Chaos in Petrograd as Revolution Grips Russia
Reports from Petrograd describe a tense capital with troops in the streets and a government unable to quell growing unrest. Rumors of imperial flight, Trepoff’s death, and other crises circulate while telegraph and cable lines fail, leaving Russia cut off from the world.
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Petersburg
Finland
Sean Seriguels
Theery
Geertie
Howeves
Trepod
Ani
Remiains
Peterhelt
Consis
I. Co
Freedor
Wey
Dieviss de Snare
Corseek
Denmark
Trepoff
Girileff
Black Sea
Libau
Nyssa
Sweden
Russia
Admiral Durnovo
State Department
Washington
Emperors reforms and court revolt clash in Petersburg
London dispatch reports the emperor may accept a liberal program with Count Witte as premier and a representative assembly. A St Petersburg correspondant notes court opposition to constitutional moves, while reactionaries push for a dictatorship under General Alexis Ignatiev.
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London
Daily Telegraph
St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Daily Chronicle
Conant
Alexis Ignatie
Council of the Empire
Delegates Split Over Roosevelt Policy At Commerce Law Meet
Chicago Oct 27 delegates to the interstate commerce law convention refused to back President Roosevelt's railroad rate policy and were barred from the main gathering. They then held a separate meeting at Music Hall to express their views, while the original convention met at Steinwald Hall.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Steinwa Hall
Music Hall
Witte Reported Named Premier of Imperial Russia
Reports from St Petersburg claim Emperor Nicholas II appointed Count Witte premier with finance portfolio. Witte, returning from the United States, supports liberal reforms and broader Douma powers, signaling a shift toward a more open government and wider representation by reform-minded groups.
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St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Conant Witte
United States
Train Crash Near Creek Leaves 12 Injured on Louisville Southern
Passengers on Louisville Southern Train No. a narrowly escaped death when the locomotive derailed and the train went over a 40 foot drop into a creek. Twelve people were injured but none killed. W L Hermlin mail clerk and Joseph Thompson express messenger were among the injured in a wreck that splintered cars, destroyed the bridge and scattered mail and baggage.
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Lexinerou
Louisville Southern
Aelock
W. L. Hermlin
Lencaster
Suggestions for Society Directors Election in New York
A circular from the society secretary Geren FL Parker announces free strong requests on fees for the twenty directors to be chosen by the president. The next director election is set for noon on Wednesday December 6 at the society offices in New York.
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York
Get
Crraver Cheveland
Moran J. Obrien
George Baathing
Rodeyerg
Airway
Lees
I Mautiaile Fife Assurance Secters
Eve
Geren FL Parker
Errentar Jetters
Polies Hoaldjers
Society
New York
Springfield Youth Fatally Shoots Friend During Card Game
Albert Nesch, 17, and Joseph Fifer Clark, longtime friends, played cards when an alleged cheating dispute led Nesch to fire a revolver said to be unloaded. Clark was shot in the forehead after a snap at the gun occurred and Nesch fired.
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Springfield
Albert Nesch
Joseph Fifer Clark
Nesch
Clark
Hancock Must Answer in Hyattsville Malpractice Case
Coroner’s jury near Hyattsville Md. returns verdict that Miss Emma Smathwood died of malpractice. Winfield Scott Hancock and his sister Amanda Mackall held as accessories. Hancock arrested in connection with the case.
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Washington
Qet
Emma Smathwood
Hyattsville
Mad
Jas
Winfield Scott Hancock
W. S. Hancock
Amanda Mackall
Harvest of death shows vast railroad casualties
Official report details last fiscal year railroad toll across all classes of passengers and employees. It records 3,798 people killed and 55,466 injured in railroad incidents, with breakdowns for train and non train accidents and employee losses. Collisions and derailments caused substantial property damage totaling over 28 million dollars.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mons
Army figures show regular strength and year losses
Washington reports the executive order fixing regular army strength at 60 475 enlisted men not including hospital corps. It lists fiscal year losses: officers 119 total and enlisted men 28 813. Includes killed in action, disease, discharge, desertion, retirement, and other categories with detailed counts.
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Washington
Gentral F.C. Aineworth
Reesciar
Porta Ricas
Fiscat
A Citys Shame Report on Philadelphia Filtration Costs
The city’s board of investigating engineers reports six million three hundred thirty thousand nine hundred dollars lost due to excessive costs collusive bids illegal advertising and other improper practices. Major Cassus E. Gillette of the US engineer corps and John Donald MacLennon sign the document. The findings cover the filtration system and Boulevards construction project appointed by Mayor Weaver.
