Arrest of Workmen's Leader Believed To Be With Ob
A crisis deepens in Russia as police arrest Krustaloff, leader of the workmen's council, amid street clashes with Cossacks and troops. Reports say a general strike may follow, with rumors of regime shifts and martial law to restore order as unrest spreads from St Petersburg to Warsaw.
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Bt. Petersburg
Russia
M. Durnovo
M. Krustaleff
Workmen's Council
Targovia Street
Krustaloff
General Post Office
Count Witte
Count Alestieff
Mistchenko
Manchuria
St Petersburg
Associated Press
Fourteen Men on Board Damaged Vessel in Storm
Newport R I Dec 11 A severe Atlantic storm damaged Nantucket south shoal lightship No 68 with a leak in fireroom compartments. The Weasel, with 14 men aboard, was helpless as wireless failed at 8 20 PM. Efforts focused on keeping the vessel afloat while relief resupply efforts by Hist and Azalea were coordinated.
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Newport
R. L
Nantucket South Shoal
North Atlantic
Hist
Boston
Azalea
New Bedford
Three Men Accused of Complicity in Shooting Affray
New York dispatch reports three men charged in a shooting affray that left one dead and another fatally wounded. The suspects barricaded themselves on Franklin street in West New Brighton Staten Island. police battered doors, fought crowds, and arrested them after an hour as neighbors rioted and a telegraph pole was used to breach barricades.
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New York
Franklin Street
West
New Brighton
Staten Island
Fire In Solway Destroys Block Of Businesses
A devastating dawn fire in Solway Minnesota wiped out an entire business district block. High winds hindered the effort as firefighters battled the blaze. Loss pegged at fifty thousand dollars. Documents note widespread damage to shops and warehouses along the main street.
Oil drillers blown apart by poker explosion near Chanute
Chanute Kansas December 11 Herbert Shannon of Merwin Missouri and John Turner of Chanute oil drillers were blown to pieces by an explosion of a poker on the Burkhart lease seven miles east of here causing a fatal incident.
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Chanute, Kan
Herbert Shannon
Merwin
John Turner
Chanute
Burkhart Lease
Here
New British Cabinet Named Under Campbell-Bannerman
The new British ministry is announced with Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman as prime minister and first lord of the treasury. Key figures include Herbert Henry Asquith as chancellor, Sir Edward Grey foreign affairs, Hartley Fowler duchy of Lancaster, Lloyd George president of the board of trade, and Morley India. The king has signified approval, and conservatives hail a stronger administration.
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London
the Treasury
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannersman
Herbert Henry Asquith
Herbert John Gladstone
Sir Edward Grey
the Hart of Elgin
Richard Burdon Haldane
India
John Morley
The
Admiralty
Baron Tweedmouth
Board of Trade
David Lloyd George
John Burns
Scotland
John Sinclair
Ireland
Earl of Aberdeen
Samuel Walker
Lewis Vernon Harcourt
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Palace
Edward
Nerman
Edward Grey
India Office
Lord Rosebery
Earl of Crewe
British Premier Forms Strong Administration in London
London reports dated December 11 indicate the Conservative press reluctantly acknowledges Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman has formed a solid administration. The dispatch notes party divisions but stresses stability and leadership as Campbell-Bannerman consolidates cabinet positions and policy direction amid ongoing political shifts.
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London
Henry Campbell-Ban
Great Lakes season records high Great Lakes deaths in 1904
Chicago reports from the Lake Marin News Bureau show 21 seafarers died on the Great Lakes the heaviest toll since steel vessels appeared. Of the total 116 losses in storms, 99 were from falling overboard or related causes. Lake Superior saw 95 fatalities, with Lake Erie 40 and Lake Huron 38.
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Chicago
Lake Marin
Great Lakes
Great Lake
Lake Erie
Lake Superio
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Detroit St. Clair River Passage
Too Passage
Whiteman to begin prison term for fraud conviction
Whiteman will be taken to Auburl prison during the day to serve eight years for defrauding the Fidelity Trust Company of Buffalo by forged and raised paper. This marks his first conviction on a criminal charge upheld on appeal despite a history of sensational cases. His escape involved two detectives during transport from St. Louis. The charge stood as a remarkable episode in his career. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec.. Duluth, Dec. 11. The steamer W. F. Corey of the Pittsburg Steamship Company was released from Quil island of the Apostle group and taken into Bayfield harbor.
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Whiteman
Auburl
Delity Trust Company
Buffato
St. Louis
Duluth
W. FE. Corey
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Quil Island
Apostle Group
Bayfield Bharyor
TWO VESSELS ASHORE NEAR NAGS HEAD
Norfolk reports two vessels wrecked in a nor’easter. The Aragon ran aground near Kitty Hawk with 21 aboard and was later hauled to shore by the Nags Head lifesaving crew. The Goddard and its five crew members were saved as well. Both wrecks lie high on the beach, with rudder damage on the Aragon.
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Norfolk
Ing
Kitty Mawk
Devil
Nags Mead
Aragon
Government Weather Bureau
Atlantic Coast Lumber Company of
New York
Georgetown
D. C
Goddard
William D. Todd
Ity Hawk
Nags Head
Minneapolis Family Escapes Death From Gas Darkened Home
December dispatch reports J W Elliott of Minneapolis and his family narrowly escaped fatal coal gas asphyxiation from a defective furnace. Four family members and a visiting sister were found unconscious yet the fiance of Elliott’s daughter acted quickly to evacuate them, summon doctors, and revive all but Mrs Elliott whose condition is improving though not yet certain.
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Minneapolis
J. W. Elliott
Elliott
Japanese Minister Takahira Leaves Washington for Home
Japanese minister Takahira departed Washington at 11 20 a m for the Pacific coast via Chicago and will take extended leave with uncertain return. A large crowd saw him off. If he returns, he will be the first ambassador from Japan. Isle of Pines delegate Ryan sails Monterey to New York to seek congressional recognition as a delegate from Isle of Pines.
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Washington
Takahira
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Japan
Havana
Monterey
New York
Edward C. Ryan
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