Readville Horses Burned in Major Fire
Fire destroyed grain and hay sheds of F. W. Sawtelle & Co in Wolcott square Readville. Nineteen horses were saved and four perished as flames engulfed wooden buildings and nearby Slater block. Loss estimated at 12 000 to 15 000 covered by insurance. Firemen and about 50 volunteers fought until six forty five the following morning.
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Readville
F. W. Sawtelle & Co
Wolcott Square
Slater
Frank W. Sawtelle
Medford Fire Bug Probe Continues As Fires Cause Heavy Loss
Police remain puzzled as fires damaged the First Baptist and Methodist churches in Medford. The Methodist church suffered about 45000 in damage including an 8000 organ. the fire house incurred about 10000, with other nearby properties harmed. Local leaders plan rebuilding talks, with Somerville and Malden aiding efforts.
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Dist
First Baptist Church
Union
Edward Bridgeham
White Mountains
Methodist Church
Bacon
Somerville
Malden
John Glass
Foster
Medford
Woman's Body Found in Seekonk River in Providence
Miss Mary Arnold Henry 35, an inmate of Butler Hospital in Providence, wandered away Saturday afternoon and her body was found hours later in the Seekonk River. She had been under treatment about a month for melancholia and was a resident of Pawtucket.
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Providence
R. I
Mary Arnold Henry
Butler Hospital
Seekonk River
Henry
Pawtucket
Maine Murder Case Hints Point to Jealous Woman Suspect
Investigators and volunteers scour fields near Hackett farm for clues in the strangling of Mattie Hackett. Detectives expect Harnett to arrive from Portland as four suspects face potential arrest after witnesses place a person near the Hackett home. The tragedy prompts a funeral at Readfield Corners with procession to Kent's Hill cemetery.
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Harnett
Portland
Ham
Hackett
Mattie Hackett
Readfield Corners
Miss Goldthwaite
Universalist Church
W. F. Berry
Kent's Hill
Robert C. Russell
Richard Davis
Willam Quinn
John Andrews
Kent’s Hill
Roosevelt Improves Peace Prospects in Russian Talks
Roosevelt enters a last-ditch effort to bridge differences with Japan and Russia at Portsmouth. Witte and de Rosen confer as Tokyo and St. Petersburg weigh terms. Japan stakes include Sakhalin and war costs, with an estimated 250 million dollars in play.
Webb Jay Improves After Kenilworth Park Injury
Buffalo Aug 20 Webb Jay the automobile racer who was 80 badly injured at Kenilworth Park on Friday continues to improve. Barring complications he will recover.
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Buffalo
Webb Jay
Kenilworth Park
Oldest Man in West Maryland Dies at 101
Daniel Kean aged 101, the oldest resident of western Maryland, died in Cumberland. He helped build the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal before the railroads era.
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West
Maryland
Cumberland
Daniel Kean
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Mystery visits by Russian and Japanese envoys
At the Wentworth hotel in Portsmouth on August 20 hosts report sudden, unheralded trips by Russian and Japanese envoys all day causing rumors. The officials later said they were on pleasure bent and did not attend church, with Baron Rosen due back tomorrow to discuss plans for a final event on Tuesday.
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Wentworth
Portsmouth
N. H
Baron Rosen
Magnolia
Kaneko reportedly told Roosevelt Japan would yield on key points
Gossip says Baron Kaneko told President Roosevelt Japan would yield on Articles 10 and 11 if Russia accepts indemnity and Sakhalin in five and nine. Exact details of Roosevelt's proposal to Baron Rosen are likely speculation.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Baron Kaneko
Japan
Russia
Sakhalin
Baron Rosen
Russian transport Australia seized at Kamchatka harbor
The squadron commander reports seizure of the Russian transport Australia in Petropavlovsk Harbor on August 13 during the Kamchatka operation reference dated August 20.
