Armistice Signed After Nine Hours of Talks Near Shahotzu
Armistice between Russian and Japanese armies takes effect September 16 with a neutral four kilometer zone between forces centered on Shahotzu rail. Naval envoys to meet near Vladivostok to discuss sea zone. Ground talks in Shahotu au led by Gen. Ovandovsky for Russia and Gen. Fukushima for Japan.
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Gunshu Pass
Gen. Ovandovsky
Linovitch
Ace Fukushima
Oyama
Shahotzu
Vladivostok
Korea
Ovanovsky
Fukushima
Tanada
Tanaka
Ariza
Souzi
Broker Accused of 135000 Fraud in Boston
Boston reports broker Harry Clifford Brown of the Ames Building and Brookline lives is under arrest on charges of forging and inflating railroad stock certificates. He allegedly realized 135000 from the fraud and resorted to forgery to cover loans after a note from Washington Trust Co. protested.
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Harry Clifford Brown
Boston
Ames
Brookline
Washington Trust Company
Dr Gladden Denounces Tainted Money At Board Session
Seattle September 15 Dr Washington Gladden formally introduced a resolution protesting invitations or solicitations of tainted money at today’s session of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington Gladden
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Indiana Auditor Arrested on Embezzlement Charge
Indianapolis Sept 15 David E Sherrick ousted by Gov Hanley from the office of auditor of state was formally arrested on a charge of embezzlement this morning. Sherrick was bound over to the grand jury with bond to be set this afternoon by Judge Whallon. He refused to comment on the case.
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Indianapolis
David E Sherrick
Hanley
Office of Auditor of State
Sherrick
Grand Jury
Whallon
Cloudburst and hail devastate towns. four dead
A Beatrice cloud burst dropped three inches of rain in minutes flooding streets and cellars. A six inch hailstone crashed through a window in Beatrice. In Kansas City area and Maxson Kansas a rainstorm caused major damage and four deaths, including a woman and three children at a railroad camp.
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Beatrice
Neb
Virginia
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Maxson
Kans
Train wreck injures express messenger and woman near Huntingburg
A west bound Southern Indiana railway passenger train derailed as rails spread near Huntingburg Indiana. Express Messenger Young and an unknown woman were seriously hurt while fifteen other passengers suffered minor injuries. Two cars overturned as the train traveled at full speed.
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Princeton
Ind
Southern Indiana Railway
Huntingburg
Young
Lightning Fire Destroys St. Joseph Furniture Warehouse
Lightning struck the Hax Smith Furniture company's wholesale house in St. Joseph during a severe storm, causing a large fire and destruction. The loss is reported at two hundred thousand dollars.
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St. Joseph
Hax-Smith Furniture Company
Board Appoints Delegates and Local Business Amid News
County board selects three delegates for the Upper Mississippi River Improvement meeting in La Crosse next month. Chairman Cary and Supervisors George and Garnett will attend. A committee was tasked to assess county office help and report next meeting. Resolutions of sympathy for H. C. Trent’s family were adopted. Install officers of the Grand Court of Heroines of Jericho held a public installation at Turner Hall. Grand Circuit results include Texas Rocket winning the 2:11 pace in Syracuse and Zephyr winning the 2:09 trotters stake. other items note Lord Roberts delaying a U.S. visit, indictments against local cigarette smokers, eight new cholera cases in Berlin, and Count De Brazza’s death.
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Cary
George
Garnett
la Crosse
County Board of Supervisors
Upper
Mississippi River Improvement Association
William Carey
George and
H. C. Trent
Port Byron
Syracuse
N. Y
Pace
Texas Rocket
Fred N
Siar
Chamber of Commerce
Zephyr
Masetto
Norman
Sweden Norway Crisis Says No Arbitration Sought
London reports state there is no truth in claims that Lord Lansdowne was asked to arbitrate Sweden and Norway disputes. Copenhagen notes hint at possible talks with Prince George of Greece if Prince Charles of Denmark declines Norway throne. Interventions by powers are mentioned to secure a peaceful settlement while mobilization fears rise. Norway open to arbitration or mediation says a Christiania paper.
