Officials say no apology in five Japanese killed by Alaskan seal crew
Acting Secretary Bacon sent a dispatch to Ambassador Wright in Tokyo stating the United States views the incident as regrettable but not apologetic. The deaths of five Japanese fishermen on St Paul Island are likened to burglars shot while stealing and not an international incident, as per state department authorities.
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Washington
Bacon
Ambastador Wright
Tokio
Soreeeom
Labo
St. Paul Island
Japan
State Department
Sims
Five Japanese poachers killed in Pribilofs raid
Details from a special dispatch from Dutch Harbor Alaska describe that five Japanese were shot on St Paul Island in the Pribilof group on July 17 after a raid by four Japanese schooners on seal rookeries. Special Agent Lempke ordered surrender and opened fire as the raiders and sealers were identified.
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New York
Pribyloff Islands
Herald
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
St. Paul
Department of Commerce and Labor
Northeast Point
North American Commercial Company
Lempke
Department of Commerce
Ois
Mutual Life Ordered to File Correct Policyholder List
Justice Giegerich granted Col. A. M. Shook's petition forcing Mutual Life Insurance to submit an accurate list of policyholders to the New York state department in Albany and to the international policyholders committee.
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New York
Giegerich
A. M. Shook
Tennessee
Mutual Life Insurance Company
State Insurance Department
Albany
Democratic slate chosen by Iowa convention in 1908
Waterloo Aug 9 The Democratic state convention nominated Governor Claude Porter Appanoose County for lieutenant governor John Dennison Jr Dubuque secretary of State J B McLuen Guthrie auditor C E Monroe Mahaska treasurer L F Danforth Calhoun attorney general Fred A Townsend Monroe superintendent W S Wilson Lyon Supreme Court L M Fisher Scott E M Carr Delaware clerk T W Keenan Page reporter H M Parker Muscatine railroad commissioners W L Carpenter Polk E K Stoll Henry platform calls tariff for revenue direct vote of the people and anti trust legislation. It also backs labor aims per Gompers Mitchell addresses and pledges support for William Jennings Bryan in 1908.
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Waterloo
Claude R. Porter
Appanoose County
John D. Dennison, Jr
Dubuque
McLuen
Guthrie
C. E. Monroe
Mahaska
L. FF. Danforth
Calhoun
Fred A. Townsend
Monroe
National Labor Organization
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
William Jennings Bryan
Iowa
Indictment Repeats Rebates Charged Against Standard Oil
Federal grand jury returns an indictment against Standard Oil for receiving rebates as non payment of storage charges by certain railroads. Judge Bethea sets bond at 25000. Case tied to Cleveland inquiry with transferred testimony and evidence. The grand jury resumes session to pursue direct rebates claim.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Federal Grand Jury
Bethea
Standard of
Cleveland
Supreme court denies stay in Denver franchise contest
Justice Bailey refuses the writ sought by Denver Tramway and Denver Gas and Electric to halt the franchise election contest in county court. Sheriff Tisbet seizes ballot boxes as election hearing resumes, with Judge Bakey ruling the county court has jurisdiction and that a single judge cannot intervene via writ in this vacation period.
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Denver
George W. Bailey
State Supreme Court
Denver City Tramway Company
Denver Gas and Electric Company
Alexander Tisbet
City Election Commission
Ben B. Lindsey
Supreme Court
Bakey
Interese
Fight at Georgia House results in scuffle between leaders
Atlanta Aug 9 representative Whitley of Douglass county and solicitor C. Dill of Fulton county fought on the floor of the house. They were separated by friends and neither was seriously hurt. The clash followed remarks by Whitley in the house Tuesday.
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Atlanta
Whitley
Douglass County
C. D. Dill
Criminal Superior Court of
Fulton County
Chicago Janitresses Strike for Wages Increase
Chicago on August 9 reports 200 janitresses voting to strike in solidarity with their husbands to win higher wages sought by their union. The action marks a notable early instance in Chicago labor history.
