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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
8
St. Petersburg reports Russia awaits Japan to fix time and place for receiving terms. Japan will determine if terms allow negotiations. an armistice range may let both sides move troops while Russia decides peace or prolongation. Roosevelt’s mediation praised by Germany.
Analysts say Britain could influence the talks by restraining its ally and urging moderate terms. They doubt Japan will offer a basis Russia can accept. If Russia is humiliated, it may seek revenge like Alsace Lorraine did against France.
Tokyo reports cautious Japanese stance on peace talks. Demonstrations occurred in the capital with rain dispersing crowds as fears grew that an armistice would forfeit gains from Admiral Togo and Field Marshal Oyama. Concerns centered on Russian fortifications and strategic positions along the Pacific coast.
In Paris on June 13 President Roosevelt’s push for Russia Japan peace talks dominates headlines. France supports the American initiative despite its own Moroccan tensions with Germany. Portraits of Roosevelt Meyer Takahira and Cassini adorn journals.
In Charleston Washington June 18 a race riot on the Aiken and Augusta trolley line leaves Peter Renew dead and Charles Willis K F Fishburne mortally wounded Morris Willis and Max Boyd badly hurt An inquest blames Willis for the killing and names Milligan Willis as accessory The car carried eighty seven passengers and at least sixty shots were fired during the melee
Ex-Postmaster General Robert J. Wynne, newly appointed consul general in London, arrived in New York aboard the St. Louis to testify in the ongoing postal fraud case. Wynne’s appearance adds a high level of prominence to the proceedings as authorities seek clarity on alleged irregularities in the postal system.
Prof Waldman from North Dakota agricultural college has visited several state institutions this spring to urge landscape improvements. Oldtimers with past townsite battles watch the Soo railroad rush with the same fever they once showed for other lines, seeking new opportunities.
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