18 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1905
Page
1
Envoys face a deadlock as Article 11 and 14 clash over sea power and prize rights. De Witte resists paying tribute or ceding land, pushing for compromise with Sakhalin as the bargaining chip. St. Petersburg awaits a final word as talks extend with limited progress and hope for an adjournment.
Reports from plenipotentiaries describe a bleak outlook as no progress is made on key articles. De Witte and Japanese delegates show fatigue while hints of possible salvage by Roosevelt surface. The Russian mission debates concessions with divisions over Sakhalin surrender versus indemnity. no clear agreement emerges.
Fragmented report quotes an Iahinese minister to reat Meitvin dismissing dispatches as unworthy of consideration. He asserts future Russian supply difficulties and a plan to seize Vhidivostok, with army entrenchment and a drive to overtake territory, resisting a government short on foreign loans.
De Martens told an Associated Press correspondent in Portsmouth that no nation has paid indemnity when parts of its territory are not threatened. He argued Russia would suffer political death if it agreed to tribute to Japan, noting Russia has never paid tribute in its history even in defeats.
George M. Levis of the Mirnois Glass Works, the largest glass manufacturer in the United States, says there will be no conferences this year to fix wages. He just returned from Atlantic City where talks with glass blowers failed. He notes a price cut is needed to meet competition from nonunion factories.
A garbled report describes Bobbs involved in a confrontation at a Coliseum event. Names like Herman Outpoints Nears and Milwaukee appear amid scattered terms such as vegan messenger and 10 round heat. The text mentions a reward and a tense scene with a referenced house of Chirles and a distant cityscape.
Scattered baseball scores listed from multiple cities and teams including Detroit Cleveland New York Kansas City Indianapolis Toledo Minneapolis Denver Denver Pueblo Sioux City and St. Joseph. Matches show varied outcomes with several close totals and several teams leading or trailing by multiple runs.
Resolutions adopted by the reciprocity conference emphasize a permanent advisory body under a commission, power to argue and prosecute the work, and expanded trade policy. They call for a dual tariff and expert commission to oversee concessions, aiming to boost export trade and industrial growth while preserving domestic industry.
A garbled report from a convention notes Massachusetts pressuring for export protection while Iowa backs reciprocity. Governors Cummins and Creel are cited amid a heated debate with Secretary Shaw, portraying a national fight over tariff policy and foreign trade pacts. The piece closes with a yacht race mention in Charlotte, New York.
A Norfolk Virginia bound excursion from Kinston North Carolina plunged into the Elizabeth River eight miles from Norfolk. Forty feared dead with many injured. engineer Reigs blamed for failing to stop before the draw bridge. Fireman and conductor sum up an awful rescue scene as rescuers work through wreckage.
Washington reports President Roosevelt allowed C F H Leitch a United States deputy collector to keep both his federal post and his Wilmington city council presidency. The decision appears exceptional, aimed at avoiding a political split in the city charter. Local factions remain divided over proper leadership and vacancy rules while observers note the case tests the president’s stance on governance.
Washington Aug 1 The 186 prisoners in the federal jail here have been quarantined for sixteen days because of a smallpox case. The origin of the infection could not be traced.
Yellow fever reports show continued rise with 1 223 total cases and 180 deaths to date. Lafourche parish health officer Ir Rank notes about a hundred new sicknesses and six confirmed yellow fever cases. four new Mississippi City cases raise total to thirteen with one critical patient. Fairbanks Summer School visit described with notable officials in attendance.
Estimates for next year forecast a citrus crop exceeding 85 000 carloads, possibly reaching 40 000 cars in aggregate. This year shipments may surpass 80 000 cars with a current daily average around twenty carloads. In Toronto the eight hour union session endorses the eight hour campaign and hints at a strike if employers resist the new hours. In Red Wing Minnesota Rev C Lindell dies en route to Chicago to attend his daughter’s funeral in New Mexico from consumption.
The forecast notes partly cloudy skies in Illinois and Wisconsin with showers and thunderstorms in the north in Wisconsin. Indiana sees fair to warm conditions with southeast to south winds. Iowa contains generally fair and warmer weather with fresh southerly winds.
Chicago grain quotes show Sept wheat at 81% to 82, Dec around 83, with May near 86. Corn bids list Sept and May values, while oats and lard futures move within narrow ranges. Buffalo live stock quotes report cattle steady to lower, hogs weak, and sheep with varied prices. receipts around 4000 head for the day. Trade reflects typical midweek volatility across grains and livestock sectors.
Springfield, Aug 18 A veterinary surgeon Dr Austin Drake aged 70 has won a legal battle spanning decades over a New York City estate. Attorneys report cash awaiting his disposition amounting to about 8 million dollars with the total estate valued around 20 million dollars. Drake plans to travel to New York as the case concludes.
In Illinois miners allege bias against shot-firers as Chicago and Alton district disputes influence Virden mines. Several mines suspend operations after rejecting shot-firers under a stricter powder rule. Miners claim widespread refusals and job discrimination while the coal region risks a work stoppage.
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