Far East Armistice Near as Details Await Agreement
Portsmouth New Hampshire September 1 rapid drafting progress on the peace treaty with ten articles completed. Baron Komura and Baron Takahira instructed to arrange terms. de Witte pressing for home and final signatures expected by early next week. Japanese plenipotentiaries renounce limits on Russian naval forces while seeking Sakhalin and indemnity.
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de EE Martené
Dente _nisen
Portsmouth
X. H
Tapanas
Takahira
Baron Rosen
Baron Komura
de Wotte
Sedar
N. H
Baron Koipara
de Witte
Teday
Abney W. Dennison
de Martens
DennIson
Navy Yard
Japan
Roosevelt
Russia
Far East
Goff
M. de Witte
Tokio
Sakhalin
Czar Thanks The President For Peace Negotiations
The Russian czar sends a telegram to President Roosevelt thanking him for successful peace negotiations ending the Portsmouth conference. The government explains the talks began in June with M Witte and Baron Rosen empowered to seal a treaty if Japanese terms were acceptable. The first plenary session was at Oyster Bay on August 7 and the Portsmouth talks began August 9.
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Peterhof
St. Petersburg
Ife
Roosevelt
Tortymouth
Mac Witte
Baron Roren
Oyster Bay
Portsmouth
Tokio
Russia and Japan Near Final Peace Treaty After Offer Rejection
The Russian plenipotentiaries reject new peace terms for war expenses. President Roosevelt appeals to the Japanese emperor through Ambassador Meyer to avert bloodshed. Japan renounces reimbursement demands and accepts cession of southern Sakhalin with conditions while keeping La Perouse Strait open. negotiations proceed toward a final peace treaty.
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Japan
Roosevelt
Meyer
Russia
Sakhalin
la Perouse Strait
Russa
MIKADO IS NO HURRY ON CONGRATULATIONS IN PEACE
In Portsmouth and Tokyo reports outline Japan's cautious stance after peace talks. Officials say no formal congratulatory statements will be issued until the treaty is signed and approved. Public sentiment worries over concessions and possible indemnity terms. Protests reach Katsura and Marquis Ito as newspapers debate the settlement terms.
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Portsmouth
X. H
Baron Isomura
Takahira
Xon
Togo
Tsushima
Tokio
Lahore
Foreign Office
Japan
Russia
How He Fooled the Japanese in St Petersburg
M de Witte, interviewed in Portsmouth, recalls his firm stance in the crisis. He says he refused a compromise to avoid rupture, noting Roosevelt appealed to patriotism and humanity. He claims he held out to the end and that the Japanese could not read his inner thoughts.
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St. Petersburg
M. de Witte
Portsmouth
Roosevvelt
Fragmentary memoir on wartime negotiations and document handling
The excerpt recounts a negotiator describing how Japanese plenipotentiaries presented terms, which he set aside and forgot, stuffing secret papers into his pocket. He notes he failed to retrieve the documents until the final moments of talks, reflecting on the tension of the negotiations.
Amusing Stranger Plays Violin For De Witte In New Hampshire
In Portsmouth on September 1 a man with a violin approached envoy de Witte on a hotel veranda. The Irishman performer claimed to admire Holy Russia and offered a “song of peace and war.” De Witte gave eight dollars after a brief performance. Moments later the same man sought money from Sato, Baron Komura’s secretary, promising a “song of victory” to be heard in the allies’ presence, which Sato declined.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Adler
de Witte
Annex
Holy Russia
Sato
Baron Komura
Aeronauts Horrible Death At County Fair
Baldwin of Losantville Indiana was blown to shreds at 2000 feet during a dynamite exhibition from a balloon before thousands at a county fair. The dynamite with six sticks exploded causing the balloon and aeronaut to fragment. his wife witnessed the horror. Searchers found silk, framework splinters, and scattered body fragments across the field.
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Greenville
Baldwin
Losantville
Ind
Chicago Printing Strike Reaches Acute Stage in City
Chicago printers press for closed shop and eight hour workday as 19 large shops withhold union composed workers. About 300 idle as Typographical Union No 16 fights Chicago Typothetae with potential wider spread. Root returns from Labrador expressing hope for Portsmouth peace.
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Chicago
No 16
Distinguished Doctor Dead in Baltimore
Baltimore report notes the death of Dr Henry F Garey an eye specialist from Brights disease He is credited with inventing the opthalmo oscillator in 1896 a milestone in scientific eye surgery The second item reports Captain Le Joie of the Cleveland ball club injuring his ankle and quitting the game for an indefinite period.
