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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1905
Page
13
Reports describe a second mutiny within military ranks leading to the declaration of new law. The event underscores rising tensions as authorities respond with stricter measures to restore order across affected units. Officials have not disclosed casualties or exact locations.
London dispatch reports a sapper mutiny near Odessa ending with fierce exchange of fire. About 50 mutineers killed and 100 wounded after clashes with Tazoff infantry and Cossacks. Barracks chaos culminates in mass surrender and dispersal.
In Kieff on December 3, reported via Warsaw on December 4, mutinous sappers and Cossacks clash with workmen and black hundred bands. Martial law declared as scores are killed or wounded, signaling a major urban confrontation.
Odessa dispatch from December 3 reports the Jewish community fears a fresh massacre by the local garrison and a circulated proclamation urging soldiers to exterminate Jews and destroy newspaper offices. The community seeks international intervention to prevent a catastrophe, noting Odessa is cut off from St. Petersburg and under local authority.
Reports from St Petersburg and Baltic ports indicate military outbreaks and mutinous reservists at Reval. Leaders from Moscow zemstvo congress arrive. Police alleged in anti Jewish violence. unions urge barricades. A railway strike is expected to be declared tomorrow or Monday on a holiday to aid worker actions.
In St. Petersburg on December 2 and 3 Amid panic, brokers absorbed all imperial offers at 87 to curb market gloom The government planned to deploy 50,000 troops from Vladivostok due to Far East tensions and sought to dispel investor unease.
St John s Newfoundland reports three of ten schooners driven seaward by last Thursday s heavy gale have reached port safely. Other vessels remain missing and fears grow for their safety while coastwise reports note widespread damage to fishing boats and property.
The brief note says little will be accomplished in the initial week and that progress will require more time. It emphasizes slow pace and ongoing efforts without specific milestones or actions.
Washington reports that the focus will be on electing the speaker and house officers on Tuesday while forming committees. An emergency Panama Canal appropriation may pass by week’s end or be delayed. no firm action yet. Also noted are oath ceremonies for new senators and imminent adoption of last session rules.
Washington reports a short first week with the Senate organized as a continuous body. Senators Brandagee Warner Fraser and La Follette have not yet taken oaths, as the chamber begins work after a recent special session. A Republican caucus is expected to set committee vacancies and a steering committee for the new congress.
William J. Delaney 47, longtime Great Falls resident and former Winnipeg liquor partner of W. R. Getz, died after two days illness from bowel hemorrhages. He leaves a widow and was a past grand of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Born in Eastern Canada, he studied law but never practiced.
Helsingfors reports the new Finnish senate named on December 2 3. Baron Salza heads as governor general with Dr Mechlen secretary of justice M Nybergh interior M Libus finance Colonel Antell taxation M Ignatius education Professor Connor agriculture M Schledt public works M Gripenberg trade and industry chief Staahlberg St Jernwall and Kari as senators without port folio. Kari is socialist though others align with the constitutional party. The emperor also appointed supreme court members per constitutional party proposals.
Ina Berry, bound Spokane to Tulsa, took control of a passenger car at Girard, Kan, driving out all aboard with a pistol. She fortifies a toilet room as a fort and has fired at a dummy, refusing food or help, while police pursue persuasion efforts. A Vancouver telegram seeks information on her identity. Widespread concern follows the incident.
Portland reports the widow of Captain A. P. Berry, who killed himself December 1 at Vancouver barracks, Washington, may be en route from Washington to Vancouver. No confirmation on whether the insane woman at Girard and Mrs. Berry is the same person. No S. T. Miller at Vancouver and 8. J. Miller, NP agent, could not be reached for light.
Philadelphia officials condemn missiles aimed at trains after last night incident during President Roosevelt's passage. A Pennsyl vania railroad official cites persistent stone and brick throwing through car windows in outer city areas and calls for heavy fines and imprisonment to end the practice.
