Peace hopes face Witte plans departure on peace terms
Russia rejects indemnity and Sakhalin cession as non possumus in limited reply to Japanese terms. M. Witte to present tomorrow at 9:36 am with two texts, while Tokyo seeks swift adjournment to study the response. Both sides expect hard bargaining and a possible start of real talks Monday as the crisis nears a decision.
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M. Witte
Baron Komura
Sakhalin
Tampa
Chicago
Julio Kumpet Matsumata
Japan
Takahira
Associated Press
Baron Kamura
Juzo Konda
Karafuto
Hokkaido
Russia
Chishma
Bailey Defends South at Confederate Reunion in McGregor
United States Senator Joseph W Bailey spoke at a Confederate reunion in McGregor Texas defending Southern traditions. He chastised a Virginia University president and cited a New York banquet remark by Dr Alderman. Bailey recounted Congress debates over funding a Portland Exposition delegation and offered a sharp retort to a richer senator.
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Bailey
Senator Bailey
Portland Exposition
Taft Addresses Manila Banquet on Philippine Policy
Secretary of War Taft, amid a Manila banquet, outlined administration policy in the Philippines. He framed three local attitudes toward colonization, urged self government through gradual education, and affirmed continued U.S. sovereignty as a trustee for the Filipino people. Miss Roosevelt received entertainment at the event.
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Manila
Miss Roosevelt
Taft
McKinley
Philippines
United States
Roosevelt
Java
Japan
Hepburn
Roosevelt speaks at Chautauqua amid rain and crowds
President Roosevelt addresses about ten thousand auditors at Chautauqua amphitheater in a drenching rain, greeting babies and shaking hands with attendees. A cooking school breakfast prepared by domestic science students delights guests, while crowds, mainly teachers, cheer as the president and party receive a full day of reception before continuing to Lakewood and on to Oyster Bay.
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New Orleans
Washington Post
Chautauqua
N. Y
Roosevelt
Chautauqua Amphitheater
Lakewood
Chautauqua Institution
John H. Vincent
George J. Vincent
W. H. Hickman
J. G. Neville
Ira M. Miller
Thirteenth Regiment, National Guard
Gov
Higgins
Higgins’ Hall
Department of Domestic Science
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Vincent
America
Kermit
Lall
Underwood
J . Binghamton
Oyster Bay
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Salamanca
Hornellsville
Elmira
Waverly
President Roosevelt in New York and New Orleans aid drive
The visit covers Erie Railroad route through New York and Pennsylvania with crowds cheering President Roosevelt. He speaks in Elmira to volunteer firemen and urges courage, peace, and a strong moral stance while acknowledging New Orleans amid yellow fever. Safety precautions accompany the journey including pilot locomotives and track suspensions.
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New Orleans
Pennsylvania
New York
Louisiana
Erie Railroad
Hornellsville
Elmira
Roosevelt
Lakewood
Frederick D. Underwood
Erie Railiroad
Underwood
G. A. Richardson
J. C. Stuart
Jersey City
Yile
Crater Bay
Monroe Doctrine central to policy says president
In a Chautauqua address President Roosevelt warns Venezuela and other neighbors against overstepping forbearance limits while defending the Santo Domingo treaty and calling for firmer anti trust enforcement. He frames the Monroe Doctrine as a flexible foreign policy tool, insisting it protects republics south of the border and requires concrete actions, not mere rhetoric.
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Huthdress deLors
Chautauqua Assembly
Venezuela
United States
Santo Domingo
Chicago
Republica
Taft Talks to Filipinos in Peace Outlook Not Hopeful
President delivers Chautauqua address as critics focus on tariff stance and war risks. The issue notes Bakersfield coverage of Burned at Stake cases, yellow fever progress, and political tensions shaping policy.
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Taft
Benham
Virginia
Maryland
Baltimore
Literary Review
Trail of Missing Mayor Leads to California
Paterson New Jersey August report notes a postal card from William Darling of Stockton California to Harry Gold, cigar dealer, suggesting contact with fugitive mayor William H. Belcher. Darling, unaware of defalcations, says Belcher claimed to head toward China. Belcher has family in Foureka California and Kingston New York. extradition with China nonexistent.
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Paterson
N. J
Aug. U
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William Darling
Stockton
Cal
William H. Belcher
Darling
Belcher
Chiis
New York
Foureka
California
Kingston
N.Y
Far West
China
Fire cripples soap factory as 10,000 gallons ignite
New York firemen battled a three story soap fats blaze after 10,000 gallons burst from a vat at W. H. Dag git's Lots soap works on West Twelfth Street. Five men were critically burned, nine rescued, with many firefighters overcome by blistering heat and dense black smoke. Rescue teams formed two squads to enter and assist, while others waited to pull the unconscious to safety. The disaster caused about $50,000 in losses.
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Amg. IL
W. H. Daggit
Lots
West Twelfth Street
Whief Binns
Fred Barry
Chief Howe
Barry
Andrew O'Neil
Company 18
O'Neil
Burned at stake: Sulphur Springs mob lynches 18 year old Tom Williams
A Sulphur Springs crowd gathered at the courthouse square to burn Tom Williams after he abducted and assaulted a 14 year old white girl. He confessed as flames devoured dry goods boxes piled around him, pleading for mercy before dying in 43 minutes of terrifying agony. The coroner ruled death by mob violence.
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Washington Post
Houston
Tex
Sulphur Springs
Tom Williams
Mary Childs
Taggart Details Alleged Army Misconduct on Stand
Maj. Taggart testified at Wooster that his wife Grace Taggart hosted single army officers at Army posts in Kentucky and the Philippines and that he once slapped her after midnight. He claimed a conspiracy to imprison him by Capt. Poore and Gen. Miner, and described fear of leaving the post with the children. A confrontation arose when he accused Surgeon Vose of sneering at the testimony.
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Washington Post
Wooster
Ohio
Hell On Earth
Maj
Taggart
Grace Culver Taggart
Poore
Rither
Lieut
Bush
Fortesque
Roosevelt
Miner
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Army
Miss Berry
Newport
Miss Yost
Tageart
Fort Leavenworth
Vose
U.S. A
Hoch's Reprieve In Vain As Funds For Appeal Fall Short
Chicago reports Hoch's appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court may fail as funds for printing abstracts and briefs remain short. The subscription money raised in St. Louis is said to have been returned to donors. A note mentions a Baltimore and return fare of 81.25 on the Pennsylvania Railroad for weekend travel.
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Chicago
Aug
Bluebeard
Johann Hoch
Illinois Supreme Court
St. Louis
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