Cession of Chinese railway to China under consideration
Portsmouth Aug 16 Japanese envoys arrived at the navy yard and Russian commissioners followed. The conference opened discussions on article seven, cession of the Chinese eastern railway to China, with adjournment to 3 p m. Articles 4 and 6 were agreed unanimously, 5 postponed. Officials foresee a possible compromise as negotiations continue, with tension over Sakhalin and financial terms shaping the final settlements.
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Portsmouth
New Castle
Navy Yard
China
Krostevetz
Washington
Liaotung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Dalny
Bionde
Eliott Islands
Sakhalin
Japan
Russia
Dainy
Questions Agreed to in Russo Japanese Talks
Summary of points from the talks noting Russia recognizing Japan’s protectorate over Korea, Japan’s claim to annex Korea, evacuation of Manchuria by both sides, Russia’s recognition of Chinese control there, and the surrender of leases on Liao Tang peninsula and the Blonde and Elliot Islands.
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Russia
Korea
Witte
Japan
Manchuria
China
Port Arthur
M. Witte
Liao Tang Peninsula
Blonde and
Elliot Islands
Questions unsettled on postwar adjustments and borders
The list outlines unsettled terms including cession of Sakhalin, open door in China, fishing rights for Japan north of Vladivostok, release of Russian vessels in neutral ports, limits on Russia’s eastern navy, war expenses to Japan, Manchurian railway cession, leases in Manchuria from China, and a commission to adjust private claims.
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Sahkalin Island
China
Japan
Siberian Littoral
Vladivostok
Russia
Manchuria
Chinese efforts to suppress boycott extend to English goods
Shanghai on August 16 reports the Chinese foreign board ordered the viceroy at Nanking to suppress the boycott now targeting English goods imported by American firms. Chinese merchants seek help from the general chamber of commerce to curb the movement amid fears of serious financial trouble.
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Shanghai
Chinese Foreign Board
Nanking
General Chamber of Commerce
Japan and Russia Seem Ready to Push Negotiations
The article outlines Russia’s steadfast stance on Sakhalin and the Chinese Eastern railroad, with M de Witte opposing surrender of interned warships. Japanese plenipotentiaries, Komura and Takahira, aim to push concessions while keeping talks secret, signaling cautious optimism or imminent limits in the Washington Treaty context.
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Manchuria
Amur
Harbin
Vladivostok
Sakhalin
M. de Witte
Russia
China
Japan
Baron Komura
Takahira
Norway May Yet Become a Republic
Berlin reports Britain backed Prince Charles of Denmark to take the Norwegian throne but the plan failed. In Copenhagen dispatches the expectation now is that Norway will establish a republic.
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Berlin
Great Britain
Charles of
Denmark
Copenhagen
Norway
Dr Austin Drake Inherits Vast Fortune From Litigation
After a 25 year legal battle, veterinary surgeon Dr Austin Drake of Springfield wins a fortune in inheritance. He will move to New York City where attorneys say $3,000,000 in cash awaits his disposal, with more funds expected to follow.
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Springfield
Ill
Austin Drake
Yosemite Valley Stage Robbery Reported Near Ahwahnee
Meagre details reach Fresno of a bold highwayman raid on the Yosemite valley stage running between Raymond and Wawona. The stages were held up one by one about three and a half miles below Ahwahnee. Passengers relieved of their money.
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Fresno
Cal
Yosemite Valley
Raymond
Wawona
Ahwahnee
Russell Sage Turns Prophet On Missouri Pacific Price
New York August 11 Wall Street reacts to Russell Sage prophecy saying at age 89 he expects to live to 100 and to witness Missouri Pacific stock reach 200. Sage has not been quoted as a stock prophet in a long time.
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New York
Wall Street
Russell Sage
President Roosevelt Picture Safe After Albany Store Collapse
In Albany on Aug 16 a laborer from the wreckage of Moyer's department store displayed a picture of President Roosevelt declaring he was not hurt. The frame and glass remained intact as he joked Teddy Roosevelt escaped unharmed in the incident.
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Roosevellt
Albany
N. Y
Moyer
Teddy
President Roosevelt
Reciprocity Conference Opens In Chicago With Foreign Consuls
About six hundred delegates gathered in Chicago for a two day national reciprocity conference to discuss tariff revision and interstate commerce changes. Notable was the presence of foreign consuls residing in Chicago representing many countries, with John E. Wilder chosen as temporary chairman. Cummins and Hoch plan to back western farmers and industrial interests in tariff reform efforts.
