Note on the Moroccan conference from Premier Rouvier
Berlin receives the lengthy French note on the proposed conference and finds it leaves German French disagreements intact. German circles fear intrigues aim to provoke war while remaining pacific in policy. Evening papers call the note disappointing as Rouvier’s stance appears more refusal than acceptance.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
France
Rouvier
Vossiche Zeitung
M. Delcasse
M. Rouvier
Armistice Talks Reported Between Japan and Russia
Official circles hint negotiations toward an armistice with Japan and Russia. The obstacle is each side’s reluctance to initiate. Current talks aim to sound willingness to pause hostilities, with no public announcement before the president’s return. Officials favor cessation to avoid complicating the peace conference.
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Washington
Japan
Russia
Eleven Die As Twentieth Century Limited Hits Mentor
A Lake Shore passenger train ran into an open switch at Mentor Ohio near Cleveland late Wednesday, killing eleven and injuring twelve to fifteen. The baggage and smoking car caught fire and burned, with nineteen deaths overall noted in the ledger of the line. Victims were prominent business and professional figures from New York Chicago and Cleveland.
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Mentor
Twentieth Century Limited
Lake Shore
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Danish Cadet Schooner Georg-Stage Sunk in Collision
In Copenhagen a Danish cadet training schooner named Georg-Stage was rammed and sunk by the British steamer Ancona. The disaster happened in minutes, with twenty two cadets drowned.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Post Postal Treaty With Panama Signed
The postmaster general and Minister Obaldia of Panama signed a postal treaty effective July 19 1905 making rates and conditions for articles related to Panamanian independence uniform with those in force between the United States Canada Mexico and Cuba.
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Washington
Obaldia
Panama
United States
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Want the Law Amended National Guard Bill
Washington reports the national guard will ask Congress next session to amend the Dick bill to reorganize the guard as part of the national defense. The measure doubles federal armament and encampment funding from 1 million dollars, with provisions on officer inspection expenses, encampment auditing, and secretary of war discretion over incidental costs.
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National Guard
Washington
Congress
War Department
Secretary of War
Federal convention backs Roosevelt Filipino self rule policy
In Manila the federal convention reassembled and after heated debate resolved to include a resolution endorsing President Roosevelt's plan to govern the islands with Filipino leadership aided by Americans. The federals contend steady, progressive implementation could lead to full self government.
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Manila
Roosevelt
Old Law Stands as Nebraska Court Voids Election Law
Lincoln, Neb. The biennial election law has been declared void by the state supreme court in an unanimous ruling led by Chief Justice Holcomb. The court ruled the law aimed to shift election timing and extend terms, conflicting with the organic law, requiring elections this fall for supreme judge, regents, and county officials.
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Lincoln
Neb
Holcomb
Judicial Department
Bar
Divorce Undermining Society, Says Bishop Farley
New York Bishop Farley warned at Carnegie Hall during the College of St. Francis Xavier commencement that the evils of divorce threaten society. He stated a continued divorce trend would cause marriage collapse and society’s downfall, now being dragged into the dust.
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New York
Farley
Carnegie Hall
College of St. Francis Xavier
Get Rich Quick Man Arrested in Chicago
Justus W. Lobb, president of Continental Finance, was arrested Friday night on a federal warrant for using the mails to defraud and engaging in a lottery scheme. The firm has recently been placed in receivership after investors complained of promised large returns that rarely materialized.
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Chicago
Justus W. Lobb
Continental Finance Company
Russia and Japan Set Plenipotentiaries for Washington Talks
Washington reports that Russia will send M. Nelidoff and Baron Rosen as plenipotentiaries with tentative Japanese picks Baron Komura and Kogoro Takahira. Official announcements await health and timing, but both nations prep missions of ten to twelve members with army and foreign office officials.
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Washington
Russia
M. Nelidoff
Paris
Baron Rosen
M. Takahira
White House
Japan
Baron Komura
Kogoro Takahira
Nelidoff
Tokio
Takahira
St. Petersburg
Mr. Takahira
London
Berlin
Vienna
Rome
Government Print Shop Contract Under Inquiry
Washington special committee appointed by the president to reform government departments investigates the letting of a contract by Public Printer Palmer for seventy typesetting machines for use in the Government Printing Office. Complaint says the contract was let irregularly.
