Witte Likely to Replace Muravieff as Peace Envoy to Japan
Reports say Muravieff resigns as chief peace plenipotentiary and M. Witte, president of the committee of ministers, is favored to negotiate with Japan. The emperor's approval and Lamadorf’s audience are needed before finalizing. Witte’s stance favors ending the war and pursuing Russo Japanese peace, possibly an alliance, though language limits may hinder him.
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Japan
M. Witte
Lamadorf
Russia
M. ‘Witte
Rutela
Far East
M. Wittee
M.wittee
Worrall Claims Collusion in Nebraska Grain Fight
before notary Charles G Bearsall Thomas D Worrall head of Worrall Grain testifies in a 128000 dollar damages suit alleging Nebraska Grain Dealers association sought to squeeze his firm from the state market. He notes the secretary possessed full grain car details and pressed him not to handle it. Plaintiffs argue railroad involvement shows collusion with the grain trust.
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Omaha
Charles G. Bearsall
Thomas D. Worrall
Worrall Grain Company
Nebraska Grain Dealers Association
Nebraska
Worrall
Timn
Nebraska Grain Dealers’ Association
Worrall Company
Grain Trust
Backing for Peace Commission Head Sparks Debate
The Associated Press reports strong backing for M. Wilt, president of the committee of ministers, to head the peace commission. Lamsdorf and others urged his election, but the emperor refused and chose Muravieff instead. Nelsdorf fell ill, and Pokouloff and Shipoff are described as Witte allies.
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ST. Petersburg
Associated Press
M. Wilt
Committee of Ministers
Peace Commission
M. Pokouloff
China
M. Shipoff
Imperial Treasury
Zematves
Sugar Drops 20 Percent In California Market
San Francisco reports a 20 percent sugar price cut due to weak raw sugar markets. Analysts cite a drop of 1% cents per pound and improved European beet sugar prospects as beet output grows, with a large crop due to hit markets in August.
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San Francisco
Cal
Europe
Shonts and Stevens in Washington for Panama work
Chairman Shonts and new Panama Canal chief engineer Stevens are in Washington and expect to leave for Oyster Bay Friday. They plan to depart for Panama July 18 with Stevens' family to follow in the fall. Stevens will study engineering vacancies and inspect forces after arrival.
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Washington
Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
Stevens
Oyster Bay
Panama
Depew Denies Endorsing Equitable Loan to Depew Land
Senator Chauncey M. Depew states he never advocated or recommended the Equitable Society loan of 250 000 to the Depew Land Improvement Company. He notes appraisers found 250 000 equaled 60 percent of value and that officers approved based on that report. He discusses company history, receivership, and potential profit if creditors act, then mentions resigning as counsel and turning 71.
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New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Paria
New York Tribune
The
Equitable Society
Depew Land Improvement Company
Equitable
Depew
Thea Equitable
New York Central
Morton
Thad
Goods Must Go Back New York Seeks Adulterated Imports
Secretary Wilson issues a new agriculture department order on adulterated foods imported since the pure food law. Existing shipments in the United States may be sold domestically rather than returned to Europe. Labels must mark colorized peas and artificially colored jams. some mushrooms must be sold as stems and scraps.
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New York
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Europe
New York Custom House
Peace Conference Set For Portsmouth Naval Yard
Assistant Secretary Pierce says Russia and Japan have agreed to hold the peace conference at Portsmouth New Hampshire outside Washington. Sessions will be in the new government navy yard building with Third Assistant Secretary of State Pierce arranging the details and planning to travel to Portsmouth to confer with the navy yard commandant.
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Washington
Pierce
Russia
Japan
Portsmouth
N. H
Government Navy Yard
Portamouth
Law son speaks at Minneapolis Commercial Club
Thomas W. Law son, hero of Frenzied finance, addresses 900 members after luncheon. He says he will return millions he earned to the American people when the time comes, noting he acted without protection and intends to repay what he wronged the public for.
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Minneapolis
Thomas W. Lawson
Minneapolis Commercial Club
Morton Cuts All Salaries At Equitable Society
New York officials announce sweeping salary reductions at the Equitable Society. Chatr mean Morton orders a 20 percent cut on all salaries over 15,000, 16 percent on 9,000 to 15,000, and 10 percent on salaries above 2,000 to 9,000. Effective August 1, the move aims to save 150,000 to 200,000 dollars annually.
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Morton
New York
Equitable Society
Chatrmean Morton
Death of General Blackmar Hearts Northwest Tour Stop
General W. W. Blackmar commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic died in Boston after nephritis. He aged 63. Born in Bristol Pennsylvania he served in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry and First West Virginia. He was judge advocate general of Massachusetts and became commander in chief at the national encampment. John R. King will succeed him. Funeral plans point to Hingham Massachusetts.