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Baltimore
Henry F. Garey
Bright
Garey
Lajoie
Cleveland
Lejoie
Wil
Hungarians Replacing Striking Miners in Kentucky
Eight hundred Hungarian miners have been brought from Virginia to Benttville Lee County to take the jobs of striking miners. In a separate item, Charles Dewey, Admiral Dewey's surviving brother, died at his Montpelier home at age 79.
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Mount Sterling
Virginia
Benttyville
Lee County
Admiral Dewey
Burlington, VI
Charles Dewey
Montpelier
Illinois Delegation Backs Deep Water Way to Gulf
Illinois lawmakers led by Speaker Lorimer push for a deep water channel from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. They plan to begin construction within a year under government auspices and fund a Gulf voyage inquiry for several House members including Graff Snapp Knopf Madden and Lorimer aboard a Chicago steam launch.
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Chicago
Gulf
House of Representatives
Locimer
Gulf of Mexico
Congress
Illinois
Lorimer
South
Hingis
Chamois
Mississippi
Joseph V. Graff
Howard M. Snapp
Philip Knopf
Mario B. Madden
William Lorimer
State Fair Attendance Drives Up Net Receipts
Crowds at the state fair yesterday surpassed last year with Dan Patch as a draw. Management expects receipts well above 51,500 and a net near 30,000, indicating strong attendance and profits.
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Dan Patch
Local notes cover visits and appointments in Cedar Rapids area
Miss May Podolok and Fred Cole visited friends in Cedar Rapids yesterday. Registrar Fula DeVallis resumes duties after vacation. James Berryhill remains paralyzed. E A Rule returns to university duties. Ray Barnes of Lisbon plans electrical engineering study next year. Ross Shaffers, Clermont graduate, will teach English and history at Ely Minnesota. Bliss Wilson visits then moves to Osage to teach high school. N H Boyce family and Grace Boyce Harrell return from Mediapolis. Roosevelt family bears and cats hunting tale in Deadwood. Rathbone sociable set for Labor Day at Coralville clerk Roser's residence with interurban trips.
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Fula DeVallis
James B. Berryhill
Des Moines
Ray Barnes
Lisbson
Misa Ross Shaffers
Clermont
Ely
Minnesota
N. H. Boyce
Mabel
North Clinton Street
Grace Boyce Harrell
Oxford
Mediapolis
Royce
Addage
Roosevelt
Daily Papers
Kermit
Deadwood
South Dakota
Rathbone
Roser
Coralville
Evershedy Cerdailly
The Better Way Tissues of the throat inflamed and coughing
A patient complains of throat irritation and persistent coughing. They use a cough mixture to ease the irritation for a time.
Scott's Emulsion Promises Cold Relief
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a remedy for sore throat cough and bronchitis claiming it soothes irritation cures the cold and strengthens tissues. The copy presents a free sample offer and credits Scott and Bowne.
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Scott
Cedar Rapids visitors and locals return home
William Dickinson secretary of the Retail Grocers Association of Cedar Rapids was in the city on business yesterday. Mr and Mrs Bailey who visited E J Dalton in Davenport have returned. Mrs R S Hiatt returned after visiting Davenport and Rock Island. Mrs John T Jones Mrs Elizabeth Tudor and Mrs Arthur F Weeber returned after a few days with relatives and the state fair.
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William Dickinson
W. J. ‘Bailey
E. J. Dalton
Davenport
Furnace installation offer for modern heaters
An advertisement touts installing 20th century hot air furnaces with unmatched quality and maker guarantees. The speaker claims extensive experience for delivering first class work in installations.
Cattle Wins Highlight E T Davis Des Moines State Fair
E T Davis of West Lucas township showed Aberdeen Angus cattle at the state fair in Des Moines winning two firsts for his aged herd and young stock. He exhibited in the Grand Champion competition with results not yet announced locally.
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Aberdeen
E. T. Davis
West Lucas Township
Des Moines
Davis
Local News Briefs Highlight Travel and Community Events
Miss Louise Reis left for Denver and Colorado. Eugene Pain departed for the National Encampment of the G A R in Denver. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown welcomed a son while living in Muscatine. H. Herring earned prizes with Duroc Jersey hogs at the state fair. Mrs. M. E. Coover visits Cedar Rapids. Norma Coover to return. Charles Grant, formerly a university student, was arrested in Chicago on bigamy charges and expressed resolve to improve if released.
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Eugene Pain
Denver
Colorado
Ge A. R
Samuel Delzell
Mosuing Sun
Orr
Roy Brown
Muscatine
Brown
Clymer Coldren
H. Herring
Union Fowisiel
M. E. Coover
Cedar Rapids
M. Clements
Norma Coover
Cedar, Rapids
Charles Grant
Chicago
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