First Peace Conference Opens with No Armistice Yet
Portsmouth waits as Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries convene at the navy yard. The session lasts about an hour with no business beyond credentials and a future schedule. English and French will be used. credentials deemed satisfactory. Estimates suggest peace is possible if terms are acceptable, with indemnity a potential hurdle.
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Portsmouth
Navy Yards
Baron Komura
Takahira
Adatol
Wentworth
Navy Yard
Witte
Baron Rosen
New Castle
Naval Yard
Russia
M. Witte
Officers to be elected at grand lodge session
Davenport reports late afternoon election for Knights of Pythias grand lodge officers with J. W. Hunter favored for grand chancellor and other nominations listed. Morning joint session at Turner hall drew about 1500 with welcome addresses and a silver gavel gift. next session may choose Iowa City for the next meeting.
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Davenport
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
J. W. Hunter
Newton
F. E. Duncan
Des Moines
Rice H. Bell
Keokuk
A. B. Strawn
Iowa City
C. E. Heitze
Algona
H. N. Dilly
Grundy Center
Grand Inner Guard
H. L. Carr
Brockton
Grand
H. M. Weaver
Spencer
B. I. Salinger
F. W. Porterfield
Atlantic
W. M. Clark
Marshalltown
A. C. Savage
Adair
Knights of Pythias
Rathbone Sisters
Turner Hall
Uniform Bank
Philips
W. O. Schmidt
Damon Lodge K
P. F. Waud
Germania
Elizabeth Nelson
Boone
Waud
Grand Lodge
Newton and Keokuk
Taft Banquet Honors President at Manila Event
At the Grand Opera house in Manila a banquet for Secretary Taft drew 500 guests including Governor General Wright. Speakers urged a square deal, with Foster, Payne, Foss, Cooper and Taft discussing the Philippines and future policies. Miss Alice Roosevelt received applause and a grand reception followed at the Army and Navy club with Rear Admiral Enquist in attendance.
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Manila
Taft
Combined Chambers of Commerce
Grand Opera House
Wright
Foster
Payne
Navy
Representative Foss
House Committee On
Naval Affairs
Representative Cooper
Committee On Insular Affairs
Congress
Philippines
Opera House
Alice Roosevelt
Corbin
Roosevelt
Army and Navy Club
Enquist
Thirteen Dead in Myers Department Store Collapse
Albany August 9 A search confirmed 13 dead in the Myers department store collapse with all but one woman and most men accounted for. About 30 cash boys unreported. rescue crews continue as investigators prepare to assess responsibility after rescue ends.
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Albany
Myers Department
John G. Myers
Winifred Kelly
Cummins Emerges as Presidential Candidate in Iowa Dispatch
A Iowa dispatch printed in Washington papers claims Governor Cummins is practically a 1908 presidential candidate and will contest Shaw for Iowa support. Secretary Shaw declines comment while noting interest, as factions in Indiana and Virginia talks boost Shaw. Fairbanks faces home troubles, and Taft and Foraker clash in Ohio as Shaw and Cummins vie for traction.
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Washington
D. C
Iowa
Cummins
Shaw
Iowa Dispatch
Virginia
Indiana
Fairbanks
Taft
Foraker
Ohio
Russians Seek Exit From War With Large Term Concessions
The article depicts Russians aware of military defeat and seeking a treaty with Japan. They aim for terms cheaper than ongoing war, while warning they may fight on if Japan demands massive territorial or monetary concessions. Russians prefer an exit through a favorable agreement rather than return home without one.
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Japan
Russia
Graft Not New Says Chicago Historian
Prof. Francis W. Shepardson of the University of Chicago argues graft was worse in the past and that current public money taint and vulgar commercialism are being corrected. He spoke on graft to students during a campus gathering in Chicago.
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Chicago
George Washington
Francis W. Shepardson
University of Chicago
United States
Senator Warner’s Sleepwalk Incident On Train
On a Burlington sleeper near Kansas City William Warner United States senator from Missouri awoke claiming there is no vacancy and that he spoke with the adjutant general though he admits talking in his sleep. Maj Warner denies Missouri mustering many applicants for appointment.
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Warner of Missouri
Kansas City
Burlington
William Warner
United States
Missouri
Washington
Maj. Warner
Potter and Mrs Bell Wed in New York Ceremony
Orrin W. Potter, a wealthy Chicago resident, married Mrs Elizabeth C Bell of Chicago in New York on August 9. The couple's nuptials were held in the city with attendance noted.
