Final Battle in Sakhalin and Tokyo Riots Highlight WWI Ending
Reports from Tokio describe rioting over peace terms with clashes and casualties as Japan defeats Russian forces in northern Korea on Sept. 1 and seals a crushing victory on Sakhalin after five hours of fighting. The Japanese legation reports discipline but public dissatisfaction with the treaty terms persists.
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Tokio
Japan
Korea
Washington
Japanee Legation
Hioki
Chyongtuyang
Kyongtuyang
Heanenkokai
Sakhalin
London
Public Sentiment Shifts as Japan Reassesses War Goals
Amid government backed editorials public opinion in Japan shows signs of recoil against endless war for indemnity. Radical opposition remains vocal as Diet turbulence looms. Okuma and Shibusawa critique terms though barons concede Korea and Manchuria settled, fearing inadequate indemnity and long term risks.
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Tokio
Japan
Katsura
Count Okuma
Progressive Party
Korea
Manchuria
Baron Shibusawa
Russia Rewards Some Heroes
St. Petersburg reports on Sept 7 that imperial authorities distribute honors to select individuals deemed heroes for acts tied to national service. The ceremony solidifies recognition from the empire and reflects wartime or state achievements highlighted by the regime.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Morocco Yields to French Demands in Case
A Paris dispatch reports the Moroccan government has yielded to French demands and given complete satisfaction. In Tokio both E. H. Harriman and Marquis Ito were stoned by mobs but uninjured amid protests over Ito’s role in Portsmouth peace talks.
Be Thomas Son of Samuel Thomas and Noted Racing Buyer
Be Thomas, son of the late Samuel Thomas, paid the highest price ever for a horse Hermis at sixty thousand dollars. He is described as a daring automobilist and notable sportsman.
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BE. R. Thomas
Hermis
Samuel Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Philippines Plans End to Coast Guard Fleet Sale of inter island service to private lines
The Philippines will retire seventeen coast guard ships and invite bids from private owners to operate inter island mail passenger and freight routes on twenty one lines. The move returns to Spanish era practice and aims to curb price gouging by existing lines while opening the field to US shipowners. Proposals will cover a one year period with time to build light draft steamers for the islands.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Philippines
Islands
United States
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
Dismissal of Naval Officers Over Sea of Japan Surrender
An order dismisses Rear Admiral Nebogatoff and captains of Nicolai I and the cruisers Admiral Senia van and General Admiral Apraxine. They are deprived of rank and face possible punishment for the surrender to Japan in the Sea of Japan battle.
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Nebogatoff
Nicolai
Iki
Seniavan
Minoshima
Apraxine
Okino- Shima
Lincoln Birthplace Movement Opens at Milwaukee Encampment
Louisville Spanish War Veterans adopt a resolution to push securing Abraham Lincoln's birthplace during the national encampment in Milwaukee. Delegates are instructed to present the proposal at the gathering.
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Abraham Lincoln
Louisville
Lincoln
Milwaukee
Arbitration Is Repudiated By Metal Workers Strike
New York date Sept 7 unions in the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers on strike for higher wages will not heed orders to return to work pending arbitration. The executive committee of the general arbitration board of the Building Trades Employers association issued the order and the unions call the strike an inexcusable violation of the arbitration agreement.
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New York
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers
General Arbitration Board
The
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Roberts to Tour Canadian Fortifications Under British Am
General Frederick Sleigh Roberts earl of Inandhar will sail to inspect his majesty's fortifications and military establishments in Canada from Halifax to Vancouver. After finishing his duties in the British possessions he plans to visit principal cities in the United States.
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Roberts
London
Frederick Sleigh Roberts
Earl of Inandahar
America
Canada
Halifax
Vancouver
Earl Roberts
United States
Beresford Orders Probe Over Hot Bearings aboard Ship
Malta Sept 7 Lord Charles Beresford commanding the British Mediterranean fleet orders the prosecution of an engineer commander for permitting bearings on his vessel to overheat. The move creates a sensation within the fleet as he acts to enforce machinery cooling standards.
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Malta
Charles Beresford
August Shipping Records Set in Chicago Harbor Toll
Chicago district reports a record month with 2 410 ships entering and leaving local ports. Rumors circulate that Hungary may dissolve the lower house of the Diet and call a general election. The University of Pennsylvania receives 60 000 dollars from the estate of Professor Maxwell Sommerville.
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District of Chicago
Hungary
University of Pennsylvania
Maxwell Sommerville
Riot at a Union Meeting Sparks Shooting in New York
In New York on September 7 one man was shot during a meeting of the Progressive Marble Polishers union. Police arrested a walking delegate charged with felonious assault on Francisco Valentir. About 150 delegates were present when business halted and order restored by reserves. The clash arose over Italian elements seeking control of the union.
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New York
Progressive Marble Polishers’ Union
Francisco Valentir
Valentir
Snow Storm mines boarding house burned as forest fires threaten timber
Ida Wallace reports flames from forest fires three miles from Mullin collapse the Snow storm mines boarding house bunk structures and tents. miners and Mullin residents fight the blaze using every bucket and an army of men to save timbering and ore bins while east of Mullin fires destroy hundreds of acres of timber.
