White House talks on peace with Japanese minister Takahira
The White House hosts a third conference on Far East peace with Japanese Minister Takahira as officials await Count Cassini's report from St Petersburg. Neutral powers edge toward direct negotiations while Tokyo insists on Russia facing the seriousness of the situation.
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Far East
White House
Takahira
Jus#erand
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Japan
Russia
Eyém
Count Cassini
St. Petersburg
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Tokio
Tsar's ukase appoints Trepoff dictator in Russia
News from St. Petersburg reports Emperor Nicholas IIs ukase granting General Trepoff broad dictatorial powers to quell unrest amid a looming political crisis. Critics expect reaction and resignations as liberals fear repression while others anticipate possible zemsky sobor calls amid Japan’s defeat aftermath.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas’ Ukase
Trepoff
Russia
Alexander Ir
Winter Palace
Loris Melikoff
Pobiedonostself
Sea of Japan
Moscow
Russian Journalists Charter Neva Steamer Meeting
In St. Petersburg on June 6 the union of Russian journalists chartered a steamer to cruise the Neva for six hours and hold a meeting free from police interference. The gathering passed a resolution calling for a constituent assembly and blocking the advent of a Russian revolution. Labor leaders are negotiating for a general strike next Saturday.
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St. Petersburg
Union of Russian Journalists
Neva
Admiral Rojestvensky in Improving Condition at Sasebo
The chief surgeon at Sasebo naval hospital reports Admiral Rojestvensky in favorable condition. Pulse and temperature are normal, with no brain complications noted. A palm-sized bruise on the right hip and a pierced wound on the left foot are present. no signs of pus.
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Tokio
Sasebo Naval Hospital
RK Rojestvensky
Repairing His Ships Arm His Vessels
Executive Secretary Ferguson delivered Washington’s ultimatum to Rear Admiral Enquist at Manila demanding sailing within 24 hours or dismantling ships. Ships may not be repaired there as injuries were not from sea or storm. vessels must be interned until hostilities end. A two funnel warship, likely Japanese, seen northwest of Luzon heading south.
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Manila
Ferguson
Enquist
Washington
St. Petersburg
Luzon
Taft
Wright
Peace chances fade as belligerents hold line
London dispatches report Roosevelt interviews with Japanese and Austrian diplomats about mediation offer. Diplomats doubt peace will come. Russia is expected to keep fighting. Reports from Paris Berlin and St Petersburg echo stalled peace efforts, with Japanese and Russian positions unchanged. The British government appears aware of Japan's terms but no intervention movement is seen.
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London
Roosevelt
Takahira
Washington
Count Cassini
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Diplomatec
Russia
Paris
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Japan
France
Naval ties fall as Odessa defeat echoes in St Petersburg elections
In St Petersburg on June 6, a wave from Odessa echoes through city polls where every candidate with naval connections was defeated. The result signals a shift in local politics amid wartime conditions.
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St. Petersburg
Odessa
Shea Arrested as Chicago Teamsters Leader in Conspiracy Case
Chicago reporting Cornelius P. Shea president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Hugh McGee were taken into custody on indictments charging conspiracy. Shea, after a failed bond attempt, was jailed briefly before release on bail. The strike leaders sought a peace conference but failed to meet employers demands for a binding written settlement. Albert Young, ex-president, was arrested on libel warrants tied to assertions about a $10,000 strike inducement offered by Ward & Co.
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Chicago
Cornelius P. Shea
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Hugh McGee
Barrett
Shea
Robert Wilson
Martin Honan
Washington
Franklin Streets
McGee
Teamsters
Employers’ Association
Mayer
Teamsters’ Joint Council
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Mayor
State Street
Albert Young
International Teamsters’ Union
Robert J. Thorne
Ward & Co
Sears, Roebuck & Co
King Alfonso in England Amid Rain Lid Queen’s Welcome
King Alfonso XIII of Spain arrived in England for a lavish reception led by King Edward VII. Rain spoiled many effects as the royal yacht Victoria and Albert entered Portsmouth harbor with a naval escort and salutes. The Prince of Wales greeted the Spanish monarch at Portsmouth station before the royal party reached Buckingham Palace.
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London
Alfonso XIII
Spain
England
Edward
Portsmouth
France
Victoria and Albert
Cherbourg
Royal Yacht
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
Farlington
Buckingham Palace
Omaha Man Acquitted in $18000 1893 Diamond Robbery Case
The jury in Red Oak Iowa acquits Thomas Dennison of Omaha in the 1893 diamond robbery of James Pollock a New York jewelry salesman after a high profile trial. Dennison challenged extradition with habeas corpus petitions up to the U S Supreme Court.
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Red Oak
Jame
Thomas Dennison
Omaha
James Pollock
New York
Dennison
Iowa inmate Sarah Kuhn dies after lye poisoning ordeal
Des Moines reports the death of Sarah Kuhn at Anamosa prison after seventeen days of suffering from lye poisoning taken in capsules amid personal crisis. Kuhn had been serving a life sentence since January 8, 1904, for the murder of her husband who died September 4, 1900, from arsenic poisoning.
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Des Moines
Sarah Kuhn
Iowa
Anamosa
Sarah Kulin
International congress opens in Manchester spinner leaders
The second international congress of representatives of the master cotton spinners and manufacturers opened in Manchester England. Delegates from England Belgium Portugal Italy France Germany Holland and Switzerland attended. Russia was not represented and no American delegate had yet arrived.
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Manchester
Eng
England
Belgium
Portugal
Italy
France
Germany
Holland
Switzerland
Russia
English brothers drown in Raven lake storm
The Jay cock brothers two young Englishmen aged twenty one and twenty three were drowned at Raven lake seven miles south of Shoal lake Saturday night during a storm which upset their boat.
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Winnipeg
Man
Jaycock Brothers
Raven Lake
Shoal Lake
Anarchists Arrested Over Paris Assassination Attempt
Three anarchists two Spaniards and one Italian arrived from Paris and were arrested in Marseilles on suspicion of complicity in the May 31 attempt on King Alfonso in Paris.
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Marseilles
Paris
Alfonso
Norway aims to form a republic amid crisis rumors
Copenhagen reports Norway may establish a republic with important events expected soon. Christiania notes a government order forbids Swedish warships entry to Norwegian ports without permission. Swedish authorities in London say the move settles whether Swedish warships are treated as foreign warships in Norwegian waters.
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Norway
Christiania
Daily News
Blue Book
London
Philadelphia Resigns Brooks as City Highway Chief
In Philadelphia on June 6, William H. Brooks resigned from the highway bureau at Mayor Weaver's request. The move marks the first dismissal under the new political regime. Brooks had served over ten years. The successor was not named. Also, Public Safety Director Potter dismissed a recently appointed policeman for larceny, highway robbery, breach of the peace, drunkenness, and assault and battery after finding him unfit for duty.
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Philadelphia
Weaver
William H. Brooks
Bureau of Highways
Brooks
Highway Department
Public Safety and Public Works Departments
Public Safety
Potter
Roosevelt Honored with MacMonnies Equestrian Statuette
At the White House on June 6 President Roosevelt received a new equestrian statue of himself as Colonel of the Rough Riders. The work by sculptor Mac Monnies is presented by Janet Scudder of New York, a pupil of Monnies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
MacMonnies
White House
Janet Scudder
New York
Mac. Monnies
Steamship Goes Ashore Near Freeport in High Seas
A large incoming steamship ran aground at 9 15 p m off Point Lookout near Freeport Long Island The vessel believed to be a liner faced very high seas and sent distress signals as it grounded amid rough conditions locally reported.
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New York
Point Lookout
Freeport
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