Russian strike spreads in St Petersburg amid siege fears
Reports from Moscow say the strike in St Petersburg is spreading rapidly. Authorities declare a partial state of siege, with martial law possible. Rail stations are occupied by troops and efforts continue to keep train service and cable lines open. Political leader Millakoff warns the strike risks bloodshed.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Doubassoff
Professor Millakoff
The
Con
Gold Exports From St Petersburg Arrive in Berlin
Gold shipments arrive at the Imperial Bank of Germany from St Petersburg with about $3.75 million in the last day and roughly $7 million in the latest return. The flow is expected to continue toward a total of $25 million.
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Berlin
Imperial Bank of Germany
St. Petersburg
Florida swept by big storm reaches Jacksonville
Reports to the weather bureau from Jacksonville indicate an electrical storm with heavy rain and winds at 52 miles per hour. The city lost telegraphic contact with Atlanta Augusta and Savannah but storm warnings were issued for shipping along Florida and Atlantic coast.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Atlanta
Augusta
Savannah
Observer
Gulf
Atlantic Ocean
Tampa
Atlantic
Plan to Fight for Pure Milk
A Massachusetts Medical Society meeting in John Weaver Hall discussed child deaths from impure milk in Boston and other cities. Dr Elliott P. Joslin opened the session, with papers by Dr Charles Harrington, Professor R A Pearson, and Dr George W Gale, illustrating with lantern slides. A three member milk commission was proposed and adopted for scientific examination of milk and cream.
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Boston
Massachusetts Medical Society
John Weaver Hall
Elliott P. Joslin
Charles Harrington
State Board of Health
Harrington
R. A. Pearson
Cornell
George W. Gale
Rochester
N. Y
Crafty Purloiner in Harvard Scene
A shrewd CAS SIUS targets Harvard students in Cambridge, stealing over $1000 in brief sprees. He lurks in upscale venues, flaunting jewelry funded by repeated room thefts, while inspectors note mostly inexperienced teen thieves and no broad prosecutions.
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Boston
Cambridge
Cassius
Cesar
Harvard
Rumors of Bank Trouble Hit Boston Finances
Sensational rumors spread through the financial district that Thomas W. Lawson planned to withdraw 15 million dollars from Boston banks, aiming to unsettle the market. Boston bank leaders denied any trouble, citing strong condition and regular examiner visits, while Wall Street eyed the chatter with alarm.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
State Street
New York
Lawson
Wall Street
Chicago
New England
Harry S. Burrage
Eliot National Bank
Financial District
Mr. Burrage
Burrage
Danil G. Wing
First National Bank
First National
Court petition seeks restraint on wife's constant calls
Somerville man George L. Holton filed for a court order to stop his wife from phoning him during work hours. The Derby Desk Company joins, citing a December 11 incident when the wife tied up the line for three hours. Judge Fessenden was to hear the petition.
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George L. Holton
Somerville
Superior Court
Holton
Derby Desk Company
Norton Held on Manslaughter Charge in Dudley Street Death
John H. Norton a night clerk at a South End lodging house was held in 3000 by Judge Bennett in Municipal Court on a manslaughter charge in the death of William H. Simmons a veteran living on Dudley Street.
Thrice-Robbed Jewelry Store Coup at Tremont Street
Two women and two men carried out identical thefts at Charles Alberts jewelers on Tremont Street over two days. They distracted staff with fake interest in rings and clocks, swapping genuine earrings and wedding rings for paste and plated items, valued at $300 then $325, with no immediate alarm.
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Charles Alberts
Tremont Street
Newton Wife Vanishes After Farm Pond Alarm
Newton December 20 A worried husband Dr. David A Codman reports his wife 28 left their 60 Cotton Street Newton Centre home yesterday for unknown reasons He fears she may have drowned in the pond or left to join her mother in Nova Scotia Police notify Nova Scotia authorities and plan to inspect the pond if clues are lacking She is mother to two children including a 3 year old and was last seen in a light brown coat blue skirt with a handbag.
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Fessenden
Newton
Nova Scotia
David A. Codman
Post
Munsey Defaulted in East Cambridge Will Forgery Case
Mrs. Martha S. Munsey, who fought extradition in New Hampshire for three years, was defaulted yesterday afternoon in the Superior Court at East Cambridge on charges of uttering forged wills alleged to be those of the late Samuel Welch of Lowell. Bail was set at 3000 with Freeman O. Emerson and Melville C. Lee as bondsmen.
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Martha S. Munsey
New Hampshire
East Cambridge
Freeman O. Emerson
Melville C. Lee
Samuel Welch
Charles J. McIntyre
Munsey
Pittsfield
N. H
Middlesex Grand Jury
Capelle Adjudged Insane and Sent to Bridgewater
In Cambridge Superior Court Major Jonas A Capelle accused in 18 counts of abusing children was found insane and committed to the asylum for the criminal insane at Bridgewater for 10 years with further court orders. He was formerly a respected Cambridge citizen active in Grand Army circles.
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Cambridge
Jonas A. Capelle
Bridgewater
Capelle
Grand Army
University girls rule that a man with $10 capital is not justified to wed
In Lincoln on December 20 the Union Debating Club at the State university voted 20 to 17 that a man with only ten dollars capital is not justified in marrying. The debate asked if a man may marry with minimal funds and the women voters decided against him.
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Lincoln, Neb
University
Union Debating Club
The
State University
Canadian Troops Take the Halifax Garrison
Halifax N S December 20 Practically the entire control of the Halifax garrison has now passed over to the Canadian government and Canadian troops are already in possession. One portion however remains in the possession of the imperial office and that is the submarine defense.
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Halifax
N. S
Imperial Office
Two Suspects Held in Mills Murder Case
Attleboro report says James G. Brown and James Reagan were arrested near Turner street schoolhouse where Samuel Mills’s body was found. Both men admitted intoxication. Brown asked if the other man with them had been found. Reagan echoed similar statements. They were ordered held.
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Attleboro
James G. Brown
Turner Street
Samuel Mills
Pawtucket
Mills
James Reagan
Brown
Byram
Reagan
Toronto Bank Depositors Demand Investigation
Several hundred depositors in the York County Loan and Savings Company of Toronto, now under receiver, push for an investigation. Eastern provinces hold claims totaling over $150 000.
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St, John, N. B
York County Loan and Savings Company of
Toronto
Colonel Johnson Stricken in Minnesota
Colonel Charles W. Johnson former Senate clerk and current Hennepin county treasurer was struck with paralysis yesterday in Minneapolis and is in a precarious condition.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Charles W. Johnson
United States Senate
Hennepin County
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