Treaty of Portsmouth Declares End to Russo Japanese War
Imperial rescript and treaty text published from Tokyo declare peace with Russia after twenty months of conflict. Key provisions grant Manchuria evacuation, Port Arthur transfer to Japan, Sakhalin terms, railway rights, and future cooperation. Leaders praise US mediation and emphasize peace, prosperity, and national strength.
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Tokyo
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Liaotung Peninsula
China
Imperial Government of
Government of
Port Arthur
Talien
Chang-chun-fu
Kuan-changtsu
Shao- Tung Peninsula
Sakhalin
Portsmouth
N. H
Portsmouth Peace Treaty Signed by Russia and Japan
The text of the Portsmouth peace treaty as signed by Emperor Nicholas of Russia and the Japanese Emperor, dated September 6 and signed October 14, lists plenipotentiaries Baron Komura Jutaro and Takihiro Kogore among others, detailing the commitment to peace between the nations.
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Portsmouth
Russia
Japan
London
Reuter Telegram Company
Nicholas
Komura Jutaro
Jusami
Imperial Order of the Rising Sun
Takihiro Kogore
Imperial Order of the Sacred Treasure
Komura Honored by Japan After Peace Talks
Baron Komura, Japanese foreign minister and chief peace plenipotentiary for Japan, arrived in Tokyo from Vancouver and was greeted by guarded streets. He quitted to the palace in an imperial carriage, where Emperor Meiji received him in a lengthy audience. The Emperor sent a personal written message praising Komura’s service and noting satisfaction with the peace agreement and Roosevelt’s mediation.
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Tokyo
Baron Komura
Drapun
Vancouver
B. C
Troopa
Pollaa
Komura
Yokohama
Indie
Col
Inouye
Presidentosevelt
Green's Gas Argued Fights to the Last Ditch
New York State senator George E Green faced extradition issues as he challenged removal to the District of Columbia. Indicted with George W Beavers on conspiracy to defraud the Post Office Department, Purdy argued for the government while Johnson defended Green, who denies the charges and resisted extradition.
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Empire State
G.W. Beavers
Milton D. Purdy
Supreme Court of the United States
George E. Green
New York
Criminal Court of
District of Columbia
George W. Beavers
Post Offce Department
Supreme Court
Green
District Court
Northern District of New York
District of Columbia Court
John G. John
Philadelphia
Post Office
Beavers
Post Office Department
Supreme Court Motions Advance and Denial in Goebel Case
The Supreme Court denied advancing the hearing in the Kentucky v. James Howard murder case. Other docket actions set January 2 for several matters including Missouri v Illinois on Chicago drainage, Kansas v Colorado irrigation, and Chicago traction franchises. The court also took under advisement a tribal rights case involving Cherokee intermarriages.
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Howard
Goshel
State of
Kentucky
James Howard
Guv. Goebel
Supreme Court of the United States
Missouri
State of Illinois
Chicago
Kansas
Colorado
United States
Clark
Montana
Anna Siegel
New York and Harlem Railroad Company
New York City
Chicago Traction
McAllister
Hale
American Tobacco Company
New York
Western Paper Trust
Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Binghamton
Prewitt
Hemphill
Hurt
Georgia
Tennessee
Rogers Case Trial Set Before Supreme Court in November
The U S Supreme Court advanced the Mrs Mary M Rogers murder case from Vermont, moving the hearing to November 6. Rogers faces the death sentence in the accusation of killing her husband, with the high court scheduling the proceeding for the specified date.
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Supreme Court
Mary M.rogers
Vermont
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court Reverses Jamison Case in Wimbiah v Jamison
The Supreme Court of the United States reversed a Southern District of Georgia ruling in the case of El L Wimbiah versus Henry Jamison. It overruled a Recorder's Court sentence requiring Jamieson to work on the streets in Macon. The decision came quickly and was not reduced to writing.
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Supreme Court
Recorder’s Court
EL. L. Wimbiah
Henry Jamison
Supreme Court of the United States
District Court
Georgia
United States
Speer
Jamieson
Recorder's Court
Macon
Goveran
Potter and Bride Defiant in Social Stand
Chicago story of Orrin W. Potter millionaire steel magnate who married a hairdresser in August returning from Europe to a silent Lake Shore Drive home. He and wife reject society life, defend her honor and recount earlier poverty and a jewel robbery loss of 30,000 dollars. He notes his children’s absence and his wish to include his son at the gathering.
