Treaty of Peace to Be Signed Today
The peace treaty will be signed by the Russian and Japanese envoys at 3 o'clock tomorrow in the conference building at the navy yard in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Serge Witte Roman Rosen Jutaro Komura and Kogoro Takahira will affix private seals and official seals will follow at ratification. The signing marks the final act of a lengthy conference with limited attendance and no witnesses beyond officials and select clergy.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
M. de Martens
Mr. Dennison
Sakhalin
Peirce
McLane
Admiral Mead
Winslow
Foreign Office
St. Petersburg
M. Korostovetz
Mr. Sato
Christ Church
St. Nicholas’s Cathedral
New York
Rockingham Hotel
le Brine
Alexander Horovitsky
M. Witte
Baron Rosen
Grand Central Station
St. Regis Hotel
Baron Komura
Harvard
Takahira
Sato
Waldorf-Astoria
Index to Departments and Page References
A terse list shows contents like Amusements Page 7 Arrivals of Out-of-Town Buyers Page 12 Court Calendars Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails Weather Report Yesterday's Fires and Society pages with page numbers for navigation. The snippet reflects a historic newspaper's structured index.
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Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails
Society
Weather Report
Kishineff Jews Shot as Funeral Procession Charged
Reported violence in Kishineff as troops attacked a Jewish funeral procession. Dozens wounded, about fifty arrested, several missing presumed killed. Simultaneously in St Petersburg area reports of continued fighting in Baku and surrounding Caucasus.
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Kishineff
ST Petersburg
Baku
Prince Nisheradzee
Ministry of the Interior
Caucasus
Shusha
Avaloff
Gori
Caucasia
Cattleman Turned Robber Strikes Collinsville Bank
Guthrie Oklahoma Sept 4 A former wealthy cattleman Thomas Jordan long connected to Osage and Cherokee Nation lands turned bank robber after a dispute with the Beef Trust He rode from his Collinsville ranch with Ira Butts and forced the First National Bank cashier to hand over 1600 dollars claiming it was owed to him He fled with the funds and left no trace Jordan had shipped cattle to Kansas City last July and faced loans and unsettled claims before the heist and disappearance
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Beef Trust
Thomas Jordan
Indian Territory
Collinsville
Jordan
Interior Department
Kansas City
Commission
First National Bank of
First National Bank
Ira Butts
Butts
Colburn
General Miller and Mrs Miller Marry While Abroad
Major General Charles Miller of the Pennsylvania National Guard and his wife registered at Bellevue-Stratford and hinted the ceremony occurred in New York after a European voyage. He recounted plans to wed Mrs Bullen and described Paris marriage laws, praising his wife and noting his family’s approval.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Charles Miller
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Paris
M. P. Pikes
France
Germany
Holland
England
United States
New York
One Night to Chicago by The Twentieth Century Limited
Advertisement touts The Twentieth Century Limited fast ride from New York to Chicago leaving New York at 3 30 P M and arriving next morning at 8 30 praising it as the world’s fastest thousand mile journey run by the New York Central Lines.
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Chicago
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
New York
Alleged Insurance Swindler Caught in Pittsburg Arrest
Arthur G. Marshall, a broker, was arrested in a Manhattan Avenue apartment on warrants from Supt McQuade alleging embezzlement and obtaining money under false pretenses. Police traced Marshall through New Haven and Springfield after a $2,000,000 fire insurance scheme with fake companies. missing premiums amount to thousands.
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McQuade
Pittsburg
McCauley
Arthur G. Marshall
Manhattan Avenue
Marshall
McCautey
New Haven
Springfield
McConville
Warrant Issued in Pittsburgh Over Embezzlement Scandal at Three Insurance Firms
Marshall and Dunbar, key officers of the Duquesne Mutual, Lafayette Mutual, and North American Mutual Fire Insurance companies, are linked to a nearly two million dollar fraud. A receiver, Harry E. Holman, has been appointed after Silas M. Kunkle exposed the scheme and obtained an injunction stopping new policies.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Marshall
Frank
D. Dunbar
Dunbar
Duquesne Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Lafayette Mutual Fire Insurance Company
North American Mutual Fire Insurance Company
New York
Silas M. Kunkle
Frederick A. Kahle
Kunkle
United States
Tragic onstage fire at Pittsburg Exposition Grounds
Jeannette Lawrence, 25, killed during a fire fighting scene at Pittsburg Exposition Grounds after ignoring rescuer John Hearn’s instructions. Lawrence, a vaudeville acrobat and substitute, reportedly jumped toward the rescuer as he prepared to lower her, causing both to fall and crush her skull. Firemen rescued Hearn after he clung to a ledge.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Jeannette Lawrence
Pittsburg Exposition Grounds
John Hearn
East Sixty-ninth Street
New York
Lawrence
Hearn
Flood Devastates Westchester County Yacht Clubs and Roads
A fourty eight hour rain and high tides from Islip Sound flood Westchester areas. City Island docks hundreds of yachts seek calm. Roads built by John D. Rockefeller washed out and gardens flooded. Bronx River overflows inundating West Mount Vernon Woodkane and Tuckahoe forcing families to use rowboats.
