Peace Talks Grow as War Fears Diminish Across Powers
A circular note from the International Peace Commission seeks unified steps to settle the Russo Japanese dispute. Reports from Vladivostok and Washington say peace prospects improve, while Tokyo weighs a concrete coast defense plan and Korea faces unrest.
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International Peace Commission
St. Petersburg
Vladivostock
Japan
London
Westminster Gazette
Paris
Berne
Hague Arbitration Tribunal
Washington
France
M. Deleasse
Russia
Warr Indicted for Embezzlement in Clinton Building Loan Case
Clinton Iowa January 22 J W Warr president of a building loan association is indicted by the Rock Island county grand jury on seventeen counts. He allegedly embezzled 31000 with a shortage possibly exceeding 100000. Warr a reformer and church worker was last spring a candidate for mayor on the reform ticket. He is jailed for failure to post bonds with assets below 6000 known.
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Clinton, Ia
J. W. Warr
Building Loan Association
Rock Island
Warr
Reform
Milwaukee Harbor Ice Traps Nine Tugs in Frozen Sea
Milwaukee harbor lies under heavy anchor ice created by easterly winds. Nine fishing tugs are stuck a mile from the entrance, tug Welcome rescues three crews, while Car ferry No. 15 ferries in the remaining six vessels after hours of effort.
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Milwaukee
Welcome
Car Ferry No. 15
Snowbound Electric Cars Plucked From Drifts Near Racine
An electric railway car between Racine and Kenosha with many passengers became snowbound after midnight. Another car north of Racine faced a similar fate. Both were dug out by forenoon and brought to Racine. passengers suffered only the loss of sleep.
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Racine
Wis
Kenosha
Hepburn Pure-Food Bill Passes House In 201 to 0 Vote
The Hepburn pure-food measure cleared the House by 201 to 0 and will take effect February 1, 1904. The era of regulation spans food purity and labeling, with enforcement to follow the measure's passage.
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House of Representatives
George Giglinger
Davenport
Machias
Aden
Jibuti
Herman Eduard von Holst
Germany
University of Chicago
American Fertilizer Company
Portsmouth
Harley Fisher
Muncie
Ind
Bert Bishop
Adams County Court House
Brighton
Col
Train Robbery Strikes Southern Pacific Express near SLO
In San Luis Obispo California on January 22 a Southern Pacific No 0 train en route to San Francisco was robbed on Questa grade six miles northeast of town. Messenger Sullivan left the express car briefly and found the door burst open upon return. The safe containing about $80 000 was stolen.
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San Luis Obispo
Cal
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Questa Grade
Sullivan
Train brain ranks twenty sixth in weight among distinguished minds
New York January 22. The brain of George Francis Train was weighed and placed twenty six in a list of brain weights of famous men compiled by Dr Edward C Spitzka and Dr Carleton Simon. No microscopic inspection yet. superficial exam says it is that of a normal man aside from its heavy weight.
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New York
George Francis Train
Edward C. Spitzka
Carleton Simon
King Oscar Celebrated on His 75th Birthday
Stockholm observed King Oscar’s 75th birthday with special church services and widespread decorations. The king received congratulations from the royal family court officials Swedish and Norwegian ministers members of the riksdag and municipal authorities.
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Stockholm
Oscar
Riksdag
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and nearby states
The official forecast predicts rain or snow across Illinois with colder conditions in the south, and rain possibly turning to snow in Indiana with variable winds. Lower Michigan and Wisconsin expect snow with brisk north winds, while eastern and central Iowa anticipate snow and colder, variable winds.
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets Report from Chicago and East Buffalo Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices
Chicago hogs show receipts around 22 000 with sales from 4 10 to 5 15 for various lots and averages near 4 75 to 5 00. Cattle receipts about 8 000 with steers at 5 40 to 5 50 top and feeders and cows at mixed levels. sheep and lambs around 2 40 to 6 00 for Western natives yearlings and lambs. East Buffalo report notes dull cattle trade and steady sheep and lamb prices. St Louis wheat and corn futures move lower and higher across futures and cash markets.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Favorite Deutzias for outdoor planting and Easter decor
The deutzias, tall and dwarf, are hardy vigorous shrubs with graceful blooms. Gracilis, the beauty of the family, forms a low round bush with single white flowers good for forcing and pot culture. Lemoines is a dwarf cross, blooming freely and hardier for outdoor planting.
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Deutzia
Winter sun shading advised for evergreen shrubs
A Country Gentleman writer notes winter sun harms evergreens and recommends shading. He suggests placing boards on the south side of rhododendrons to block bright sun, and shading magnolia, rhododendron, kalmia, and conifers to preserve foliage color and moisture. Shading can be done with evergreen boughs over beds or individual plants on lawns.