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Philadelphia
Board of Investigating Engineers
Weaver
Cassus E. Gillette
United States Engineer Corps
Savannah Harbor
John Donald MacLennon
Washington, D. C
Millionaire Clyde Killed By Approaching Train
Philadelphia October 25. B Frank Clyde vice president of the William P Clyde Steamship company and millionaire clubman was dragged under a locomotive as he lost balance while boarding a west bound train at Fifty second street station of the Pennsylvania Railway. He was instantly killed. Clyde had married only three months ago.
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Philadelphia
Fifty-second Street
Pennsylvania Railway
B. Frank Clyde
William P. Clyde Steamship Company
Discharged in Cotton Report Conspiracy Case
Commissioner Ridgeway discharged Frederick Peckham and Moses Haas who were accused of conspiring with Edwin S. Holmes Jr. to defraud the government by obtaining advance information on the cotton report. He ruled neither man committed a crime under the statutes.
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New York
Ridgeway
Frederick Peckham
Moses Haas
Edwin S. Holmes, Jr
President Is All Right After Cruiser West Virginia Cruise
The navy wireless station intercepted a message from the cruiser West Virginia to Cane Hatteras while off Savannah, Ga. The West Virginia, part of a squadron, completed a record-breaking voyage from Jupiter. The president travels aboard and is reported well and enjoying the cruise.
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Washington
Navyuard
West Virginia
Cane Hatteras
Savannah
Jupiter
King Oscar Adopts New Title and Motto for Sweden
At a council of state meeting King Oscar announced future style is We, Oscar, by the grace of God, King of Sweden and of Goths Wends. His motto will be The Welfare of Sweden, replacing The Welfare of the Sister Nations.
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Stockholm
Council of State
Oscar
Sweden
Market Report Indianapolis Grain and Livestock Summary
Market figures for Indianapolis and Chicago grains and livestock show varied prices for Wheat No 2 red around 90 cents, Corn No 2 about 49 cents, Oats No 2 mixed near 29 cents, with cattle, hogs, and sheep prices across regions. Toledo cash and futures cited May wheat at 98 cents and December at 90 cents.
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Indianapolis
Timothy
Chicago
Toledo
Cuban Conspiracy Alleged Over Annexation Hint
Havana reports accuse the administration newspapers of framing annexation to the United States as a conspiracy tied to the Anglo Cuban commercial treaty. They broadly imply American minister Herbert G. Squires is involved.
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Havana
Herbert G. Squires
Mrs Benjamin Harrison Travels Through Utica to Fulton Lakes Cottage
Mrs Benjamin Harrison widow of President Harrison spent the summer in Europe and passed through Utica yesterday en route to her cottage on the Fulton chain of lakes. She will return this afternoon and proceed to her Indianapolis home.
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Utica
N. Y
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Europe
Fulton Chain of Lakes
Indianapolis
Former Congressman Jerry Simpson Dies in Wichita
Obituary notes the death of former U.S. representative Jerry Simpson in Wichita Kansas. The report records his political career and public service milestones.
Riots Hit Santiago Street Rallway Losses Reported
Street railway riots in Santiago Chile cause a quarter of a million dollars in property damage to the railway company. In Ridgeville Indiana burglars robbed a bank safe of $6000 and fled after a running clash with locals. The Russian railway strike turns violent in several cities with mobs clashing with police and troops. Dr Alexander Green convicted in Bowling Green Ohio for the murder of Mrs Fila Tippin and given life. W H Warren convicted in St Joseph Missouri of fraudulent bills of lading worth 70000 and sentenced to five years.
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Santiago
Chile
Ridgeville
Ind
Alexander Green
Bowling Green, O
Fila Tippin
Green
W. H. Warrenn
St. Josoph. Ann
Warsaw is Isolated as Rail Strike Spreads
Reports say Warsaw remains cut off as a general strike halts rail traffic nationwide. The article notes claims of renewed peace talks and a looming spring plague meeting, with shifts in British-Japanese relations and a regional conference site change.
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Warsaw
Mewar
Japan
Moroecen
Algeciras
Sain
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Los Angeles
Ekater- Inoslava
Russian admiralty withdraws Pacific fleet
Reports say the Russian admiralty plans to pull back nearly all naval forces from the Pacific. The fires claim six lives at a Hot Springs hotel. The steamship Drogher Moana is lost near New Zealand with seven drowned. Lena, interned at Mare Island, is released to return to Russia. A lamp overturn starts a house fire in Asbury Park killing Mrs Spirey and three children. Grover Cleveland endorses Mayor McClellan for re election in New York.
