Unrest Grows as Guards Question Loyalty in Russia
Reports from Berlin and St Petersburg describe growing distrust in the armed forces and police amid mutiny rumors in Tsarskoye Selo, Baltic troops, and fear of a broader upheaval. Telegraphs fail, embassies rely on couriers, and financial panic spreads as gold is hoarded and exchange rises.
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St. Petersburg
Berlin
Tsarskoe Selo
Alice Suard
Suard
Tsarskoe Selo Vhurscay
Alfesro
Boris
London
Associated Press
Baltic
Reval
Count Witte
M. Durnovo
Revival ends as evangelists bid farewell in Liverpool
Ten thousand people gathered in Tournament hall Liverpool to bid farewell to Reuben A. Torrey and Charles M. Alexander at the close of a revival that lasted three years in the United Kingdom. The movement reports nearly 100000 converts.
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Liverpool
Reuben A. Torrey
Charles M. Alexander
United
Jersey Central Fiver Wreck Kills Two in Stoney Creek
In Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania on December 1 a Jersey Central freight train wreck at Stoney Creek killed fireman Lubhbert and engineer Newman. Nine passengers were injured and several may have died. the flyer reports the wreck and feared fatalities.
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Flyer
Mauch Chunk
Newman
Lubhbert
Jersey Central
Stoney Creek
Supreme Court Rejection Sets Rogers’ Execution Date
Washington recalls that the U S Supreme Court refused to save Mrs Mary Mabel Rogers the Vermont murderess. She was convicted of killing her husband and the execution is set for December 8.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Mary Mabel Rogers
Vermont
Cannon Elected Speaker as Congress Opens
Monday's session chose Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois as speaker and re elected William P Hepburn of Iowa as caucus chairman with Henry C Lowdenslager of New Jersey as secretary. House officers named Clerk Alexander McDowell Postmaster Joseph C McElroy Doorkeeper F B Lyon Sergeant at arms Henry Casson Chaplain Rev Henry N Couden. Senate adjourned briefly to honor late Senator Platt as new congress began.
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House
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
William P. Hepburn
Iowa
Henry C. Lowdenslager
New Jersey
Alexander McDowell
Pennsylvania
Henry Casson
Wisconsin
F. B. Lyon
New York
Joseph C. McElroy
Ohio
Henry N. Couden
Michigan
Senate
Platt
Connecticut
Turkey Accepts Financial Control Demands on Macedonia
Foreign Minister informs Austrian ambassador that Turkey agrees to powers' demands on Macedonia financial control. Vienna reports indicate the concession follows diplomatic pressure amid regional tensions.
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Virputa
Navy
Peoba
Baron von Calice
Austria- Hungary
Turkey
Macedonia
PHS
UW Asad
Seized the Custom House in Mitvlene by fleet officers
Nov 28 report says Austro German warships arrived, Admiral Ritter Von Jedina and the Austrian consul presented an ultimatum to the governor. Shortly after 500 sailors landed and seized the customs and telegraph offices. Authorities say the scene remains quiet.
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Mitvlene
Ritter von Jedina
Mytilene Sword Refused Surrender Sparks Forcible Seizure
Reports from Mytilene say Ottoman authorities will resist until powers enter Smyrna. The city is tranquil, the Ottoman flag flies from the government house, and the police chief was forcibly relieved of his sword when he refused to surrender it to foreign sailors.
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Athens
Mytilene
Porte
Smyrna
Pittsburg Coal Operators Offer 5 Percent Wage Increase
Pittsburg district coal operators have proposed a 5 percent wage rise for about 1,000,000 United Mine Workers members to head off a 12 percent demand. The move spans Indiana Illinois Ohio West Virginia and western Pennsylvania, with district boards meeting Friday and the UMW national board in Indianapolis to frame wage scales for the next year.
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Pittsburg
United Mine Workers
Indiana
Ilineis
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Interstate Assoccaation
Indianapolis
Morgan Named American Minister to Havana
Edwin V. Morgan, just relieved as minister at Seoul after the Japanese protectorate, is appointed American minister to Havana succeeding Herbert G. Squiers whose resignation is accepted. The State Department sought a thoroughly acceptable envoy due to friction with the Cuban government affecting bilateral business. Squiers reportedly supported American interests on the Isle of Pines.