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Chicago
A. D. Sanders
John E. Wilder
Foss
Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
Bay State
Kansas
Nebraska
Chicago Commercial Association
Great Northern
New York
Memorial tower honors Ethan Allen in Burlington tribute
Vermont marks Bennington battle anniversary with dedication of a memorial tower to the Revolutionary Patrol Ethan Allen in Burlington. Vice President Fairbanks delivers the principal address while Secretary Hitchcock stands in for the President Roosevelt.
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Vermont
Burlington
Bennington
Ethan Allen
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Shoots Father in Iowa City. Higgins Jailed
Thomas Higgins of Chicago shot his father John Higgins the city courthouse custodian in Iowa City at noon. Five more shots missed as he fled along the Iowa River. he was captured and held for grand jury on assault with intent to murder charges. The incident stems from domestic infelicity.
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Iowa City
Thomas Higgins
Chicago
John Higgins
Lowa
Higgins
Ready for the Fight County Delegates Pick Candidates
In the fourteenth district Republican convention race, each county backs a candidate. Mercer supports James McKinney, Warren backs George C. Rankin, Rock Island endorses the son of Frank G. Allen, Henderson backs C. R. Gittings, Hancock has nineteen un instructed delegates, and McDonough’s Chandler to pick his own niece for the convention.
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Bushnell
Fourteenth Congressional District
Marsh
Ecah
Mercer County
James McKinney
Warren County
George C. Rankin
Monmouth
Rock Island County
Frank G. Allen
Maine
Henderson County
C. R. Gittings
Oquawka
Aledo
Hancock
Co. V. Chandler
McDonough
Bristow Heads to Kansas to Confront Defamers
General Joseph L Bristow, now fourth assistant postmaster general, sails for Kansas to take control of two newspaper properties in Ottawa and Salina and confront his critics. The former special Panama railroad commissioner seeks to answer his detractors and anticipates a return to Washington as a Kansas senator.
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Kansas
Washington
Joseph L. Bristow
Sunflower State
Ottawa
Salina
Bristow
Panama
Once Noted Actress Dying Alone in Los Angeles Hotel
Miss Johnstone Bennett, once the nation’s leading male impersonator, lies penniless and near death at Hotel Nadeau in Los Angeles with only Miss Mary Graham by her side. Her life was marked by a dramatic childhood wreck off the Jersey coast, losing track of her father and birthplace.
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Miss Johnstone Bennett
Los Angeles
America
Hotel Nadeau
Mary Graham
Miss Bennett
Jersey
Conger Returns as Ambassador Plans Visit to President
Ambassador E H Conger arrived in Washington from Mexico and met Acting Secretary Atlee then arranged to see the president at Oyster Bay. He said he has no plans to enter Iowa politics, and he is on leave for the first time in four years.
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Washington, D. C
E. H. Conger
Washington
Mexico
Atlee
State Department
Oyster Bay
Conger
Iowa
Ex-Governor Van Sant Speaks at Webster City Reunion
Ex-Governor Van Sant of Minnesota headlined the Webster City soldiers reunion. He denounced corporate greed and law disregard, criticized over capitalization and price fixing, urged that every stock dollar reflect true value and called for greater patriotism to curb lawlessness.
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Webster City
van Sant
Minnesota
Worth $40,000,000 Marshall Field’s Higher Chicago Assessment
Chicago officials released Marshall Field’s latest assessment showing $30,000,000 in real estate and $19,000,000 in personal property. He will pay over $500,000 to the county treasury, the largest levy for any taxpayer in Chicago and higher than any prior Field assessment. Field also pays taxes on railroad and industrial holdings in other states and worldwide properties.
