Witte Named Head of Russian Peace Mission
M Muraviev resigns as chief peace plenipotentiary and M Witte is appointed to head the Russian peace mission to the United States. He holds plenary powers and sails with the Wilhelm der Grosse in late February. his selection is praised by peace advocates but criticized by some court factions.
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M. Muraviofis
M. Witte
Committee of Ministers
Mperor Nicholas
Committes of Ministers
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Privy Council
Japan
Witto
Russia
Far East
Fuanee
M. Muravieff
Jerome Blocked by Millionaires in Equitable USO Probe
New York July reports district attorney Jerome received an official copy of Superintendent Hendries's Equitable USO investigation. Jerome aims to obtain testimony as part of criminal prosecutions of Insurance Company officers. He faced two unsuccessful attempts to seize the document from the state insurance office.
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Jerome
Hendries
Equitable Uso
Jevine
Heas
State Superintendent of Insurance
Garvan
Jerome Tnon
Hunter
Roosevelt to Call Extra Session November 16
Washington reports President Roosevelt will call Congress to an extraordinary session on November 16 to address railway rate agitation. The national legislature will convene a month earlier than usual, avoiding clashes with fall elections and aligning with Speakey Cannon and other leaders. A special message will follow to avert the rate cage crisis with vigor.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Speakey Cannon
Arrests of General Stoessel Reported in Telekin News
In St Petersburg on July 28 the Nash prints a report that Lieutenant General Stoessel has been placed under arrest at Tsorakog Belo following revelations from a commission investigating defense and capitulation failures. The article notes months may be required for a full inquiry.
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St. Petersburg
The
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Gonsral
Stoessel
Tsorakog-Belo
Stonge
Peace prospects in St. Petersburg on M. Witte appointment
The Swat in St. Petersburg rejects that M. Witte’s appointment signals peace terms. Emperor Nicholas vows to continue the war and lighten army toil. Russian officials stress Witte will defend Russia’s interests and seek a durable peace without humiliation. A Russian forecast says negotiations may lead to lasting rapprochement.
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Swat
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Japan
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Nicholas
MS Nobles
Linovitch
Hart
Russia
Great Britain
William
France
Bourse Gazette
Sixty Six Killed in Chapel Collapse at Vermo Hospital
At Vermo Italy on July 17 the chapel roof of Luc Women’s hospital collapsed during a prayer service. Sixty six people died including sixteen women and fifty children. sixteen women and many children were injured and removed from the ruins.
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Vermo
Italy
Luc Women's Hospital
Musa
China's Potential Role in Russo Japanese Peace Talks
Report from St. Petersburg July 16 says China may seek a voice at the peace conference. China would not participate without a prior agreement to send a representative. Russia has not replied but some officials note cautious interest. The Chinese stance centers on protecting territorial integrity and limiting Japan’s spoils.
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China
Foreign Office
Russia
Pekin
Prince Oukomtaky
Viedomosh
Japan
United States
Chin Plans Great Navy Tour From San Francisco
Vice Admiral Montt arrives in San Francisco to tour the world and study modern naval problems. He plans to leave July 22 to assist in reconstructing the Chilean navy after visiting Japan, China, and Europe. Montt served as Chilean president from 1891 to 1896.
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San Francisco
George Moutt
Chili
Iato
Japan
China
Europe
Montt
Chill
Earthquake Shakes San Bernardino City
Yesterday afternoon at 2 46 a heavy earthquake shook San Bernardino California. The shock was the most violent in years and was followed by two sharp distinct tremors felt across Rivarside and surrounding areas.
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San Bowmardino
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Rivarside
Sailors Shot After Surrender on Battle Ship
London dispatch reports from Kustendil by Noumanta that thirty crew members of the battleship Kniaz Potemilge who surrendered were executed, according to a sailor attached to the vessel.
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London
Kustendil
Noumanta
Kniaz Potemilge
Thirteen Die From Heat In New York
Thirteen deaths attributed to the hot weather were recorded in New York yesterday. Hundreds more persons were overcome by the heat and are under treatment in city hospitals.
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New York
Tornado Strikes Rosebud Patrfax Area Killing One
A tornado swept a portion of the Tosshud region yesterday causing one death and fourteen injuries with two possibly fatally hurt. Towns near Rosebud were struck and damage was reported across small settlements as authorities investigated the storm’s path.
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Patrfax
Tosshud
Jeaat. Wares
Proverb on Nature and Mind Shaping Effort
A fragmentary reflection warns that one who doubts self improvement cannot earn the world’s favor. It expresses that mind control is impossible and character is fixed by influence.
New Lacing Method Puts Shoes in Place
In Louisville Kentucky Missa Wisnabeth Falconer invents a lace tension system that fixes the top of the shoe. A factory incident ends with a tired laborer losing his job after a bet with St Patrick Gleason, a Brookton shoe maker, over the worst lasted shoe.
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Loulev la
Paitick Gleason
Brookton
Wookman
Glengon
Anid
Reads Like a Miracle in Moravia Kidney Pills Story
Moravia New York July 17 Special says Mrs Benj Wilson suffered Sugar Diabetes and fell from 200 to 120 pounds. Husband credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a miraculous cure after four years and two doctors. Five boxes cured her and he urges others with kidney diseases to try them.
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Moravia
N.Y
Mra. Benj. Wilson
Dodd
Bright
Notable Exchange Involving Colonel and Fateful Outcome
Fragmentary text shows a exchange about a colonel and fate with a taunt about never missing a target. The source mentions Nei Orleany Times-Democist with garbled spelling. No clear event or date is provided to establish a full report.
