Russia Faces Grave Constitutional Crisis As Parliament Rises
A cautious yet stark report from St. Petersburg describes parliament’s bold action challenging the government over land expropriation and constitutional rights. Officials fear a bloody revolution if the emperor refuses to grant a constitutional government.
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Peterhof
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Tifole
Sebastopol
Krasnoye Bele
Busy Days in Congress In Anticipation of an Early Adjournment
Congress expects a busy week with two appropriation bills ready for action after Monday. Senate debates the sea level canal bill and related measures while conferees prepare on the railway rate bill. Barnes nomination for post master and canal supplies policy face scrutiny as canal questions drive the agenda in Washington.
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Senate
Barnes
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Committee On
Millard
Canal Committee
Tillman
South Carolina
Rayner
Tawney
District of Columbia
St Petersburg Mayor Wounded in Revolt Shooting
Warden M Shata roff of the city prison was shot four times by an 18 year old youth executing revenge for political prisoners harsh treatment. The assassin named Skutilmin killed a beggar who attempted to intervene and was later arrested. Bomb throwers threaten Belorussian theater.
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St. Petersburg
M. Shataroff
Shataloff
Skutilmin
Bomb attack marred coronation anniversary celebration
View of troops held after Te Deum as the emperor's coronation anniversary marked by a bombing. Three killed and several wounded, including fortress commander General Neplueff and the police chief. two bombers arrested. Vice Admiral Chouknin was absent. Other dignitaries escaped.
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Neplueff
Chouknin
Black Searet
Bomb kills eleven at Sebastopol review in coronation jubilee
Reports from St. Petersburg say eleven people died in a bomb blast during a troops review after the emperor’s coronation anniversary in Sebastopol. More than a hundred were wounded and many arrests followed.
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St. Petersburg
Sebastopol
Bomb Aimed at General Kills Cossack Escort
May 27 report says bombs exploded as General Timoseff and Chief of Police Martinoff rode to a coronation anniversary event. Both leaders unharmed. a Cossack in their escort was killed. One bomber slain. a second fled. Street fear spreads of a possible armed outbreak.
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Griagnoff
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Heavy rains worsen quake refugee misery in San Francisco
A May 27 storm drenched San Francisco and surrounding areas, flooding cellars and tents of refugees. One point five inches fell, the heaviest late-season rain since 1884, hindering outdoor cooking and driving some evacuees from tents. In Bakersfield, Kern River flood threatened the city as merchants moved goods from cellars and levees were fortified.
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Fillmore Street
Post and
Eddy Streets
Alood
Bakersfield
Kern
Shah Recovers from Gout, Now in Good Health
Persian official report says the Shah has recovered from gout and is in perfect health after the attack, with Teheran confirming his condition.
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Teheran
Five Killed at Mobile Baseball Game
A lightning strike at a Mobile ball game killed five spectators and injured about twenty five. Names of the dead and injured are given, with widespread debris and crowd confusion described after the bolt. The incident follows other regional weather and events reported from Houston and Berlin.
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Mobile
Ala
Mrs Jefferson Davis Improving in New York Hotel
Mrs Davis is steadily improving at the Hotel Gerard with a decided improvement noted since yesterday. The update was provided today in New York.
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Davis
New York
Gerard
Jefferson Davis
Congress 10 Ends Prep for June Adjournment
Washington May 24. Adjournment by June 16 appears likely after a White House meeting with President and Senator Aldrich. The Panama canal dispute promises delay as the sea level plan fights the presidents lock level approach. Other bills including pure food and free alcohol face varying resistance while statehood talks near a decision.
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White House
Panama Canal
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House
Santo Domingo
Patent Office
Commissioner of Patents
United States Patent Office
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
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Canada
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Lkely
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Arraignment Expected in High Profile Railroad Case
The report outlines discrimination favoring the Standard by railroad firms, some acts within the law on open rates. Arraignment on the later section may exceed prior charges, and a forthcoming prosecution promises a sensational legal battle nationwide.
Reichstag urged to fund dirigible ship program
Berlin May 27 A strong view among high army officers says Germany must secure Reichstag funds to found and run a factory for constructing and testing dirigible airships. They argue air ships could strike from invulnerable heights and deliver explosives, with moral and strategic impact, especially as French air power grows.
