Populace Arming for Conflict Today in St. Petersburg
Reports from St. Petersburg on January 23 describe mass arming as crowds expect a full revolution. A regiment defected to the strikers and arms are improvised from tools. A Gorky message and speeches urged Liberals to provide arms while condemning officers who fired on workers.
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Crisis Scene in Russia as Troops Fire on Demonstrators
Over 500 people were killed or wounded when troops fired on a Workmen procession in front of the Czar’s palace. Martial law covers the city as 50,000 troops are quartered. bivouac fires glow in the streets and guards patrol while 100,000 strikers arm themselves for a possible clash.
One Year Changes in Russia History
A year of upheaval in Russia includes crushing defeats of Russian armies at the Yalu and Liaoyang and the practical destruction of the Asiatic fleet. Port Arthur falls as a potential assassination attempt against the Czar by cannon salutes is implied, while a massacre of striking workers marks domestic unrest.
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