Roosevelt Appeals for Direct Peace Talks With Russia and Japan
Washington June 9 The first formal note in the peace negotiations was issued from the White House urging direct talks between Russia and Japan without intermediaries. The President asks both powers to meet plenipotentiaries to seek terms of peace and offers US aid in arranging preliminaries. The move is praised as a bold, square approach likely to shorten the war.
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White House
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Japan
United States
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St. Petersburg
Tokyo
Meyer
Griscom
Tokio
Roosevelt
Sune Burrat
Manchuria
Virginia
Theodore Roosevelt
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Chronology of the Equitable Controversy
A detailed timeline covers the Equitable Life controversy from February through June, listing key actions. It notes petitions to the board, director elections, the push for policyholder representation, mutualization plans, legal actions, resignations, and the pivotal turning point with Paul Morton chosen as chairman. It also references stock transfers to policyholders and proposed trustees, including Cleveland, O'Brien, and Westinghouse, to implement the mutualization plan.
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Justice Maddox
F. B. Lord
Frick
Hyde
Messrs. Frick, Bliss and Harri
Brayton Ives
Joseph T. Low
Alexander
Paul Morton
Tarbell
Wilson
McIntyre
Thames F. Ryan
Ryan
Superintendent of Insurance
Cleveland
Morgan J. O’brien
Supreme Court
George Westinghouse
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Hendricks
Morgan J. O'Brien
Pittsburg
Ryan Trac
Talk of an Armistice and Peace Prospects
June 9 in St Petersburg a Ministers council chaired by the Emperor discussed peace with Grand Duke Michael bearing a potential message from William. Ambassador Meyer kept Washington informed via cipher dispatches and a soon term conversation with Count Lamsdorff. A public announcement from Washington seems likely by Monday, with no major obstacles reported. The outlook remains favorable to peace. Also mentioned: French chargé d affaires M Boutiron, German Count von Alvensleben, and British Sir Charles Har...
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St. Petersburg
Teneskoe-Reio
Grand Duke
Michael
Berlin
William
Meyer
Washington
Foreign Office
Count Lamsdorfz
M. Boutiron
Count von Alvensleben
Charles Har
Prehistoric Monster Found on Old Orchard Beach
Boston June reports Congressman Amos TL Aller of Maine describes a washed up body as a prehistoric monster. The Board of Health removed the flesh to prevent odor and disease, while the skeleton was sent to Fred Sidelinger. Laborers with knives and hooks began flesh removal from a carcass said to be three to five feet thick in places.
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Tribene
Boston
Amos TL. Aller
Maine
Old Orchard
Smithsonian Institution
Board of Health
Fred Sidelinger
Dogs Under Observation in Liver Cirrhosis Cure Hope
Surgeons linked to the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research have watched dog surgeries near Worth Street and Lexington Avenue, hoping to cure cirrhosis. Dogs survive some operations, but researchers defer human trials, claiming the procedure is extremely delicate and aims to divert blood from the liver by banding the portal vein.
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Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Worth St
Lexington Ave
Special Session On Judiciary Charges Prompted By Governor
Governor Higgins of New York says a special session of the legislature will be called immediately upon his return to New York to investigate charges against members of the state judiciary. He declines further discussion, offering only a brief statement.
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Duluth
Minn
Higgins
New-York
Mabon Narrowly Escapes Runaway In Norfolk
J B Mabon a New York broker living at 3 West 70th Street and his wife and baby son James escaped serious injuries in a Norfolk runaway yesterday afternoon. A spirited horse he was driving bolted when startled by an automobile. Mabon was thrown at the foot of a hill and bruised lightly. Mrs Mabon flung their boy to the road and then leaped to safety earning only slight bruises and a shaking up.
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James B. Mahon
New-York
West 70Thst
James
Norfolk
Rebel Chief in Samar Killed
Manila reports Enrique Daguhob, leader of the Samar insurrection, with 39 followers killed on June 4 according to newly received advices. The item notes continuing conflict in Samar and identifies Daguhob as a key figure in the rebellion.
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Samar
Manila
Enrique Daguhob
Equitable Board Elects Morton to Lead After Hyde Plan
Directors meet amid shock as Hyde control passes to a syndicate and plan reorganization is set in motion. Morton is elected chairman with a demand for free rein, while Hyde resigns his stock stake and calls for trustee handling of the bank's future.
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Alexander
Society
Blyde
Hyde
New York Central Unveils Fast Train Amid Bearthes Plans
An announcement outlines a new fast train on the New York Central system with route details and schedule hints. The note mentions carriage improvements and a midafternoon departure, with no excess fare noted and officials urging prompt adoption.
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