Mutiny in Black Sea Fleet at Sebastopol
Reports from St Petersburg to Reuters say mutiny in the Black Sea fleet and Sebastopol garrison, chief of staff slain and a colonel wounded by garrison troops Dmitrovsk Russia Nov 25 agrarian disorders spread as peasants starve and loot estates including Prince Orloff Smolensk officials fear troops insufficient and residents form militias Sudzha Cos sack commander appeals for infantry
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London
Reuter
S1. Petersburg
Black Sea
Sebastopol
Dmitrovsk
Russia
Orel
Prince Orloff
Smolensk
New Hats Display Embrace Wool Silk Cotton Linen Blends
A superb assortment highlights the latest blocking fabrics including soft wool silk cotton linen blends. The display emphasizes varied textures and refined styling options for upcoming seasons.
Zemstvo Congress Debates Polish Autonomy Question
Moscow November 25 reports a sharp split at the zemstvo congress session on Polish autonomy. Over fifty speakers urged to be heard as many favored Poles’ request to end martial law while opposing autonomy as a threat to the empire. The executive committee drafted a resolution endorsing the September congress on autonomy but suggested the first douma settle the issue.
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Moscow
Zemstvo
Poland
May Reach Enormous Total
Seattle, Nov. 25. Developments in the arrest of George Edward Adams, cashier in the United States assay office, suggest embezzlement may total near $100,000 rather than $35,000. Bondsmen withdrew from a $30,000 bond. Adams remanded for preliminary hearing. Alaska claimants report fraud via the assay office with losses including $6,000 deposited, only $5,200 returned.
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Seattle
Wash
George Edward Adams
United States Assay Office
Adams
Alaska
Tornado Hits Prescott Plant in Menominee Michigan
A tornado struck Menominee Nov 25 damaging Prescott company’s new $100,000 steel plant. The west wall collapsed, a massive steel roof was hurled down, and the ten foot smokestack of the machine shops toppled. Hearing of the crash stretched for blocks, workers feared trapped but all accounted for. Damage estimated between $2,000 and $5,000 with other buildings and fences damaged.
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Menominee, Mich
Prescott Company
Gardner Granted New Trial in Self Defense Case
Joseph Gardner, serving life at Stillwater for murder in Itasca county, has a new trial ordered by the Minnesota Supreme Court. The court found evidence supports self defense in the killing of William Garrison, a homesteader.
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St. Paul
Joseph Gardner
Stillwater
Supreme Court
Gardner
Itasca County
William Garrison
Garrison
Hayti Bank Cashier Abducts 18000 Dollars
Fredericktown Missouri reports Granville Gwin cashier of the Bank of Hayti has disappeared and is charged with absconding with eighteen thousand dollars of bank funds.
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Fredericktown
Granville Gwin
Bank of Hayti
Foraker Proposes Amendment To Interstate Commerce Law
Washington news reports Senator Foraker presenting a draft bill to amend the interstate commerce law. The proposal seeks to curb excessive rates and discriminations without granting courts power to fix rates but to declare unlawful rates and enjoin carriers from charging them. It also targets passes, free access to documents, and complaints on freight. additional details touch on Elkins act amendments and related financial investigations involving J. P. Morgan & Co. and the New York Life Insurance Company.
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Washington
Foraker
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tragedy at Wayland railway collision claims child
In a Boston and Maine wreck near Wayland station a freight and a passenger train collided. A one year old child Pauline Adams was killed and engineer F A Gifford of Lowell died later. Mrs Ernest Adams, mother of the child, was injured internally and several others were seriously hurt.
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Wayland
Mass
Boston and Maine Railroad
Wayland Station
F. A. Gifford
Pauline Adams
Engineer Gifford
Lowell
Ernest Adams
Profits on Big Loans in Insurance Inquiry
New York November 25 began a minute inquiry by Hughes, counsel to the Armstrong committee, into syndicate transactions involving the New York Life Insurance Company. The session revealed startling developments as key witnesses described loan profits and arrangements within the insurer.
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Ress
Milcah
Madison
New York Life Insurance Company
United States Steel Corporation Syndicate
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York Life
Andrew Hamilton
Insurance Legislative Generalissimo
Hughes
Hamilton
G. W. Perkins
New York Security and Trust Company
George W Perkins
Boston
Kidder, Peabody & Co
First’ National Bank
Perkins
George T. Wilson
Equitable
Francis W. Jackson
Gerald Brown
New York
Armstrong Committee On Insurance
Three Boys Drown Skating in Thomastown Conn
Three boys drowned in Thomastown Connecticut while skating this afternoon. The victims are identified as Edward Katelee Edward Carne and Golo Schweicc. Local authorities and rescuers responded soon after the accident, and the community mourns the loss of the youths.
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Thomastown
Conn
Edward Katelee
Edward Carne
Golo
Family Tragedy Ends in Double Shooting in Iowa
In Council Bluffs Iowa on November 25 John Knapp died after being shot at close range by his father James Knapp a fisherman. The father then shot his wife injuring her but she is expected to recover. He fled and law officers search for him.
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Council Bluffs
John Knapp
James Knapp
Knapp
Akron real estate dealer killed crossing track
Canton reports John V. Everhart of Akron a prominent real estate dealer and Fred Baskerville local automobile dealer were killed by an interurban car while attempting to cross the track.
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Canton
John V. Everhart
Akron
Fred Baskerville
Lifesaver Robert Smith Saves Argo Passengers at Sea
Passengers and crew of the Argo are rescued after the steamer strikes a sand bar near Holland Michigan. Lifesaver Robert Smith wraps a line about his body and is drawn from the wreck to shore as gale winds hamper attempts. Twenty five passengers and thirty three crew reach safety. Captain John Stewart and a select crew remain aboard awaiting the ship’s final fate.
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Holland, Mich
Argo
Chicago
Robert Smith
Lfesavers
Lake Michigan
Doughty Fe Savers
John Stewart
Murder attempt outside saloon in Minneapolis wounds man
In Minneapolis on November 25 a cold blooded murder attempt occurred near Joseph Blackwell's saloon at 212 Washington Ave South. Bispah Holmes, a Black man, lies in City Hospital with two bullet wounds and doctors say there is no hope of recovery. Walter Webb, also colored, is in custody at Central Station charged with the crime.
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Minneapolis
Joseph Blackwell
Washington Avenue South
Bispab Holmes
City Hospital
Walter Webb
Central Station
Kansas City Conductor Shot by Negro Highwayman
Kansas City police report a street car conductor W H Ranke was shot twice and killed by a negro highwayman aboard a trolley at the Roanoke line southern terminus at night. Details of the suspect and motive were not released.
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Kansas City
W. H. Ranke
Roanoke
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