Peace Envoys Meet Aboard Mayflower In Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt hosted the Russian and Japanese peace envoys aboard the Mayflower at Oyster Bay. The luncheon included a formal toast to peace and prosperity while diplomacy guided introductions and a staged photo, with the envoys set for Portsmouth. The narrative notes undercurrents of doubt about a lasting agreement and hints at Japan’s imperial ambitions and indemnity talks.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Portsmouth
Portamouth
W.E. Roosevelt
Jeter
Admiral Coghlan
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New Land Fraud Cases Set for Trial
Portland reports Judge De Haven set September 5 for hearings on indictments 2890 and 2898, with possible consolidation to be decided by his successor Judge Hunt. Indictments allege conspiracy to defraud the Government of public lands in the 11-7 township, naming S. B. Ormsby William H. Davis and others, including Senator John H. Mitchell and Congressman Binger Hermann. Heney to San Francisco for two weeks then to reconvene court August 28 and convene another grand jury to probe Oregon land deals.
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Portland
Francia J. Heney
de Haven
Heney
William H. Davis
Albany
Clark E. Loomis
Henry A. Young
George Sorenson
John H. Mitchell
Binger Hermann
A.D. Pater
Horace G. McKinley
Emma L. Watson
Dan W. Tarpley
Elbert Brown
Government of
Public Lands
Pater
San Francisco
Oregon
Bennett
Great Military Spectacle Draws Big Expo Crowds
The August 10 event recreates Custer massacre at the Lewis and Clark Exposition and is expected to draw one of the season’s largest crowds. Capt Speedy offers two daily dives from a 110 foot tower into two feet of water. A Japanese tea house and garden opens at Guilds Lake edge on Gray's boulevard. The Trail gains a canvas roof along the lake for sun protection. Free shows inside the grounds remain free. outside admission would cost about 2.25 if charged. Portland streetcar lines handle the crowds with praise for courtesy. exposition is a fifteen minute ride from downtown.
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Speedy
Japan
Gray's Boulevard
Portland
Inir
Williamson Jury Could Not Agree
The Exposition attendance record reached the million mark with 1,013,551 gate admissions across sixty three days from June 1 to August 2, with 27,420 admissions on August 2. Officials and the public in Portland and the Pacific Northwest celebrate the Lewis and Clark Centennial as a success.
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Portland
Pacific Northwest
No Hope for Chinese Exclusion Treaty
A State Department official in Washington says prospects for a Chinese exclusion treaty are bleak. He notes the administration favors a treaty clarifying admission rules, but doubts Senate ratification given its hostile stance to exclusion pacts.
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Washington
State Department
China
Senate
Roseburgers at London Springs lively gathering
A Cottage Grove Leader correspondent reports London Springs near Cottage Grove is bustling with music and visitors led by Harry Weter and wife W. W. Thackery and wife H C Neal and wife Judge Fullerton and family of Roseburg among many others. From 70 to 100 guests enjoy the day as the springs gain fame. The medical virtue and pleasant surroundings attract crowds, and four to six men work to improve facilities. Located 12 miles south of Cottage Grove on the Coast Fork of the Willamette River, a daily stage line and telephone connect the springs with Cottage Grove.
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London
Cottage Grove
Harry Weter
W. W. Thackery
H.C. Neal
Willamette River
Alive Ex-Judge Dawne Reappears. Seeks Estate Claim
Salem reports ex US District Judge E J Dawne of Alaska, presumed dead for 20 years, is alive in a foreign country and plans to reopen his 1887 divorce case, aiming for a share of an $80 000 estate from his former wife, Mrs Frank Kellogg. He may seek a life interest in real property as heirs contest the decree.
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Salem, Or
E J. Dawne
United States District Court
Alaska
Downe
United States
District of Alaska
Sitka
Fort Wrangle
Frank Kellogg
William Miller
Kelloggala
William
Raleigh M. Dawne
Yambil County
Dawne
Deadlocked jury unable to convict or acquit in timber case
A 12 member jury in Prineville failed to reach a verdict on charges of subornation of perjury against Congressmen Williamson Dr Van Giesner and Marion R Biggs after 17 ballots. The panel, split six to six, was discharged by Judge De Haven with a new trial set for August 28 before Judge William H Hunt in Montana District.
