War fears ease as international commission eyed
Amid tensions between Russia and Great Britain over naval incidents near Vigo, an international commission may be formed to determine facts. British officials report Russia promised regret and compensation, with naval detentions limited to avoid further conflict, while efforts focus on a neutral inquiry and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterahina
Lastiaa Pri
Maki
Great Avital
London
Vdin Rojestvensky
Dxehantre Megraph Company
St. Petereburg
North Sea
Bremen
Germany
Russia
Great Britain
Temler Balfour
National Union of Conservat Clubs
Souuthampton
United Kingdom
Balfour
Hement
OO But Part of the Fleet Whch
Far East
Thors
Raffory
Prilan
Nothietor
Protostvonsky
Evstein
Port Arthur Siege Rumors and Desperate Garrison Claim
A letter from General Stossel reports dire conditions at Port Arthur amid heavy Japanese bombardment. The fortress endures shelling, water cuts, scarce provisions, and near collapse of the garrison, with strong hints of desertion and imminent, costly resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gon
Stossel
Shanghai
Port Arthur
Shanghal
Stovssel
Stovesel
Rugsan
Simonom
Stoegae
Troona
Surrivon
Aarane
Chefoo
Ole Pity
Branch Norse
Payt Arthur
Move Toward Peace Aims In Hague Conference Proposal
United States government signals a push for a second Hague peace conference to address questions from the first gathering and broaden talks on naval force limits and private property in wartime. Also reports Sweden bounds and Dardanelles diplomacy amid ongoing World War I dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Beuratary Hay
Hagia
Span
Warship type claims swirl around Russian fleet report
The London summary of Admiral Rojestvensky's telegram suggests two ships were clearly warships and that a stray shot may have struck a trawler. It notes Russian officers deny torpedo boats were present during the incident and that some vessels fired only on identified targets. A British embassy link and Wall Street disappearances are mentioned in the broader dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rojestvensky
London
Nojostvensky
Dogger Pik
Torestvensky
Warsaly
Rotel Sena
Admir
Ciealval
Dyckirey
Hieresivensky
Hardinge
Lamellorly
Aiada
Metimein
Rojestvens Zy
Montmeln
Gibraltar
Heamit- Val
Darla
Thera
Dack Yard
Admiralty
Miners Die After Explosion at Rocky Mountain Mine
A mine explosion near Trinidad Colorado trapped dozens of workers at Mine Number 3 of the Rocky Mountain Pile and Son company. Forty miners died west of Trinidad yesterday with many more missing as the mine burned and officials fear the final death toll may never be known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Col
Cot
Numba
Mumntain Piel & Son
Buraiig
Wall
Hoosevelt Glivey Tyner
Washington
Tyrer
Sithey
Pneumonia Scourge Spurs National Health Commission
The Chicago Record Herald notes a national commission on acute respiratory diseases in New York with leaders including Osler Welch, Smith, and Billings. They aim to study life conditions and housing to propose everyday hygiene measures and pneumonia prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jellins
Ox, Dance Way of
Menasys
Osler and Welch
Baltimore
Theobald Smith
Harvard
Frank Billings
Chicago
Chiles
Cies
Lie Country
Chicago Record-Herald
Lady Dilke Dead After Sudden Woking Demise
Emilia Frances Strong Dilke wife of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke died at home in Woking England on October 24 at 3 o clock from rupture of a braid vessel. A noted essayist and critic born in 1849 she was twice married first to Mark Pattison rector of Lincoln College Oxford and later to Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke. She authored a biography of Lord Leighton and a French monograph on Grande Lorraine and was regarded as a brilliant advocate for higher education of women.
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Lady Ditke
Woking
England
Charles Wentworth Dilke
Lady Dike
Mark Pattison
Lincoln College
Oxford
Lady Dilke
Emilia Frances Strong
Lord Leighton
Grande Lorraine
Poke Fun At The St Regis Hotel
London papers mock the St Regis New York scene claiming the hotel caters to extreme wealth. The piece lists extravagant bills hourly services and opulent touches, including electric shavers, trans doors, and royal level fees for five rooms yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Regis Hotel
London
New York
Ota Society Journal
Russia
Electelty
Bishop Franklin Spencer Spalling Named East Lake City Bishop
The Rev Franklin Spencer Spalling, a noted athlete formerly at Prince Tom University, has been nominated to lead East Lake City by Boston’s Episcopal powers. He previously joined a Grand Teton ascent and has led St Paul’s church in Tris, Pa for eight years with noted success.
