Population of Russia Grows Beyond 136 Million in 1897
The ministry of finance reports Russia’s population exceeded 136 million, up from 129 million in the 1897 census after accounting for natural increase. Russians number 86 million, Poles nine million, Finns more than six million, Lithuanians about 5.6 million, plus 11 million Turkish peoples across Volga regions, Crimea, Caucasus and Siberia. Additional demographics include 4 million Hebrews and about 1 million of German descent. A separate note mentions King George of France and a czar’s youth, with anecdotes about Balmoral and Fifth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Ministry of Finance
Grand Duchy of
Finland
Volga
Crimea
Caucasus
Siberia
Monaco Princess as Jewish Royal Consort in Europe
The article notes Monaco's princess as the sole Jewish consort of a reigning sovereign. It comments on czarist admiration for Tolstoy, Empress Frederick's paintings, and highlights imperial adornments and the queen's ciphered telegrams to avoid direct messages. It mentions Danish insignia and a tightening of royal symbolism amid a shifting European scene.
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Monaco
Russia
Tolstoi
Frederick
England
Nicholas's Line in Russia Ties to Male Succession
A photograph caption from St. Petersburg notes that if Nicholas dies without a male heir, Grand Duke Michael would ascend as Russia's next ruler. The image, a fest photograph, references the imperial line and recent removals of imperial standing.
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Pagsetti
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Michael Ka Oy
Russia
S. Imperial
American Oysters Gain Favor in Germany
Rising Holland oyster prices push Germans toward American oysters as a practical and popular alternative, reflecting shifting tastes and market dynamics in German seafood consumption.
Portrait of the Caar in uncertain condition at St Petersburg
Snapshot by Melan from St. Petersburg reports ongoing mystery around the Caar's health as contradictory cablegrams arrive. Medida, a special staff photographer, captures the latest portrait of His Imperial Majesty amid the uncertain situation.
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Passetti
Specia
St. Petersburg
Czar Nichola
Livadia
Imperial Winter Palace
Melan
Caar
Medida
Deer stalking diversion lacks his enthusiasm
Readers note the subject shows little zeal for the deer stalking diversion, signaling subdued interest in the planned outdoor pursuit as a form of diversion.
Duchess Buys New Gowns For Moonlit Cincinnati Visit
The Duchess of Manchester, while in New York, orders 20 gowns for her moonlit trip to Cincinnati. Fashionable modiste sends 20 gowns to Holland House. 4 are chosen, 16 returned. One gown, an afternoon dress, was bought for wear on the journey.
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Duchess of Manchester
New York
Cincinnati
Holland House
Flax Prices Rise as German Mills Cut Output
Scarcity of raw flax in Germany boosts prices by ten to twelve percent and forces several mills to close. Many operate only part time or with few spindles, awaiting adequate supply at reasonable prices. Consul Herzog notes Russian flax will be abundant at year’s start, urging U.S. growers to bring American flax to market.
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Germany
Herzog
Zittaw
State” Department
United States
Flax Trade Opportunity Outlined At European Conference
A conference is planned in Breslau and Traut nau Germany with German Austrian, Belgian and Russian flax dealers. The consul notes steady demand for American flax and says the event offers a prime chance to present samples to spur introduction of American flax in Germany.
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Breslau
Germany
Trautenau
Bohesay
Wireless Telegraphy Trials Link Belgium and England at La Panne
Consul reports a wireless station at La Panne Belgium linking with England. A Dover Ostend mail boat Princess Clementine carries experimental apparatus with a 140 foot mast and extended foremast up about 60 feet to project signals to both coasts. Telegraphs reached Ostende Dover London Brussels with prompt acknowledgments across the sea.
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Roosevét
Brussels
la Panne
Belgium
England
English
Dover
Ostende
Utilization Of Furnace Gas In German Iron Works
Vice Consul General Lfanauer reports that on October 30 leaders from France and Belgium toured Horde Mining and Rolling Mills near Dortmund to inspect an electrical plant using furnace gas. The system aims to generate power and light, with a 6,400 horsepower goal and several motors already in place or under construction.
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Lfanauer
Frankfort
France
Belgium
Horde Mining and Rolling Mills Association
Horde
Dortmund
Prussia
Hermann Rolling Mills
A Wonderful Old Lady Duchess of Cleveland Admired
The duchess of Cleveland, mother to Lord Rosebery, is described as a wonderful old lady in her eighty first year. She remains energetic and engaging, with noted travels after turning seventy including journeys to India, the West Indies, and British South Africa. She married the late duke of Cleveland in 1854, three years after Lord Dalmeny’s death.
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Lord Rosebery
Duchess of Cleveland
London
India
West Indies
British South Africa
Duke of Cleveland
Lord Dalmeny
Assassinations Across History Highlighted in 19th Century Record
A historical list chronicles assassinations from 1801 to 1899, naming rulers such as Czar Paul I, Selim III, Capo d Istria, Lincoln, Carnot, and Humbert I. It notes nine presidents, two emperors, one king, two princes, two sultans and one empress killed by assassins, with dates and brief fates.
