Mikasa Destroyed With Heavy Losses in War Time
Tokio reports the battleship Mikasa was destroyed by fire and magazine explosion causing the loss of 599 lives, with many from other ships aiding in the rescue. The sinking followed a midnight blaze, while Admiral Togo was away. Casualties later listed as 266 killed or missing and 343 wounded according to U.S. naval intelligence.
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Tokio
Navy Department
London
The
Times
Sasebo
Togo
Mikasa
Admiral Togo
England
Sea of Japan
Port Arthur
Washington
Bureau of Naval Intelligence
Armless Wonder Killed by Electric Car in Chicago
A one legged man known as the armless wonder was killed in Chicago when an electric car struck him as he stepped into its path. Bystanders searched the area for his missing arms and left leg, unaware he had no arms.
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Chicago
France Downfall Foretold Over Monks Eviction
In Dubuque on September 12 Archbishop Keane warned the downfall of France due to the eviction of Catholic monks and teachers. He said he discussed the matter with the pope and found their views identical, calling the French government heartless and somber.
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France
Dubuque
Keane
Balanced man with no need to part hair or beard
A concise line notes that a well balanced man does not require parting his hair or mane at the middle, implying effortless grooming and symmetry.
Massacre Reports Rise as Armed Kurdish Aid Joins Tartars
Dispatches from Tiflis dated September 11 describe ongoing fighting around Baku with limited casualties. Armenian villages in Zangezurski said wiped out and hundreds killed while help remains slow due to distance from military centers. The Tartars, joined by 4000 Kurdish fighters from the Persian bank of the Aras, provoke fear of wider unrest. General Shirinkin orders Elizabethpol to probe alleged collusion of Tartars with insurgents. Shusha Armenians and Tartars reportedly reconcile, residents disarmed, foreigners return home as disorder wanes.
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Baku
Technological Institute
Zangezurski
Powder Mills Blown Up Near Uniontown Pennsylvania
The Rand powder mills at Fairchance six miles south of Uniontown were wiped out by an explosion at 9:05 yesterday. Of thirty two workers, nineteen are known dead, thirteen identified. Many townspeople within half a mile suffered injuries.
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Connellsville
Rand
Fairdhance
Uniontown
Vairchance
President Roosevelt Hosts Peace Envoys at Luncheon and Dinner
President Roosevelt greeted Japanese baron Komura and minister Takahira at luncheon and Russian envoy Witte with Baron de Rosen at dinner in Oyster Bay. He expressed gratitude on behalf of the American people that the peace mission’s labors in America were carried out successfully, with functions arising from invitations extended after the Mayflower reception.
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Oyster Bay
Baron Komura
Takahira
M. Witte
Baron de Rosen
Roosevelt
Japan
Russia
America
Baron Komura III Stricken With Typhoid Fever
New York Sept 14 three physicians attending Baron Komura chief of the Japanese envoys decided he has typhoid fever His intended return to Japan via Seattle tomorrow is postponed Nurses were summoned to his Waldorf Astoria apartments He is reported to have a temperature of 102 degrees in the first stages of the illness Professionals Francia P Delafield George Brewer and W B Pritchard participated in the consultation
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New York
Baron Komura
Japan
Seattle
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Francia P. Delafield
George Brewer
W. B. Pritchard
Russian Envoys Sail for Home from Portsmouth
New York dispatch reports Russian commissioners who concluded a peace treaty with Japan left Portsmouth, New Hampshire, aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II at 3 PM. The party led by Sergius Witte bade farewell to the Japanese envoys, who plan to depart for home later in the week. Baron Komura, ill, could not meet them, but sent a message through Minister Takatira.
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New York
Japan
Portsmouth
N. H
St. Petersburg
Sergius Witte
M. Witte
Baron Rosen
Baron Komura
Takatira
Fear Renewal of Outbreaks in War-Torn Region
Private advices from Baku report that 3,000 of 3,600 wells have been destroyed. Despite a temporary lull, a renewal of warfare and arson is feared soon. The growing ranks of hungry unemployed persons add to the danger.