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Jone
Nei Orleany
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Syrup Pabein for Babies and Children
A promotion for Dr Caldwell's Laxative Syrup Pabein asserts it is the safe stomach soothing remedy for babies and children, available in 50¢ and 1.00 bottles with a money back guarantee. It also includes assorted brief anecdotes and notes on London street cleaning machines and a joke about misread handwriting.
Postum Coffee Restores Health, Rome Matron Reports
A Rome New York matron describes quitting coffee due to dizziness stomach upset and nervousness. She credits Postum Food Coffee with restoring her appetite blood health and overall well being after only a short period of use. She notes renewal of health and gratitude to Postum Company Battie Creek Michigan.
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Rome
N.Y
Postum Ford
Battie Creek
Witte May Not Serve in Washington Rumor Floats
St. Petersburg dispatch reports M Witte may not go to Washington after a tense audience with Emperor Nicholas II. A palace source claims the emperor resented Witte's blunt stance and hinted Baron Rosen could act as plenipotentiary. The rumor lacked corroboration as of July 15.
Will General Trepoff Die in Bed as Terrorists Threaten
From St. Petersburg on July 14 the Terrorists announce a vow to kill General Trepoff and claim he will be executed in his room. The executive committee says Trepoff will soon gain Interior Ministry control and implies drastic internal actions to quell turmoil.
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St. Petoraburyg
Trepoff Ia
Trepoi
Trepofi
Ministry of the Interior
M. Boulgin
Trepoff
Earthquake Shakes Maine Across Wide Area
A morning tremor in Waldo caused by an earthquake at 6 10 a m lasted about ten seconds. The shock, stronger than the March 21 1904 event, woke many from sleep and was reported from Bangor to Kittery and from Farmington to Rockland, strongest in central Maine around Augusta and Waterville.
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Walno
Yeater- Jay
Bangor
Kittery
Farmington
Rockland
Maine
Augusta
Watervilla
Emperor to issue proclamation in Moscow after journey
St Petersburg July 18 The Slovo reports the emperor will travel to Moscow where on Wednesday the 19th he will issue a proclamation summoning the representatives of the people to the Talpeky palace. Courts have begun preparations for the event.
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St. Petersburg
The
Slovo
Moscow
Talpeky Palace
Gous
Fragmentary Reflection on Aging and Youth
A terse line noting that the bones of the aged are more brittle than those of the young, implying greater fragility with age and contrast between generations. The wording resembles a medieval or philosophical musing on health and mortality.
Birmingham Paymaster Robbery Ends in Shootout
D Burr paymaster for Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Co was robbed of 5000 near Maroonon between Littleton and Flat Top. Police and guards killed one bandit and recovered the money. the other robber escaped. Vigilance by Sloss officials and police led to swift response. Highway robbery is a capital offense in Alabama.
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Birmingham
Ala
B. D. Burr
Slose-Bhetfield Steel and Iron Company
Marnoon
Littleton
Flat Top
Bea
George Gadecker
Joseph Nix
Charles Pickard
F W. McQueen
Sloss-Shemeld Company
McQueen
Frank Grafford
Police Department
Alabama
Milwaukee grand jury indicts 25 over bribery in hospital addition
Milwaukee county grand jury handed down 67 indictments against 25 individuals including former county officials and a news reporter. Most charges allege $50 bribes tied to contracting for a county hospital addition, with many based on confessions of Otto Seidel and Edward F. Strauss. Pomrening and Schultz also charged related to bribery and voting on a primary election bill.
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Wis
Milwaukee County Grand Jury
Lale
Board of Supervisors
Assembly
Otto Seidel
Tre
Edward F. Strauss
Fred C. Schultz
Herman J. Pomrening
State Assembly
Pomrening i
Not Enough Money Causes Muravieff Resignation
The St. Petersburg source quotes Muravieff declining to lead the Russian peace mission citing health and an inadequate 16 000 roubles for expenses in America. Witte refused to join as figurehead and the emperor affirmed real plenipotentiary powers for Russia's chief peace envoy.
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Parla
St. Petersburg
Lic Echo de Paris
M. Muravieff
America
United States
M. Witte
Nicholas
Japan
Russia
Pease Commission
Revolutionists Edict Declares Shuvaloff Executed
A proclamation from the Socialist Revolutionists in Moscow claims the death sentence against Maj. Gen. Count Shuvaloff, chief of police, was carried out by a member of the group. The note accuses him of brutal acts in Odessa and his return to duties under Trepoli to suppress Moscow's revolt. It frames the act as a signal to Russian militarists and a death knell for autocracy.
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Shuvaloff
Social Revolutionists
Count Shuvaloff
Odessa
Shugoloff
Trepoli
Murdered Woman Is a Pole in Belmont Case
July 15 a murdered woman found near Arlington golf links in Belmont is Enmolina Schidlowska wife of a Polo barber in town. Police search for Schidlowska who is believed traveling toward California. The couple resided in Brookline and the body was badly damaged with the head nearly severed.
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Braintree
Masa
Belmont
En Molina Schidlowska
Polo
Schidlowska
California
Broohton
Woman's nine year misery eased by kidney pills
A Paterson New Jersey woman reports long suffering from kidney trouble with back pain headaches and nosebleeds. She credits Deans Kidney Pills with significant relief after using the product and recommends it, noting it helped restore her ability to perform household duties.
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Paterson Avenue
Paterson
N. J
Anai
Dean
Doan
Tosler
Milburn Co
Buffalo
Dr Pierce Audits Ingredients of Favorite Prescription
The advertisement promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as an alcohol free remedy for women’s ailments. It lists ingredients Blue Cohosh Black Cohosh Lady’s Slipper and Golden Seal and asserts universal cures with proper use. It notes glycerine as a solvent and invites readers to write to Dr Pierce at the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo as Chief Consulting Surgeon.
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Plerea
Ella
Invalids' Hotel and Burgical Institute
Buffalo
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