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Chicago
Orrin W. Potter
Europe
Lake Shore
Mr. Potter
Mrs. Potter
Potter
Lutherans Limit Remarriage After Divorce
Milwaukee date Oct. 16 The Evangelical Lutheran Church of North America adopted a canon barring remarriage for anyone with a living spouse unless the other spouse is legally freed for adultery or desertion and only after one year for the innocent party to the divorce. Also approved were plans for deaconess work uniform church statistics and a celebration of the council’s fiftieth anniversary. The inner mission committee lists synod representatives, and the church-book committee was authorized to update Luther’s catechism into English. The biennial publication board report shows higher activity with debts canceled and net receipts of 143602.16. A summer school for teachers was approved, likely in Pennsylvania.
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Milwaukee
Wis
General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of North America
Inner Mission Committee
New York and
New England Synod
Armani Miller
F A Kachler
Rey G. Doeraing
E ¥ Bachmann
East Pennsylvania Synod
A S& Pacth
J F
E T Horne
Theodore Benzie
West Pennsylvania Synod
H Warren Roth
J Loyd
Chicago
M Noyd
Minnesota
A D Haupt
C A Smith
Grant Hultberg
Hr. Fritzchel
Church-Book Committee
A. G. Jacobs
D. Ds
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Appointed Board to Condemn Kalorama Land
Justice Gould names a seven member commission to appraise land for joining Kalorama avenue in Washington Heights. Moore chairs as the panel prepares to begin testimony at City Hall after swearing in, with the site to be used for a plaza circle and a new street near the union station. The court weighs instructions related to the condemnation process and sewer project, with a later hearing postponed.
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Justice Gould
Kalorama Avenue
District Supreme Court
Frederick L. Moore
Philip F. Larner
Percy S. Foster
John J. Barnard
Clement W. Howard
Johns. Swarmstedt
William M. Somerville
District Commissioners
Washington Heights
Moore
Foster
Gould
Union Station
Gom
Government Hospital of the Insane
Plans dash to Mukden by Consul General Cheshire
Consul General Cheshire, the American head at Mukden, is in Washington planning another attempt to reach his post. He has been barred for months by belligerent forces. last try to enter Manchuria was refused. He was sent to Canton and later served as acting consul and at Shanghai.
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Chesire
Flaming D. Cheshire
Mukden
Washington
Orientacea
Manchuria
Canton
Shanghai
Kansas Jails Overflow With Liquor Sellers Convicts
Kansas jails are filled with convicted liquor dealers as Gov Hoch's prohibition enforcement proceeds. In Independence Judge Flannelly postponed sentences for twenty one defendants for one week due to jail congestion. Courts report other jails long empty now housing violators, with overcrowding affecting proceedings.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kans
Hoch
Independence
War department butter color dye case ends with Wiley ruling
Dr H W Wiley will report that samples of butter sent from League Island Navy Yard Philadelphia are oleomargarine dyed with coal tar dye. The finding upholds Dr Warren and may lead to Justice Department action. Wiley notes low overall oleomargarine sales, praises tax to deter coloring, and urges shift to uncolored butter as European markets show preference.
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H. W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Wison
League Island Navy Yard
Philadelphia
United States
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Dairy and Food Commission
H. H. Warren
State Dairy and Food Commissioner of
Pennsylvania
Wiley
Tor. Warren
Dr. Wiley
Dr. Warren
Dr Warren
Europe
Daughters of 1812 Meet at Abbitt House
Mrs K E Henry serves as secretary and regent for the Daughters of 1812 Society during the first monthly meeting at the Abbitt House. Mrs Norton records minutes while Miss Goddard prepares papers to sign for new members. Henry announces appointment to a national society cabinet as patronal executive secretary.
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K. EK. Henry
National Society
Daughters of 1812 Society
Abbitt House
K. K. Henry
Norton
Marsh
Miss Goddard
Henry
Ivopy
Secrara
National Society of the Daughters of 1812
TWO ENGINEMEN KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK AT FRESNO
A northbound Southern Pacific train derailed at Fresno yard entrance due to a broken switch. Boelneer Cole and Fireman Butts, both of Bakersfield, and an unidentified tramp were killed. No passengers were seriously hurt. The wreck was caused by a crewed switch, with wreckage found nearby.
