Peace Pact Nears Signature as Envoys Socialize at Wentworth
Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries near final signing of the Portsmouth peace treaty. Envoys and guests mingle at the Wentworth Hotel in Portsmouth as preparations proceed. Baron Komura and Takahira host a ballroom reception and dance before travel plans to Boston and New York.
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Washington Post
Portsmouth
N. H
Russia
Japan
Amd
Wentworth Hotel
Baron Komura
Takahira
Seattle
Washington
M. Witte
New York
Chicago
Baron Hesen
Magnolia
Mass
Trassian
Christ Episcovet Unarch
Crist Church
Kes
Leo Brine
Chhev Alexander Horovitsky
St Micholas’ Church
Father Brine
Newark
President Roosevelt objects to ovation for peace envoys
A dispatch from Oyster Bay reports President Roosevelt vetoes a planned public ovation by District residents upon his return to the White House. He says such demonstrations would be in bad taste and may detract from his role in the recent peace negotiations with Japan and Russia.
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Oyster Bay
Thts
White House
Japan
Russia
Trig
Roosevelt
Orient
Japanese Plan for Battle Near Manchuria Alarm Peace Talks
The dispatches report Japan continuing battle preparations amid the Portsmouth peace treaty talks. Russian posts in Korea say Japanese troops are shaken by the accord as General Linovitch notes renewed clashes with six Japanese battalions near northern Korea, dated September 3.
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Lidziapudze
Manchuria
Portsmouth
St Petersburg
Linovitch
Korea
Nicholas
Russo press cautions revenge as Anglo Japanese pact steadies Asia
St. Petersburg dispatch reports a cautious stance by Russians toward revenge after the Anglo Japanese treaty. The Journal de St. Petersburg notes Britain’s stake in India and warns against risky schemes in Tibet or Afghanistan, pressed by costly military efforts. The impact seen as curbing Asiatic ventures amid Russia’s enemies.
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Washington Post
T. Petersburg
Russ
Great Britain
Journal
de St. Petersburg
Japan
Britain
India
Tibet
Afghanistan
Russia
Ceremany
Taft in Canton as boycott tensions ease
Secretary Taft and party visited Canton diplomats and the vice regal administration. He praised friendly US China relations and opposed the boycott, noting it violated treaties and should end. Local officials anticipate the boycott's end within two weeks and arrests for its leaders. Consul reports indicate northern trade opening and a subsiding boycott across major Chinese ports.
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Hongkong
Taft
Canton
America
United States
China
Old City
Duke's Divorce Suit Docketed in New Jersey Court
James B. Duke files for absolute divorce from his wife formerly Mrs Lillian N McCready in the New Jersey Court of Chancery. Papers were filed secretly and service outside the state was authorized after New York meetings with Frank T Huntoon were alleged. Married Camden in 1904. no children. Counsel Lindabury Depue Faulks.
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Washington
Trenton
N. J
James B. Duke
Lillian N. McCready
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Bergen
Iowa forger captured after yearlong international search
D. R. Willson once a Shenandoah Iowa politician was arrested in Chicago on September 4. He faces forgery charges totaling 40000 dollars with the First National Bank of Shenandoah as the principal sufferer. The search spanned Europe Mexico and the United States.
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Chicago
Europe
Mexico
United States
D. R. Willson
Shenandoah
Iowa
Willson
First National Bank of
Two Fishermen Drowned Near Myerstown Dam
Lebanon, Pa Sept 4 William Yordy age seventeen and George Snyder twenty one were drowned when their fishing boat capsized at Strack's Dam near Myerstown Edward Reich narrowly escaped the same fate as the others on the same outing.
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Strack’s Dam
Lebanon
William Yordy
George Snyder
Strack's Dam
Myerstown
Edward Reich
Jewish Mass Killings and Turmoil Hit Baku Caucasus
Reports from Baku and the Caucasus describe a deadly wave of violence amid Jewish and Armenian worker clashes. At least a hundred killed or wounded, with arrests and missing persons. battles persist as troops, Tartars, and police clash on September 2 and 3, amid a tense regional situation.
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Caucasus
Kishenef
Petersburg
Baku
Nisheradzeg
Caucasia
Hight Mussulmans
Firnge
Ministry of the Interior
Simsha
National G A R Chooses Stillings For Junior Vice Commander
In Denver on September 4 the Grand Army of the Republic opened its thirty ninth encampment. The national council of administration selected E B Stillings of Boston as junior vice commander in chief to fill the vacancy from the death of Wilmon W Blackmar. The council approved the executive committee’s interim work and audited accounts.
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Denver
Colo
Grand Army of the Republic
National Council of Administration
E. B. Stillings
Boston
Wilmon W. Blackmar
Cuban political riots in Havana amid liberal procession
In Havana on September 4 a street demonstration by the Liberals at Guanabacoa saw Gov. Gomez Fusionist candidate for the presidency and other leaders clash with Moderates. Stone throwing and gunfire wounded a carriage occupant. no other injuries were reported. An advertisement notes Union Trust Co. offers 2 percent interest on deposits.
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Havana
Liberala
Guanabacoa
Gomez
Vowl
Man Sends Advice to President Roosevelt From Wilkes-Barre
Government detectives seek a traveling salesman who wired Roosevelt with peace terms during Russo-Japanese negotiations. The man, living in the city for weeks, sent a long telegram from a Postal Telegraph office. He has prior contact with the President and is believed known to authorities, who are watching him.
