Far East War End Imminent With Armistice Sought
Telegraph dispatches report rapid progress toward a peace treaty. Negotiators de Martens and Dennison draft ten articles with a possible fifteen total, Japan reducing demands after Roosevelt's mediation. De Witte aims to return home, sign by midweek, if no obstacle arises. disputes over Sakhalin and indemnity remain.
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de KR Martens
Den_nison
Henry W. Dennison
de Martens
Dennison
le Witte
Japan
Russias
Roosevelt
de Witte
Russia
Far East
Czar Thanks Roosevelt for Peace Negotiations
The czar telegram to President Roosevelt expresses gratitude for personal effort in concluding peace negotiations. It outlines June consent to a conference of Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries, with de Witte and Rosen empowered to sign if terms were acceptable. Talks opened at Oyster Bay August 1 and Portsmouth August 9 with Japanese positions partially unacceptable.
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Peterhof
St. Petersburg
Roosevelt
M. de Witte
Garon Rosen
Oyster Bay
Portsmouth
Tokio
Russia and Japan Near Peace After Sakhalin Concessions
The article reports that Russian plenipotentiaries rejected last peace terms demanding war expenses. President Roosevelt urged the emperor to accept a new Japanese proposal to avoid bloodshed. Japan renounced repayment of war costs but kept the southern Sakhalin territory with safety undertakings, ending preliminary talks as a basis for a final peace treaty.
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Japan
Roosevelt
Meyer
Tonsent
Russia
Sakhalin
la Perouse Strait
Mirado In No Hurry On Peace Congratulations
In Portsmouth and Tokio reports say Japan will not issue a formal peace statement until a signed treaty reaches the emperor and is gazetted, likely a month hence. Public reaction awaits terms with fears of concessions and protests to Katsura and Marquis Ito rise as newspapers debate the settlement.
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Portsmouth
O. H
Baron Komura
Takahiro
Togo
Tsushima
Tokio
Foreign Office
Japan
Tortsmouth
Russia
Hwe
Katsura
Marquis Ito
HOW HE FOOLED THE JAP
M de Witte, in Portsmouth, tells a Reuters correspondent he resisted compromise amid a frightful position. He says Roosevelt appealed to patriotism and humanity and that he held out to the end while the Japanese faced inaction.
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St. Petersburg
M. de Witte
Portsmouth
Slove
Roosevelt
Fragment from wartime negotiations reveals careless handling of papers
An account describes a meeting where a Japanese plenipotentiary discussed terms while the narrator pretended not to note them. The narrator left the room forgetting the conditions on the table and later hidden secret documents in his pocket before the negotiations ended.
Amusing scene as de Witte is serenaded at Portsmouth hotel
At a Portsmouth Nova Scotia hotel a witty Irishman posed as a loyal admirer of de Witte and offered a violin serenade. The Russian envoy calmly accepted the music then awarded the man a gratuity. A second self-styled English admirer later sought to perform for Baron Komura but was dismissed by Sato.
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Portsmouth
NS. H
de Witte
Annex
Individus
Holy Russia
Sato
Baron Komura
Mozer
Aeronaut Baldwin Killed In Balloon Explosion At Fair
Aeronaut Baldwin of Losantville Indiana was blown to fragments at 2000 feet during a dynamite display at the Greenville county fair. The balloon and man tore apart when the explosive detonated, witnessed by thousands. his wife observed the scene as searchers recovered silk fragments, framework splinters, and body pieces scattered over a twenty acre field.
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Greenville
Aeronaut
Baldwin
Losantrille
Ind
Chicago Print Shop Strike Stages in Labor War
Chicago printers strike after Typographical Union No. 14 targets Chicago Typothetae to win closed shop terms. About 500 printers idle as 19 large shops halt work and further strikes are eyed if other firms resume outside the dispute. Secretary Root returns from Labrador to praise Portsmouth peace deal.
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Chicago
Diallingughed Doctor Dead
Baltimore reports the death of Dr Beary F Garey eye specialist from Brights disease He invented the opthal conscillator in 1899 a landmark in scientific eye surgery Lajoie Is Out of the Game
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Baltimore
Beary F. Garey
Bright
Garey
Hungarians Replace Striking Miners in Kentucky
Mount Sterling Kentucky September 1 Dutch miners imported from Virginia to Teatty ville Lee County to fill strikers places. Admiral Dewey's brother Dewd Burlington Vermont September 1 Charles Dewey died at his Montpelier home aged 79.
