Baseless War Rumor And Peace Hopes In Roosevelts Era
This report from St Petersburg notes skepticism toward rumors of a peace repudiation by Tokyo and praise for measures pushing armistice. It cites Russian press regret over loss of Sakhalin and Russian pride, while praising President Roosevelt and American mediation for peace. It also records irritation toward Roosevelt among some Russian voices and Tolstoys reflection on war’s inevitability if social systems remain unchanged.
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St Patersburg
Portsmouth
Far East
Sakhalin
Tokyo
Japan
Roosevelt
Russia
Pei
Shack
Wtican Enterprises
Asi den Ogalan
Novoa Vrema
Sousern
Gu & Wd
Rosevelt
Whitt
Rowsin
Return of Roosevelt to White House Postulates Notable Event
A fragmented local obituary note hints at Franklin D Roosevelt’s return to the White House as a notable event. The Post editorial links a memorial to a Boston area figure and mentions Washington and Lang de Altoona context in a terse, unreadable OCR fragment.
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Kate Eatin
Rene Wry Gui
Shire
White House
Negley Avenue
Wita
Bilrov
Washington
Lang de
Health Office Record From Aug 31 Deaths Across Eleven Lines
Fragmented entry lists names and ages tied to deaths and hospitals. Includes Gorelin Govt Hosp Ineaue 50 years, 46 years, 79 years, 1613 Wow, 183 Providence St, Ivy City. Mentions Union ct and Ridge Ave addresses with varied ages and years.
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Kuper
Legg Ct
Posterity Union
Yetrey Gare
Os Hughes Aley
Gorelin
Aakal
Terldan
Providence St
Ivy
Notice of Marriage and Civil Notices Shared Telegraphed Insertion
The Westington Post states that marriage and civil notices will be published simultaneously and at no extra charge in multiple morning papers including New York Times Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Enquirer Chicago Record Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburg Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald and Telegram Syracuse Post Standard St Paul Pioneer Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Westington Post
NEW York Times
Boston
Buffalo Courier
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago Record-Herald
Philadelphia
Peace Envoys Reach Accord Yet Public Seeks Details
Tokyo reports public uninformed about Portsmouth peace terms especially Sakhalin division and indemnity waivers. Despite secrecy many fear concessions, while radicals predict cabinet changes. People feel relief hostilities ended and soldiers return home, yet no public demonstrations or processions occur as the empire remains quiet.
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Tokyo
Portsmouth
Sakhalin
Diet
Fakir with a Song of Peace Both Russia and Japan
In Portsmouth on Aug 81 an American fakir amused Russian envoy M Witte and Japanese secretary Sato by posing as a loving admirer of Russia and later as an Englishman. He offered a “song of peace and war” and received $32 before repeating the ruse for Baron Komura, prompting mild disbelief from officials.
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Fakir
Russia
Japan
Portsmouth
N. H
Fakkr
M Wllte
Annex
Witte
M. Witte
M Witte
Inkir
Laney
Gialin
Sato
Alles
de Vonitry
Tander
Baron Komura
Buty
Mans Appearanes
Halthur
Ilstan
Imunds
Roosevelt Treaty Proposed Welcome Home From Portsmouth
Frederick A. Johnson and Robert M. McWadh urge a grand Washington welcome for President Theodore Roosevelt. They praise his role in securing peace after Portsmouth and call his return to the White House a symbol of national gratitude and honor.
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Portsmouth
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Frederick A. Johnson
Rose Terrace
Holmead Avenue
Washington, D C
Robert M. McWadh
Kaiser Praises Roosevelt In Ambassador’s Telegram
Read Kissingen Bavaria Aug 3 Emperor William sends telegram to Ambassador Tower expressing great joy at the President’s splendid success and admiration for untiring efforts in a noble cause. Movements of ocean steamers list ships arriving and sailing from Liverpool Queenstown and New York with routes to Plymouth Cherbourg Bremen Havre and Genoa.
