Seventh Article Bone of Contention
Portsmouth N H Aug 16 Japanese envoys arrived at the navy yard after a rain laced ride from Newcastle while Russian commissioners followed. The session focused on Article seven the cession of the Chinese Eastern railroad to China, with debate on ownership and government vs private control, as Witte and Rosen led discussions amid recurrence of harsh weather and cautious negotiating mood.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Newcastle
Navy Yard
China
Naval Stores
Alexander Briautchaninof
St .Petersburg Slovo
Manchuria
Russia
Chin
Harbin- Linotung
Vladivostok
Port Arthur
Europe
Amur
Mussit
Manchoria
Japan
Mura
Takahira
Aaron Komura
Navy
M. Plapcom
Blackburn
Tagersoll
State Department
Bagley
Chinese Eastern Railroad
Harbin
Dalny
New Chwang
Wilmington
Asahi Sees Siberia Open Door Missed at Portsmouth
The Asahi discusses the Portsmouth peace conference and says Japan did not demand Siberia open to world navigation. It argues Vindivostok as a free port would little aid Japan but would boost American commerce.
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Tokio
The
Asahi
Portsmouth
Japan
Siberia
Siberian
Vindivostok
The Stradivarius Found in a Pork Butcher Shop
In the Latin Quarter a poor Italian boy bartered his violin for sausages to feed his family. A nearby amateur discovered the instrument was a priceless Stradivarius, offered to buy it, and promised quick profit, while the boy insisted it was his late father’s sole treasure and refused to sell.
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Ein
Broken Heart in Ellis Island Death Stir
New York August 10 Mia Seller Weinstock wife of a New York plumber died at Ellis Island in detention. Doctors cite heart disease but husband and friends protest the detention, claiming the woman died from a broken heart after delay in clearance to land from Russia. Her three children and husband, who had recently naturalized, faced a lengthy separation during the voyage and quarantine.
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New York
Mia Seller
Weinstock
Ellis Island
Russia
Bureau
Washington
Wire Tappers Caught In West 45th Street Bust
New York police cracked a wire tapping ring posing as race result telegraphers. Nine men were arrested in a furnished brownstone on West 45th Street after officers entered by a parlor window. A ledger of racing charts and a telephone line suggested months of tapping. Victims report losses in thousands of dollars.
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New York
West 45Th Street
Memorial tower dedication marks Ethan Allen Day in Burlington
Vermont marks Ethan Allen Day with the dedication of a memorial tower to the revolutionary patriot in Burlington. Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks leads the principal remarks with President Roosevelt’s secretary Ethan Allen Hitchcock and governors from Vermont and New Hampshire in attendance. A military procession progresses from City Hall Park to Ethan Allen Park, with ceremonies slated to begin about 2 o'clock after a 1 o'clock start. Fairbanks arrived the previous afternoon.
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Burlington
Vermont
Bennington
Ethan Allen
Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
Roosevelt
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Charles J. Bell
John McLane
New Hampshire
City Hall Park
Ethan Allen Park
Fairbanks
In Memoriam Cards Scams Reported by Hartford Canvasser
A Hartford woman canvasses city districts asking if residents lost children to death. An "art company" rep then offers framed In Memoriam cards with the child's name and parents. The canvasser switches frames after sales and seeks other families. The ruse aims to obtain private grief details for profit.
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Hartford
Caie
Cone of the Hines
Trouble in Camp Sergeant Cooper Court Martial
Niantic Aug 16 After a summary court martial Sergeant Cooper of Co B Bridgeport was fined 25 dollars and reduced to the ranks on charges of insubordination and abusive language toward Capt Burkhardt Lt Chambers and Lt Lounsberry. Cooper refused an order for battalion drill and used abusive language before his commander. After sentencing he was guarded in his tent for the night. Governor Roberts and staff toured the Third regiment camp aboard the naval battalion boat EF for a three day cruise with eighteen naval reserve sailors aboard.
