Portsmouth Peace Treaty Signed at Portsmouth
The Portsmouth peace treaty between Russia and Japan was signed shortly before 4 PM in the navy yard conference room. Signs were affixed by Witte Rosen Komura Takahira, with a nineteen gun salute marking the moment amid cheering crowds in Portsmouth and nearby towns.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Russia
Japan
M. Witte
Baron de Rosen
Navy Yard
Baron Komura
M. Takahira
Moses
Mavy Yard
Peirce
Admiral Mead
Cameron M. Winslow
Baron Rosen
M. Sato
Saturn
Morocco Yields to French Demands in Morocco
Paris reports that Morocco has yielded to French demands and given complete satisfaction, in a dispatch from M. St. Reni Tallien to the foreign office. The announcement states the Moroccan government accepted terms and fully complied with the French requests.
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Morocco
Paris
Foreign Office
M. St
Boycott Practically Over in Shanghai Situation
Consul General Rodgers in Shanghai cabled Washington that the boycott against American made goods is practically abandoned for the present. Reports from other parts of China indicate the situation has improved and many fatal blunders arise from unfounded belief that friendly advice was disinterested.
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Washington
Rodgers
Shanghai
State Department
China
Revolution to Feared in Japan Amid Concessions
A London dispatch from New York reports dissent in Japan over Russia concessions in a proposed peace treaty. Fears of a nationwide revolution spread, with signs in Tokyo of heightened unrest as cables fail and public spaces close.
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New York
Tientsin
London
The
Herald
Japan
Russia
Tokio
Desperate Crisis In Baku With Troops Overwhelmed
Dispatches from Baku report a desperate situation as Tartars surround troops in Balakhan and oil centers burn. Reinforcements from Tiflis arrive, but southern Caucasus conditions render them unable to avert collapse. Oil industry leaders fear mass destruction and mass evacuation as communications fail.
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St. Petersburg
Baku
Titlis
Caucasia
Balakhan
Tiflis
Caucasiia
Mantashoff Company
Telegrates
Ribiebat
Caucasus
Causasus
France Awaits Sultan's Answer on Morocco Ultimatum
Paris notes the government awaits Fez's reply to France's Morocco ultimatum with the deadline expired. Ministers intend redress without outside influence, while Germany's stance remains cautious. Authorities prepare for both military and naval actions dependent on Fez's final word. The Tangier incident’s limited success nudges officials toward a more insistent interior operation rather than coastwise moves.
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Paris
Fez
Morocco
Germany
Bouzlan
Tangier
Ion Perdicaris
Rassall
Salmon Resigns as chief of animal industry
Dr. Salmon, head of the bureau of animal industry, has resigned effective immediately upon the appointment of a successor. Secretary Wilson announced the action at noon yesterday and declined to say if the resignation stemmed from recently filed charges, which were exonerated.
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Salmon
Washington
David 3B. Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
Wilson
Ute. Easier. Not to want things than it is to get them.
The fragment suggests a saying about desire and effort. It notes a contrast that obtaining what one wants is harder than simply wanting it. No clear people places or organizations are identified in readable text.
Society Woman Falls Into Boiling Geyser at Yellowstone
Miss Fannie Wickes of Washington D C was frightened by a geyser spur and fell feet first into a boiling spring in Yellowstone park. She sustained fatal injuries and died sixty hours later in Livingston after transfer from Cinnabar. Her brother Frank Wickes and Mrs D L Hawes accompanied her. Miss Wickes was 20 and well known in the capital.
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Livingston
Mont
Fannie Wickes
Washington
D. C
Yellowstone Park
Miss Wickes
Cinnabar
Latest cash market report from Chicago produce and dairies
Chicago market reports show prices across butter creamery, cheese, fruits, vegetables, and poultry. Notable listings include firsts and extras for dairy products, various cheese grades, apples, pears, citrus, berries, and wholesale crates, with packing stock and case counts noted.
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Chicago
Limburger
É&E
California
Michigan
Kohlrabl
New York Produce and Dairy Prices Report
Market summary shows butter steady with creamsery and common to extra grades at 17 to 20 cents, 15 to 19 cents for common to extra, with western factory at 14 to 17 or 14 to 17 cents. Cheese steady, poultry firm with Western chicks and fowls at 13 to 14 cents, turkeys around 14 to 15 cents, dressed chickens 12 cents.
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New York
Grain and Livestock Quotes Across Markets
Grain quotations from Chicago New York Minneapolis St Louis and other markets show wheat at 77 to 84 1/4 cents per bushel with various grades. Corn and oats quotes span 26 to 69 1/4 cents. Live stock prices list cattle hogs and sheep and lambs with range figures across Chicago Omaha St Louis and Kansas City including hogs around 3 to 4 dollars per hundred weight and cattle from 1.50 to 6.50.
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Chicago
New York
Minneapolis
St. Louis
C. Duluth
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Toledo
Liverpool
Peoria
Louis
Omaha
St. Joseph
Kansas
Ake
LAMBS
Kogt
Plan Lincoln birthplace park in Kentucky by veterans
Lincoln National Park proposal advances as Louisville Spanish American War veterans urge converting Lincoln's birthplace into a national park. The site was recently purchased by P. F. Collier, prompting the movement to preserve and honor the historic location.
