29 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1905
Page
1
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Russian negotiators pressed for all favorable terms in the peace talks with the victors, confirming concessions and advantages secured in the settlement. Japanese representatives reportedly conceded key points, signaling agreement on the major terms of the treaty.
The morning meeting concluded with a drawn treaty and the conference entering an afternoon session. Witte was overwhelmed with congratulations at his hotel in Portsmouth as the accord was announced and celebrated.
The August 2 meeting ended with full agreement across sessions and a decision to begin drafting a treaty. The conference adjourned until this afternoon for further proceedings.
An Aug morning session of the peace conference near Portsmouth reported a practical conclusion to hostilities. The Japanese abandoned claims for indemnity and northern Sakhalin, accepting half of the island while Russia retained control of the southern portion. Witte praised the outcome as a complete victory for Russia amid strong public applause.
Bulletin from Portsmouth reports delegates will meet in the afternoon to begin actual work on elaborating a treaty, with several weeks likely before final signatures. The tone notes progress but anticipates delays.
In the Wentworth hotel lobby, a bulletin from the navy yard sparked a wave of joy as people heard news telephoned from the conference room. Screams of joy followed, hats flew, and women wept while messengers rushed to telegraph offices to spread the word nationwide.
President Roosevelt received official word from Fort Portsmouth that peace envoys had reached an agreement with Japan over Sakhalin. The White House said he would not comment until formal notification arrived. Press reaction in Tokyo was strongly against the proposed division of Sakhalin for monetary terms.
New Orleans August 24 noon report shows new yellow fever cases since this morning and last night with two new infections and three deaths recorded Monday.
Wooster Ohio Aug 28 Mrs Tay WarLi again testified at the Taggart divorce trial denying many accusations raised by witnesses. She said she had always remained loyal to her husband until he mistreated and abused her, insisting she was harmed by his conduct rather than the other way around.
A rumor circulates that there is a secret understanding behind a treaty. Report mentions Vulletin and Portamouth with August 2 date. No confirmations or names of officials provided.
Manila reports a worsening cholera outbreak with eleven new natives ill since this morning, bringing total cases to forty and deaths to twenty five. Other items note Marksborough’s five year birth drought, a Kerryatown murder-for-money case in Seattle, and the Phipps brothers trial in Edinburg for shooting at salmon fishermen.
An electric car on the Los Angeles Pacific railroad left its rails at the foot of a steep grade early today and overturned crashing into a stone curbing. One passenger was killed and eleven injured.
Bulletin from Portmouth reports Japan yielded further in the crisis. They accepted the Russian ultimatum, agreed to the division of Sakhalin, and surrendered key warships and naval positions. The move ends days of tension and reshapes regional power dynamics.
The August 20 session resumes with Usere and plenipotentiaries foreseeing fate of talks. Witte receives new instructions, leaving little room for maneuver as Japan and Roosevelt relay ultimatums through Ambassador Meyer. A later Portsmouth bulletin hints at time needed to finalize the treaty details.
Washington reports a census bulletin showing Kansas had 2,472 manufacturing establishments at year start, up from 2,401. Value of products rose from 124,005,204 to 143,437, Mi. Wage earners numbered 35,100, up from 27,086, with wages paid totaling 214,109,210. Total capital employed increased from 854,450 to BH, 4.0.
Chicago August 28 Lieutenant William Mayer of the tre department perished after entering Barnes department store on North Clark Street to rescue children believed trapped by flames. His body was found later by fellow firemen. Fernanda Florida August 2 Twenty men of the America Steamerly Peconie drowned when the vessel sank off Florida during a three gale, Captain Jones aboard bound from Philadelphia to New Orleans with coal.
W A White has been asked to write the story of a joint near the railroad section. It is located near the railroad area. Possibly twenty trainmen have lost their lives due to train wrecks caused by it, with loss of life and property.
Tora Mizumo Iona, a Japanese tumbler with The Campbell circus, drowned at Sunset Lake Ness City Ave 24. She had been with the circus for the last five years. The body was sent to Fairbury Nebraska for burial.
