Ruler Grant Universal Suffrage Reported
St Petersburg via Eydtkubnoen East Prussia December 5 It is reported Cronstadt sighted a German squadron in the Baltic near the Russian coast Rumor links the fleet to a flight of the imperial family Agrarian and anti Jewish outbreaks are reported in Chernigoff Terek Kursk and Kazan governments.
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St. Petersburg
Eydtkubnoen
East Prussia
Cronstadt
Baltic Sea
Chernigoff
Terek
Kursk
Kazan
Extreme Tension Persists In St Petersburg City
The city remains quiet but tense with armed patrols in the streets, notably near the telegraph office. Mail delivery continues as mail accumulation grows and Count Witte weighs possible outcomes of universal suffrage and a potential constitutional proclamation or dictatorship option.
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St. Petersburg
Eydtkuhnen
Prussia
Count Witte
Crawford Executed Lundeen Hanged At Elk River Minn
In Elk River Minnesota on December 6 C D Crawford murderer of Heine Lundeen was hanged after a failed first attempt by Sheriff Ward. Sheriff Bernick of St Cloud completed the hanging. About thirty witnesses attended with no defense counsel present. Crawford and George Palmer had robbed harvest hands in a boxcar on November 20 1904 and Crawford killed Lundeen who slept during the robbery. Both men were arrested 36 hours later and Crawford was convicted of first degree murder while Palmer received a penitentiary term.
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Elk River
Minn
C. D. Crawford
Heine Lundeen
Ward
Bernick
St. Cloud
Crawford
BE. S. Cary
Minneapolis
Cary
Searles
Young
Supreme Court
Mill River
Big Lake
George Palmer
Heine F. Lundeen
Lundeen
Sherburn
Palmer
Williams pleads guilty in deadly Indiana family case
William McWilliams pleaded guilty in Independence Indiana on three indictments for killing his wife and five children. A judge will sentence him Friday. Experts say he shows no signs of insanity and he has expressed a wish to end his life while under guard. In Chicago a city council session saw a double reverse for Mayor Dunne as aldermen rejected his gas rate policy and his traction plan.
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Independence
William McWilliams
McWilliams
Chicago
Dunne
Balfour resigns as Premier with Campbell-Bannerman to form new government
Arthur J. Balfour formally offers his cabinet’s resignations to King Edward. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman is invited to form a new cabinet and is expected to accept, with a Liberal-led government to be formed within hours or days. Possible appointments include Morley to Indian affairs and Asquith as chancellor, with discussions on home rule for Ireland shaping the leadership lineup.
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London
United Kingdom
Arthur J. Balfour
Edward
Henry Campbell-Hannerman
Sir Henry
Henry
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Morley
Indian Office
Herbert Henry Asquith
Lord Elgin
Sir Edward Grey
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Ireland
Stirling
Opening of Fifty Ninth Congress and Roosevelt Address
The Fifty ninth congress opens in Washington with Joseph Cannon reelected Speaker. President Roosevelt urges national regulation of corporations and railroad rates, endorsing a square deal and government supervision to curb unjust practices. The message calls for a strong national framework and a capable agency to set and enforce reasonable interstate railway rates.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Trades Union
Commission
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