Papers in the campaign to remove A A Anderson as Yellowstone forest reserve official travel to Washington. A special messenger will carry affidavits from citizens and an ex-ranger, plus a petition of over 2 000 signatures. Emile Wolfe, a former ranger, accuses Anderson and quotes him praising President Roosevelt.
Governor Chamberlain says only when all holders send forged school land certificates to Salem can the full scope be estimated. He warns there may be many forged certificates nationwide and lists heaviest known losses: H. O. Goddard of La Crosse and George Baldwin of Wisconsin, plus H. S. Deplace of Minneapolis.
Seoul reports the emperor awarded top honors to Min Yung Whan who died in a self inflicted act protesting Japanese rule. The body will have a state funeral. Ex Premier Chao and other officials also died by their own hand. Memorials grow as authorities try to prevent unrest.
Count Wolff Metternich told guests at the Lyceum club that England and Germany have no real quarrel. He noted a shadow over the nations but said forces are dispelling it and both peoples seek peace. He welcomed moves to improve ties and promised a friendly response to goodwill actions.
Detroit dispatch reports the steamship Angeline loaded with iron ore bound for Lake Erie ports endured two days of violent storms off the Kewanee peninsula. Captain S A Lyons stood the bridge for 40 hours as seas rose above the ship’s smokestack before the vessel sought shelter at Eagle harbor and finally reached Detroit for fuel.
The article reports that Tsarskoe Selo and the Czar have ordered their forces to open fire on civilians, escalating tensions as authorities clamp down on demonstrations. Names of officials and exact locations are noted but details remain partly obscured.
Dispatches from St. Petersburg report great sailor excitement with orders to disarm the warships. Officers fear a mutiny and release a workman arrested for revolutionary proclamations. Sailors and soldiers roam streets, creating disturbances while heavy artillery arrives. Officers at Tsarskoe-Selo vow not to fire if ordered to repress disorder.
Reporting from St. Petersburg on December 2 3 tensions ease slightly as officials hint at compromise to reopen government services while preparing to discipline telegraph and post workers. Tsarskoe Selo mutiny and alleged court intrigues fuel the crisis with fear of a dictatorship plot by field generals.
Reports from St Petersburg describe intense alarm as telegraph links fail after Finnish and Russian operators strike. Embassies and banks organize courier routes to frontiers amid rumors of guard disaffection and revolts at Tsarskoe Selo and the emperor’s palace.
The steel freight steamer German, bound from Lake Superior to South Chicago with iron cargo, ran aground below Glencoe, fifteen miles north of Chicago, during a blinding snowstorm tonight.
In Geneva a group of Russians building bombs were seriously wounded when an explosion occurred at a private residence. Authorities found explosives, fraudulent passports and a secret printing press. Two wounded men were hospitalized. others fled.
A report from Billings covers a community gathering where friends remember a loved one. Attendees share memories, celebrate life, and reflect on the deceased’s impact within the local circle. The event underscores enduring friendships and communal support.
A thousand people attended the Elks memorial service in Lewistown Billings with over 100 members in procession from the hall to the opera house. Former Senator Lee Mantle delivered the memorial address praising the Elks’ broad fraternal reach.
Lewistown heard Harry L. Wilson deliver a stirring memorial address at the Elks' services in the opera house. The speaker held a large audience spellbound and the program's musical features were unusually fine.
In Dresden and Chemnitz social democrats held protests against Saxony's electoral law. Police used sabers to disperse crowds and arrested several after demonstrations near schools.
Rome reports a council meeting where Signor Tatittoni Majorani Carcano and Rava offered their resignations over the commercial modus vivendi with Spain. Premier Fortis indicated he would accept resignations from all ministers once measures in parliament are addressed.
Thirty leading seed dealers petition the President opposing free seed distribution by Congress members and urge backing past policy limiting seed sourcing to distant origins to boost national wealth, arguing current practice harms trade and commerce.
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