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Roosevelt
Ambassador Tower
Kissingen
Bavaria
Emperor William
Potadam
New York
Peninsular
Listen
Main
Bremen
Sallech
Hamburg
Plymouth
Cherbourg
le Touraine
Havre
Grosear Kurfurst
Parisian
Glasgow
Liverpool
Noordland
Philadelphia
Queenstown
Graf Wal Qersen
Dover
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Southampton
Majestic
Naples
Prinzess Irena
Gibraltar
Genoa
Eadh
Scilly
Statendam
Boulogne
Rotterdam
Shakers Urge Peace as World Army Dreamed by Generations
Mount Lebanon New York August 31 peace convention by the Shakers urged arbitration of international disputes and reduction of armaments. Speakers included Walter Logan John Hunt James Peebles and Elizabeth Grannis. Telegrams congratulated President Roosevelt on promoting peace in the Far East.
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International
Roosevelt
Mount Lebanon
N. Y
Walter 53. Logan
New York Bar Association
John L. N. Hunt
New York City Board of Education
James Peebles
Battle Creek
Henry R. Clubb
National Vegetarian Society
Charles Fleischer
Cambridge
Mass
Universal Peace
Henry Nichols
Hague Tribunal
Walter S. Logan
New York
Peebles
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Elizabeth B Grannis
Royal Arcanum delegates discuss new rates at Put-In-Bay
In an open meeting at Put-In Bay Ohio delegates from several states debated the Royal Arcanum rate changes. William Wilhelm urged rescinding Atlantic City reforms, A B Landis argued for commercial elements, Edwin Hebden proposed using Table A age rules, and William N Swain opposed the new rates citing suspensions.
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Put-In-Bay
Ohio
Willam Wilhelm
Deleexies
Pennsylvania
Royal Arcanum
Atlantic City
A. B. Landis
Nashville
Tenn
Landis
Edwin Hebden
Baltimore
Supreme Council
William N. Swain
Boston
Baseball Men Injured in Trolley Collision
Eight Louisville Americans players were hurt when a trolley struck their wagonette after a game. Kenna suffered a fractured left arm, brain concussion, and facial injuries. Clay and Brashear were contused. Other players had various cuts, sprains, and bruises. The club planned to reach Toledo but the injured would miss several games, with replacements needed for the coming week.
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Kansas City
Louisville Baseball Club
American Association
EM. Kenna
Fred Clay
Roy Prashear
Larry Quinlan
Toledo
Wilbur Tonight
Elopers Return Home After Marriage Attempt
Juliet Fox and Frank Ogse, Hungarian youths from South Bethlehem, were stopped at Market Street station while en route to New York to wed. They returned to South Bethlehem by the 9:80 train after arrest on a complaint by Juliet's father, John Fox. They said they would wait until Juliet is eighteen before attempting marriage again.
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Juliet Fox
Frank Osse
Washington Post
Newark
Juliet Pox
Frank Ogse
South Bethlehem
John Fox
Market Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Pretty
Frank Oxie
Kelly
Booth Bethlehem
Jullets
Mr. Fox
Serget. Ryan
Police Headquarters
Juliet
Sho
Frank
Fox
Julet Askeed
Death of Jacob Mueller Former consul general and Ohio official
Jacob Muel ler once lieutenant governor of Ohio and consul general to Frankfort on-the-Main under Cleveland, died in Cleveland Ohio at eighty three. He immigrated from Germany in 1457 and became a successful businessman. Other obituaries note Francisco Tamagno the tenor in Varese died, John M Robb a theatrical manager in Memphis died, and Charles Dewey brother of Adm George Dewey died in Montpelier aged ninety nine. he led National Life Insurance 1877 to 190?, served as Washington County state senator in 1868 and state financier in 1882 to 1884.
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Frankfort
Cleveland
Ohio
Jacob Mueller
Frankfort on-the-Main
Germany
Memphis
Tenn
John M. Robb
Montpelier
Charles Dewey
George Dewey
Dewey
National Life Insurance Company
Washington County
July Fourth Casualties and Tetanu s Debates in JAMA
Chicago reports in the Journal of the American Medical Association show Fourth of July injuries totaling 104 this year with 87 tetanus deaths and 4904 nonfatal injuries. Comparisons note 1993 had 415 cases and last year 105, with blank cartridge accidents rising to 1672 in 1903. Tolstoi in the Times argues that the will of God is the welfare of men as remedy for Russia’s social ills.