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Portland
John Newt" Williamson
van Giesner
Marion R. Biggs
Prineville
Toreman
A. Rose
de Haven
United States District Court
Tme
William H. Hunt
Montana
Rial
Great Cost of Trials to the People
The article outlines the estimated costs of three trials to the government and the defendants. It notes about 75 jurors traveling long distances, per diem and mileage, defense expenses, and witnesses from Crook County. It also quotes Mr. Heney commenting on jury misperceptions and the August 3 retrial date for Williamson, Geener, and Biggs.
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Crook County
Williamson
Geener
Biggs
Cass
Mrs Elizabeth J Kelly Dunne Chicago mayor's wife dies nine children
The wife of Judge Edward Dunne Chicago mayor and advocate of municipal public utilities, Elizabeth J Kelly Dunne, mother of thirteen children, ten of whom are deceased. She married Dunne in 1881.
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Chicago
Elizabeth J. Kelly
Dunne
Jury Unable to Reach Verdict in Biggs Gesner Case
After a two day session the jury could not agree on the offenses charged against Biggs and Gesner. Henry Keene stood for acquittal of all three defendants while others sought conviction to free Williamson. A new trial is set for August 28 before Judge De Haven.
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Newa
de Haven
L. A. Rose
A. Rose
Biggs
Gesner
Williamson
Henry Keene
Marion County
Barrett Seeks Gentle Approach to Chinese Boycott
John Barrett arrives in San Francisco as the new Minister to Colombia though his trip is personal not official. He aims to gauge Coast sentiment on the Chinese boycott and meet Oriental traders, arguing U S policy will be fair and that peace talks Japan Russia could reshape Far East commerce.
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Asia
Ceres
Manchuria
Siberia
Japan
Sea of Japan
San Francisco
John Barrett
Colombia
United States
China
Barrett
Russia
Far East
Ashland Way of Securing Investors Excerpt
The Board of Trade Exhibit greets daily visitors from the train and notes steady improvement. Citizens are urged to contribute suitable samples with sample name and contributor. Recent items include corn by J. P. Dodge, pears by Mrs. A. Harding, and many others listed.
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Board of Trade
Traina
J. P. Dodge
Bartlet
A. Harding
R. J. Shaw
Kentucky
A. E. English
E. E. White
Robert Goodyear
Earl Warlow
Nellie Hendricks
Winter
la France
Charles
Chattin
Hale
J. W. Fansher
J. W. Abbott
Wm. Blalock
Southern Pacific to Build Coos Bay Branch to Gardiner
Portland August 4 Official word from General Manager O'Brien states the Southern Pacific will construct a Drain Douglas county to Gardiner coast line then along the coast to Marshfield opening Coos county to development. The 81 mile route will boost Portland trade and tap vast timber and farming regions along Elk Creek Umpqua River and Coos Bay with completion after surveys and right of way.
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Portland
O’brien
Southern Pacific
Drain
Douglas County
Elk Creek
Umpqua River
Gardiner
Marshfield
Coos County
Coos
Oregon
Sam Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
Marmiiifeld
Coos Bay
Northwest
Ocean
Upoque
Coast Range
Pacific Coast
San Francisc
Portland Eould
Tillamook
Nestates
Ares
Harriman
Pacffc
Dalas County
Oregoms
Columbia River
Umpqua
Columbia
Cascades
Aboum
Condensed Oregon Fruit Laws for Public Safety
Oregon rules prohibit discarding orchard prunings into highways or watercourses and require disposal within thirty days. Nurseries and orchards must remove infested stock to protect fruit, with inspectors enforcing rules. Penalties include fines for handling or shipping infested material. Douglas County Inspector E P Drew aims to advise growers and seek cooperation.
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Douglas
E. P. Drew
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