Calm Prevails At Washington As Negotiations Continue
Washington June 16 Following the selection of Washington as the conference seat there is a lull in negotiations The next steps are expected to name plenipotentiaries from Russia and Japan M Nelidoff the Russian ambassador to Paris and Marquis Ito likely to represent Japan Health permitting the number of plenipotentiaries per side may not exceed three Also reported Nicholas An of Russia resigns as high admiral causing a stir Diplomatic activity continues with European powers watching closely and Germany pressing to guide talks toward Washington
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Ito
Japan
TY. PETERSBURG
Nicholas
Alexis
Washington
Russia
Lamsdorff
Trains Collide Killing Fireman in Pennsylvania
Two freight trains on the Philadelphia and Erie Railway collided near Wilcox Pennsylvania today. Fireman J W Andrews was killed and Conductor Pierce, Fireman Reilly and Engineer Holliday were badly scalded. The wreckage caught fire and three petrol cars burned. an unknown man with both arms burned off was found among the debris.
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Philadelphia and Erie Railway
Wilcox
J. W. Andrews
Pierce
Reilly
Holliday
Movement to hold peace talks in Chicago urged
CHICAGO June 16 A push to move Russia Japan peace negotiations to Chicago if Washington fails was launched John M Glenn Illinois Manufacturers Association secretary urged the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor to extend an invitation The same day Paris reported a sensational article about Germany pressuring France and Morocco prompting a denial from the French foreign office
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CHICAGO
Russia
Japan
Washington
John M. Glenn
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Illinois
PARIS
Germany
France
Daughter of Revolution Dies in Enosha Wisconsin
Logan Atwater Gillette widow of Judge Gor din Gillette and an original daughter of the revolution has died at her Enosha home at age 9 years due to old age. She was a daughter of John Atwater and aide of General Washington who carried dispatches between Washington and La Fayette. She recently was awarded a medal of honor by the state and national chapters.
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ENOSHA
Wis
Rouvier Retains Foreign Affairs Post Amid Outlook
Philadelphia reports disclose hearings on Select Councilman Caven with possible arrests. Mayor Weaver consults advisers as officials including I W Durham James Nichol Peter Costell and Joan Hil face possible action. In Paris Premier Rouvier stays foreign affairs head while Morocco talks stall amid deadlock fears.
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Frank H. Caven
Mayer Weaver
Gordon
Joseph A. Akerbach
New York
committee of seventy
City Reform organization
I. W. Durham
James P. Nichol
public works
Peter E. Costell
Joan W. Hil
Weaver
Irrigation party reception set for Riverside hotel
The executive committee announces all ladies with invitations to the Congressional Irrigation party reception at the Riverside hotel tomorrow must attend. W L Cox of Senator Newlands confirms arrivals Reno Saturday eight am and depart for Haven, with six ladies in the party. No excursion train will run to Hazen due to limited accommodations and the irrigation work location ten miles away.
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Riverside hotel
W. L. Cox
Newlands
Reno
Haven
PRANCIS G. NEWLANDS
Hazen
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
Japan's Reply to Roosevelt Note on Peace Talks
The Japanese government says it will appoint plenipotentiaries to meet Russian negotiators to discuss terms of peace directly between Japan and Russia. The reply emphasizes serious consideration and aims to reestablish peace on terms guaranteeing stability for the world.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Japan
Russia
United States
United State
Strikers in the Courts Grapple With Strike Deaths
Chicago June 16 grand jury probes payments to settle strikes and assaults on non union drivers. Indictments for manslaughter expected for riot deaths. Employers Association rests while teamsters council plans infrequent meetings. Deliveries near normal as subpoenas bring in business people and two hotel resident women.
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teamsters
Employers Association
teamsters’ joint council
aotel
Makes Sport of Death but Weeps on Scaffold
Otis Botts, twenty one, was executed in the county jail for the murder of his wife in January. He spent the night laughing and joking, invited all to attend his funeral, and broke down weeping as he faced the crowd. He asked mercy for his soul and expressed sorrow for his sins against the town of God.
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Otis Botts
Acquittal in Reading Murder Case Ends Greason Trial
Samuel Greason, colored, was acquitted today of the murder of John Edwards in Reading Pennsylvania. Witness Kate Edwards, wife of the victim and mother of Greason’s child, had been sentenced to death, with execution date expected to be set soon by the governor. The case arose four years after Edwards's murder and followed years of legal twists and a death warrant issued ten times.
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John Edwards
Kate Edwards
Creason
Edwards
Greason
Greawhon
Body of Young Boy Found in Stockton Double Murder Suspected
Sheriff reports the body of Cheater Maker, grandson of Mrs. George Williams, found near Sancha Plana. Head crushed, likely murdered by the same assailant who killed the elderly woman last Sunday night. No clue to the killers.
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Cal
Norman
Amador
Sibley
George Williams
Willams
Sancha Plana
Fear of Cholera Epidemic Growing in Russia and Poland
June 16 report from St Petersburg notes rising anxiety over a possible cholera epidemic. Dispatches from Sansnovice and Tula report deaths and three suspected cases. Authorities have ordered anti cholera inoculations in affected areas, but moist weather favors spread.
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ST, PETERSBURG
Sansnovice
Poland
Tula
Four children killed by mother with butcher knife
Dubuque Iowa June 16 Mrs Paul Klase killed her four small children and then died by her own hand at her home near Kilmer Wisconsin using a butcher knife to cut their throats. Eldest six youngest a baby. The woman had been in ill health. Also noted are brief obituaries of Sir John Willox and Colonel Yor Wassman with death notices and a Paris auto cup event starting dates.
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DUBUQUE, Ia
Paul Klase
Kiler
Wis
PARIS
Auvergne
Thery
Colorado Springs Baseball Team Retained In City
The Colorado Springs Western League team is likely to stay in the city. Manager Tom Burns has turned control to S. N. Nye and A. Briscoe, who are expected to become permanent owners. Briscoe was club secretary. Nye a former secretary and long time opera house manager. President O’Neill favors Colorado Springs for the sixth league franchise.
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COLOURADO SPRINGS
Colorado Springs
Tom Burns
S. N. Nye
A. BR. Briscoe
Briscoe
Nye
hrouse
O'Neill
Old Man Found Dead Near Town Track Without Shelter
A man about fifty was found dead near the track two miles west of town. He had wandered from Derby, worked on a canal, and said he had been in the state three years. He lacked food and had requested admission to Reno county hospital, which denied him due to Storey county origin. Authorities will seek shelter or hospital placement. Panama Canal chief engineer to meet Taft, purchase materials including seven million vitrified bricks and rock crushers.
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Derby
Reno
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mai
PANAMA
John F. Wallace
Panama canal
Taft
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