Peace Conference Advances with Fourth Article Agreement
Portsmouth August 15. Article four of the peace conditions was agreed upon covering the Liaotung peninsula and Russian leases including Blonde and Elliott Islands, while Port Arthur and Danny remain in separate articles. The conference opened at 10 02 am and rapid progress followed though Article five was postponed amid differing views.
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Portsmouth
Liao-tung Peninsula
Blonde
Elliott Island
Port Arthur
Danny
Japan
Liaotung Peninsula
Sakhalin
Damage in Ohio From Severe Storms
Last night a hard storm caused damage across Ohio with structural harm reported in multiple towns and ongoing assessments by local authorities. Emergency crews respond as residents begin cleanup and officials warn of possible further weather threats.
Storm Causes Severe Property Loss Across Ohio
Reports from Cincinnati indicate a late yesterday and last night storm caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage across southwestern Ohio with lightning strikes injuring several. Elsewhere roofs and infrastructure suffered while Indiana Kentucky saw lighter losses and storms filled with uncertainty. An unrelated brutal assault in Moline left a man with a severed throat found near Walker Station. he survived and could not yet be identified.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Car Lines Targeted as Interstate Commerce Probe Opens
The Interstate Commerce Commission begins an investigation into car lines amid a flood of complaints. Authorities review reports of service delays and questionable practices affecting travelers and freight customers.
Division Splits Rail Labor and Fridge Lines, Shea Power Contested
Interstate Commerce Commission opens an inquiry into relations between railroads and private refrigerator lines amid protests against the Armour line Santa Fe Refrigerator Dispatch and others. In Chicago delegations plot a split of the Teamsters union led by Shea, forming a rival body with thousands of members across major cities. The convention of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has closed.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Armour Car Line
American Refrigerator Transportation Company
Santa Fe Refrigerator Dispatch
St. Louis
San Francisco
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Philadelphia
Teamsters’ Union
anti-Shea
Chicago
New York
Mati
Frank Ray
Edward Gould
Michael F. Casey
Ray
Teamsters Brotherhood
Pacific Coast
Cornelius P. Shea
Teamsters
Shea
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Army officer arrives to command Iowa University battalion
Lieut C W Weeks of Fort Slocum New York has arrived in Iowa City and will serve as commandant at the University of Iowa. He will hold colonel rank by a special act of the Iowa legislature. Weeks was promoted for bravery in the Philippines where he saw action in many battles. He is a University of Nebraska graduate.
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China
Japan
Russia
Manchuria
Linevitch
Witte
Russo-Chinese Bank
Chinese Eastern Company
Berg
Weeks
Iowa City
C. W. Weeks
Fort Slocum
New York
University of Iowa
Iowa
Philippines
Col. Weeks
University of Nebraska
Carpenter Lars Peterson Dies by Self Inflicted Asphyxiation
In Sioux City Iowa on August 15 Lars Peterson a carpenter who built his own coffin suffocated after he connected a gas jet hose to a hole in the lid and entered the casket. The method was his own design and he died within moments.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Lars Peterson
Yellow fever counts rise in New Orleans and Illinois
New Orleans reports 1031 cases by noon with 171 deaths to date and five additional deaths today, while officials warn of possible southern spread. Illinois health authorities vow strict quarantine and inspection of all southbound trains and ships to prevent fever from gaining ground. In Indiana, a woman recently returned from the south is diagnosed with yellow fever.
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Guileras
New Orleans
Springfield
Illnois
James A. Egan
State Board of Health
Egan
Cairo
Quarantine Inspection Service
Ilinois
Thebes
Brookport
Illinois Central
St. Francisville
Lawrence County
Focal Board
Mystery surrounds Lamont murder of chauffeur
Chicago police charge George Lawrence alias Bennett Marsh a former chauffeur with killing William Dale near Lamont Illinois last November. Officers pursue Marsh who allegedly fled to Brockton Massachusetts where he was said to reside and be near death from consumption.
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George Lawrence
Bennett Marsh
Mass
Brockton
George L. Marsh
Chicago Police
William Bate
Young Chicago Couple Killed in Auto Train Crash
Miss Evelyn Pierrepont Willing of Chicago daughter of the late Henry J. Willing and her fiancé Harris Lindsley deputy police commissioner of New York were killed when their automobile collided with a passenger train near Bennington Vermont. The wreck hurled the car and derailed the locomotive in one of America's shocking automobile accidents.
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Chicago
Vermont
Evelyn Pierrepont Willing
Henry J. Willing
Rush Street
Harris Lindsley
New York
Bennington
America
State to attack merger of Yeomen of America and guild
Illinois Attorney General Stead received authority in Kane County Circuit Court to file a bill testing the legality of the Yeomen of America and the American Guild of Virginia consolidation. The merger is challenged as improper under laws governing fraternal beneficiary societies, arguing no authority to consolidate a domestic and a foreign society.
