Peace efforts near urgent arbitration over Sakhalin sale
Washington dispatches report a quickening peace drive between Russia and Japan. President Roosevelt acts as intermediary, sending appeals to Nicholas and Tokyo while seeking a durable, honorable settlement. A Portsmouth update notes a fragile still hopeful path despite setbacks and a Japanese counterproposal linked to Sakhalin costs.
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Russia
Japan
Plenipotentia Tika
America
Iis
As- Ri Iacce
Roosevelt
St Petersburg
Tokyo
Deny Offer Of Bribe In Stanford Case Story
Honolulu reports a sensational tale alleging the Stanford estate offered money to physicians to alter views on Mrs. Jane Stanford death. Attorney Wilson and Capt Callandan deny any effort to induce autopsy doctors to change statements. all legitimate claims have been paid and autopsy work was appropriate for government duty.
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Stanford
Honolulu
Jane Stanford
B Wood
Wood
Humphries
San Francisco
Leland Stanford
Wilson
Callandan Jovily
Eli Wood
Day
Capt Callandan
Collapse of Myers department store building warns workers hour before fall
Albany reports coroner finds long warning before Myers department store collapse. Foreman John Mitchell testified that pier No 8 crumbled for about 30 minutes while workers labored to shore it up. Five minutes before the crash, the superintendent left the area to warn others, and all escaped except Mitchell who was injured.
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Albany
N. Y
Myers Department Store
John Mitchell
Mitchell
View No. 8
Bier No 8
Pier No
Lost in Michigan swamp near Escanaba found after two days
In the blue berry swamps north of Escanaba a group of six, three women and three children, were found half starved after wandering four miles from their camping site near Swanzy. A 200 person search party on a special train located them and they were brought to medical care.
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Escanaba
Mich
J A. Fisher
Bernard Fisher
B. J. Snow
B. J Snow
Northwestern
Arthur Snow
Bessie
Japanese Transport Kinjomaru Sunk After Inland Sea Collision
Special dispatch reports the British steamer Baralong colliding with the Japanese transport Kinjomaru in the Inland Sea. The Kinjomaru sank in three minutes with 126 fatalities and 21 rescued. The victims were Japanese soldiers return from duty.
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Washington Post
London
Thussday
Baralong
Dogs Funeral Postponed Over Burial Question for Gen Sickles
Special to The Washington Post from New York August 2 reports Gen Dan Sickles funeral arrangements for his dog Bobo delayed as New Rochelle cemetery rejects burial in the family plot. He seeks a proper resting place, noting Bobo’s loyalty and dignity. Other cemeteries refuse canine burials despite his insistence. A dog cemetery at Hart sdale is mentioned as a possible final site. Movements of Ocean steamships and a Baltimore and Ohio rail excursion are listed with sailings and prices.
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Sickles
Bobo
Washington Post
New York
Dan Sickles
Gettysburg
New Rochelle
New York State
Gen. Sickles
Hartsdale
Harlem Road
Mey
Tragic Story of Capt Jones Slaying Woman and Self Destruction
Norfolk today reports Capt Edward W Jones of the Seventy first Regiment killed Maude Cameron at her home and then slashed his throat. He had long courted her, faced court martial over public scenes, and after a latest jolt of jealousy rushed the attack. He was taken to Hospital St Vincent de Paul with life in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Jones
Seventy-first Regiment
Washington Post
Norfolk
Edward W. Jones
Seventyfirst
Maude Cameron
Carolina
Jones
Cemetery 4
Capt. Jones
Cameron
Say Jones
St. Vincent de Paul
Virginia Supreme Court
Want Jerome For Mayor
The Citizens' Union city committee votes 30 to 16 to nominate District Attorney William Travers Jerome for mayor. The Republican executive committee backs fusion against Tammany in the looming contest. A fusion meeting is planned at the Republican Club on August 31 to unite anti Tammany groups behind pledges for city reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Citizens’ Union
Willam Travers Jerome
Republican City Committee
Republican Club
Republican Party
Costa Rica in ferment after clerical party victory
