25 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1905
Page
1
Armies clash in Moscow and Petersburg as revolutionaries press a rising amid heavy losses. Reports say barricades reappear, garrisons resist, and authorities fear broader civil conflict while peasants loot and railways feel the strain.
Los Angeles December 24 Forty or more persons were injured in a collision of three street cars at Beeoml and Spring streets. A West Second street car on a steep hill gained control poorly and crashed into another car, which struck a Hollywood car turning over. Passengers were injured across all cars. motormen and conductors were among the injured.
Admiral Dewey prepared a Christmas greeting for officers and men of the U S Navy urging unity and service. The message, prepared for the Associated Press, accompanies news of ships around the world and plans for Christmas celebrations at home and abroad. A radio dispatch notes a nationwide Merry Christmas message from wireless stations.
In St Louis on December 24 police raided nearly 100 club rooms for violating Sunday saloon closing laws. Propriators arrested after selling liquor, released on bonds, then reopened. Governor Folk seeks to suppress all “lid off” institutions amid repeated raids and rapid reoffenses.
Four thousand dollars worth of antique jewelry including diamonds emeralds rubies topaz and pearls were taken early today from a dealer’s show window at 252 Fifth Avenue. The thief smashed the window and grabbed a tray displaying the missing jewels.
James Wadsworth Jr. met with President Roosevelt at the White House for about thirty minutes to discuss his selection as the New York Assembly speaker candidate. Wadsworth asserted he was pledged to Hooker upon arrival in Albany but chose to contest for the post at Governor Higgins urging him. He pledged to stay in the fight with no compromise and expressed confidence in winning.
James Kd. Mar- Un, a New York business and society figure and member of the Yacht, Metropolitan, and Country clubs, is killed near Flushing IL when his car overturns on soft dirt. Stacy Clark is seriously injured and Macklin dies from a skull fracture as bystanders and family witnesses recount the fatal accident. The chauffeur faces criminal negligence charges with bail set at 1000.
In Los Angeles a major fire destroyed much of the Van Nuys Broadway hotel, trapping guests in bed and forcing rapid evacuation. Six firemen were injured by collapsing floors as the blaze gutted the building, with losses around 200000 and insurers at 75000. The origin remains unknown and the fire smoldered until the afternoon.
Riot erupts at St Casimir's Polish Catholic church in St Louis as parishioners protest Archbishop Glennon's pastor appointment. Police restore order after a mob detains the clergy. seven arrests, two officers guard church property.
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