Mutiny and Martial Law Across Key Cities
Reports from Bethlehem to Warsaw and London describe mutinies and street battles as authorities impose martial law. Sappers mutinied at a fortress, battles with Cossacks and mutineers left many dead or wounded. In Warsaw hundreds of postal workers struck, delaying foreign mail. A court martial was convened and further mutinies were threatened with artillery.
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Klett
Russia
Warsaw
London
Kieft
Boawolczyska
Gayss
Earry
Atta Martinet
Iurstr
Azoff
Isround
Navy to Decide Fate of Young and Wade in Bennington Case
Judge Advocate General Diehl has sent the court martial records of Commander Lucien Young and Ensign Charles L. Wade to Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte for final action. The two San Francisco trials involved neglect of duty linked to the Bennington explosion near San Diego. It is believed both were found guilty on non criminal negligence counts and ordered reprimanded, with a formal decision awaiting presidential consultation.
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Lucien Young
Charles L. Wade
Washington, D. C
Diehl
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
San Francisco
Bennington
San Diego
Cal
Bonaparte
Mutineers Hold Out As Sebastopol Siege Looms
Nov 29 dispatches report no surrender by Sebastopol mutineers as grace period ends. Government aims to crush revolt with force while sailors wait, red flag still visible. Meanwhile Lincoln railroad disaster in Iton Mass notes four unidentified bodies in morgue after fatal crash. A grim morgue scene follows a mangled, charred con.
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St. Petersburg
Sebastopol
Black Sea
Eem
Iton
Mass
Nev
Lincoln
Cannon Hosen By Rep Members Name Cannon for Speaker
Washington December 2 The Ameri of the house for the Fifty ninth congress it only remains for us to ratify fan people have selected the speaker their choice I will not call for a formal nomination but simply name Joseph G Cannon of Illinois This statement made by Chairman Hepburn to republican members of the house was reached by hearty cheers and Mr Cannon was immediately declared the nominee for speaker A roll call elected Hepburn chairman and Loudenslager secretary A committee Payne Boutell and Curtis was appointed to escort the nominee to the house Cannon then appeared and was introduced as the republican candidate for speaker He read a typwritten speech from a pocketed copy.
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Washington
Ameri
House
Joseph G. Cannon
Tllinois
Hepburn
Cannon
Thera
William P. Hepburn
Iowa
Henry C. Loudenslager
New Jersey
Messrs. Payne
New York
Boutell
Ilinois
Curtis
Kan Sas
Williams Named Democratic Speaker Choice for Minority Leader
In Washington on December 3 the Democratic members of the House discussed party unity. John Sharp Williams was unanimously chosen as nominee for speaker, making him minority leader for the next Congress to succeed himself.
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Mississippi
Washington, D. C
Dee
House of Representatives
House
John Sharp Williams
Hlmself
Turkey Must GlimB Down Pole
A Russian torpedo boat destroyer reported from Athens that the Turkish governor of Mitylene sent an official dispatch to Vice Admiral Ritter von Jedina stating the Porte would accept powers’ proposals for financial control of Macedonia with modifications. The admiral reportedly warned the Porte to accept by Sunday noon or the international fleet would occupy Lemnos and Imbros.
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Athens
Greece
Mityline
Ritter von Jedina
Constantinople
Porte
Macedonia
von Jedina
International
Lemnos
Imbros
Missile Aimed at the President During Train Ride
On a presidential train from Princeton to Washington an unknown assailant hurled a heavy plumb bob through a car window. Major Webb Hayes, son of Rutherford B. Hayes, narrowly escaped injury as glass fragments fell around him. Hayes recovered the iron missile and inspected the broken window, noting the force that shattered the frame.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Princeton
Maj
Webb Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Army
Navy
Major Hayes
Football claims nineteen victims
Chicago reports football league figures show nineteen killed and 203 seriously injured in the season ending yesterday. Six of the injured may die and more than forty are permanently crippled. Public sentiment calls for eliminating brutal features and slugging, with rules likely changed to allow more open play and easier detection of fouls.
