Roosevelt proposal to break deadlock in Russo Japanese peace talks
A Portsmouth authority reports President Roosevelt suggested a compromise: Japan would drop demand for indemnity while Russia would repurchase Sakhalin or allow arbitration to decide price. The plan aims to satisfy both sides by reconciling war costs with territorial and railroad terms. Japan’s concessions depend on Russia's stance.
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Portsmouth
Roosevelt
Russia
Fersely
Sakhalin
Japan
M. Witte
Steamer Athos Drifts Offshore to New York
The Athos left Port Antonio Jamaica for New York on July 30 with eight passengers and rotted cargo bananas. A broken engine rod left the ship adrift for weeks and nearly starved the crew and passengers, receiving intermittent aid from passing vessels until August 20 when Altal towed it to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athos
Scotland
New York Harbor
Donald Steamship Company
Port Antonio
Jamaica
New York
Altal
Move Toward Oklahoma Indian Territory Statehood Declared
Resolutions by the five civilized tribes convention at Muskogee declare for immediate joint statehood of Oklahoma and Indian Territory. A 51 member committee will draft a constitution for submission, with adjournment to await its work, anticipated to take two to three weeks. Prohibitionists won a decision to craft a strong prohibition plank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Murder in Chicago's South Side Residence District
Mrs. 8 E Mize of New York city was murdered by a robber while walking with Mrs. E F Wilson in a fashionable Chicago south side district. They faced a demand for money near Fifty ninth Street and Washington Avenue. Mrs Mize cried for help before the gunshot ended her life. The killer escaped into a nearby alley.
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Chicago
8. E. Mize
New York City
Ninth Street
Washington Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Chicago Mayor Dunne Arrested In Evanston
Chicago mayor Dunne was arrested in Evanston for speeding in a car driven by Edward Sykes. Dunne stayed outside while Sykes and his companion faced the justice, paid a $10 fine, and Dunne asked about Chicago speed limits to avoid a second arrest.
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Dunne
Chicago
Evanston
John Boylston
Edward Sykes
Sykes
Bryan Family Plans World Tour From San Francisco
William J. Bryan and his wife revise their globe trotting plan. Mrs. Bryan will return from Germany to Lincoln within three weeks. The Bryans will then, with William J. Bryan Jr and Grace Bryan, begin a west to east world voyage leaving San Francisco mid September. The trip lasts about a year with return targeted for fall 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Mrs. Bryan
Germany
Hope to Avert Dissolution in Swedish Government
Swedish cabinet members avoid opinions until the full Strothing report is released. A prominent member notes the Strothings’ decision supports the riksdag’s founding principles. Negotiations on principal conditions should precede the riksdag’s consent to dissolve the union and cancel the riksakt. If settlements are agreed, a satisfactory solution is hoped for.
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Riksdag
Storthing
Riksakt
Nebraska's Day at Lewis and Clark Celebration
Governor Mickey leads Distinguished Nebraskans at Portland for Nebraska day. The Nebraska pavilion hosts ceremonies with state leaders including Loomis Warner Shedd Galusha Eaton Stewart Kaley. Memorial service honors Sergeant Floyd as Nebraskans praise agricultural display and 1904 market figures.
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Nebraska
Portland
Exposition Grounds
Nebraska Pavilion
John H. Mickey
George Loomis
Nebraska Commission
William Warner
Shedd
Galusha
Eaton
John M. Stewart
Taft and Roosevelt Attend Moro Festival in Jolo
Secretary Taft and Miss Roosevelt visited Jolo for a grand parade and entertainment with the sultan of Sulu and Moro dignitaries. Thousands of Moros attended as carabao and bull fights entertained the guests, and the sultan offered marriage and sultanate to Miss Roosevelt.
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Taft
Jolo
Sultan of Sulu
Miss Roosevelt
Sulu
Automobile Tragedy Strikes Newport Summer Colony
Vincent Walsh son of Thomas F. Walsh of Washington is killed in an Newport automobile crash. Four other prominent youths and women including Mrs. James Kernochan, Harry Oelrichs, Herbert Pell Jr., and Evelyn Walsh were injured but expected to recover as the car plunged from a Newport bridge near Eastern Point after hitting the railing. The cause remains under investigation.
