Armistice Plan Prompts Washington Conference Setup
The article outlines a proposed armistice between Russia and Japan with commanders in chief Likov and Oyama to sign. It notes a Washington conference to settle terms, possible plenipotentiaries including M. Nediloff and Marquis Ito, and a preference for French from Russia and English from Japan.
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Aline
Manchuria
Washington
Lineviteh
Oyama
Trier
M. Nelidoff
Paris
Marquis Ito
Privy Council
Yamagata
Wilcome
Japan
Takahira
White House
Rassia
Maximo Gomez Nearing Death as Cuban Struggle Cited
The Cuban independence figure Maximo Gomez, born in Santo Domingo, has died or is near death as Havana reports his condition has worsened since Thursday midnight. Gomez, who raised the Cuban flag over a free Cuba on May 10, 1968, fought thirty years against Spain and endured prison and hardship in pursuit of Cuban freedom.
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Havana
Maximo Gomez
Lly J
Cari
Maximo Grca
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Botts Executed for Wife Murder in Peoria Jail
Otis Botts aged 21 was hanged in the Peoria county jail after confessing to strangling his wife on January 5. He spent the night before laughing and joking, breaking down as the noose was fixed, and tearfully begged his mother not to attend.
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Botts
Otis Botts
Peoria
Mysterious Hotel Deaths Shock St Louis
A dead man was found in a room at the Hotel Garnoni in St Louis Friday with no cause shown. Two men registered as T Martin and R H Patterson were assigned to the room on Wednesday. one man died Friday while the other disappeared.
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St. Louis
Garnoni
T. Martin
R. H. Patterson
Sioux City Stock Market and River Tragedy Update
Friday stock quotes show hog prices at 5.30 and butchers at 4.00 to 1.95. A Hazelton BC report says seven men are missing and likely drowned in the Skeunin River near Lorne Creek after their upturned canoe was found.
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Sioux City
Deven
Hazelton
B. C
Skeeun River
Driscoll Testifies On Coal Union Deals Before Grand Jury
John G. Driscoll, principal witness, describes ties between coal wagon owners and Coal Teamsters Union. He reveals a joint trade pact forcing owners to hire only union members and drivers into the Teamsters. State's Attorney Henley calls the disclosures highly sensational with names of prominent figures.
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Driscoll
Brealey
Associated Building Trades and Coal Team Owners’ Association
Chicago Teamsters’ Union
Henley
John G. Driscoll
Coal Teamsters’ Union
Coal Team Owners’ Association
Teamsters’ Union
Chisago
Barker murder case balks at Lincoln hanging
Frank Barker, Webster County murderer, avoided execution in Lincoln after the Nebraska Supreme Court reversed Judge Holmes and denied a sanity hearing. A jury trial was ordered, possibly delaying the case a week or two. Barker, 23, killed his brother and brother's wife near Hed Cloud to gain a farm and marry a young woman.
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Garker
Lincoln
Ned
Frank Barker
Webster County
Supreme Court
Holmes
Daidge Hohnes
Barker
Hed Cloud
Neb
Washington Chosen for Peace Conference Meeting
Official statement by Secretary Loeb announces Washington D C as the site for a peace conference. The president notes that after failed talks over The Hague and Paris both governments request Washington be the meeting place.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
Loeb
Paris
Hague
Parents Die, Two Sons Injured in Erie Train Crash
An automobile with Mr and Mrs Richard Sayer of Englewood New Jersey and their two sons was struck by an Erie train near Goshen New Jersey. The couple died instantly and the sons were hurled from the car and not expected to survive. The chauffeur escaped by jumping clear. The Sayers were connected to local industry. A separate note reports Grand Master J G Hanrahan of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen arriving in Chicago to aid peacemaker efforts in the Chicago teamsters strike.
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Richard &. Sayer
Englewood
N. J
Erie
Goshen
Sayer
Stider Engine Company
Teamsters
Chicago
J. G. Hanrahan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman
Royal Wedding Dims Windsor Festivities For Princess Margaret
Windsor England observed a holiday as Princess Margaret of Connaught married Prince Gustavus Adolphus son of Crown Prince Gustavus of Sweden. The ceremony drew crowds and marked a historic royal union.
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Windsor
England
Margaret of Connaught
Duke of Connaught
Gustavus Adolphus
Gustavus
Sweden
Cities under consideration for plenipotentiaries conference
Washington The Hague and Geneva remain as the three likely sites for the belligerents conference. Paris and London are eliminated with Russia favoring a European capital and Japan preferring an eastern venue. Washington appears the most probable choice and an official announcement is expected soon.
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Far Easts
Washington
Russia
Japan
The
Hague
Geneva
Paris
Londo
United States
Supreme Court Bid For Bluebeard Case Delay
Johann Bloch known as Bluebeard may appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court after a reported plan to grant a reprieve until the October term. Governor Deneen indicated funds would be provided if the state's attorney’s office is assumed by June 21. The needed amount cited is $700 for record preparation.
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Blaebeard
Supreme Court
Bluebeard
Johann Bloch
Chicago
Supreme Court of Illinois
Deneen
Hooh
Tobacco Trust Inquiry Secretary Guilty of Contempt
William A H McAllister secretary of the tobacco trust was found guilty of contempt in the U S court at New York for refusing to answer questions before the federal grand jury in the case. Judge Lacombe fined him 3 and ordered custody until he complies by answering questions and producing books and papers. McAllister posted 1800 bail for appearance pending appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Etary
William A H. McAllister
New York
Tobacco Trust
Lacombe
McAllister
United States Supreme Court
Peace in Paris not favored by Japan amid talks with Roosevelt
Tokyo reports Japanese minister's interview with President Roosevelt proposing a Russia Japan plenipotentiaries meeting in Paris. Japan objects citing Paris as Russia ally's capital and long travel time. Also noted are a grounded monitor Puritan off Point Lookout and other brief items from the era.
