Mutiny on the Potemkin Shocks Odessa Harbor
In Odessa the battleship Kniaz Potemkine is under mutineer control as crews kill or throw overboard officers. Firing erupts across the city with barricades rising and troops clashing. The Black Sea squadron converges while a second mutinous ship is reported near Cape Fontaine.
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Odessa
Stevolu
Russia
Black Sea
Black Sen
Georg Pohedronosets
George the Victorious
Tri Sviatelia
Rostislav
Ekaterinei
London
The
Daily Express
Cape Fontaine
Port Arthur
Kniex Potemkine
Langrand
Kniaz Potemkine
Kirkman to Write a Book About Army Life Scandals
Kansas City Star reports Geo W Kirkman ex captain of Infantry now prisoner at Fort Leavenworth will publish a memoir titled Thirty Years of Army Life. He describes a career filled with court-martials and dismissals and promises revelations about scandals in the army.
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Kansas City
Geo. W. Kinkman
United States Army
Fort Leavenworth
Heo
Kirkman
Fort Niobara
Weat Point
Dlamisen
Port Leavenworth
China spurring nationalist sentiment over exclusion
The article notes rising Chinese public sentiment against exclusion from the United States. It cites a Chinese comprador declining a lucrative post with an American company, mentions refusals of American goods in native papers, and reports from across China urging the central government to adopt a firm stance.
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United States
China
Bernhardt Plans American Tour for 30 Weeks
London Schubert Bros signed Mme Sarah Bernhardt for a thirty week American tour starting November 6 at the Lyric Theatre New York. She will bring her Paris company to perform Victor Hugo’s Adrienne Lecouvreur revival and the role of Angelo.
Plenipotentiaries Shaping for Washington Conference
Russian and Japanese missions near final form with tentative picks. Nelidoff may miss trip due to health, Komura and Takahira considered certain for Japan. Russia eyeing Nellidoff and Rosen as possibilities, with final roster to be announced within days.
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Washington
Rusela
M. Nellidoff
Paris
Haron Rosen
Rueaia
M. Takahira
White Home
Japan
Baron Komura
Kogoro Takahira
Koariesa
Nelidoff
Taklo
Takahira
Faron Rosen
Constitutionalists Demand Land and Indemnity in War Aims
The constitutionalist party led by Marquis Salonji approves a resolution calling for session of territory and payment of war outlays to secure future guarantees. They say peace terms should settle the Korean and Manchurian questions clearly to ensure national unity and lasting eastern peace. Premier Katsura is briefed after the action.
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Tokio
Constitutionalist Party
Marquis Salonji
Katsura
Schools for Canal Zone Get 30000 from Local Funds
The secretary of war approved Governor Magoon’s plan to allocate 30000 of canal zone local revenue to public schools. A census shows 1886 local children within 1.5 miles of the Panama Railroad, with 883 able to read and write and 955 illiterate. Forty two schools are planned.
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Washington
Magoon
Canal Zone
Panama Railroad Company
Telephones Upgraded for Canal Zone Installation
Major Edward Russell of the chief signal corps is ordered to report to the Isthmian Canal Commission to install a complete telephonic and telegraphic communication system in the Canal Zone.
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Washington
Edward Russell
Chief Signal Corps
Army
Isthmian Canal Commission
Isthmus
Canal Zone
Germany Replies To French Note On Morocco At Paris
Germany presented a friendly but firm reply to the French note on Morocco during a conference with Prince Radolfin and Premier Rouvier at the foreign office. It states the Moroccan question should be regulated by a conference of the powers with no preemptive limits. Germany aimed to show amicable intent and to dispel suspicion of ulterior motives.
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Paris
Germany
Morocco
Radolfin
Rouvier
Foreign Office
Get Rich Quick Man Arrests in Chicago
Al Justus W Lobb president of Continental Finance was arrested Friday night on a federal warrant charging mail fraud and lottery scheme. The company had been placed in receivership after investors claimed they were promised quick large returns that were not fulfilled.
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Chicago
Justus W. Lobb
Continental Finance Company
Stevens Named Panama Canal Chief Engineer and Railhead Manager
John F. Stevens of Chicago is appointed chief engineer of the Isthmian canal with residence on the isthmus and becomes general manager of the Panama railroad. Salary set at 30000 dollars. he leaves the Philippine commission where he advised on 1000 miles of railways. Stevens will not join the Isthmian Canal commission and succeeds John F. Wallace.
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Washington
Taft
John F. Stevens
Chicago
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Mr. Stevens
John F. Wallace
Stevens
Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission
Phillipine Commission
Philippines
Isthmian Canal
Advisory International Board of Engineers
Stevenage
Shonts
Board of Consulting Engineers
Canal Commission
W. A. Darling
Rock Island Railway
J. F. Stevens
Great Northern Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
United States
Manila
Rock Island
Great Northern Railway
National reciprocity conference planned for Chicago in August
Prominent leaders from agricultural commercial and livestock sectors across the United States completed arrangements for a national reciprocity conference to be held in Chicago in August. Alvin H. Sanders, executive committee chairman of the International Livestock Exposition, was named chairman of the arrangements committee to counter anticipated European tariffs and taxes on U S products.