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Chicago
Itig
Silver Service Worth $26,000 Presented to Pennsylvania Navy Yard
Philadelphia November 29 Governor Pentypacker, in the presence of state and city officials and U S Navy officers at League Island, presented to the armored cruiser Pennsylvania a silver auger service of 143 pieces weighing nearly 750 pounds and costing 323,000. The ceremony celebrated the ship’s upkeep and naval honor.
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Philadelphia
United States Navy
League Island Navy Yard
Governor Pentypacker
Pennsylvania
The Snowbabies and New Holiday Literary Picks
A review summarizing Sea Breeze Hospital’s Snowbabies and Riis’s Christmas tale, Roosevelt’s Sea Breeze visit, and David Graham Phillips’s The Deluge. It also surveys contemporary books including The House of a Thousand Candles, Riley’s Songs of Cheer, Ibn Jubayr Ali, and African wildlife photography, with notes on Christmas fiction and publications from Crowell and Harper’s.
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Sea Breeze Hospital
Coney Island
Sea Breeze
Jacob A. Riis
One Little Cripple
Roosevelt
Hmit
David Graham Phillips
Dobbs-Merrill Company
Indianapolis
Mr. Phillips
Meredith Nicholson
Zelda Cameron
Lis
Howard Chandler Christy
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Indianations
James Whitcomb
Riley
Mr. Riley
Deer Creek
Juliet Wilbur Tompkins
Ella Rawls
C. B. Schillings
New York
Philadelphia
Maryland
Ohio
San Francisco
University of Berlin
James Speyer
Canfiald
Columbia University
Christ
Buwin Markham
Woman's Home Companion
Owen Over
Clara Morris
Temple ‘Bailey
Mary Wilhelmina Hastings
Alfred Treasider Sheppard
Howard Pyle
Harper's
Carthagena
Livia
Mr. Pyre
Russian Petropol news reports martial law and mutiny
Nov 30 report from St Petersburg indicates the cabinet plans to declare martial law in Poland while a strike disrupts telegraph services. Mutineers fight at Sebastopol with loyal forces led by Rear Admiral Chouknin, casualties reported, and rebels claimed executed as battleships were destroyed.
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St. Petersburg
Poland
Sebastopol
Moscow
Birileft
Navy Department
Battle of
Seventh Army Corps
Novosti
Eighteen Miners Die in Utah Mine Blast at Diamond Mine
In Diamondville Wyoming on December 3 eighteen miners perished in the Diamond Coal and Coke Company mine No 1. Officials believe a blown out shot triggered the explosion instantly killing the men. The blast shook Diamondville and drove nearly the entire town to the shaft as memories of a prior 1901 disaster resurfaced.
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Utah
Diamondville
Wyo
Diamond Coal and Coke Company
Seventy Ships Sunk in Great Lakes Storms
Detroit reports the season’s three big Lake storms have wrecked over seventy vessels and sacrificed 149 lives with nearly 7 million dollars in losses, marked as the most disastrous shipping season in Great Lakes history. A stray anecdote notes a man of few words may reflect his wife’s monopoly.
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Detroit
Mich
Tonay Saya
Great Lakes
Oaly
LaFollette Credentials Not Yet Presented
Washington December 3. The credentials of Robert M LaFollette have not been received by the senate and officials do not recognize him as a senator. The case mirrors that of Senator Hill who, after election, served briefly as governor of New York before Congress convened.
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Washington, D. C
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Senate
LaFollette
Hill
New York
Congress
English flag on 11 866 merchant vessels
A historical tally reports the English flag flying on 11 866 merchant vessels, indicating a broad seaborne presence and reach of British trade routes across distant waters during the period.
