Turmoil in Russia as mutinies threaten autocracy
In St Petersburg a crisis deepens as mutinies spread from Libau and Odessa to the navy. The Kniaz Potemkine and two torpedo boats are coerced to surrender. martial law is imposed in key ports, and the army faces possible loyalty issues amid agrarian riots and growing liberal opposition.
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St. Petersburg
Odessa
Libau
Poland
Caucasus
Kruger
Sevastopol
Kniaz Potemkine
Council For Imperial Defense
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Russia
Manchuria
Admiralty
Skrydlof
Taft denounces Wallace over Panama Canal conduct
Secretary Taft rebukes John F. Wallace chief engineer of the Isthmian canal for changing his position for money and requests his resignation. Roosevelt accepts Wallace's resignation to take effect immediately, with Taft arranging a replacement and noting a possible army engineer may assume control.
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Washington
Taft
New York
John F. Wallace
Panama Canal
Secretary of War
Wallace
War Department
Commission
Cambridge
Mass
Isthmian Canal Commission
Theodore Roosevelt
Stonts
Nelson Cromwell
Oyster Bay
Itarvard University
Latt
Kniaz Potemkine Fire Attacks Odessa City
London dispatch reports the Kniaz Potemkine firing on Odessa at night with shells striking a house and a brewery. Gas lamps and electric currents were cut, leaving the city dark as 10,000 troops reportedly gather. Warship presence could raise international tension and revive Dardanelles issues.
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London
Daily Mail
Odessa
Kniaz Potemkine
Nyessinskaya Street
Red Cross
Tittle Fontaine
Black Sea
Dardenelles
Warsaw Strike Vote Rejected by Workers
In several Warsaw factories workers voted by ballot on strike action and decided overwhelmingly against striking. The June 30 report notes strong union resolve and a clear turn away from labor disruption across multiple plants.
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Warsaw
Fire at Merchants distillery elevator causes 100000 loss
Fire in the elevator of the Merchants' distillery in Terre Haute Indiana June 30 destroyed the elevator and damaged the spirits house. Firemen prevented a total loss of the plant with a damage estimate of about 100000 dollars.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Merchants
Indictments Expected in Beef Industry Inquiry
In Chicago on June 80 it is reported indictments will be voted Friday or Saturday in the beef industry inquiry. The chief factor is said to be W. Miles a former Armour & Co. employee who told Roosevelt and Moody details of the beef business. Miles appeared before the grand jury and reportedly disclosed facts and agreements from across the United States.
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Chicago
W. J0
Miles
Armour & Co
Washington
Roosevelt
Moody
United States
Ecuador Declares Panama Infected With Bubonic Plague
Health authorities in Guayaquil declare Panama infected with bubonic plague and impose quarantine on vessels from Panama ports. Reports from Ecuador portray the situation as alarming.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Panama
Mutiny and Siege Report From Odessa Harbor
London dispatch recounts intermittent shelling and a siege around Odessa. Artillery supports mutineers in hiding near the boulevard while a battleship mobilizes guards and 15 sailors attend a funeral as authorities threaten bombardment. The port remains largely ruined with strict harbor access controls.
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London
Odessa
Daily Mall
Kniaz Potemkine
Omiltchuk
Platovsky
Russian Steamship Company
Yale Wins Four Mile Thames Race Over Harvard
Yale varsity crew edged Harvard by a length of an oar in the annual four mile Thames race. Yale finished in 22.33, Harvard 22.36, with Yale taking the lead from the start amid a hot finish. Coach Wray, a new Yale rival to Kennedy, may signal a coaching era shift in the Harvard-Yale boating rivalry.
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New London
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Thames
Crimson
Elis
Wray
John Kennedy
New Haven
Boston
Kennedy
Three Die In Motel Fire In Missouri Town
Three persons perished in a motel fire at the Collier hotel in Missouri. Victims named were Mrs V L Shelp of Rolla Mo her infant daughter and Emmet Stilcher of Willow Springs Mo. Cause of the blaze is listed as unknown and the two story frame building burned rapidly.
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Licking
Collier Hotel
V. L. Shelp
Rolla
Emmet Stilcher
Willow Springs
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Simon Take
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