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Chicago
United States
Alvin H. Sanders
Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Two Employed on Isthmus Canal
About 9,702 workers are employed on the Isthmus canal project, reflecting the scale of construction activity and the labor force required for the work.
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Isthmus Canal
Government Shortage Shows Higher Deficit For Year
Washington reports the treasury with a deficit near 24.5 million dollars for the year ending June 30. Receipts total about 543 million while expenditures reach 567.5 million, exceeding prior estimates by roughly 8.5 million. June closes with a nearly 13 million surplus, narrowing the deficit from 37 million to 24.5 million.
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Washiington
The
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
War in passenger rates threatens eastern tickets
Chicago reports Michigan Central filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to sell Chicago to eastern points tickets at the differential rate set by arbitrators. The action, expected by some not before July 22, is planned for July 1.
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Chicago
Michigan Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Board of
Crews surrender Potemkin to Kruger squadron
Mutineers on the Kniaz Potemkine yield without firing a shot as Vice Admiral Kruger's five battleships and seven torpedo boats arrive off Odessa. The flagship signals Yield or be sunk while the Ekaterina II takes a crew aboard and Kruger's squadron withdraws.
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Odessa
Kniaz Potemkine
Kruger
Kniaz Potemkina
Ekaterina II
Kailaz Potemkine
Secretary Hay Dies in New Hampshire
John Hay secretary of state died at 12 25 am Saturday at his Newbury New Hampshire home of pulmonary embolism. He had a calm Friday and was visited by Mia and physicians Scudder and Murphy. He last spoke with his wife at 10 pm and slept quietly until his death a little after midnight.
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Newbury
N. H
John Hay
Dr. Scudder
Dr. Murphy
General Wood Returns From Orient to Report Philippines Stability
Major General Leonard Wood and his wife arrived in San Francisco aboard the Pacific Mall liner Manchuria on a brief trip east. He said conditions in the Philippines are improving rapidly with insubordinate natives being subdued and Manila healthier than commonly thought, noting he had left his children behind as proof.
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San Francisco
Leonard Wood
Manchuria
Iowa Man Plunges From Jack Knife Bridge
A man believed to be Thomas Meehan of Clayton Iowa ended his life by leaping from the Jack Knife bridge on Harrison Street plunging fifty feet into the river authorities identify the deceased as Meehan and are investigating the death as a suicide.
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Iowa
Chicago
Thomas Meehan
Clayton
Harrison Street
Bomb Hits Carriage Carrying Polish Police Chief
A bomb was thrown at a carriage carrying K M Paryoloff the chief of police of Czenstochowa in Pilotr kow government. The chief of police and seven others were seriously wounded in Warsaw.
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Warsaw
K. M. Paryoloff
Czenstochowa
Pilotrkow
Inquiry Into Government Typesetting Contract Irregularities
Washington reports a special presidential committee is examining the Public Printer Palmer contract for seventy typesetting machines for the Government Printing Office. Complaint alleges the award was irregular as reforms in government department affairs are pursued.
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Washington
Palmer
Two Omaha youths held in Roseburg highway robbery
In Roseburg Oregon two 17 year old youths were arrested on charges of highway robbery of a drunken man. They gave the names John Thompson and Frank Reed and said they lived in Omaha Nebraska.
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Roseburg
Ore
John Thompson
Frank Reed
Omaha
Russian Linevitch Faces Japanese Cavalry Push in Manchuria
Reports persist that Japanese cavalry and light infantry with field and machine guns move northward east of Kirin and west of the Grand Trade route toward Bodine. General Linevitch struggles to hold the line as he consolidates outposts under pressure.
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Gunshu Pass
Manchuria
Kirin
Bodine
Tamara
Akiama
Linevitch
Panama Claims All Mines To Government
Washington dispatch reports General Lee announcing Panama’s cabinet resolution declaring all mines belong to the Panamanian government whether on private land or not. He says Panama is rich in mineral resources and American prospectors are increasing.
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Washington — Caucus
Lee
Panama
State Department
Cabinet Council
Panama Republic
Mob kills eight Black prisoners near Watkinsville Georgia
Eight inmates were taken from the jail by a masked white mob and executed with a volley near a town center. Seven prisoners died, including six Black men Lewis Robertson Rich Robertson Sandy Price Claude Elder Bob Harris Jim Yearly and one White Lon Aycock. one Black survivor Joe Peterson fled as the volley began. The mob freed other prisoners, tied them, and fired on the line, then dispersed. Four inmates faced charges related to a prior Holbrook case and one faced possible criminal charges.
