negotiation Ties
Japan informed the United States it will not accept an armistice with Russia until plenipotentiaries meet and credentials are satisfactory. The President's push for peace in Manchuria faces a setback as Russia shows no demand for an armistice. Japan fears weakened terms if war ends and notes Russian reinforcements to Linevitch. Britain, Germany, and France urge moderation, with Britain ruling out pressure on its ally.
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Japan
United States
Russia
Manéehurid
Yama
Lineviteh
Russians Might Continue To Strengthen Gen. Linevitch
Washington
Germany
France
Kio
Great Britain
Destitution Threatens New York English Speaking Families
In New York City an estimated 100000 respectable English speaking families face destitution as cheap European labor drives unemployment. Sociologists warn relief is needed to avert burdens on society. These hard pressed families take pride and resist charity requests.
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New York City
Retiring Attache Bentley Receives Legion Cross in Paris
Captain T Bentley Matt the retiring American military attache in Paris has received the cross of the Legion of Lunar from canoe. Mrs Barclay H Warburton of Shiladelphia recovered the $60000 pearlock Ince she lost the jewala having been picked up in the street. Horace R Basler editor and pioneer of the Sheridan Pa Journal was struck by a Panhandle train in Pittsburgh and died an hour later.
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T. Bentley Matt
Paris
Legion of Lunar
Canoe
Barclay H. Warburton
Shila-delphia
Horace R. Basler
Sheridan
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