Japan Clings to Hope as Diplomatic Talks Continue
A Tokie dispatch reports Russia’s reply to Japan with negotiations ongoing yet bleak prospects. Japanese Minister Hayashi says after reading the reply, hope for peace grows slimmer. Japan declines to buy Chilean warships amid talks and notes ships from Argentina may aid in the far east via a northern canal route.
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London
Tokie
Japan
Foreign Office
Hayashi
Associated Press
Argentina
Far East
Impressive Scene as Emperor Reviews Imperial Guards
In Tokio on January 9th the emperor reviewed the imperial guards and supportive units on the Aoyama field. About 26 000 troops were present as a possible third contingent if war is declared. Crowds lined the route and grounds while the emperor traveled in state and then on horseback with his staff including foreign attaches.
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Tokio
Aoyama
Aoyama Field
British Troops Ready for Action in Far East
A detachment of 250 Sherwood Foresters from Hongkong has been warned to prepare for active service. They are in garrison for unspecified deployment with transport arrangements completed. Destination not disclosed, but Pekin or Seoul are suspected.
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Hongkong
Jan
Sherwood Foresters
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Pekin
Seoul
All Legations Guarded in Seoul as Tension Grows
Seoul January 9 reports an Italian cruiser in chemupo harbor and a German warship expected. Legations are guarded by marines from several nations. Authorities foresee the emperor seeking refuge in a European legation if a revolt occurs.
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Seoul
Korea
Chemupo
Cabinet weighs Asiatic Squadron shift to stay neutral
Washington on January 9 reports a cabinet discussion on the far eastern situation. Special consideration was given to the movement of the Asiatic Squadron to shape it so the United States remains absolutely neutral if Russia and Japan engage in hostilities.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
Court Denies Brokers Right To Sell Return Ticket Portions
Columbus Ohio January 9 The superior court cites the maxim he who comes into equity must come with clean hands to deny ticket brokers the right to deal in return portions of contract tickets in a suit by John M Kennan et al against the Lake Shore railroad The court holds the maxim requires only that the plaintiff not be guilty of reprehensible conduct regarding the subject matter of the suit The contract provision allows only the original purchaser to use the return portion
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Columbus, CO
John M. Kennan
Lake Shore Railroad
Warships Gather at Colon To Press Colombian Withdrawal
A fleet of United States warships has assembled at Colon and naval officers believe the mission is to insist on the withdrawal of the Colombian army across the border or force a fight.
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Colon
United States
Mother Jones in critical condition with pneumonia in Trinidad
"Mother" Jones the United Mine Workers agitator is ill with pneumonia at her home in Trinidad Col. Her physician says her condition is critical. She is 64 years old and under constant medical care.
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Jones
Trinidad
Col
United Mine Workers
Miners killed in Kropt mine cave in Middlesboro Ky
A cave in at Kropt mines in Middlesboro Kentucky kills Abner Roberts and Janes Turner. Fire devastates the six story James J. Dillingham & Co. building in Philadelphia with losses around fifty thousand dollars. The Fountain House in Milwaukee reports a near fatal asphyxiation of Louis W. Grimm. Leadville declares typhoid fever with about four hundred cases. Victor Visquain a Nebraska pioneer dies in Lincoln. Allentown grand jury returns true bills of indictment in the Mabel Bechtel murder case. Minnie Kappell arrested in Hoboken on a bigamy charge. TMolland Michigan mills burn with fifty thousand dollars loss. Governor Bates inaugurated in Boston for a second term. Harvard ends pew hiring for students in Cambridge churches. National Cheese Dealers' Association meets in Milwaukee, delays cheese price action. Two St Anna Minnesota children burned to death. Hazelton family suspects murder in Paris. Russell Sage quits Wall Street. Royal mine near Hudson California suit settled. Senate to print Wood case testimony not released to public.
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Abner Roberts
Janes Turner
Kropt
Middlesboro
James J. Dillingham & Co
Philadelphia
Louis W. Grimm
Mount Carroll
Fountain House
Milwaukee
Leadville
Cal
Board of Health
Victor Visquain
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Allentown
David Welsenberg
Catharine Bechtel
Martha
John
Charles
Aloise Eckstein
Mabel Bechtel
Minnnie Kappell
Hoboken
Tmolland
Mich
C. de Kiser
John L. Bates
Massachusetts
Boston
Harvard University
Cambridge
National Cheese Dealers’ Association
St. Symanietz
St. Anna
Minn
Henry Hazelton
St. Louis
Paris
France
Russell Sage
Wall Street
Royal Mine
Hudson, Cal
Senate
Night blindness and its causes from the tropics to the sea
Night blindness is a vision condition where sight is normal in daylight but fails at dusk. It often occurs in soldiers, sailors, and Arctic explorers due to retinal exhaustion from glare. Treatment is avoiding bright light and using eye protection until recovery.
