Far East Armistice Near as Drafting Advances
Reports from Portsmouth New Hampshire and Tokyo indicate rapid progress toward a treaty of peace ending the Far East conflict. DenNison de Martens and Baron Komura coordinate terms, with plans for a likely armistice proclamation and a forthcoming signature date likely Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.
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de Martens
Dennison
Portsmouth
N. H
Rion Komura
de Witte
Tuday
Tsar Honors Roosevelt for Peace Efforts in Petersburg
The St. Petersburg dispatch reports Czar applauds President Roosevelt for accelerating peace negotiations with Japan. A government notice outlines June acceptance of Roosevelt’s invitation for a conference and the role of plenipotentiaries in shaping terms at Portsmellk and Oyster Bay.
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St. Petersburg
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de Witte
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American
Portsmioullk
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Japanese plenipotentiaries seek conciliatory path in talks
The Russian plenipotentiaries and Japanese envoys held several sessions with both sides unable to reach agreement on four issues. Tokyo indicated they would seek complementary instructions to find a conciliatory outcome. They renounced limits on the Russian Far East naval force and surrender of interned warships but continued to demand Sakhalin and an indemnity.
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de Witte
Havis
Grisen
Tokio
Russhin Mural
Sakhalin
Second Offer Rejected in Russo Japanese Peace Talks
The Russian plenipotentiaries rejected further demands demanding war expenses. President Roosevelt asked Emperor Nicholas II to accept a new Japanese proposal to avert more bloodshed. Japan renounces expenses reimbursement and keeps Sakhalin's southern part, while the northern portion would return to Russia after a 1.2 billion yen payment. The plenipotentiaries agreed to the terms as the preliminary basis for a final peace treaty.
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Henry W. Dennison
Ray
de Martens
DennIson
Navy Yard
Ile Witte
Japan
Roosevelt
de Witte Watts
Russia
Bar East
de Witte
Meyer
Sabbatin
Mile
Mae Esty
Sakhalin
la Perouse Strait
MIKADO IN NO HURRY ONCE PEACE SIGNED PRAISE DELAYED
Portsmouth reports show Japanese officials delaying public congratulations until treaty certainty. Tokyo signals no immediate statement on conference results with possible envoy statements after formal copy and approval. Witte in Petersburg recalls tense stance as Roosevelt’s appeal invoked patriotism and caution.
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N. H
Baron Womura
Takahira
Iission
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Tou
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Tokio
Japan
Wortsimouth
Terial Teussia
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Lewes
Fragmentary note on negotiations with hidden papers
A participant recalls setting aside the treaty condition papers during talks, then forgetting them. A Japanese plenipotentiary warned him about the risk of secret documents being read, prompting him to pocket the papers at the final moment of the negotiations.
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Tate
Russian envoy entertains violinist at hotel veranda incident
At a Portsmouth hotel, an effusive man with a violin approached Baron de Witte, praising Holy Russia and offering a “song of peace and war.” The envoy accepted a small payment after music, then the same man later claimed to be an English admirer ready to perform for Baron Komura, which Sato declined.
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Lena
de Witte
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Russia
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Toto
Sato
Baron Komura
Aeronaut Baldwin Dies In Balloon Explosion
Greenville Ohio reports aeronaut Baldwin of Tuosantville Jud blown to shreds at 2000 feet during a dynamite demonstration at the county fair. Explosive misfortune tore balloon and man apart in full view of thousands. Baldwin's wife witnessed the tragedy as searchers recovered silk fragments and body pieces over a twenty acre field.
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Aeronaut
Baldwin
Tuosantville
Jud
Tie
Chicago Print Shop Strike Spreads in Labor War
Chicago printers strike against nonunion compositors led by Typographical Union No. 16, aiming for a closed shop. Nineteen large shops idle, with further actions possible if other firms work for union foes. Strike leaders call it decisive, with risk of wider spread beyond Chicago. Secretary of Labor, Murdock, leaves for New York amid Labor Day tensions. Doctor Garey dies in Baltimore with eye surgery noted. Captain La Joie sidelined by injury in Cleveland. Miner price protests spread from Mount Sterling to nearby counties. Admiral Dewey’s brother Charles Dewey dies at 79 in Montpelier, Vermont.
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