Reports from San Jose indicate Costa Rican elections ended in bloodshed and a clerical party majority for Dr Panfilo J Valverde. Liberals now control government. fear of further turmoil grows with rivals listed as Cleto Gonz ales Viquez ex President Bernardo Hoto Maximo Fernandez and ex-Secretary of War Tobias Zuniga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Jose
Costa Rica
Panfilo J. Valverde
Cleto Gonzales Viquez
Bernardo Hoto
Maximo Fernandez
Tobias Zuniga
Kokomo Man Seeks Presidential Aid In Office Visit
Special to The Washington Fest from Oyster Bay New York Aug 2 a Kokomo Indiana man arrives at the executive office insisting on seeing the President He boasts of a Kokomo editor as a friend and postmaster and claims a tugboat named John H Moore carried 480 Swedish immigrants He urges action before his visit ends in chaos with officials urging him to address the proper department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Washington
Oyster Bay
N. C
Kokomo
Ind
Barnes
John Rouch
John
John H. Moore
Immigration Bureau
John &. Moore
Post-office Department
Bpenal
Washington Post
Leonard Wood
Sagamore Hill
Philippines
Gen. Wood
Moro
Mulberry Hill Ship Struck by Lightning in Storm
A steamer named Mulberry Hill struck by lightning during a fierce storm over Staten Island and lower bay. Fire broke out amidships after the mainmast was hit, explosions followed, and after the crew of twenty four evacuated to Stapleton, ships gear burned as flames spread through the hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Staten Island
Mulberry Hill
Tompkinsville
Stapleton
Sandy Hook
Cloudburst Drowns Nine in Tabasco Coal Camp Near Trinidad
A cloudburst at Tabasco coal camp near Trinidad Colorado floods the town and drowns nine people. Extensive property damage reported and communications with Trinidad cut off after the incident.
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Trinidad
Colo
Denver
Tabasco
Remarkable 48 day voyage Sutton Hall reaches Hongkong
New York reports a record fast cargo voyage from New York to Hongkong by the British steamer Sutton Hall, 48 days at sea covering 11 58? miles and averaging near 260 miles daily despite port coal stops. The item notes other shipping and excursion offerings along with a Hayti warship purchase.
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New York
Hongkong
Sutton Hall
Americans Entertained by Dance of School Children in Tacloban
Delegation from Samar presented as 500 natives march in a vivid Tacloban parade amid business prosperity. Secretary Taft and party aboard Logan witness San Juanico Strait ride and a native school children’s dance luncheon. The Logan sails for Legaspi tomorrow with Taft and others aboard. many will return Sept. 6 on the Korea, then proceed to Peking to meet Empress Dowager and Miss Roosevelt.
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Tacloban
Manila
Logan
Taft
San Juanico Strait
Coast Guard
Gov. Curry
Samar Island
Legaspi
Luzon
Hongkong
Korea
Patterson
Foster
Dubois
Scott
Long
Payne
Grosvenor
Curtis
Smith
de Armond
Hepburn
Jones
Loud
Driscoll
Fills
Cooper Scott
Gilbert
Otten
Horse
Wiliey
McKinley
Sherley
Fose
Sol. Edwards
Edie
Thompson
Kelley
Carpenter
Pedigo
Peking
Empress
China
Miss Roosevelt
Newlands
Warren
Longworth
Gillette
Cochran
Corbin
Slocum
Pacific Mail
Yokohama
United States
Pacific
Roosevelt
America
Pacific Mail Company
Siberia
Cholera Outbreak Reported in Manila
An outbreak of cholera in Manila is blamed on green vegetables from Hongkong. Two soldiers died at Camp McKinley which is quarantined. In the city several natives and one American woman have died. Surgeons say the disease is not serious and will be brought under control.
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Manila
Hongkong
Camp McKinley
Board of Health
Dispensary Inquiry Names McGowan and Gunter in 1902 Constable Scheme
In Columbia on August 24 Chief Constable J R Fant charged W M McGowan United States commissioner at Spartanburg and W A K Gunter Jr now attorney general with running an employment bureau to procure constables for a fee in 1902. State official F M Mixon produced letters from J W Kelley Co of Chattanooga about dispensary officials. Mixon was arrested for contempt after refusing to surrender them. Thames otapres, a Negro, was arrested for suspected rifle theft offered for sale to a second hand dealer on D Street Northwest. Staples, recently arrived from White Sulphur Springs, was said to have been given a rifle by a guest at the Greenbrier.
