Great Britain and Japan sign defensive alliance
The London foreign office releases the signed treaty between Great Britain and Japan dated August 12, promising peace and prosperity in the far east. The pact includes eight articles and a preamble and ties India into mutual defense, with Britain and Japan pledging support against foreign aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Japan
Lord Lansdowne
Baron Hayashi
Foreign Office
London
St. Petersburg
Paris
Far East
East Asia
India
East
Armistice details between Japan and Russia outlined
Naval armistice terms set a de marcation line along the Siberian coast from Cape Rodionoff through Tartary straits to the Commander Islands. The narrowest Tartary passage is neutral. Japan proposed a line near Vladivostok. Russia rejected. Korea details remain unsettled as generals continue talks.
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Japan
Russia
St. Petersburg
Siberian
Cape
Straits of Tartary
Korniloff Bay
Shimamura
Vladivostok
Jessen
Emperor Intervenes as Objectors Rally in Japan
Japan's ruler attends to nearly one hundred memorials opposing the peace with Russia. Activists seek privy council access and call for cabinet resignation. Tokyo rejects Russian murder and pillage charges as baseless. The former Russian cruiser Novik may be raised mid month. Japanese bonds rise on sustained foreign buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Russia
Sakhalin Island
Tokio
Norway and Sweden outline terms for dissolution of union
The Karlstad protocol details arbitration by The Hague for ten years with possible ten year extensions. It sets a neutral frontier zone and limits fortifications including Fredriksten Gyldenløve Overbyggeret, allowing a limited headquarters at Fredriksten. Provisions cover reindeer pastures inter-traffic and common waterways.
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Norway
Sweden
Associated Press
Karlstad
Riksdag
Storthing
Hague
Fredriksten
Gyldenloéve
Overbjerget
Kongsvinger
Konsvinger
Visit by Clevelanders to John D Rockefeller at Forest Hill
Several hundred Cleveland men visited John D Rockefeller at his Forest Hill home. Andrew Ballies and J E Holden presented greetings as Mrs Rockefeller attended. Rockefeller thanked guests and urged younger men to pursue service and contributions to hospitals churches schools and asylums.
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Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Andrew Ballies
J. E. Holden
Dram
Plain Dealer
Rockefeller
Squire
Mr. Rockefeller
Kaneko to sail for Japan with Baron Komura
Baron Kaneko, longtime confidential agent for the Japanese emperor, recalls remarks after nine teen months in the United States. He will return to Japan with Baron Komura aboard the Empress of India, via Vancouver, around October 2. He praises friendly American reception and hopes U S Japan relations remain close with commerce unharmed.
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Baron. Kaneko
Japan
Baron Komura
Vancouver
Baron Kaneko
United States
America
Chicago Woman Again Tries to See President at Sagamore Hill
A Chicago woman known as Mrs Lee sought a horse and carriage to reach Sagamore Hill to see President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay this summer. Secret service were alerted and she was told to leave town, which she did.
Massive Butte Fire Destroys Block and Library
A Sunday morning blaze in Butte Montana destroyed the entire business district between Shodair block and Renshaw alley on West Park street and burned the public library. Losses are estimated near one million dollars with Simons store Maule York blocks and others gutted. Firefighters fought the flames through the elevator shaft while embers sparked new fires across roofs. The mayor declared the fire under control at noon.
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Butte
Shodair
Renshaw Alley
West Park Street
Hal
Symons
MacGinniss
Renshaw
Park
Lewis & Clark
Miner
Broadway
Harvard
Arsyle
Maule
York
Barrett
Woodworth
Ogden
Simons
New York Realty Company
Library
Walkover Shoe Company
Atlantic Saloon
Roosevelt Trip May Skip New Orleans Over Fever
Arrangements for President Roosevelt’s southern journey are nearly finished but the New Orleans stop may be deferred due to yellow fever. If fever persists, he could instead visit Little Rock, with potential later plans to end in New Orleans by sea. Quarantine rules and rail access affect entry into Arkansas on return to Washington.
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Roosevelt
South
New Orleans
Little Rock
Arkansas
Washington
Roosevelt Works On Annual Message At Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt finishes his Sagamore Hill stay and returns to Washington this week to complete the annual message to Congress. He is gathering cabinet material and will cover topics including federal regulation of life insurance Venezuela Santo Domingo fiscal affairs, plus other subjects like agriculture beef cases and Panama Canal progress.
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Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Washington
Congress
Venezuela
America
Santo Domingo
Department of Agriculture
Interior
Department of Justice
Panama Canal
Russia
Japan
Bomb Explosion Kills Four In Peking Train Car
A bomb in a private car on a Peking railroad platform killed four minor officials and wounded over twenty others as a mission train leaving for study abroad came under attack. Prince Tsai Tohe and Wu Ting Fang were among the wounded. the assailant was killed. Authorities guard government leaders and rail lines. edict had appointed missions on July 16.
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Peking
Prince Tsai Tohe
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Chentung Liang Cheng
Washington
China
New Reform Party
Bold Highway Robbery In Midtown Leaves Man Injured
A street corner assault in New York City left Samuel L. Johnson dying from a fractured skull and internal injuries after two assailants robbed him. Two detectives nearby were attacked by a hostile crowd as they tried to aid Johnson and arrest the men. police reinforcements were needed.
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New York City
Samuel L. Johnson
Johnson
Tom Johnson Renominated at Cleveland City Conference
At the Democratic city and county convention in Cleveland Mayor Tom L. Johnson was renominated for a third term. Charles W. Lapp named vice mayor and Carl H. Nau for city treasurer as Johnson adherents controlled the convention with little opposition.
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Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Charles W. Lapp
Carl H. Nau
Johnson
Restored hair after Cuticura remedy
Frederick Busche of New York City writes of severe scalp humor and hair loss. After failed remedies a friend urged Cuticura Soap and Ointment, curing the humor and restoring hair. He remains free from further trouble and plans to continue using the products.
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Fred’k Busche
East 57Th St
New York City
Pointed Retort by a Noted Wit to Bishop Potter
A famed wit meets Bishop Potter and, when challenged to prove his liveliness, quips that actresses Moe happen in the best regulated families. The remark reflects the era’s social wit and stage world.
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Bishop Potter
James Brown Potter
Bishop
The Plan Always Works Old Friend Conversation
An exchange reveals a woman's reason for marrying Mr Saphead to escape his constant attention. She notes he now stays busy, having joined two clubs and six lodges, effectively keeping him out of her life.
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Saphead
Domestic Needs Sparks Unusual Exchange
A husband asks what his wife wants downtown and mentions self rising flour. She replies she wants an intelligence office to hire a self rising servant girl, revealing a desire for domestic help amidst a casual barter of household items.
Defiance Starch Sold This Way Hailed Unique Process
The advertisement claims Defiance Starch is made by an entirely different process and is superior to rivals. It asserts the product is unlike any other, better, and one third more for 10 cents.
Great Nerve Restorer advertised by Dr Kline in Philadelphia
An advertisement touts Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restor er promising cure for nervous fits and claims permanent relief. It urges readers to send for a treatise and lists 931 Arch Street Philadelphia as the contact. The copy mixes marketing lines about starch and other odd notes.
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Kline
UM. Kline, Ltd
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted
A women health ad describes motherhood strain from ovarian issues causing nervousness and irritability. It claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound strengthens female organs and cures displacements and irregularities. A testimonial from Mrs Homma in Brooklyn praises the remedy and free advice from Mrs Pinkham.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs
Himrod Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
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