Peace negotiations broken off amid Japanese Russian talks
A Portsmouth dispatch reports rumors that peace talks between Russia and Japan have collapsed. Korostovetz, secretary to the Russian envoys, returned to his hotel suites and left for the conference hall without word on Japanese intentions. London Times correspondent George W. Smalley says there is no hope of renewed negotiations.
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Portsmouth
Korostovetz
Navy Yard
George W. Smalley
London Times
Not Guilty Plea Casts Shadow Over King County Case
Mrs. Levisa Christopher alias field appears in Judge Albertson’s court as she pleads not guilty in the Jack Chesterfield case. The frail young wife, in custody, shows despair and sympathy greets her, while spectators discuss a supposed extorted confession and hint at forthcoming defense strategy.
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King County
Levisa Christopher
Field
Albertson
Jack
Chesterfield
Colonel Very Huffy Over Taggart Trial
The Taggart divorce case proceeds with Captain Taggart on the stand. He recalls indecorous stories and a cordial but distant separation with Mrs Taggart. He describes their early life, drinking habits, and a parting kiss as they planned friendly terms. Court adjourns until Monday.
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Huffy
Taggart
Philippines
Vierta
New York
Fort Douglas
Highwood Park
Chicago
Highwood
Platteburg
Fort Thormes
Strikers Hold Firm as Grace Period Ends
Letter to the chairman from H B Perham, president of the operators' union, notes the last day of grace expired on Mr. Horn and no workers returned. Reports show 16 carloads fruit rotted at Fargo, 24 more spoiled between Fargo and Mandan, a fatal wreck near Billings, Mont on August 10, and 500 carloads of Oriental freight moved to Canadian Pacific for coast shipment.
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Perham
Operators’ Union
St. Paul
Horn
Fargo
Mandan
Billings
Mont
Canadian Pacific
H. B. Perham
Sysonby Wins Republic Stakes At Saratoga
Bank clearings show August totals and gains. Sysonby captures the Republic Stakes at Saratoga with Olzan second and Broomstick third in a time of 2 07.0, as Time records 2:07 for the event.
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Olzan
Broomstick
Time
Peace talks pace through indeterminable terms at Portsmouth
Reports from Portsmouth and St. Petersburg detail ongoing peace negotiations with Japan and Russia. Plenipotentiaries study indemnity figures, while Russia and Japan exchange positions on terms. Witte's telegrams fuel cautious optimism, yet Russia resists certain demands. Meanwhile Camden prepares for the launch of the new United States battleship Delaware.
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Camden
WN. J
New York Shipbuilding Company
Bomb injures Polish police chief in Radom carriage attack
In Radom Poland Aug 12 the chief of police was severely injured when a bomb exploded as he rode in a carriage. Several houses were wrecked in the blast.
Judge Rosenbaum Counterpoints Municipal Ownership Debate
L N Rosenbaum replies to Judge John E Humphries over the municipal ownership issue, arguing for private control and disputing claims that streetcar service worsened. A lodge picnic near Stone's Landing Sunday draws about 2000 attendees from Seattle and Tacoma groups. The Capitol City steamer will run three round trips from Seattle and the Creat will operate from Tacoma with games and sports on the program.
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L. N. Rosenbaum
John E. Humphries
Humphries
Moore and Gilman
Rosenbaum
Stone's Landing
North Star
Baltic
Seattle
Unity of
Fever reporting rule clarified by Dr White in New Orleans
Dr White orders reporting of 11 fever cases to date in New Orleans area. Shreveport is fever free. Guiteras expects no further fever in the city as cleanup of the subway continues. New parish cases appear around the city with eight cases on reserve plantation including one death and one or more suspicions at Bonami. Talullah case confirmed positive. Three more cases reported from Patterson.
