Open Door Demands Hinge On Russia Accepting Difficult Peace
Portsmouth August 11 The peace terms delivered by Baron Komura to Mr Witte at the Portsmouth plenipotentiaries session demand reimbursements for war costs and the cession of Sakhalin The Russians find these two principal conditions unacceptable yet not surprising The terms also include ceding Port Arthur and Dalny evacuating Manchuria recognizing Korea as Japanese protectorate and restricting Russian naval power in the Far East The Japanese deem the terms moderate and fair compensation for war expenses while the Russians denounce them as humiliating and unacceptable
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Sakhalin
Baron Komura
Witte
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Mr. Witte
Japan
Siartung
Port Arthur
Dalny
Manchuria
China
Russia
Harbin
Maschuria
Vladivostok
Korea
Siberian Littoral
M. Witté
Far East
Nicholas
M. Witte
Witte Authorized to Seek Peace as War Proceeds
Paris dispatch reports Emperor Nicholas has empowered M. Witte to push for peace and to discuss and soften Japanese terms. Witte is to transmit conditions and seek amelioration while Russia readies to continue the war amid uncertainty over acceptance.
Jap Squadrons Sent to Kamchatka and Chotsa Patrol
Aug 11 Tokyo reports Rear Admiral Kataoka dispatching one naval squadron to Kamchatka and another to Chotsk to carry out assigned tasks. Both units are now engaged in executing outlined duties at their destinations.
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Siberia
Tokio
Ka‘taoka
Kamchatka
Chotsk
Revolutionists Are Stoned in Baratog Russia
A crowd of about two thousand gathered outside a building where revolutionaries hid, threatening to lynch them as they displayed the emperor’s image to seek protection. Cossacks escorted the revolutionists to the railway station amid a hail of stones and hostile shouts.
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Baratog
Russia
Cosssagka
Working Girls Buried in Ruins After Albany Store Collapse
A department store on North Pearl street collapsed, burying over 100 people. Rescue workers pulled fifty from the wreckage, with thirteen killed and two likely mortally injured. Most victims were female workers. a later commission will investigate the disaster.
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Albany
N. Y
John G. Myers Company
North Pearl Street
Berely
Crockery
William A. Cattell
New York
William F. Hanrahan
Schenectady
John Magill
Troy
Better Days in Sight for Russia
St. Petersburg Aug 9 The Russian national assembly the first meeting of Muscovite representatives since 17th century will be proclaimed Saturday. Final Peterhof session approved Bouligin draft with minor changes and Emperor Nicholas set approval. Assembly to be deliberative and consultative with power to veto ministerial propositions by two thirds. over 600 members to be chosen by indirect elections. first session in November elections in October.
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St. Petersburg
Alexis Michaelovitch
Interior
Bouligin
Council of Ministers
Peterhof
Gas blast buries twenty two in Caledonia
In Caledonia Ontario on August 7 a gas explosion wrecked two buildings burying twenty two people in the debris. Rescue work by lantern light saved twenty workers from the Bet Telephone company, but four were fatally injured.
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Caledonia
Ont
Bet Telephone Agency
Girls Seek Aid From Divorce Judge to Regain Freedom
Fragmentary text shows women pursuing legal help from a divorce judge to obtain release. The wording hints at personal appeals and court involvement in efforts to end marriages or regain autonomy.
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Martry
Presidents Greeting Russians and Japanese at Oyster Bay
In Oyster Bay on August 6 President Roosevelt hosted Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries aboard the war yacht Mayflower. He introduced the envoys, extended formal greetings, and proposed a toast hoping for a just lasting peace. The event was marked by cordiality and simple dignity before a luncheon on the Mayflower. The commissioners then departed for Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
United States
Russia
Japan
America
Long Island Sound
United States Navy
Portsmouth
N. H
Peace commission meets to begin Japanese Russian talks
In Portsmouth on August 8 the Russian and Japanese peace missions begin formal introductions and ceremonies. The plenipotentiaries will inspect credentials while Governor McLane offers welcome. If talks yield a peace basis, negotiations may last about five weeks before a treaty.
Ticket Scalpere Beaten by State Court Ruling
Portland Ore Aug 9 A state circuit court decision upholding the railroad and scalping law led H G Caspery the broker fined in municipal court to pay the penalty and join eighteen other brokers in agreeing to leave the city and close shop. Railroad circles express satisfaction at the victory.
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Portland
Ore
H. G. Caspery
Hag
Watterson Sees European Aristocracy Superior
Waterson of Knoxville reports from New York that European aristocracy ranks higher in age and brains than American aristocracy. He contrasts European and American elites after a European trip, noting a sharper, more refined class distinction abroad.
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Waterson
America
New York
Henry Watterson
Knoxville
Europe
Chinese official faults US exclusion rules in interview
Wu Ting Fang, former Chinese minister to the United States and vice president of the foreign affairs board, says existing Chinese exclusion regulations are unsatisfactory from Beijing’s view. He cites harsh denials of entry for merchants and students, lack of legal counsel, and no appeal, urging a new convention to allow better treatment and appeals while excluding coolies.
