Peace terms from Portsmouth hinge on costs and Sakhalin
Russia rejects Japan's demand for war cost reimbursement and Sakhalin ceded by the two plenipotentiaries at Portsmouth. Key points include cession of Port Arthur Dalny leases, Manchuria evacuation with open door, Liao Tung rail below Harbin to Japan, Russian coast fishing rights north to Behring Sea, and limits on eastern naval power. Russia to respond by Saturday or Monday.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Sakhalin
Baron Komura
M. Witte
Portsmouth Navy Yard
MM. Witte
Japan
Liao Tung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Dalny
Manchuria
China
Russia
Harbin
Vladivostok
Korea
Behring Sea
Far
Far East
Court Rules Against Bermudez Asphalt Co
Oyster Bay N Y President Roosevelt informed by the Department of State that a Venezuelan federal court has annulled the Hamilton concessions held by Bermudez Asphalt Co No immediate action is announced and no determination has been reached as Secretary of State is on vacation and will return to discuss with the President.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Department of State
Federal Court of Venezuela
Bermudez Asphalt Company
Hamilton
Bracor
Women Lost In Lolo Mountains Near Missoula
A party including Mrs. Harry Thompson wife of the sheriff and several companions disappeared while picking huckleberries in the Lolo mountains forty five miles south of Missoula. Posses organized a search after they failed to return to camp Thursday afternoon.
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Missoula
Mont
Harry Thompson
Sheriff Thompson
William Wallace
New York
Samuel Walters
Lolo Mountains
Lolo Springs
Entitled to Further Pay for Spanish War Troops
The War Department auditor allows 8012.85 to First and Second Nebraska regiments for a test case. Governor Mickey sought further pay and engaged Calhoun and Miser to pursue the matter in Lincoln.
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Washington
Calhhoun & Sizer
War Department
Mickey
Calhoun & Miser
Regulation of Mail Chutes Promulgated by Postmaster General
Washington reports the Postmaster General issued rules governing the installation custody and maintenance of mail chutes in public buildings railroad stations hotels and large apartments. Chutes require building access from ground floor and within fifty feet of main entrances and must not pass through restricted areas. Standards cover approval construction and collection authority.
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Washington
Floors Collapse Buried Dozens in Albany Store Disaster
The John G Myers company department store in Albany collapses shortly after opening, burying over 100 people. About fifty were rescued with twelve dead. thirteen bodies recovered and investigators to probe the cause. The disaster largely trapped workers and shoppers, many of them women.
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Albany
N. Y
John G. Myers Company
Pearl Street
Crockery, Glass and Drug Department
Gaus
Northwestern Purchases Rapid City Rail Line Rights
Confirmation that the Northwestern railroad bought the right-of-way of the Rapid City Missouri River and St. Paul line. Eighteen miles of grade from Rapid City to Spring Creek were under construction amid Dakota Wyoming railway excitement. Rapid City stockholders feared loss, but last week Northwestern offered 40000 dollars for the grade and right of way to Cheyenne river and the deal closed.
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Sioux City
Northwestern Railroad
Rapid
Typhoid Fever Cases Rise in Washington City
Twenty five typhoid cases were reported to the health office on Thursday, the highest single day total of the present outbreak. The District commissioners ordered a city wide house to house canvass with police help to ensure sanitary premises. As a precaution, protection for War department employees is noted.
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Washington
District of Columbia
War Department
First Swag Is Corea Peace Talks Drift On
No progress in Russia Japan peace negotiations since Saturday. Plenipotentiaries delayed for Sabbath observance and the talks remain stalemated over indemnity and Sakhalin. Russia warns of a yellow peril tactic while Japan presses for Corea influence and strategic footholds.
Tragic Nickel Plate Wreck Claims Twelve Near Vermillion
A fast east bound Nickel Plate passenger train collided with a westbound freight near Kishman in Cleveland County, killing twelve and injuring about twenty-five. Officials blame a misread order or disobedience by the freight crew, with eight likely to die.
