Peace Envoys Exchange Credentials at Navy Yard Meeting
Portsmouth N H Aug 9 The initial peace envoy meeting was held at the navy yard with 10 automobiles transporting plenipotentiaries from the hotel to the conference building. Officials announced joint use of English and French and minutes recorded in both languages. The session lasted about an hour with credentials exchanged and plans made for tomorrow’s talks.
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Navy Yard
Associated Press
Plenipotentacles
Haron Komura
Witte
Baron Komura
Komura
Question of Alimony Sparks Taggart Army Scandal
In Wooster Ohio on August 1 the Taggart case returns to court. Henry Capain Wan and Fort Leavensworth figure as parties as the alimony issue is raised. Smyser, for the defense, says Taggart sought alimony after a property statement was introduced. Taggart’s attorney retorts that no alimony is desired.
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Tagnart
Kansas Crop Conditions Report From Topeka
The weekly crop bulletin from the weather bureau details Kansas crop status by division. Eastern Division notes mostly good corn, with early corn hardening and some late corn feeding to hogs in Greenwood county. wheat affected by rain in several counties. alfalfa and prairie hay progressing. apples variable. plowing for fall seeding ongoing. Central Division reports improved corn with rains, good alfalfa, but some wheat and alfalfa damage from rain. prairie and pasture yields generally good, fall plowing advancing. new potatoes marketed in Sedgwick. Western Division cites variable corn quality, fair wheat yield with some rain damage, barley fair, second alfalfa cut, millet and beets promising. fall plowing continuing. stormy weather affecting yields in some areas.
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Kansas
Government Weather Bureau
Greenwood County
Douglas
Wilson County
Brown County
Doniphan
Greenwood
Chase County
Riley County
Sedgwick
Republic County
Reno
Sumner
Ness
Decatur
Pratela
Morton
Tobacco and crime items from late August reports
Tobacco consumption figures show cigars and cigarettes totals for the year ended with 185 020 437 more cigars and 141 530 470 more cigarettes than the prior year, including a 3 376 435 673 total cigars produced. Other items note a Kansas judge awaiting discharge, a Los Angeles inheritance split, a Little Falls mill girl’s response, and Wellington chosen for a national guard encampment from September 11 to 28.
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Washington
Typhoid Fever Prevalence Across Regions Mentioned
Typhoid outbreaks spread from Topeka to Concordia and Clyde with dozens of new cases and multiple deaths reported. Frank Swaney, a farmer near Clyde, is found dead with a shotgun by a river, raising uncertainty over suicide or foul play. Edna Kans appoints Clark as Winfield asylum superintendent to fill a vacancy after Dr. C. Newlas departs.
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Wy Clark
Edna, Kans
Winfield Asylum
State Board of Control
C. 5. Newlas
Washington
Uogusu- Concordia
Kans
Frank Swaney
USA
Clyde
Krown
Columbia
Havea
Another Charge Placed In Iola Kansas Gusts of 1900s Style
Melvin arrived from Kansas City as hearing postponed to Friday. A new warrant accuses him of dynamite theft linked to saloons. Tom Carri pool room shut, no racing in the area. Dr John Van Vilet dies by carbolic acid suicide at his Wheaton home after hospital stay in Kansas City. Ill health blamed. Dr S H Griffin named pension examining surgeon at Collins Missouri and Dr M Z Stockton at Burlington Kansas.
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Iola
Kans
Melvin
Kansas City
Tom Carri
Onaga
John van Vilet
Wheaton
van Vilet
5.H. Grifin
Collins, Mo
M. Z. Stockton
Burlington, Kansas
Warrants for Many Men in New York Court
In New York a crowd of about 100 women and 8 mob of children filled a courtroom as each woman demanded a warrant for her husband on desertion and non support charges. Magistrate Pool issued twenty warrants and sent the rest to court officers for immediate investigation.
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New York
N. Y
Pool
Riot resumes as union drivers clash with non members in Chicago
Rioting by union teamsters resumed last night when non union drivers and escorting deputy sheriffs were attacked. Two non union drivers were knocked down. In Albany, NY, the thirteenth body was recovered from the Meyers building wreck. Fifteen to twenty bodies remain. Two hundred men aided in digging as a city investigation begins after rescue ends.
