Russia Vows to Stand Firm as Crisis Deepens
In St Petersburg on Monday June 5 the government announced a ukase granting Governor General Trepoff expanded powers including closing assemblies and suppressing societies to preserve order. The move signals continued war aims and a forthcoming legislative body despite naval and military disasters.
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Rosestvensky
Trepoff
Rydezefsky
Department of Police
Ukase
Russia
Bouligan Commission
Zemsky
Pavlovak Gardens
Tsarskoe-Selo
Sea of Japan
M. Novikoff
Baku
Novikoff
Tiral- Jeurs
Pioneer in Lake Copper Mines Dead
Chicago June 4 Peter L Kimberly prominent in mining circles across the United States and Canada died here today of apoplexy. Kimberly worth about ten million dollars was a leading authority on mining and a pioneer in copper mining in the Lake Superior region, having visited many western mines.
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Chicago
Peter L. Kimberly
United States
Canada
Kimberly
Lake Superior
Albuquerque Wins In Indifferent Ball Game
Albuquerque won the first baseball game of the race meeting series at Gallinas Park 13 to 12. The play was listless and the game had no features aside from the large score.
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The
Morning Journal
Las Vegas
N. M
Albuquerque
Gallinas Park
Eight Hour Law on Isthmus Work Clarified by Taft
Washington reports Secretary Taft outlined Attorney General Moody s ruling on applying the eight hour law to canal construction on the Isthmus after July 1. The law covers laborers and mechanics but not clerical staff, and Panama railroad is excluded as it is a private corporation despite government stock. The coolie labor contract is paused pending wage adjustments, with cost impacts estimate requested from Engineer Wallace for Congress.
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Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Taft
Moody
Panama
Wallace
Econgress
State Department
Bryan Plans European Sojourn and 1908 Presidential Bid
William J. Bryan intends to travel to Europe for a year to study municipal ownership and public utilities. Richard L. Metcalf will edit the Commoner in Bryan's absence. Bryan hopes municipal ownership of street railways and telegraphs will define the next campaign and aims for the presidential nomination in 1908.
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Washington
William J. Bryan
Europe
Richard L. Metcalf
Omaha World-Herald
Bryan
Navy to Promote Younger Officers as Retirement Flows Open
Attorney General Moody’s ruling opens the way to retirements and promotions shifting the navy toward younger command ranks. The policy allows voluntary retirements in order of rank, potentially easing the top heavy age structure and accelerating advancement for captains and below.
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Correspondence Morning Journal
Washington
Moody
Long
Mr. Long
Mr. Moody
North Atlantic Fleet Plans Summer Drill Program
Washington reports the first squadron under Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans will rendezvous at Provincetown, Massachusetts around July 1. The fleet will dock, standardize screws, then conduct a full powered steam trial, followed by drills and evolutions on southern drill grounds off the Virginia coast, with liberty for sailors.
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Earthquake Ravages Montenegro and Albania
A severe quake in Cettinje causes massive destruction across Montenegro and Albania. In Scutari five hundred houses collapse and two hundred people are killed or injured.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
Albania
Scutari
Vladivostock Cleared For Siege Amid War News
Dispatches from Vladivostock report Japanese transports bearing troops for a siege while noncombatants are told to leave. Other items note ships and crews fighting near Changtu, relief efforts for Russian warships in Manila, and U.S. naval planning for Asia including a large drying dock and fleet deployments.
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Chicago
Record Herald
Tacoma
Wash
Vladivostock
Russians Proclaim Mission to Fight and Obey Emperor
Telegram from Sasebo reports a Russian fleet member explaining why the Russians risked the Tsushima Strait. He says they were confident of victory and aimed to reach Vladivostok, but their mission is ended as ordered by the Emperor.
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Sasebo
Tsu Strait
Vladivosteock
Bal- Ue
Russian Torpedo Boat Afloat After Six Days Drift
Shanghai reports a torpedo boat towed in today after drifting six days with 180 men aboard. The vessel had water for one day and scant food. forward damage noted. Survivors and crew transferred to a Russian transport at Wapsung.
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Shanghai
Wapsung
President weighs sending two battleships to the far east
Washington reports that President Roosevelt has asked the navy how long to move two battleships from the North Atlantic to the far east. The current force includes Ohio Wisconsin cruisers a torpedo boat destroyer flotilla three monitors and about a dozen gunboats. The fleet is smaller than Japanese British and French navies and dock space limits long deployments.
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Roosevelt
Navy Department
North Atlantic
Far East
Japan
Great Britain
France
Orient
Japanese fortifications amid looming Manchurian battle
Dispatches from Viedomosti in Manchuria report rapid Japanese fortifications in the Ampumya district as a major clash near. A Novoe Vremya correspondent notes Simmintin 30 miles west of Mukden is being fortified. Paris dispatch records Vice Admiral Volkersam dying of cancer days before a battle.
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St. Petersburg
Paris
Echo de Paris
Volkersam
Strike Prolonged as Mediation Fails in Chicago
In Chicago on June 4 the teamsters strike remains unresolved after peace talks started last week collapsed. President Shea says the strike will take its natural course, meaning either broader spread or defeat, as involved businesses refuse concessions.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Shea
Teamsters’ Union
Lincoln Would Not Accept Equitable Chair Post
Chicago June 4 Robert T Lincoln of this city was asked if he would accept the office of chairman of the board of directors of the Equitable Life Assurance Society He replied under no circumstances would he accept the position.
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Chicago
Robert T. Lincoln
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Rural Mail Box Inducement a Fake
Washington officials warn that newspaper agents mislead subscribers by promising rural free delivery boxes. More than 160 boxes carry official department endorsement and cost 65 cents to 3.50. Postmasters may not act as agents or receive compensation for ordering them.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Pilrons
Anarchist Arrest Reported in Paris Knife Incident
Paris June 4. An anarchist named Cagauran from Nice was arrested after carrying a long knife and telling police he came to Paris on business.
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Paris
Cagauran
Nice
Municipal Ownership in Chicago Draws Carter Harrison to Albuquerque
Carter Harrison former Chicago mayor and leader in municipal utility politics travels from the west to Albuquerque. He praises municipal ownership, discusses the Chicago street railway issue and notes health-related travels with family before returning to Chicago.
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Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
Democratic Party
Albuquerque
Harrison
Alvarado
California
Carter
Carter Harrison, Jr
Edith Harrison
Dunne
Carter H. Harrison, Jr
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Laguna
Acoma
Alvorado
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Express
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Chicago Street Railway
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