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Franklin Spencer Spalling
East Lake City
Episcopal
Hovaea
Blehops
Boston
Clercyran
Princetom
Wyong
St. Paul's Church
Tris
Time for Reading at Mrs Mackay's Daily Hours
Mrs Clarence Mackay wife of the young California linionalire a reader and social derider turns deaf ear to demands that interfere with her reading. She is 48 and a merry guest yet spends many hours daily on books with plans to fit that habit.
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Clarence Mackay
California
Servian Bandit Stevan Sikitsch Claims Long Life
A London journalist interviews Stevan Sikitsch, a famed Servian bandit said to be 217 years old. He recalls Greece, Byron, and a life of crime with minimal work, boasting he survives on alcohol and occasional coffee or smoking. He has four daughters and says he earned enough by his weapons to live comfortably.
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London
Stevan Zikitsch
Greece
Lord Byron
Prand of
Ungtlehnap
Sikitsch
Ant
Nara
Ehough
Adkanted
Jeayluz
No Disturbance in Panama Denied by Officials
Gen. George W. Davis governor of the Panama Canal Zone authorizes a denial of rumors of trouble at Cojubra or nearby areas. President Amador confirms the statement as military investigators conclude the report had no foundation and Panamanian unrest is absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davie
George W. Davis
Panavid Panal Zone
Qulubra
Amador
Davis
Astharties
Mrs Platt’s Highland Mills Estate Tioga A Restful Retreat
Mrs Platt and Senator Thomas C Platt bought an estate at Highland Mills New York naming it Tioga to create a peaceful home away from town life They aim for a simple lifestyle and rest She is praised as an excellent housekeeper who shops personally and earns village admiration
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Platt
Thomas C. Platt
Highland Mills
N. Y
Tioga Long
Denver boy Dixon saved train from wreck and earns chance at education
Leroy Irgen Dixon, a poor rancher's son, waved his red bandanna to warn an approaching Denver and Rio Grande train about a rock glide curve. Rail officials notified Georges Gould, owner, and the boy is likely to gain admission to a first class educational institution as his reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Irgen Dixon
Denver and
Rio Grande
Georges Gould
Young Dixon
Frenchman Wins Citizenship After Name Confusion
A polite, dignified young man in New York applied for citizenship. The clerk pressed for his name and he offered several variants, finally revealing his full identity as Jacques Marie Joseph Maurice des Rosierts du Bolaire. The clerk realized the applicant owned the entire lot and granted the papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court
New York
Jacques Marie Joseph Maurice Des Rosierts du Bolaire
Jacques Maria Joseph Maurles Dex Rosserts du Balatme
Rich Gift to Orphanage Claimed From Charleston Figure
A Charleston citizen donated 100000 to the Charleston orphanage for W. Jeffers Hennett. the giver asked to remain anonymous. Observers speculate A. Z. Murray of Bennett Ryce mills, once connected to the orphan house, may be the benefactor. Gen John C Fremont was once a boyhood inmate at the orphan home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Panama police plan seeks New York chief selection
Police Chief for Panama reports MY mcvanoc of New York to name a capable organizer for Panama and Colon cities during nativity and canal construction. He recommends John McCullagh, once chief in 1897 and later elections superintendent, now at Goshen New York.
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McVanoc
New York City
Panama Republic
Panama
Colon
John McCullagh
McCullagh Ie
Goshen
Tooth Extraction Bargain blamed on fast work
A garbled exchange shows Hodge negotiating a tooth drawing with a dentist. The dialogue references high charges for quick work and mocks a prior dentist for taking longer yet charging less, highlighting price comparisons in a rough, dialectal speech.
Stomach Ailment Tale Promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills
A local woman recalls severe indigestion starting in 1690 that left her weak and underweight until she found relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She credits the pills for restoring appetite, strength, and health, and recommends them to friends. The ad notes pills cure stomach trouble by toning digestive organs and offers postpaid orders from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
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EB. Doherly
Lywna
Dr. Williams
Wil. Inna
Dr. Willis
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
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Fort Arthur
Lohion
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Gefle
Sweden
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Berlin
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Vm ™ Co
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Angio ‘Hace
Brin
Woodbury
Tommy
Lerke Woodonly
Beauty
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