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Wallace
Ida
Mullin
Ex Mayor McCowan Sentenced to 30 Days in Durham Jail
Raleigh Sept 7 The state supreme court denied ex Mayor McCowan of Durham a writ of habeas corpus and ordered him to serve a 30 day jail term for cursing and striking Judge George Ward after the judge refused to increase a sentence for a man who killed McCowan's brother in law.
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Raleigh
N.C
Supreme Court
McCowan
Durham
George Ward
Superior Court
Veteran and flag procession recalled in old carriage scene
An old newspaper passage describes a scene with a carriage bearing the stars and stripes and a man bowing in salute as he passes, then repeats while he marches with an elderly Union Army veteran.
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Tione
Libel suit starts over fake ad and party feud in Milwaukee
Milwaukee launches a $200,000 libel case by Charles P. Mister against the Milwaukee Free Press. The action stems from Phlater's adlerment and a long feud with the Labouette Republican branch, with the Free Press seen as their organ in district attorney McGovern's graft crusade.
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Milwaukee
Charles PF
Milwaukee — Free Press
Phlater
Adlerment
Labouette
Republican Party
Free Press
Hiece
McGovern
Loomis Returns to Washington as Acting Secretary
Assistant Secretary Loomis has come back to Washington from Oyster Bay and is serving as secretary of state. He refused to discuss his future plans. At Scottdale Pennsylvania G W Jones was shot and killed by his son John after the father, intoxicated and abusing a daughter, attempted to shoot a second time.
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Washington
Loomis
Oyster Bay
Scottdale
G. W. Jones
Everson
John
Jones
Ilo
Tragedy Strikes Madden Family at Mount Union Reunion
Charles Madden and his 6 year old son were killed instantly when struck by an express train while attempting to cross railroad tracks near Mount Union. The Madden family reunion was held in Three Springs. Madden's home was in Wittsburg.
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Huntingdon
Pennsylvanian
Mount Union
Charles Madden
Madden
Three Springs
Wittsburg
Scores on the ball fields league results brief
Baseball scores from several league games list Philadelphia 8 over Brooklyn 0 Boston 2 over Philadelphia 1 Washington 2 over New York 0 Cleveland 6 over St Louis 4 Detroit 2 over Chicago 0 Chicago blanked Detroit in the second game Minneapolis 2 tied Kansas City 2 after ten innings Indianapolis 9 over Louisville 6 St Paul 8 over Milwaukee 3 Denver swept Pueblo 8 0 0 weather noted for Sioux City and St Joseph
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
Washington
New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kanafie City
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Denver
Markets in Chicago Busy with Cattle Hog and Sheep Quotes
Chicago markets show mixed receipts with cattle steady and hogs down slightly. Estimated 1908 receipts top 15000 with cattle numbers around 8500 and sheep about 15000, while hogs hover near 5 to 6 dollars per hundredweight and midweek indices show weakness in early trading.
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Chicago
Grand Army Parade Draws 15000. Union Veterans Sep 7
Denver reports the Grand Army meet featured a three hour parade in which about 15 000 veterans joined the grand stand procession. Many aged soldiers watched sadly from curbs as current marchers moved by. A St Louis marcher Jason suffered heart failure but recovered. An ex Confederate soldier wearing a gray uniform drew cheers from the crowd.
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Denver
Grand Army
Union
Shea
Kansas
Jason
St. Louis
Insurance probe opens with Equitable testimony in New York
The joint legislative assembly begins its inquiry into life insurance conditions in New York. Ex Governor Black testifies for Equitable Life, pledging transparency. Grannis cites proxy voting limits at Mutual Life, estimating 20 000 proxies held by McCurdy and himself. Oakman notes no credential checks or policies presented to verify voter eligibility. CIMming confirms inspectors accepted voters' stated eligibility without further proof.
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New York
Joint Legislative Assembly
Black
Equitable Life
Grannis
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Richard A. McCurdy
The
Mutual
Tie
Robert H. McCurdy
Walter G. Oakman
the Mutual
Oakman
George M. Cimming
United States Mortgage Trust Company
Insurance executives' salaries cited in testimony to Senate
John C. McCall disclosed New York Life officers salaries including a president earning $100,000 and first vice presidents at $25,000 to $40,000. Proxies totaling about 25,000 were held in the office at his company. Other insurers Metropolitan and Mutual Benefit cited lower figures and proxy voting patterns.
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New York Life Insurance Company
John C. McCall
John M. McCall
New York Life
Harvard
McCall
Edward Rhodes
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
New Jersey
New York
New Jersey Company
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Haley Fisk
Frederick H. Ecker
Fisk
Charles W. Camp
Munual Reserve Life Insurance
German Butchers Petition Free Animal Trade To End Meat Famine
A 2000 strong convention of German butchers in Berlin adopted resolutions complaining of a growing scarcity of live animals in the empire and urge the imperial government to open frontiers to imports to end the meat famine.
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Berlin
Germany
German Empire
Democratic Chairman Resigns in Wisconsin
A. F. Warden, chairman of the Democratic state central committee, resigns his post over his removal. Secretary Lewis has convened the committee for September to select a successor to Warden.
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Waukasha
Wis
A. F. Warden
Democratic State Central Committee
Lewis
Warden
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Pieter Sues
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chicago Board of Trade
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McCall Bros
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