Global News in Turmoil and Policy Shifts
The week reports graft allegations against Arizona Justice Tucker, divorce suit for New York Acting Mayor Fornes, a national assembly manifesto, wartime diplomacy efforts, a deadly Virginia wreck, and new counterfeit concerns. It notes burner storms, canal funding, rail strikes, raids by Apache tribes, and various international tensions including Britain Germany and Russia.
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Tucker
Arizona
Fornes
New York
Crisis in peace talks at Portsmouth grows bleaker
Aug. 18 report from Portsmouth New Hampshire says the peace conference nears a final rupture as plenipotentiaries remain split on key points. Witte aims to adjourn until Monday for St Petersburg word while Komura signals caution and postponement of settlement on Article 10 and related issues.
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N. H
Baron Komura
Witte
Russia
Far East
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Sakhalin
Need for liberal appropriations urged for Columbia River
Major W C Langfitt told the Trans Mississippi Commercial congress that adequate funding from Congress would boost Columbia River improvements. Delegations from Washington Oregon and Idaho vow to push for swift federal action, stressing the river project as the coast’s top waterway and among the nation’s vital harbor works.
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Congress
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Pacific Coast
United States
Texas
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Howeton
Louisiana
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Mississippi
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Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotae
St. Louis
Tariff Cut on Wheat Across Puget Sound to Orient
Tacoma reports immediate tariff reductions by Oriental line steamship companies raising 2,000 pound ton rate to $4 from $5 and Shanghai rate to $450 from $7.50. The new $4 rate applies to Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki and Hongkong with Shanghai at the higher $4.60 due to access issues. The announcement came from Wheat Northern railway officials and applies across several wheat carriers.
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Puget Sound
Orient
Oriental Line Steamship Companies
Shanghai
Wheat Northern Railway Company
Puget Bound
Yokohama
Kobe
Nagasaki
Hongkong
Conference Fails Pressure Rising at Tokio and Portsmouth
Black pessimism grips Portsmouth as officials expect the peace conference to end in failure after Japan terms are reviewed. Roosevelt and the powers reportedly push for a compromise, with King Edward and global financiers aiding efforts at Tokio and St. Petersburg to influence the final outcome.
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N. H
Roosevelt
Tokio
Japan
Edward
St. Petersburg
Fire Destroys State Room Inn Killing Unknown Man
Fire at 2 20 am in the State Room Inn on Thurman near Lewis and Clark expo injures and incinerates several occupants. Special Policeman J H Roy raised alarm and aided evacuees. The two story frame structure housed a temporary hotel during the exposition. Dead include an unidentified man and a severely burnt boy with amputated leg. The injured are Mrs Ida Harper Miss Anna Lubert Mrs Van Zant Mr A C Collander Joe Stubbs and others with burns and bruises.
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Thurman
Twenty-sixth
van Dusen
J. H. Roy
Ida Harper
Mise Anna Lubert
van Zant
Misa van Zant
A. C. Collander
Joe Stubbs
Conger to China Amid China boycott tensions
Edwin H. Conger, former United States minister to China and recent American ambassador to Mexico, plans a return to China on a diplomatic mission to ease anti American sentiment over the Chinese boycott of American goods. He was summoned to the United States for talks with the president.
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Oyster Bay
Edwin H.conger
Iowa
United States
China
Mexico
Conger
Corporations Own Water in Uintah Reservation Decision
Interior department grants Utah control of Uintah Reservation waters affecting nettlers seeking Niinestead inclusion. The ruling signals state oversight over water rights and impacts local land and enterprise plans in Utah.
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Interior Department
Uintah Indian Reservation
Conference Delays Break Near End of Peace Talks
Portmouth N H AP reports a deadlock in peace talks with two more articles out of twelve discussed. Article 4 pledges to observe China's integrity and open door trade. Article 6 withdrawals Russian leases on Liao Tung, Port Arthur, Dalny, and nearby islands. Article 5 on Sakhalin postponed by Japanese motion, Russia acquiescing to delay the decisive issues while negotiators seek agreement.
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N. H
China
Liao Tung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Dalny
Blond and
Elliott Islands
Sakhalin
Brerk
Interstate Commerce Commission opens probe into railroads and refrigerator lines
The ICC, prompted by complaints, launches an inquiry into the relations of railroads and refrigerator firms alleging violations of interstate commerce law. The probe targets Armour Car Line American Refrigerator Transportation Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch and 11 railroads including Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and Southern Pacific. Respondents must answer by September 5.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Armour Car Line
American Refigerator Transportation Company
Banta Fe Refrigerator
Atchison, Topeka & Banta Fe
Southern Pacific
U S Raises Lumber Trade Complaint With Germany
Washington reports renewed State Department interest in German rail rate discrimination against American lumber exports. Ambassador Tower will urge Germany to treat U S imports equally with other nations in duty impositions. The dispute centers on alleged preferential pricing for European timber and standard American woods.
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America
Germany
State Department
Ambescador Tower
United States
Ana Basia
Uch
Arrival of Dr John Guiteraa in New Orleans
Expert dispatch reports Dr John Guiteraa, Cuban yellow fever expert, arriving in New Orleans to assess the outbreak. The note highlights his tour of affected districts and the ongoing fever situation as a major feature of today’s agenda.
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John Guiteraa
Guto
Quaren
Irrigation and Government Projects Mentioned in Brief
A fragmented note references irrigation and government projects, along with discussion of rates and a congressional resolution. The legible text cites a department and a department’s role in financing and regulation, but specifics are unclear.
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