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Tokio
Kamchatka
Australia
Petropavlovsk Harbor
Arnold's Balsam War Ranted Cure for Dysentery
An old advertisement touts Arnold's Balsam as a guaranteed remedy for dysentery sold by all druggists with a five cent bottle. The claim uses wartime language to assure effectiveness and affordability.
Three Powers Advance Peace Plans at Portsmouth
The U S president meets Baron de Rosen as the peace conference nears a decision likely to hinge on indemnity and Sakhalin terms. In St Petersburg officials foresee concessions by Japan needed for any settlement. Tokyo notes high level talks and hints a rupture may be inevitable.
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Linovitch
M. Witte
St. Petersburg
Oyster Bay
L.I
Portsmouth
Baron de Rosen
Nicholas
Roosevelt Urged to Arbitrate in Deadlock Stand
Officials report Japan will not yield to American appeals and demands what it calls just by conquest. Russia remains determined and seeks a decisive outcome, while Baron Rosen’s visit to Roosevelt yields no clear communication.
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Roosevelt
Tokio
Japan
America
Baron Rosen
Envoys on pleasure trip as Mayflower sails to Isles of Shoals
Boston Post special correspondent reports Russian Baron Rosen and Japanese diplomats aboard the U S S Mayflower at Isles of Shoals. Witte and Komura dance on deck while peace talks continue. Roosevelt advised Russia to accept inevitable terms.
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Brotnet Hashiguchi
Boston Post
Portsmouth
N. H
Isles of Shoals
Baron Rosen
Neptune
Hotel Appledore
Appledore House
M. Witte
Baron Komura
Roosevelt
Russia and Japan diverge on treaty at Portsmouth talks
A Japanese peace envoy outlines the current status of all 12 articles. Key points: Japan secures protectorate over Corea and Sakhalin remains disputed. Manchuria to be China governed by Russia. Port Arthur and Liao tung peninsula, including Danny, go to Japan. Harbin south rail to China with Vladivostok to Russia. fishing rights on Amur coast broadly favored Japan. naval armament limits and interned ships remain contested. overall alignment varies by article with multiple agreements in spirit or outright.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Corea
Manchuria
China
Japan
Island of
Sakhalin
Port Arthur
Liaotung Peninsula
Danny
Russia
Harbin
Vladivostok
Amur
Siberia
Pacific
Newspapers Split Over Czar's Call for Lower Chamber
In St Petersburg August 21 the No voe Vremya and Russky Slovo laud the Czar's proposal for a lower house. Other papers resist, urging stronger press freedom and political amnesty while condemning limited douma powers. Prince Ouktomsky of Viedomosti says the douma issue is settled by loyal subjects under autocratic ideals.
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ST. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Russky Slovo
Prince Ouktomsky
Viedomosti
Douma
Russia Moves On Airships At Newcastle Exhibition
Russia agrees to build and trial a 160 foot long airship, 30 feet wide, weighing 20 tons with 10 ton payload. Aluminum steel craft holds 1,000,000 cubic feet of gas. J B Dame of Springfield Mass exhibits the model and finances the project after 15 years of work.
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Wentworth
Newcastle
N. H
Russia
J. B. Dame
Springfield
Mass
Dame
Inventor Dame
Fear Gang Plans to Blow Up Saratoga Gambling Places
Saratoga August 20. Police Inspector James H. King and detectives aided by Pinkertons hunt an unknown group behind tin explosions that startled the town. Theories range from cranks to thieves hoping to loot during the panic, with inside co conspirators suspected in Western style hold ups.
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Fear Gang
Saratoga
James H. King
Pinkerton
Crark
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Prince ST
New York
Puritan Dental Co
Puritan
Kaneko
van Camp
van Camp Packing Company
Indianapolis
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Czar
Foreign Office
Mikado
Claude M. MacDonald
Terauchi
Marine Yamamoto
Sakhalin Island
J. Hashiguchi
Castoria
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