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Marshall Field
Chicago
Board of Review
Field
Prince
LaCrosse City Engineer Ordered to Resign or Face Impeachment
LaCrosse Wisconsin August 16 The city council voted unanimously to demand that City Engineer Frank C Powell resign or be impeached. He is charged with interest in city contracts and improper conduct of the engineering department. The move follows a local scandal involving prominent residents and linked to a death by Mrs Powell.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Frank C. Powell
Powell
MISSOURI EYES OUST OF STANDARD OIL IN MISSOURI
Attorney General H. S. Hadley and assistant Frank Blake depart for Cleveland and New York to gather evidence in the suit against Standard Oil. They seek a heavy fine and aim to strip the company of its Missouri franchise and business privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Trust
Jefferson City
H. S. Hadley
Frank Blake
Cleveland
Standard Oil Couny
Hadley
Missouri
Widow Sues Prominent Iowa Politician for Damages
Logan Iowa Aug 16 Mrs Daisy Hunt sues George W Egan a noted lawyer and politician for 5900 damages over an alleged criminal assault. She alleges force during a business visit to his office on June 9 and reports the suit has sparked a local sensation due to the parties' prominence.
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Iowa
Logan
Daisy Hunt
George W. Egan
Litician
Charges wife with arson in Minnesota saloon
Minnesota saloonkeeper accuses his wife Mrs Frank Silversack of trying to burn his saloon and a large barn. She is jailed in Bemidji on arson charges. she denies the accusation.
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Minnesota
Bimidji
Minn
Frank Silversack
Silversack
Silverstack
Hopes of Victory Vanished for Chicago Woodworkers Strike
Chicago on August 16 reports 2,300 striking woodworkers saw their hopes fade as the Manufacturers' Woodworkers' Association refused to entertain any wage increase proposal for the next two years. A sub-committee with full worker-branch authority delivered the second rebuff, dampening outcomes for the labor action.
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Chicago
Manufacturers’ Woodworkers’ Association
Man Found On River Bank In Moline Faces Self Harm Claim
Frank Cleberg was found on the east river bank Monday night with his throat cut. He is hospitalized and likely to recover. Doctors report he nodded when asked if he tried to harm himself, indicating an attempted death by own action.
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Moline
Ill
Frank Cleberg
Here
SECTION HANDS QUICK RISE TO SUPERINTENDENT
Lincoln Neb Aug 16 Hugh Wilson of this city has been appointed division superintendent of the Missouri Pacific railroad with headquarters at Carthage Mo Six years ago he was a section hand on the Burlington in Nebraska He is a graduate of the engineering department of Nebraska University
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Lincoln, Neb
Hugh Wilson
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Carthage
Nebraska
Neering Department of Nebraska
Emperor Francis Joseph Meets King Edward at Austria
Emperor Francis Joseph spent an hour with King Edward in Austria today before the king's departure for Marienbad. The meeting, amid formal exchanges, underscored cordial relations between the two realms.
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Austria
Edward
Francis Joseph
Marienbad
Excursionists in Panic As Idlewild Drifts in Gale
In Buffalo on August 16 a disabled steamer Idlewild with 200 excursionists drifted after losing its rudder 12 miles from Buffalo. A courageous woman sang ragtime and danced to steady spirits while passengers prayed and donned life preservers as tugs and life-saving crews, alerted by the Point Abino canoe club, labored to tow the vessel to safety.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Crystal Beach
Canoe Club
Point Abino
Darius Cole
Idlewild
Hartley Ex-Mayor W. B. Waldo Shoots Self
W B Waldo a longtime Hartley resident and former mayor died yesterday by shooting himself in the right temple with a large rifle. Destitute circumstances and possible mental disturbance cited. He was over sixty, lived in Hartley more than twenty years, and left an invalid wife and four grown children.
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W. B. Waldo
Hartley
Sanger Pullman Dead After Buggy Accident
San Francisco reports the death of Sanger Pullman, son of the late palace car magnate, at Belmont residence after a buggy accident Sunday evening. He was thrown from the buggy when his horse ran away, presumed to have fractured his skull. Funeral plans not announced.
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Palace
San Francisco
Cal
Sanger Pullman
Belmont
Quarry Collapse Kills Fifteen in Ormrod Allentown Area
A quarry accident at Ormrod near Allentown today left fifteen dead with twenty still unaccounted. Thirty five men were trapped under rock in the Lehigh Port land Cement mill site as the coroner and local hospital prepared for casualties.
Weather Summary for Iowa and Chicago Area
Showers expected tonight and Thursday across Iowa and Chicago area. Cooler air moves in this evening across the extreme west portion and continuing into Thursday. Sunrise at 4 59 AM, sunset at 6 51 PM, moonrise at 7 46 PM.
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Chicago
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