Revolutionary groups decide to push preparations for uprising
In St Petersburg a final conference of Social Democrats, Socialist Revolutionaries, Peasants League and workers from Moscow and St Petersburg ends with a decision not to call a general strike yet. The Revolutionary Military Committee advised delaying action while orders are issued to the army, navy, peasants, workers, and the people.
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St. Petersburg
Social Democrats
Social Revolutioniste
Peasants’ League
Workmen's Councils
Moscow
Revolutionary Military Committee
Mani Feetos
Selds
Czar In High Spirits Over Suppressing Parliament
St Petersburg reports the emperor believes he made the right choice in dissolving parliament. A noble source notes the ruler appears cheerful, relieved by the government freed to pursue policy. Reports mention political assassinations rising in Poland and unrest in various provinces.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Russia
Poland
Seminovaky Guard
Cronstadt
Two Generals Slain in Train Attack Between Czestochowa and Herby
A passenger train carrying government money was ambushed by about ten revolutionists between Czestochowa and Herby. Two generals Svekat and Westenring were killed along with four soldiers and two gendarmes. Eight thousand dollars and arms were stolen, and several guards were wounded. The cashier in charge of the money was among the killed.
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Warsaw
Czenstochowa
Herby
Svekat
Frontier Guard
Westenring
Customs Service
Market Rebound Fails to Hold on St Petersburg Exchange
In St Petersburg on July 26 the market showed only a brief advance before a wave of selling pushed prices down. By close the overall tone firmed with Imperial tours at 72 1/2 and fives at 84 1/4.
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St. Petersburg
Imperial Tours
Navy eight hour law extended by president
Provisions of the eight hour law extended to the Navy Department by order of the president. Western Pacific officials seek 7,000 laborers with 10,000 already at works in Utah Nevada and California. Colonel Samuel Donaldson dies of heart failure. Helena water works inspector shot and likely killed himself after a wife jealousy incident. Milwaukee breeder Frederick Rietbrock, a noted Guernsey cattle figure, dies at 67. Nicolas Longworth and his wife arrive at Karlsbad. Austrian noble Ferdinand von Saar dies by suicide in Vienna. New Bedford street railway workers strike for higher wages union recognition and shorter day. San Francisco public schools reopen after fire with 60 percent attendance.
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Navy Department
Western Pacific
Utah
Nevada
California
Samuel Donaldson
House of Representatives
Carlisle
Charles D. Schmidt
Helena
Mont
Frederick Rietbrock
United States
Milwaukee
Nicholas Longworth
Karlsbad
Ferdinand von Saar
Austrian
Reichsrath
Vienna
New Bedford
Mass
San Francisco
Election, tragedy, and puzzling deaths headline a busy week
The report notes Denver Beta Theta Pi elects W A Hamilton Chicago as president while Das R pacecar is highlighted in Pittsburg. Chile selects Don Pedro Monte for a five year term as president. Suicide ends James Major cashier tenure at Carlton State Bank after ill health. Joshua Bennett dies in Milwaukee after a head injury from an unknown attacker.
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Beta Theta Pi
Denver
W. A. Hamilton
Chicago
Das R
Pittsburg
Don Pedro Monte
Republic of
Chile
James Major
Carlton
Kan
Joshua Bennett
Milwaukee
Mason Declares Candidacy to Succeed Hopkins
Friday reports indicate former Illinois senator William E. Mason announces his bid to fill the Senate seat left by Hopkins. A denial contests rumors about Sage estate bequest to his widow. Officials dismiss claims of a Dreyfus assault at the Paris Military club. Missouri’s ex lieutenant governor H. C. Brokmeyer dies in St Louis. he was linked to Prince Otto Bismarck. Colonel A. J. Smith, famed Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway figure, dies in Harriettstown NY.
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United States
William E. Mason
Illinois
Hopkins
Russell Sage
Herbert
Dreyfus
Military Club
Paris
H. C. Brokmeyer
Missouri
St. Louis
Brokmeyer
Prince Otto Bismarck
A. J. Smith
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Harriettstown
N. Y
Notable Deaths and Events From Around the Nation
J B Merritt longtime manager of Bradner Smith paper mills at Rockton Illinois has died after fifty one years in service. A fire in Maryville Tennessee destroyed the county courthouse Harper's department store and several other buildings with a loss of 125000. Dispatches to Dun s Trade Review say business remains active and collections are prompt at most points. Annie Magrue Madden formerly John E Madden s wife married Louis V Bell in New York City last Monday. Madden obtained a divorce on June 7. French chancellerie of the Legion of Honor again rejects Sarah Bernhardt s nomination for the cross despite M Briand s insistence. John D Rockefeller was a passenger aboard the Amerika arriving from Europe Saturday. Columbia University president Nicholas Murray Butler has been named an officer of the Legion of Honor. William J Bryan will launch the Democratic campaign in Missouri with a September 4 speech in Kansas City. The Knights of Labor hold its first general assembly meeting since 1902 in New York in September. The American Federation of Catholic Societies opens its fifth annual convention in Buffalo with a mass meeting at Convention Hall. Standard Oil lowers producer payments for higher grade crude by three cents and two cents for other grades.