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Springfield
Circuit Court
Kane County
Stead
Yeomen of America
American Guild of Virginia
Illinois
New Firm for Judge Parker With Hatch and Sheehan
Buffalo Aug. 15 Edward W Hatch a New York supreme court justice is said to resign to join a law firm to be known as Parker Sheehan Hatch The other members will be former Judge Alton B Parker Democratic candidate for President and William F Sheehan who represented Parker in the national committee
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Messrs
Hatch
Sheehan
Buffalo
Edward W. Hatch
New York Supreme Court
Parker, Sheehan & Hatch
Alton B. Parker
William F. Sheehan
Parker
Directors of People's United States Bank Enter Voluntary Liquidation
In St Louis on August 15 a federal judge denied the postal fraud order injunction. The bank directors voted to liquidate voluntarily after the ruling. A receiver was appointed by Judge McElhinney at the request of Missouri Attorney General Hadley, with the receiver's name to be announced.
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People’s United States Bank
St. Louis
Vandeventer
McElhinney
Hadley
Missouri
Military Movements Amid Peace Envoys in Manchuria
Field Headquarters reports a Japanese reconnaissance along the Kirin road railway line from Changtai. The Russian outposts were driven in. on Saturday 11 Russians killed and 10 captured in a counter reconnaissance in the Kington sector. The Russians were pushed back by Japanese outposts.
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Manchuria
Kirim
Changtai
Kington
Lightning Tears Barn Near Iowa City Killing Two Horses
Lightning struck the barn of Henry Archer near Iowa City scattering debris. The hay remained unignited. Two horses were killed and three men were stunned but expected to recover: Charles Metzineer, Harry Archer, and Albert Vogt.
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Iowa City
Ees
Henry Archer
Charles Metzineerf
Harry Archer
Albert Vogt
Sanger Pullman in Critical Condition After Accident
Sanger Pullman was thrown from a buggy yesterday in San Mateo California and his injuries are described as critical. He fell on his head and his doctor says recovery may be unlikely. He lies at his Belmont home attended by his wife a nurse and a physician.
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San Mateo
Cal
Sanger Pullman
Temeraire Wins Canada Cup Trial in 18 Mile Race
Canadian yacht Temeraire won the third contest for the Canada cup on an 18 mile triangular course from Charlotte New York. The wind blew east at 12 to 22 mph. Temeraire started at 11 00 18 and finished Iroquois at 11 00 08 with a total time of 1 35 15.
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Charlotte
N. Y
Temeraire
Final Rites Held for Bennington Officers at Fort Rosecrans
In San Diego on August 15 the last rites for the Bennington crew were conducted at Fort Rosecrans military cemetery. Surviving Bennington officers, the Chicago crew, and a large crowd witnessed a simple ceremony marking the dead.
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Military Cemetery
San Diego
Fort Rosecrans
Chicago
Pitonof Sets Open Water Girl Swim Record in Dorchester Bay
Rose Pitonof, a 10 year old from Boston, swam a mile in Dorchester bay yesterday in thirty three minutes. Officials believe this is the best open water time ever by a girl amateur swimmer.
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Boston
Mass
Rose Pitonof
Dorchester Bay
Printers Union Holds Annual Convention in Toronto
In Toronto Ontario on August 15 the Inter Terre Haute Manifold Union opened its annual convention. Premier of Ontario and Toronto mayor welcomed delegates as President Lynch spoke. A universal eight hour day is to be discussed at the session.
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Toronto
Ont
Inter- Terre Haute
Ind
Man
Ontario
Lynch
The
Union
Man Struck by Three Assailants in Iowa City
John Kelly, attacked by three men in Iowa City on July 31, remained in a comatose state after lapsing into unconsciousness Sunday night. Doctors fear his death is imminent as he stays in a dangerous condition.
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Iowa City
John Kelly
Fire at Eagle Grove destroys key buildings
Fire in Eagle Grove destroyed the opera house block the Wells restaurant and the rear of the I O O F hall. The total loss was about 25000 with most of it covered by insurance.
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Webster City
Eagle Grove
Wells
Young Man Shoots Self at Batavia
Ottumwa Iowa reports 20 year old Lee Alverson son of Joseph Alverson a prosperous farmer died by suicide near his Batavia home last evening a small rifle shot pierced the heart the motive remains unknown
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Lee Averson
Ottumwa
Lee Alverson
Joseph Alverson
Batavia
Sailor Killed in Boxing Contest Aboard Yankee
Raphael Cohen, a coal passer on the cruiser Yankee, died on July 8 at Monte Cristi Santo Domingo after a boxing contest aboard the vessel. Officials say the death resulted from a blow to the head in an entertainment event. a court of inquiry found no further action needed, deeming the death accidental.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department Today
Raphael Cohen
Yankee
Monte Cristo
Santo Domingo
Bradford
Caribbean Squadron
Cohen
Explosive device found aimed at governor in Wisconsin
Orin Steinhoff of Oceana County Michigan discovered a long white box on Silver Lake beach addressed to Gov La Follette care of the Executive Mansion Madison Wisconsin. Inside was a foot long pipe with a two foot fuse packed in sawdust and gun cot. He ignited the fuse near a brush pile fire and the device exploded, blasting a large hole and sending dirt and stones flying.
