Peace Envoys Fail To Agree On War Costs
Diplomats from Russia and Japan discussed the expense of the war without reaching an agreement this morning. The talks centered on finance and the burden on each nation as the conflict continues.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1905
Page
1
Peace Conference Nears Breakthrough Amid Haggling
Aug 17 Portsmouth report says peace plenipotentiaries failed to agree on article nine about Japan war costs. They moved to article ten on surrender of Russian ships, with a crisis looming next Monday over indemnity, Sakhalin, and fishing rights north of Vladivostok. Plans call for completing remaining articles by Friday or Saturday before final talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
As of Japan
Japan
Far
M. de Witte
Russia
Sakhalin
Far East
Vladivostok
Matbhalin
Plenipotep
Rome
Fever Spreads as New Yellow Fever Cases Reported Daily
Fever cases rise with new reports daily as health authorities track spread. concern grows over transmission across states.
Crook Meiswender Captured in Davenport Burglary Ring
Davenport Iowa August 17 Charles Meiswender wanted in Davenport Muscatine Ottumwa and other towns on burglary charges is jailed in Davenport after detectives tracked him from St Joseph Missouri. He posed as a gas meter reader to gain entry and steal valuables including $800 in diamonds from Max Kohns home. He has a history in Leavenworth and Atchison Kansas with wife aiding escapes until his capture by Davenport St Joseph detectives.
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Davenport
Charles Meiswender
Muscatine
Ottumwa
St. Joseph
Meiswender
Max Kohn
Herzog
McFall
Wheeler
Wilson
Leavenworth
Atchison
Kansas
Rail accidents show 1904 US toll over ten thousand dead
Washington reports 1904 rail fatalities total 10,046 with 84,155 injuries. Passengers suffered 441 deaths and 9,111 injuries, mapping to one death per 1,622,267 carried and one injury per 78,523. US rail system totaled 297,073 miles across 2,104 companies with reorganizations shaping the year.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boy Accused? No, Killed by Accidental Rifle Shot
Chester Davenport a 19 year old resident near Oquawka Illinois died after accidentally shooting himself Tuesday evening while fetching a 44 caliber Winchester to shoot a chicken. Bullet entered below the ribs, passed through him and a couch, lodging in the wall. He died about 2 a m with his family and neighbors offering sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Davenport
Oquawka
Ill
Chester
Marion Davenport
Booker T. Washington Urges South as Home for Negroes
At the Negro National Business League convention in Washington DC Booker T. Washington said the south is the place for the Negro and that he must rely on southern people. He urged Negroes to gain skill in fundamental trades like farming mining wood cutting and water power to solve the race problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker T.washington
South
Washington, D. C
Booker T. Washington
Negro National Business League
Mr. Washington
Decline in Birth Rate Reported by Census Bureau
Washington August 17 The census bulletin by Prof Walter F Willcox Cornell University notes a persistent decline in the U S birth rate since 1860 The share of children under 10 fell from one third to less than a quarter of the population and the ratio of children to women of child bearing age has steadily decreased from 1810s onward The 1860 5 year olds per 1000 women dropped from 634 to 474 by 1900
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Census Bureau
Walter F. Willcox
Cornell University
Wreck Cause Claimed by Telegraph Operator Minor
Coroner Siegelstein finds Walter F. Minor, night operator at Mentor, opened the switch that led to the Twentieth Century Limited wreck near Mentor, Ohio, killing nineteen. The inquest notes the 31 second window from headlight sighting to the switch and deems the operation physically possible only if Minor acted. The verdict stops short of asserting motive or orders from a superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Mentor
Walter Minor
Siegelstein
Walter F. Minor
Painesville
Minor
Excursion Train Collision Near Norfolk Causes Many Deaths
An Atlantic Coast Line excursion train from Kingston North Carolina collided with an open draw at the Elizabeth River nine miles from Norfolk. Twelve were killed and about sixty injured, most of them Black passengers. Relief trains with physicians rushed to the scene and victims were taken to Norfolk and Portsmouth hospitals.
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Norfolk
Atlantic Coast Line
Kinston
N. C
Elizabeth River
Bruce’s Creek
Portsmouth
Democrats Set September 28 for Fourteenth District Convention
The Democratic congressional committee of Illinois fourteenth district met in Monmouth and designated September 28 as the convention date and Monmouth as the convention site to nominate a successor to the late Colonel Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth
Democratic Congressional Committee
Fourteenth District
Marsh
Printing Office Typesetting Contracts Investigated
Assistant Secretary Charles H. Keep, chairman of the Keep commission, reported to President Roosevelt on the government printing office typesetting machine contracts. The commission found conditions in the office that, though not necessarily dishonest, harm government interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Charles H. Keep
The
Treasury
Keep Commission
Roosevelt
Government Printing Office
Terra Nova Sails for London After Rescuing Polar Expedition
The Arctic steamer Terra Nova, which rescued Anthony Fiala and the Ziegler Polar expedition team, set sail for London from Bergen Norway on August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziegler
Bergen
Norway
Anthony Fiala
London
Policed Killed in Churchyard Attack at Czestochowa
In Czestochowa Russian Poland on August 17 two policemen were killed and a woman fatally shot by an unknown attacker at the doors of the Virgin Mary church after mass. The pilgrims panicked and a deadly crush injured many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czestochowa
Russian Poland
Lion Attacks Trainer During Circus Performance
Charles Duncan of Louisville was seriously injured in Clarksville when a lion leaped at him in a cage. He fell entering the cage, the lion bit and crushed his left shoulder, and was driven away with hot irons before rescuers reached him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Clarksville
Tenn
Charles Duncan
Duncan
Reciprocity Convention Speakers Advocate Tariff Tactics
Governors and leaders at the reciprocity convention in Chicago urged tariffs that favor nations friendly to the United States while imposing higher duties on discriminating rivals. Governor Cummins denounced stand-patters and urged a national shift toward reciprocal trade to expand revenue and markets both abroad and at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cummins
Iowa
A. B. Farquhar
Pennsylvania
F. Rosewater
Nebraska
W. C. Maybury
Michigan
Mr. Howser
Wisconsin
E. S. Lockridge
Indiana
United States
Gov. Cummins
Congress
Party of Protection
Land of the Living
Iowa preacher forms Christian Golfists sect
Rev. George Cady, a noted Iowa Congregationalist, launches the Society of Christian Golfists to blend golf and religion. He argues golf as healthful, aims to attract followers by mixing faith with sport and says the club will promote wholesome conduct on and off the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Falls
George Cady
Cady
Iroquois and Temeraire Race for Canada Cup Fourth
In Charlotte New York on August seventeenth the yachts Iroquois and Temeraire started the fourth race of the Canada cup series. Iroquois finished first at 11 00 22 and Temeraire at 11 00 38. The four mile windward course was sailed twice with buoy turn times 1 19 43 for Iroquois and 1 20 24 for Temeraire.