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Mount Sterling
Virginia
Teattyville
Lee County
Admiral Dewey
Dewd
Burlington
Charles Dewey
Montpelier
Illinois Delegation Pushes Deep Water Route to Gulf
Chicago reports that a united Illinois delegation led by Speaker Lorimer backs starting work within a year on a deep water channel linking Chicago with the Gulf of Mexico. Representatives Graff Snapp Knopf Madden Lorimer, with others, plan a southbound tour on the Remiroa to inspect Gulf approaches.
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Chicago
Gulf
House of Representatives
Leximer
Gulf of Mexico
IlMnoig
Congress
Ilinois
Lorimer
South
Illinois
Mississippi
Joseph V. Graff
Howard
Snapp
Philip Knopf
Martin
State Fair Attendance Draws Near Record Earning
Large crowds at the state fair yesterday boosted receipts and pointed to a net near 30,000 dollars, higher than last year when Dan Patch drew crowds. Management expects earnings over 1,500 dollars.
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Dan Patch
Local notes and moves in Cedar Rapids area
Miss May Podolok and Fred Cole visited friends in Cedar Rapids yesterday. EB. A. Rule returned to the university as physical director. Ray Barnes plans to pursue electrical engineering next year. Mrs. Ross Shafers will teach English and history in Ely Minnesota. Rose Wilson heads to Osage to teach at the high school. Mr. and Mrs. Boyce and Grace Boyce Harrell returned from Mediapolis. Page mentions Roosevelt family and Kermit bears hunting. Rathbone sociable planned at County Clerk Kaser’s Coralville residence with interurban service and a 20 cent round trip launch ride option.
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May Podolok
Fred Cole
Cedar Rapids
Enie DeVoll
James B. Berryhill
EB. A. Rule
Des Moines
Ray Barnes
Lisbson
Ross Shafers
Clermont
Yeateraay
Ely
Minnesota
Rose Wilson
Wate Jones
Osage
Iowa
Ad. Boyce
Mabel
North Clinton Street
Grace Boyce Harrell
Oxford
Mediapolis
Deadwood
South Dakota
Kaser
Coralville
The Better Way to Ease a Cough
A fragment notes throat tissues inflamed and irritated causing coughing. It mentions using a cough mixture to relieve irritation temporarily before continuation of symptoms.
Scott's Emulsion advert promotes cough and cold relief
An old advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as curing colds and sore throats by reducing irritation and inflammation and nourishing tissues. It claims to ease coughs bronchitis and offers free samples from Scott and Bowne.
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Scott
Brief notices from Cedar Rapids and Davenport society
William Dickinson of the Retail Grocers' Association visited for business. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey returned from Davenport where they stayed with the Dalton home. Mrs. Hiatt came back after visits with Davenport and Rock Island relatives. Mrs. Jones Tudor and Weeber returned from Des Moines after a state fair trip. An ad promotes high quality hot air furnaces with maker guarantees.
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William Dickinson
W. J.bailey
E. J. Dalton
Davenport
R. S. Hiatt
J. W. Barrett
George Goodrell
Rock Island
John T. Jones
Elizabeth Tudor
Arthur F. Weeber
Des Moines
Davis Wins Two Firsts With Aberdeen Angus Cattle
E. T. Davis of West Lucas township won two firsts at the Des Moines state fair last Wednesday for his aged herd and for his young stock. His display reflects well on the region as it competes with top stock in the state. Davis also exhibited his cattle in the Grand Champion competition, with results awaiting in the city.
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Aberdeen
E. T. Davis
West Lucas Township
Des _Moines
Local residents depart for regional events and family news
Miks Louise Reis leaves for Denver and Colorado points while Eugene Pain heads to Denver for the G A R encampment. Mrs Samuel Delzell and children return home from Morning Sun visit. Roy Brown and family welcome a newborn son in Muscatine. H Herring wins prizes at the state fair with Duroc Jersey stock. Mrs M EB Coover visits Cedar Rapids. Norris Coover to join after summer in Rapids. Charles Grant, once a university student here, is arrested in Chicago for bigamy and vows to reform.
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Eugene Pain
Denver
Colorado
Samuel Delzell
Morning Sun
Orr
Roy Brown
Muscatine
Brown
Clymer Coldren
H. Herring
Union Township
Duroc
Jersey
M. EB. Coover
Cedar Rapids
M. Clements
Norris Coover
Rapids
Charles Grant
Chicago
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