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Cooper
Co B
Bridgeport
Burkhardt
Chambers
Lounsberry
Stevenson
Fitch
Hurley
National Guard
Henry Roberts
Third Regiment
S.effrida
Narragansett Pier
Block Stand
Naval Reserve
Drake Estate Settled After Decades of Litigation
New York August 16 The Benjamin Drake estate dispute ends with settlement and immediate division. Valued at six million a decade ago the estate will grant Dr Austin Drake of Springfield TI about three million as his share. The groceryman who left the property had two sons who died intestate, reverting the estate to collateral heirs mainly in the west. All parties have agreed to settle out of court.
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New York
Benjamin Drake
Austin Drake
Springfield
A Runaway Marriage In South Manchester
A man claiming to be Harry Cornfield of Brooklyn and a woman calling herself Louise Rlorda of New York were married last night in the South Methodist church parsonage by Rev William F. Davis. They arrived by trolley from Hartford, sought the Halls of Record, obtained a license at Town or Renton, and wed. The incident drew attention as the couple sought public notice amid a city news brief. A separate item notes the yacht Marquedora, owned by Theodore T. Shonts, reporting from Charlotte Harbor on its voyage toward Key West, after engine trouble delayed its voyage from Mobile.
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South Manchester
Harry Cornfield
Brooklyn
N.Y
Louise Rlorda
New York City
South Methodist Church
William F. Davis
Hartford
Town
Renton
Greenwich
Aug
Theodore T. Shonts
Ambassador Conger Arrives in Washington on Leave
Ambassador FE. H. Conger arrived in Washington from Mexico and met Acting Secretary Aveo at the State Department. He planned to visit the president at Oyster Bay and said he did not intend to exert politics in London. It is his first leave in four years.
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Conger
Washington
H. Conger
Mexico
Aveo
State Department
Oyster Tay
Lona
Zion Churches Meet at New England Zion Conference
Worcester August 14 The eighth annual joint convention of Sunday schools and varied Christian societies of the New England conference of A M E Zion churches opened at Belmont Street A M E Zion Church. Over 70 delegates and guests attended the formal exercises and were welcomed by church leaders. Revered leaders from Payetteville and New Haven participated in the opening ceremony led by Miss Lanise Major Wheeinten, president of the conference.
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Worcester
Mast
New England
Moon
Belmont Street
J. W Hiend
Payetteville
N.C
GH Bell
New Haven
Mire Lanise
Major Wheeinten
Geurze
Whitelaw Reid to Lease Wrest Park for Winter Stay
London Aug 16 Whitelaw Reid American ambassador has leased Wrest Park near Amthill Bedfordshire for his winter residence with plans to travel daily to London by auto. The estate covers 7000 acres with hunting and is thirty eight miles from London.
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London
Whitelaw Reid
Earl Cowper
Wrest Park
Amthill
Bedfordshire
Reid
England
Dynamite massacre at West Virginia camp shocks nation
A dynamite blast at the Dupleavy brothers camp near Durbin West Virginia killed nine Italians and shredded their hut in what police believe is a feud related attack. No perpetrators found as investigators patrol the grisly scene at dawn. Meanwhile President Roosevelt hosted Austrian-Hungarian ambassador Hengelmüller and others at Oyster Bay, and wind failure forced the postponement of the Canadian Cup fourth race in Charlotte.
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Atkins
W. Va
Dupleavy Brothers
Durbin
Jock
Charlotte
Submarine Shark Invention Attracts Government Attention
Hand Ohio reports Luther Thompson built a shark shaped submarine with diving blades to sink like a fish. He criticizes current steering gear and says his vessel could handle required tasks. The note appears in a Hand dispatch from Aug 16. Fresno robbery details report highwaymen hold up Yosemite stages between Reymond and Wawona aiding Austrian consul in Milwaukee.
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Chicago
Luther C. Thompson
Thompson
Fresno
Cal
Aug
Yosemite Valley
Reymond
Wawona
Alwalinee
Grub Guleh
Milwangee
Quarry Disaster Kills Fifteen Men at Lehigh Cement Mill
Reports from Allentown say a rock slide at the Lehigh Portier Cement Co mill quarry trapped thirty five workers. Fifteen were killed and the local hospital was asked to prepare for the injured as rescuers search the debris.
