Witte Receives Warm Welcome in Pateraburg Speech
Envoy Witte arrives to a hearty crowd of officials and locals after brief speech to a welcoming address. He thanks American sympathy and says he acted to fulfill his duties while staying true to Emperor Nicholas and his country during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gays
BT. Pateraburg
M. Witte
St. Petersburg
Taran Nolde
Congress of Ministers
Qgeneral Durnoya
Apokcaman
Nicholas
Roosevelt
William
Washington Homestead
Mount Vernon
President Roosevelt thanked for peace work
At the Indiana yearly meeting of Friends in Richmond, the resolution lauds President Roosevelt as an instrument of Providence in securing peace between Russia and Japan. It notes broad support from the nation and world and calls for continued encouragement of his peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Cheaper living expected from grain and livestock surplus
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson predicts lower winter prices for meat dairy products and poultry as vast yields of small grain and corn in Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Kansas push down costs. He notes heavy crops will ease feeding costs and influence beef pork dairy and poultry prices.
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Wilson
Washington
Objectionable Post Cards Prompt Mailer Policy Renewal
Postmaster General directs postmasters to curb objectionable picture or language on greeting cards. He cites a rule against obscene or improper material and notes the mailer season has extended to cover the entire year to limit such cards.
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Washington
Uitoheork
Packers Plea of Abatement Faces Judge's Ruling
Chicago Judge Humphreys heard closing arguments on the Packers plea of abatement to an indictment accusing them of illegal business methods. A Friday ruling was anticipated but not certain, with challenges to the grand jury process and the government’s evidence handling.
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Humphreys
Chicago
Humphrey
Erminda
Llegal
Trethen
Tiiots
Illinois Attorney General orders probe of Western Life Indemnity
Chicago Ill March 15 Attorney General William A Stedman acting for the people of Illinois has ordered an investigation into the affairs of the Western Life Indemnity company He may also file quo warranto to determine if the firm engaged in improper business practices The move signals a legal challenge to the company’s operations within the state
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Chicago
William A. Stedman
People of
Mnlinois
Western Life Indemnity Company
U S Army Surgeon Capt. Godfrey Shoots Self at Fort McPherson
Atlanta reports Capt. G M F Godfrey assistant surgeon in the U S Army at Fort McPherson died by shooting himself in his post residence. He was 36, son of Col BE Godfrey of Fort Riley. Cause unknown but officers cite temporary mental aberration.
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Atlanta
G. M. F. Godfrey
United States Army
Fort McPherson
Godfrey
Ninth United States Cavalry
Fort Riley
Kas
Weat Point
Desperate Duel On Wabash Train Ends In Double Injury
John E B Ryan of Chicago and Edward C Greene of Hammond Illinois exchanged gunfire on a Wabash train No 18 from Chicago to Decatur. Both men were seriously wounded with multiple bullets, the clash spanning miles and ending as the train neared Decatur with Greene leaping from the car.
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Bloomington
John EB. Ryan
Chicago
Decatur
Edward C. Greene
South State Street
Betz & Co
Hammond
Ind
Greene
Thorty-Seventh Street
Chiento
Fittefield
Sryan
Ryan
Bement
Fred
Cerro Gordo
Creene
Quarantine Raised in Montgomery After Suspected Case
In Alabama the quarantine set earlier was extended anew at Jackson Mississippi after a suspicious case of an illness was reported there.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alsbame
Jackson
Mies
Fire Loss Totals Mount to 6 Thousand In Wotte
A careful estimate places the recent Wotte fire loss at about 6000 dollars with insurance covering 500000. The Symons Dry Goods company is the heaviest loser with an estimated 200000 pounds in loss, fully insured.
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Wotte
Mont
Symons Dry Goods Company
Laborers Turned Away in Colon Clash Over Canal Work
Six hundred fifty laborers from Martinique aboard the French steamer Versailles refused to disembark at Colon under mandatory vaccination rules. Panama Canal policemen clubbed many as they forced the remaining workers ashore, with some leaping into the sea. The men, led by fear of disease and desperate for pay, eventually proceeded to Corozal for assignment after hard conditions and limited funds.
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Colon
Martingue
Voernsailing
Martinique
Panama
Canal Zone
Versailles
M. Bonhenry
Steamship Company
Laborerae
Corozel
Inspector completes Crow Reservation survey in Montana
Government survey inspector J Scott Harrison has finished a four month field in the Crow Reservation at Helena Montana. His report will go to the general land office and plats filed in the Eastern Montana office before the president proclaims the lands open to settlement. Included are lands in the Custer battle field.
