Russia Nears General Strike in Propelled Labor War
Dec 20 2:05 am St Petersburg report calls for a general political strike to begin Thursday noon. Unions including the union of unions and rail workers back the move. Moscow and St Petersburg anticipate a nationwide showdown as rail, telegraph, and all industry could halt. Increased police and military readiness accompany the tense atmosphere.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Union of Unions
Union of Peasants
Feneral Railway Union
Councils of
St. Delersburg
Moscow
Wien
Burneve
Jf Nat
Haute
Tata
Central Committee
Nalan
Homer
St. Peres
St. Paul
League of Jeagues
St Petersburg
Massacre of Mussulmans Affects Caucasia and Tiflis
Dispatch from Tiflis reports widespread massacres of Mussulmans by Armenians across Caucasus with about 2000 Mussulman families seeking refuge in nearby villages. Cossacks and troops plunder Mussulman homes at Batoum as the violence escalates amid the December dispatch.
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Constantinople
Tiflis
Caucasia
Fiflis
China and Japan Agree on Treaty in Open Door Victory
Washington reports the China Japan treaty grants Japan control of railway access on the Liaotung peninsula and allows a line from Yelu river to Mukden. China permits a lease of Port Arthur area and the right to purchase the line later. The pact opens sixteen Manchurian ports and Harbin to world commerce, marking U S open door diplomacy success.
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Washington, D. C
China
Japa
Peking
State Department
Japan
Limaotung
Port Arthur
Danny
Russi
Case
Chang-Chin
Anime
Yelu River
Mukden
Mancharia
Wong the Ling
Varaca
Maneluria
Harbin
United States
Strikes in Gorthgl threaten martial law in Russia
Reports from St Petersburg and Moscow describe a vast strike spreading across major works including Putilov and Nobel plants. Railways halt service, provinces empower authorities, and martial law looms as troops seize stations and mutinies erupt in Sevastopol and Riga districts amid killings and terror.
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St. Petersburg
Nec
Putilot
Nobel
Tukum
Counland
Moscow
Doubasof
Ely
Minkoff
Constitutional Party
Baltic
Caucasus
Tiis
Sevastonal
Wharoff
Riga
Courland
Rigs
Reginsk
Confirms Reconsideration of Isthmian Canal Nominees
Senate revisited confirmations of Isthmian canal commission nominees in executive session and adopted a motion requesting the president return the notification of prior action. Nominations will be referred again to the Interoceanic Canal Committee after the president’s notification is received.
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Washington
Senate
Isthmian Canal Commission
Interoceanic Canal Committee
Canal Committee
Theodore P. Skhonts
Commission
CIA
Clover
Braten
Burlington Answers Charge Indictment Fourth Against Officials
In Kansas City December 23 Judge O M Spencer for Burlington railroad entered an appearance in federal court in response to a grand jury indictment charging rebate schemes. Spencer obtained until January 15 to file a plea while George B Thomas and aides Tageart Crosby posted bonds of 50000 each. others indicted earlier had furnished bonds.
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Iansas City
0. M. Spencer
Burlington Railroad
Federal Grand Jury
Spencer
George B. Thomas
New York
Iis Diaff
Tl. B. Tageart
George H. Crosby
Burlington
Turn Strike Into Revolution Boasts Of Bloodshed
Dispatch from St Petersburg reports meetings of Moscow workmen including engineers and postal telegraph staff backing an armed revolt. Troops mobilized, guns placed near law courts, clashes feared and trains into Baltic provinces halted.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Baltic
Var
Tukum
Railroads Form West Coast Interchange Accord
Western railroad executives met in Chicago to sign an agreement nhằm enforcing Interstate Commerce Act provisions. The plan unites roads to report illegal acts to the Interstate Commerce Commission and to appoint a committee representing western freight associations to monitor compliance and report violations.
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Chicago
Ciass
Interstate Commerce Commission
Armenians Secure Revenge in Constantinople Fire Riots
From Mis Casucia dispatch dated December 20 Armenians set fire to 300 Mussulman houses in the Mussulman quarter preventing escape and firing on firefighters. The death toll among Mussulmans is not yet learned but fifty seven Turkish subjects are known to have perished.
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Constantinople
Mis
Caucasia
Mussulman
The elephant never pays excess baggage on his trunk
A quirky note notes that the elephant avoids baggage charges by virtue of carrying his trunk, a humorous observation on travel costs and animal life.
Governor La Follette Tendered Resignation
Madison Wis December 20 Governor La Follette sent to the legislature his resignation as governor to accept the United States senatorship The message states that the resignation takes effect the first Monday in January 1906 at noon after which the legislature adjourned sine die
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Madison
Wis
la Folette
United States
Wisconsin
Robert M. LaPollette
Robbers Blow Bank Safe and Escape in Baldwin Ill
Four robbers blew open the Baldwin bank safe in Baldwin Illinois yesterday and fled with cash and silver after a street fight with citizens. About 2500 in bills torn and 1000 in silver damaged. A posse with bloodhounds joined the chase but trail was unclear. One person hurt none.
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Eucape
Louis
Baldwin
Ill
People who fiva up to their deals naturally feel high end mighty
A compact note suggests that those who fulfill promises feel elevated and powerful. It hints at perceived status tied to keeping commitments and the social value of reliability. The phrasing remains casual and reflective of behavioral commentary.
La Follette Election Claims No Money Spent
Milwaukee reports Senator La Follette declares no money or property was contributed or expended for his senatorial nomination and election. The statement to the secretary of state asserts no funds were used by him or supporters in securing the nomination or election. In related notes, a San Francisco birth announces a million-dollar legacy tied to Senator Clark, marking another display of his wealth.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Dee
United States
la Follette
San Francisco
Cal
Charles VW. Clark
San Mateo
W. A. Clark
Montana
Glark
Carthusians Find New Tuscany Home After France Exit
Exiled Carthusian monks have built a new, grand monastery near Lucca in Tuscany after France confiscated their property and expelled them. The order, once powerful at La Grande Chartreuse, retains wealth from chartreuse production but now faces changes to its operation and brand protection.
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Grenoble
France
Tuscany
Haly
Father Rey
Tarragona
Spain
Lucca
St. Bruno
le Search
Father Garnier
Secret
Order
la Grande Chartreuse
Italy
Ains
Grenebse
la Grende Chartreuse
Fourvoirie
Euel
Cold Clinton? Greenhalge and tadpoles named for statesmen
In Kennebunkport the late Gov Greenhalge recalled summers with a cottage visit and a tale about Senator Evarts daughter who named tadpoles Daniel Webster Henry Clay and Gen. Cogswell. He joked the biggest one should be broken to the general as Henry Clay cold.
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Clay
Gov. Greenhalge
Kennebunkport
Senator Evarts
Mr. Greenhalge
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Washington
Gen
Cogswell
Gen. Cogswell
Henry
Boston Herald
Public lecture on English composers by Sir Edward Bley
Sir Edward Bley a professor of music at Girainghan university delivered the first in a series of public lectures. He argued English music has been neglected and that writing serious music cannot sustain a young musician. He urged cheaper concert rooms in towns to stage works.
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Edward Bley
Girainghan University
Burger
Air Tight Cooking Boxes Progress Abroad
A notice reports rapid development in Norway on airtight cooking boxes that keep thoroughly heated food from losing heat. In Germany progress is slower as cooks remain conservative and skeptical about using insulating feathers and wool to prevent heat escape from preheated meals.
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Norway
Germany
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Mikado
Peninsula Railway
Gorthgl
Lfollette
Pourvoirte
Estery
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