Crisis in peace talks nears end with Sakhalin near settlement
Portsmouth reports progress in negotiations as Russia and Japan move toward final agreements. Article 4 pledges open door trade and integrity of China while Article 5 on Sakhalin cession is deferred. Russia signs on to avoid blame, with potential compensation over the Chinese Eastern Railway and prisoner maintenance in Japan. Times dispatch notes Japanese pressure to begin operations despite slow military progress. Other items include famine in Cadiz and a fatal Toledo grade crossing crash injuring a woman and child.
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Portsmouth
N. H
China
Liao Tung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Palsy
Blonde
Elliatt Islands
Sakhalin
Japan
Russia
Danny
Korea
Manchuria
Elliott Islands
London
Times
Nogi
the Feld
Idlewild Rescued by Tugs After Rudder Breaks
The Idlewild steam er carrying 200 women and children was left rudderless on Lake Erie for five hours in a high wind. Four tugs summoned by shore observers brought the vessel into port after the rudder broke near Windwill Point. Arrests Made in Alleged Poisoning Case. Mrs Harvey McPherson Null and farmhand H C Kelley were arrested in Pratt Kan on murder charges. Detroit yacht St Claire wins Lipton cup second race with Quien Sabe and Mendota placing third.
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Buffalo
Lake Erie
Pratt
Kan
Harvey McPherson
H. C. Kelley
Chicago
St. Claire
Detroit
Quien Sabe
Chicago Yacht Club
Mendota
Milwaukee
Japanese Bombard Port Lazareff in Manchuria
Aug 16 two Japanese torpedo boats bombarded Port Lazareff at Godzyadani Manchuria. An attempted landing was repelled by Russian coast guard forces and ground defense units.
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Port Lazareff
Godzyadani
Manchuria
Nine Men Blown to Atoms Near Durbin Camp
An explosion at the Dunlevy Brothers construction camp six miles from Durbin on Tuesday morning blown nine men to shreds and reduced their hut to atoms. Authorities link the blast to an ongoing feud between a gang of desperadoes and Italians, signaling a violent chapter in the area’s turmoil.
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Atoma
Elkins
W. Ve
Destructive Storm Hits Southwestern Ohio
Cincinnati reports show a Monday night storm causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage across southwestern Ohio. Hamilton rainfall reached 2.5 inches flooding the Miami River and washing away small bridges, blocking trolley lines for hours. A traction car near Middletown was struck by lightning injuring Mrs William Kroeger and others in a panic. Nellie Smith and Lula Wilson were seriously hurt when lightning struck a farm house near Marysville. In Lorain a separate finding, C D Baird from Findlay identified the body as Reginald Milhuff of Findlay, not Navy deserter Joseph Alexander of Newark New Jersey, ending speculation about the wreck victim.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Hamilton
Miami
Middletown
William Kroeger
Louisville
Nellie Smith
Lula Wilson
Marysville
Lorain, O
Joseph Alexander
Newark
N. J
C. D. Baird
Findlay
Reginald Milhuff
Frank Barnhard
Milhuff
Alexander
Mitlhuff
Who Owns the Machinery in Galion Suit
Ohio case heard by Judge Bias on ownership of machinery tied to Filckinger Wheel Co Galion receivers sold assets after a contract claim by a self styled Vehicle Wheel club alleging violation of anti trust law. Mixed Ohio headlines report weddings riots ship delays and railroad wreck findings with various local names and places.
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Columbus
Tobias
Crawford County
Adam Semons
Filckinger Wheel Co
Galion, Co
Plickinger Wheel Co
Galion
Vehicle Wheel Club
State OF Ofd
Insurance Department
Conomans
Vorys
State of
Ohio
Employers” Liability Assurance Corroration (Limited
London
England
Keneva
D. Anleen
Cincinnati
Blarh
Geaseai
Clark
Buperiag
Slovemad
Train Crash Damages Depot In Rushville
Eastbound passenger train No. 81 of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railroad collided yesterday with the engine of a local freight train on the Pennsylvania railroad at the crossing near the C H D depot. Both engines were badly damaged and three people were injured though none fatally. The freight engine crashed through the depot and the building was moved over a foot.
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Rushville
Ind
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
City Voting Lists Contain 60083 Illegal Names
Public safety director cites a police canvass showing 60 083 names on the city voting lists that have no legal right to be there. The figure arises from a formal statement issued in Aug by Philagepom authorities.
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Philagepom
Aug. i
Department of Public Safety
England's Ancient Earthquakes Echo Through Time
A historical survey notes England’s earthquakes from Roman times to the 18th century. It recalls ancient events in London, Lincoln, and other regions, including temple destruction, church damage, and panicked crowds, with notes on royal reactions and public superstition.