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St. Petersburg
Baku
Investment Motto on Love and Profit
A terse aphorism asserts that when a man abstains from intimate relations with his partner, he makes a profitable investment. The remark frames self-control as financial gain, linking personal restraint to economic benefit.
Offender Accused in Bigamy and Murder Case
Louisville detectives arrest Calvin Young Reed at the Capitol hotel on charges of bigamy and murder. He is accused of deserting a former wife, marrying Mrs Mary Borgmeier in Indiana, and poisoning her. Borgmeier, a widow with a $40,000 estate, fell ill and died after morphine was injected following Reed’s alleged scheme.
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Louisville
Calvin Young Reed
Capitol Hotel
Reed
Indiana
Mary Borgmeier
Dr. Schott
Mrs. Reed
Latest Cash Market Reports Chicago Produce Price List
A jumbled market report lists prices and items across dairy, cheese, fish, poultry, fruit, vegetables, and grains. Entries mention Buffalo, Swiss, Youngs Americas, Bartlett pears, Watermelons, Tomatoes, Lettuce, Potatoes, and eggs with scattered prices and case counts, reflecting wholesale levels and regional vendors.
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Chicago
Bukter
Cooley
Youngs Americas
California
Azeen Fiarite
Promis
Ixelsey
Siena
Ttalian
Buerre Niardy
Kohleabl
Witter Cress
Market Quotations and Livestock Prices in New York and Chicago
Grain and produce prices listed for Butter-Flynn Cheese-Steady and various poultry qualities with Irregular dressed western chickens and spring turkeys. Live stock values show cattle and sheep ranges across Chicago Omaha Kansas City St. Louis and New York with per hundredweight and average figures reflected for many markets.
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New York
Flynn
WEA
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Duluth
Northern
Kansas
Milwaukee
Toledo
Peoria
Kansas City
Ave
Omaha
St. Joseph
St. Yoseph
LAMBS
Louis
Joseph
French torpedo-boat Hallebarde torpedoed during maneuvers
Toulon reports the French destroyer Hallebarde was accidentally torpedoed during naval maneuvers and sustained serious damage. The ship required towing into port for repairs.
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Toulon
Hallebarde
Must Expel Black Pythian Worcester Lodge
Worcester Sept 14 A local Knight of Pythias lodge has been ordered by the grand chancellor to write the name of a negro from its rolls. The move follows a broader push against racial integration within fraternal orders.
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Worcester
Mags
Pythias Lodge
Indiana Auditor Removed Over Public Funds Shortage
Indiana Gov. Hanly removed Auditor David B. Sherrick after finding a public funds shortfall of about 145000 dollars tied to investments in private affairs. Warren Bigler of Wabash was named to replace him. Sherrick’s resignation was demanded but not delivered.
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Indianapolis
Ind
David B. Sherrick
Hanly
Warren Bigler
Wabash
Mr. Sherrick
Sherrick
Threats of Assassination Against Baron Komura
From Victoria B C Sept 14 advices state Tokio office posters threaten Baron Komura with assassination on his return from America. The Yomiuri prints text claiming he will be beheaded and that Katsura and Komura will be punished for Russia related concessions during the war.
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Baron Komura
Victoria
B. C
Tokio
Tokio Foreign Office
America
Tokio Yomiuri
Russia
Katsura
Outlaw Pat Crowe Seen in Lincoln Nebraska
Pat Crowe the noted kidnapper of the Cudahy boy was in Lincoln on Monday. He met for about thirty minutes with Richard Metcalfe of the Commoner before vanishing as police were alerted. Lincoln police awaited any further contact. no reward exists and the only possible charge would be vagrancy if captured.
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Lincoln, Neb
Pat Crowe
Edward Cudahy
Omaha
Lincoln
Richard Metcalfe
William J. Bryan
Crowe
Frank Gallagher
Metcalfe
Armistice Ordinance Signed Near Shakhedze in Manchuria
In Gunshu Pass Manchuria Major General Ovanovsky and General Fukushima signed an armistice ordinance after nine hours of negotiations. Ovanovsky and his suite had returned from Kochiation earlier that morning. The evening event occurred at 7 o’clock on Wednesday near Shakhedze.