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Watkinsville
Lewis Robertson
Rich Robertson
Sandy Price
Claude Elder
Bob Harris
Jim Yearly
Lon Aycock
Joe Petterson
Holbrook
Rockefeller Funds Boost Yale Endowment
Yale President Hadley announced at an alumni dinner that John D. Rockefeller recently donated 1 million dollars. Total gifts to Yale amount to 2 million, with the remainder from eradiwates giving between 50 000 and 250 600 dollars. The donors’ names were not released. The Rockefeller gift will be invested as an endowment and the income used for current expenses.
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New Haven. Conn
Hadley
Yale
John D. Rockefeller
Eradiwates
Mr. Rockefeller
Wallace Told To Quit Over Panama Canal Role
Secretary Taft urged Wallace to resign after a New York conference with John F. Wallace chief engineer of the Panama canal. Taft charged Wallace with changing his position for mere lucre and being influenced by personal advantage as public interests demanded records be turned over to the commission chairman.
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Washington
Taft
New York
John F. Wallace
Panama Canal
Secretary of War
Cyclone Sweeps Harlem and the Bronx Causing Havoc
A powerful cyclonic storm drenched Harlem and the Bronx New York triggering extensive damage and widespread disruption as heavy rains and winds battered the area. Strong winds and flooding affected streets homes and businesses with emergency crews responding to incidents across the affected boroughs.
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Harlem
The
Bronx
New York
USPS Actions curb abuse in periodical mailing rates
Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden issues an order to stop using second class mailing privileges to mail advertising pages in periodicals. Publishers have until September 1 to comply, or face fourth class rates for their periodicals.
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Washington
Madden
Metlakahtla Likely Destroyed by Fire on June 26
Officers aboard the Cottage City report Metlakahtla on Annette Island near Ketchikan was burning the night of June 26. The town on Alaska's southeastern coast had several large buildings and faced probable destruction.
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Seattle
Metlakahtla
Alaska
Cottage City
Metlakan
Annette Island
Ketchikan
Eighteen Hour Twentieth Century Limited Restored
The eighteen hour New York to Chicago schedule of the Twentieth Century Limited will resume Monday after a fault found in the Mentor Ohio wreck investigation. Central President Newman announced the schedule would continue pending a thorough inquiry and not be blamed on train speed.
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New York
Chicago
Mentor, O
Newman
the Central
Lake Shore
Mentor
Ohio
Knight Donnelly Co Failure Sets Off Multimillion Fallout
Chicago report details the collapse of Knight Donnelly Co a grain and stock brokerage. Receiver Potter estimates assets around two and a half to three million dollars with unlisted stocks and gas venture securities. Liabilities include half a million in notes. failure traced to speculative operations.
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Chicago
Knight, Donnelly & Co
Potter
Mutiny Report Off Odessa Aboard Imperial Battleship
News from St. Petersburg says a mutinous crew led by eight officers seized a battleship in the Odessa harbor and fired shots as authorities panic at the admiralty. The tale describes open rebellion exceeding past defeats and the chaos it causes in the capital.
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ST. Petersburg
Manchuria
Rojestvensky 6
Odessa
Petition Urges Apache Move to Arizona from Fort Sill
Lawton Oklahoma Apache Geronimo circulates a petition among about 180 tribe members seeking relocation to Arizona. Only six resisters, petition presented to the War Department for consideration. Fort Sill expansion and 20 year imprisonment term looming may prompt removal.
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Lawton
Okla
Geronimo
Arizona
War Department
Fort Sill
Wallace resigns as Isthian Canal chief engineer
The Isthian Canal Commission chief engineer Wallace has resigned after a New York conference with Secretary Taft. Wallace accepted a $60,000 annual offer from a major corporation while earning $25,000 with the canal. Roosevelt directed Taft to accept the resignation immediately, effective now.
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Oyster Bay, WN
Wallace
Isthian Canal Commission
New York
Taft
Mr. Wallace
Panama
Panama Canal Commission
Boston
Commission
Roosevelt
Two Murderers Hanged in Lancaster for Toll Gate Keeper Killing
Pat Lee Furman and John O'Brien were hanged in Lancaster for the murder of Samuel Ressler, an aged toll gate keeper, on July 1, 1904. The pair, with Craig who was captured, shot at several people in Gordonville before escaping. Craig was sentenced to two in the penitentiary while O'Brien escaped briefly before the fatal confrontation at the Ressler toll house after dusk.
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Lancaster
Pat Lee Furman
John O'Brien
Samuel Ressler
Furman
O’brien
Craig
Gordonville
Penitenary
Ressler
Dus Ruggler
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Peace Plenipotentaries
France
the Treasury
Hay
New Hampshire
General Wood
Government Printing Office
Bad Omaha Boys
Linewitch
Walkersville
Georgia
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