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Chicago
Journal of American Medical Association
London
Count Tolstoi
The
Times
Russia
Subway Tavern Sold After Purifying Effort Fails
Brooklyn businessman Bill Skidmore takes over the Subway Tavern from Joe Johnson in New York. The venture, backed by Bishop Potter and other sponsors, fails due to illegal hours, publicity backlash, and poor location. Johnson says the project never aligned with its religious aims and will close after losses.
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Washington
New York
Subway
Bill Skidmore
Brooklyn
Joe Johnson
Skidmore
Subway ‘Tavern Company
L O
Potter
Bkidsmore
Order of Acorns
Reacher
Johnson
Great Oak
Joseph
Mike
Mr. Johnson
Bowery
Johngan
Bishop Potter
Jon
New York City
R. Fulton Cutting
R Bayard Cutting
Herbert Parsons
Acosta
Nichols
J. J. Farnsworth
R. 1
Gould
Harvey J. Luce
Albert M. Hirschfeldt
Subway Tavern Company
Bkidmore
Rathsheller
Salt Johnson
Taft Party Leaves Manila for Hong Kong on Transport Logan
Captain Kintyre, acting head of the War Department Irria Insular Bureau, relays a telegram from Col Edwards saying Secretary Taft and his party left Manila on the transport Logan bound for Hongkong. Mrs Fred Du Bois of Idaho has rejoined the party after injuries from a Manila carriage accident. Taft and non traveling members will transfer to the steamship Korea at Hongkong at noon September 6, then proceed to San Francisco, skipping Honolulu, with mail to be held there.
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Manila
Logan
Kintyre
Insular
The
War Department
Yea
Ber
Col
Edwards
Taft
Hongkong
Fred Dubois
Idaho
United States
Col. Edwards
Peking
Korea
San Francisco
Honolulu
Holiday for Navy Yard Men
The President signed an executive order halting Washington Navy Yard work on Labor Day September 4, aligning Navy Yard employees with other Washington federal workers who receive the holiday. The law granting the first Monday in September as a public holiday previously did not apply to day-paid Navy Yard staff.
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Oyater Bay
Washington Navy Yard
Congress
Washington
Yellow fever report and brief city notes shift
Official update shows 44 new cases bringing New Orleans total to 1,919 with 6 deaths and 277 overall. Downtown cases predominate as the upper city races for containment. President Roosevelt sends sympathy to New Orleans as Pensacola reports dengue concerns and Dr Guiteras weighs in.
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Pensacola
Guiteras
New Orleana
New Orleans
Roosevelt
Martin Hehrman
Russia
Japan
Gunter Bay
Augustal Kymen
New Ortegna
Rebrm
Attokes
Martin
Fla
Porter
Florida
Jackson
Miss
Wasdin
Gulfport
Gulf Coast
Karon
Pei ‘On
Louisiane Hne
Vicksburg
Natchez
Natchez, Sinice
Pastor Accused in Rye Church Scandal Case
Rev J Howard Hand. pastor of Rye New York First Methodist Church, faced charges after Miss Helen Louis alleged he hugged and spoke improper remarks to her. A church elder meeting was convened to verify the claims, following Louis statements and local gossip.
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Washington Post
New York
J Howard Hand
First Methodist
Rye
Helen Louis
William Louis
H. N. Curtis
Miss Louis
Hand Ia
Epworth League
Dominie
Mrs& Louisy
Hond
John FE Adams
Methodist Conference
Mbsic
Hendrix
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Fourteenth Street NW
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14Th St
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Prealdadt General
Royal Arcanum Rates
Louisville American Association
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Varese
Italy
Francisco Tamagno
Subway Tavern
Bishop
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Joe Jeanine
Navy Yard
Kuppenheimer Clothing
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Yonkers
Callan
Henry A. Willard
Westcott, Wilcox & Hieston
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Connecticut Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
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