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Washington
Edwin V. Morgan
Seoul
Korea
Havana
Herbert G. Squiers
Isle of Pines
Isle
Acquittal for McLeod in suitcase tragedy case
Boston December 4 a not guilty verdict was returned in superior court for Dr Percy B D McLeod who faced charges as an accessory after the fact to the deaths involving Susanna A Yeary. McLeod was discharged while co defendants Willian E Hunt and Louis W Crawford were sentenced to six to seven years in state prison.
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Boston
Percy BD. Mcleod
Susanna A. Yeary
Willian E. Hunt
Louis W. Crawford
Jury to try Charles Gilhooley in death during strike
Chicago December 4 a jury was secured after eight weeks and nearly 2000 examinations to try Charles Gilhooley charged with causing the death of a non union worker during a strike. Gilhooley said to be the hired slugger of the Carriage Workers union.
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Chicago
Charles Gilhooley
Gilhooley
Carriage Workers’ Union
Appeal to world as Odessa seeks aid over massacre fears
An undated dispatch from Odessa dated December 4, routed via Podworoczyska in Galicia, reports that the Jewish community appeals to world powers and civilized nations to intervene after mass killings, antisemitic sermons in barracks, and the governor general Kaulbars' inability to restore order as the city remains cut off from St. Petersburg.
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Odessa
Podworoczyska
Galicia
Tian
Kaulbars
St. Petersburg
Liberal government likely with Campbell Bannerman as premier
London reports that after cabinet discussions it is expected Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman will form a Liberal government with himself as premier. Balfour plans to resign and invite concurrence. King Edward to hold privy council soon with a general election slated for January.
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London
Henry Campbell- Bannerman
Henry
Balfour
King Kidward
Buckingham Palace
Privy Council
Edward
Henry Camphbell-Bannerman
Meriwether Acquitted At Navy Court Martial
Washington December reports that Midshipman Meriwether Jr is acquitted of manslaughter in the death of Midshipman James R Branch at Annapolis. He is found guilty of fighting breaches and minor breaches linked to the incident and recommended for dismissal from the service for disciplinary infraction.
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Washington
Dec
Meriwether, Jr
James R. Branch
Annapolis Naval Academy
Branch
Secretary Root Declares Isle of Pines Belongs to Cuba
Secretary Root writes to Charles Raynard, president of the American Society for the Isle of Pines, asserting the Isle of Pines is part of Cuba and urging Americans there to submit to Cuban law.
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Mr. Root
Washington
Root
Chas. Raynard
The
American Society For the
Market report summary of grain and livestock prices across major cities
Indianapolis Wheat No 2 red 86 to 88 cents. Corn No 2 around 42 cents. Oats No 2 mixed about 31 to 34 cents. Hay prices varied by type. Cattle and hogs traded in ranges from Indianapolis to Chicago and New York with multiple price points.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Brief Dispatches Tuesday and Thursday News Bits
October revenue receipts totaled 22 324 288 dollars. Marshall Field Jr. is dead from an accidental pistol wound. German Gazette prints 1906 budget with expenditures 601 500 000 dollars. President ousts W S Lieb for civil service violations. Durnovo dismissed over peasants congress upheaval. Explosion at Keystone powder works kills nine. Robert Brown aged sixteen dies from football injuries. Lake Superior blizzard unmatched since 1872. Austria secretly agrees with Greece on Albanian territories. Two Panhandle freight trains collide. one engine overturned. crew killed. Columbia University abolishes football as played. Grodno police strike. Roosevelt opposes bossism in New York politics. San Francisco fire causes 250 000 loss. New York University votes to abolish football. Illinois river declared navigable. subject to steamboat laws. Gold fields near Magellan straits excite. Klondike comparison. Lake Superior storm claims over a dozen sailors. shipping losses around 2 000 000.
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W. S. Lieb
United States
Philadelphia
Durnovo
Moscow
Congress of Peasants
Keystone Powder Works
Emporium
Austria
Greece
Albania
Panhandle
Logansport
Columbia University
San Francisco
Council of
New York University
Ilinois
Straits of Magellan
Klondike
Lake Superior
Madrid King Alfonso to marry Princess Ena of Battenberg
The text notes Madrid reports King Alfonso of Spain engaged to wed Princess Ena of Battenberg, niece of King Edward, amid wider European political talk. It also mentions optimistic Russian socialists planning a broad strike across Russia except Poland, and references unrest and panicked actions in other cities.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Ena of Battenberg
Edward
Russia
Poland
Summary of Diverse 1904 Events Across Economics Politics and Disasters
A roundup notes weekly business failures count 185 with 224 prior week and 184 in the comparable 1904 week. It cites life saving crews aiding 464 vessels last year and records a clean Moderates sweep in Cuban elections from President Palma and provincial councils. Reports highlight strong winter wheat conditions and 900 political murders in Macedonia over eleven months. Purdue hosts the fourth annual corn school January 8 to 12. Trains collide near Aranjuez killing eleven. a Cheyenne mine disaster costs many lives. U S cigarette production reaches 10 811 000 000 units. grain used for spirits totals 29 927 325 bushels. Internal Revenue receipts reach 234 878 976 for year ending June 30. League of Leagues schedules a general Russo meeting December 28 with delegates from across Russia.
