Fate of Peace Conference Sealed in Portsmouth View
Portsmouth correspondent reports strong pessimism that the peace conference is effectively over with adjournment to Tuesday seen as farewell. Yet some hope exists for a final effort as pressure from Tokyo and financiers rises. Witte has yielded on most articles, and Russia may accept limited concessions if indemnity remains but a new imperial manifesto complicates the bargaining.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Veriay
Temmoon
Roosevelt
Tokio
Japan
Edward
Tokla
St. Petersbuts
Witte
Sakhalin
Russia
Nicholas
Cama
Roosevelt Puts Forward Arbitration Idea on Sakhalin Issue
The Portsmouth dispatch outlines President Roosevelt's proposal to Baron Rosen as a possible arbitration basis, focusing on indemnity and the Sakhalin question. It notes Japan and Russia show reluctance, Witte's pessimism, and the risk the conference fails if Russia rejects the plan.
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Baron Rosen
Oxar
Japan
Russia
Portsmouth
N. H
Roosevelt
Witte
Nieho- Tas
Sakhalin
Nicholas
Takehira
President Roosevelt Won't Visit Knoxville on Southern Tour
Price of the Knoxville chamber of commerce confirms an invitation to the President is considered for a Southern trip but notes the President plans to visit major cities in states not yet covered. He will have no time to visit Tennessee cities.
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Tennessee
Price
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Knoxville
Georgia Legislature Adjourns in Special Session
Georgia's Legislature adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Friday after a 30 day session. The final hours centered on a bill setting the General State Liquor license at 300 dollars, a compromise with the House. The session created eight new counties, bringing the total to 145, and disbanded five Negro companies in the state military organization.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Senate
House
Nursery Association Meets in Norfolk
The Southern Nursery Association, covering major trust interests south of Baltimore, held its convention in Norfolk with about 75 delegates. J. Van Lindly of Pomona, NC, serves as president as reports and papers on nursery topics were read.
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Nursery Association
Norfolk
Southern Nursery Association
Baltimore
J. van Lindly
Pomona
N. C
Slayer Dies of Wound in Baxley Ga
J Chestnut who killed Marshal Aspinwall was wounded and died Wednesday evening after a pursuit by the sheriff and citizens. Will Smith of Waycross, a carpenter on the school project, shot Chestnut with a file, then became insane and is now in the asylum.
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Baxley
A. J. Chestnut
Mike Aspinwall
Will Smith
Waycross
Chestnut
Panama Canal housing plan precedes digging says Shonts
Chairman Shonts returns from terms on the canal project and asserts that provisions for housing and provisioning workers must come before actual excavation begins. Awards totaling about 632000 dollars issued for various claims against Venezuela. The Fast Flying Virginian disaster leaves the engineer dead. Miss Gladys Roosevelt injured in Sayville runaway. Yellow fever in New Orleans remains largely unchanged. Hongkong bans Chinese meetings to push American boycott. Taft party welcomed in Tioliv Philippines. Norwegian referendum shows wide support for union with Sweden. Dutch cabinet recast due to Queen Wilhelmina’s disapproval.
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Venezuela
Morristown
Philadelphia
Gladys Roosevelt
Sayville
S. 1
New Orleans
Hongkong
Tioliv
Philippines
Death Toll Shrinks Amid Yellow Fever Control Efforts
New Orleans reports show over 20 new cases and four deaths as daily tallies rise, yet officials say modern prevention and rapid reporting indicate the spread is being checked. Marine Hospital surgeons offer cautious optimism as cases decline from a week ago and mortality remains lower.
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Marine Hospital
New Orleans
Ian
Charity Hospital
Surgical graft uses sheep skin on Miss Seifert head
Miss Edna Seifert, 21, of 2400 Griffiths Ave, injured at Nelson Bethel Clothing Co when hair caught in a belt, will have grafting surgery using sheep skin from a brown sheep to cover her scalp. Dr A R Bigot at St Mary and Elizabeth Hospital says the operation begins soon and may take months. If successful, human skin grafts may be used later.
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Louisville
Edna Seifert
Nelson- Bethel Clothing Company
A. R. Bigot
Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital
Miss Seifert
Griffiths Avenue
Nelson-Bethel Clothing Company
Jefferson County
Japanese Squadron Near Siberian Coast Reported
A small squadron of Japanese cruisers closes on the shore of Kamehatka while armed schooners and torpedo boats patrol the Siberian coast. General Linevitch assures inhabitants that there is no danger and the region remains quiet.
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Godzyadani
Manchuria
Kamehatka
Siberian
Linevitch
Conference Bulletin on August 18 Ends in Article 11 Impasse
The official statement from the peace conference reports continued discussion of article 11 on August 18 and a return to it at six. Since no agreement was reached, the convoy moved to the final article, which was settled unanimously. The next session is scheduled for Tuesday, August 22 at 3 PM.