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Cleveland
Nickel Plate Road
Kishman
Vermillion
Registration Ends for Uintah Lands Names Count
GRAND JUNCTION reports on the final registration period for Uintah lands recording 1,468 names on the last day but one.
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Grand Junction
Alice Talks With Her Father's War Comrades
Manila The Rough Riders led by Colonel Alexander Brodie former Arizona governor now in the military secretary's department and Governor General Curry of Samar met Miss Roosevelt and recalled service under her father They gave a photograph of Manila police launch the Bucky ONeill Rear Admiral Train and Representative Foss visited Olongapo and the university club held a reception.
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Manila
Rough Riders
Alexander Brodie
Arizona
Curry
Island of
Samar
Roosevelt
Bucky O'Neal
Train
Foss
House Committee On Naval Affairs
The
Olongapo
University Club
New Treaty With Germany Claimed By Roosevelt
Washington reports a high government official says the President will seek a new amity and commerce treaty with Germany in response to German tariff changes and possible Chinese boycott losses. The proposal will go to the Senate at the December session for ratification.
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Germany
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Witte Likely To Refuse Japan Demands Amid War Rally
Russian crowds back M Witte as he drafts a reply to Baron Komura. Public and press unite against Japan's terms, preferring continued war to any surrender. Across classes lawyers doctors merchants and journalists back a firm stance. The government released AP dispatches sparking a national rally under one banner.
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ST. Petersburg
M. Witte
Peterhof
M Witte
Portsmouth
Foreign Office
Japan
Baron Komura
Associated Press
Russia
Novoe Vremya
Russ Today
Panama Canal Chief Hears Steamship Agents on Dock Shortage
Theodore P. Shonts chairman of the Panama Canal commission met with steamship agents before sailing to the United States. H. G. Prescott for the Panama railroad and Garland of the Pacific Mail attended. Shonts expressed regret at dock shortages caused by canal orders and pledged more derricks, housing for workers, and modern sanitary facilities.
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Colon
United States
Mexico
Theodore P. Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
H. G. Prescott
Panama Railroad
Garland
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Shoats
Starving farmers trigger unrest in Spanish provinces
In Spain severe hunger among farm communities spurs mass labor overrun of Malaga district with 3000 workers threatening property. Rioters seize cattle and food in Cadiz Seville Osuna and Carmona as authorities struggle to quell turmoil amid rural famine.
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Madrid
Malaga
Junguera
Aloizana
Pizara
Cadiz
Seville
Osuna
Carmona
Terms for Peace with Japan Reach Rome Audience
Rome reacts with surprise at Japan's peace terms and praises the Associated Press for exclusive dispatches. Observers say the terms are severe for Russia yet not derogatory to pride though reimbursement and territory are claimed. Military circles expect Russia to concede while aiming for best possible terms. Overall, terms appear less exorbitant than anticipated with hope for agreement.
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Rome
Associated Press
Russia
Russians Retiring Across Tumen River Rumor
Reports claim Russian forces are withdrawing across the Tumen and avoiding a clash in Northern Korea though confirmation is unavailable.
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Tumen
Korea
Bananas Stop Shipped From New Orleans Ordered
Secretary Egan announces a halt to banana shipments from New Orleans as ordered by Surgeon General Wyman of the United States Navy amid health concerns. The decision ends the Banana Trains service affecting CAIRO and Illinois State Board of Health officials.
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Cairo
Egan
Illinois
State Board of Health
Wyman
United States Navy
New Orleans
Sugar Rate War Persists in Niagara Falls Conference
A conference of traffic officials from western trunk and gulf railroad lines met in Niagara Falls to settle the ongoing sugar rate war. The gulf lines declined to make concessions.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Western Trunk and Gulf Railroad Lines
Gulf Lines
Taft outlines Philippine policy to natives banquet
Secretary Taft spoke at a Manila native banquet to affirm the administration policy in the Philippines. He described three American positions on island governance and urged gradual education toward self government as the United States maintains sovereignty.