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Palma Toe
Aranjuez
Spain
Cheyenne
Wyo
Internal Revenue Bureau
League of Leagues
Russia
Indiana State Finances Highlight Album of Yearend Figures
Indianapolis reports end of fiscal year balance of 599,699.05 in state treasury as of November 1. Total receipts reached 7,058,685.42 with expenditures at 6,058,986.27. Largest outlay was general fund 4,614,439.94 including benevolent institutions 969,005.75 and correctional penal 525,659.54.
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Indianapolis
John F. Reed
Auditor of State
Judiciary
Indiana teachers set holiday meeting at Claypool hotel
Educators across the state anticipate large attendance for the Indiana State Teachers association gathering December 27 to 29 with headquarters at the Claypool hotel. Officers include President Dr Edwin Holt Hughes and secretary treasurer B F Moore with J B Pearcy as recording secretary and Anna Albrecht among leaders. Country Superintendents meet December 26 and sectional sessions are planned.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Claypool
Edwin Holt Hughes
Greencastle
B. F. Moore
Marion
J. B. Pearcy
Anderson
Anna Albrecht
Greenburg
General Association
Country Superintendents’ Association
Fire and Shootout Report From Indiana Incidents
Mishawaka police kill an alleged robber and critically wound a second when caught in the act at F R Eberhardt’s grocery. Albion and Terre Haute report major blazes destroying a factory and clothing works, with losses of 125000 and 75000 respectively and extensive damage to nearby structures.
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Mishawaka
Ind
Frank Harkins
Charles Phillips
Les
Fred Corporen
Benjamin Jarrett
F. R. Eberhardt
Indiana Red Cross Branch Holds First Annual Meeting
Indianapolis November 30 The Indiana branch of the National Red Cross society held its first annual meeting. The branch, organized in June, re-elected officers Noble C Butler president William Lowe Bryan vice president Mrs William A Woods secretary and George T Porter treasurer.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
National Red Cross Society
Noble C. Butler
William Lowe Bryan
William A. Woods
George T. Porter
Fire destroys Petersburg bank and two hardware stores
Petersburg Ind December 1 The Citizens State bank and two hardware stores belonging to William Limp and Read Snyder were totally wrecked by fire The Citizens bank will open for business at once in Emmit Smiths building The origin of the blaze is unknown with losses estimated at 75000
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Petersburg
Ind
Citizens State Bank
William Limp
Read & Snyder
Citizens’ Bank
Emmit Smith
Ohio River at Pvansville Rises Toward Crest
The Ohio River at Pvansville Indiana is rising rapidly with the crest not due until Tuesday night. The water stood at 280 feet today as crews monitor the flood.
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Pvansville
Ind
Ohio
A Notre Dame Lady's Appeal for Home Rheumatism Cure
A nurse from Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home treatment for rheumatism sciatica and neuralgia claiming it cures by banishing uric acid, loosening stiff joints and purifying blood. The notice invites sufferers to write for proof to Mrs. M Summers Box R Notre Dame Ind.
Frenchtown News Briefs and Local Gleanings
Theodore J. Henriot appears in Frenchtown notes alongside a candidate for supervisor Juliui Troncin. A two legged fox frightened poultry at Pete Steer stedter’s coop. Several named residents from Indianapolis Louisville New Albany and nearby areas are mentioned visiting relatives or neighbors in Corydon.
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Juliui Troncin
Pete Steerstedter
Fruit Social Highlights Thanksgiving in This Place
Local notes report visitors from New Albany and New Salisbury visiting relatives here. Miss Elizabeth Bringle attended the fruit social with Miss Lydia Gibson, as Crandall hosted a Thanksgiving night event. Ed Brown and Miss Maggie Adams wed on Thanksgiving eve. proceeds from the local fruit social totaled about ten dollars.
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Nancy Wright
New Albany
Elizabeth Bringle
New Salisbury
Lydia Gibson
Crandall
Ed Brown
Maggie Adams
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