War in the Far East and World War News Roundup
A sweeping weekly summary notes mutinies aboard the Kniaz Potemkine in the Black Sea theater and the pursuit by Rear Admiral Kruger's fleet amid Odessa fires and mass casualties. It covers political shifts in Europe, court actions in the United States, Chicago indictments, and disasters from floods to fires, with notable deaths and public notices.
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Kniaz Potemkine
Khia? Potemkine
Theodosia
Crimea
Kruger
Odessa
Foreign Office
Vienna
Black Sea
Russia and Japan name envoys for Washington peace talks
President Roosevelt announces Japanese envoys Baron Komura and Takahira and Russian plenipotentiaries Baron Rosen and Muravieff. Baron Rosen arrives in New York as Russia signals willingness to suspend hostilities but not armistice. United States England and Germany to receive 50 million each of a 150 million loan to Japan.
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Roosevelt
Washington
England
Germany
Japan
China
Manchuria
Avia
Linevitch
Czar
Sanviatse
Mixed 1908 Political Moves And Local Disasters
Elihu Root invited by the president to return as secretary of state and may head the national ticket in 1908. John Hay’s body laid to rest in Lakeview cemetery Cleveland with Roosevelt and cabinet members present. The Queen City tannery in Titusville sold to United States Leather for about 1.5 million. Philips Webb & Co Nashville burned, loss 150000. Sacajawea statue unveiled at Portland fair. Feehanville training school project begun, cost about 1 million. Morton of Equitable ends finance committee. Henry W Heine killed his daughter and himself by gas in San Francisco. Open foreign markets drive for National Live Stock Exchange in Chicago. Chicago post office shows increased mail service in fiscal year.
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Oe Tees
Gov. Hanly
Indiana
Samuel Thompson
Chicago
Graeme Stewart
Gov
Hanly
Spring Valley
TSL) National Bank
First National Bank of
Tol
C. J. Devlin
Topeka
Kan
S. L. Frazer
Wabash Railway Company
Secret Service Department
Guanajuato
Commercial Bank of
Hagerstown
Ind
Roulette
Reuben A. Torrey
Charles M. Alexander
England
Albert Hall
London
Widen-Lord Leather Company
Foxboro
Mass
Portugal
Charles
Pittsburg
Vandalac Coal Company
Europe
Germany
Escanaba
Mich
San Diego
Cal
Pierre
Gertrude Dodgson
Thomas Dodgson
Portland
Ore
Boston
Henry Ulrich
Magoon
Rubio Guerrero
Canal Zone
Federal Grand Jury
J. Ogden Armour
Armour & Co
Charles W. Armour
Armour Packing Company
Louis F. Swift
Swift & Co
Edward Morris
Fairbank Canning Company
Edward Cudahy
Cudahy Packing Company
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Baltimore
Wilson
Marvin Hart
Jack Root
Reno
Nev
Jim Jeffries
Jaques Elisee Reclus
Brussels
Oklahoma
Irapua
Silva
National Educational Association
Asbury Park
N. J
Thous
Elihu Root
John Hay
Lakeview Cemetery
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Queen City Tannery
Titusville
Lucius Beebe & Sons
Feehanville
Morton
Equitable
Society
Henry W. Heine
San Francisco
National Live Stock Exchange
Chicago Post Office
York
Duties of the Rich Highlight Roosevelt Speech at N E A Meet
President Roosevelt spoke to about 30 000 at the National Education Association convention in Asbury Park New Jersey on duties of the rich He said money should not outrank nobler efforts and praised rich men who use wealth rightly John R Kirk and Miss Katherine Deveraux Blake offered responses praising the president and his role as teacher of nations.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Roosevelt
National Educational Association
John R. Kirk
State Normal School
Kirksville
Katherine Devereaux Blake
New York City
Blake
United States
Miss Blake
Powers to be tried in federal court for Goebel murder
Caleb Powers former Kentucky secretary of state faces murder involvement charges in the Goebel case. United States District Judge Cochran announced he will assume federal jurisdiction after Powers and his attorneys moved to transfer the case from state to federal court.
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United States
Cochran
Caleb Powers
Maysville
United States Court
William Goebel
Frankfort
United States District
Powers
Kentucky
Gov. Goebel
Circuit Court
London
Log drivers drown in Chippewa River disaster in Wisconsin
Eleven log drivers died when a batteay with sixteen men crossed the Chippewa river at Little Falls dam Friday and swamped after losing control. The dead include Saul Bracket Eau Claire Louis Goney Max Billard Flambeau Pattock Leiden Stanley Ole Horen Joseph Peloquin Jim Falls Andrew Goneyi Oscar Barquest Cadott Bert Larry Anson Byron Ferguson Chippewa City Adolph Toutant Cadott.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Chippewa River
Little Falls Dam
Batteay
Saul Bracket
Eau Claire
Louis Goney
Max Billard
Flambeau
Pattock Leiden
Stanley
Ole Horen
Joseph Peloquin
Drywood
Victory for oil trust declaration by Kansas supreme court
The Kansas Supreme Court, in an opinion by Associate Justice Greene, declared unconstitutional the winter Legislature approved $410,000 to fund an independent Peru oil refinery. The ruling marks a direct challenge to Standard Oil by the Legislature’s efforts to curb the Kansas oil trade.
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Topeka
Kan
Peru
State Supreme Court
Greene
Standard Oil Company
Kansas
Kansas Natural Gas Co. barred from doing business in Kansas
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Kansas Natural Gas company a Delaware corporation cannot operate or hold property in Kansas. The sweeping decision potentially outlawing the firm comes after the company spent millions on pipelines in the state.
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Topeka
Kan
State Supreme Court
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Kansas
Bankruptcy Filed by Louis M. Spencer in Chicago
Louis M. Spencer, life insurance and bond agent of 204 Dearborn Street, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S district court. He lists liabilities of 357657.02 and assets of 260. The petition was filed through attorney Ossian Cameron.
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Chicago
Louis M. Spencer
Dearborn Street
United States District Court
Ossian Cameron
Sweden on Frontier Guard Measures Citing Norway Threat
Stockholm reports that Sweden will take precautionary frontier measures under high military authority to offset Norway's reported threatening attitude. The move reflects heightened tensions and a readiness posture along the border.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Norway
Fragmented Note on Speculation Sparks Detroit Inquiry
A garbled passage hints at speculation topics and a Detroit Free reference. The readable words suggest a discussion of a subject previously not considered, with mentions of Joab and a hedged tone about an unfolding inquiry.
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Detroit
Lion Coffee Advertising Claim Promotes Purity and Quality
An advertisement argues Lion Coffee is roasted and packed in its own facilities, with beans carefully selected at the plantation and shipped direct for home use. It contrasts this with loose bulk coffee, which it says lacks traceable origin and handling, and touts Lion Coffee as pure fresh and reliable for millions of homes over 25 years.
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O Ne
Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Ohio
Learn-quick get rich scheme lands men in jail
The Chicago Chronicle notes that several men chasing rapid wealth have exchanged a get-rich-quick plan for a jail sentence, warning against scams and quick fortunes.
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Chicago Chronicle
Remarkable Cure Claim From Five Year Suffering
An advertisement by Mrs Altie Etson of Levee urges readers to contact her about a claimed miraculous cure after five years of illness. She asserts complete recovery through a treatment by doctors and divine aid and invites inquiries from skeptical readers.
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Saeed
Altie Etson
Levue
Lawyer’s Home Routine Cited in Domestic Dispute
N. O. Pica notes a lawyer frequently rests at home with his wife while issues of law and living arrangements are discussed.
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N. O. Pica
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