Peace prospects brighten as Russia and Japan move toward treaty
Portsmouth Aug. 16 The two powers show seriousness and eagerness to conclude a treaty with bargaining on indemnity Sakhalin and the Manchurian rail lines. Witte reports progress while articles seven eight are settled or agreed in principle with final decisions due next days and a possible Washington treaty framed if talks succeed.
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Portsmouth
M. Witte
Russia
Sakhalin
Far East
Japan
Vladivostock
Washington
Japan to Fight Over Russian Warships in Open Port Debate
The Associated Press states that no plan to make Viadivostock an open port or the Amur river an international waterway is in the Japanese terms. Japan will make a stiff fight to possess the interned Russian warships.
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Associated Press
Viadivostock
Amur River
Japan
Compromise urged in railroad dispute amid peace talks
Portsmouth dispatches outline Alexander Bryant e h antoff comments on Manchuria restoration and Chinese administration of lines while Russia urges open door policy. Reports from St Petersburg Vladivostok and Tokyo note naval actions and cautious hopes for peace as press focuses on Siberia rivers and Sakhalin terms.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Alexander Bryantehantoff
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
China
Russia
Harbins
Tung
Russian Forces Fail to Take Positions Near Changtu and Weihunapaolen
An official report from August 14 reports Russian attacks in the Prshulipan area eight miles north of Changtu and eight miles northwest of Chengtu. Both assaults were repulsed with no Soviet casualties at Prshulipan and ten dead reported at Chengtu sector. A separate attack on Weihunapaolen was also repulsed.
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Inevitch
Karatako
Point Lazarevo
Tartary Straits
Korea
Kopungsan
Tokio
Changtu
Prshulipan
Chengtu
Weihunapaolen
Sultan’s defiant stance in Morocco tests French demands
Fez Morocco Aug 1 The sultan refuses to meet the French minister’s demand for an indemnity and release of the Algerian settlement chief at Gharh who was arrested amid local troubles. He asserts sovereignty over all Algerian settlers in Morocco. The incident could trigger significant developments.
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Fez
Morocco
Gharh
Yellow fever report shows steady decline in new cases
Official 6 p.m. report notes 66 new cases and 4 deaths today. Total cases reach 176 deaths to date 248 disease centers 14 under treatment 414 no material change expected immediately.
Yellow fever campaign enters routine as outlook bright
New Orleans reports no rise in deaths and fewer infection foci. Dr. White calls the situation hopeful as federal controls tighten. Prof. A L Metz assumes charge of inspection work to screen cisterns and enforce sanitation under Tulane University oversight. Dr. Herrick at Touro Infirmary improves steadily.
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New Orleans
White
A. 1
Metz
Tulane University
Herrick
Marine Hospital Service
Touro
Police arrest Henry Uoffman in diamond smuggling ring
Chicago police seized Henry Uoffman an alleged member of a secret gang aimed at smuggling diamonds into the United States. Officers planned further arrests of other gang members before making the case public.
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Chicago
Henry Uoffman
United States
Hoffman
Terrific Nitro Explosions Kill One In Point Isabel
Berkeley Calif Aug 16 A nitroglycerin explosion at the Judson dynamite plant Point Isabel destroys the nitroglycerin house killing foreman Edward Fdris and injuring a dozen workers all Chinese from the mixing room An hour later a second blast damages the mixing works amid heavy smoke and flying debris with twenty men narrowly escaping The Hancock sea vessel is struck and sinks after a bow collision during the chaos with crew surviving in lifeboats.