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Southern Pacific
Fresno
Bakersfield
Cal
Southern Pacific Railway
Boelneer Cole
Butts
Refrigerator trap leaves grocery owner frozen alive
In Trenton on October 16 Frank R. Borden was locked in his meat and grocery store ice box by his wife who unknowingly shut the door. He fought for two hours against cold and lack of air before breaking free as police and worried customers watched.
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Trenton
Frank R. Borden
Borden
Western Life Upheld Charge By Attorney Mayer
In Chicago federal court Judge Kohlsaat sustained a demurrer by Western Life Indemnity in injunction actions brought by policy holders against transferring its business. Attorney Mayer denounced attacks on life insurers as vultures, while opposing counsel faced countercharges of motives. Supplemental bill accused President Moutton of excessive salaries and disclosed stock purchases by Western Life for a move to reinsure with Security Life and Annuity Company of America. Summers of the state insurance official report added new details on early October stock orders.
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Chicago
C. C Kohlsaat
Western Life Indemnity Company
Life Insurance Company
Life Insurance
Western Indemnity Company
Isaac H. Mayer
Dauy
Kohlsaar
Mayer
Levinson
Mr. Levinson
Secrety Life and Annuity Company
State Insurane
Vredenburg
Insurance
Security Life and Annuity Company of America
Local Policy Holders Act in Chicago Proxy Battle
A meeting of about nineteen Western Life Indemnity policy holders in Chicago formed to oppose a proposed contract with Rosenfeld. J B Schaffert was elected chairman and secretary, about 73 000 in policies were represented, and total policies in the district reached roughly 400 000. Proxies will be sought to oust Rosenfeld, with another gathering set for Monday night October 28.
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Willd
Western Life Chicago
Mont Rosenfeld
Tatreet
Western Life Indemnity Company
Chisago
Knights Templars and Masons’ Indemnity Company
Chicago
Rowenfeld
FH. B Hicks
J. B. Schaffert
Rosenfeld
Soj
Profits in Oil Trade Divided With the Standard
In St Louis on October 16 the inquiry into the Standard Republic and Waters-Pierce oil firms resumed. Witnesses including C A Pierce and A M Findley testified about dividends and transfers to the Standard Oil office in New York. The hearing, led by Attorney General Hadley, sought anti trust violations and the involvement of Standard Oil in routing Waters-Pierce profits through New York.
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Missouri
Waters-Pierce Concern
New York
Charles B Collins
H. Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Kansas City
Hadley
Republic
Waters-Pierce
Standard, and Williamson
Standard
Waters-Pierce Company
Pierce
Collins
Tuillford
Broadway
Standard Oil Company
Colling
Standard Oil
Tillford
William O.meyer
St. Louis
Republic of Company
Cleveland Refining Company
Republic Oil Company
Anthony
Adams
Notary
Charles E .Yolles
Adama
H L .Rriest
Watters-Pierce Co
Union Veterans Depart for Springfield Encampment
About fifty delegates of the Union Veterans Union left yesterday afternoon for the annual national encampment in Springfield Illinois. The Washington contingent with several ladies will be joined en route by others, increasing the party to hundreds. The encampment opens Tuesday with a welcome by the Springfield mayor and is expected to adopt a new constitution and to strengthen unity among veterans.
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Springfield
Til
Union Veterans’ Union
Union
Ill
Washington
Association
Women's Veteran Relief Association
Baltimore and
Oho
Sprngfield
Engineer A Hero. Pinned Under Wreck, He Gave Orders
The Buffalo Flyer, leaving Washington Sunday evening, wrecked a freight north of Harrisburg. The freight conductor was killed, fireman and brakeman injured. The engineer, pinned under his engine, ordered others to proceed. He spotted rescuers with his watch and lantern and signaled the approaching Buffalo Flyer, stopping it within two cars of the wreck.
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Wrecck
Buffalo
Kate Gannett Wells Hurt in Runaway Accident
Keene New Hampshire October 16 Kate Gannett Wells of Boston author and lecturer suffered severe injuries in a runaway accident Saturday while driving with her son Dr W Gannett Wells Both arms were broken above the wrist and she received contusions Dr Wells was only slightly hurt The incident occurred in Keene NH with the two injured and notes of medical treatment following
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New Hampshire
Keene
N. H
Kate Gannett Wells
Boston
Dr. W. Gannett Wells
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Potter and Bride
Lutheran Evangelical Generals Council
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Daughters OF 1812
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