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Chicago
Bell
New York
Orrin W. Potter
Elizabeth C. Bell
Republicans Endorse Roosevelt At Virginia Convention
The Roanoke Virginia Republican State Convention met for its second day at 9 30 am endorsing the national platform on sound money tariff expansion the Monroe doctrine the Panama Canal and a larger navy It praises Roosevelt administration and his pledge to give everyone a square deal.
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Roanoke
Roosevelt
Deteree
Left Eye Removed After Tent Crisis In Iowa Home
Iowa City Aug Bin William Renshaw discharged four dynamite caps in a personal crisis in a tent at his home near Tiffin. The blast blinded him in both eyes and left eye was removed to save the right. Fire destroyed G W Gallaugher barn in Iowa county Monday. contents lost. Inn valued at 2000 with insurance par al. Clarence Sconey of Fairfax visiting at Thomas Evans near Oasis Johnson county fell from a horse, breaking a collarbone and three ribs.
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Iowa City
William Renshaw
Tiffin
Ear- Z
G. W. Gallaugher
Iowa County
Clarence Sconey
Fairfax
Thomas Evans
Oasis
Johnson County
President Roosevelt heads to Wilkesbarre address
Oyster Bay Aug 9 President Roosevelt will depart at 8 am for Wilkesbarre Pa where he will deliver an address to the United Mine Workers and the Catholic Abstinence union about 4 pm He will then depart for Chautauqua N Y where Friday morning he will address the Chautauqua assembly.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Wilkesbarre
United Mine Workers
Catholic Abstinence Union
Chautauqua
N. Y
Chautauqua Assembly
Strikers Lock Down Riga Merchants Urge Soldiers as Stevedores
In Riga fifty years earlier, officials report twenty thousand workers on strike. Merchants fear for two million dollars of perishable goodsawait loading and reloading. They ask soldiers to serve as stevedores to protect property amid the labor action.
Harrison county refuses to pay for second trial of Tom Dennison
Logan Iowa August 9 Harrison county board of supervisors passes a resolution refusing to cover the expense of a second trial for Tom Dennison They also ask County Attorney Fallon to collect from the Omaha Civic Federation and the Jewelers Protective Association the unpaid portion of the first trial costs The first trial cost 1600 dollars with 800 paid so far Fallon is in Ohio on vacation and will be informed upon his return
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Logan
Harrison County Board of Supervisors
Tom Dennison
Fallon
Omaha Civic Federation
Jewelers’ Protective Association
Harrison County
Ohio
Parsons College Football Schedule for Fall Season
Parsons college football announces next fall schedule with games at Oskaloosa Pella Fairfield Galesburg and Mt Pleasant The team aims for strong prospects despite losing several linemen and backs and hopes new players will fill gaps with hopes for a solid season at Fairfield Iowa August 9 special report.
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Parsons College
Fairfield
Roscoe Thoma
Parsons
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Central College
Pella
Coe College
Casino Closes At Tom Taggart’s Resort Sparks Sensation
French Lick Ind Aug 9 The Casino gambling hall at Tom Taggart’s resort shut down as Gov Hanly announces plans to enforce anti gambling and vice laws drawing strong reaction from guests and frequenters of the resort in Orange County.
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French Lick
Ind
Tom Taggart
Hanly
Orange County
Panic on boat ends with two men overboard
The steamer Evelyn carrying 300 excursionists from Neenah to Winneconne hit a storm and lodged on a raft of logs. Panic swept the vessel and two men were knocked overboard during the escape attempt but were rescued with difficulty.
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Neenah
Wis
Evelyn
Winneconne
Coronation Anniversary Naval Review With French and British Fleets
King Edward reviewed the combined French and British fleets totaling about 70 ships at Portsmouth. Weather was gloomy and showery but crowds filled the shores and excursion boats. The king lunched aboard the French flagship Massena with Vice Admiral Caillard.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Edward
Massena
Caillard
Independents Form Illinois Telephone Operators Union
A first annual convention in Peoria unites independent Illinois and eastern Missouri systems. The newly formed Illinois association will consolidate toll lines from 40 000 phones, operate 2 500 miles of toll lines, and align with the National Interstate Telephone association. Officers named include E R Conklin president Manford Savage vice president C B Cheadie secretary and C S Hawkins treasurer. Senator O F Berry spoke on independents as securities.
