President Delivers Secret Message to Russian Envoys
Paris reports state Russia urges peace talks end to fight Japan as Witte and Rosen meet Pierce. McGaw delivers Roosevelt message at Oyster Bay. Peterhof council favored peace with indemnity talks—Russian generals press for victory.
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Portsmouth
Witte and Rosen
Pierce
Navy Yard
Oyster Bay
Baron Kanekos
Roosevelt
McGaw
Paris
St. Petersburg
The
Temps
London Times
Berlin
Lokal Anzieger
Peterhof
Portsmonth
Secrecy Shrouds Roosevelt Envoys Conference
A Roosevelt emissary meets with Witte and Baron Rosen in Portsmouth as peace talks continue amid secrecy. Sessions delay protocols and hope for a late shift fades while Baron Komura and M de Witte weigh concessions with Royal involvement fading.
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Portsmouth
Baron Komura
M. de Witte
Japan
Roosevelt
Reocarsh
Yellow fever in New Orleans shows hopeful signs amid deaths
Reports to noon note 1,506 total cases and 54 deaths since the outbreak began. Federal officials express cautious optimism. two deaths occur in the Marine Hospital and one in the French asylum as cases still surface in public institutions. Keokuk notes no new yellow fever cases with local quarantines in Gregory.
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New Orleans
Marine Hospital
Keokuk
Gregory
Woman Fends Off Assault as Montpelier Man Sought
Montpelier Iowa August 22 A woman four and a half miles northwest of town barricaded in a room for four hours as a man believed to be Frank Bloyd prowled outside seeking to assault her A posse of 25 farmers searched the area while neighbors aided and Bloyd remained at large authorities notified in Davenport Muscatine and are on the lookout Mrs Rinnert ill with nervous prostration after the ordeal.
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Montpelier
Edward Rinnett
Frank Bloyd
Bloyd
Mrs. Rinnert
Norway Moves to Open Talks on Dissolving Union with Sweden
In Christiania on August 22 the storting adopted the government's plan to formally begin negotiations with Sweden for dissolving the union. The decision sets the stage for a diplomatic process to end the union and establish separate sovereignty.
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Sweden
Norway
Christiana
Storting
Bennington Disaster Blame Falls On Ensign Wade
Court of inquiry blames Fireman D Holland for closing a valve on boiler B causing the Bennington explosion near San Diego on July 21. Ensign Charles T Wade is faulted for negligence and may face court martial. Boilers were deemed in good condition despite the tragedy that killed 66 sailors and officers.
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Washington
D. C
Bennington
San Diego
Cal
D. Holland
Holland
Charles T. Wade
Frank de Courtain
E. B. Ferguson
Ensign Wade
Bonaparte
Commodore Stevenson
E. J. Moore
Thomas
Phelps
D. N. Holland
Honolulu
Navy
Wade
U. S. S. Bennington
Earthquake Shakes St Louis and Regions in Wake of Aftermath
St Louis and surrounding areas felt three clear shocks shortly after 11 pm with tremors lasting under a minute. Reports say the quake rang through Belleville Illinois to Paducah Kentucky and up to Springfield, with water on riverboats and many residents alarmed and rushing outside. Keokuk Iowa also reported an earthquake after storms, and a lightning strike destroyed Sandusky post office.
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St. Louis
Belleville
Illinois
Paducah
Kentucky
Springfield
Mississippi Valley
Cairo
Keokuk
Sandusky
Frank Carpenter
Ensign Wade Faces General Court Martial Trial
Ensign Wade, a midshipman from New Jersey and Annapolis graduate of 1896, is to be brought to trial before a general court martial. The notice records his official status and recent appointment in the naval service.
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Charles T. Wade
Wade
New Jersey
Annapolis
River Improvement Convention Set for La Crosse
At a conference in La Crosse Wisconsin yesterday Thomas Wilkinson president of the Upper Mississippi Improvement association met with an advisory committee from Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois Iowa and Missouri. They decided to hold the annual convention in La Crosse October 10 and 11 to define the improvement scope and plans to seek a deep water channel from St Paul to Cairo before the next Congress.
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la Crosse
Wis
Thomas Wilkinson
Burlington
Iowa
Upper Mississippi Improvement Association
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
Missouri
Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Cairo
Congress
Man Attempts Suicide Fails Then Is Hurt by Train
Cedar Rapids report says Thomas Mikulas tried to cut his throat with a pocket knife at a cemetery but lacked nerve. He then stood in front of an interurban car and was only lightly hurt. In Center Point, barber Paddy Harbin killed himself by drinking bay rum.
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Cedar Rapids
Thomas Mikulas
Paddy Harbin
Center Point
Papoose Creek Sewer Nears Completion After June Flood
The Papoose Creek sewer project nears finish with only the section destroyed in the June storm outstanding. Contractor Stolzenau has started the last segment on Fulham Avenue and progresses toward the intact portion. Old debris remains in the creek bed to be cleared before completion.
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Big Papoose Creek
Stolzenau
Fulham Avenue
Steamer Breaks Down Crew Forced to Eat Sharks
The vessel nearly starved after a breakdown, leaving the crew to resort to eating sharks to survive until rescue or repair.
