Mutineers Seize One of Czar's Fortress Strongholds
Mutineers armed with artillery and machine guns take full control of a major fortress under the czarist regime. Heavy fighting reported as loyal forces attempt to dislodge them.
01 Aug 1906
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
1
Mutineers armed with artillery and machine guns take full control of a major fortress under the czarist regime. Heavy fighting reported as loyal forces attempt to dislodge them.
Naval forces bombarded the barracks as commandos attempted an arrest of a sapper and miner company. The incident signals a large scale military conspiracy unfolding amid tense operations and political fallout.
Reports from Hielsingfors describe a mutiny at Sveaborg with heavy artillery and many casualties. Colonel Natarof was bayonetted and drowned after begging for hospital transport. mutineers lost control as loyal troops retook Skatudden fortress and a city proclamation urged calm and home lockdown.
At Vielsingfors on July 21 a revolutionary league staged a plan to seize Cronstadt Sebastopol and Sveaborg. Mutineers at Sveaborg failed to hold the main fort as loyal troops fought through the night. Civilian revolutionaries fled, while torpedo boats and destroyers joined a harbor barrage alongside land forces.
Reports from St Petersbur garrison crisis say the Sveaborg revolt remains unsettled while a secondary uprising at Bhatudden barracks on the peninsula was crushed by loyal troops after heavy fighting. Nine ships participated in the battle and firing has ceased.
Reports from Helsinki say mutinous artillery and sappers hold coastal fortresses and most of the fortress, with General Laiming defending Commander Island. A general strike closes factories while Red guard seeks prisoner release, communications cut, and insurgent control widens. Premier Stolypin notes critical conditions.
In Rome the Pope greeted the American pilgrimages organized by Bishop Henry Gabrielle of Ogdensburg and John J. McCrane of Brooklyn. Gabrielle said Catholicism grows in the United States due to church freedom and good will of authorities, citing President Roosevelt’s view of equal treatment for Protestants and Catholics and his expectation of Catholic and Protestant presidents. The Pope expressed warm thanks and high regard for the United States and President Moose. Veit.
Senator Charles Dick of Ohio and Elmer Dover, Republican National Committee secretary, met President Roosevelt for two hours to discuss the Ohio political scene. Dick said the situation in Ohio is better than two years ago and predicted Governor Harris would be reelected in two years.
Rear Admiral Kebley Evans reports a fog collision southeast of Brenton's Reef between the battleships Alabama and Illinois. The Alabama sustained dented plates and possible six inch gun damage while both ships remained intact below the water line. Seaman Corbett of Illinois lost a leg after a lifeboat incident.
Denver July 31 Dr James W D Megleston Jr son of the Pacific Express president was arrested on counterfeiting charges after a search of his office uncovered bill photographs a bogus half dollar and metal alloy used for fake money. No evidence yet that he passed counterfeit notes has been found.
Reports from Los Angeles describe extreme heat in the Inyo county gold fields and surrounding desert. Mining engineer W. H. Adams recounts eight prospectors dead from sunstroke during his trip, with six bodies brought to Panamint and Ballarat records reaching 135 at noon and 116 at midnight. In the southern desert near Redlands the thermometer allegedly hit 160 degrees.
New York July 31 Today's World reports John D Rockefeller in a buoyant mood after a lengthy interview. He says he is optimistic, believes in the brotherhood of man, and loves his country above Europe. He advises the young to persist and trust in real men before noting he will stay at Forest Hill in Cleveland until October.
Special to the Morning Journal Santa Fe July 31 Police man Homulo Lopez was struck on the head by Teodocio Padilla who hurled a jagged rock causing a temporary incapacity Padilla faces a hearing tomorrow on the charge of assault Bound over for horse stealing Tuscual Villanova near Galisteo arraigned on stealing two horses and placing his brand on the complainant's stock The case was sent to the grand jury proceedings.
Madrid reports Alfonso showing exuberant spirit during royal visits. He cartwheeled at Windsor and scaled La Granja rocks, thrilling crowds and rumors say he rode into the dowager queen's drawing room at the palace, startling her with the feat. Chicago line: the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad began laying steel for a Pacific coast extension from Flora to Glenham, grading complete to Glenham.