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London
Associated Press
Lansdowne
Sweden
Norway
Copenhagen
Prince Charles
Denmark
Prince George
Greece
Danish Naval College
Christiania
Hungarians Demand General Suffrage Demonstration
Dense masses of workers march to the lower house of the Hungarian diet to press for universal suffrage. Deputations presented petitions to the president outlining the demands of the people.
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Budapest
Diet
Broncho Competes In 2:06 Pace At Milwaukee Fair
Milwaukee action centers on the 2:06 pace with a $41,000 purse at the state fair grounds. The Broncho from Dixon NL clocked 2:03 and Hazel Patch of Milwaukee posted 2:05 in a rain-softened track, shaping a strong field for today's big race.
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Milwaukee
Wis
State Fair Grounds
Dixon, NL
Hazel Patch
Mutes Marry at Galesburg in Deaf Community Ceremony
At the home of Mr and Mrs Gus Geyer in Galesburg two mute spouses Addie L Ernst of Alexis and Edward L Martin of Kewanee wed. Reverend Philip J Hasenstab of Chicago performed the ceremony in the presence of about 30 guests, most of whom were mutes.
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Galesburg
Gus Geyer
Addie L. Ernst
Alexis
Edward L. Martin
Kewanee
Philip J. Hasenstab
Chicago
Markel Keeps It No Further Action Likely on Panama Contract
Oyster Bay Sept. 15 The contract for the hotel and subsistence concession on the Panama canal zone awarded to Jacob E. Markel of Omaha Neb by President Shonts of the Panama Railroad Company will stand. President Roosevelt approved the report by Shonts and the government may abrogate the contract at will. Protest by Hudgins and Dumas and H Balfe claim unfair treatment due to a leak enabling Markel to copy their bid. Shoats statement clears these allegations and Roosevelt approves the report with no further action likely.
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Oyster Bay
Panama Canal Zone
Jacob E. Markel
Omaha
Neb
Shonts
Panama Railroad Company
Roosevelt
Markel
Hudgins
Hudgins & Dumas
Shoats
Nebraska convention adopts platform condemning passes
Lincoln September 15. The Republican state convention passed a platform urging the legislature to enact a law forbidding railways from granting passes except to bona fide employees. President Roosevelt's work on railroad rate regulation was endorsed. Nominations were made for Justice of the Supreme Court Reeve C. B. Letton and Regents of the State University V. G. Lyford and Frederick Abbott.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Justice of Supreme Court
B. Letton
Regents of State University
Eee
V. G. Lyford
Frederick Abbott
Imperial ukase ends retaliatory duties on American imports
St. Petersburg reports the imperial ukase abolishing retaliatory duties on American imports was gazetted today and placed in immediate effect at all customs houses by telegraphic orders from the ministry.
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St. Petersburg
Seismic Activity Reels Florence Through Night
Florence Italy Sept 15 observatory reports continuous seismic disturbances last night from 8 pm to 10 am strong shock at 7 17 recorded leaving an extended variety of effects across the city observers describe continued tremors and aftershocks throughout the period as residents assess damage and safety measures
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Florence
Italy
Dowager Empress Of China Receives American Women
In Pekin Miss Alice Roosevelt Mrs Rockhill and others visited the summer palace. They were received in a formal audience by the dowager empress who moved about informally, chatting and presenting bracelets and rings. The scene was notable for its lack of formality.
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China
Pekin
Alice Roosevelt
Rockhill
Newlands
Senator Newlands
League demands tariff revision
Chicago September 15 The national committee of the American Reciprocal Tariff league laid out plans to urge Congress to pass a maximum and minimum tariff law with the present Dingley act retained as the core. Officers were elected including A H Sanders as chairman E N Foss W A Harris John Miller and W E Skinner. Nine new members joined pending acceptance.
