28 Oct 1905
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1905
Page
1
Reports say multiple power lines were severed plunging St Petersburg into darkness. Authorities investigate as rumors spread about the cause and potential attackers amid a tense urban atmosphere. Police urge calm while work crews restore service and assess damage.
In St. Petersburg and across Russia, rebellion grows as General Trepoff acts toward a near-dictatorship and orders troops to fire on demonstrators. Reports speak of mills dark, battleships Patelo mon and Catherine II damaged, and cities like Kharkoff declared at war. Government circles warn bloodshed is likely.
War front dispatches report the governor-general ordering troops to shoot armed agitators and officials to act mercilessly. In Lodz the governor demands strict measures amid disturbances. In Petrograd the Finland Railway suspends service, cutting rail links to the capital as telegraph workers threaten a general strike.
A Lithonia citizen arrested a negro believed to be the Moore assault suspect near Brookwood. Five arrests reported, three in North Avenue freight yards and one by Officer Moncrief. Bloodhounds trail the fugitive toward Nancy’s Creek as rewards total about 650 dollars. Moore and posse, including his sons and local officials, search woods with armed neighbors. Continued on Page Two.
Governor Cummins of Iowa assails tariff policy and the Stand Pat refrain. He warns the Republican Party faces disaster if leaders fail to resist selfish interests and argues for reciprocity to open foreign markets for American farmers.
News from Pensacola reports President Roosevelt safe aboard the armored cruiser West Virginia after a narrow escape near Chalmette. The Esparza steamer assisted by tugs, the Esparta, and telegraphy confirmed the West Virginia’s voyage toward Hampton Roads with no injuries to Roosevelt or his party.
Washington October 27. Official records show Roosevelt on a national ship beyond the 8 mile limit yet the country’s chief executive is not considered to have left American territory. Legal authorities debate if extra territoriality applies and who determines presidential inability if needed. The situation is novel in U.S. executive history.
Forecast for Georgia for Saturday and Sunday. Saturday will be fair with warmer conditions in the southeast, Sunday remains fair but colder in the north. Overnight winds from the north will be brisk. Temperature details and past 24 hour precipitation are noted, with monthly and year-to-date deficiences recorded.
News from Roosevelt reports wireless links along the Atlantic coast as the West Virginia travels north with President, with key stations from Cape Cod to New Orleans aiming to keep ships in steady contact and extend shore-to-ship communication up to long distances.
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