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Tropics
Bank president gifts Minnesota botanical library
H W D Holway, vice president of Decorah bank Iowa, donates his entire fungil library and related collections to the Botanical department at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
H. W. D. Hol- Way
The
Decorah Bank
Decorah
University of Minnesota
Trio of Italian Masons Killed by Train Near Millerstown
Harrisburg January 9. Three Italian masons employed by McHale Bros. on a Pennsylvania Railroad stone bridge near Millerstown were struck and instantly killed by an express train.
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Harrisburg
McHale Bros
Pennsylvania Railroad
Millerstown
Market summary from Chicago grain and livestock reports
Chicago market notes from Beach-Wickham Grain Co and McCall Bros Agents show receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep. Official receipts yesterday 35664 and shipments 7248 with today’s estimated receipts 23000 and tomorrow 44000. Prices span light to heavy hogs and shipping grades with cattle and sheep steady to strong. Chicago Board of Trade affiliations noted along with Washington Iowa agents.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chicago Board of Trade
McCall Bros
Washington
Chicago
Elijah J. Woodruff Dies at 101 in Toledo
Elijah J. Woodruff died at his Toledo home at age 101. Born in Watertown, Connecticut, he moved to Toledo in 1836.
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Toledo
Elijah J. Woodruff
Watertown
Conn
Weather forecast for five states with fair, moderate winds
Official forecast covers Illinois Indiana Lower Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa through 8 pm tonight. Conditions are fair with moderate temperatures and west to south winds.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets Briefs from Chicago and East Buffalo Livestock Reports
Chicago hog and cattle quotations and receipts for the day with price ranges for pigs, light, packing, mixed, and heavy hog lots. Cattle and sheep ranges listed, plus East Buffalo live stock quotes with car receipts and price spans. Includes St Louis wheat and oats notes with scattered cash and futures prices.
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Chicago
Jan
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Pretty Luncheon and Welcome by Mrs Bailey for Friends
Mrs. Marsh W Bailey hosted a refined luncheon at East Washington Street for fourteen friends with four out of town guests Etta Stouffer Spencer Henrietta Spriestersbach Chariston Indiana Mrs Finley Mt Pleasant and Mrs Winton Pittsburg. The gathering featured a gracious toast and a cheering cup. The Ladies Basket Ball Club of the Academy gave a reception to the Faculty Monmouth Basket Ball Club Mrs Dr McMichael and Coach Warne with games, lunch, and music creating a hospitable Washington event.
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Marsh W. Bailey
East Washington Street
Etta Stouffer
Spencer
Henrietta ‘Spriestersbach
Chariston
Indiana
Finley
Mt. Pleasant
Winton
Pittsburg
Hy Wow
Academy
Monmouth Basket Ball Club
Dr McMichael
Warne
Washington
A Wise Dog and Schoolbound Horse Patrol
A rural family relies on a clever dog to pilot their horse and schoolbound cart from the opera house crossing to home. The dog obeys a tag and chases off any interference, even sending a rebuking message to a doctor who tries to intervene. Carl and Edna McKee, high school students, back the team as a practical, if unusual, educational aid.
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Carl
Edna McKee
Opera House
Edna
Hgh
An Arab Tea Party in Morocco
A traveler recalls an Arab tea party in Morocco with sherrab de minat wine, a small domed pewter teapot, copper tray, and painted glasses. Musicians arrive as girls in pale green jel labs play tareegea and other native instruments amid bright colors and a hot sun.
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Morocco
Isis Habitual Reticence Reporter In Vestibule
A report notes Mr Gotrox has died with no comment for publication. The scene centers on a cautious butler confirming the death in a vestibule context.
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Isis
Mr. Gotrox
Butler
Puck
For Sale and Lost Notice Board Item
For Sale a good eighty acres of farm land see Charles Gorham 77 61 For Sale Registered Angora goats also some Langshang chickens See John G Stewart 7515 For Sale a new property in North Washington also 120 acre farm in Jackson township Will take live stock on either See W W McFarland 74 tf Lost Ten dollar bill Return to Journal office
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Charles Gorham
John G. Stewart
North
Washington
Jackson Township
W. W. McFarland
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Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkam
M. Cartiepar
Whitehall St
Atlanta
Mrs. Mantua Estes
West 125Th St
Lydia K. Pinkham
East Side
Roy Stichter
Prop
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J. E. Lemmon
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