Russian capital veers toward revolution amid widespread strikes
Reports from St Petersburg describe a city paralyzed by a general strike with workers and students forming a united front. Deputations demand food, removal of troops from key areas, and constitutional reforms while authorities struggle to maintain control as telegraph and water services falter and foreign powers watch closely. Military reserves stay in barracks as crowds fill streets and rumors of a looming clash swirl through the capital.
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Break in main kills three in Chicago street flood
Chicago October 29 three lives lost and $160000 in property destroyed as a three foot water main broke at Highteenth and Clark streets. water flooded blocks damaging houses and businesses while freight on the New York Chicago and St Louis railroad delayed for hours.
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Five mine officials die in Hazel Kirk No 1 blast near Pittsburgh
Explosion at Basel Kirk mine No 1 in Hazel Kirk Pa kills five officials of the Pittsburg and Westmoreland Coal Company. Dead are superintendent John Hoernhal and foremen Daniel Griffith Joseph Hunter and fire bosses Henry Clayborne plus another official. One burns later. Andrew Roder dies, rescuers report heavy damage and potential mine closure. The Hanna family-linked firms dominate regional coal properties.
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Hazel Kirk
Political bosses steal six million
Of the 317,781,541 there remains unpaid about £569,000 to McNichol and $75,000 to Ryan & Kelley. Some contracts incomplete with estimated completion costs around $3,638,000. A fair price with 2b per cent profit would be $1,218,000. The city faces large losses on Northeast boulevard and Southern Boulevard projects if completed at contract prices.
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Ryan & Kelley
Leather Market Rises Prices On Shoes Says Dealers
A wholesale dealer states that leather shortages and higher costs force retailers to raise prices from 60 cents to a dollar per pair. Packers control the market and seek larger profits. Retailers show few $350 shoes in stock while higher priced pairs remain available at higher tags.
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Chwago
Theaters to be Closed in St Petersburg
The director of the Imperial Theaters announced a show pause after a meeting of actors and actresses who decided to cease performances tomorrow. Military telegraphers in charge report at 1 am seized control of the general telegraph. service is partly resumed by morning.
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Imperial Theatera
Daily
Sunday Constitution
Fire Devastates Nazareth Orphanage In Raleigh
Early today a blaze at Nazareth Catholic orphanage in Raleigh destroyed the priest house. Three jumped from third floor windows while 12 others escaped. Evelyn Buffalo 30 and John Glavish 15 were trapped. Timothy Wallace helped but all three were severely injured. Glavish died later. Dr Lamb and Fathers Price and O Brien survived among the injured. Property loan listed at over 825,000.
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Catholic Bays Institution
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Raleigh
Evelyn Buffalo
John Glavish
Timothy Wallace
New York
Glavish
Dr Lamb
Price
Oi Brien
Strangest Vacation On Record on Iceberg Adventure
Charles Pugaley of Philadelphia recounts a ten day stake on an iceberg in the north Atlantic with Walter Stevenson and companions aboard the yacht Bettie He endured extreme heat and cold severe sunburns and dehydration while the berg drifted off Newfoundland They planned to rescue him after identical day delays and he survived to win a $20 bet by camping on shattered ice amid melting frigid seas.
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Chicago Tribune
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Philadelpnia
North Atlantic
Pugsiey
Walter Stevenson
Soungs
Philadelphia
Baffin Jana
Labrador
Mit Max
Stevenson
Pues Joy
Pugaley
Ens Ob Sette
Bettie
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Pugsley Rescued After Ten Days Afloat On Ice Berg
In harsh Arctic conditions Pugsley endures ten days on a shifting berg after being separated from friends and the steamer Stevenson. The Betty Way sighted the berg and rescued him at noon, while he refused offers to be taken off early and kept to the bet with steady resolve until a safe removal.
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