Strikes in Russia Struggle to Move as Railworkers Hold Back
Aug 4 Petersburg report cites weak union cohesion and railway hesitancy stalling a general strike. Leaders fear desertion by materialistic followers even as printers and some streetcar crews resume work. Rain dampens gatherings while Moscow and Riga send emissaries amid tensions.
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Sveaborg
Cronstadt
Reval
Council of Workmen’s Deputies
Twiioki
Fis Rand
Moscow
Kielf
Riga
Odessa
Telegraphic Cutoff Sparks Crimean Tension at Sebastopol
Odessa reports 48 hour telegraphic interruption to Sebastopol as Governor General Kanbars remains away. A torpedo boat destroyer speeds toward the Crimea after midnight signaling from the commandant’s residence. Cossacks patrol at night around government and public buildings amid circulating garrison rumors. French consul instructed to shelter fugitives if needed.
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Odessa
Here
Sebastopol
Kanbars
Crimea
Maybrick Arrives in New York Under Assumed Name
Mrs Florence Maybrick arriving on La Gasconne declines to reveal plans. She has been abroad for three months and appeared healthier while traveling under the alias Mme F Cheney.
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New York
Florence Maybrick
Mme. F. Cheney
la Gascogne
Maybrick
Striking Workmen Face Demoralization Amid Disorder
In St Petersburg and Moscow area, about 60 000 workers joined a rapid general strike. Police detain ringleaders as unions falter without funds, creating confusion across regions and risking early failure despite government crackdowns and unrest blamed on Jewish interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Peterbot
Russia
Cronstadt Mutiny Fails After Heavy Battle
In Cronstadt, night mutineers seize Fort Constantine but are driven out after fierce fighting by loyal regiments. About 100 killed, many wounded including Admiral Boaklwisneff. Mutineers flee to Finland aboard a steamer. officers Ravianoff Debrovelsky Shumoff Bielanovsky killed. Mutineers total 2900, sailors 2200.
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St. Petersburg
Constantine
Cronstadt
Boaklwisneff
Finland
Ravianoff
Debrovelsky
Shumoff
Bielanovsky
Mutineers Arrested Aboard Russian Cruiser Pamyat Azova
In Reval the mutineers on the cruiser Pamyat Azova were taken back into government custody after landing requests for artillery volunteers. The majority of the crew remained neutral, but armed sailors overpowered the mutineers and towed them ashore. Around 150 sailors were arrested along with several student crew members.
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J. Petersburg
Pamyat
End of Revolt Seals Government Control in Helsingfors
In Helsingfors on August 3, the Svea Borg fortress passed fully into government hands. Prisoners are moved to Skatudden island to await trial. The red guard tried to force a general strike at the street railroad powerhouse, but guards refused and the ensuing clash killed the assistant chief of police, several guards, and multiple red guards. Cossacks intervened to separate the factions.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Sveaborg
Skatudden Island
Red Guard
Death of Admiral Train in Chefoo China
Rear Admiral Charles J Train commander in chief of the United States Asiatic fleet died in Chefoo on August 4 after an illness that began on July 20. He arrived aboard the Ohio June 24 and had been in a hotel in good health until July 5 when he went to meet the Dewey bound for the Philippines and returned on July 20. He later notified officers he could not return aboard and was confined to his room, with the illness escalating to a fatal end only hours before death.
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St. Petersburg
Cronstadt
Eailors
Minsk
Poland
Novoe Vremya
Japan
United States
Philippines
Hawaii
California
Chefoo
China
Charles J. ‘Train
United States Asiatic Fleet
Ohio
Dewey
The
Disaster Strikes Italian Ship Sirio Off Cape Palos
The Italian steamship Sirio carrying about 800 on board was wrecked off Hormegas Island near Cape Palos Spain. About 300, mostly Italians and Spaniards, drowned. The captain died by suicide. Some bishops and fishermen are among the missing or dead. Survivors await help in Cape Palos area.
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Cartagena
Spain
Aus
Cape Palos
Sirio
Genos
Barcelona
Cadiz
Montevideo
Buenos Ayres
Homegas Island
San Pedro
Brazil
Bajos Hormegas
Hormegas Island
The
Navigasione Italiana of
Geona
Lost in stock speculation and bank robbery scandal
Clifford Hixton, a 28 year old bookkeeper at Union Trust in Pittsburgh, confessed to stealing about 260000 over three years. He says stock speculation left him penniless and implicated another employee who helped hide the crimes and received half the proceeds. detectives seek that man while Hixton faces warrants.