Memorial for One Cent Postage Adopted
In St Louis the Association Presidents and Secretaries of Commercial and Trades organizations formed a permanent body. They drafted a memorial to Congress urging postal law revision and postage cuts to 1 cent per ounce. A resolution against a parcel post system was adopted, deeming it unwise and harmful to merchants.
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Louis Mo
Congress
Car Line Hearing Set In Several Railways Case List
The Interstate Commerce Commission will begin a private car line hearing in this city on October 1. The inquiry will continue for more than a week and covers railways including St Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Kansas City Southern Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Southern Pacific and St Louis San Francisco plus Armour Car Lines and American Refrigerator Dispatch.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Thia City
St. Louth
Iron Mountain & Southern
Kansas City Southern
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
St. Louis & San Francisco
Armour Car Lines
American Refrigerator Dispatch
Slayer Suspect Located in Kansas Murders of Mrs Nickum and Mrs Job
Topeka authorities identify Joseph Kropek a Bohemian inmate of the Kansas insane asylum as the man suspected in the 1904 Nickum murder and 1906 Job murder in Ottawa Kas He was sent to the asylum from Holton on April 26 and is linked by similar mutilation patterns to the Whitechapel crimes
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Topeka
Kas
Mra
Nickum
Caroline Job
Ottawa
Joseph Kropek
Kansas Insane Asylum
Kropek
Holton
Job
White Chapel
Helen Gould Gifts Major Sum for Y M C A Building
Detroit report states Mrs Helen Miller Gould will give 140000 for a Railroad Y M C A building in St. Louis. The memorial dedicated to Jay Gould will be fireproof brick and stone, opposite the Union Depot on Fugenia street, likely completed by September 1 1906.
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Detroit
Mich
Mias
Helen Miller Gould
Young Men's Christian Association
St. Louis
Railroad Department
Oldest Iowa woman Margaret O'Brien dies at 102
Davenport Iowa March 11 Mrs Margaret OBrien of Keokuk the oldest woman in Iowa died here at 102 years and six months She was a Civil War nurse later drawing a pension for mental disabilities She was an inmate in Mercy hospital insane ward and enjoyed dancing insisting on jigging with anyone who came near
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Davenport
Ila
Margaret O'Brien
Keokuk
Iowa
Two Pullmans Wrecked in St Paul Train Collision
A Chicago Great Western stock train collided with a Soo Line passenger train near St Paul Union Station. Two Pullman sleepers were hurled into a gulley twenty feet below, one woman died at St Joseph's hospital, nine others seriously injured, and many more hurt.
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St. Paul
Minn
Chicago Great Western
Soo Line
Union Station
St. Joseph's Hospital
Harvard Lecturer Dr Jas R Chadwick Found Dead
Dr James R Chadwick of Boston was found dead near his summer home at Chocorua New Hampshire on Sunday. A servant discovered the body and officials believe he fell from the cottage piazza roof during the night while attempting to get air.
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West Ossippe
N. H
Jas. R. Chadwick
Boston
Chocorua
Chadwick
Highwayman Shot Dead as Robbery Attempt Fails
In Berkeley California Policeman Jon J. Lestrange confronted four highwaymen in a Friday morning incident. One robber was killed when Lestrange fired after a demand to surrender. The others fled leaving the dead man unnamed at the morgue.
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Berkeley
Cal
Jon J. Lestrange
Lestrange
Hampton magnate Harriman dies in hillside crash
Fred A Harriman a leading Hampton lawyer and exaphtalist was killed when his car plunged off a steep hill into a gully. Fred Reed suffered a broken collarbone and bruises while Art Beed was badly crushed and bruised. Harriman aged about 2 years old belonged to one Franklin county’s wealthiest families.
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Hampton
Fred A. Harriman
Fred Reed
Art Beed
Harliman
Harriman
Franklin County
Northern German sugar refiners seek new trust plan
Hanover reports sugar refiners of northern and western Germany are again attempting a trust. A meeting of leading manufacturers has been held here and will likely lead to a definite combination plan to be submitted to the ruling sugar interests around October 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Germany
Rates argued for dressed beef higher than live stock by Santa Fe president
President R P Ripley of the Santa Fe railroad testified before the interstate commerce commission on livestock freights from Missouri River points to Chicago. He urged that dressed beef rates between Kansas City and Chicago be 150 percent above live stock rates, arguing packing house products face higher handling costs and that competition limits rail price control. He cited costs of $82.19 for dressed meat, $85.08 for packing house products, and $64.77 for livestock per car, and claimed the railroad finances each dressed beef car.