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Montgomery Ward & Company
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N. Y
Uhirlegoth
Meyers
Dalerly
Attempted kidnapping of governor's son thwarted in New Mexico
In Santa Fe New Mexico on a hot August day men attempted to seize the governor's son from the summer home of Mrs W S Childers. Six armed men surrounded the cottage and demanded the boy before riding off when he was not present. The boy had been staying at the cottage prior to the incident.
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N. M
Utara
Sarah If. Whitson
Russellville
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M. Him
James J. Hii
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Daniel 8. Lamont
Jared Thompson
Marshall
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Ile
Oklahoma
Unclear OCR note on arrests and labor crusade
Fragmented report cites arrests over alleged illicit activity on Uintah reservations and nuisance charges. It mentions confiscated items marked non intoxicating and a later note that organized labor plans a crusade against lowering barriers to Chinese labor, with a Toronto meeting cited.
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Item
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Dee
Ottigers
Washington
Organizd
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Lamont Estate Valued at 3.3 Million in Will Filed
New York August report states Colonel Davie S Lamont, former secretary of war under Cleveland, left a 3.3 million estate. The will, filed for probate, names Lamont and his three daughters as beneficiaries.
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Davie S Lamont
Cleveland
Quarantine Promulgated for Kansas Yellow Fever Health Officials
Secretary Crumbine of the Kansas state board of health issues quarantine rules for Kansas against yellow fever after a Kan sas City conference with Missouri boards. In Guthrie O T Rev Noah Wickam, head of the Orphans' home, is fined 91 and costs in probate court for cruelty to children under a law he authored and passed last winter, the first trial under that law.
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Behhildren
To Build Electric Line From Coffeyville To Neodesha
The Union Traction company of Kansas today closed final contracts for an electrical railroad from Coffeyville to Independence and thence to Neodesha, Kansas, a distance of thirty eight miles. Rome Italy The pope is suffering severely from gout.
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City National Bank Of Kansas City Fails Report
Comptroller reports assets of the failed City National Bank of Kansas City as good 349 519 doubtful 551 895 and worthless 71 585. Depositors may accept stock in a proposed bankers trust company taking over the defunct bank. Also: health board says no yellow fever cases in Mississippi. various incidents and appointments from across the U.S. including railroad, river, and state officials, with numerous deaths and legal notices.
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Mac
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Allatra
Yellow fever panic as New Orleans widens quarantine
New Orleans faces a deepening yellow fever crisis with 60 new cases and 12 today, while a city wide street cleaning campaign begins. The state health board considers modifying quarantines as parishes request relief supplies. Yazoo City and Holly Springs report sickness, Jackson reimposes quarantine, and Southern Railway cuts through service affecting Memphis to Washington.
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Tennesee
Dynamiter taken to Jola Kanga City Kan
Fragmentary note reports Malvin being taken to Joly today after a preliminary hearing was planned for Aug GL in City Kan. Text is incomplete with garbled names and dates, limiting precise details but indicates a legal proceeding or hearing context. Entities include Jola Kanga City Kan and Malvin.
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Malvin
Joly
Nua
Kansas Contractor Deceased at Capitol and State Buildings
A Kansas contractor named Topels, Kags, Augty George, Mr Nyon died as he worked on the state capitol and other state buildings at Atel son Hutahfada and nearby sites. The report notes his involvement in construction and the circumstances of his death during the project.
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Nyon
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Naming Portland Tow Tewls and Clark exposition origin
A Maine man and a Massachusetts leader led settlers to the Columbia River area in 1842, choosing Portland as the city name over Boston after a coin toss. The event explains why Portland earned the title City of Roses and ties to a large Oregon hotel exposition showcasing the tale.
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Vetty
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Lovejoy
Maassachusetts
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Fortland
Western Bank Fails as Denver Runs Deposit Insured
In Deanvar Colorado the Western bank failed to open this morning and Henry M Beatty was appointed assistant cashier. About three hundred people queued as Cheron at Denver Savings resumed operations. The Western deposits total around one million dollars while Central Savings faced a run but paid all depositors in full on demand.