Combating houseplant pests in dry air conditions
Colder weather raises fire heat and aridity which may invite insect pests to house plants. Red spider and green fly threaten Salvias fuchsias roses and carnations. spray with cold water to deter red spider and use tobacco water or powder to control green fly after wetting the foliage. Cor. American Cultivator.
Oregon Evergreen Blackberry Described as Strong Grower
The Oregon evergreen blackberry is praised as an excellent Pacific coast variety thriving in Oregon and Washington. It reportedly grows very large there, with vines covering fences up to fifty feet and yielding a bushel or two of berries, per H. BE. V. D. in Rural New Yorker.
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Japan
Korea
Washington
Loomis
United States
Far East
Russia
Oregon
Pacific Coast
California
New Yorker
Rearranging Hardy Beds for Aesthetic Planting
The first planting of hardy flower beds rarely achieves perfect harmony. In the first year, watch growth and note undesirable features to correct later. Colors may clash in spots and flower distribution may fail to maintain a steady display across the beds.
Teak Forest Prospects Rise in the Philippine Islands
The Philippines show forests rich in Tectona grandis or teak, making it likely that teak wood will become familiar to many people in the years ahead.
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Philippine Islands
Seek Help to End Lynching Urges Governor Heyward
Governor Heyward urges special legislation in a message to the legislature to empower suppression of lynching in the state. He warns lawlessness is unchecked and argues officials must face responsibility, with funds for rewards to aid the capture of lynchers.
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Heyward
South Carolina
Columbia
D. C
Covernor Heyward
Fire destroys Shelby steel stock house worth millions
In Shelby Ohio on January 22 a blaze at United States Steel stock house gutted the facility. The greasy tubes and stock were consumed, with the building’s contents valued at about 3 million dollars. Firemen withdrew and found shelter in brick structures nearby as the flames raged through the greasy stock room.
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Shelby, O
Shelby Steel Works
United States Steel Corporation
Casket Found Nearby Believed To Hold Actor Coghlan
A metallic casket found on the mainland eighteen miles from Galveston is believed to be the box containing actor Charles Coghlan’s body. Coghlan died suddenly in Galveston in November 1900 after the cemetery vault was washed out by the September 8, 1900 storm and the casket had been missing since.
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Galveston
Tex
Charles Coghlan
Coghlan
Brain fag and the search for a cure in twentieth century life
London Mail notes brain fag as a modern ailment marked by eye pain and exhaustion from thinking. It praises Dr Rest and Dr Common Sense as the few who could cure such fatigue, while warning the condition grows with age and stress in Harley Street.
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Harley Street
Rest
Common Sense
London Mail
Foot habit at street curbs observed by Philadelphia Press
A Philadelphia Press note describes how people consistently use the same foot when stepping onto or off curbs at crossings. The observer links the habit to a nervous system reflex aligning eye, leg, and foot movements, noting occasional jockeying in crowds but few rule breaks.
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Philadelphia Press
A Deer Encounter in a Winter Hunt
A northern Michigan visitor recalls a winter deer hunt where after a day without sightings he crouched on a log and faced a buck that charged toward him. He steadied himself and shot, thrillingly noting the odd luck of the animal stepping into his gun’s aim.
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Michigan
Detroit Free Press
For Sale Classified Items
For Sale good household furniture cheap. Call at this office. 66-6 Fine Plymouth Rock roosters for sale. Phone First Glendale 2 L and 2 S. 87-3. For Sale 2 gasoline engines 15 hp old style 5 hp Fairbanks Morris new style. All in good repair. Will sell cheap. Must Chas. R. Parkinson.
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Plymouth Rock Roosters
First Glendale
Fairbanks- Morris
Lineup for Tomorrow Night's Basketball Game
Seniors Win Crooks Ed Swift John Fisher Earl Lewis Ira Sproul lead the seniors while Juniors include Johnson Walter Morton Lawrence Wilson Harold McElhinney and Robert Johnson Prof Lytle referees with Bert Dixon as umpire Mrs Frank Knox departs from Mrs James Wilsons home for Salt Lake City this evening via Milwaukee.
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Win
Crooks
Ed. Swift
John Fisher
Earl Lewis
Ira Sproul
Johnson
Walter Morton
Lawrence Wilson
Harold McElhinney
Robert Johnson
Prof
Lytle
Bert Dixon
Frank Knox
James Wilson
Milwaukee
Salt Lake City
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Brato
George Prancis
St. Louis
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Deutzia Lemoinel
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