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Portsmouth
N. J
Gictock
Panic at Panhandle Station Injures Several in Jam
A crowd of about fifty crowded a narrow platform between two Panhandle Railroad trains in McDonald Pa. Saturday night. Three people were seriously injured and several others suffered shock from the crush and panic.
In Honor of Taft Party in Manila and Zamboanga
Cable advices report three demonstrations honoring Secretary Taft with Moro provinces tribes and leading dattos represented. A nighttime dance at Army and Navy Club featured a Mindan Club event. Infantry under Colanel Maus Jedie paraded and hundreds of schoolchildren sang in Pellet.
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Taft Party
Manila
Zamboanga
Taft
Moro
Army and Navy Club
Mindan Club
Colanel Maus
Sehon
Lozon
Jolo
Tall
Sd Party
Large Swedes and Finns Draw 20 000 Acre Colony Plan
Immigrants from Sweden and Finland eyed for 20 000 acres near Aiken South Carolina as Captain Lindburg pursues colonization. Purchases and options span Greyton to Cheraw area with 20 000 acres in Aiken and Chesterfield counties. Local political tampering cases also surface in New Brockton.
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Aiken County
Bureau of Inigration
New England
Capt
B Lindburg
Sweden
Captan Lindburg
Charleston
South Carolina
Due
National Bank of Charlestayy
Tindbugge
South
Carahina
Bureau of Immigration
Lindburg
Secie
Leraels
Lindbury
Greyton
Croft
Aiken
Caroling
Qiajeinius Brace
Soller
Ta Hse
Aiken Courtly
McBee
McDee
Seabnarl
Chestertehl Eouly
Chesterfield
Ma Maiburg
New York
Finland Steamship and Navigation Company
Hamburg
America
Cynliel
Mamabrg
Gunter in Hospital as Washington inquiry is pressed
Mr Gunter remains in hospital due to complications from the new General Carter case while A G W A tolls from the seventh district writes from Washington. The investigation targets claims from the state for services rendered during the Spanish American War, with Hon A F Te ryer preparing to testify for Governor Seward and the attorney general's office.
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Gunter
General Cirter
W. A
Fins Hoen
Washington
A. F. Teyir
Seward
Birth rate decline noted in United States study
A Census Bureau bulletin led by Prof. Walter P. Wilcox of Cornell notes a persistent birth rate decline since 1860. The study links lower child percentages to shifts in fertility, with foreign-born women and native whites affecting regional patterns, and warns of uneven drops across states and divisions.
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South
Washington
United States
Census du Teau
Walter P. Wilcox
Cornell University
Bulletin
Francis A. Walker
North Atlantic
Maryland
Michigan
Ohio
Linois
Kentucky
Indiana
Delaware
Columbia
Septa
Towa
Oregon
Clemson College Report Shows Growth and Fertilizer Tax Impact
The Clemson College report notes the farm ers' college for the poor boys has become one of the wealthiest and most expensive institutions in the South with about 600 attendees. It details a fertilizer privilege tax of 25 cents per 2 tons on commercial fertilizers, which last year yielded 18,000 pounds and is expected to repeat. A proposed division of this tax with Winthrop failed in the Senate after a vigorous legislative battle.
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Clemon College
Farmers’ College
Winthrop
Schieme
Senate
Cleveland offered to chair Jamestown Exposition advisory board
Norfolk reports that the offer to former President Grover Cleveland to head the advisory board of one hundred distinguished Americans for the Jamestown Exposition was made months ago and he weighed the proposal before declining. In other news, the Southern Cotton Association aims to fix the principal crop price by growers, not Wall Street, per Harvie Jordan who has been in Washington amid a grand jury inquiry into Agriculture Department cases.
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Norfolk
Harry St. George Tucker
Cleveland
Washington
Southern Cotton Association
South
Wall Street
Harvie Jordan
Routhern Cullen Assoviation
Jordan
Busi
Pescent Grand Jury
Department of Agricultre
Jody
Georgia Tech President Dead in New York Sanitarium
Captain Lyman Hall, 65, president of the Georgia School of Veterinary? No, School of Technology, died Thursday at a Dansville sanitarium. A West Point graduate in 1881, he resigned from the Army due to an injury. He had led the Georgia School of Technology since 1888, as chair of mathematical? incomplete notes say he suffered nervous prostration from overwork.