Martial law in Poland abolished amid three way talks
Warsaw reports martial law ended in Russian Poland as Premier Witte, employers, and workers conclude three cornered negotiations. Government and private establishments to reopen. election law near completion. Meant to ease unrest, offering near universal second degree suffrage without direct suffrage.
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Witte
Warsaw
Yatterday
Poland
St. Petersburg
National Assembly
Mutinies Hit Russian Dragoons on Eastern Front
A Lokal Anzeiger despatch from Welkeweszk reports the eighth Russian dragoon regiment mutinous and threatening officers over pay raises. A second Warsaw dispatch notes mutiny among the Fourteenth dragoon regiment at Ostraleka in Russian Poland.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Bydtkuhnen
East Prussia
Welkeweszk
Russian Poland
Pny
Kouku
Lokay Anzeiger Alsa
Warsaw
Enormous Land Swindle Found In Oregon
The Oregon governor stated that the scope of land swindles may be vast as forged school land certificates spread nationwide. He said a full estimate hinges on Salem examining certificates, and suspects forged checks indicate land values were paid in full, with possessor suspects in many eastern states.
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Portland
Ore
Bee
Salem
Austrian People Secure Suffrage in Historic Demonstrations
Vienna reports a nationwide demand for universal equal suffrage with crowds in major cities. Premier von Frankenthurn promised a bill by February end for full direct suffrage while troops in Austerlitz fired on demonstrators, killing two and wounding thirty. other cities saw orderly protests.
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Vienna
Barn Guauteh von Frankenthurn
Austerlitz
Pats Ban on Football at Columbia University
New York November 29 Columbia University has abolished the game of football as presently played among students of the university. The move ends participation in football as a student sport. The university will permit other sports and activities for student recreation.
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New York
Columbia University
Ambassadors' unanimity weakens Ottoman resistance
Dec 3 report from Sofia notes broad diplomatic pressure guiding Ottoman authorities toward acceptances of powers demands. Military leaders opposing acceptance show signs of wavering under the growing influence of unified ambassadorial stance. Stockholm reports the highest alcohol related death rate globally, with ninety one thousand deaths.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Sofia
Bulgaria
Stockholm
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Vitality Boost
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a non alcoholic tonic that nourishes nerves and improves bodily function. It claims lasting vitality, cautions against alcohol based tonics, and notes endorsements by medical authorities. Also promotes The Common Sense Medical Adviser and related publications.
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Pieres
Soluken
Pierre
Golden Medical Discovery
RAE
Common Sense Medical Adviser
Nadress Drew
Verve
ButTalo
Pierce
Christian Science Churches and Adherents Rise in U S
The United States hosts about 400 Christian Science Churches with roughly 100,900 adherents. Mrs Maddy notes the church makes tremendous strides in popularity, likened to Pillsbury's Vitos cereal. The truth minded man rarely talks of his own achievements.
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United States
Christian Science Churches
Defiance Starch and Defiance brand notes
Fragmentary ad or consumer note mentions Defiance Starch in 16 oz packages and 12 oz stock in grocers hands. Mentions Defiance Starch as preferred by buyers and a reference to Defiance Starch products. Also includes stray lines about Red Cross Ball Glue and a diary slogan.
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Defiance
Winter woes and kid wit in a stray tale and tips
A fragmentary piece blends domestic advice on chapped hands with Ivory Soap for dishwashing, then shifts to a Missouri tale. A traveler seeks shelter at midnight, encounters a wary cottage owner, and learns Tad the catlike youth already yells under windows. Shoes for winter are secured.
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Elmanor RO Parker
Missouri
Tad
Dodd's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Hulett Resident
Special feature from Hulett Wyoming dates December 4 cites Mrs. May Taber praising Dodd's Kidney Pills after seven boxes she says cured a severe kidney trouble. The ad claims the pills cure rheumatism dropsy gout lumbago diabetes urinary and bladder issues and Bright's disease among kidney disorders. It ends with a stray line about a man and money.
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Hulett
Wyo
Dodd
May Taber
Bright
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