Witte Heads Peace Team in Final Negotiations
M. Witte, president of the Committee of Ministers, is named chief plenipotentiary for Russia in the peace talks in the United States. He receives plenary powers and official notification was sent to Washington. The peace party welcomes his leadership while some Grand Dukes and courtiers object to the choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Witte
Peace Commission
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Committee of Miniters
United States
Witte
Washington
Russian Peace Mission heads with real powers likely to be granted
Paris dispatch reports Mura Mieff declined to head the Russian Peace Mission due to health and funds. Witte refused to be mere figurehead, suggesting Emperor Nicholas conferred plenipotentiary powers on Russia's chief envoy for peace terms from Japan.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Echo de Paris
Muraoiieff
Witte
Muravietf
Nicholas
Japan
Russia
High Water Crisis Deepens in Calexico Floods
Calexico California July 13 flood situation serious but easing as New and Salton rivers flood the valley. Crops ditches and property damaged. No public bridges left, water runs about one foot below railroad tracks, sand bags lined to protect the line, grain destroyed and residents driven from homes. Flood danger appears past as water recedes but remains a threat at Salton Sink.
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Calexico
Cal
Salton
Southern Pacific Railroad
Salton Sink
Retaken All but One of Escapes
A tramp shot at Ellensburg was identified as W. D. McCarthy from McNeil's Island. C. D. Castle, one of eight escaped convicts, was also identified. George Wade, leader of the escapes, remains at large.
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Tacoma
Ellensburg
Thomas
McNeil
Chicago Wheat Prices See July and Sept Quotes
Chicago wheat futures static with No 2 Red at 1.92 for July delivery. July options quoted 88 percent and September at 86 percent as trading notes show a firming pattern.
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Chicago
Tea costs three-tenths of a cent per cup booklet included
An old advertisement states that the cost of a cup of good tea is about three-tenths of a cent and each package of Schilfing's Best Tea contains a booklet titled How We Make Good Tea.
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Kage of Schilfing
Herbine Cure Promises Relief for Indigestion Ailments
Advertisement states indigestion and related symptoms affect many Americans. Claims the Herbine treatment will cure all these troubles with one bottle sold by Mrs. A. L. Cook.
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A. L. Cook
New Vegetables at Kane's Grocery
Kane's Grocery announces fresh market produce including radishes lettuce spinach asparagus onions. Shipments arrive daily with a wide selection for shoppers.
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Kane
Dropping From Heat Brings Five Deaths in City
New York reports five heat related deaths by eleven o'clock as temperatures sit at 85 degrees with no relief in sight. Local officials warn residents to stay indoors and stay hydrated amid the heat wave.
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New York City
New York
Court Delivers Sarcastic Rebuke in Equitable Robbery Case
Emil H. Neumer, an Equitable Life clerk, is sentenced to the Elmira reformatory for an indeterminate term for complicity in robbing a policy from Equitable vaults. Judge Foster criticizes crude methods and contemplates insider collusion and salary boosts as more harmful to policyholders. Neumer turned the policy over to Samuel Tobley, now serving time in Sing Sing for the offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emil H. Neumer
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Elmira Reformatory
Equitable Company
Justice Foster
Court of General Sessions
Equitable
Neumer
Samuel Tobley
Roosevelt Declines Australia Visit Invitation
President Roosevelt declines invitation from the Commonwealth to Miss Alice Roosevelt to tour Australia with Secretary Taft and his family. The offer promises a cordial welcome from all classes.
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Melbourne
Roosevelt
Commonwealth
Alice Roosevelt
Australia
Taft
French Postage Reduced to Two Cents
Paris on July 13 the Chamber of Deputies passed a bill cutting letter postage from fifteen centimes to ten centimes. The reform halves the price in effect and applies to all mailed letters within the country.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Explosion Kills One American and Seven Chinese Workers
In Oakland California on July 9 an explosion at a gunpowder works ten miles from the city killed William Dwyer and seven Chinese laborers. The blast occurred in the mixing house where all workers there perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
William Dwyer
Glint
Cheerfully Recommended Rheumatism Cure Endorsed
Danville Illinois resident G Highee reports two years of rheumatism kept him bedbound four months before Ballard's Snow Liniment cured him. He commends the remedy highly and notes price and local seller Fro sale by Mrs A L Cook.