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Greece
Charles of
Parma
Danilo I
Montenegro
Abraham Lincoln
United States
John Wilkes Booth
Ford's
Washington
Michael Obrenovitch
Servia
Belgrade
Hayti
Salnave
Ecuador
Garcia Moreno
Abdul-Aziz Chan
Mahomet Murad
Garfield
Guiteaux
Elberon
N. J
Alexander TI
Russia
St. Petersburg
The French Foreign Legion’s Harsh Service and Discipline
A London paper notes the Legion offers the hardest military service and attracts restless men from many nations. Frontiers in Africa and campaigns in Cambodia and Indo China are described as areas of savage duty with severe discipline. Flogging and capital punishment are common for minor offenses, and insanity among legionaries is unusually high.
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French Foreign Legion
London
France
Cambodia
Indo-China
Lodi
Legion
China
Loyal subject prays for health of the Czarina in empire hopes
A Coburg photograph by Ablenhuth features a very loyal subject praying daily for the Czarina as the empire places hopes on an heir. The remark suggests the Empress may soon present her husband with an heir, impacting the throne.
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Ablenhuth
Coburg
Hmpreas
Filipino autonomy debated under American sovereignty plan
Dispatch from Manila reports insurgents burning part of Cabatuan village and U S troops led by Captain Gaines capturing 70 in a San Pedro Macati suburb. The first American regime political party forms with platform favoring sovereignty recognition and native autonomy. Several leaders in talks with the Philippine commission. No American casualties. 30 rebels identified with several natives killed.
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Manila
Ilvilo
Panay
Cabituan
Frederick A. Washburn, Jr
Twenty-Sixth -Volunteer Infantry
Philippine Commission
Senor Buencamino
Aguinaldo
Aquiles
Frank
Bourne
Dean
Worcester
Ieaders
San Pedro Macati
Twentieth
United, States Infantry
Gaines
Banca
Loslo
Twenty-sixth Volunteer Infantry
Quintin Solas
Iloilo
Kingston Coal strike hits 1500 miners in Wilkes-Barre
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania 1500 Kingston Coal employees walk out after failed talks. Firemen and pump runners stay at work while workers demand enforcement of the two weeks pay law a private check weigh boss and limited topping. Mine Foreman Thomas KR Morgan is also demanded for discharge. Lockout OKd by Union Mine Workers district president T D Nichols, who notes no strike was called until all settlement efforts failed.
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Wilkesbarre
Kingston Coal Company
Thomas KR. Morgan
Union
Mine Workers
Mr. Nichols
Beave Men Remembered for Bravery Certificates
Boston December 18 Captain George C Savage of the steamer City of Macon receives the Massachusetts Humane Society certificate for conspicuous bravery. First Officer James Howlett and Seamen Thomas Hartley Gus Anderson A Olxen Walter Nilson and John Nilson honored with medals or cash for saving survivors of the schooner Myra B Weaver crew in Vineyard Haven sound on November 10.
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Beave
Boston
George C. Savage
City of Macon
Savannah
Massachusetts Humane Society
James Howlett
Thomas Hartley
Gus Anderson
A. Olxen
Walter Nilson
John Nilson
Myra B. Weaver
Vineyard Haven Sound
Noted Jurist Dead in New York on Doorstep
Henry R. Beckman justice of the supreme court died suddenly of apoplexy on his doorstep at 35 West Seventeenth Street. Born December 8, 1845, Beckman was a leading figure in New York law and the beach and bar. He was the son of William Beekman, an early settler linked to Peter Stuyvesant. General John Parke, retired, also died in Washington from age related illness. Funeral services are planned in Washington with interment in Philadelphia. Parke served in the Civil War and led at West Point.
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New York
Henry R. Beckman
Supreme Court
West Seventeenth Street
Henry Stuigers Beckman
Justice Beekman
America
William Beekman
Peter Stuyvesant
General Parke Dend
Washington
John Parke
Philadelphia
Fire destroys Brown Hoisting plant in Cleveland
A major fire in Cleveland gutted five of seven buildings at the Brown Hoisting and Conveying Machine company at Hamilton and Belden streets. Property loss estimated over $500,000 with about eleven hundred workers left unemployed.
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Cleveland
Brown Hoisting
Hamilton and
Belden Streets
Transfer Order Abandons Oswego Barracks
In Oswego New York Dec 18 orders direct transfer of Company G Fifteenth United States Infantry from Fort Ontario to Plattsburg barracks with the Oswego post to be abandoned and new building contracts sanctioned An effort to retain the garrison is noted Also in Buenos Aires Dec 18 five suspected bubonic plague cases appear in Tacuman population about 110000 the chief city of its province
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Oswego
N. Y
Fifteenth
United States Infantry
Fort Ontario
Plattsburg Barracks
Argentine Republic
Tacuman
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Manchester
Conaul
Zittaw Save That
Delgian
Panasia
Czarina
Qabatuan
Io “Panay
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