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Allentown
Ormred
Lehigh Portier’ Cement Co
New Haven Storm Likely Hurts Oyster Trade
New Haven reports a northeasterly storm this week that probably damaged the oyster trade at local ports though effects on other Sound areas remain possible. The storm arrived too late to affect groaning in the city.
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New Haven
City News Leonard Maight Recovers From Typhoid at Hospital
Leonard Maight a teamster with Pierpont Bros who had been ill at home for three weeks with typhoid fever was admitted to Waterbury hospital this morning for treatment. HL Tierney reports having a Manila testimonial.
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Leonard Maight
Teemster
Pierpont Bros
Waterbury Hospital
Tierney
Manila
Freight House Fire Damages Taunton Warehouse
Fire at the Dean street freight house of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad in Taunton caused seven thousand dollars in damage. The blaze partly destroyed the building and ruined 500 bales of cotton owned by Barry and Thayer of Boston. Chief Leonard suspects incendiary origin.
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Taunton
Mays
Dean Street
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Barry & Thayer
Boycott Extends to English Goods in Shanghai
The Chinese foreign board orders Chou-Pu the viceroy of Nanking to suppress the boycott now targeting English goods imported by an American firm. Merchants seek help from the general chamber of commerce to curb the movement amid fears of financial trouble, while trade has shifted toward Tien Tsin where Yuan Shi Kai forbids the boycott.
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Shanghai
Chinese Foreign Board
Chou-Pu
Naking
General Chamber of Commerce
Tien Tsin
Yuan Shi Kai
Pechill
Meriden Pool Sharps Cheat Barber Shop Owner
John Scarpa, barber shop proprietor in Morse and Cook's block, loses $165 to two pool sharps on a Monday night. Ed ward F. Donahue of Charter Oak hotel and Officer Grady intervene after Scarpa alerts them. Guests allegedly played for money in a hotel pool room, admit the game, and threaten coercion when confronted.
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Meriden
John Scarpa
Morse & Cook
Sehmelzer
Edward F. Donahue
Charter Oak
J. PF. Grady
Donahue
New Haven
O'Brien
Grady
Scarpa
Landien Donate
Donahue Bestewal
Ty the
Tendford
Cop
Vietin
Mney
Thomnbeee
Weather outlook for Connecticut warms tonight and Thursday
Forecast shows somewhat warmer conditions in Connecticut tonight and Thursday with fresh southwesterly winds. No significant precipitation expected as temperatures rise and humidity remains moderate.
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Connerticolt
No Place To Stay In Needful Old Man Returns To Police
An elderly man named John P. Weir 83 formerly of Rose Street New Haven now in the city sought charity at the department of charities claiming his daughter had no place for him. He appeared feeble and was taken to the department by Doorman Lynch and Superintendent Atwood. He may be the conservator of Haven estate and will be cared for until located.
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Police Staton
Ull Bannon
Department of Charities
Lynch
Atwood
Keng
John P. Weir
Rose Street
New Haven
Haven
Mael
Buffy
Bat
Mr Weir
Oak chamber suites offered atlow price bargain
Advertisement claims solid oak chamber suits of three pieces available for 16.20 with a higher priced retail value around 120. The copy argues the sale gives customers an equal chance with large New York buyers to obtain prices normally unavailable to small towns.
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New York
See Our Chamber Suits From $25 to $45
Chamber Suits advertised at $25 to $45 with praise for a S00 special oak chamber suite. Claims its quality rivals a 75 dollar market option, promising a $30 saving. Notes growing trade and value emphasis. Mentions Glenwood Range as a perfect household adjunct and easy care for housekeepers.
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Ayl
New Cabinet Glenwood Range Claim in Ad
An advertisement touts the New Cabinet Glenwood stove with a dirt free design and easy cleaning. It claims the range has warming ovens and calls Glenwood goods the cheapest in England.
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Glenwood
Hampson Sellew Faramere Co and Reid & Beghes Deal
The Hampson Sellew Faramere Co transfers 66 020 beat teen to Reid and Beghes in a noted business arrangement. The move involves one party or entity and reflects a corporate or professional handover recorded in the source text.
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Wiest
Reid
Beghes
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