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Indicted for Snoring at Versailles Area Council Meeting
A commune mayor proximate to Versailles indicts a citizen for obstructing public business and outraging majesty after the accused allegedly fell asleep and snored during a municipal council address. The defendant claims no memory of snoring and blames the mayor’s prolix speech.
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Varsailles
Butler Woman Serves as Desk Sergeant in Police Force
Miss Nettla Payne of Butler Pennsylvania holds a rare post as desk sergeant on the city police force. She works from 7 p m to a m and performs all duties of the office, overcoming initial opposition as the police committee supported her appointment and she has given complete satisfaction.
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German School to Teach Japanese Language in Foreign Language Program
Berlin military academy previously funded three German cadets to study Japanese. Now the Japanese language will be taught in German schools at the same level as other languages. The Howtenants will be detached to follow the Urlantal deumi nary or Vurllni the Japanese section.
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Military Academy of
Berlin
Roosevelt Holds Record For Honorary Degrees
Theodore Roosevelt already has a larger collection of college degrees than any prior president. Before his two recent doctorates, he held ten honorary titles including eight LLDs and Litt.Ds, double the highest ever awarded to any predecessor. Washington Jefferson and McKinley had five, Adams and Hayes four, Grant three.
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Hrealdeo
United States
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Washington
Jefferson
McKinley
John Adams
Flayes
Grant
Mrs William Waldorf Astor Known For Charm And Diamonds
London readers hear about William Waldorf Astor but focus on his wife Mrs Astor a charming woman with silver hair and striking looks She is described as handsome above middle height wearing diamonds and a cassive diamond crescent on great occasions Her marble marquise rings draw admiring glances from onlookers and even some stealing glances due to their size
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William Waldorf Astor
Mrs. Astor
Reminders of the Devil and the Devil’s Kitchen Folklore
A fragmentary note cites Welsh mountain legends known as the Devil’s Kitchen and mentions a distributor’s line about past forms and mythical places. It lists several "Devil" terms such as the Devil’s Punch Bowl and Devil’s Lake among scattered items, suggesting a broad folklore motif without clear events or dates.
Hypnotism in Court: Denver Judge Plans New Treatment
Denver Juvenile Court Judge Ron Lindsey, famed for his decisions, plans to use hypnotism on incorrigible boys. He believes the occult method will yield lasting good, starting with a cigarette-addicted boy as the first subject while youths enjoy the hypnotic state and behavioral corrections are suggested.
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Ron Lindsey
Denver
Ife
Mayor Ingledue Promises Free Marriages in Town
Marshalltown Iowa mayor Ingledue, famed for breaking a wedding trust, announces willingness to wed any local couple at no charge. Since his term began he abolished the free system, now drawing a salary in place of prior feae.
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Funeral for D. W. Shaw Held at Home
The funeral for D. W. Shaw was held at 10 15 this morning at his west town home. Dr. Laing of the First Methodist church officiated. Pallbearers included M. G. Manley N. Stavans A. Monroe A. Marks M. Newmark and Charlie Strong. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery beside his wife.
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Markets by Wire Live Stock and Grain Quotes
Markets by wire show live stock in Kansas with cattle prices from 61.76 to 62.40 for bulls and cows, hogs at 6.15 to 6.40, and hog futures mixed. Wheat futures in Chicago and Kansas City quote Sept 75 and 74 to 75, with various options and cash prices. corn steady to 474, soybeans around 65 to 66. Oil and dairy notes include creamery butter at 16 and eggs steady. date August 9 reporting.
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Kansas City
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Horse Injured After Fright From Car Sparks Wire Entanglement
A horse drawing Art Monk’s rig Meteor was frightened by a passing car just south of the city and ran into a barb wire fence becoming badly lacerated. A stranger’s help freed the animal. The car’s driver drove away without stopping. Mrs. A. T. Wilmoth died at the hospital of paralysis aged 63. Burial here with funeral details to follow. Wiedemann’s advertises assorted ice creams. Classifieds note jelly grapes for sale by phone numbers 253 and 263.
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A. T. Wilmoth
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