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Manila
Taft
McKinley
Philippines
America
Orient
Pacific
Spain
United States
Roosevelt
Investigation may reach Nebraska in insurance probe
New York officials say the inquiry into the insurance business may expand to the states represented by visiting commissioners. Tennessee’s R E Folk leads a group with Wisconsin Minnesota Kentucky Nebraska and Louisiana commissioners present to discuss possible parallel investigations.
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New York
R. E. Folk
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kentucky
Pierce
Nebraska
McGibney
Louisiana
Bonaparte Endorses San Diego Sailors Club Memorial
Secretary Bonaparte authorizes use of his name on the advisory board of the Bennington Memorial Association of San Diego California which plans a modern sailors club house as a memorial to lives lost in the Bennington explosion.
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Bonaparte
Washington
Bennington Memorial Association of
San Diego
Cal
Sailors’ Club
Bennington
McCabe Named Chief of BAI Inquiry by Secretary Wilson
George H. Mc Cabe, solicitor for the Department of Agriculture, is placed in charge of investigating the Bureau of Animal Industry with full authority. The inquiry covers meat inspection tag issues and broader claims that current practices favor the Beef trust.
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Washington
George H. McCabe
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Wilson
Beef Trust
Morgan Confers With Roosevelt Over Hankow Railroad
Pierpont Morgan and President Roosevelt hold a 90 minute talk at Oyster Bay about the Hankow railroad in China in which J. P. Morgan & Co. holds a controlling stake. The discussion also touched on related American railroad interests in China and peace negotiations, with Morgan visiting on Corsair. The two visits were not connected, and Shaw did not meet Morgan.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
J. Pierpont Morgan
Roosevelt
Hankow Railroad
China
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Corsair
Seawankha- Corinthian Yacht Club
Sagamore Hill
Shaw
Mr. Morgan
Consul General Says He Is Powerless Over Boycott
Washington dispatches report Consul General Rodgers in Shanghai states the Chinese Chamber of Commerce cannot stop the boycott on American products and that Chinese students are coordinating actions. He notes Chinese officials are inactive and other nationalities in Shanghai grow apprehensive about broader reach. An American in Bangkok relays that about 3,000 Chinese in Siam have telegraphed orders to halt shipments of American goods.
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Washington
Rodgers
Shanghai
Department of State
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Bangkok
State Department
Singapore
Hong Kong
Siam
Archbishop P L Chappelle Dies in Louisiana Yellow Fever Case
Archbishop P L Chappelle of the diocese of Louisiana died at 12 50 PM after sudden deterioration from yellow fever. He had fallen ill last week and had returned to New Orleans three days earlier after touring Louisiana and pledging to aid fever control efforts. He left home only once for a drive with his niece. Dr Larue diagnosed the Friday illness as a genuine yellow fever attack.
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New Orleans
P. L. Chappelle
Louisiana
Monsignor Chappelle
Larue
Root resigns from multiple financial boards
Secretary of State Elihu Root has severed all connections with a number of financial institutions where he served as director. He recently resigned from the boards of the Morton Trust Company, the National Bank of Commerce, the Continental Fire Insurance Company, the Title Guaranty & Trust Company, and several other corporations.
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New York
Elihu Root
Roosevelt
The
Times
Root
Morton Trust Company
National Bank of Commerce
Continental Fire Insurance Company
Title Guaranty & Trust Company
Honors From Filipinos to American Visitors in Manila
Thousands attended a Manila reception for Secretary Taft and Miss Alice Roosevelt with the army and navy club. Rear Admiral Enquist of the Russian navy and staff were present. The morning featured a review of Fort McKinley and troops, described as the most brilliant in Manila’s history.
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Manila
Taft
Alice Roosevelt
Army and Navy Club
Enquist
New Fort McKinley
Santa Fe to Galveston Route Decided for New Trunk Line
Announcement from Los Angeles reports the Santa Fe to Galveston trunk line route final. Surveys completed and right of way being obtained. A 250 mile prairie gap to be closed with construction to begin soon. Existing line runs from Weatherford to Galveston. trunk line from Mexico will follow the Belen cut off to Belen.
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Santa Fe
Galveston
Los Angeles
Cal
Banta Fe
Weartherford
Mexico
Belen
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