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J. B Merritt
Bradner Smith Paper Mills
Rockton
Ill
Maryville
Tenn
Harper's Department Store
Dun’s Trade Review
Annie Magrue Madden
John E. Madden
New York City
Louis V. Bell
Madden
Legion of Honor
Sarah Bernhardt
Cross of the Legion
M. Briand
Miner of Public Instruction
Worp
John D. Rockefeller
Amerika
Europe
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
French Legion of Honor
William J. Bryan
Missouri
Kansas City
General Assembly of
the Knights of Labor
New York
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Buffalo
Convention Hall
Standard Oil Company
Two Yachts Capsize on Hereford Inlet Bar Tragedy
At Hereford Inlet two fishing yachts capsized during a rough crossing. Captain Henry Ludlam and a five man crew rescued most survivors from the Nora and later aided the Alvin B, with one fatality and several saved. E. L. Hillman of Pottsville owned the Alvin B. and a party of friends were aboard.
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Angelsca
N. J
Hereford Inlet
Henry
Ludlam
Orst
Foster Snyder
Philadelphia
John Fogarty
Haverford
J. Starkey
Jerry Donohue
Bee
Amuel Lodner
Woodbury
Sebing Banks
Fay
Hereford Ber
Nora
Herbert Shivers
Alvin B
Five Fathom Bank
Shivers
Angelsea
Hereford Bar
Frederick Fisher
Ladham
Cluchem
Hereford
E. L. Hillman
Potteville
Page
Towne Premium as Bryan’s Running Mate Rumor Surfaces
Former Minnesota congressman Charles A Towne, once a senator and current U S representative, is named as a Bryan running mate prospect should Bryan win the Democratic nomination. The Tammany crowd backs Towne, with Chief Croker possibly aiding a Bryan Towne alliance as discussions unfold.
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Bryan
Croker
America
Peasants Clash With Dragoons at Chernipoff
In Proskuroff Russia near the village of Chernipoff a dragoon detachment sent to arrest two agitators was met by a crowd of peasants armed with scythes rakes and pitchforks. Five peasants were killed and twelve dragoons wounded including three fatally.
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Proskuroff
Russia
Chernipoff
Train wreck at Camden frees nine lives in Great Northern crash
Spokane dispatch reports a fast mail train left the rails near Camden Washington during a tunnel exit. The locomotive mail and baggage cars plunged into Diamond Lake killing engineer N Edward Munson and seven others. Seven more were seriously injured and many more suffered minor injuries. Spokanites N Edward Munson Frank Ball Charles Danner George R Stickland Howard Curtis and T J Dolbow named among the dead.
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Spokane
Wash
Great Northern
Camden
Washb
Diamond Lake
N. Edward Munson
Hillyard
Frank Ball
Charles Danner
George R. Stickland
Howard Curtis
T. J. Dolbow
Ten Bodies Found After Framingham Collapse
In South Framingham Massachusetts on July 24 exhumation of victims from the Amsden building collapse continued by electric light through the night. At dawn ten bodies were at the morgue eight injured were in hospital two at home and four still missing leaving twenty four believed to have been inside the structure when it failed. The cause of the accident remains undetermined.
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South Framingham
Mass
Amsden
Strike of 8000 Miners Ends in Eastern Ohio
The eight thousand miners strike in Eastern Ohio has been officially declared off. Miners and operators accepted the scale committee terms. United States Coal Company will adopt the settlement for Bradley and Plum Run mines. The scale closely follows the 1903 wage scale with minor rule changes.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio
United States Coal Company
Bradley
Plum Run
Rioting Print Run Of Viborg Manifesto In St Petersburg
A group of armed men seized the Roussel printing house in St Petersburg and held the foreman prisoner. They forced 150000 copies of the Viborg manifesto into print and detained visitors to avoid alerting others.
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Rt. Petersburg
Roussel
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