Plenipotentiaries Named For Washington Peace Talks
Washington reports Russia and Japan have tentatively chosen plenipotentiaries for peace negotiations. M Nelidoff and Baron Rosen expected for Russia. Barom Komura and Kogoro Takahira likely for Japan. Official announcements delayed by health, travel, and grace of Tokyo. Armistice prospects rise with rainy season as talks near.
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Washington
Russia
M. Nelidoff
Paris
Baron Rosen
Takahira
White House
Japan
Barom Komura
Kogoro Takahira
Tokio
Baron Komura
Io Tokio
St. Petersburg
London
Berlin
Vienna
Rome
Manchuria
Movements of June 21 22 in Peking theater reports
Telegraphs from St Petersburg recount Japanese forces advancing near Kao and Hailunchen as Russians push north toward Ufanglu and Yu Langtsu. Japanese counterattacks near Shiminotse threaten to cut off Russian posts. Russians retire after unmasking a Japanese force. In Joplin dynamite blast under a home injures no one seriously.
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St. Petersburg
Emperor Nicholas
Linevitch
Kao
Hailungchen
Narschancheng
Joplin
Floyd Fryer
East Seventh Street
Jared
Long insolvent Salmon bank blamed on prior failure
Clinton Missouri June 28 state bank examiner reports Salmon and Samours Bank of Salmon failed after 1903 George M Casey collapse. Receivership assets $600k vs deposits $684k with loans from St Louis and Kansas City banks. Expected return under 60 cents on the dollar.
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Clinton
Bank of Salmon & Samours
George M. Casey
Henry County
Swanger
Sam B. Cook
State
R. M. Cook
John B. Egger
First National Bank
Appleton City
Salmon Bank
St. Louis
Kansas City
Cook
Yaquis Out For Blood In Sonora Raid
Tucson reports Yaqui Indians butcher at least 12 ranchmen and many women and children along the San Miguel river in the Ures district Sonora. A rescue party led by Joseph Dewitt of Pozo station has gone to aid settlers as a massacre threat looms. the war party is said to number about 100.
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Tucson
Ariz
San Miguel
Ures
Sonora
Joseph Dewitt
Pozo Station
Passed the Mental Exam at Annapolis for Midshipmen
Luther Welsh of Kansas City passed the mental examination for admission to the Naval Academy. He found he was too short, so he underwent a stretching process with a specially devised machine and gained two inches to meet the five foot two inch height requirement.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Luther Welsh
Kansas City
Welsh
Joliet Election Contests Conclude With Mayor Victory
Contested Joliet election cases end with R. J. Barr declared mayor by 119 votes over Maj. Wm. C. Crolius. Crolius, who had inaugurated the contest, trails by three votes more than the official tally. Other officers unchanged. Recount reveals fraud in the Third and Fifth wards. ballots impounded by circuit court for next grand jury.
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Joliet
R. J. Barr
Maj
Wm. C. Crolius
Forty Thousand Shortage at Fulton Hospital Treasurer
Final report to Gov. Folk by Haskell & Sells shows a shortage of 40203.69 dollars in the Fulton insane hospital books tied to absconding Treasurer W. D. Thomas. Some sureties have been discharged, leaving doubt over full state protection from remaining bondsmen.
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Jefferson City
Folk
Haskell & Sells
Fulton Insane Hospital
W. D. Thomas
Thomas
Heavy rains save crops in Carterville Illinois
In Carterville Illinois heavy rainfall on June 28 aided local crops, curbing drought concerns and sustaining yields for farmers in the region.
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Carterville, Ill
Illinois State News Attempted Murder of Game Warden
Deputy Game Warden George Newell of Harrisburg escaped serious harm after six shots were fired at him while pursuing violators of game laws along the Saline River hills. A flesh wound on his forehead was caused by bark and a bullet clipped a tree. Newell had aggressively enforced seining and dynamiting fish, leading to recent arrests. Nearby, B. A. Middleton of Independence Township was abducted and beaten by masked men for testifying in dynamiting cases, with no arrests made.
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George Newell
Harrisburg
Saline
B. A. Middleton
Independence Township
Alton Mayor Orders City Hall Color Change
Mayor Beall orders replacing somber black and white city hall paint with green and a harmonious hue. Citizens express surprise and claim funeral colors imply mourning while other officials deny responsibility for the original selection.
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Beall
Alton
State board redistricts mine districts under new law
The state board of labor statistics met at the statehouse to redraw mine inspection districts and create ten districts under the new law taking effect July 1. Ten inspectors will be appointed, up from seven, due to a large rise in coal mines sunk in the state in recent years.
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State Board of Labor Statistics
Statehouse
Hungarian miners quit over pay cuts at Ziegler mine
Fifty Hungarian laborers at Joe Leiter's Ziegler mine quit work claiming wage reductions. The mine remains unfit for operation, and the desertion hindering debris removal will delay progress. In Vienna, Charles Dunn pleaded guilty to murdering his father W. R. Dunn in Goreville township last February and received life hard labor in the state prison. Governor Deneen issued a Missouri governor requisition for J. W. Kennedy, wanted in Palmyra for assaulting Annie Haulstein and robbery. Jury in Galesburg discharged after failing to reach verdict in death case of Lena Ramp. Hamilton county farmers set grand reunion near McLeansboro July 26-28 with speakers including former congressman Williams and George B. Parsons.
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Joe Leiter
Ziegler
Vienna
Charles Dunn
Duncan
W. R. Dunn
Goreville Township
Dunn
Hamilton County
McLeansboro
Williams
Carmi
George B. Parsons
Shawneetown
Masonic Picnic Poisoning and Local Docket in Illinois
East St. Louis attendees suffered ptomaine poisoning after eating chicken salad at a Masonic picnic. Doctors treated several cases. none serious. Cairo Mayor Parsons orders crackdown on gambling houses, with officials watching closely. Charles Guerky 21 drowned in Cahokia creek. coroner rules accidental drowning. Alexander Fiffner found dead in bed near O'Fallon. coroner cites cause unspecified.
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East St. Louis
Charles Guerky
Cahokia Creek
Alexander C. Fiffner
O'Fallon
The Glorious Day and the American Boy’s Joy
A Detroit Free Press column reflects on Independence Day and the Fourth of July traditions. It notes holidays excite boys most, details noises from fireworks keeping Grufftone awake, and observes how adults grow tired of the racket while youths revel in patriotism and celebrations.
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Fereed
Grufftone
Detroit Free Press
Rub-A-Dub-Dub Fourth Of July Ode
A fragmentary patriotic verse urges readers to celebrate Independence Day with noise and celebration. It references Old Glory and the nation’s birth, with lines about drums, freedom, and historic moments. The content echoes mid-20th century vernacular and a communal marching spirit.
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Middlesex
Alway
Judd Varmer
Lapleigh’s Advice On Speech In Society
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News features dialogue about etiquette and keeping one’s mouth shut. It presents a caution that social impression depends on controlled speech and self-restraint.
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Lapleigh
Dondher
Chicago Daily News
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Deneen
Isaac Shelton
John Cole
Rebecca Carroll
Lena Ramp
Galesburg
Cairo
United States
HE Sits
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Hero OF the Hour
Troy City
John Deimling
E. C. Overman
Prop
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Troy
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