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McGowan
Gunter
Columbia
J. R. Fant
W. M. McGowan
United States
Spartanburg
Gunter, Jr
F. M Mixon
J. W. Kelley & Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mixon
Thames Otapres
Central Office
Helan and McNamee
Deaser
D Street
Staples
Washington
White, Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier Ffoerena
Prince Louis of Battenberg Guest at Ottawa Luncheon and Dinner
Prince Louis of Battenberg arrived in Ottawa as guest of the Canadian Club and honored at a state dinner. Civic officials welcomed him and he replied. He departed for Toronto after the dinner, following a luncheon in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Rames Louis of Battenberg
Canadian Club
Toronto
Big Tobacco Seizure Accuses Wrapper Tobacco in Bales
In New York a seizure of 2000 dollars of tobacco stemmed from 108 bales that left Tampa Fla on July 25. Two bales labeled filler were found to contain mainly wrapper tobacco, raising duty from 35 cents to 1.8 dollars per pound. Cuban content yields a 20 percent reduction, leaving a dispute over a possible 113 per pound difference. No arrests, warehouse status unclear.
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New York
Treasury
Tampa
Fils
Florida
Clayton
Swedish King Opens Door to Norwegian Crown
Stockholm Aug 24 good authority says government circles now favor Charles Bernadotte as Norway’s king throne. Once the union with Sweden dissolves, King Oscar will likely approve. The Norwegian Storthing endorsed government plans for formal negotiations with Sweden to dissolve the union and appoint delegates to meet Norwegian representatives. Crown Prince Gustave consented to proposals.
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Stockholm
Oscar
Charles
Norway
Sweden
Council of State
Berger
Storthing
Trolley and Auto Crash Injures Four in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn a trolley car and an automobile from Bergen Beach collided at a Kings Highway crossing in heavy traffic. Two women and two men were badly hurt. one man and both women may die. Injured: Miss Emms Judge, Isa Agnes Rice, Otto Nevis, Frank Brown. One woman fractured skull, other internal injuries. Brown trapped at scene.
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New York
Brooklyn
Bergen Beach
Emms
Isa Agnes Rice
Otto Nevis
Frank Brown
Brown
Kings Highway
HUCKLEBERRY PIE EXPLODED IN NEW JERSEY BOARDING HOUSE
Special to The Washington Post from Paterson New Jersey on August 24 reports Mrs Robert Jamieson boarding house keeper injured by a large hot huckleberry pie explosion after boarders seated themselves. pie crust pierced by knife caused a burst showering juice and steam over diners. Other notices include a discharge of Tazewell E Lett in Richmond following restaurant altercation and various excursion offers by rail lines with dates and destinations Cape May Sea Isle City Ocean City and Atlantic City.
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New Jersey
Washington Post
Paterson
N. J
Robert Jamieson
Peace Appeals and World News in Today’s Issue
President Renews Peace Appeals as pages cover international tension including threats near Morocco and France. Internal items include Typhoid statistics, irrigation convention opening, Russia’s debt stance, and a Portsmouth peace wedding. Court, banking, and business notes follow with local prompts.
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France
Morocco
Aifie
Russia
Portsmouth
Virginia
Maryland
Washington
Rockville
Berryville
Roland of Attenburg
Rainbow Cruiser Runs Aground in Mindanao River Mouth
The Rainbow, flagship of the Philippine Squadron, with Rear Admiral Reiter aboard, ran aground at the Agusan River mouth in Buluan Bay Northern Mindanao today. A report to Rear Admiral Train states the cruiser is not damaged and rests easily onboard.
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Reiter
Philippine Squadron
Manila
Rainbow
Agusan River
Buluan Bay
Mindanae
Train
Peckham Gives Bail In Cotton Report Scandal Suit
Frederick A. Peckham of New York posted $10,000 bail in Saratoga for his October 3 appearance before the U S Supreme Court in the District of Columbia related to the Agricultural Department cotton report scandal. United States Attorney Beach insisted on the amount, with Peckham seeking a lower figure. Subpoenas were issued for witnesses to be used in Peckham's Washington case.
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Washington Post
Saratoga
N. Y
Frederick A. Peckham
New York
Agricultural Department
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
United
Charles M. Davidson
Edgar D. Starbuck
Citizens’ National Bank
Willam W. Blackmar
First National Berk
Mack Alter
Peckham
United States
Beach
Washington, D. C
Alteg Saya
Oran
Rockwood & Galisbury
Joel
Harry EB. Davies
Washington
George B. Curts
Binghamton
Mewark
Morgan H. Beach
Wise
Brooklin
Hoch again dodges gallows in murder case
Chicago Aug 2 Johann Hoch the man with multiple wives who was condemned to death for the murder of one wife escaped the gallows for a third time A supersedeas was issued delaying the hanging as Justice Magruder ordered a full review of Hochs case The Supreme Court will hear the case at the October term in Springfield Hoch insisted on his innocence amid the delay and vowed to prove it before the state high court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Johann Hoch
Magruder
Supremes Court
Hoch
Supreme Court
Springfield
Til
Cotton Warehouse Fire At Bush Terminal Causes Major Loss
A blaze at Bush Terminal Warehouses Nos. 39 to 41 in Brooklyn, fed by lightning amid a severe storm, destroyed thousands of bales of cotton and caused over half a million dollars in damage. Firefighting was hampered by limited water supply. fireboats aided from the bay side as the flames raged through the structure.
