Russia and Japan move toward peace talks in Far East
Washington reports a positive turn in efforts to end the war with Russia and Japan. Count Cassini met with President Roosevelt to accept the offer of good will and discuss appointing plenipotentiaries to negotiate terms for a peace conference.
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Japan
Russia
Far East
Washington
White House
Count Cassini
Nicholas
Cassini
Roosevelt
Count Casaini
Kogoro Takahira
St. Petersburg
Tokio
Smithonn
Takahira
Marquis Ito
Baron Komura
Yamagata
M. Nelidoff
Baron Rosen
Powers Exchanging Views in Tokyo Council
Dispatches from Tokio say the emperor presided over a council with all state ministers and forty high officers. No details reach here except that Washington reports merit. Berlin Telegraph notes Emperor William I is in direct contact with Emperor Nicholas as great powers exchange views on the situation.
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London
Tokio
Washington
Berlin
Daily Telegraph
William I
Nicholas
Leyland Liner Tampican Goes Aground Near Halifax
Word reached Halifax that the Leyland line steamer Tampican from Montreal ran aground in the St Lawrence soon after leaving port. She carried a heavy general cargo and 490 cattle. The vessel is firmly embedded in sand as six tugs failed to refloat her.
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Leyland
Halifax
General Gomez Condition Reported in Havana
Havana June 13. The house of representatives unanimously appropriated $100000 for General Maximo Gomez. Doctors report Gomez’s condition worsened by the spread of gangrene and are making their best efforts to arrest it.
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General Gomez
Havana
House of Representatives
Maximo Gomez
General Goméz
Mrs Myers Convicted in Liberty Murder Trial
A Kansas City woman Agnes Myers is found guilty of first degree murder in Liberty Missouri for the 1904 death of her husband Clarence Myers. The verdict carries the death penalty by hanging with a confession from accomplice Frank Hottman detailing a premeditated, brutal killing.
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Liberty
Agnes Myers
Kansas City
Clarence Myers
Myers
Frank Hottman
Hottman
Train Takes Warships
Governor Wright reports Russian warships failed to leave harbor within twenty four hours and are now in custody of Admiral Train. He has disabled machinery and will remove breech locks under the guns of the Ohio and Monadnock behind the breakwater.
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Train
Washington
Taft
Wright
Manila
Admiral Train
Ohio
Monadnock
Reward Offered for Slayer Ploehn in Goos Murder Case
Plattsmouth Nebraska June 13 a total of 300 is offered for the capture of Max Ploehn murderer of Miss Alma Goos. Beatrice bloodhounds are on the trail and authorities believe capture will be soon.
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Ploehn
Plattsmouth
Neb
Max Ploehn
Alma Goos
Announponga
Beatrice Bloodhounds
Crest of Flood Reaches Louisiana Missouri
The Mississippi river crest arrives at Louisiana Missouri on June 13 and threatens levees. Floodwaters spill over banks, flooding town lands while warnings prompt lowland farmers to seek high ground.
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Louisiana
Chicago grain and provisions market falls on acreage report
Government acreage data bearish for wheat as July contracts slip while corn and oats vary. Cash prices for wheat and corn cited. livestock receipts and cannery prices listed with range for cattle hogs and sheep at Chicago markets.
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Chicago
Tony
Cattle and Hogs Market Totals at South Omaha
South Omaha reports June 12 cattle receipts 2971 steady trading slow native steers 4.25 to 7.70 cows and heifers 2.35 to 4.40 bulls 2.50 to 4.00 calves 5.00 to 5.75 stockers and feeders 2.50 to 4.45. hogs receipts 8623 steady to 2 percent lower bulk 5.17 to 5.20 tops 5.25 popular 5.17 to 4. ? some loads 5.15 5.22. sheep receipts 1401 active with early clearance Gibson Pearly Nolan shorn lambs fed at Clarks 6.25 and mixed wethers yearlings 4.85.
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South Omaha
Gibson Pearly Nolan
Clarks
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Receipts Reported in Kansas City
Kansas City June 12 cattle receipts 8000 with steers at 4.20 to 5.75 cows and heifers 2.20 to 4.90 stockers and feeders 0.00 to 1.00 bulls 2.25 to 4.50 calves 5.00 to 5.50 western fed steers 4.25 to 5.50 western fed cows 3.25 to 4.50 hog receipts 8000 steady to strong bulk sales 5.85 to 5.21 packers 4.00 to 5.55 pigs and light 5.15 to 5.21 sheep receipts 4000 15 to 25 cents higher muttons 4.20 to 5.75 lambs 6.00 to 7.25 range wethers 4.75 to 5.40 red ewes 4.35 to 4.75.
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Chicago
Hecht
Kansas City
Norway to seek recognition for its independence abroad
In an interview Christiania June 18 former Norwegian foreign minister designate Loevland said a special envoy would soon be sent to great powers to secure recognition of Norway’s diplomatic representatives. He called the Storthing action irrevocable, noted peace questions rest with Sweden, and added Norway will avoid alliances while its trade remains with Britain Germany the United States and France.
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Christiania
Norway
Loevland
Norwegian Council of State
Stockholm
Neerway
Associated Press
Storting
Sweden
Loerland
Great Britain
Germany
United States
France
Minister Grip Says Adieu
Washington June 13 Mr Grip the Swedish and Norwegian minister called at the state department to bid farewell before sailing home on leave of absence He has not tendered his resignation as minister Although a Norwegian he has not been identified with the separatists.
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Grip
Washington
Sweden
Norway
State Department
Mayor Weaver Fights for Streetcar Franchises
Philadelphia June 13 The key political shift is the resignation of Samuel Salter from the county commissioners office and the imminent dismissal of 79 workers in city property and electrical bureaus. City cost cuts total over 41 thousand dollars. The dispute centers on granting Philadelphia Rapid Transit company 110 more miles of streetcar franchises with no city compensation, with two franchise bills passed over the mayor’s veto and repeal attempts under consideration.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Salter
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Subway Service Severely Disrupted By Water Main Break
New York reports that under favorable conditions the subway could not reopen for through traffic before today’s rush hour. Underground traffic was nearly halted with trains running only between below Fourteenth Street and above the blockage, leaving a mile gap where tracks were flooded and tunnels filled with fumes from charred insulation and ties.
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New York
Forty-second Street
Fourteenth Street
No Action In Chicago Strike
Chicago labor unrest stalls with no side making a move as employers claim business returns to normal. The strike shows no progress toward peace or escalation, threatening its longevity without new life injected by strikers.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Artist Biondi Loses Suit in New York Court
Judge Leventritt in the Supreme Court held the Metropolitan Museum of New York validly contracted with Ernest Biondi the Italian sculptor who sued for failure to exhibit his group The Saturnalia. The directors denied the work saying it was unfit for public exhibition despite its noted beauty and merit.
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Biondi
New York
Leventritt
Supreme Court
Metropolitan Museum of New York
Ernest Biondi
Hough
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