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Washington
Palmer
Mail service gains speed with new fast trains
Washington reports the postoffice department announces that limited trains between New York Chicago on the Pennsylvania and New York Central lines cut nearly five hours from the trip time. The faster schedule expedites mail delivery from New England New York Philadelphia Harrisburg Baltimore and Washington to Chicago and beyond with deliveries to St Paul Omaha and beyond arriving about twelve hours earlier than before.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central
Hudson River
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Post Office Department
New England
New York City
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Baltimore
St. Paul
Omaha
Oyama Not Ready to Strike In Russian Front
Reports from the front say Japanese forces after pushing the Russian advance post paused. Russian headquarters doubt Oyama has yet positioned his columns to execute a strike, raising questions about the timing of any assault.
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Oyama
ST. Petersburg
Illness Delays Work of Peace
Washington reports that Count Lamsdorff, Russia’s foreign minister, is ill causing a slight delay in negotiations with Japan. Officials insist the talks are not hindered, only temporarily postponed due to his illness.
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Washington
Count Lamsdorff
Russia
Japan
Washington welcomes Takahira after New England trip
Japanese minister Takahira returned to Washington and met the president for about 45 minutes at the White House. He offered no comment on talks or the armistice outlook beyond noting that some matters must be settled first. Officials fear little progress has been made toward an armistice before the Washington conference. The Russian reply to the armistice proposal had not arrived by Friday afternoon, leaving the negotiation outcome uncertain.
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Washington
Takahira
New England
White House
Canal Zone Funds For Public Schools
Washington The secretary of war approved Governor Magoon's plan to spend 30000 of canal zone local revenue on public schools. A census shows 1836 children within a mile and a half of the Panama Railroad line. 893 can read and write, 935 cannot, the rest can read but not write. The plan aims to establish forty two schools in the canal zone.
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Washington
Wer
Magoon
Canal Zone
Panama Railroad Company
Rebels Defeat Germans in Karas Mountains Battle
Cape Town report says rebel Merengo routed Captain Siebert W. Amos's German force in the Karas mountains German ammunition and supplies were seized by the rebels.
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Cape Town
Cape Colony
Merengo
Siebert W. Amos
Karas Mountains
Africa
Eighteen Hour Run Restored for Twentieth Century Limited
President Newman of the Central announces that the eighteen hour schedule between New York and Chicago will be resumed Monday after a thorough investigation. The wreck at Mentor, Ohio, prompted a temporary abandonment but officials found the accident was not caused by excessive speed.
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New York
Chicago
Mentor, O
Newman
the Central
Lake Shore Road
Mentor
Lake Shore
Ohio
Wounded Russians Allowed to Parole From War
The War Department replies to a request from the governor general of the Philippines on behalf of Admiral Enquist. Russian officers and men may embark on a hospital ship after parole not to engage in hostilities. They may bring nonmunition repair materials from Shanghai for vessels while remaining interned.
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Washington
War Department
Philippines
Enquist
Shanghai
Thousand Years Sentence In Texas Ruling
A Waco dispatch reports Lee Robertson, a Black man charged with attempted rape of a white woman, was found guilty and sentenced to one thousand and one years in state prison. Spectators cheered as the verdict was read despite court admonitions.
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ST. Louis
Waco
Texas
Lee Robertson
Scandal in the Territory Indicts Chickasaw Officials
Washington reports the Department of Justice advised an investigation into Chickasaw nation frauds led to indictments for re issuing school and general fund warrants. Named defendants include Treasurer Ward former Governor Moseley Governor Johnston US Marshal Colbert banker Purdom and attorneys Mansfield McMurray and Cornish and others.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Indian Territory
Ward
Moseley
Johnston
United States
Colbert
Purdom
Mansfield, McMurray and Cornish
President Roosevelt issues hearing certificates for Chinese exempt classes
The administration directs that certificates issued by American consuls will allow exempt class Chinese to land without further examination at all ports. The move aims to ensure courteous treatment by immigration officers, prevent harsh handling, and avert trade tensions with China as merchants and officials press for fair treatment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Immigration Bureau
United States
China
American Asiatic Society
Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
Japanese Forces Pursue Russians in Manchuria Battle Report
A Japanese dispatch from Manchuria dated June 21 describes a clash near Yingccheng where a thousand enemy infantry were repulsed and driven toward Weiyuanpaomen. Japanese forces, advancing from Yangmulintzu, reported enemy units of three battalions and four squadrons with twelve guns moving along the Karin road. After hours of engagement, Japanese troops repulsed the assault, captured the heights between Chapengan and Lichiatun, and pursued the enemy.