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Wegland
Apollo
London
England
Lincoln
Westintwater
Queen Elizabeth
Great Britain
Gunpowder Wizard Honored in Japan for War Effort
Dr Gian Shi monoue, inventor of the Shimonose gunpowder, is hailed by Japan as a great world inventor. Born poor, he walked to Tokyo at eighteen, studied at Imperial University, and rose from printer’s apprentice to national hero for Japan’s victories over Russia. His wife praised for sympathy with his work. He is 46 and has a son and daughter.
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Japan
Gian Shimonoue
Russia
Hussia
Saga Success Magazine
Shimonose
Fumio Murata
London
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Imperial University
Chinese Rice Farming Profit Compared To Wheat Basis
The Post notes Chinese farmers make money at two cents per pound of rice roughly on par with American wheat profits at eighty cents per bushel in Chicago, illustrating similar revenue scales for staple crops.
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Mississippi Valley
Chicago
Post
Madrid Theater Opens at Nine for Four Pieces
Five hours at play in Madrid with the theater opening at nine. Fewer than two in the morning may see two pieces. An attempt to enforce closing at 12 50 is vigorously opposed by Spanish women playgoers.
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Theatera
Madrid
Gas Powered Ships Herald Big Naval and Transit Shifts
A London Telegraph view predicts gas fueled vessels will transform navy and civilian transport. Gas motors and sea automobiles could supplant steam and turbine engines as Napier Major crosses 750 miles on coal gas. The coal gasship promises a major scientific leap for Britain's fuel strategy.
Progress in marine gas propulsion hints at coal savings
The inventor built a 26 horsepower gas powered launch producing gas for propulsion. He claims it matches a steam boat four times its size in speed while using far less space and fuel. He estimates a 20 000 horsepower steamer could save £10 000 annually in coal if operated 2 500 hours. The ship of the future could be a marine gasometer, economical and safe, with coal as fuel.
Vatican City A Kingdom Within Its Own Walls
Inside the Vatican a vast silence pervades despite its exterior. The city state contains libraries, art galleries, chapels, monasteries, museums, mausoleums, and administrative halls. Within its portals no outside noise reaches the serene interior.
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Vatican
Trout farming proves profitable to West Brattleboro farmer
A Vermont farmer Lewis J. Johnson proves trout farming can yield high returns. On a spring-fed farm near West Brattleboro he built a hatchery and ponds, hatched 800000 trout, sold hundreds of pounds at markets for 59 cents to $1 a pound, and plans to expand.
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Lewis J. Johnson
West Brattleborough
Springfield
Mass
Republican
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Scrubbing Kitchen Floor Sparks Soap Showdown
A reader urges switching to EASY TASK soap for kitchen cleaning, claiming it cuts through sticky yellowish residue better than the current grocer’s product. The note emphasizes a visible cleanliness difference and asks others to try the brand.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve touted as cure all
An old advertisement claims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve treats sunburn, skin diseases, and piles. It promises to draw out burns, heal without leaving scars, and cure boils, freckles, and carbuncles, warning against substitutes sold by H A Dyke Man.
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DaWitt
DeWitt
H. A. Dyke- Man
de Witt
H. A. Dykeman
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Legoea
Baden Baden
Baden
Nuremberg
Spain
Cadiz
Valley
Andalugia
Toledo
Lake Erie & Western
Fremont
Wiliam Emmet
Instanly King
Helena
J. Claire
Youngstown
Magele Cappers
David
Horwat
Vincent Horwat
John Stivey
John Gladulch
Cleveland
Helt Line
B. J. Blandin
Alonzo Snyder
Common Pleas Court
Or Finance
Vanderbilt Lines
W. R. Hopkins
M.A. Fanning
Maccabees
Akron
Wallace Moore
Mark McCaffney
Jeffersonville
Denien
A. Booth & Co
Ellis
Morris
Vermillion Sunday
Revolutionizo Marine
London Tlegraph
Great Atlantic Transportation Companies
Tn Small
Sir W. H. May
Atlantic
Spithead
Napier Major
Thames
Lerwick
Rhetlands
North Sea
British Empire
Napier
Herr B. Captaine
Frankfort
Vermont
N. Y
Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation (Limited
Pioneer and
Original Liability Assurance Company
Popida
Ceae
Rhee
Mt. Vernon
Ohio State
Warren J. Lyon
Gen'l Pasa
Teket Agt
Ghie
Gandy
Kaiser Court
John Kaiser & Bro
Ely
Phere Rawson
Osea
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