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Berkeley
Cal
Judson Dynamite and Powder Company
Point Isabell
Edward Fdris
Hancock Sinks in Lake St Clair Near Grosse Pointe
Detroit August 16 The U S Lake Survey boat Hancock sank in Lake St Clair about two miles north of the Grosse Pointe lightship. No lives were lost. The Hancock was crossing the channel when the package freighter Bing-
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Detroit
Mich
United States Lake Survey
Hancock
Lake St. Clair
Grosse Pointe
Ives
Bing
Russian ship Anadyr returns to Libau after Baltic voyage
Kiel August 16 The Russian transport Anadyr escaped Japanese pursuit after the battle of the Seat of Japan and has passed the Great Belt on its home voyage to Libau. It is the only vessel from Admiral Rozhdestvensky's fleet to return to the Baltic.
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Seat of Japan
Libau
Rejrestvensky
Baltic
Big fight in Congress on first day over Chinese question
Portland Aug 16 A trans mississippi congress opens amid a split on Chinese immigration. Oregon and Washington push for strict limits citing economic costs while California leaders urge caution. Debate signals a likely floor clash and possible committee friction.
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Portland
Ore
Transmississippi Congress
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Washington
Chamberlain
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Pacific
Mead
United States
Africa
Pardee
Committee On
Eagles Send Greeting to President Roosevelt at Denver Meeting
Delegates at the Fraternal Order of Eagles grand aerie assembly in Denver adopt a resolution sending greetings to Theodore Roosevelt, a Cheyenne Aerie No. 128 member. The session reviews judiciary and trustees reports, notes strong treasury, and outlines reforms to incorporations and by laws.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Wyo
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Attempt on Chinese Empress Foiled Near Summer Palace
A Chinese assassin attempting to reach the Empress was discharged at the northwest gate of the city as she rode to her summer palace. The attacker, dressed as a soldier, was bayonetted by the guard and captured.
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Frankfort
Tien Tein
Frankfurter Zeitung
China
Massive limestone slide traps twelve quarry workers
A rock mass at Mill A quarry of Lehigh Portland Cement collapsed as rain softened soil. Of twenty seven men at work, nine escaped, twelve were killed, and six injured. all victims were Slavonian and lived nearby. Four escaped by climbing onto a rock ledge. In Santo Domingo, Dr. Hollander plans Caribbean visits to study government claims using the cruiser Galveston will aid investigations.
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Mill A
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Ermfed
Moog
Washington
Hollander
Santo Domingo
Caribbean
Galveston
St Louis Storm Strikes City in Darkened Hour
A violent wind and rain storm swept East St. Louis and surrounding areas causing numerous injuries and widespread damage. Ten minutes of sudden darkness preceded chaos as roofs toppled, chimneys blew over, and signs smashed the streets. Wind reached 48 miles per hour.
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ST. Louis
East St. Louis
Louisville & Nashville
Chinese Merchants Seek End to Extended Boycott
Shanghai reports the Chinese foreign board ordered Chou Fu viceroy of Nanking to suppress the boycott affecting English goods. Chinese merchants request help from the general chamber of commerce, warning of financial trouble as trade shifts to Tien-Tsin where Yuan Shi Kai has prohibited the boycott.
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Shanghai
Chinese Foreign Board
Chou Fu
Nanking
General Chamber of Commerce
Tien-Tsin
Yuan Shi Kai
Pechi Li
Vermont Dedicates Monument to Ethan Allen in Bennington Anniversary
In Burlington Vermont a granite tower honoring Ethan Allen was dedicated on his farm site with Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks delivering the address. Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock, a great grandson, attended as Roosevelt’s representative amid Bennington’s 128th anniversary holiday observance. Norway may become a republic.
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Vermont
Ethan Allen
Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
Roosevelt
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Bennington
Nine Hurt In Trolley Smash-Up Near Los Angeles Park
A collision between Pasadena and Monrovia electric cars near Cneonta Park east of Los Angeles injures nine people. Dr. W J Trueworthy, prominent physician and library board president, suffers concussion and other injuries. The rear end crash stemmed from a failed Pasadena car controller after Monrovia car halted suddenly.
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Pasadena
Monrovia
Cneonta Park
W. J. Trueworthy
Tmoset
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