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Atlanta
Dansville
N.Y
Lyman Hall
Georgia School of Vechnalogy
Hall
West Point Military Academy
Army
School of Technology
Two Anderson Officers Wounded by Ruffins and More News
Wounded Anderson officers and deputies report injuries after a disturbance at a county bar setting. The sheriff ordered quiet. one man resisted and a deputy was mildly cut. All suspects were jailed. Union County voted heavily for the dry ticket in the dispensary election. Captain Tillman H. Clark of Trentory died Wednesday. Senator Tillman spoke in Anderson outlining a plan to place dispensary oversight with state officials and hire the lowest responsible bidder with performance bonds. Robert Waysnworth was killed by an electric wire at Darlington while attempting to handle broken live wires. The South Carolina Industrial and Commercial Association formed, uniting boards of trade and small businesses. Steamers Georgetown and Columbia now operate, with freight rates expected to drop.
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A. de Whitton
Anlod Richey
Tillman H. Clark
Trentory
Werkesday
Genator Tillman
Anderson
Inwest
Robert Waynsworth
Darlington
South Car Jna Industrial and Commercial Association
Boards of Trade Aid
Saluda Bar Member Ma. dohir Gregory Dies
A Saluda Bar notice reports the sudden death of attorney Ma. dohir Gregory of Newberry County. He resided in Saluda and practiced at Tir Jett Sanda. His wife and one child survive. The message places the obituary around Thursday with unclear details.
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Salida
Dohir Gregory
Yielbows
Newberry County
Gregory
Tir Jett Sanda
Chappells
Diverse 1900s News Snippets Highlight Global Events
A mosaic of brief items notes Egypt’s Nile dam aiding cotton, Norway’s monarchy preference, a Michigan court on inheritance, steel ore demand projections, US auto imports, a Kentucky woman’s ninth husband, inventor Siusbury in Seneca Falls, Sarah Bernhardt’s extravagance, land value rise from telephones and rural delivery, Yaqui peace talks, New York Central grade crossing plan, Russian soldiers’ self-amputation at Harbin, Chicago teachers’ Portland car claim, Postmaster Hibbard revenue and rural delivery costs.
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Assouma
Egypt
Norway
Sayas
Storthing
Michigan
Aldan
Steel Corporation
Kentucky
Horace
Siisvury
Seneca Falls
N.Y
Sarah Bernhardt
Wall
Georgia
Sonora
Mexico
New York Central Railroad
New York City
Russia
Harbin
Chiccago
Portland
Ore
George H. Hibbard
Boston
From the Mouths of Babes at a Children's Party
A humorous tale from The Sunday Magazine about Mistresa Jane's rude delay to a party. Her father talks with her, she apologizes, and she explains she was briefly driven by a temper but is now calm. The entry captures childlike honesty and witty retort.
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Hursorysy
Jane
Mistresa Jane
Papa
The
Sunday Magazine
Glestroplated Laces Create Electric Conductive Thread
A description of electroplated laces from a French novelty line explains they act as conductors of an electric current. The coating is ultra fine, leaving laces soft and flexible with adjustable properties. Any metal used yields consistent performance across gold silver copper and other metals.
Personal Gossip and Notable Figures in Briefs
Secretary Root fished in Labrador. Dr Horatio W Parker cited as Yale MuslynT School dean. Dr IV M Grace famed English cricketer. Sarasate believes in talismans. Colonel Daniel Lamont left funds to daughters. Rep Frank J Dickson noted for youthful appearance. Joseph Spencer Kennard to be knighted by Italy. Ig of Italy elevates G Hamlin of Buffalo to estate of 1 848 000. William Pinkney Whyte turns eighty one. Sir Anthony MacDonald underwent major surgery. Alfred de Rothschild hosts private circus at country seat. King Oscar awards Mlittevis et Artibus to Dr John A Enander. Alphonse Bertillon described as quiet prodest man. Chbartes Boixel sent to workhouse in New York. Late Speaker Gully elevated to Viscount Selby. Colonel Dick Martin helped pass 1822 animal cruelty act.
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Root
Labrador
Horatio W. Parker
Yale Muslynt School
IV. G. Grace
England
Sarasate
Daniel
Lamont
Frank J. Dickson
Joseph
Spencer Kennard
Italy
G. Z. Hamlin
Buttalo
William ‘Pinkley Whyte
Govanor
Maryland
Anthony MacDonald
Ireland
Alfred de Rothschild
Mlittevis Et Artibus
Oscar
John A. Enander Alphonse Bertillon
Chbartes Boixel
Vellés-lettres
University of Honoduras
New York
House of Commons
al, Gully
Viscount Selby
Dick” Martin
Pleasant for the Host In London Social Scene Story
William Paversham, an Englishman, narrates a tale at a London West End event about a young society man exhausted by the evening. A fellow-sufferer, unknown to him, urges they move to the club, but the man protests he is the host. The anecdote appears in a New York Times excerpt.
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William Paversham
London
West End
Reconteur
Extracted fragment from London Globe vintage opinion
The text depicts a clerk repeatedly dismissed and begged by customers due to his lean appearance. It references an institution and the London Globe as its period voice, illustrating social judgments of employment and sympathy in a business setting.
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London Globe
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