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Gipeda
Washington Post
Wilkesbarre
Psa
Roosevelt
Washington
Royal Arcanum Laws Amended at Put-in-Bay Convention
Supreme Secretary Robson announced final determinations of the Royal Arcanum convention in Put-in-Bay Ohio. Amendments include choosing option D with B and C for current members. reinstatement of suspended members before November 1. and a two cent annual fraternal fund proposal referred to an executive committee.
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Put-in-Bay
Ohio
Robson
Massachusetts
Dreamed of Son Death as Brooklyn Woman Seeks Allentown Body
Brooklyn woman Virg William Gerrlity travels from Cart Haskin’s office to Allentown Pennsylvania to recover the body of her eldest son William Gerrlity aged fifteen who was killed when he fell between two cars on a circus train en route to Allentown. She had dreamt of a tragedy preceding the accident and endured days of agony as her son lay in a morgue.
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Brooklyn
Allentown
Washington Post
William
Cart
Haskin
Wiliam
Gerrity
Welcome for the Prince arrival in Newfoundland
Prince Louis of Battenberg is expected to arrive in St Johns Newfoundland tomorrow for a week long stay. His squadron cruisers Drake and Hedford passed Cape Ray this morning and will be here tomorrow forenoon. Elaborate preparations for the reception have been made with British cruisers Scylla Latona Saphoe Calypso and Ringdove and French cruisers Chasseloup and Trottle due to arrive tomorrow.
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Lowia of Battenberg
St. Johns
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Drake
Hedford
Cape Ray
Scylla
Latona
Saphoe
Calypso
Ringdove
Chasseloup
Trottle
Bacon Named Assistant Secretary of State in Roosevelt Move
Robert Bacon of New York Harvard graduate and former Morgan & Co partner is appointed Assistant Secretary of State to replace the resigned Francis B Loomis. Bacon helped arbitrate the coal strike and has long been a confidant of J P Morgan, with prior roles at National City Bank and leadership in several enterprises. The announcement surprised Washington as changes ripple through the Roosevelt administration.
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Washington Post
Oyster Bay
L. I
Presid- Roosevelt
Robert Bacon
New York
Francis B Loomis
Elihu Root
Bacon
J. Piemont Morgan & Co
Mr. Morgan
National City Bank
Morgan
Rockefeller
Harvard
Washington
New England
New England Railroad Company
Northern Pacific
Lloyd Griscom
Tokyo
Loomis
Secretary Hey
Reat
Bite
William Cary Sanger
Root
Uumis
Roosevelt
Fortugal
United States
Venezuela
Morrison
St. Etienne
France
Loomis to resign as Assistant Secretary of State
Francis B. Loomis states he resigned informally about a month ago and publically announced the intention to resign. He explains he may travel abroad after settling affairs in Washington and praises Roosevelt for selecting Robert Bacon as his successor.
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Robert Bacon
Francis B. Loomis
Washington
Mr. Bacon
Roosevelt
INDEX TO TODAY'S ISSUE PART ONE AND TWO
An overview of the issue listing sections across pages 1 to 12. It notes topics including political peace talks, crimes, new officials, social notes, health cautions, labor, theater, local Maryland Virginia news, royal science, travel talks, shipwrecks, a reservoir plot, and Labor Day sports.
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Kishener
Farmer
Gulf
Miss Holly
Maryland
Virginia
Wynne
Indiana
Cloudburst Devastates New York Villages and Roads
Severe rainstorms strike New Berlin and Edmeston causing torrents that wash away homes, barns, rails, and bridges. Residents trapped in a church rafted to safety. several deaths feared as telegraph and railroad links collapse across the Mohawk Valley.
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Utica
N. Y
New Berlin
Edmeston
J. M. Deming
Hays
Furt Plain
Fort Plain
Otsquago Creek
Little Falls
Mohawk Valley
Adirondack
Mohawk and
Malone Railroad
Herkimer
Remsen
West Shore
Binghamton
KN. Y
Orwich
Lackawanna
Norwich
Ontario and Western Railroad
Conference at Hemenway's As Indiana Politics Weigh In
An all day gathering at United States Senator Hemenway's Boonville home brought together Speaker Cannon Senator Hemenway and Representative-elect Foster with other politicians. Friends of Vice President Fairbanks seek clues on his 1908 presidential bid as discussions touched on committee appointments and Indiana's role in future national nominations. The participants were longtime allies of Hemenway and the meeting stirred interest among Fairbanks supporters.
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Washington Post
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Hemenway
Boonville
Cannon
Foster
Fairbanks
Wairebank i
Indiana
Water power plan linked to Mexican river sites
The Mexican Power Company, a Philadelphia firm with 10 million dollars in authorized capital and New Jersey charter, plans to harness three rivers in the State of Mexico near Toluca and supply about 90 000 horsepower to Mexico City. Niagara Falls excursion train ads promote round trips from Washington with prices and dates.
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Philadelphia
Mexico
Mexico City
Mexican Power Company
New Jersey
State of Mexico
Toluca
Niagara Falls
Panaasylvania Railroad
Washington
B. M. Newbold
P. A
E. D
Baby Girl Slain Murderer Arrested in Tenement Hall
Gustave Dinser a plumber and his partner Agnes Renaud are jailed after the body of a baby girl is found in the Eleventh Avenue tenement. Neighbors recall fights over the child and a later discovery of the infant’s battered corpse in the building’s dark hallway. The boy's and girl’s father figures are alleged to have been involved in the deadly dispute.
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Houre
Washington Post
New York
Gustave Dinser
Agnes Renaud
Eleventh Avenue
West Worty Fifth Street
Ittle
Dinser
Gerry Society
Renaud
Gertrude
Thomas Hyland
West Forty-fifth Street
Firat
James Corrigan
Corrigan
John Lawless
Policeman May
Thirty-seventh Street
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