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Tle
Washington
Roosevelt
Liussia
Japan
Paris
AL. Delidos
France
Russia
Tokio
Mississippi Flood Recedes as Iowa River Levels Fall
Residents return to Alexandria as Mississippi River drops four feet and Des Moines River falls three feet. Levees hold. one life lost. rail service limited. Gregory Missouri and Muscatine area report ongoing damage with bridges washed out and mail delivery disrupted. Cantril notes railroad resumption not expected for a week as miles of roadway washouts grow.
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Des Moines
Alexandria
Warsaw
Meyer
AML
North Road
Iowa
Missouri
Lollinois
Gregory
Burlington
Skeokuk
Muscatine
Mississippi
Fire Destroys Plymouth County Farmhouse
A farmhouse near Mammen in Plymouth County belonging to Alfert Hartmann was destroyed by fire causing about 2000 dollars in losses. Hartmann his wife and elder children were milking cows in a pasture when flames erupted. A 10-year-old boy with a broken leg and a 4-year-old girl were trapped but rescued. the father and older son suffered minor burns in the effort. Authorities suspect a kitchen fire caused the blaze.
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Plymouth County
Alfert Hartmann
Mammen
Lessars
Hartmann
Ehingley
Condemn Mulct Law and Civic Resolutions Mark Iowa Meetings
Iowa liquor dealers at Dubuque condemn section 62 of the mulct law urging higher standards for the liquor trade. The ninth annual Sintx Valley Medical Association session drew doctors from Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa to Fort Dodge for two days. A Monoma-Harrison ditch case restraining order was issued in Missouri Valley over a low bid. Brave Boy drowns in the Mississippi while aiding a brother in Muscatine. Nearly a hundred delegates from Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri attended the Tri-State Medical Society meeting in Burlington. The Iowa State Music Teachers Association plans its Des Moines convention June 20 to 23 with a sing program. Three deaths by lightning reported in Charles City, Adair County and Marshalltown. Onawa council awards a 400 foot deep well contract to J H Harris of Bronx City.
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Iowa
Dubuaque
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Iowa State Music Teachers’ Association
Des Moines
Ocean Sion
Unclear fragment hints at a race incident and laborer Decamp
A distorted report mentions a laborer named Decamp aged about 60 who paused a race after drinking water and being slowed by heavy clothing and an eight pound shoe. Details are fragmentary and obscure.
Fatal Live Wire Tragedy Claims Prominent Victims
In a Minot Keokuk fire scene early Sunday, Tucker and Yeager died after contact with a live electric wire during a residence fire. Lucker, attempting to help, was fatally shocked, crying out as Yeager, acting as a minute man for the fire department, rushed to the rescue and fell against the same wire.
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Accid
Oscar’ Wenger
Minot Keokuk
Tucker
Yeager
Lucker
Fairbanks at Iowa City Graduation Address Draws Packed Armory
Vice President Fairbanks delivered the graduation address at the state university in Iowa City. His talk titled A Chapter in American History covered the post Civil War era to the present. The armory was filled by about 20 percent of students alumni and visitors. Diplomas were presented to 300 graduates from arts law medicine dentistry and nursing programs.
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University
Pairbanks
State University
Iowa City
Nberal
Medicine
Dentistry
Nurses Training School
Two Traveled Sleepers Die After On Railroad Tracks
Two men identified as Alex Alexander and Arthur Bingham were struck by a Milwaukee line train near Marion while walking from Paraita toward Chicago. They had fallen asleep on the tracks due to exhaustion despite a companion urging them off. Alexander was killed instantly. Bingham died later at the hospital.
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Alex Alexander
Arthur Bingham
Milwaukee
Mario
Chicago
California
Paraita
Alexander
Bingham
Farmer Victim of Tramp Attack Discovered After Fire
Prominent Waterloo farmer W. J. Schrock found his wife dead in the coal shed ruins after a Sunday fire. The burned body left only the head and lower limbs. a coroner's jury failed to solve the case. The prevailing theory in Waterloo points to tramp violence. Mrs. Schrock hailed from a well known local family.
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Waterloo
W. J. Schrock
Railroad Pays 86200 Damages For Farm Crash
A farmer near Tinrnside was awarded 5200 damages against the Northwestern road after an air hose burst on a moving train caused a sudden stop and fractured his skull. A Dubuque man, Ralph Jackson, died of heart failure on an Illinois train after signing mileage, five minutes prior. Storm damage across Davenport and surrounding areas climbs into tens of thousands, washing away bridges culverts paving and sewers. City officials in Fort Dodge debate tramp control with a no work no eat policy. Police report multiple incidents including a shooting resulting in death by self-inflicted action. Baker, a Bakers farm renter, is expected to recover.
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S.A
Ralph 'T. Jackson
Jackson- Vinega Company
Dubuque
Illinois
Judd
Davenport
Tha
County
Weather and crop outlook across states and regions
Weather reports show mixed crop prospects with moisture and temperature factors affecting cotton in the Carolinas and Tennessee, cotton conditions slow to improve in the plains, and western drought easing in some areas. Apple outlook in the lake region rises while eastern areas remain favorable. Swede Prince ceremony noted with British royal ties.
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Michigan
Wisidding
Pacifia
Promis
Washington
Dakotas
Stuedy
Gouther
Texas
Carolinas
Tennesge
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