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Chicago
American Reciprocal Tariff League
Congress
A. H. Sanders
E. N. Foss
Boston
W. A. Harris
John Miller
Duluth
W. E. Skinner
John E. Miller
Illnois
American Fishers Target for Shots Near Erie
The W. J. McCarter of Keystone Fish Company limped into Erie harbor with a large hole in its side after a shell from the Canadian cruiser Vigilant struck while pursuing nets offshore. Captain Frank Handy said the attack damaged the net pulling machinery and that he believes the Vigilant fired in American waters after signaling.
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Erie
W. J. McCarter
Keystone Fish Company
Vigilant
Frank Handy
McCarter
Handy
Mystery surrounds drowning of Miss Emma Schulz
In Watertown Wisconsin on September 15 authorities recount the mystery of Emma Schulz who drowned in Rock River after an evening outing with Hans Traeumer. A boat found adrift nearby and Emma's body recovered as searches continue while Traeumer remains missing amid rumors of foul play. Traeumer's wife resides in Milwaukee.
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Watertown
Wis
Rock River
Emma Schulz
Hans Traeumer
Traeumer
Milwaukee
Will of Neill Wolfe Leaves Estate to Fiancee in Atco Crash
Philadelphia report states Neill Wolfe’s will leaves his entire estate to his fiancée Miss Marie Hamill of Germantown, who along with Wolfe died in an Atco New Jersey automobile accident two weeks earlier. The estate is to revert to her relatives.
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Philadelphia
Neill Wolfe
Marie Hamill
Germantown
Atco
N. J
Paid 48000 Into The Republican Campaign Fund
New York Sept 15 On the stand in the Insurance investigation George W Perkins produced a 45000 check drawn by the New York Life Insurance company Dec 30 19 he said it was a contribution to the National Republican committee promised to Cornelius N Bliss treasurer of the committee The same pattern was said to have occurred in 1896 and 1900 The contributions were justified by fear assets would be endangered if the Democrats won
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New York Life
New York
George W. Perkins
New York Life Insurance Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Perkins
National Republican Committee
Cornelius N. Bliss
Hughes
Mutual Life
Tors
Legislative Committee
Reputation in Attic Led to Silent Schoolhouse Tragedy
Wilton Iowa Sept 15 coroner s jury ruled Arthur Webb 31 shot himself after fatally killing Miss Jeanette Derby 23 at a country school near here. Webb had hidden in the attic and waited for Derby then forced her pupil from the room before dying by a self inflicted gunshot.
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Arthur Webb
Jeanette Derby
Wilton
Iowa
Webb
Woodmen of America
Miss Derby
Derby
Wilton Fair
Muscatine
Seventy-Six
Portland
Sweetland Township
Yankee Hollow School House
Fever Panic Spreads as Refugees Flee to Lexington
New Orleans reports nine new yellow fever cases and two deaths while Cincinnati notes five suspected cases. A Lake Providence Tallulah exodus brings 200 refugees by rail, with doctors screening passengers in Lexington and confiscating names and addresses for tracking. Penniless travelers board onward, some fleeing the fever district. Authorities vow harsher action against hiding cases as treatments prove successful and conditions improve in Tallulah and Lake Providence.
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Cincinnati
Queen and Crescent
Lake Providence
Tallulah
Falsehood drove girl to death by own action
New York identified as Bella Berry a young woman who died by her own action in a Manhattan hotel. Lorenzen Berry of West Medford Mass declared a Boston paper’s publication a year earlier that his daughter ran away with a married man caused her suicide. The note notes a printers’ strike spreading in Chicago and 75 printers striking in St. Joseph.
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New York
Lorenzen Berry
West Medford
Mass
Bella
Manhattan
A. W Wilder
Washington
Berry
Boston
Explosion at Avon fuse factory kills and wounds workers
A fire at the Climax Fuse company plant in Avon Connecticut today was followed by an explosion. Reports indicate several employees were killed and injured, with a portion of the factory wrecked.
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Avon, Conn
Climax Fuse Company
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