Witte Arrives in New York Amid Peace Talks
Russia's envoy Sergius Witte, aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, arrives in New York in good health. He seeks to meet President Roosevelt and discuss peace negotiations while hinting at potential Russian loans, amid shifting press sentiment as Japan terms loom.
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Siasconset
Mass
Sergius Witte
Russia
Portsmouth
N. H
M. Witte
America
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Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Washington
United States
Novoe Vremya
Prince Oukhtomsky
Viedomosti
Rasviet
Bellicose
New York
Salvation Army Efforts in Russia Met With Government Ban
General Booth said all efforts to establish the Salvation Army in Russia have failed as the Russian government issued strict injunctions preventing him and followers from crossing the frontier.
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Salvation Army
Russia
Booth
Tiedman Is Arraigned In Wife Murder Case
Westfield, Aug 2 Charles Tiedman of Chester charged with killing his wife Bessie Austin Tiedman was arraigned in district court and pleaded not guilty. He was held without bail to await the grand jury in September and committed to Hampton county jail. He appeared dispirited yet spoke clearly, later weeping. he admitted the act but said she was better off dead than with other men. Chester, Aug 1—Fleeing from his CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT.
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Westfield
Charles Tiedman
Chester
Bessie Austin Tiedman
Hampton County
Springfield
Tiedman
Rochester Search for Miss Tucker Renewed
Rochester New Hampshire Aug 2 with a $100 reward for Miss Mary A Tucker the missing Providence Rhode Island schoolteacher nearly twenty men began a hunt Miss Tucker was last seen walking along railroad tracks toward a logging camp near Lebanon It is believed she remains in the nearby woods Eastman of Lynn representing Rev Dr Faunce stepfather of the missing woman arrived to lead the search
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Rochester
N. H
Mary A. Tucker
Providence
R. I
N. W. Eastman
Lynn
Mass
Faunce
Tucker
Lebanon
Man jailed after attempted strangling in Milford area
Milford reports a man named Samuel Lewis held at Holliston jail on charges of breaking and entering the Willard Cozzens residence and assaulting a daughter. The intruder leaped from a second story window, fracturing a leg, after being frightened away by screams. Another woman, Idiss Cozzens, awoke to a stranger over her bed but he fled when her father armed himself. Police expect arraignment to be unlikely due to injuries.
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Milford
Samuel Lewis
Holliston
Willard Cozzens
Idiss Cozzens
Cozzens
Hart Seeks Warrant After Holliston Break In Case
During the day Lewis was removed from the Holliston lockup and taken to South Framingham hospital for treatment. Arthur St George Hart of Holliston asked for a warrant for Lewis in the Framingham district court on a charge of breaking and entering and assault.
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Lewis
Holliston
South Framingham Hospital
Arthur St. George Hart
Framingham District Court
Tumen River Flood Cuts Russians Off From Vladivostok
Seoul reports the Tumen river flood after unprecedented thirty year rains. Russian forces south of the river are cut off and unable to retreat toward Vladivostok.
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Vladivostok
Seoul
Tumen
Danish Emperor backs Charles of Denmark for Norway throne
Copenhagen August 2 Emperor William, after his arrival at the Danish court, seems convinced no Bernadotte prince will be king of Norway. He now favors Prince Charles of Denmark and is quoted saying if Charles does not become king, Norway will be a republic. He prefers monarchy and will support Charles's candidacy.
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Copenhagen
William
House of Bernadotte
Norway
Prince Charles
Denmark
Charles
Riot Hits San Juan as Longshoremen Riots Erupt
San Juan suffered a violent riot as longshoremen seeking 25 cent wages clashed with police. About a thousand armed rioters fought through streets, stones were thrown at lights and police fired in the air. One man killed, around 40 injured, and darkness covered the city until police regained control with later reinforcements.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Morgan Home Again
J P Morgan arrived today from Liverpool aboard the Oceanic, marking his return to New York.
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Morgan
New York
J. P. Morgan
Liverpool
Oceanic
Fever Situation in New Orleans Grows Sterner
Report from New Orleans notes a rise in new yellow fever cases over the last 24 hours and that the serious infection remains confined below Canal Street. Authorities blame heat and a storm for the uptick, with fears of quarantine measures and curbs on streetcars crossing Canal Street.
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Canal Street
Souchon
Louisiana
Mississippi
Albert Baldwin
Pearl River
Baldwin
Henry McCall
Blame for the Bennington Explosion Report
San Francisco reports a court of inquiry will likely find boiler B of the Bennington exploded not from high pressure but due to a crown sheet and bolts having become dead from prolonged use. The court will not censure Bennington officers and will shift responsibility to higher authorities.
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Court of Inquiry
Bennington
Workers Walkout Over Pay Change in Tremont Cloth Room
Eighteen Tremont and Suffolk cloth room workers leave the mill in protest after a plan to shift from piece work at 11.50 a week to day wages at 7.02 a week. They claim the move would ruin families. J Descoteaux seeks his job, and overseer Thomas Perkins faces a double grievance. Agent Connell says the issue was settled but confirms staffing changes amid shift to cheaper export goods.
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Cloth Room
Tremont and
Suffolk
J. Descoteaux
Thomas Perkins
Descoteaux
Connell
Courier-Citizen
Paterson Mayor Belcher Missing Amid Financial Strain
Paterson New Jersey August 2 Mayor Belcher has vanished after noon yesterday amid worries over collateral for loans and forged signatures cited by the state banking department. Friends offer up to 1 million dollars to induce his return as investigators seek his whereabouts.
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Belcher
Midvale
Jackson
Wm. G. Martin
Paterson
Lowell baseball team disbanded amid player defection
The Lowell team did not travel to New Bedford and instead disbanded. Three players Connors Bigbie and Bushey signed with Fred Lake of the Lynn team and were seen boarding a train to join Lynn for an afternoon game. The dispute over rights and salaries prompts legal steps and questions the league’s procedures.
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Lowell
New Bedford
Murnane
Taunton
Fred Lake
Lynn
Middlesex Street
Lynns
Connors
Bigbie
Bushey
D. J. Donahue
Hood's Sarsaparilla promises cure for rheumatism
The ad claims rheumatism clings unless the blood becomes less acid and asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla has cured thousands. It promotes a tonic remedy for chronic conditions and suggests a lasting remedy instead of temporary relief from lotions or liniments.
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Hood
Miles Family Visit Shown In Berlin
Gen. Nelson A. Miles and his son Lieut. Sherman Miles are in Berlin for a visit not involving official calls, appearing in informal engagements during their stay.
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Berlin
Nelson A. Miles
Lieut
Sherman Miles
Thirty Cars Take the Party to Mountain Rock
A lively Lowell parade features 30 cars and thousands of children for a picnic organized by John McManus with Immaculate Conception Cadets. Barricades, whistles, and free horns spark noise as the procession travels from Merrimack Square to the Navy Yard, with ample refreshments vanishing quickly.
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Mountain Rock
Bedlam
John
Merrimack Square
Immaculate Conception
Paige Street
John Street
Bartlett
John McManus
Broadway
Freneh District
Belvidere
Navy Yard
Astronomical Expedition Heads to Labrador Eclipse Study
A party of scientists departed Quebec on a 1400 mile trek into Labrador to observe the total solar eclipse on August 30. Dr. W F King, astronomer in charge of the Ottawa observatory, leads the expedition.
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Quebec
Labrador
W. F. King
Ottaswa
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