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New York Times
New Rochelle
Islip Sound
Westchester County
City Island
Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller
Bronx
West Mount Vernon
Woodkane
Tuckahoe
Reservoir bursts flood near Sherburne. woman missing
Severe floods along the Mohawk Valley worsen as the Sherburne reservoir ruptures. Mrs Cushman’s house near New Berlin washed away. she is believed drowned. Rail lines and bridges on several routes disabled. farms and lowland crops sustain thousands in losses. Water remains high with continued rain.
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King's Settlement
Sherburne
Lackawanna Railroad
Norwich
Ontario and Wester
Mohawk Valley
Adirondack
Mohawk and
Malone
Herkimer
Remsen
West Shore
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
New York Central
Grant and Lee Named Aides to President
Theodore Roosevelt appoints Capt. Fitzhugh Lee of the Seventh Cavalry and Lieut. U. S. Grant of the Engineer Corps as aides at the White House. Lee sails for the Philippines but is redirected to report to Col. Bramwell in Washington. Grant is a grandson of President Grant and a great nephew of the Civil War era generals.
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New York Times
Washington
Lee
Grant
Fitzhugh Lee
Seventh Cavalry
Philippines
Col. Bramwell
White House
Lee Will Have As His Associate ‘Lieut
U. S. Grant
Engineer Corps
Fred Grant
President Grant
Lieut
Fortescue
Tenth Cavalry
Roosevelt
Taft
Far East
Airship Arrow punctured during Paterson exhibition
In Paterson on September 4 Prof. Hamilton attempted an afternoon airship display over Fairyland. A rear wheel broke, the blade punctured the bag, the airship descended safely, and Hamilton, uninjured, pledged another attempt in a day or two as a Baldwin stand had begun at Fairyland.
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New York Times
Paterson
Hamilton
Arrow
Fairyland
Pref Baldwin
Fairland
Tragic blaze on launch Ben Hur near Algonac
Panic broke out when a match was thrown into spilled gasoline aboard the launch Ben Hur late at St. Clair Flats. Four passengers died August Mogg H J Wessenger Miss Becker and Miss Newman all from Detroit as others jumped overboard. The fire was quickly extinguished and the craft sustained minor damage.
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Detroit
St. Clair Flats
August Mogg
Cleveland
H. J. Wessenger
Becker
Newman
Algonac
Bedore
Hunter Kills His Wife in Accident During Hunt
Dr. Coventry, a traveling eye specialist from Deadwood South Dakota, shot and killed his wife near Clyde Park while hunting wildcats. He mistook her for an animal as she approached in the brush. the bullet pierced her brain.
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Livingston, Mon
Coventry
Abbo
Deadwood
S. D
Clyde Park
Lightning Strikes Schooner in Back Bay Yard
Lightning hit the schooner Gus Simpson at Brandon's ship yard in Back Bay Biloxi Miss killing one man and wounding five all Greek residents of New Orleans The dead is Hiea Lescarede and the injured are Pete Diamond Sey mour Choupe Peter Zoeferers Nick Chelores and Constantine Pendela all severely shocked.
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New York Times
Biloxi
Miss
Gus Simpson
Brandon
Back Bay
Hiea Lescarede
Pete Diamond
Seymour Choupe
Peter Zoeferers
Nick Chelores
Constantine Pendela
New Orleans
Fever Spreads on Gulf Coast as Yellow Fever Surges
Report from Jackson Mississippi and New Orleans notes a rise in yellow fever cases, with five new in Gulfport and Mississippi City and seven under treatment in Vicksburg. New Orleans logs fifty-five cases and five deaths as rain and teamster strikes hinder gutter salting. Dr Berg arrested for failing to report cases before being released. doctors urge reporting and mayor to delay moving day. In Pensacola, four new cases appear in the infected district. deputies are sworn in and a cordon tightens around the city.
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Jackson
Miss
Gulf Coast
Gulfport
Mississippi City
New Orleans
Philip Berge
Berge
White
Philip Borg
Lanaux
Berg
Charles J. Bailey
South
Mississippi
Pensacola
Fla
United States
Caucus
New York
van Pelt
Barancas
Navy Yard
Picknickers Upset Coach After Brooklyn Picnic Night Crash
Three hundred youths known as the Boys of Red Hook held a picnic at Seventy-second Street and Twenty-second Avenue Brooklyn. Five four horse barges carried revelers home. the fifth overturned as people crowded aboard. twenty injured, some taken to hospitals, others treated locally.