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Peking
Wu Ting Fang
Washington
Board of Foreign Affairs
Associated Press
United States
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Hawaii
One Hundred Deserted Wives in New York Court
In New York on August 11 Magistrate Pool faced 100 women with many children seeking warrants for desertion and non support by their husbands. He issued twenty warrants and sent remaining cases to court officers for investigation.
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New York
Pool
Archbishop Chapelle dies of yellow fever in New Orleans
Archbishop Chapelle of the New Orleans diocese died yesterday afternoon from yellow fever after contracting it last Saturday during an inspection tour in the infected Italian quarter. He was 63, born in France, came to the U.S. in 1859, and had served as archbishop since 1897 with prior roles in Baltimore Washington and Santa Fe. The fever tally through last night shows a rising toll with 1126 total deaths to date.
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New Orleans
Archbishop Chapelle
France
St. Mary’s College
Baltimore
Washington
Salpointe
Sante Fe
Cuba
Philippines
CABEB
Miss Grace Thomas Drowns Wading in Arkansas River
On Aug 5 in Muskogee Oklahoma Miss Grace Thomas 16 drowned while wading in the Arkansas river near Bixby A party including Gus Chambers and wife Milas Thomas and others entered the water by hand in hand and were swept into swift current All others were pulled ashore but Miss Thomas who was visiting from Fredonia Kansas remains titular tragedy noted as a line in the report.
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Muskogee
Grace Thomas
Arkansas River
Bixby
Gus Chambers
Milas Thomas
Miss Thomas
Fredonia
Kas
Chambers
Government 10 Fight the Fever in New Orleans
The Marine Hospital Service, under President Roosevelt, will eradicate yellow fever in New Orleans before frost. Dr. J. H. White announces federal control and a smooth transfer of duties from local boards to federal authority. Daily reports will be compiled under federal oversight to ensure accuracy.
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New Orleans
Marine Hospital Service
Roosevelt
J. H. White
Boards of Health
Souchon and
Kohnke
White
Joe Cannon Calls For Economy In New Session
Washington Aug 9 Uncle Joe Cannon speaker of the house tells committee chairmen economy will be the watchword of the next session. Hull indicates military spending should not expect liberal funds as chairmen pledge retrenchment. Senate leaders also favor economy and resist new revenue measures as Allison Hale and others anticipate dangers ahead.
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Washington
Unccle
Cannon
House of Representatives
Hull
House
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Congress
Allison
Hale
Capitol
Japanese capture lighthouse keeper at Port Imperator
Tokio announces a Japanese force landed at Port Imperator 150 miles south of Kastri bay Siberia and captured the lighthouse keeper but released him to continue duty. The lighthouse guard fled. two bronze eight centimeter guns were captured as Russians retreated.
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Japa
Tokio
Navy Department
Port Imperator
Kastri Bay
Siberia
Woman Nets $500 Pearl After Turtle Find
In New York on August 10 Mr and Mrs Edward Morrison of Jamaica Bay delight at a 675 pound loggerhead turtle caught at Rockaway Inlet. Mrs Morrison discovers a pearl barnacle on the shell, valued at $500 by experts.
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New York
Coney Island
Edward Morrison
Jamaica Bay
Married man warned on sleep talking and certainty
A married man should not talk in his sleep unless he is sure of what he is going to say or do. The remark stresses caution in private conduct and the impact of unguarded words.
Applejack Lemonade Mix Sparks Annandale Church Fete Scandal
New Jersey village tale reports a gallon of Jersey applejack added to festival lemonade caused wild dancing and hysteria among attendees. The incident, linked to unknown donors from a neighboring town, prompts police involvement and potential arrests.
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New York
Jersey
Annandale
N. J
Latest Cash Market Prices From Chicago and New York Produce
Chicago markets show butter prices for extra 21 23c, prints 22c, firsts 19 20c, seconds 17 17 4c, with fresh stock in 12 15c cases and packed Whitewood 18 19c. Cheese lists full cream daisies and twins around 11c, while fish and poultry values span bass 15c and turkeys 14 15c per lb. New York quotes quiet butter, firm cheese, and western fancy ranges 19 21c.
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Chicago
Ieee
Michigan
Grain Quotations and Live Stock Prices
Grain quotations from multiple grain markets and cattle sheep and lamb prices across major cities. Includes Chicago New York Minneapolis St Louis and others with bid prices for various grades and classes and notes on futures or standard quotes where present.
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Chicago
New York
Minneapolis
Northern
St. Louis
Duluth
Kansans City
Milwaukee
Toledo
Ted Sac
Liverpool
Peoria
Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Joseph
Nee
Inquest Discloses Murder in Butte Case
An inquest and autopsy into Joseph Whitford’s death from a streetcar strike reveal he was murdered and his body set on the tracks to hide the crime.
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Butte
Mont
Joseph Whitford
Whitford
Society Woman Dies in Bloomington
Bloomington Tl Aug 10 Mrs Porter T Wakefield a prominent society woman and vocalist for twenty years died at age 42 after a brief illness from typhoid fever Her death ends a notable social and musical presence in the community.
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Society
Bloomington
Porter T. Wakefield
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