Japanese Move Presses Toward Vladivostok In War Update
Russian headquarters in Manchuria report Japanese forces advancing toward Mousan Nangan and Hasagun with reinforcements from Oyama's army. A near landing at Vladivostok is considered possible as Japanese efforts concentrate eastward. General Battjanov touts Russian strength and hopes for peace. Zemstvo Congress resumes with constitution debate underway.
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Mousan
Nangan
Hasagun
Oyama
Vladivostok
Godzyanami
Manchuria
Associated Press
Battjanoff
Mukden
One Man For Acquittal In Oregon Land Fraud Case
Portland reports the Williamson Gesner Biggs trial jury remaining deadlocked after more than forty hours of deliberation. One juror reportedly holds out for acquittal and a discharge may follow if no agreement is reached. Rumor links juror O W Cook of Eugene to the deadlock amid a ten to two conviction tilt in the land frauds subornation case.
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Portland
Williamson-Gesner-Biggs
O. W. Cook
Eugene
Oregon
Cook
Booth, Kelley Lumber Co
Water rights on Uintah reserve under lottery plans
Dispute over water rights on the Uintah Indian reservation as it nears settlement under lottery plans. Indians will hold most valuable irrigation funds while three private corporations file claims with the Utah state engineer. Interior Department reviews whether the law covers water rights and may protest private filings.
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Salt Lake
Uintah
G. Hall
Uo 8
Utah
Interior Department
Prince Philip Seeks Divorce Over Alleged Unfaithfulness
Prince Philip of Saxe Coburg and Gotha files for divorce from Princess Louise daughter of the Belgian king alleging she deserted him and was unfaithful. He notes wedding portion of 60000 dollars and debts totaling 272600 dollars paid, while she writes to a lieutenant the day of his duel that it was her happiest day.
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Gotha
Duchy of
Saxe-Coburg and
Prince Philip of
Saxe- Coburg and
Louise
Matawsich-Keglevitch
Leutenant
Prince Philip
Devlin Wrecker Ties Kansas City Bank Failures
Kansas City banks face fallout from promoter C. J. Devlin collapse. City National Bank closes after holding over one hundred thousand dollars in Devlin paper, tied to Topeka’s First National failure. American National also burdened with Devlin notes. other banks seek stability with no run observed.
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Kansas City
City National Bank
C. J. Devlin
Kansas
Devlin
First National Bank of
Topeka
City National
American National
The Judge Holds Job
Albany July 26 The vote on removing Supreme Justice Warren EB Hooker of Fredonia ended with 76 ayes and 67 noes. The measure needed 100 votes to pass and was defeated.
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Judge Hooker
Albany
Warren EB. Hooker
Fredonia
Commodore Jones Shown As Pirate In Engravings
A small exhibit in the secretary of the navy’s reception room features steel engravings of Commodore John Paul Jones. Most images mock him as a pirate with cutlasses pistols and skull emblems, some depicting him as a Chinese pirate or a Russian admiral, all likely based on a common portrait.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
John Paul Jones
France
England
Richard
Commodore Jones
United States Navy
Chinese Boycott Against American Goods Reported
Washington reports the Chinese boycott began yesterday in five ports Shanghai Canton Tientsin Hankow Newchwang. Trade guilds organized in those ports are strongest in Canton and Shanghai where impact may be felt. no official U S action possible while it remains a simple boycott. The Chinese government is expected to discourage it as far as possible.
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Washington
Deaap
America
Shanghai
Canton
Tientsin
Hankow
Newchuang
United States
Big Wheat Rally Sparks Trading Frenzy in Chicago Pit
Reports of black rust in Northwest fields sent September wheat up to 88 1/2 cents with brisk activity in the pit. Prices whirled higher then direction softened by profit taking. September settled 2 1/2 cents higher at 7 1/2? July 904 No. 2 Red 8 to 9 percent.
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Northwest
Chicago
Sheriff Havird Faces County Demand to Resign and Refund Fees
Ada County commissioners demand Sheriff Cary Havird resign and return funds withheld, warning of criminal action if he refuses. Havird consults attorney Cavanah while disputes the charges of fees and deputy payments tied to appointments. The board cites discrepancies in the sheriff’s books and notes a note for 800 dollars tied to a deputy’s discharge.
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Cary C. Haviid
Boise Statesman
Huntington
Havird
Koelsch
Cavanah
Harvard
Deputy Twogood
Lane
Twogood
Iayvind
Valuable Coal Deposit in Fremont County Highlighted by Inspector
State Mine Inspector Robert Bell reports a rich coal seam in Fremont county near St Anthony. He notes a 10 foot vein with high grade coke potential and 95 percent carbon content. Despite distance, farmers haul coal up to 25 miles to cut costs, with prices around 2.50 per ton. the deposits lie closer than Wyoming sources by about 200 miles.
