No Armistice Mention in Komura Takahira Visit
Japanese peace commission spokesman Aimar Sato denied any discussion of armistice or negotiations during the Komura Takahira visit to President Roosevelt. He said the visit was informal and no questions of importance were discussed. The report notes Japan’s Sakhalin campaign gains and Moscow’s retreat.
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New York
Japanese Peace Commission
Roosevelt
Baron Komura
Kogoro Takahira
Aimar Sato
Commission
Associated Press
Takahira
Japanese War Secretary Hosts Taft at Garden Luncheon
General Terauchi entertained Secretary Taft and 250 guests in the Tokyo arsenal gardens. Miss Roosevelt and Madame Terauchi were escorted by their hosts as President Roosevelt was toasted. Griscom and Taft praised Japanese kindness. Ito recited a commemorative poem. An hour tour of the gardens followed.
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Tokio
Terauchi
Taft
Arsenal
Army
Navy
Lynch
United States
Miss Roosevelt
Madame Terauchi
Roosevelt
Griscom
Japan
Marquis Ito
Wisconsin railroad property values rise in annual assessment
The state tax commission as the board of assessment announces the preliminary railroad property assessment for the year. Wisconsin railroads show a total valuation of 229,890,000 with an increase of over 18,000,000 and an average tax rate of about 12 cents per 1000.
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Madison
Wis
State Tax Commission
Wisconsin
Norway's Storting Sets August 13 for Secession Referendum
The Norwegian Storting unanimously adopted a proposal fixing August 13 for submitting to the people the question of secession from Sweden. Ambassador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Reid hosted a London dinner for Senator and Mrs. Lodge.
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Storting
Sweden
Whitelaw Reid
Quarantine Enforcement In Mississippi Under National Guard Aid
Governor Vardaman assigns Adjutant General Fridge to oversee quarantine against Louisiana. Fridge receives several National Guard officers and privates to assist in enforcing orders, though the militia has not yet been called out.
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Militia
Iowa Christian Endeavor Convention Planned for Newton
A K E Kepford Ida Grove president of the Iowa Christian Endeavor arranged Newton Iowa for August 25 to 27 with Governor Cummins on August 27 to speak on Citizenship Other speakers include Dan F Bradley president of Iowa College Grinnell Rev C S Medbury Des Moines and Dr Gordon Cleveland A banquet for officers and township presidents will be held Thursday evening before the convention
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Newton
Iowa
A. K E. Kepford
Ida Grove
Iowa Christian Endeavor
Cummins
Dan F. Bradley
Iowa College
Grinnell
Rev. C. S. Medbury
University Place
Professor Yeager Leaves Iowa City for Sigourney Institute
Prof. Chas. Yeager arrived yesterday from Iowa City where he attended summer school and will teach at the Institute in Sigourney.
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Chas. Yeager
Iowa City
Sigourney
Morocco Conference Strains Fray Between France and Germany
Paris reports renewed strain in Franco German talks over a Moroccan conference. France seeks to define police rights across Algeria adjoining territory and empire order, based on the July 8 agreement. Germany resists defining the extent of French police and financial reforms, leaving negotiations indecisive and unsettling markets.
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Paris
France
Germany
Rouvier
von Radolin
Algeria
Sultan thanks Providence for safety after attempted assassination
Constantinople July 29 reports the sultan answered a Mussulman loyalty address by saying divine Providence protected him during the Selamlik ceremony bombing attempt last Friday. He framed the event as God's reward for his work toward peace and happiness of his people.
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Constantinople
Mussulman
Rescue of crew from German steamer off Sakhalin shores
The Japanese navy department reports that the German steamer Ce cele is aground near Cape Patience, Sakhalin Island. Four Germans, two Britons, one Norwegian, and thirty six others were saved and brought to Otaru, Japan, on July 26 after a rescue requested by the German minister.
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London
Japan
Sakhalin Island
Tokio
Kataoya
Kastri Bay
Krestakamp
Basalt Island
Alexandrovsky Post Office
Sakhalin
Alexandrovsky
Japanese Navy Department
Cape Patience
Island of Sakhalin
Otaru
Balfour Hosts Senator Lodge At Commons Luncheon
Premier Balfour entertained Senator Lodge of Massachusetts with a luncheon in the House of Commons London on July 20. The guests included Lord Milner Austen Chamberlain Gerald Balfour and John R Carter of the U S embassy.
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Balfour
Senator Lodge
London
House of Commons
Massachusetts
Lord Milner
South Africa
Austen Chamberlain
Gerald Balfour
Local Government Board
John R. Carter
United States
Dunne Comments on Dalrymple Report and Mine Labor News
Boston dispatch notes Mayor Dunne of Chicago denies asking Glasgow for a political economist but seeks a practical municipal ownership expert for Chicago street car guidance. In Duquoin Illinois a large group of negro workers arrives at Joseph Leiter's Zeigler mine to replace striking union men.
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Dunne
Dalrymple
Boston
Chicago
Glasgow
Zeigler
Duquoin
Joseph Leiter
Zeigler Mine
Storthing Site Exposes Oslo Park and Independence Symbol
The photograph taken after Norway declared independence shows Mids volds plass and the storthing building in Christiania. The Hug of Norway flag drapes the left structures, fluttering in the breeze as the session hall stands nearby.
