Peace Conference Status Hinges on Czar and Roosevelt
The Portsmouth dispatch reports Emperor Nicholas's reply to President Roosevelt’s appeal is only partly responsive. Roosevelt, via Saga more Hill, remains in constant touch with St. Petersburg and Tokio, pursuing terms and concessions to avert failure of the peace conference as Baron Kaneko and M. Witte weigh possible moves.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Associated Press
Nicholas
Roosevelt
Baron Kaneko
Japan
Russia
Barnes
Count Lamsdorff
M. Witte
St. Petersburg
Tokio
Baron Komura
Sakhalin
Doomed to failure opinion on peace conference at Portsmouth
A Portsmouth opinion warns the peace conference will fail with both sides firm on demands. Despite settled principles, talks drift toward rupture as Japan and Russia press for money and terms, with uncertainty over Komura’s proposal and Roosevelt's mediation.
New Anglo Japanese Alliance Strengthens Japan’s Negotiations
A public announcement of the new Anglo Japanese alliance, signed ten days ago, is seen as strengthening Japan’s position in negotiations and as a boon for England to back the president’s efforts without arousing suspicion in Tokio.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Japan
Oliver
England
Tokio
Woman Accused of Poisoning Her Two Sons Bound Over
In Grayling Michigan Naomi Aldrich of Frederic was bound over for circuit court trial after preliminary hearing on charges she poisoned her two sons aged six and eight with arsenic. She insured both lives for fifty dollars each before their deaths in early August. Police say the motive was to obtain the insurance money.
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Grayling
Mich
Naomi Aldrich
Frederic
Aldrich
Mystery Clue Marks Montana Pawn Shop Death
Lewiston Montana August 26 Samuel Studzinski fur buyer and pawn broker found dead in his shop beaten during the night robbery is suspected as motive though mystery remains. A blood written card reading K. C. Number 17 was placed on his breast and another on a stove in the room. Studzinski was sixty seven years old.
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Lewiston
Mont
Samuel Studzinski
Yellow fever report shows rise amid heat in New Orleans area
New Orleans reports 65 new cases by 6 p.m. Friday raising total to 1,665 with 6 deaths and 16 new sub-foci. Excessive heat blamed for spread. a Memphis-origin fever case concerns a woman arriving Aug 16. Country updates list Hanson City five, Patterson nine, Morgan City one, Oak Providence two cases and one death, Mississippi City one case.
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New Orleans
Memphis
Hanson City
Patterson
Morgan City
Amelia Nest
Oake Providence
Mississippi City
Pardon sought for Sing Sing inmate who confessed theft to protect a woman
New York lawyer Carl Fisher Hansen announced he would appeal Governor Higgins for a pardon for a man in Sing Sing sentenced to three years for a theft he did not commit. The prisoner admitted the crime to shield a New York woman of high social standing whose husband died recently. The woman paid blackmail to a servant totaling 86000 over years. The man vanished from a college and used an assumed name at trial.
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New York
Higgins
New York City
Sing Sing
Carl Fisher-Hangsen
Fisher-Hansen
New Jersey
Peace talks in St Petersburg hinge on Sakhalin payments
Reports from St Petersburg on August 26 say officials and observers expect a compromise without indemnity, possibly a payment for Sakhalin to be adjusted later. Ambassador Meyer reports no message from Washington, while Russia remains calm and confident in its course.
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St. Petersburg
Sakhalin
Portsmouth
Associated Press
Meyer
Washington
Roosevelt
Foreign Office
Russia
Tiaoyang
Mukden
Sea of Japan
Roosevelt Experiences Submarine Plunge on Plunger
President Roosevelt visited Oyster Bay aboard the submarine torpedo boat Plunger for about three hours. The craft submerged fifty minutes and demonstrated its capabilities. He praised the boat and crew, highlighting Lieutenant Charles H. Nelson as a proud leader in the U S Navy.
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Charles H. Nelson
United States Navy
Quantrells Guerrillas Reunion In Independence
Kansas City dispatch reports the annual reunion of Quantrells guerrillas at Independence Missouri. Cole Younger, a former bandit, leads a gathering of about fifty veterans including Jim Cummings of the James and Younger gang D Hughes of Hughes Arkansas and Lou Lee of Kunobnowter Missouri.
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Kansas City
Cole Younger
Quantrell
Independence
Younger
Jim Cummings
James and Younger
D. Hughes
Hughes, Ark
Lou Lee
Kunobnowter
Cloudburst Toll Revised In Trinidad Area Flooding
Denver reports the August 26 flood near Trinidad caused fewer property losses for Colorado Fuel and Iron and Colorado and Southern railway than feared. Main damage stems from mine shutdowns and halted railway traffic with crews to aid families of drowned workers. Six bodies recovered including a woman and infant. further recoveries expected as efforts continue.
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Denver
Trinidad
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Colorado and Southern Railway
Colorado and Southern
Berwin
Basco
Ludlow
Bar
Milw Suit Against Rendering Company Dismissed
In Milwaukee a suit by Pfister against the Wisconsin Rendering Co to recover 6000 dollars from the 151 National Bank is dismissed by Judge Lude after双方 settlements. Pfister, later indicted for allegedly stealing 14000 dollars, claims settlement settles all debts. Officers of the rendering company allegedly paid the note and the suit is ended.
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Miaukee
Pfister
Wisconsin Fencelas Company
151 National Bank
Lude
Cvit
Ce Oe U
Pfoster
Grand Jury
G. E. Lintz
Wisconsin Rendering Company
Gardner Wins Unsatisfying 16th Round Bout in Colma
In a San Francisco card, Jimmy Gardner defeats Buddy Ryan in the 16th round after a long 25 round match. Referee Roach rules Gardner winner but bets are void as Ryan’s corner contests the final tally. The bout was competitive until the 15th, with Gardner holding the edge.
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San Francisco
Colma
Jimmy Gardner
Buddy Ryan
Roach
Gardner
Ryan
Japanese capture Montara in Bering Sea
In a late August report from Yokohama it is stated that the American steamer Montara traveling to Petropavlovsk was seized by Japanese forces in the Bering Sea on August 23.
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Yokohama
Montara
Petropavlovsk
Bering’ Sea
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