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Muskegon
Mich
Orin Steinhoff
Oceana County
Silver Lake
la Follette
Madison
Wis
Executive Mansion
Steinhett
Vacation Break After Seventeen Years on Job
Terre Haute Indiana August 15 Julius Kibbe a night press operator takes first vacation in 17 years and was away from work for four nights after never missing more than three nights over the long period.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Julius Kibbe
Fighting in Far East Reports Details of Aug 13 Actions
Admiral Kataoka reports a detachment attacked Russian guards at Lazarca point in Tartary straits on August 13. One Japanese sailor was killed and four wounded as Russians hidden in forest scattered. A destroyer on Sazhalien island captured 18 Russians and seized telegraph gear at Raioro.
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Far East
Tokio
Japan
Kataoka
Lazarcba Point
Tartary Straits
Sazhalien
Raioro
Iloilo Hosts Taft Party. Dowager Empress Seeks Miss Roosevelt
Iloilo gave the Taft party a grand reception as the Logan transport sails to Bacolod. The dowager empress of China has asked via the Chinese consul if Miss Roosevelt will visit Pekin.
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Miss Roosevelt
Manila
Ten Year Old Boy Drowns in Coon River
Edward Gebhardt ten year old son of John Gebhardt a Des Moines engineer drowned this morning in the Coon river after going beyond his depth and being seized with cramps. The incident occurred near Des Moines Ta. on August 15 with a special report from the scene.
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John Gebhardt
Des Moines
Edward Gebhardt
Coon
Glover Jr to Try English Channel Swim Next Spring
Carlisle D Graham and William J. Glover Jr of Baltimore plan a gas channel swim from England to France next spring. Graham, now unable to attempt the feat, will coach Glover after their Niagara rapids swim.
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Glover Jr
Baltimore
England
France
Carlisle D Graham
William J. Glover, Jr
Glover
Graham
Eagles A ton of snow greets visitors in Denver
Denver Aug 15 Members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles gather from across the country for the grand aerie session to start tomorrow. Local Aerie No 30 presents visitors with nearly a ton of snow from Rollin's Pass on the Moffatt road at 11 660 feet elevation sixty miles from Denver, creating a local sensation.
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Order
Denver
Colo
Order of Eagles
Grand Aerie
Grand Lodge
Aerie No. 30
Rollin's Pass
Salt Lake City
Suspension of Panama Canal work for six months announced
Panama August 15 report states active canal construction will pause for six months due to unpreparedness. Meanwhile sanitation, housing, tracks, and wharves will be prioritized. Many employees are dismissed with many heading to New York, including the Culebra division under Engineer Dauchr, reflecting efforts to remove staff who served under former Chief Engineer Wallace.
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Panama
New York
Culebra
Dauchr
Stevens
Wallace
Herrons After Estate Heirship in Burlington
Burlington Iowa August 5 Professor Geo D Herron seeks a share of the Rand estate for his wife after the late E D Rand died east of here The couple brought Mrs Rand’s body for burial in Burlington Other heirs include Geo D Rand of this city and the Rand children now in Los Angeles Probate hearings may proceed if no will is found
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Grinnell
Burlington
Geo. D. Herron
Carrie Rand
E. D. Rand
Former Burlington Man Herbert Mills Killed in Kansas City
Herbert Mills formerly treasurer of the Jarvis Conklin Mortgage Trust Co. of Burlington Iowa was found on the sidewalk in front of Bethany hospital Kansas City Kansas. He died two hours after being injured his skull crushed the cause unknown he may have fallen from or jumped through a second floor window. His widow and two children live at Quincy Illinois.
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Herbert Mills
Kansas City
Kan
Jarvis- Conklin Mortgage Trust Co
Bethany Hospital
Kas
Miller
Burlington
Iowa
Hisoe
Quincy
Dodge the Lynchers Town Sunday School Convention Moves
Dallas August 15. Due to recent lynching at Sulphur Springs the Negro Sunday school and Baptist Young People state convention will be held in Dallas instead of Sulphur Springs. Officials said Sulphur Springs is not safe for African Americans at present.
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Dallas
Tex
Sulphur Springs
Texas
Phar Springs
Weather for Iowa Forecast in Chicago Bulletin
Special indications for Iowa show partly cloudy skies with showers in the northeast portion. Wednesday fair. Sunrise at 6 53, moon rises at 1 16 A M.
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Chicago
Iowa
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Lamont
Derer
Judge Parker
Bennington Boys
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