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Berlin
French War Department
Germany
Dog Sentenced to Death for Willful Murder in Geneva
A boar hound convicted of willful murder was sentenced to death at Delmont. Owners, a father and son named Sherer, received life imprisonment for murder and robbery of Merger. The dog killed Merger during a nighttime break in. the animal was shot. The Scherers argued the dog did the deed, but the jury found all three guilty. Additionally, a lynching threat at Winfield was averted as the sheriff dismissed militia sent to guard Amassa Thomas after he killed Charles McEwan.
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Delmont
Sherer
Merger
Scherers
Winfield
Kas
Hoch
Amassa Thomas
Charles Mciwan
Fatal Baldwin Tragedy Leaves Couple Dead in Canon City
Two shots rang from the Lincoln Park home of W C Baldwin. Baldwin lay on the floor with his head blown off by a shotgun. Mrs Baldwin stood upright by the wall with shattered skull. Authorities probe whether murder suicide or double murder. The Baldwins had wed recently amid family objections and a brother of Mrs Baldwin was reported en route. Also notes on the Manolita attack near Melilla and a large lumber yard fire in Terre Haute.
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W. C. Baldwin
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Louisville Dry Day Highlights Citywide Prohibition Push
Louisville marked its first dry Sunday in years as saloons barber shops theaters and most businesses closed under strict enforcement. A lone Hebrew-operated park sold liquor despite Sabbath rules while authorities arrested park officials and delayed game play to enforce the law statewide and in Jefferson County.
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Jefferson County
Retail Liquor Dealer's Association
Louieville
Toledo
Tebeau
Gritte
Vatican revises lace catalogue amid world’s finest collection
Pope Pius orders updating the Vatican lace catalogue, tracing a vast assortment dating back to the Borgias and gifts from Italian and royal marriages. The cedar boxes hold about a million dollars in value, with Mrs. Vanderbilt’s and the Queen of England’s collections following in worth.
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Pius
Vatican
Pius IX
Leo XIII
Governors urged to name delegates for direct vote plan
Iowa Governor Cummins calls on every state governor to name five delegates to a September Des Moines convention. The aim is to propose direct election of U.S. senators and achieve constitutional reform. Chinese volunteers parade in Shanghai in gray uniforms. a native mercantile group organized the corps.
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Sioux City
Lows
United States
Cummins
Iowa
General Assembly of
Des Moines
Shanghai
China
Cmssee
Pardoning Murderer Boosts Princess Ena in Spain
Madrid May 27 Princess Ena of Battenberg won a pardon for Fernando Serra on the scaffold approach after petitioning King Alfonso XII I I The crowd cheered the future queen and the king ministers cabinet granted mercy before the execution The Prado palace hosted royal ceremonies amid open air mass the premier toasted the princess and the nation praised her act Barcelona reports the secretary of Don Jaime Bourbon was arrested in connection with the case
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Batenburg
Spain
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Fernando Serra
Levra
Badajose
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Roya
Alfonso
Clement
Barcelona
Don Jaime of Bourbon
Don Carlos
King Milans Son Wounded in Duel Near Klausenburg
A son of the late King Milan of Servia was wounded in a duel yesterday with a fellow student at Klausenburg in Transylvania. The incident raises questions about succession after the 1902 assassination of King Alexander and the extinction of the male line.
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Tyernice
Vienna
Milan of
Bergina
Montague and Hemeon Named Delegates to Rio Conference
President Roosevelt selects ex Virginia Governor Montague and Wisconsin’s Paul Hemeon as delegates to the third international conference of states to be held in Rio Janeiro in July. Montague is praised as a man of strong intellect and accomplishments. Ayisheh, the Bul Fans daughter, aged 19, suffers a serious appendicitis attack in Constantinople with Prof. Bergmann summoned from Berlin to attend her.
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Andrew J. Montague
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Wisconsin
Montague
Sultan
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Bul
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Bergmann
Berlin
Rultana Ayitheh
Episcopal Church Official Letter on San Francisco Disaster
In St. Louis on May 27 a bishop disclosed a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury expressing sympathy from the Church of England for the San Francisco disaster. The message signals allied concern within the Episcopal Church of the United States.
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United States
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Church of England
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