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Chicago
Western Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
R. P. Ripley
Santa Fe Railroad
Missouri River Polatas
Ripley
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Probable murder case at Des Moines Iowa
The body of Frank Callahan of Peosia was found in the Des Moines river eight miles south of Des Moines with a crushed temple from a blunt instrument. He had been missing, pockets cut, watch and money gone, identifying papers found on him. The case follows the earlier death of insurance man George K R Griswold found in the river.
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Des Moines
Frank Callahan
Peosia
George KR. Griswold
Hus
Bomb Explodes Behind New York Tenement
A bomb filled with dynamite and oil exploded at the rear of a crowded tenement on Eight Avenue and One Hundred Forty Third Street in New York. Dozens of sleeping residents were thrown from beds, two were unconscious, and flames quickly spread to rear halls. Police suspect the Black Hand assassins aimed at the Italian barber shop on the ground floor.
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New Yvyork
Eight Avenue
Wrecked Steamer Chatham Blown Up in Egyptian Canal
The British steamer Chatham laden with ninety tons of dynamite and blasting gelatin was exploded by mines inside its hull near Port Said Egypt. The blast caused huge water displacement but canal passage is expected clear in four days with adjoining canals intact. explosion witnessed from Ras elech five miles away.
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Port Said
Egypt
Chatham
Raselech
Engineers Sal for Panama to Inspect Canal Route
NEW YORK The board of consulting engineers and Canal Commission members sailed on Thursday for Colon aboard the Havana to inspect the canal works and proposed route and report the best type of canal to build. Participants include Theodore P. Sichonts Rear Admiral M T Endicott Colonel Ernst and B M Harrodd of the canal commission.
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Panama
New York
Board of Consulting Engineers
Panama Canal Commission
Colon
Havana
Theodore P. Sichonts
M. T. Endicott
Ernst
B. M. Harrodd
Canal Commission
Alliance Terms United Britain and Japan in Defense Pact
London dispatch reports a new eight article alliance signed August 12 by Lord Lansdowne and Baron Haynes. The treaty frames mutual defense with India as a trigger and stresses prosperity for all, presented as not menace but guarantee. British press lauds the accord linking Great Britain and Japan as regional security against eastern threats.
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London
Great Britain
Japan
Lord Lansdowns
Baron Haynes
Foreign Office
Lord Lansdowne
St. Petersburg
Paris
East Aelia
India
Cattlemen Convicted Under Fence Law in Omaha Case
The Krause brothers were convicted at the May term of the United States district court for illegally fencing public land and intimidating settlers. John Krause faces $800 fine and half the costs plus 24 hours in marshal custody. Herman Krause $500 and half the costs. Both sentenced to Douglas county jail until fines and costs are paid. total costs amount to $1,176.
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Omaha
Munger
Krause Brothers
United States District Court
John Krause
United States
Herman Krause
Douglas County
Rates for Livestock Hauling Surpass Passenger Costs
J M Tittemer of the Minneapolis & St Paul and the Iowa Central Railway says livestock shipments from Missouri River points to Chicago cost railroads more to handle than passenger service. He testifies before Federal Judge S H Bethea in ICC anti discrimination cases against eighteen railways. Tittemer cites expenses for receiving cattle at stations, scales, water pumps, brick yards, and durable buildings as evidence of higher livestock costs.
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Chicago
Iowa Central Railroad
J. M. Tittemer
Minneapolis & St. Paul
Iowa Central Railway
Tittemor
H. Bethea
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri River
Stevens Making Progress On Panama Canal Work
Panama reports progress on the canal project led by John F Stevens. The La Boca dock extension of 1900 feet is due to be in place by September 30, with Cristo Bal dock slated for completion by mid October. The railroad linking the canal zone is advancing satisfactorily and connected to the canal system.
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Panama
John F Stevens
Panama Canal
Associated Press
la Boca
Stevens
Cristobal
Wages Advanced for Boston Carpenters
On Monday about 6000 carpenters in Boston and nearby areas will see a 28 cent per day wage increase. The adjustment follows an arbitration decision by Judge George S Wentworth of the municipal court given about a month ago. The Master Carpenters association accepts the ruling, though several nonmember employers oppose the raise and a small number of workers may strike.
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Advance
Boston
Mass
Jude George S. Wentworth
Municipal Court
Master Carpenters’ Association
Hes
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