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Gunshu Pass
Manchuria
Ovanovsky
Kochiation
Fukushima
Opep
Shakhedze
Miss Roosevelt Arrives in Pekin With Party
Miss Roosevelt Major General Corbin and the party reached Pekin after dark. They were greeted by American Minister Rockhill and wife and Baron de Schwarzenstein. Wu Ting Fang and Liang Fang joined the welcoming party as notable guests arrive for a diplomatic visit.
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Roosevelt
Pekin
Peking
Corbin
Train
Alice Roosevelt
Rockhill
Baron Marin de Schwarzenstein
Wu Ting Fang
Camere Board of Foreign Affairs
Liang Fang
Misa Roosevelt
Baron de Schwarzenstein
Earthquake Devastates Calabrian towns with many dead
From Rome reports list 870 killed and many injured as the southern quake levelled Pizzo Montelcone and sixteen villages. The tremor at 2:50 AM lasting eighteen seconds shook Catanzaro Messina Reggio and other localities. Panic spread, crowds fled to streets, and prisons stirred with fear before daylight, leaving homes and property destroyed.
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Rome
Italy
Calabria
Sicily
Pizzo
Montelcone
Catanzaro
Messina
Reggio
Monteleone
Martinano
Stetavoni
Piscopio
Triparni
Zatmaro
Cessaniti
Nardo
Olivad
Linevitch Accepts Oyama Proposal for Armistice Talks
General Linevitch accepts Field Marshal Oyama's armistice proposal and neutral zone arrangements in Manchuria. Fukushima and Ovanovksy will meet next Wednesday at Chakhedza to discuss all questions except delimitation of neutral zones, which delegates will handle.
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Gunshu Pass
Manchuria
Linevitch
Oyama
Ietter
Fukushima
Ovanoyvsky
Chakhedza
Mikado's Army Rages At Peace Terms Reported
Gen Oyama's HQ Mukden Sept 11 news from vila Yinkow Sept 14 describes Japanese troops reacting with anger and indignation at peace terms. Soldiers fear concessions and prefer continuing the war. A Russian officer with Cossacks carried word under a white flag to explain why outposts kept firing after peace was declared. Telegrams then conveyed terms, shocking the army and challenging assumptions of government demands.
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Oyama
Mukden
Vila Yinkow
Conger to Settle in Los Angeles and D C
Sept 9 dispatches from Chihuahua Mexico report ambassador Conger will move to Los Angeles to pursue business and make it his home. His brother J H Conger is cited as authority. No details are available on Major Conger's plans.
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Conger
Los Angeles
Washington, D. C
Chihuahua
Mexico
J. H. Conger
Major Conger
Jaspar Many a Wise Word in Jest
A fragment quotes Jaspar stating wisdom contrasts with foolish talk. The lines suggest wit and humor in measured speech, noting earnest folly among many speakers.
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Jaspar
Notes From The Capital Des Moines Sept 15 1907
County seat towns show population losses in 1907 versus 1900 with Decorah and Sioux City among gains. Secretary Wilson proposes a west livestock agent to speed complaints and avoid Washington delays. A Seattle horse loss case prompts debate on the 28 hour law. Attorney General opinion creates a vacancy in O’Brien county. Legislative commission to study indeterminate sentencing travels to Illinois and New York. A Hamburg boy dies after elephant incident and a North Attleboro goose lays an enormous egg.
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Des Moines
Winneshiele
Woodbury
Decorah
Sioux City
Wison
Hve
West
Washington
Wilson
Denver
Washingon
A. F. Powell
Seattle
Wash
Grinnell
Powell
Northern Pacific Railroad
Atorney
Mullan
Cummins
O’brien
George Whitmer
Whitmer
C. G. Saunders
Pottawalamie County
Legislative Commission
Iowa
Ilinois
New York
Saunders
M. J. Temple
Osceola
F. F. Jones
Willison
Hese
General Assembly
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Mmikasa
Rojestvensky
Tartar
Baron Komura III
VM Tay
Harper's Bazar
Mikado
Hamburg
Franz Krause
North Attleboro
Mass
Preston D. White
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