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New Orleans
White
Shreveport
Guiteras
Reserve
Bonami
Talullah
Patterson
Auto races turn tragic as Kiser loses leg in crash
In Cleveland Ohio bart Kiser suffered the loss of his right leg when his entry driven by Winton Hullet crashed through a fence and burst into flames near the half mile post during the opening day of automobile races. Helena Montana Aug 12 Mrs Hurt of Jamestown North Dakota was trapped in Berry glacier crevasse for two hours and is recovering. two men William Black 24 Cody Black 18 missing from Rees station after arriving in Seattle seeking work since Aug 7. Local police notified.
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Cleveland
Bart Kiser
Kiser
Helena
Mont
Mra. A. M. Hurt
Jamestown
N. D
Berry Glacier
Lake McDonald
Montana
William Black
Cody Black
Rees Station
Seattle
Thi City
Renton
Seattle Woman Dies In Fire At Anacortes Sawmill
Anna Hood of Seattle leaped into a white hot steel burner at a Baty Shingle Company mill in Anacortes. Fire officials say attempts to extinguish the blaze failed and she died after being removed from the furnace. Relatives report despondency and a note to her sister Libby Hood.
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Bellingham
Anna Hood
Seattle
Mis. J. J. Leadbetter
Anacortes
Annie M. Hood
Queen Anne
Libby Hood
Hood
Cubide
Annie Hood
Lucknow
Canada
Donahue
G. H. and
H. Hood
Rainier Candy Company
Farmer administers horsewhipping on Barnes ranch
George Heyburn a farm hand cowed a fellow worker on the Barnes ranch near Dixie with a horsewhip and a black snake after the man allegedly attempted to assault a woman in a cookhouse. The incident occurred Thursday evening and local authorities have not filed charges in the brief account.
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Walla Walla
George Heyburn
Barnes Ranch
Dixie
City Cuts Water Rates to Appease Voters
The council moves to reduce water rates by 20 percent in an effort to lessen voter anger over rejecting the Moore Gilman franchise. A sub committee including Murphy Rude and Zbinden drafts the ordinance, with a report due to the fire and water committee next week.
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Moore-Gilman
Murphy
Rude
Zbinden
Fire and Water Committee
Moore- Gilman
Mayor Blocks Forth Hold Up in Seattle Transport Franchises
Mayor Ballinger avoids direct stance on Second and Westlake street car franchises. He favors keeping main transportation routes open and opposes exclusive company control. He cites state law requiring shared use of canyon routes and notes railroads must allow multiple entrants into Seattle.
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Furth
Seattle
Lena Cooke Sues Seattle Electric for $800 Over July 4 Collision
Lena Cooke sues Seattle Electric Company for $800 alleging a car knocked her down on the Leschi park line July 4 and that the incident left her dress torn and limb injured. She claims muscles tendons and flesh Were damaged and shoes unusable and seeks attorney fees and other court relief.
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Lena Cooke
Leschi Park
Seattle Electric Company
Miss Cooke
Locomotive Crown Sheet Fire Fatal Near Mabton
A crown sheet blew out of a Northern Pacific locomotive at Mabton on Friday night. Fireman R B J Elhart, shoveling coal, was horribly burned and died at the hospital shortly after. He lived in Sumner Washington.
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North Yakima
Northern Pacific
Mabton
RB. J. Elhart
Sumner
Wash
Firemen Burned as Soap Factory Explodes
Twenty firefighters were carried from the W H Daggett and Sons soap works after 70 000 gallons of grease in tanks exploded during a blaze. Five men suffered severe burns while others were burned or unconscious from the boiling soap heat.
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New York
W. H. Daggett
Lost party missing in Lolo mountains near Missoula
Mrs William Wallace of New York Mrs Harry Thompson and Mrs Samuel Walters of Missoula a girl cook and a small boy are lost in the Lolo mountains about 50 miles from here They went berry picking and have not returned since Thursday morning Forest fires are raging in the area as searching parties go out for the party.
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Missoula
Mont
William Wallace
New York
Harry Thompson
Samuel Walters
Lolo Mountains
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