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Peoria
Ill
Independent Telephone Operators of
Illinois
Missouri
Bell Company
Bell System
National Interstate Telephone Association
James Hoge
Cleveland
National Association
E. R. Conklin
Aurora
New State Association
Manford Savage
Champaign
C. B. Cheadie
C. S. Hawkins
Decatur
O. F. Berry
Carthage
Church bars bare arms at St Basil’s church
In Sou Haven Michigan on August 9 Father John O Rafferty ordered bare arms barred in St Basil’s Roman Catholic church. The pastor targeted summer girls from St Louis Chicago and elsewhere with sleeves rolled up to the elbow and told them to roll them down entering the house of God.
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John O’rafferty
Sou Haven
Mich
St. Basil's
St. Louis
Chicago
House of God
God
Third kidnapping attempt fails as boy away from home
Santa Fe reports the third kidnap bid against Miguel A. Otero, son of New Mexico Governor Otero, thwarted by his absence from Mrs. W. B. Childers summer home on the Pacas river. Six armed men raided the cottage, searched the area, and left when the boy was not present, a fishing trip underway at the time.
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New Mexico
Santa Fe
Miguel A. Otero
Otero
Government not to touch strike on telegraphs
The attorney general has been informed by U S attorneys that the telegraphers strike on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific shows improvement. Therefore the Department of Justice is unlikely to act unless conditions deteriorate.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Justice
Bishop Dead Yellow Fever Today
Reports confirm the bishop died today as yellow fever continues to affect New Orleans volunteers cleaning streets in Mississippi while conditions are improving locally.
Archbishop Chappelle Dies In New Orleans
New Orleans August 9 Archbishop Chappelle died this afternoon from yellow fever. The church leader had been ill for several days and his death marks a solemn moment for local Catholics as mourners gather.
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New Orleans
Chappelle
Yellow fever outbreak grows in New Orleans and Mississippi
New cases of yellow fever in New Orleans since 6 p m Tuesday total 628 cases and 115 deaths. Sixty new fever cases reported yesterday and twelve more by noon today show the infection covering the district below Canal street. Names of sufferers include American and French individuals. Mississippi towns Yazoo City and Holly Springs show suspicious sickness and Jackson imposes quarantine against Yazoo City.
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New Orleans
Canal Street
Mississippi
Yazoo City
Holly Springs
Jackson, Miss
New Orleans Completes City Wide Street Cleaning Drive
The Aug 9 street cleaning push mobilizes city workers prisoners and thousands of volunteers to scrub streets and haul away refuse while health officials report parishes modify quarantine rules and halt foreign immigration as fever spreads. Dr Tichenor and two nurses depart to Bon Ami to monitor rising cases and investigators travel to Yazoo City to examine suspected incidents.
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New Orleans
State Board of Health
George Tichenor, Jr
Bon Ami
Police Fined Overloading Fire Boat Chase
Chicago August 9. Fire boat Yosemite chased alleged gamblers in Lake Michigan. Officials say police aboard the boat carried 27 more passengers than allowed and Collector Nixon demanded a $270 fine. Authorities contest the interpretation and the matter is appealed to Secretary Metcalf.
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Chicago
Yosemite
Lake Michigan
Nixon
Secretary of Commerce
Metcalf
No Hangings Scrapped At Interstate Sheriffs Meet
Delegates to the Interstate Sheriffs association in St Paul are disappointed as two hangings planned for the convention were canceled. One condemned man killed himself and the other received a respite, removing a major entertainment feature from the program.
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Interstate Association
St. Paul
Minn
Interstate Sheriffs’ Association
Western Bank of Denver Closes After Run
The Western bank, a state institution in Denver, failed to open today and named M. Beatty as assignee. Deposits total about $1,000,000. A run on the Centre Savings bank continued, though it paid depositors in full on demand.
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Western Bank of Denver
Denver
Col
Western Bank
M. Beatty
Denver Savings Bank
Centre
Savings Bank
Weather for Iowa and Chicago Aug 2
Special indications for long tonight and Thursday. Sun rises at 4 52 sets at 7 01 moon sets at 11 53 p m.
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Chicago
Lonar
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