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Robert Bell
Fremont County
St. Anthony
Boise Statesman
Bell
Jal Butte
Pennsylvania
Hell
Butte
Wyoming
Montant
Six Hundred City Drivers Vote to End Strike
In Chicago on July 20 six hundred city drivers voted to declare the strike off and return to their former positions despite the wishes of strike leaders. Department store drivers began voting today and railway express drivers and truck teamsters will vote tomorrow night without the sanction of the strike leaders.
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Chicago
Othr
Teamsters Joint Council
Japanese Peace Envoy Komura Arrives in Seattle
Baron Komura, Japanese foreign minister and one of two peace commissioners, reached Seattle aboard the Minnesota at noon. He will remain under heavy diplomatic correspondence until departure tonight and will not grant interviews about peace talks or the war.
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Seattle
Baron Komura
Japan
Minnesota
East
Japaunese Party
Hungry Men in Old Spain
Four hundred farm laborers attacked Seville looting bakeries and shops, then police and gendarmes dispersed the mob. The uprising reached Salamanca’s city hall where a council member fell to his death after fleeing a window. Republicans plan mass meetings in Madrid and beyond as the government fears wider disorder.
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Madrid
Seville
Salamanca
Will of John Hay Filed for Probate
The will of John Hay was filed for probate in Washington on July 25. One brother and one sister receive twenty five thousand dollars each, another brother gets fifty thousand, and after smaller sums to other relatives, the residue goes to the widow. The record notes no further values.
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Washington
John Hay
Governor Proposes Commission to Investigate Life Insurance
Governor Higgins asks the New York legislature to appoint a commission to investigate life insurance guaness in the state. The message was sent on July 20 to study practices and report findings to lawmakers.
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Albany
Higgins
State of
New York
Heat Wave Ends as Storm Breaks Seaboard Drought
New York reports two deaths and several prostrations from heat exhaustion after a week of extreme heat. Rain and wind last night broke the heat wave across the Atlantic coast, with twenty heat fatalities tallied for the week.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Tales Told On Teachers At The Lewis And Clark Exposition
Portland July 20. School ma am week at the Lewis and Clark Exposition drew teachers from San Francisco New England Lends and more for contests and social events. Doctors attending the American Medical society convention filled trains and boosted plans for a universal health bill and a Department of Public Health. The weather delighted eastern visitors with sunny days and cool evenings as Liberati’s band played daily at the Oregon building with free concerts and fireworks twice weekly.
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Portland
Department For
San Praneisen
Leuben-Weinstock Company
Boston Herald
New England
Oregon
Lends
Butte
Senator Clark
Portland Swains
Illinois
Christine Kenny
The
American Medical Society
Cog
North Pacific Coast
Department of Public Health
Secretary of Health
Liberatis
The Chinese Boycotters Press for American Goods Ban
In Shanghai a mass meeting with about fifteen hundred people from guilds and provincial delegates planned to start an American goods boycott the next day. The action was not aimed at the U S government, which was praised, but many questioned whether the boycott would be sustained to influence California labor conditions.
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Shanghai
California
Trans-Mississippi Congress Set for Portland Session
Portland hosts the sixteenth annual Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress August 16 to 19 with about 1500 delegates from Pacific Coast to Gulf ports. Key topics include Oriental trade, mining, rivers and harbors, waterways, and Pacific coast gains in naval and economic policy.
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Portland
Pacific Coast
Western America
Boards of Trade
Department of Mines and Mining
Gulf of Mexico
Isthmian Canal
Merchant Marine
Consular Service
Statehood For Territories
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Mexico
Canada
West
Alaska
Rufus P. Jennings
Sam Francisco
California
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Tom Richardson
Joaquin Miller Day At Oregon Building Reception
Land overlooking Guild's Lake features a war tery view of Government buildings on a peninsula with frosted lamps. Saturday the 15th marked Joaquin Miller day as the veteran poet of the Sierras spent the week at the Pole and attended a reception in the Oregon building with an address and poem recitals. A dinner followed at the American Ten in his honor.
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Guild's
Joaquin Miller
Sierras
Pole
Oregon
American Ten
Too Late to Classify Por Base Empty Cowl as Cans
A partial OCR fragment from The Tribune office notes a base empty cowl misread as cans. Details are unclear, with few readable names or places to anchor a full item.
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Tribune
Cure for Brights Disease Promises Hopeful Results
The letter from Robert O Burke of Elnora New York reports dramatic relief after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He describes extreme swelling and vision impairment, saying a 50 cent bottle helped after three doses and the dropsy and symptoms of Bright's disease vanished.
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Robert O. Burke
Elnora
N. Y
Foley
Bright's
Mra
A. L, Cook
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Uintah Reserve
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Jones
Were
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Nettie Copbridge
Peart Bantera
Cicesceeees
I. M
Nettle MeTutoah
Kilpatrick
Scien
T. UW
Lakeview Terrace
Guilde Lake de Caprivi
Oregon Building
McCammon
Poontello
Lowrie
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