Red Flags Stir Uproar in Moscow Riot Feat
Large crowds in St Petersburg clash with police as red flags and revolutionary songs spread. Lieutenant Tom is arrested after a Moscow station crowd of about 2000 turns confrontational. Cossacks fire blank volleys and rioters retreat. Authorities seal papers and guard mail wagons amid agrarian tensions.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Tom
Constitutional Democratic Club
People’s Palace
Marseilles
General Trepoff
Constitutional Democrats
Trepoff
Holy Synod
Emperor and Empress Inspect Naval Facilities at Oranienbaum
At Oranienbaum on July 9, Emperor Nichols and Empress visited the imperial yacht Polar Star to inspect the marine hospital and barracks. It marked their first outing outside Peterhof since the opening of parliament in St. Petersburg.
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Oranienbaum
Emperor Nichols
Empress
Polar Star
Peterhof
St. Petersburg
Gulf of Finland
Postal Service Faces Second Class Mail Dilemma
Henry H. Glaussett announces a New York session to report to Congress on second class mail laws. The Post Office data show 1905 costs around 167 million while revenue from all sources was 153 million, with second class mail accounting for two thirds of volume but only 6.19 million in revenue. Whisky and gin destroyed at Muskogee depot for Taft shipment.
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Washington
Henry H. Glaussett
Commission
Congress
Holland House
New York
Muskogee
Taft
Midland Valley
Hancock commits suicide in Escambia jail cell
Fred Leslie Hancock, known for killing Prof Jesse Troutman and linked to a sensational trial, took carbolic acid in his Escambia county jail cell in Brewton Alabama Sunday night. He had escaped May 9, was recaptured in Kansas City and returned by Sheriff Raley last Friday. In a note he said he sought a place where he would receive a just trial and where truth would prevail.
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Brewton
Ala
Fred Leslie Hancock
Jesse Troutman
Escambia County
Hancock
Kansas City
Raley
Horrible Death in Bronx Man Slashes Throat After Headframe
An unidentified man in New Yorks Bronx district killed himself in a startling way near St Marys Park. After pacing the sidewalk he drove his head into a saloon window until it shattered. He then used a fragment of glass to cut his throat. A police ambulance was called but the victim died at the scene.
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New York
Bronx
St. Mary’s Park
Lady fatally injured and daughter seriously hurt by boar
Guthrie July 9 Mrs J F Nagel wife of a Kingfisher county farmer was killed and her daughter seriously injured by a hog that broke out of the pen. The women tried to drive the boar away while the men were in a field and were attacked gored and bitten.
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Guthrie
J. F. Nagel
Kingfisher County
Suspected suicide found in barn near Fitzhugh
The dead body of Elgin Triplett, 28, of Fitzhugh, was found hanging by the neck in a barn behind his business place in Roff Oklahoma on July 9. The scene was found by bystanders and authorities began investigation.
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Roff
I. T
Elgin Triplett
Fitzhugh
Here
Fire on Buffalo Bayou Claims One Life
A pleasure boat for several young men caught fire on Buffalo bayou just beyond Houston city limits. The occupants jumped overboard and Raymond White drowned. The boat, save the engine, was a total loss valued at 3000 dollars. Personal crisis reports on Church Steps.
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Houston
Buffalo Bayou
Raymond White
Fatal Lamp Explosion in Pearsall Texas
In Big Foot near Pearsall on July 9 a lamp carried by Mrs. W. W. Haynes exploded. Oil spilled over her body ignited her clothing and she suffered fatal burns.
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Pearsall
Tex
Big Foot
W. W. Haynes
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Silas B. Johnson
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Guy M. Bryan, JR
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