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Torio
Manchuria
Yingccheng
Hsiangyangchen
Wankautzkeau
Weiyuanpaomen
Yangmulintzu
Karin Road
Chapengan
Lichiatun
Lienhuachies
Nantchendzy
A New Disease Abroad in Porto Rico
A report to the army surgeon general from Captain B. K. Ashford states 95 percent of Porto Ricans in Aboninto near the island’s center are afflicted with the so called lazy worm. A field hospital is set up at Aboninito and $15,000 will be used to eradicate the disease using methods proven last year.
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Washington
The
Army
B. K. Ashford
Aboninito
Ashford
Petition Seeks Greek Consul Removal in San Francisco
A petition signed by 575 Greek residents and businessmen in San Francisco asks King George and Greece to remove the current Greek consul John Kapsimallis and to appoint Henry S. Martin, who was recently removed. The document alleges wrongdoing by Kapsimallis.
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San Francisco
Cal
King George and
Greece
John Kapsimallis
Henry S. Martin
Kapsiméllis
Lake Shore Wreck Shadowed Suspect Ties to Switch
In Cleveland a man under suspicion of causing the Lake Shore wreck is followed by secret service men who aim to prove he was near the tampered switch the night of the crash. A jewel bag worth 82000 belonging to S C Beck of New York was recovered from wreckage and taken to the Lake Shore claim office in Cleveland. Beckwith died after the wreck. State Railroad Commissioner Morris said the switch was likely opened intentionally and the engine left rails after fifty feet on the side track.
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Cleveland
Lake Shore
Secret Service
S.C. Beckwith
New York
Mentor
Beckwith
J. C. Morris
Body of Gomez Laid in the Grave
Havana reports General Maximo Gomez laid to rest after a funeral marked by demonstrations and occasional disorder. A crowd surged toward the field gun carriage as the procession passed Central Park, causing temporary disruption. Three sentences mention the surge and resulting disturbances during the burial.
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Gomez
Havana
Maximo Gomez
Central Park
Exodus From Lodz as Thousands Flee Terror Stricken City
In Lodz Russian Poland the fiercest fighting ends but sporadic attacks continue in suburbs. Cossacks kill five in a cab ride to the railway station at Baluty, and a workmen assault near Pabjanice leaves one policeman dead and another wounded. A general exodus ensues with ten thousand already gone and trains crowded.
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Lodz
Russian Poland
Baluty
Pabjanice
Telve
Reprieve Granted for Mrs Rogers in Vermont Execution
Governor Charles Bell signed a reprieve until December 8 for Mrs Mary M Rogers condemned for murder. The stay delays the Windsor hanging set for December 28 to allow appeal to the U S Supreme Court on constitutional questions raised in hearings before Judge Hoyt Wheeler.
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Brattleboro
Mary M. Rogers
Charles Bell
Windsor
Orde
Th Supreme Court of the United State
Hoyt Wheeler
Morton aims to audit Equitable Life affairs with top brokers
Paul Morton newly elected chairman orders an immediate broad inquiry into Equitable Life Assurance Society. He has commissioned Prince, Waterhouse & Co. and Haskins & Sells to examine every detail of the society including investments and officer relations.
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New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Paul Morton
Boad of Directors
Prince, Waterhou & Co
Haskins & Sells
Blame Britain for Delay Report From London Dispatch
A London dispatch quoted by The Not Vrema Tuesday states informants claim Britain advises Japan against an armistice. The message asserts British hopes Field Marshal ma will destroy Gen Linovitch's army and avert a shift of forces toward operations against India from Afghanistan.
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ST. Petersburg
Not Vrema
London
Japan
Britain
Linovitch
Aghanistan
Idia
Roosevelt selects plenipotentiaries at St Petersburg
Washington reports that President Roosevelt approved the selection of plenipotentiaries after a late Sunday night meeting with Mr. Meyer the American ambassador at St Petersburg.
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Washington
Roosevel
Meyer
United States
St. P¢burg
Arrest in Warsaw for carrying a bomb near Malewki Palace
A man in Russian Poland was arrested in front of the Malewki palace for carrying a bomb. He refused to provide any information to authorities.
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Warsaw
Russian Poland
Malewki Palace
Regi
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