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Oo. G. Highee
Danville
Ill
Ballard
Mra
A. L. Cook
Auction at Mueller's Promises Everything Must Go
The sale at Mra EL A Mueller's offers every item at cost with a 20 day deadline. Located at 184 North Cleveland the auction runs for the next three weeks until all stock is cleared.
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Mra EL A
Mueller
Cleveland
Tornado Hits Rosebud Reservation Wrecks Buildings
A tornado struck Rosebud causing multiple injuries and extensive damage to several structures across the Rosebud Reservation. Emergency crews assessed the scene as townsfolk reported the destruction near multiple locations.
Tornado Hits Rosebud Reservation. several killed and injured
A cyclone struck the Rosebud reservation on July 18 killing Roy McPeadden near Stelmo. Eight people were hurt and buildings damaged at Herrick while six were injured at Burke. Mrs Jensen and her baby were likely fatally hurt.
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Rosebud Reservation
Pairfax
South Dakota
Rosebud
Roy McPeadden
Stelmo
Herrick
Burke
James Jensen
Baby
The Corporation Problem and the Lawyers View at Put-in-Bay
Judge Peter B. Grosscup urged a broad public ownership of corporate property to widen the popular stake in industry. He cautioned party leaders but called for mobilizing public opinion to ensure individual ambition and benevolence shape corporate governance for republican ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Put-in-Bay
Ohio
Ohio Bar Association
Peter 8. Grosscup
Chicago
Europe
Jomein
America
Republic
Daily Tribune Subscription Notice Per Month
Public notice announces subscription pricing for the Daily Tribune at 500 per month with details on payment methods and delivery terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tere Daily Tribune
THE
Daily Tribune
Monty
Dragged Old Glory Down in Ontario Orangemen Visit
About 800 Orangemen from Michigan visited London Ontario on July 1. An American guest tore down a city hall flag and tram ped it as others jeered Canada. A mob then ripped a flag from the Port Waron owner and trampled it, sparking the incident.
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London
Ontario
Michigan
Canada
Port Waron
Micheledue
Man Fatally Wounds Mistress in Tragic Incident
A man fatally harmed his mistress in an afternoon incident. He died in a related event, possibly as a consequence of the same attack.
Salem man executed for murder of Oregon City mistress
Salem Oregon July 13 Geo W Lauth the man convicted of murdering his mistress Mrs Lenora R B Jones at Oregon City about a year ago was hanged in the penitentiary this afternoon.
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Salem
Oregon
Geo. W. Lauth
Lenora RB. Jones
Oregon City
Williamson and two accused in land fraud subornation case
The trial arguments began in Portland as defense claimed the indictment was defective and the prosecution failed to prove the charges. District Attorney Heney asserted the defendants William Williamson Van Gesner and Biges were proven guilty beyond doubt.
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Portland
Ore
Williamson
Messrs
van Gesner
Biges
Heney
Montpelier to Have Stockyards
A Montpelier special reports the Short Line's land purchase of 150 acres near town and 640 acres leased from the state to create large stockyards and feeding grounds for cattle sheep and horses. Officials plan to move old yards, double capacity, add ten chutes, and allow simultaneous loading. New pastures divide 40 acres into four fields with wire fencing water access and reloading pens, costing thousands but expected to boost Montpelier trade.
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Montpelier
Buckingham
Man Poisoned Himself After Threatening Suicide
A man injured himself with opium and was found dying in his room after threatening self harm when a woman left. This appears to be a domestic incident tied to the absent woman.
San Francisco banker found unconscious in hotel room
Ron Francisco July 13 reports Bev ey Letcher chief loan clerk of San Francisco Savings Union and North Shore railway director, a clubman, found unconscious in his room at a Purrel street hotel. Police believe a personal crisis and a threatened suicide by a woman he lived with led to the incident.
