Peace Move Advances in Russian Japanese Talks
Negotiations for the peace conference have progressed with a proposed Washington meeting date for plenipotentiaries. The exact date remains undecided but likely in early August. Russia and Japan pace talks as President Roosevelt's diplomacy is noted. Armistice before the conference is deemed unlikely by M Neratoff.
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St. Petersburg
Washington
Russia
Foreign Office
M. Nelidoff
Paris
Tokio
Waatington
Meyer
Roosevelt
M. Neratoff
Rioting in Lodz Ends as Troops Quell Polish Uprising
Desperate fighting, street clashes, and massacres mark Lodz riots with Cossacks firing on civilians and workers attacking police. Six decades after, the unrest echoes across Russia as 60,000 armed laborers defend barricades, while exodus and looting widen the crisis.
Lodz in State of Siege as Rioting Spreads
Lodz and Warsaw reports describe a full revolt in Jewish districts with barricades and armed clashes. The city and troops are in a tense standoff as destruction mounts. by June 26 the death toll reached 343 Jews and 218 Christians with over 700 wounded.
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Russian
Poland
Danish cad ship Georgstage rammed. 21 cadets drown
London report says the Danish cad ship Georgstage was rammed near Copenhagen today by the English steamer Ancona. Twenty one cadets were drowned in the collision. The incident occurred in Danish waters off Copenhagen.
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London
Evening Journal
Georgstage
Ancona
Unrest Deepens Across Polish Industrial Centers
Reports from Warsaw and Lodz describe heavy casualties among workers with estimates ranging to several hundred dead and six officers shot, while a Lodz dispatch cites forty dead. Similar threats loom in Warsaw as discontent grows amid bomb stockpiles and socialist proclamations urging a work stoppage.
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Warsaw
Lodz
Japanese consul Odigari recalled from Shanghai
The Morning Post correspondent reports in Shanghai that Mr. Odigari the Japanese consul has been recalled and will depart Tuesday to Washington as a peace plenipotentiary.
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London
Morning Post
Shanghai
Odigari
Washington
Re-elected President of Norwegian Synod for Six-Year Term
Unanimous re-election of Rev. Dr. V. Koern as president of the Norwegian synod for six years. Henry Workman of Muskegon Mich suffered fatal injuries after falling from a high roof where he worked. Robi. Welte an Evangelist from Indiana charged with bigamy. Robert J Wynne US consul general at London has sailed for England.
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V. Koern
Norwegian Synod
Henry Workman
Muskegon
Mich
Jeffersonville
Robi. Welte
Robert J. Wynne
United States
London
England
Sheriff defies Folk over Delmar race track call
Sheriff Herpel of St. Louis County rejects Governor Folk’s order to raid the Delmar track and warns troops could be shot down if sent. Folk says he can remove officials and use state troops if needed and would not hesitate to act to enforce the law. Deputies arrest bookmakers after racing ends as tensions rise.
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Herper
St. Louis County
Folk
Delmar
Jefferson City
Joseph W. Folk
Delmar Track
Johnston
Sherif Herpel
Gardner
Sherif
Herpel
National Guard
Sheriff Statement Opposes Raids Without Legal Basis
Sheriff Herper via attorney Senator Gardner of St. Louis county denounces raids as seizures of people or property without due process or evidence, arguing they violate guaranteed liberties. The remarks frame raids as unlawful actions opposed to constitutional rights.
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Herper
Senator Gardner
St. Louis County
Waco Man Given 1000 Year Term for Attempted Rape
Loud expressions greeted the sentencing of Lee Robertson a Negro to 1000 years and a day for attempting to rape a white woman in Waco Texas. The article notes that if the crime had succeeded a death sentence would have been carried out.
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Waco
Tex
Lee Robertson
Baseball scores in major leagues and associations
Chicago June 26 report lists Saturday results across leagues: Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 7 and Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia L in Philadelphia. New York 2 twelve innings over Boston. Pittsburg 8 over Cincinnati. Chicago 2 over St. Louis in an 18 inning game. Sunday stumbles with St. Louis 5 over Pittsburg and Chicago 18 over Cincinnati in Incinnati. American and Association and Western totals follow with multiple city matchups and long contests reflecting the day’s action.
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Incinnati
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Columbus
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Western
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Omaha
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Town Is Found Bankrupt In Vicksburg
The closing of the Vicksburg Exchange bank reveals a village treasury of 44 with half tied to the closed bank. The village owes 7000 to the bank and L A Keep served as bank cashier and village treasurer. Frank Taylor appointed village treasurer after closure, with insufficient bonds. Judge Wanty appointed Steven J Munroe of Kalamazoo Trust Company as receiver on petition by Page Bros of Vicksburg.
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Vicksburg Exchange Bank
L. Keep
Frank Taylor
Keep
Grand Rapids, Mich
Wanty
United States District Court
Steven J. Munroe
Kalemazoo Trust Company
Kalamazoo
Page Bros
Bulldog Kills A Little Girl In Chicago Tragedy
A bulldog owned by Yvonne Davis’s father fatally mauled the child as she played with a ball nearby. Neighbors, including Paul Kerinertz, killed the dog with an iron bar and eight bullets, then pried its jaws apart to free the girl. She died within ten minutes.
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Chicago
Yvonne Davis
Paul Kerinertz
Tts
Australian visit extended for Taft and Roosevelt party
Melbourne reports the common wealth government invited Secretary Taft and family and Mrs Roosevelt to extend their tour from the Philippine islands to Australia.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth
Toe
Taft
Mise Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Australia
Markets Reporting Open with Hogs Cattle and Sheep Data
Chicago June 26 1908 opening markets show hog receipts around 30000 mixed packs 5 to 20 higher light hogs 85 to 85 42 heavy grades 70 to 85. cattle receipts 16000 with 10 higher beef prices 83 85 to 86 10. sheep receipts 15000 strong market natives 83 25 to 5 15 westerns 83 50 to 5 15 lambs mixed 64 50 to 84 60 closing shows light and mixed shipments rise modestly
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Mom
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chi Board of Trade
Ents
Washin McCall Bros
Nge
Scotia
President Roosevelt Tightens Rules for Chinese Exemption Certificates
The president orders U S diplomatic and consular officers in China to enforce the exclusion law tighter and issue only valid exemption certificates for Chinese merchants travelers students and others. He warns officials to dismiss any with counterfeit or sloppy certificates and to ensure courteous treatment across the United States.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Immigration Bureau
United States
China
France in War Fever as Morocco Note Sparks Debate
Paris reports a rising war fever among the public and press after the Pashoda incident with a French note on Morocco. Army circles discuss potential conflict while financial leaders doubt war. officials say the situation is delicate but not crisis threatening rupture.
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Paris
Germany
Morocco
France
Manistee Husband Hangs Self After Coffin Purchase
In Manistee Michigan on June 26 Herman Toteh of Parkdale bought a coffin for his ailing wife who later died leaving six children. Toteh was jailed and found dead by hanging with a towel at the cell door leaving the children motherless and destitute.
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Manistee, Mich
Herman Toteh
Parkdale
Toteh
Henry Wulff Arrested in Get-Rich-Quick Probe
Henry Wulff former Illinois State treasurer and president of Continental Financing was arrested by US Marshal Thomas Currier in Chicago. He posted a 2500 bond to secure release as authorities investigate the company now under state receivership for alleged get-rich-quick schemes.
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Henry Wulff
Continental Financing Company
Nhon
United States
Thomas Currier
Ball
Inter
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