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Iroquois
Temeraire
Charlotte
N. Y
Cortelyou to Quit Committee
Elmer Dover, secretary of the national Republican committee, says Postmaster General Cortelyou will resign as chairman within a month. Harry S. New of Indiana would perform the duties as vice chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Elmer Dover
National Republican Committee
Cortelyou
National Committee
Harry 8. New
Indiana
Provo man draws first home stead at Uintah
Provo Utah August 17 Ray Daniela of Provo was the first name drawn from the box for home steads in the Uintah reserva tion selection process. The second name drawn was Noah M Balblock of An gora Col
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Provo
Utah
Uintah
Ray Daniela
Uintah Reservation
Noah M. Balbock
Angora
Conger Says He Wants Nothing From Iowa Not Politically
Washington special says Minister E. H. Conger arrived with a telegraphic lunch invitation from the President to discuss the Chinese boycott. Conger denies any Iowa political ambitions and notes reports of a gubernatorial bid are false. He cites immigration policy as key to recent boycott tensions and explains Chinese exemption classes object to limited treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
E. H. Conger
Washington
Congressman Hull
Congress
Hull
Iowa
China
Conger
Immigration Service
United States
Roosevelt favors federal supervision of life insurance
In a Sagamore Hill conference with Senator Dryden Prudential and James M. Beck, President Roosevelt signals support for federal oversight of life insurance. He may urge Congress to enact national supervision for interstate insurers, noting recent disclosures at Equitable Life and possible Supreme Court review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Sagamore Hill
Senator Dryden
New Jersey
Prudential Insurance Company
James M. Beck
United States
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Beck
Roosevelt
Congress
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Supreme Court of the United States
Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
Mayor Dunne Pushes Municipal Street Car Plan in Chicago
Chicago August 17 Mayor Dunne declared support for a municipal independent street car line. He presented aldermen with a 264 mile map by traction expert A B Dupont and a second map showing streets to be left to existing companies. He argued the municipal system would weaken private firms, encouraging terms favorable to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunne
Chicago
Committee On Transportation
Mitten
Bliss
Chicago City Company
Sampsell
John S. Miller
Union Traction Company
A. B. Dupont
Reid Leases an Estate For Winter Residence
Ambassador Reid takes a lease on Wrest Park near Ampthill Bedfordshire the late Far Cowper's property. He and his family will move in within two months to spend the winter there citing fog and London conditions as harming his health and choosing the country seat for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ambassador Reid
Far Cowper
Wrest , Park
Ampthill
Bedfordshire
Jealous husband kills man in Missouri
St Joseph Missouri Aug 17 Robert M Fleming a clerk at Swift Co packing plant shot and killed Cant W Schultz a civil engineer on account of attentions paid to Mrs Fleming Fleming is in jail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Robert M Fleming
Swift & Co
Cant W. Schultz
Loomis Says He Will Resign from State Department
Springfield Ohio August 17 Francis B Loomis assistant secretary of state says he intends to resign from the state department and expects a diplomatic post upon leaving He knows nothing definite about a Sanger appointment but notes Root and Colonel Sanger are close friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department For Foreign Post
Springfield
Ohio
Francis B. Loomis
W. C. Sanger
Root
State Department
Sanger
Mr. Root
Colonel Sanger
Swift Agent Shoots Self at Saratoga
William W. Sayford local manager for Swift and Company of Chicago shot himself at Saratoga New York and likely will die. Auditors from the Chicago office had been examining his accounts for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Sayford
Saratoga
N. Y
William W. Sayford
Swift & Company of
Chicago
Outbreak of Chinese Rebels Attacks Dutch Post
From Batavia Dutch Indies reports an ugly outbreak of Chinese rebels attacking the Rambong post, killing two officers and 22 men. Only six men escaped among those wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch East Indies
Amsterdam
Batavia
Dutch Indies
Rambong
Referendum on Norway Sweden Dissolution Results
Complete returns from the Sunday referendum in Christiana show 368 200 votes for dissolution and 184 against it. The large margin indicates a clear preference for separation of Norway from Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Sweden
Christiana
Weather for Iowa and Illinois forecast update
Generally fair conditions prevail for Iowa tonight and Friday. Illinois outlook includes similar fair weather with sun rising at 5 00 and setting at 6 50. moonrise noted at 8 16 p m. End text from recording secretary.
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Chicago
Iowa
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