White Terror Fears Sweep as People Guarded
Frightened residents fear the so called White Terror as authorities deploy heavy guard to protect towns and individuals amid unrest.
18 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1905
Page
1
Frightened residents fear the so called White Terror as authorities deploy heavy guard to protect towns and individuals amid unrest.
Reports from St Petersburg on December 17 describe a general strike called by workmen and leagues in response to mass arrests. Proletariat leaders hide as authorities grant governors near martial powers to declare sieges. Tsarskoe-Selo commands crackdowns with guard loyalty drives while editors face arrest or bail.
The Restoff Grenadier regiment mutinied at Moscow in December and collapsed after internal dissent. Two battalions and a machine gun detachment defected, a deputation sought pardon from General Plivoffski, and mutineers surrendered after threats of open fire.
Reported in Moscow and St Petersburg mutinous grenadiers under Private Rehalaroff seize control of barracks while loyal troops, including Cossacks, surround them. Demands include amnesty for mutineers, end of military courts, reduced service, and social reforms with threats of marching on the city if unmet.
London crowds march to St Pauls during a service. about three thousand join the procession with banners and sing the Marseillaise. authorities note a lack of discipline and the scene contrasts with 20 years ago when John Burns led a similar protest.
A North Yakima dispatch to the Oregonian reports bandits boarded the North Coast Limited at Hillsdale siding and forced the train to stop. They dynamited the express and mall cars, secured valuables, and fled toward Killensburg after the heist.
John Alexander Dowie of the Christian Catholic Church relinquishes his authority and plans to travel to the Caribbean for health reasons. A triumvirate including Overseer Speicher Judge D W Barnes and Deacon Alex Granger will assume full control over church affairs.
Descriptions of a Tartars raid and town destruction share a decayed dispatch about fire and casualties. New York reports a fur warehouse fire destroying two hundred thousand dollars of goods and a bank robbery yields about fifty four thousand dollars in bonds and cash. Rome notes the Portis cabinet resignation after a long debate and a Spanish accord. Washington covers congressional sessions on insurance control, tariff talk, and a DC appropriation bill. An English retail ad ends with umbrella promotions.
Washington notes the Senate will adjourn for Christmas holidays on Thursday with limited work unless the Panama Canal emergency appropriation bill stalls agreement with the House. A conference committee will seek a quick conclusion, focusing on bond provisions and the separate law approach.
The text notes satisfactory results under careful Army officer observation and climate friendly facilities at the Army Sanitarium. It states admissions require applicants to write to the Secretary at the Sanitarium in Amity, Prowers County, Colorado for treatment in early disease stages.
General Henry T. Atlee, a cavalry captain and chief, discusses sending Chinese constabulary applicants to the United States for positions as junior officers in the Philippine Constabulary. General Allen will investigate the catalogs of a number of candidates in this country for the roles.
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