Peace move progresses with Japan and Russia
Report covers high level talks with Grand Duke Alexis resigning as head of the navy in St. Petersburg and Admiral Avellan leaving the Russian admiralty. Washington is chosen as the meeting site for peace negotiations after Japan and Russia reject Chefoo Paris The Hague and Geneva options.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Japan
White House
Chefoo
Paris
Hague
Grand Duke Alexis resigns as Russian navy head
News from St. Petersburg reports Grand Duke Alexis and Admiral Avellan resigning from the navy high command. An imperial rescript relieves Alexis from supreme direction, amid public criticism of naval administration after the Sea of Japan defeat.
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St. Petersburg
Grand Duke
Alexis
Avellan
Alexander III
Russia
Japan
Nasha Shisa
Popular Fund
Sea of Japan
Waukesha Hears Of Mrs Jones Suicides In Fox River
The body of Mia Emeline Jones 66 wife of Colonel A M Jones known as Long Jones was found in Fox river near Waukesha Wisconsin. She had been in ill health for years and reportedly walked to the river and lay in two feet of water. The Jones family moved from Galena Illinois ten years ago. Colonel Jones was a campaign manager for John A Logan and later for Joseph Quarles and served as U S marshal for the northern district of Illinois.
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Waukesha
Wis
Mia
Emeline Jones
A. M. Jones
Fox River
Colonel Jones
Northwest
Architect Gets His Fee in Gould Castle Case
Abner J. Haydel the architect won a Supreme Court verdict in Mineola for 24 183 75 against Howard Gould for drawing plans of the Gould castle at Port Washington L I The sum equals about one third of the original contract price 96700 Haydel had sued for 60000 He testified he was sent to Ireland to draft Kilkenny castle plans and that Mrs Gould ordered changes and finally expelled him from a hotel consultation.
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New York
Abner J. Haydel
Howard Gould
Gould Castle
Port Washington
New York State Supreme Court
Mineola
Haydel
Sual
Ireland
Kilkenny
Ben Daniels Named U S Marshal for Arizona
President appoints Ben Daniels as marshal of Arizona after earlier nomination and a period of questioning over a penitentiary sentence and a felony conviction. The nomination was withdrawn and later restored, with the president noting Daniels shows potential as a capable marshal despite a checkered past.
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Washington
Ben Daniels
United States
Arizona
Daniels
Senate
Monopoly push eyed for Los Angeles saloon control
Petitioners plan to circulate within ten days to pass an ordinance granting a benevolent corporation a saloon monopoly modeled on Gothenburg. The plan lowers saloons from 200 to 75, replaces districts with coffee clubs, and promises $186000 yearly city revenue while capping profits at 6 percent. It also limits beer and light wines to mills and manufacturing zones and uses profits for public improvements.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Benevolent Corporation
Gothenburg
Puritans Reported Hard Aground Off Point Lookout
Navy department updated status on the monitor Puritans run aground near Point Lookout in the Potomac. Kingston residents Jessie Doremus Millegan and John D. Watson of Kingston N Y wed on Flag Day June 14. A Chicago baby boy found at Randolph station by Officer Robert Armstrong. New York Board of Health plans vaccine and anti toxin factory construction.
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Point Lookout
Potomac
Jessie Doremus Millegan
Kingston
John D. Watson
Thomas E. Watson
N. Y
Randolph Station
Union Loop
Chicago
Robert Armstrong
New York
Gould heir loses Forbes fortune link in NY trust failure
Frank Gould, heir to $10,000,000 from his father the late Jay Gould, has seen part of his inheritance slip away due to associations with the Merchants Trust Company failure in New York. He is known for his passion for dogs horses and yachts and spends much time on the water.
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Frank Gould
Jay Gould
Merchants’ ‘Trust Company
New York
Mr. Gould
Weaver faces graft probes as Caven hearing unfolds
Philadelphia reports a major graft probe amid City Council hearings. Select Councilman Frank H. Caven faces oath violations over city contract interests while Insurance Commissioner I. W. Durham links to the McNichol firm. resignations follow and a conspiracy claim emerges.
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Philadelphia
Weaver
Frank H. Caven
I. W. Durham
McNichol
City Contractors
Three Firms In A Combine Cost City Millions
The city has spent about 22 million dollars on the filtration system with over 5 million more needed to finish. The McNichol firm has handled roughly three quarters of the work. At a Caven case hearing Judge Gordon, representing the mayor, submitted evidence related to contracts for sand and related supplies.
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Caven
Jas, Caven & Son
McNichol
Gordon
Murderer Receives Supreme Court Sanity Hearing Delay
Lincoln June 16. Frank Karker, condemned for the Red Cloud double murder, will not be hanged today. The Nebraska Supreme Court granted an insanity hearing, delaying the execution until a mind condition commission rules on the prisoner.