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Boise
Idaho
W. W. Blackmar
Grand Army of the Republic
Boston
Grand Army
Northwest
Blackmar
Bristol
Pennsylvania Cavalry
West Virginia
Five Forks
Custer
Long
Talbot
Rice
Massachusetts
Hoston
General Blackmar
John R. King
Washington
Nehief
Hingham
West
Japan to Claim Sakhalin by Conquest in Peace Talks
Reports from St Petersburg note Japan plans to seize Sakhalin by conquest and press formal cession as an unalterable demand. Russian securities rise abroad after M Witte is named chief peace plenipotentiary. Russia issues another 5 million paper roubles, with total paper obligations near 495 million against 547 million in gold.
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ST. Petersburg
M. Witte
Japan
Sakhalin
Rate War Looms in Chicago to New York Lines
The Western Passenger Association adjourned in Duluth and will meet in Chicago on the second Tuesday in September. With Missouri Pacific Wabash and Chicago & Alton absent, no decisive action on differential rates was taken, though the mood favors a rate war among Chicago New York routes.
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Duluth
Minn
Western Passenger Association
Chicago
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Chicago & Alton
New York
Portsmouth Yard Adds A Four Story General Store
Rear Admiral Meade in command of the navy yard says no notice of peace conference at the yard has been given and he cannot state arrangements for lodging. A new four story brick and brown stone general store building dominates the yard, but it is currently unoccupied.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Meade
Navy Yard
New Head of Admiralty Named in Russia
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports Vice Admiral Biriloff is appointed head of the Russian admiralty succeeding Admiral Avellan who resigned.
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London
St. Petersburg
Biriloff
Avellan
American Minister Reports Chinese Government Opposes Boycott
Washington dispatch says Mr. Rockhill the American minister at Pekin cabled the State department that the Chinese government is vigorously opposing the threatened boycott of American goods.
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Washington
Rockhill
Pekin
State Department
Prefect Killed in Moscow Assassination At Petitions
General Count Shuvaloff prefect of police in Moscow was assassinated while receiving petitions. A petitioner fired five shots at close range, killing him. The gunman dressed as a peasant was detained but not yet identified. He had recently been arrested as a political suspect and escaped from custody.
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Count Ghouvaloff
Moscow
Count Shouvaloff
Ministry of the Interior
Count Shuvaloff
Phenomenal Wheat Crop Report From Indianola Neb
Wheat fields in Indianola Nebraska exceed 1891 and 1892 yields with binders working day and night. Many acres lie unshocked for lack of labor while good shockers earn fifty cents per acre. County could employ 200 to 300 workers. barley may yield 60 to 75 bushels per acre and wheat 80 to 60 bushels. Large 300 to 400 acre fields are common. corn and other crops are immune.
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Indianola
Neb
Peace Commission Itinerary Through Minnesota to Washington
President J J Hill of Northern Pacific arranges travel for Japanese peace planpotentiaries led by Baron Komura. They land in Seattle July 20 aboard the Minnesota and travel by Great Northern to Duluth then Northwest to Buffalo and onward by Pennsylvania railroad to Washington arriving in early August.
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Paul
Minn
J. J. Hill
Northern Pacific Railroads
Seattle
Washington
Baron Komura
Seatte
Minnesota
Great Northern
Duluth
Northwest
Buffalo
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania Railroad
Searching for a daughter in Chicago
Chicago story reports A G Smith superintendent of Central City Nebraska schools and wife Mrs Smith in Chicago at the Saratoga hotel searching for their missing daughter Florence. They vow not to return until a trace is found. Florence attended the Deaconess seminary for girls at Aurora and was last heard to be seeking work as a nurse.
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Chicago
A. G. Smith
Central City
Neb
Window Glass Prices Raised 10 Percent in Chicago
Western window glass jobbers announce an immediate ten percent price increase on retail window glass at a Chicago meeting. The adjustment takes effect at once.
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Chicago
Peary Ready to Sail for North Pole Expedition
New York reports Robert E Peary has $35000 subscribed for the voyage to the north. The Roosevelt Arctic ship awaits supplies due to funds shortfall. The expedition, in planning since October 15 1904, totals $150000 with donations from American business men to the Peary Arctic club to ensure American involvement.
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New York
North Pole
Robert E. Perry
Peary
Roosevelt
Peary Arctic Club
Death by own hand in German duel tale from Marinette
A letter to a friend of Victor Von Taske of Marinette, missing since July 4, claims he drew the black ball in a past duel with a German officer and would commit suicide as a result. The note cites a dispute from years ago and describes Von Taske as a young bookkeeper.