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Storthing
Norway
Midsvolds Place
Christiania
Hug of Norway
Question of ethics ends with Moore resigning from Agriculture
Washington July 29. George Moore physiologist and algologist in the department of agriculture resigns after a hearing alleging his wife held stock in Nitro Culture, a soil inoculation maker. Secretary Wilson accepts the resignation and finds no criticism of his actions after Moore explains conduct and correspondence.
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Washington
George Moore
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Department
Moore
Westchester offers Dr Moore salary and business stake
The Westchester men proposed a salary and an interest in the business to Dr Moore with exclusive rights to future discoveries. Dr Moore wrote Woods that prospects with the new company seemed better than the department. Woods urged a higher salary, noting Galloway favored completing unfinished work before departure.
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Moore
Westchester
Department of Agriculture
Ife
Dr. Moore
Woods
Galloway
New Orleans Still Hopeful Amid Yellow Fever Fight
News from New Orleans reports higher daily deaths and new cases but public health officials remain confident the yellow fever outbreak is controllable. Mosquito control is the main strategy, with isolation and strict quarantines enforced for those in infected districts and violators prosecuted in court.
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New Orleans
Hoch Granted Reprieve Before Hanging
Chicago July 20 Johann Hoch who faced execution for suspected murder of wives received a reprieve until August 25 from the governor. A delay was required to verify funds and an appeal to the supreme court. May Wilson helped raise $500 with A H Thomson supplying the rest as Hoch sought relief.
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Chicago
Johann Hoch
Hoch
Supreme Court
Supreme Court. Miss May Wilson
Captain Streeter
A. H. Thompson
Isadore Plotke
Man Denies Crime After Paying For Record Copy
A man who paid 900 to 1000 dollars to obtain a record copy insists on his innocence. He remains staunch in his denial as authorities proceed with the case.
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Ptoeh Wren
Baseball Scores Across Leagues and Tragedy in Maumee
July 20 reports show American League games: Cleveland beat Boston 3 to 7 in Boston. Association scores list Louisville over Toledo 6 to 2 and Indianapolis over Milwaukee 5 to 1. Western results include Des Moines 1 over Pueblo 0 and Omaha 18 over St Joseph 6. In Maumee, Abby Willing, 25, was found dead in the Maumee River after going missing for two days. She was active in local social circles and sang in a church choir. authorities suspect suicide following insomnia and possible mental distress.
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Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Louisville
Toledo
Tndianapolis
Milwaukee S
Indianapolia
Western
Des Moines
Pueblo
Omahta
St. Joseph
Omaha
Sioux City
Denver
Abby Willing
Maumee
Willing
Oldest trousers on record worn by Col onel Ellis in Phoenixville
In Phoenixville Pennsylvania Colonel N M Ellis wears seersucker striped trousers said to be sixty years old. The piece notes his claim of longevity and includes a remark about the famous Trsors on Guernsey and a French steamer ashore near the island.
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Phoenixville
N. M. Ellis
Colonel Ellis
Bilis
Trosers
Guernsey
Channel Islands
Trignae
Rosario
Jane
Rouen
Markets Report Hogs and Cattle Mixed in Chicago Trading
Chicago July 29 1906 hogs receipts 14000 yesterday cleared 4453 prospects generally lower light hogs 85 50 to 85 00 mixed packers 85 3 to 545 heavy shipping grades 85 05 to 85 55 cattle 500 unchanged sheep 300 steady closing report notes best light hogs higher while others dull and weak with sheep and lambs slow.
Delmar Jockey Club Track Closed Amid Legal Action
Delmar race track suspended operations by stockholders after a conference with attorneys pending the supreme court ruling on a writ of prohibition. Detectives observed no raiding. a notice proclaimed Closed No racing until further notice. Attorney General Hadley filed a petition to annul the club charter and for state property forfeiture with Oct 1908 as a response date.
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St. Louis
Delmar Race Track
Delmar
Jockey Club
Hadley
Jefferson City
Que Warr
Supreme Court
Delmar Jockey Club
Marshall
Delmar Jockey Club suspends racing amid police clash
The Delmar Jockey Club halted events after police invasion of the premises, defending the Breeders law dispute and asserting no law was broken. Governor Folk praised the action as vindicating the law, while suit seeks damages for Mark Gumberts' arrest at the July 24 Delmar track. Further items note a Turkish sultan plot discovery, a Sweden bank loan, Emperor William’s Copenhagen visit, the Maeo widow’s death, and hangings in Vidalia Louisiana.
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Delmar Jockey Club
St. Louis County
City of
St Louis
Jockey Club
St. Louis
Delmar
Overnor Folk
Missouri
Mark Gumberts
A. C. Stewart
Turkey
Kustenji
Roumania
Sweden
Swedish National Bank
Emperor William
Copenhagen
Antonio Maceo
Santiago de Cuba
Alexander Winn
Nelson Walker
Charles Hawk
Vidalia
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Komura
Oyster Bay
Luikoff
Gen. Terauchi
Jackson, Miss
Spe
Cial
the Evening Journal
Gov. Vardaman
Fridge
Louisiana
U.P
C. E
Morocco
Storthing and
Eidsvolds Place
Question OF
Bureau of Plant Industry
Beverly T. Galloway
Bureau
Albert F. Woods
Jor. Galloway
Nitro Culture Company
Nitro Culture
Hays
Bluebeard” Hoch
Titusville
Frank Yokum
Lake Erie
Shaw
Roanoke
T. W. Burgess
English
Chlcago
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Calenge Board of Trade
McCall Bros
Cago
Delmar Gates
Ureakera Gov. Folk
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