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Chicago
Grand Duke to Command Entire Russian Army Amid Crisis
St Petersburg Aug 9 The Novoe Vremya reports Emperor Nicholas II plans to place Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch in immediate command of the whole army concentrating direct authority over corps and divisions, while minister of war remains to handle administration. Rudiger may stay on. Trepoff rumored to replace him but apparently unlikely.
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St. Petersburg
Seaiovacade
Novoe Vremya
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
M. Rudiger
General Trepoff
Rudiger
Russia to rally behind government against revolutionists
St. Petersburg dispatch says Stolypin's organ argues the state faces failures by Heyden and other leaders. It asserts the time nears when sober citizens will sever ties with revolutionaries and unite with the government to save the state.
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St. Petersburg
The
Russia
Stolypin
Count Heyden
Terrorists Intensify Attacks Across Regions
Warsaw reports say terrorists relentlessly strike post offices government spirit shops treasuries and the mails. The governor general orders villages and cities near crimes to bear losses from robberies.
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Warsaw
Bomb Attack at Sosnowice Station Kills One, Wounds Many
A bomb exploded in a crowded railway station waiting room in Sosnowice, Russian Poland on Aug 9. One man was killed and many injured as panic spread, with women fainting and children trampled. The bomber escaped.
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Sosnowice
Russian Poland
Gravoff Peasants Beat MP Stefanchuk Near Death
August 9 Kiev Gravoff peasants beat nearly to death M. Stefanchuk a member of the outlawed parliament for failing to justify why he returned home without securing promised land and liberty.
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Kiev
Russia
Gravoff
M. Stefanchuk
Russian Cabinet Changes and Appointments
Petersburg reports Premier Stolypin went to Peterhof to secure the emperor's approval of Prince Vassilchikoff Iswolsky as procurator general of the holy synod. He is brother of the foreign minister, signaling key changes in the imperial administration.
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Petersburg
Stolypin
Peterhof
Vassilchikoff Iswolsky
Man Jumps Into Furnace Attempt at Richmond Plant
Edward C. Bolwer, an American Tobacco employee, leaped into a furnace under a boiler at a Richmond factory in a religious frenzy. He was pulled out before serious burns. Medical officials say religious mania triggered the act.
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Richmond
Edward C. Bolwer
American Tobacco Company
Union delegates clash over Shea gavel rule and secession
At the regular convention one hundred eighty nine delegates remained with Shea. Before adjournment a committee invited the seceders back and promised them a fair hearing if they declared the strike off. A grievance committee of bolters was named to explain their troubles with Shea and his gavel rule.
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Shea
Mutiny on Lancaster Navy Ship Sparks Arrests
Five marines were chained and ten sailors placed under arrest after a mutiny aboard the receiving ship Lancaster at League Island navy yard. A boating party smuggled beer into camp, got drunk, and attacked a corporal as alarms and gunfire sounded, with two ringleaders sustaining serious injuries before being subdued.
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Philadelphia
Lancaster
League Island Navy Yard
Several Rail Lines Work to Clear Indian Territory Washouts
Large forces of men repair heavy washouts on the Rock Island Santa Fe and Missouri Kansas and Texas railroads in Indian Territory and Oklahoma. Traffic expected to resume within twenty four hours. All trains entering Oklahoma City are delayed.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Beloit College official dies saving drowning woman
Williams Bay Wisconsin August 9 Professor Henry D Smith general secretary of Beloit college died after trying to save Ruth Macumber who drowned near Lake Geneva Tuesday. He was unconscious all night and doctors failed to revive him in spite of extensive efforts.
Moscow Strike Ends as Factories Reopen
Moscow reports its general strike tally ended with most faces resuming work. The police prefect ordered measures as the factory closures ended and city labor activity resumed.
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Moscow
Prosbgo
Sangha
Eaphodhae Gren Byrseny
Stop Mormon Flood Action at New York Harbor Aug. 9
Acting Commissioner announces measures to halt influx of Mormon emigrants via New York Harbor and coordinate with authorities on August 9. Details unclear due to fragmentary OCR but indicates early stage response and public interest in the initiative.
