Liberal landslide in Russian elections signals reform drive
In European Russia 178 MPs were elected with liberals gaining a sweeping victory over conservatives. Not a single reactionary candidate won, and peasant candidates largely supported progressivists. Prominent electees include Prince Balataiteff Prince Shakoffsky and Prof Maxim Kovalevsky. The result threatens Witte's constitutional push and may force the emperor to choose between issuing a constitution or dissolving parliament.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Constitutional Democrats
Volga
Poland
Archangel
Black Sea
Prince Balataiteff
Zemstvoist
Simbirsk
Prince Shakoffsky
Yaroslav
Maxim Kovale
Witte Recommends A Constitution In Crisis
St. Petersburg April 9 A panic grips government circles as Constitutional Democrats gain strength in elections. Premier Witte presses reform against reactionaries and meets the emperor twice at Tsarkoe-Selo. He urges accepting the election result and issuing a constitution before Parliament convenes, with Easter amnesty as a policy signal.
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St. Petersburg
Constitutional Democrats
Witte
Tsarkoe- Selo
Durnovo
Senate approves bills on property, archaeology, cable to Isthmus
Washington April 9 The senate passed bills authorizing disposition of government property in Hawaii incorporating the Archaeological Institute of America authorizing a cable from Key West to Guantanamo Cuba and thence to the isthmus of Panama for government and commercial business at a cost of 927000 and authorizing appeals to circuit courts of interlocutory orders in constitutional cases
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Washington
Senate
Hawaii
Archaeological Institute of America
Key West
Florida
Guantanamo
Cuba
Pannomia
Smelter Company Plans 125 Mile Alaska Rail Line
The American Smelter Company will build 125 miles of railroad from Valdez to its Bonanza copper mine in Alaska immediately. President Daniel Guggenheim approved the move after consulting W. R. Rust of the Tacoma smelter. Ore will be made into matte at Valdez and shipped to Tacoma for refining.
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Tacoma
American Smelter Company
Valdez
Bonanza
Alaska
Daniel Guggenheim
W. R. Rust
Tacoma Smelter
Oyster Reserve Created in Willapa Bay
The state oyster commission creates Long Island Oyster Reserve, over 4000 acres in Willapa Bay, to protect seeding grounds. Acting Governor Coon, Land Commissioner Ross, and Fish Commissioner Riseland approve the measure after Senator Welsh withdraws 13 purchase applications. The lands are reserved from sale or lease for oyster culture under state supervision.
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Olympia
State Oyster Commission
Charles KE. Coon
E. W. Ross
J. L. Riseland
Long Island
Willapna Bay
South Bend
J. T. Welsh
Pacific County
Willapa Bay
State Oyster Board
Welsh
Practical home remedies for headache and foot care
Advice covers headache relief with hot baths behind the ears and rest for sleeplessness. Suggests toasting new bread before feeding children and warns against aniline dyes in colored stockings. Recommends hot water treatment for a hammered finger, foot drying and rubbing with Turkish towel, then eau de Cologne before donning dry socks.
Professional cards and office hours
A compilation of professional cards listing doctors and their offices and hours. Dr Smits at Aberdeen General Hospital shows multiple daily slots and phones. Dr Robb Stapp operates over Hayes and Hayes Bank with daytime and evening hours. Attorney R. Fox practices in Zelaska Block G Street with state and federal court exposure.
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M. Robb Stapp
Hayes & Hayes Bank
Oliver Emsworth and Chief Justice Chase Highlighted Portraits
The biographer portrays Oliver Emsworth of Connecticut as tall and dignified, and Chief Justice John Marshall Chase as calm and self controlled. A Philadelphia circuit scene shows Chase interrupting Ingersoll calmly asserting the court will speak, while a broken couch on a Southern circuit reveals his practical skill.
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Oliver Emsworth
Connecticut
Washington
United States
Domi
Supreme Court
Justice Chase
Misworth
Philadelpha
Jared Ingersoll
Philadelphia
Triad
Chase
Ingersoll
Elsworth
New England
America objects to July date for Hague conference
Ambassador Meyer informed the Russian foreign office that July conflicts with the Pan American congress and the Geneva Red Cross convention. The note downplays Roosevelt’s preliminary step and contrasts with the 1898 invitation that urged disarmament to avert war. The paper also cites repressive laws printed alongside the humane principles.
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St. Petersburg
Meyer
United States
Geneva
Switzerland
Roosevelt
Transit Timetable Snippet for Hoquiam and Ocosta
Schedule notes show trips for Hoquiam at 9 0 0 a m and 8 10 p m with an 8 10 p m return. Ocosta service lists a 3 45 p m departure marked alongside other timings.
Hin as a Journalist and Journalist Craft
A portrait of John Isay as a gifted journalist with elite diplomatic experience. The piece praises his linguistic fluency and literary insight from Civil War service to posts in Paris Vienna Madrid. It lauds his writing on foreign affairs politics society and art and notes his balanced mix of seriousness and humor.
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Tay
John Isay
No Government Aid for Alaskan Railroads
Washington reports that Senator Burnham and Senator Piles joined Representative Hamilton after a White House conference. The leaders of the territories committees stated the government will not guarantee bonds for Alaskan railroads. Private capital is ready to fund the projects without federal aid.
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Washington
Burnham
Committee On Territories
Piles
Hamilton
House Committee On Territories
Alaska
Holding Up A State
Des Moines April 9 Practically the entire work of the Iowa legislature is threatened as the Des Moines Capital refuses to publish laws passed unless paid at double the legal rate. No appropriation exists and the legislature has adjourned. Half the laws carried publication clauses in Lafayette Young’s paper. an amendment to pay higher rates failed. A special session may be needed to fix the crisis, with the insurance company investigation law most at risk.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lafayette Young
Young
Cassel’s Hessian Art Collection Highlighted in Old German Town
The piece recalls Cassel in Hesse where Landgrave Frederick II rebuilt the city and later gained millions from British hires for Hessian troops sent to America. Many Hessians were captured by George Washington at Delaware, and Cassel acquired a prized but small art collection bought with those funds.
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Cassel
Germany
Frederick II
Kesse
Tie
Fulda
Siusing
Wilhelmshode
Maghind
Frederick Th
George Tit
England
Delaware
George Washington
Europe
America
St Nicholas
Neighborhood chat and laundry ticket anxieties
A neighborly interaction centers on a girl and her three new little brothers. A man writes a letter to Mr Roosevelt while a child worries about a laundry ticket. The Washington Star notes mistrust in a self made man lacking honesty.
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Roosevelt
Washington Star
Harmless Amusement or Folly in Law Study Plan
A young man Witherby seeks his great-uncle Robert Donaldson's view on his project to study law. Donaldson assesses it as a very harmless amusement and cautions against taking it too far, noting the young man's fatuous face and overconfident manner.
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Young Witherby
Robert Donaldson
Mr. Donaldson
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