Rebels Threaten Tsarist Russia Amid Tense Strikes
Reports from St Petersburg describe reinforced garrisons, martial law fears, and a broad workers movement led by Father Gopon to resist revolutionary forces. Telegraph and postal strikes cripple communications as mutinies in Voronezh and Kieff unfold, while U.S. Marines guard the American embassy in St Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
Eydtkuhnen
East Prussia
United States
Minneapolis
Massacre Report From Vladivostok After Outbreak
Advices via the Empress of India describe killings in Vladivostok where soldiers murdered many in streets and a hotel, with 200 reported dead. A telegram to Viceroy Yuan Shih Kai notes 4000 Chinese driven from the city into open fields, while Shanghai Mercury cites native sources confirming widespread Chinese killings in Siberia.
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Victoria
B. C
Empress
India
Vladivostok
Japan
Yuan Shih Kat
Shanghai Mercury
Siberia
Strikes Threaten Witte Ministry in Russia
The Times correspondent in St. Petersburg reports well informed circles believe the strike will be fatal to Count Witte's ministry. Guchoff or Migoulin, both opponents of the premier, may take over with plans to distribute state land among peasants and grant old age pensions for workers. There is also talk the government intends to mortgage the brandy monopoly to German banks.
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London
Times
St. Petersburg
Count Witte
M. Guchoff
Migoulin
Czar Nearly Free From Lunch Tradition at Winter Palace
The St. Petersburg correspondent reports Emperor Nicholas will skip his annual lunch at the Winter Palace for soldiers decorated with the cross of St. George. Observers say the omission signals he is practically a prisoner at Tsarskoe Selo. This marks the first time the meal has been omitted since its founding.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Winter Palace
Tsarskoe Selo
Loss of the steamship Lunenburg and ten crew
Full particulars of the disaster at Outer Sand Beach opposite Amherst ten miles south of this port. The steamer Lunenburg was lost with one owner R. J. Leslie a member of the local parliament and ten crew members.
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Etang du Nord
Magdalen Islands
Nec
Lunenburg
R. J. Leslie
Outer Sand Beach
Amherst
Wreck of the Lunenburg steamer off Amherst
A thick northeast storm drove the steamer Lunenburg onto Amherst Beach while en route from Pictou to Magdalen Island with mails and freight. Only Captain Pride and Mr. Leslie survived, with fishermen rescuing Pride after the vessel's boat overturned. the ship and cargo valued at $50,000.
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Lunenberg
Pictou
N. Y
Magdalen Island
Pride
Mr. Leslie
Amherst Harbor
Amherst
Lunenburg
British steamer Cloverdale found stranded in China Sea
Victoria report notes the Cloverdale, missing since leaving Hongkong eighteen months ago to run a Vladivostok blockade with coal, was found stranded on a shoal in the China sea. No trace of the 27 crew after the voyage. Chinese pirates theory remains unconfirmed as most cargo stayed intact.
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Victoria
B. C
Hongkong
Vladivostok
China Sea
Empress of India
American Consul General Parsons Killed in Mexico City
American Consul General Parsons was killed by an electric car in Mexico City shortly after 9 p m. James R Parsons Jr was appointed consul general in Mexico City on April 19 1904 He hails from New York
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Mexico City
Parsons
James R. Parsons, Jr
New York
Togo to Visit United States in Coming Year
American diplomatic head in Tokyo confirms Admiral Togo plans to sail a Japanese fleet to England and the United States next year. Philippine Governor General Wright, aboard the Manchuria, says railways bids will be opened in Washington and notes improving conditions. He praises Miss Roosevelt's visit as a boost to U S esteem in the islands.
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San Francisco
Griscom
America
Tokio
Manchuria
Togo
England
United States
Luke E. Wright
Philippines
Washington
General Wright
Roosevelt
Stolen Jewels Hunt Leads to Pawnbroker Interrogation
New York reports a nine month search for jewels valued over 200000 dollars. A pawnbroker, unnamed, was examined in police court on a John Doe summons. Victim Glottauer of Glottauer Bros. jewelers Paris says two necklaces worth 15000 dollars were found in the pawnbroker shop. The alleged robbery occurred last March in Birmingham.
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New York
Continents
John Doe
Glottauer
Eng
Birmingham
Wayne County bank burned as town suffers incendiary fire
A large fire of incendiary origin devastated Wayne in Huntington region, destroying the Wayne County Bank and several other buildings. Estimated loss runs about 200000 with only partial insurance coverage. details indicate the building had been robbed and then set afire, though the fate of the loot remains unclear.
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Huntington
W. Va
Wayne
Here
Wayne County Bank
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