Banker Stensland Backed by Embezzlement Claims
Officials allege a Northwest Side disaster stems from crimes tied to President Stensland and Cago Bank. Missing cashier Henry Hering is described as an embezzler, with direct proof against him lacking while documented frauds are said to exceed a million dollars.
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Jones
President Stensland
Henry W. Hering
Stensland
Mr. Jones
Hering
Bank President Stensland Plunder Ruins Savings Faith
Barefaced president Paul O Stensland pilfered from the bank over years with cashier Henry W Hering possibly aware. Memoranda in Stensland's safety box detail $1 003 000 looted from 22 000 families funding real estate speculation cooperative building and lavish living in Irving Park. Forgeries cover 200 items from 1 000 to 15 000 each.
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Paul O. Stensland
Henry W. Hering
Stensland
Co-Operative Building Association
Irving Park
Stensland’s
The
Tribune
Maud Gonne Denied Absolute Divorce in Paris Case
The Seine civil tribunal confirms its decree granting Mrs Maud Gonne MacBride a judicial separation from Major MacBride. The Irish Joan of Arc figure remains linked to wartime civic activity as the Paris decision reinforces earlier divorce action amid ongoing conflict reporting from August.
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Maud Gonne
Major MacBride
Paris
Civil Tribunal of the Seine
Maud Gonne MacBride
Joan of Arc
Divers at Work on Steamer Rescue off Two Rocks
Reported as the steamer neared two rocks with a degree starboard. Subscriptions for relief of destitute survivors reached 000. Theaters contribute benefits for the fund.
Unclear Weather Update Mentions Cooling Breezes
In New York on August 9 the torrid heat shows signs of improvement as clouds pass and a fresh breeze cools the sweltering city. At noon the report notes a death, with details not fully readable in the fragment.
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New York
York
Cardial Rampolla Health Fails. Recovery Doubtful
Rome reports Cardinal Rampolla papal secretary of state is gravely ill with little hope of recovery.
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Rome
Rampolla
Brief Bits of News From Many Fronts
The Catholic Total Abstinence union holds its annual convention in Providence Illinois. A Missouri Pacific train collision near Armour Missouri injures none of Governor Folk. Michael Czolgosz seeks a Cleveland police job. British Board of Trade July imports rise by 19.3 million dollars and exports by 28.1 million. About 1200 delegates attend the Photographers' Union of America convention at Niagara Falls New York. Diet expert Professor H W Hart dies in Atlantic City from acute iron poisoning. Rev Dr J Addison Henry dies atbury Park New Jersey at eleven years old and was a noted Presbyterian leader.
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Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Providence
R. IL
Missouri Pacific
Folk
Armour
Michael Czolgosz
Leo Czolgosz
McKinley
Cleveland
British Board of Trade
Photographers’ Cration of America
Niagara N. Y
H. W. Hart
New York
Atlantic City
N. J
J. Addison Henry
Princeton Presbyterian Caore
Philadelphia
Bury Park
Market Quotations Minneapolis Wheat
Minneapolis wheat quotations show 72 1 2c for December and July contract yields around 76c. No. 1 small 5e, No. 2 Northern 73 3 Northern 71 78e.
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Minneapolis
Grain price report from Duluth includes futures and monthly quotes
In Duluth on August 8 the market shows Wheat-To and on track prices for No. 1 Northern at 75 percent, No. 2 Northern around 73 percent, with December at 74 and 75 percent, and September to 18 percent, October at 1.11 percent, and tie at 1.10 percent with related on track notes.
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Duluth
Northern
Bies
Sean Aerive
Live cattle and sheep prices reported in St Paul market
Cattle market prices list ranges for good to choice steers 4.50 to 6.60 with other classes shown. Hog prices settle around 5.70 to 6.25. Sheep and lamb values are posted from 4.00 to 7.40 for good to prime lambs.
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St. Paul
Fragmentary Market Notes From Chicago August Entry
A partial OCR of Chicago market items lists crops and commodities with mixed prices and dates including corn September at 49 cents and December 46 percent, pork September at $13.96, and dairy mentions such as Filax and creamery items with unclear figures.
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Chicago
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