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von Taske
Mechanics seek Saturday half holiday at navy yard
Four hundred government navy yard workers in Washington formed a committee to meet the president at Oyster Bay to obtain a summer Saturday half holiday similar to executive department employees. A telegram was sent requesting a meeting time. President Gompers and Vice President Duncan will join the delegation.
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Washington
Government Navy Yard
Oyster Bay
Navy Yard
Gompers
Duncan
United States Opens Uintah Lands for Public Settlement
Nearly one million acres of unallotted Uintah lands in Utah will open to settlement under homestead rules after a presidential proclamation. Registration requires on site qualification and identity details. drawings will use a three member fairness committee and proceed by land district drawing numbers 1 to 250 per day until all lands are entered.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Uintah
Utah
Rosebud
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Witte Sees the Emperor in Peterhof on Peace Talks
M. Witte held a lengthy audience with the Russian emperor at Peterhof where the peace negotiation issues were discussed in detail. The emperor reportedly favors guiding Witte personally more than formal instructions. Witte plans to depart St. Petersburg for Paris next Wednesday, with Mme. Witte accompanying him to Paris.
Pennsylvania Railroad Denies Blame for Harrisburg Wreck
The Pennsylvania Railroad company answered Clarence F. Opper's $50,000 damages suit over the May 11 wreck near Harrisburg. The railroad denies the disaster was caused by dynamite or by employee negligence and asserts Opper walked barefoot and suffered hearing loss from the explosion.
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New York
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Clarence F. Opper
Granite Boys Will Entertain Peace Envoys in Portsmouth
New Hampshire plans to host the Russian and Japanese peace envoys in Portsmouth next month. Secretary of State Edward N. Pearson will travel from Concord to work with Assistant Secretary Pierce on accommodations and to offer state assistance. Pierce is expected to arrive in Portsmouth Saturday or Sunday.
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Granite Boys
Portsmouth
N. H
New Hampshire
Edward N. Pearson
Concord
Pierce
Jerome Turne Second Attempt Port on Equi
Readable fragments indicate a note about Jerome Turne and a secondary attempt related to a port on Equi. Details are sparse in the visible text.
Railroads Eye Short Lines From West Feasibility Studied
Julius Krutschnitz, Harriman system maintenance head, says Union Pacific and Southern Pacific will build several short feeder lines where feasible. They are surveying extensions in the west but have few definite decisions. UP may link Hastings to Kearney via Burlington stub with a Kansas City line or use St Joseph & Grand Island from Hastings to Grand Island to connect with the main line.
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Chicago
Julius Krutschnitz
Harriman
Union Pacific
Southern Pacif Roads
Burlington
Hastings
Kearney
Neb
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Grand Island
Mearney
France and Germany Reach Agreement on Morocco Conference
Premier Rouvier and German ambassador von Radolin agree on communications between France and Germany regarding Morocco. France consents to participate in a conference and safeguards for its interests are promised. Notes will be sent to the chamber of deputies soon. Tangier is the expected conference site.
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Paris
Rouvier
Prince von Radolin
France
Germany
Morocco
Chamber of Deputies
Tangler
Witte Named Head of Russian Peace Mission
In St Petersburg Emperor Nicholas appoints M. Witte president of the committee of ministers as chief plenipotentiary for Russia in the upcoming peace negotiations in the United States. The designation, signed after midnight, grants him plenary powers and was sent to Washington this morning. Witte will sail on the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse from Cherbourg on July 26.
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ST. Petersburg
Nicholas
M. Witte
Committee of Ministers
United States
Washington
Cherbourg
Rebates Probe Planned by Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington The Interstate Commerce Commission proposes an investigation in St Louis starting July 22 into alleged railroad allowances to grain elevator owners and to shippers of grain by such owners or related companies.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
St. Louis
Britain Welcomes Roosevelt Proposal on War Property Issue
In the House of Commons Mr Robertson asked Premier Balfour about a proposed international conference from President Roosevelt and if Britain would back making private property non contraband of war. Balfour said Britain welcomes the proposal but reserves the right to decide what to submit for discussion.
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London
House of Commons
Robertson
Balfour
Roosevelt
Great Britain
General Stoesel Arrested Over Port Arthur Inquiry
St. Petersburg reports Lt. Gen. Stoesel is under arrest at Tsarskoe Selo following findings from the commission investigating Port Arthur's defense and capitulation. The sword of honor from French admirers will not be presented.
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Port Arthur
ST. Petersburg
Nashashism
Stoeasel
Tsarskoe Selo
Stoesse
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M. Muravieff
Save Railroads and Grain Dealers’ Association
Tom Lawson
Boise, Idaho
Head of Admiralty
Funda
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Witte
Peterhof
Mme. Witte
Jerome Turne
Jwn
Jerome Mn
Jerome
Perse
Hun
Garvan
Huw
Czar
Gen. Stoessel
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