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Lincoln
Neb
Frank Karker
Red Cloud
Supreme Court of the State
District Court
Plumbers' Trust Indicted in Valentine Anti-Trust Case
Grand jury near Cleveland has nearly finished its investigation into the alleged plumbers' combination. An indictment names several prominent men as members of the plumbers' trust for violating the Valentine anti-trust law.
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Plumbers’ Trust
Cleveland
Valentine
Dressmaker Myrtle Goodsite wins breach of promise case
In Sandusy Ohio on June 16 Miss Myrtle Goodsite a dressmaker won a breach of promise verdict of 2000 against Frank Link after a five minute testimony and a thirty minute jury deliberation. Snow and unseasonable weather delay Silesia area produce.
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Sandusy
Court of Common Pleas
Myrtle BR. Goodsite
Frank Link
Bnon
Silesia
Futrchburg
Drowning of Booth sisters in Ohio River near Crecilius
In Brandenburg Kentucky on June 16 Misses Hallie Fanny and Annie Belle Booth daughters of Dr Grant Booth were drowned while bathing in the Ohio River near Crecilius. Annie Belle exhausted, Hallie and Fanny attempted rescue but Annie Belle pulled them under in a frenzy.
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Hallie
Fanny
Annie Belle Booth
Grant Booth
Ohio River
Crecilius
Annie Belle
Baseball Scores From Top Leagues and Cities
Scores from June 14 show results across ROOTES and American leagues with Chicago Brooklyn 4 Chicago 10 and other city matchups. Notable games include New York 5 Chicago 1 in the American division and Colorado Springs 10 Sioux City 0 in the Western slate with Denver defeating St. Joseph 0.
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New York
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Cincinnati
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de Louis
Association
Lontevillea - Minneapolis
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Tole
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Omata
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Sioux City
Denver
St. Joseph
Death of J J Hearne Banker and Methodist Leader
Jonathan D Hearne aged about forty in Cincinnati died at his Covington home after a long illness. He was a leading banker in Cincinnati and a widely known Methodist figure in the region.
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Cincinnati
Jonathan D. Hearne
Covington
Three Unknown Tramps Killed In Train Collision Near Tucson
Three unknown trampe... injured mall clerk Herbert of Tucson as a Southern Pacific passenger train near Tucson collided.
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el Paso
Tex
Herbert
Tucson
A. T
Tri State Medical Group Backs Strict Pure Food Law
The Tri State Medical association of Iowa and Missouri has endorsed a strict pure food law and censured Congress for failing to pass such legislation last session. The statement was issued from Burlington Iowa on June 15 by I Knoles.
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Burlington
Tri. State Medical Association
Iowa
I. Knoles
Missouri
Congress
Death of Gen Mateh near Relay Md details
General Ab silom Baird U A retired major general of volunteers in the Spanish war and inspector general of the army from 1885 to 1895 has died near Relay Maryland.
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Washington
Absilom Baird
U. A
Relay
Markets Update Chicago June 16 1908 HoGs Receipts Prospects
HoGs estimated receipts 15000 left over from yesterday 6140 prospects strong Light 85 20 to 85 45 Mixed packers 85 20 to 45 Heavy shipping grades 84 65 to 85 42 1/2 Rough 64 65 to 86 15 Cattle 1500 strong Sheep 1000 steady
Market cattle and hog receipts show steady to moody trends
Official receipts yesterday and shipments today indicate active market with strong to steady tone. Prices for beef cattle, cows and heifers, stockers, and hogs show narrow ranges with light hogs and Western lambs edging higher while natives and peaslings stay steady.
Washington Gossip on Diplomatic Shifts and Court Plans
Rumors swirl of Griscom being recalled from Japan and a shift for Takahira to ambassador. Taft reportedly won’t seek the presidency, aiming for a Supreme Court seat, while Fuller may leave the court for an international arbitration panel to be seated at The Hague.
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International Arbitration Board
Young Grriscom
Legation
Constantinople
Flelachman
Turkey
Griscom
Jipan
Chiscom
Japan
Takahira
Taft
Justice Fuller
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Ruler
International Court of Arbitration
Germany
France
England
United States
The
Hague
Negotiated ties between Taft Foraker shape Ohio politics
The piece outlines an alleged political accord in Ohio where Foraker would back Taft for chief justice and Taft would support Foraker for the presidency, with The Times Star shifting to advocate Foraker after Taft’s Cincinnati visit. It also predicts a Japan arbitration, with Justice Puller stepping down and Taft taking over by December 1.
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Judge Taft
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Foraker
Taft
Senate
Cincinnati Times-Star
Charles Taft
Justice Taft
Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Commercial Club
Supreme Bench
Times-Star
Washington
Japan
International Arbitration Court of the World
Germany
Justice Puller
Prentiss Charged With Telephone Insult to Woman
Columbus officer court records show Charles B. Prentiss brought in on a charge of insulting Mrs. M J McDonald of North High street via long distance telephone. He reportedly became angry and used profane language. He received thirty days in jail and a twenty dollar fine.
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Columbus
Charles B. Prentiss
M. J. McDonald
North High Street
Prentiss
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