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Vincent Walsh
Thomas F. Walsh
Washington
Newport
James II, Kernochan
Hempstead
L. I
Harry Oelrichs
Charles. M. Oelrichs
New York
Herbert Pell, Jr
Herbert Pell
Evelyn Walsh
Young Walsh
Walsh
Irrigation Congress Opens in Portland With Delegates
The thirteenth annual National Irrigation Congress convened in Portland at the Lewis and Clark auditorium with over a thousand delegates from most states. California Governor George C Pardee presided, Oregon Governor George E Chamberlain welcomed attendees, urging stronger laws for land condemnation. A Roosevelt message read by Gifford Pinchot highlighted reclamation progress and urged patience as the act expands.
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Irrigation Congress
Portland
National Irrigation Congress
Lewis and Clark
George C. Pardee
California
Congress
George E.chamberlain
Oregon
Chamberlain
Roosevelt
Gifford Finchot
Forester of
United States
Court Finds Two Men Responsible For Bennington Explosion
The court of inquiry reports the Bennington explosion was caused by excessive steam pressure from closing a valve on boiler B. Fireman D N Holland admitted shutting off the valve, and Ensign Charles D Wade is faulted for neglecting to ensure valve and safety valve were overhauled. If negligence is proven, Wade should face a court martial. Navy Department has not acted on the findings.
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Bennington
Bonaparte
Navy Department
Washington
D. N. Holland
Charles D. Wade
Engineer Department
Death in Collision Leaves Nine Dead in Butte
A street car full of Columbia Gardens merrymakers collided with a freight train near the Butte Anaconda Pacific depot in Montana. Nine people were killed and a ninth fatality reported with about thirteen others injured as the car was crushed beneath a freight car. Most victims were women and young girls. two men among the dead.
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Columbia Gardens
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway
Butte, Mont
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
Jackies Will Fraternize In New York Visit
During the first week of October New York will host a notable naval fraternization between American and British sailors. About 1000 American and 1000 British sailors are expected for a banquet smoker and theatre party tied to the visit of the second cruiser squadron of the British fleet.
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New York
Great Britain
United States
Coat of Arms Adopted for Panama Canal Zone Government
The Isthmian Canal Commission adopts a coat of arms for the Panama Canal Zone government and its commission. The shield shows a Spanish galleon from the fifteenth century under full sail between two high banks with a yellow sunset sky. The shield bears the colors of the U S arms and the motto The land divided, the world united.
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Isthman Canal Commission
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Lost 72 pounds through kidney cure by Dean’s Kidney Pills
Dr Melvin M Page of Page Optical Co Erie Pa recounts severe kidney illness after drinking iced beverages in 1895. He describes weight loss from 194 to 122 pounds before using Dean’s Kidney Pills, which he credits with stopping the abscess and restoring health. now 188 pounds since 1896. For sale by druggists 50 cents a box.
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Melvin M. Page
Page. Optical Co
Erie
New York
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Allen's Foot-Ease powder advertised for foot relief
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for swollen sore hot calloused and aching feet and for ingrowing nails. It claims relief and invites samples by mail with a price of 25 cents at Cruists and shoe stores. Author Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY. A quip about a skeleton in the closet adds humor.
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Allen’s
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
All Up t0 Date Defiance Cold Water Starch Pitch
Housekeepers prefer Defiance Cold Water Starch for superior results. Advertisers claim it is worth the money with four or more uses promised for higher value.
Dr Davia Kennedy Remedy Promotes Kidney Cure in New Jersey
An advertisement claims Dr Davia Kennedy's Favorite Remedy from Rondout New Jersey cures kidney trouble and helps gain weight, featuring patient testimony about a man who dies smiling and says nothing.
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Davia Kennedy
N. J
Wardell
Burnsville
N.J
The Credulity of Women and Social Juxtapositions
A satirical exchange quotes Chairman Shonts invoking the credulity of a woman to comment on a famed engineer. The piece weaves a tale of a fiancé exposed at a pawnbroker and a fiancé’s modest lie, contrasting wit with social mockery through nicknames and marital quirks.
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Shonts
Ishmain Canal Commission
Wrong Sort A change to the right food lifts a bed-ridden woman
A Welden Illinois woman recovered from severe stomach trouble and sick headaches after using Grape-Nuts. She gained weight, regained strength, and praised the product for restoring health and enabling her to work again. The testimonial cites rapid improvement and family benefits. The ad promotes Grape-Nuts and the associated booklet.
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Welden
Pogrum C O
Battle Creek
Mich
Weilville
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