The Morning Journal reports New Mexico delegate William H. Andrews secured six bills in the recent session including land grants for Albuquerque and several pensions. Senate and House calendars include measures on gambling prohibition, Fort Wingate lands, and Texas-New Mexico boundary questions linked to older treaties.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a new fare schedule with a maximum one way rate reduced from 3.5 to 2.5 cents per mile. The change, effective likely November 1, includes 1000 mile transferable mileage tickets at 20 dollars for east of Pittsburgh and Erie, with no price change for existing non transferable mileage tickets.
A coroner s jury in Snowflake Apache county exonerated Jenaelo Bazan from murder after he shot Rafael Montano during a nighttime dispute at Silver Creek Store Bazan woke to a struggle with two natives and fired four shots Montano died from a heart wound Bazan surrendered and was cleared of blame The report also notes a Spanish steamer Cabo Trafalgar burned at sea and a shift to eight hour days for miners starting August first.
Reno dispatch reports Tonopah miners and Western Federation of Miners leaders ratified a three year pact. Owners conceded an eight hour day and wage scale from four to five fifty dollars for skilled and less skilled labor. Voters approved 241 to 109 while about eight hundred miners abstained.
Des Moines reports the Republican central committee allocates sixty Perkins delegates from James Polk Jefferson and Wapello counties plus eighteen from Dallas and ten from Audubon to the state convention. Cummins delegates to be admitted where Perkins contested. Mound City reports potential lynching threat as whites gather after a picnic killing.
Judge John I Mullins delayed the sale of assets of Western Savings Bank after depositors led a request with Judge Ben Lindsey. The judge will investigate depositor sentiment and issue a decision next week, as a conspiracy claim surrounds the proceedings.
Judge Mullins weighs a fast settlement of a bank affair after noting Assignee H M Beatty sold assets for 86000 pounds when their value was 89188 dollars. He prefers quick resolution over extended court action for marginal gains.
Judge Owen P. Thompson released a letter from William J. Bryan declaring that National Committeeman Roger Sullivan of Illinois holds his office by fraud and that honest Democrats cannot associate with him as a national committeeman after Sullivan refused to resign at Bryan's request.
In dense fog last night near Newport Rhode Island the battleship Alabama under Captain Samuel B. Comly collided with battleship Illinois commanded by Captain Goodfriend Brocklinger. No water line damage reported to either vessel.
The directors of United States Steel Corporation declare a dividend of 1 percent on common stock for two quarters at half of one percent each. The regular quarterly dividend of 1.4 percent is declared on the preferred stock.
War department orders the Philippines division to send back the Meade Kilpatrick McClellan and Ingalls transports to New York by way of the Suez Canal. Movement to begin about September 1 with ships sailing at roughly two week intervals. Transports, held for potential China troop movements during the Chinese boycott, are returned as no emergency is anticipated.
Lieutenant Baca and his mounted police with Rangers Robert Burch and KR Putnam rounded up a gang of horse thieves in the Sacramento mountains New Mexico. Four leaders were captured with a herd stolen from Otero county ranchmen. The arrests followed a tense operation and end the worst stock thieving in the region.
Detroit July convention proceeds with little dispute in the resolutions committee over Congressman William Allen Smith's direct Senate nomination pledge. The platform endorses President Roosevelt and Governor Fred H. Penng to state officials and the last legislature.
A government program outlined for the South African colonies sparks a fierce storm of protest in British Parliament. Members press officials on policy and colonial governance while debates intensify over the plan's implications.
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill presents a government proposal to grant a South African constitution with manhood suffrage for all adults 21 and over resident six months, using single member seats and a bilingual system. The plan prompts heated debate with critics warning of unrest and instability.
A July 3 report from the United States consul at Kehler Jockenack Berlin notes rising German prosecutions for food adulteration from 1588 to 1963. Large firms allegedly fund private departments to chemistically adulterate products. butter makers and market women in Strassburg are cited for tainted goods. medicines and cosmetics are said to contain dangerous ingredients.
A new telegraph cable between the United States and Japan was opened to the public today marking the first transmission over the line. Officials hailed the event as epoch making and strengthening friendship between the two nations.
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