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Red Hook
Seventy-second Street
Twenty-second Avenue
Brooklyn
Twenty-first Avenue
Coney Island
Bath Beach
Kings County
Thomas Fisher
Highteenth Avenue
Anthony Denardo
Arrest Ends Year’s Pursuit in Willson Case
D R Willson, once a Shenandoah Iowa politician, is arrested in Chicago after a year long chase spanning Europe Mexico and the United States. He faces forgery charges totaling forty thousand dollars with First National Bank Shenandoah named as principal victim. He fled Iowa after forging a 15000 check and was later captured in Mexico City before being detained in Chicago.
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Chicago
Europe
Mexico
United States
D. R. Willson
Shenandoah
Iowa
Willson
First National Bank
America's Cup Challenge Report Comes From London
The Times Dublin correspondent reports Sir Ernest Cochrane declined to confirm or deny challenging for the America's Cup but it is understood the report is well founded.
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Sir Ernest Cochrane
London Times
New York Times
London
the Times
Dublin
Ernest Cochrane
Fire Devastates Adrianople. Multimillion Dollar Loss
A large blaze in Adrianople raged from Saturday into yesterday due to water scarcity. The fire destroyed most of the six districts, with damage estimated at 5 million dollars, only about a quarter insured. Thousands are left homeless.
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Constantinople
Adrianople
Fire Chief Injured In Auto Crash In Rahway
Rahway New Jersey September 4 Fire Chief A T Crane junior Assistant Chief George Bierwith and Chief Engineer A Laforge were knocked from a buggy by a passing car on Milton Avenue. Crane sustained a broken nose facial cuts and a sprained arm Laforge and Bierwith expect to resume duties shortly while Crane will be out for some time.
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New York Times
Rahway
N. J
A. T. Crane, Jr
George Bierwith
Ratway Water Works
A. Laforge
Milton Avenue
Crane
Fay
Laforge
Bierwith
Precipice Summit in Mexico Triggers Volcanic Fears
In Michoacan near Cerré Dolores a massive cliff rose abruptly causing rockfalls into the San Luis valley. Daily local earthquakes have persisted for two months as observers report continuing uplift. Officials suspect a volcano may be forming and residents flee inland.
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Mexico City
Michoacan
San Luis
Cerré Dolores
Government Printing Office dispute over personnel
Alfred W. Cooley spoke with President about the GPO troubles. Public Printer Palmer asked for resignation of Supt. Ricketts and Foreman Hay. The Keep commission endorsed the request. The two men appeal to Cooley. Settlement to remain with the Keep commission.
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New York Times
Oyster. Bay
Alfred W. Cooley
United States Civil Service
Government Printing Office
Palmer
Supt
Ricketts
Foreman Hay
Keep Commission
Public Printing Office
Cooley
Civil Service
Robbery on Pullman Car at New Albany Station
Mrs. Edward Alvey was robbed on a Monon line Pullman car at New Albany station of 280, a Chicago ticket, and jewelry. A negro thief thrust through the window with help on the ground, bruising her finger while attempting to wrench a diamond ring. Col. Henry L. Stone and other passengers aided in pursuit, but the thief escaped.
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New York Times
Louisville
Edward Alvey
Chicago
Monon
New Albany
Lights Up At Buglar Scene On West Seventy-seventh Street
Tenants at Manhattan Square Hotel near Columbus Avenue report a night alarm from 42 West Seventy-seventh Street, home of Herman C. Fleitmann. Detectives found no sign of burglary after a rooftop search. caretaker lighting gas caused the alarm. Maid at Fleitmann residence previously held at pistol point by Sand Rock Smith, now in Sing Sing.
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West Seventy-seventh Street
Herman C. Fleitmann
Broome Street
Manhattan Square
Columbus Avenue
Seventy-seventh Street
West Sixty Eighth Street
Fleitman
Pistol Point
Sand Rock" Smith
Sing Sing
Noted Plainfield Official Ends His Life at Dawn
In Plainfield New Jersey David Pope aged 60 a member of a prominent local family and Assistant City Tax Collector shot himself in the mouth at dawn after a period of ill health. The tragedy occurred at his residence and is being investigated.
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New York Times
Plainfield
N. J
David Pope
Pope
Bacon named Assistant Secretary of State as Loomis leaves
Sept 4 announcement in Oyster Bay that Robert Bacon, financier and former J P Morgan & Co partner, will replace Francis B Loomis as Assistant Secretary of State. Loomis had resigned. Bacon to assume duties after Elihu Root moves to State. Roosevelt hosts Bacon at Sagamore Hill as Morgan influence speculation fades.
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Oyster Bay
Robert Bacon
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan & Co
Bacon
Elihu Root
Root
Mr. Bacon
Roat
Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
Roosevelt
Far East
Francis B. Loomis
Mr. Root
Loomis says resignation plans and praise for successor
At the Hotel Manhattan Loomis confirms he tendered resignation to the President about a month ago and expects to leave Washington after affairs are settled. He praises Roosevelt's choice of Mr Bacon as successor and addresses charges raised by The New York Herald regarding Venezuelan concessions and alleged improper conduct.
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Loomis
Manhattan
TIMES
Washington
Bacon
Roosevelt
New York Herald
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