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Hixton
Notable Deaths and Labor Move From New York Union
Mrs. Ferdinand Reese aged 113 dies in Laporte Indiana the oldest woman in Indiana and perhaps the nation H H Weakly publisher of the Dayton Ohio Evening Herald dies at seventy nine John Holmes Goodenow longtime secretary of legation and charge d affaires at Constantinople dies at Atlantic City New Jersey Harry Mitchell seventy veteran scout for Buffalo Bill dies near Berrien Center Michigan Central Federated Union of New York adopts a political course per President Gompers recommendation
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Ferdinand Reese
Indiana
United States
Laporte
Ind
H.H. Weakly
Dayton
O.) Evening Herald
Philo
John Holmes Goodenow
Legation
Constantinople
Atlantic City
N. J. Harry Mitchell
Buffalo Bill
Berrien Center
Mich
Central Federated Union of New
Notable Obituaries and Events Across Continents
Rev George Greenfell, missionary explorer, dies at Basoko Congo July 1. Dwight Slate prominent mechanical expert dies in Hartford aged ninety. Emperor William to land at Alicante September and visit King Alfonso after Mediterranean cruise. Papal encyclical targets Italian clergy. May O Reilly Stella Bottineau ill at Minneapolis after olives. A H Thompson US Geological Survey dies in Washington aged 67. New York Democrats set state convention in Buffalo Sept 25. Spanish king and queen arrive Isle of Wight aboard Giraldo escorted by Prin cess de Asturias. Edmond Rosse French Academy member and 1871 commune counsel, dies in Paris at 89. Kreigh Collins wins Western tennis title third time in Chicago defeating Nat C Emerson.
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George Greenfell
Basoko
Congo Independent State
Dwight Slate
Hartford
Conn
Emperor William
Mediterranean
Alicante
Spain
Alfonso
May
Kittie O'Reilly
Stella Bottineau
Minneapolis
A. H. Thompson
United States Geological Survey
Dicec
Washington
New York Democratic State Committee
Buffalo
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Princess de Asturias
Edmond Rosse
French Academy
Paris
Kreigh Collins
Nat C. Emerson
Cincinnati
Chicago
Four hundred Chicago window workers on strike
Friday events report four hundred Chicago window workers striking for a $2.50 monthly wage increase. Also noted are medical and death reports including General Burgere’s dangerous post operation condition, Brigadier General Bolton’s death, and a murder escape and drowning in Flint and Newcastle.
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Chicago
Burgere
William Bolton
Fifty-first
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Philadelphia
Thomas O'Toole
Newcastle
Leroy Bar- der
William H. Davis
Flint
Mich
Notable Deaths Include London Mayor and Typographical Leader
Sir Sydney Hedly Waterlow former London lord mayor 1873 3 born 1822. Isaac D George first president of the International Typographical union died in Chicago aged 63. Charles Hodson longtime chief clerk of the American embassy in London dead. yellow fever death reported near Havana to Louisiana health board. King Edward and Emperor William to meet at Friedrichs Castle near Hamburg August 15. Dispatches note the trade outlook remains solid though wholesale distributions are quiet.
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Sydney Hedly Waterlow
London
Isaac D. George
International Typographical Union
Chicago
Havana
Louisiana State Board of Health
Cuba
Edward
Emperor William
Friedrichskron Castle
Hamburg
Germany
Charles Hodson
Hodson
Dun
Parliament adjourns until October twenty third
The British parliament has adjourned until Oct 23. In Lincoln Nebraska all leather workers in two factories are on strike for higher wages. The Duke of Rutland John James Robert Manners is dead in London born in 1818. Princess Albert wife of Belgium’s heir presumptive has given birth to a daughter. William B Hanna judge of Philadelphia orphan’s court died suddenly at Atlantic City New Jersey age 71. Colonel Cuthbert Dullitt a renowned Kentuckian died in Louisville age 97, former New Orleans customs collector under Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Neb
Duke of Rutland
John James Robert Manners
London
Princess Albert
Belgium
William B. Hanna
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
N. J
Cuthbert Dullitt
Louisville
New Orleans
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