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Lincoln National Park
Louisville
Lincoln
P. F. Collier
Portsmouth Treaty Peace Proclaims Russo Japanese Accord
Full text of a Russo Japanese peace treaty outlines postwar terms. It sets reestablishment of peaceful relations, Korea rights, Manchuria evacuation, transfer of Port Arthur assets, railway operations, Sakhalin cession, fishing rights, trade renewal, prisoner releases, and ratification procedures in French and English with telegraphic announcements via French and American embassies.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Japan
Russia
Korea
Manchuria
Port Arthur
Danny
China
Kousang-Tcheng-Tse
Tussia
Kouang-Tcheng- Tse
Sakhalin Island
la Perouse
Tartare
Sea of Japan
Sea of Okhotsk
Bering Sea
Trust Case Postponed In Chicago Packers Trial
Government prosecution of Chicago packers for alleged anti trust law violations was set to begin yesterday but was delayed on motion by attorney J S Miller representing the packers. The hearing was postponed until September 18.
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Chicago
Chicago Packers
J. S. Miller
Packers
Grants Stay of Execution for Edgar Bailey
Jefferson City Mo Sept 7 there is no commutation of the death sentence of Edgar G Bailey Governor Folk announced at 3 oclock yesterday afternoon but he has granted Bailey a further stay of execution till October 21 to allow attorneys and friends to present additional evidence a Texas Negro has been sentenced to 1001 years in prison but about 800 years may be knocked off for good behavior
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Jefferson City
Edgar G. Bailey
Folk
Bailey
Texas
Iowa Fair Growth And Infrastructure Plans In Des Moines
Notes from the capital report a forgery accusation linked to a brewery petition while Iowa’s fifty first state fair shows record revenue and higher expenses. Officials project a net around 30 thousand dollars. plans include a steel grandstand, administration and pavilion buildings, and more improvements if funded. The state budget trims flour costs by about 15 thousand dollars and details barrel quantities across institutions. An inter urban line from Des Moines toward Perry and a Colfax to Newton extension aim for electric service by January, with Moran named as a new town north of Des Moines. Population stands at 2,210,344, down from five years ago, amid mixed county gains and losses.
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Fair Association
Iowa
G.D. Ellyson
Marquardt Savings Bank
The
Inter-Urban Railway Company
Colfax
Newton
Goddard
Newton & Northwestern
Des Moines
Deserter Richard Taylor Seized Near Sioux Rapids
Richard Taylor, a deserter from the United States army, was picked up at Sioux Rapids by the city marshal and taken to Des Moines and turned over to the authorities. He had lived in Sioux Rapids years ago and has a brother nearby. He enlisted from Sioux City.
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Richard Taylor
United States Army
Sioux Rapids
Des Moines
Sioux City
Mischievous boy fatally harmed by elephant incident in Hamburg
Franz Krause, a boy in Hamburg, pricked an elephant with a penknife in a menagerie. The elephant seized him with its trunk and threw him against a wall, killing him within hours. A brown African goose in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, laid an exceptionally large egg, measuring 11 7 8 inches long and 10 inches around its shortest, weighing 19 pounds.
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Hamburg
Franz Krause
North Attleboro
Mass
Preston D. Whites
Fragmented hotel menu hints at odd decor and fare
The passage sketches a quirky hotel scene with odd details about sleep attire and room quality. It contrasts a pure air night by day with unflavored cuisine and missing slats. It mentions greenery from yesterday and a car horse cutlet overdive, and notes fruits from Eden that are not on the menu.
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Yesteryear
Eden'a Bower
Tiger or Cobra Fateful Choice in Indian Combat
An officer waiting at a gully mouth to shoot a tiger fired and missed as the big cat leapt into clear ground. He shot again and killed the tiger, then dropped his gun to finish off a coiled cobra biting his leg. He faced both threats and killed both before aid arrived.
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India
Long Epic Poem By Hermann Lingg Chronicled
The late Hermann Lingg wrote a 20000 line epic about migrations of peoples. He gathered material in hospitals taverns and military camps and once served as an army surgeon. In 1890 Munich celebrated his 70th birthday with nobility conferred and honorary citizenship. His daughter Lyall cared for him in his final years.
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Hermann Lingg
Munich
Lyall
Byron
Korseback
Cadetships in Japan Open to All Subjects
Cadetships in the Japanese navy and commissions in the army and civil government are decided by competitive examinations with no nominations. The wartime naval exploits have spurred youth interest, and applications for naval cadetships this year already exceed any prior year, reaching over 9,700 in one district versus 3,000 in 1903 and 5,500 in 1904.
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Empire
Bells Through History From Egypt to Rome
Bells have accompanied worship and festivals since ancient times. Egyptian, Greek, and Roman use is noted, with bells worn by Jewish priests and used for time signaling. Copper tin remains preferred bell metal, steel fails, glass yields beauty yet is fragile, and silver is considered impossible for bell making.
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Egypt
Aaron
First Schoolhouse Flag Raised in Cole Rain Action
The record notes a flag raised on a schoolhouse in Cole Rain Franklin County Massachusetts in May 1812. Last May residents placed a stone marker on the old site and on the Fourth of July unveiled it with ceremonies. The 1819 flag was crafted by Anasa Shippee Alden Williss and Steven Hale families from locally woven material.
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Colerain
Franklin County
Mass
Anasa Shippee
Alden Williss
Steven Hale
Japanese Seaweed Dishes Highlight Asian Diet staple
Japanese cooks feature many seaweed recipes as a staple of diet in China, Japan, and the Asiatic archipelago. Various seaweed species are eaten, soaked or dried, with sauces often derived from seaweed. Asakusa nori is sold in neat tin boxes in Tokyo markets.
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China
Japan
Asiatic
Tokyo
First English Cemetery Kensal Green Created In 1882
The earliest English cemetery separate from churchyards is Kensal Green, consecrated in 1882. The term signifies a sleeping place, marking a distinct burial ground apart from worship spaces.
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Kensal Green
America
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