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Ron Francisco
Bevey Letcher
San Francisco — Savings Union
North Shore Railway
UC Purrel Street
Letcher
Once Attorney General Now a Bankrupt
R I McFarland former Idaho attorney general from Lewiston has filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition before referee G Orr MecMimimy and been adjudged a bankrupt. Creditors will meet in Lewiston on July 18 with Spokane men among them. Liabilities total 7518.02 and assets not exempt 361. The largest asset is 500 listed against Fred T Dubois and J Trainer. McFarland served as attorney general starting in 1888, later switched from Democrat to Republican, and has lived in Rathdrum Coeur d Alene and Lewiston during the past five years.
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Lewiston
R. I. McFarland
Idaho
Atttorneys
G. Orr MecMimimy
Spokane
McFarland
Bakrupt
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Verinst
Fred T. Dubois
J. Trainer
Rathdrum
Coeur d'Alene
Sugar price cut reduces all grades by twenty percent
San Francisco reports a twenty percent cut in all grades of sugar due to weak raw sugar markets. The drop follows a one and a quarter cent per pound fall, aided by strong beet sugar prospects in Europe and the upcoming August beet harvest entering the world market.
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San Francisco
Europe
Prince's Birth Delights Britain Despite Boy Firstborn
The Princess of Wales gave birth to a son at Sandringham. both mother and baby are reported well. The surprise is tempered by disappointment that the child is a boy rather than a girl, given the royal siblings' history.
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London
Princess of Wales
Sandringham Palace
Elks to Meet in Denver in 1905 Annual Reunion
The twentieth annual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will be held in Denver in 1905. A grand lodge ballot gave Denver twice as many votes as Dallas. A local physician, Atwell, United States attorney, faced limited support in Atlantic City. Catarrh is described as a constitutional disease, with Hall's Catarrh Cure promoted as the remedy.
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Buffalo
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Tdelnover
Grand Lodge
Denver
Dallas
Teong Teht
Wika Hi
Atwell
United States
Atlentic City
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J, Cheney & CO
Indictment in Idaho land fraud case targets Lewiston banker Kesler
A special Idaho grand jury indicted van KR. Cornell of Portland for perjury in a timber entry linked to George J. Kesler, a Lewiston banker. Cornell pleaded not guilty. prosecutors expect more indictments as other witnesses testified and a possible plea deal is anticipated.
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Geo. H. Kesler
Lewiston
Boise
Idaho
van KR. Cornel
Portland
George J. Kesler
Kesler Cornell
Groundwork Underway for Boise Capitol Construction Plan
Boise Idaho July 13 Work on the new capitol building will start tomorrow under H E Quigley supervisor of construction. A force will clear obstructions and prepare for excavation after three test pits found a solid gravel foundation at about 16 feet. The building’s exact footprint may be narrowed as plans are reviewed. Shade trees will be removed or allocated to citizens, while the Washington equestrian statue will be stored until the building is finished. The old capitol arsenal area is being remodeled as Quigley’s office.
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Boise
Idaho
Capitol
H. E. Quigley
Quigley
Harrison
Roosevelt
Washington
Arsenal
Oklahoma Pleads for Statehood
At a convention of delegates from Oklahoma and Indian Territory, about 1000 delegates representing a million and a half citizens adopt resolutions declaring the territories entitled to admission as a single free and independent state on equal terms with other states. They urge immediate joint statehood granted on its own merits without reference to other territories.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
American Congress
Indian Territories
Cured of Bright's Disease Reports Foley's Kidney Cure
Cured patient Robert O Burke of Elnora New York describes severe dropsy and impaired vision before using Foley's Kidney Cure. After three bottles the dropsy and symptoms vanished. Also mentions Mrs A L Cook.
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Bright
Robert O. Burke
Elnora
N. Y
Foley
Mra. A
Cook
Gypsy Social at Baptist Church to Aid Youth
The Baptist church youth announce a Gypsy Social at 780 N. Garfield tomorrow evening at o'clock. Tickets cost 25 cents and are sold at Chaffee & Co. book store and Temple Pharmacy. Attend with friends for a evening of gypsy fortune telling and recreation.
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The
Baptist Church
N. Garfield
Chaffee & Co
Temple Pharmacy
Going Out of Business at the Wonder Store
Mrs. H. A. Mueller announces a 30 day closing sale at 154 N. Cleveland to clear milk linery skirts and shirt waists at cost and below cost for cash only. The sale urges customers not to miss the opportunity as stock must go.
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Wonder
H. A. Mueller
N. Cleveland
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