Aug 29 report notes Minister Norkhill signaling a rise in the Chinese and American textile boycott. Jamestown Kan council votes to build a city hall. Edicts claim telephones and wireless telegraphy are government instruments. July internal revenue total rises to 20,7,470, up 8285,961 from July 1904. French ready to deploy two cruisers to Morocco. Algerian merchant Hourtan imprisonment deemed unsatisfactory. The president approves court martial discharge and one year hard labor for First Lieutenant G. S. Richards. Carey of Haverhill seeks Massachusetts governor nomination. Matuney of Hosweu runs for lieutenant governor. Hitchcock of Ware seeks secretary of state. Union Pacific appoints Jono. Berry to Panama Canal engineers board after Schussler’s resignation. Captain B. Fetticord dies at Palmyra, a 72-year-old ex Confederate. E. W. Norman dies at 77 in Shawnee, builder of Pottawatomie county’s first brick building. Kansas City, Mexico & Orient files for 503,572 car trusts with American Car Foundry. Boughton expands box stationery bargains.
Topeka August 29 about twenty Kansas banks have submitted bids to become state depositories. The treasury board will open the bids this forenoon. Big banks have pooled to offer 2 percent on daily balances. Most bankers say municipal bonds are ready to secure deposits.
Brussels August 24 the later parliament resumes discussion of the American proposal to establish a permanent world parliament. Apponyi Hungary supports the principle but suggests delaying full action by referring the resolution to a committee for three months. UK and US deputies back the move, with rapid calls for full inquiry into merits. Several congressmen, including Littlefield and Burke, spent the day on the topic.
Reports from Colorado Springs show ducks owned by Samuel Hodgson of Florence died after eating hail mistaken for food. The state health board notes 123 cases of illness with several deaths from diphtheria, typhoid fever, and other diseases. In St Marys, an animal probe into two failed attempts to blow up nearby reservoirs led to arrests of several farmers awaiting warrants.
Reported that many settlers on government lands in the Ulotah reservation are returning discouraged by the insecurity of good lands. After the Indians take their allotment, the remaining area is described as precipitous with etc.
Morgan Vierpont is noted for already receiving honors from Italy Greece and the Ottoman realm and now is set to be decorated commander of the Legion of Honor by the French government. The report mentions Texas pricing and raises despite unclear context.
William Altenbread aged 74 died on the Eudora road last night. Funeral planned for tomorrow in Eudora with burial in Eudora cemetery. Miss Mary Terrill, formerly of the town, will be brought from Topeka to Lawrence for burial. she has been ill for years and is a niece of Mrs. U Kelso. Mrs. Laurais Watmtten, 28, wife of George W. Hamilton, died of typhoid fever at home on New Hampshire Street. married two months. Samton employed at Hell Tires piano factory. funeral likely Thursday morning. Lawrence National Bank report shows strong condition as of August 30, with deposits and assets described. Trovillo Kreider and J W Brender, junior dealers, purchase and will take possession of the lumber yard of C. Nunfell & Co.. experienced in the lumber business and expected to be warmly welcomed by local business circles.
Alfred Rudiger closes a deal making him owner of a Snyder Kansas drug store and to leave Lawrence for a new opening. He spent years at Woodward drugstore and many there will regret his departure.
The Paris back clerk Galltay, who recently cruised aboard a chartered steam yacht, has confessed to defrauding his employers of 300000 dollars after being arrested in Brazil. J C Willhite of Emporia and Mrs. Dr. Loomis of Baldwin are in the city. Unrelated help wanted notices list millinery and housework positions at 841 Massachusetts Street and 711 Indiana Street. A lost silver watch with a starfish on the back was reported between trailers for the currency class.
In New York on August 29 the Chinese Development Company met after a conference between the President and J P Morgan at Oyster Bay. The group ratified sending the Hankow railroad back to China, a plan said to satisfy both men.
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