Peace prospects dim as Japan Russia seek mercy
Portsmouth Nova Scotia Aug 21 six cables received from St Petersburg by de Witte oppose the Japanese compromise proposal presented at the meeting. Peace prospects remain desperate but not hopeless with renewed appeals through de Witte and Meyers audience at Peterhof. The Czar refused the cost remuneration for the war and kept Sakhalin’s northern part at fixed price, while Japan offers further concessions but awaits arbitration.
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Roosevelt Quietly Pushes Peace Efforts Amid Conference Doubts
President Roosevelt has urged direct appeals to Emperor Nicholas and considered similar moves toward Japan as peace talks at Portsmouth strain. Ambassadors Meyer and other officials report urgent developments while secrecy shields the communications, with the president hopeful a usable agreement may emerge despite divergent positions.
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Peace aims in war weary world alliance report
Mystic Connecticut reports the Universal Peace Union’s draft to Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries urging peace talks. The text calls for indemnity adjustments, release of interned vessels, potential transfer of captured ships, and submission to the Hague for final peace terms.
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Indemnity debate in Portsmouth over Japan war terms
Portsmouth dispatch reports baron Konis and Tiulahienne opposing concessions in the indemnity settlement. Japan’s public opinion leans toward harsher terms, with leaders considering reopening the war if concessions ease.
Scores On The Ball Fields Update From League Play
Scattered baseball scores across major leagues include St Louis 4 Brooklyn 0 in New York, New York 8 Philadelphia 2, Houston 7 Philadelphia 2, Boston 2 New York 8, Chicago 4 Washington 2, St Paul 1 Philadelphia 2, Minneapolis 6 Cincinnati 0, Kansas City 12 Toledo 6, Milwaukee 0 Milwaukee 0, Denver 3 Omaha 4. Weather notes and doubleheaders appear in scattered reports with several rain and delay mentions across venues.
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Killer floods strike Berwind Tobasco and wreck railroads
A torrent in Rhode canon swept through Berwind and Tobasco, drowning at least nine and causing hundreds of thousands in property losses, mainly to the Colorado Fuel and Iron and Southern Railway companies. Communication with the stricken towns is down as relief parties attempt to reach the scene. In Brooklyn, warehouses of Bush Vermina were hit by lightning, causing a fire that burned for blocks and endangered Trans-Atlantic freighters at the docks.
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Contempt ruling touches figures linked to palace plots
The article reports a contempt action against Gmbh Os Ane LOR G Loney and others tied to a plot involving palace titles and loyalty tests. It notes judges found action violated duties, with no threats used, and cites a related death found near the Apis river mouth in Batuaa. The piece also mentions the body later identified as Herbert Johnson found in the North River with a small puncture.
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Victory Before the Frost: New Orleans Fever Report
New Orleans reports 447 new yellow fever cases and 1,600 deaths to date with 287 under treatment. Officials advise restricting intercourse with infected Louisiana communities as conditions improve and forecasts suggest victory before frost. Outside, Patterson, Banson City, Lake Providence, Elizabeth plantation, Good Hope plantation, St. Rose, and Tort Barrow show scattered cases in Assumption parish.
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Lawyer Who Is Cheerful
Narragansett Pier Aug 25 Alfred Heme wig of Boston spoke on legal topics as part of the American Tauwyer address. He urged optimism about reform and warned there is no new crime under the sun while noting enduring moral concerns. The World's Fair closing in Chicago marks $20,000 unaccounted for stockholder funds and $4,500 subseries restored to investors.
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Fragmented 1920s News Snapshots Sweep Across Nation
A chaotic outline of events mentions a toppled regime by King Tass and allies, crooks seizing funds in Silt, California officials and a presidential election in New York, a port leak scandal, a Montanas town burning, a mass exodus to Cate Tak, a suicide in Dauls, a Frenchwoman's death, submarine tests with President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, a ship run aground near Deer Island, and Warsaw placed under martial law.
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Yellow fever scare in Brownsville spurs strict quarantine
Brownsville residents fear a true yellow fever outbreak after a negro from Shreveport who claimed south origin stayed in town and camp, prompting a tight town camp quarantine. Meanwhile Bloomington reports a bogus case as officials study the matter and Paducah discusses cross-border certificate rules.
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Drowning Tragedy in Palmer City Trough
Roger Huddleston, 20 months old, son of Druggist GC Huddleston, drowned in a watering trough in Palmer City WL on August 25 as the case of Hoek and related legal notes involving Justice Magruder and a supersedeas unfolds with court terms extending after October. The report includes scattered references to trials and delays and a suspended batting note for Chitage Sow today.
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Venezuelan official hails W. H. Calhoun visit
In Calhoun Venezuela Aug 2 remarks praised ex judge W. H. Calhoun appointed by Roosevelt as special commissioner to study US Venezuela relations. Officials say his appointment supports the administration and that his inquiry will be based on law and justice, boosting faith in Venezuelan courts and the government under law.
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Cholera Outbreak Reported in Manila Area
Manila reports an outbreak of cholera in Mardia linked to green Hong Kong vegetables. Two soldiers died at Camp McKinley and the city notes several natives and an American perished. Health officials promise stern efforts to contain the outbreak.
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Chicago Board of Trade Quotations and Live Stock Prices
The day’s Chicago Board of Trade quotes show wheat oats and hog futures with mixed to steady results. Live stock at Chicago auctions reports receipts around 19,000 head with hogs misbalanced by grade and cattle and sheep offers varied and steady.
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WASHING WITHOUT WATER advertisement claims germicidal hair treatment
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