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New York
Bush Terminal Warehouse Company
Fortyfourth Street
Brooklyn
Forty-fourth
Bush
Fifty-eighth Street
Manhattan
Threat by France mirrors Perdicaris case in Morocco
Paris reports a council of ministers pledges a military demonstration against Morocco if Sultan yields slowly to France over the arrest of French Algerian citizen Houzian near the Algerian frontier. Taillandier sent to Fez to demand compliance. if refused, the French legation departs and troops move to Oudjda. Germany cautious, other powers show support, action due next week.
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Paris
Council of Ministers
Morocco
Houzian
Gharb
Fez
Rene Taillandier
Oudjda
Tangier
Jon Perdicaris
Raisoul
France
Germany
Miners Ambush Leaves Two Dead in Tennessee
In Tracy Tennessee Aug 24 gunmen opened fire on Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company workers as mines reopened after more than a year shut down. J B Ruat and Dick Henley were killed and John McGovern mortally wounded. The strike involved union recognition issues.
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Tracy, Tenn
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company
J. B. Ruat
Dick Henley
John McGovern
Rust
Henley
McGovern
Union
Three Fatally Injured In Train Collision At Adamston
Special to The Washington Post from Clarksburg West Virginia reports a Baltimore and Ohio fast freight collided with an oncoming train after an open switch at Adamston Colliery. Fireman John Crell of Gratton was rescued after being pinned beneath the engine for two hours but both legs were burned off. Engineer Thomas Ruffher of Daviaville suffered internal injuries and a crushed shoulder. Co. C Hoth of Clarkeburg died. All injured men are expected to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Clarksburg
W Va
Baltimore and Ohio
Adamston
John Crell
Gratton
Thomas Ruffher
Daviaville
Co. C. Hoth
Clarkeburg
Evidence Against Taggart Testimony Arson in Divorce Case
In Wooster Ohio on August 24 depositions in the Taggart divorce case are read. Circuit Judge Berry and his Newport Ky daughter defend Mrs Taggart’s conduct as proper. A servant Hmma Lyttle testifies Capt Taggart often abused his wife and once threw her from the house using vile language. Crum Denies Wheelchair Refusal In Boston Dr William D Crum denies being refused white wheelchair assistance for his wife in Asbury Park New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Ohio
Berry
Newport
Taggart
Mrs. Taggart
Crum
Boston
Mass
William D. Crum
Charleston
Asbury Park
N. J
Mra. Crum
Choate Declines Advisory Counsel Role
New York August 24 senator Armstrong, chairman of the legislative insurance investigating committee, made public a letter from Joseph H Choate former Ambassador to Great Britain in which Choate states he cannot act as advisory counsel to the committees. The letter notes he signs private and personal affairs demand of his time. A separate notice lists travel options to Baltimore and return by Pennsylvania Railroad with specific ticket limits.
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Choate
New York
Senator Armstrong
Legislative
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
Tom
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Martinsburg
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Khl
Collding
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National OU Company
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Bersen
Madrid Observatory
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Niagara Falls
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Philadelphia
Qenien Vahey
Billy
Indiana
Record Rum
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Adirondack
Hoberts, Dutton & Co
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Hine
Pennsylva
Allroad
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Idwood
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Luray Caverns
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Taft Party
Samar
Prince Louis
Portland
Ore
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Obio R
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Hilett
Tazewell Eilett
Richmond
Chesapeake Beach
Attimore
KR. R
Atlanti City
Cape Sea Isleig
Cotton
Bluebeard
Bush Terminal
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Hight
Richereau
Live Oak
Fla
Manuel Harder
Sheriff Hight
Sheriff Bird
Charles Outze
Jen
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Royal Limited
Sultan
Af Fer
Adamston Colliery
W. Va
Pennsylvania Railroad
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