Storm damage in Burlington and twin cities reports
An electrical storm caused a fire in West Burlington destroying a block including the opera house and a store with losses around 15000 dollars. In St Paul and Minneapolis a violent storm devastated the region from Anoka to Fillmore counties with missing families, property loss, and cropped fields damaged. Rail lines across southern areas were swept away by the winds.
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Burlington
St. Paul
Minn
Twin Cities
Anoka
Fillmore
Actress Kathryn Kidder’s mother dies in Germany
Mrs. Henry M. Kidder of Evanston dies in Carsbad Germany after nerves worsened by the Iroquois fire. Her husband Colonel Kidder reads a telegram in his Rialto building office confirming her arrival and improvement and hoping to return home.
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Chicago
Henry M. Kidder
Evanston
Kathryn Kidder
Carsbad
Germany
Rialto
Attorney George A Cooke is Operated In Chicago
Aledo reports attorney George A Cooke had an appendicitis operation at Columbus hospital Chicago yesterday. He left for Chicago Saturday to visit Justice Guy C Scott and was not sick until severe pain struck. His wife and brother John Cooke rushed to Chicago as the August 28 circuit court session awaits his return. The operation was successful and recovery seems certain.
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Aledo
Aledo, Sr
George A. Cooke
Columbus Hospital
Chicago
Cooke
Guy C. Scott
John Cooke
George A .Cooke
Clear Bryans Stewardship Heirs Withdraw Litigations
In New Haven on August 22, the Bennett estate litigation ends as heirs withdraw an appeal against executor William J. Bryan. Mrs Grace Imogene Bennett and other heirs filed a motion to withdraw their appeal to the probate court over Bryan's accounts. The hearing notice was entered unexpectedly.
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Bennett
New Haven
Conn
Philo S. Bennett
New York City
William J. Bryan
Grace Imogene Bennett
Reception for Fairbanks in Manchester Vermont
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and Mrs. Fairbanks were hosted at an informal reception by Manchester residents. The party also entertained Congressman and Mrs. David J. Foster. They will depart by a special car to Ogdensburg New York with the 7 16 train tomorrow morning.
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Manchester
Charles W. Fairbanks
David J. Foster
Wins game and girl's heart
Shortstop J. W. Wells hit a game winning three bagger for the home team at Altona Kansas on August 22. His hit secures the win and he later married Miss Gertrude Benfield of Oklahoma City the following afternoon.
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Altona
Kas
J. W. Wells
Gertrude Benfield
Oklahoma City
Engaged Chicago Couple Feared Lost in Lake
Chicago police searched the north shore beaches for Zelda Stewart and John Chartres, missing since Sunday night. The pair had rented a rowboat at Montrose Avenue beach at 9 p m and did not return, prompting ongoing patrols and concern.
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Chicago
Zelda Stewart
John Chartres
Roscoe Street
Montrose Avenue
Robbery and Fire Hit Rhinelander Boat Company
At midnight in Rhinelander Wisconsin Frank Sayner manager of the Rhinelander Boat Company was assaulted by two robbers. He was choked and robbed of 500 dollars. The factory burned after a lamp overturned starting the blaze.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Frank Sayner
Rhinelander Boat Company
Sayner
Sealing Ship Tragedy Off KamTechka Coast
News aboard the Shawmut reports the Japanese sealing schooner Tora Maru returning to Hakodate with four dead and four wounded after encountering Russians off Kamtechtka coast. Fourteen additional sealers are said to have been murdered on the Matsuto Maru.
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Kamtechtka
Victoria
B. C
Shawmut
Hakodate
Polar expedition leader returns with Terra Nova to Hull
The Arctic steamer Terra Nova arrived in Hull England today bringing Anthony Fiala of Brooklyn New York and his expedition companions after rescuing the Ziegler polar party in Bergen Norway. They are en route to the United States.
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Ziegler
Hull
England
Eng
Bergen
Norway
Anthony Fiala
Brooklyn
N. Y
United States
Whitey Bell Arrested on Assault Charges in Iowa City
Edward alias Whitey Bell, a notorious criminal from Iowa, was arrested this morning on an assault with intent to rob charge. If convicted on all counts, he could receive up to 27 years in the penitentiary.
Forger Captured After Escape in Iowa City
H. F. Brown, who forged the names of prominent capitalists and fled last night, is reported captured at Marengo this morning after committing several forgeries in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
H. F. Brown
Marengo
Distillery Breaks Ground in Oskaloosa Iowa
Ground purchased and construction begun on Iowa's first distillery. The $50,000 plant sits on the former Blattner brewery site, which thrived before prohibition. Location is Oskaloosa Iowa with August 22 notice.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Blattner Brewery
Weather for Iowa Indicates Fair Skies Ahead
Chicago reports special indications for Iowa with fair weather tonight and Wednesday. Sunrise at 5 06, sunset at 6 42, moonrise at 19 45 DP.
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Chicago
Iowa
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Official Report
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Jamaica
New York
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Scotland
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Henry Kidder
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