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Pacific
Hot Springs
Ark
Sydney Line
New Zealand
Lena
Mare Island
Spirey
Asbury Park
N. J
Grover Cleveland
George B. McClellan
New York City
Japan Faces Rice Shortage and Famine Threats
The rice crop in Japan remains well below original estimates putting three prefectures at risk of famine. accompanying notes reference U.S. weekly business failures, political nominations in New York, a death penalty case in Patrick, and wartime appropriation estimates for 1907 totaling $104,988,267.75, down $9,717,922.52 from the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
United States
William Travers Jerome
New York
New York Court of Appeals
Albert T. Patrick
Rice
Tait
War Department
Evacuation of Manchuria, large mine workers parade, and fatal shootings
The report notes Japan continuing Manchuria evacuation, a 25 000 mine workers parade in Scranton Pa, and a fatal shooting in Chenoa Il where William Leduc killed his brother in law Mayor Charles Nickel and Hugh Jones who tried to defend him. It also mentions Mindanao Moro leader Datto Ali killed with his son and ten followers as war proceeds and notes the French parliament reopening signaling church state separation battles plus US foreign commerce projected over a billion dollars for 1906.
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Manchuria
John Mitchell
Scranton
Chenoa
Til
William Leduc
Charles Nickel
Hugh Jones
Datto Ali
Mindanao
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Hoosier Bank Burglary With Explosives at Windfall
Windfall Indiana October 30 burglars attacked the People's Bank of Windfall using two charges of explosives on the vault door causing entry to the safe. The loot was substantial but details remain uncertain as investigators sort the scene and recover evidence.
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Ind
Bureglars
People’s Bank
Yaery Voor
Sit Silvan Gos
Mercers Still at Large After Bank Raids
Four desperate men who robbed the First National Bank at Pearstieen and Ridgeville are believed linked to earlier raids at Windfall. In Mercers the exact take was $5,200 with Ridgeville later yielding $5,990. Developments are not improbable as the robbers remain at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercers
Pearstieen
Ind
Ridgeville
Sherrick Case Set for Trial in Late November
Indianapolis October 2. David E. B. Sherrick former state auditor will face trial before Judge Alford on November 27. He is under indictment for embezzlement of state funds and conspiracy to commit a felony. Sherrick is reported ill and hospitalized awaiting the proceedings. Wickard also faces charges tied to the same embezzlement conspiracy case, with case details deferred until Sherrick’s is resolved.
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Indianapolis
David EB. Sherrick
Alford
Benedict
Sherrick
Wilord S. Wickard
Sher- Tick
Bold Burglaries Strike New National Bank at Hagerstown
Masked men estimated at twelve robbed the New National Bank in Hagerstown Indiana just after 1 am. They blew open the north vault, securing about 500 dollars after an hour of work. A large guard presence deterred pursuit. The thieves escaped in rigs outside town.
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Hagerstown
Ind
New National Bank
Death of Sydney Cantwell in Hartford City Indiana
Sydney W Cantwell died after a yearlong illness from kidney tuberculosis in Hartford City Indiana He was born January 28 1859 and became a prominent Indiana public figure A Hartford City High School Asbury University Greencastle and Central Law School educated lawyer he served as joint representative for Blackford Jay and Randolph counties in 1903 and 1905 and was elected speaker of the house in January 1905 He is survived by a widow and two children.
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Sydney Cantwell
Hartford City
Ind
Sydney W. Cantwell
Cantwell
Indiana
Old Asbury University
Greencastle
Central Law School
Indianapolis
Blackford
Jay
Randolph
A Child and a Gun Tragic Accident in Indiana
In Cannelton Indiana Lula Fishback thirteen accidentally fires a shotgun at her sister Maggie eleven killing her instantly. The mother fainted and lay unconscious for hours while Lula faced arrest but was released to visit her distressed family.
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Cannelton
Ind
Lula Fishback
Magggie
Maggie
Ohio River
Atricken
Editors WHO Meet
A Southern Indiana Press association meeting will be in the Grand hotel parlors in Indianapolis on Tuesday October 31 at 1 p m. Officers for the year will be elected and delegates appointed to the National Editorial association meeting in Indianapolis next June. A large attendance is expected with many desiring to be elected delegates.
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Indianapolis
Southern Indiana Press Association
Grand Hotel
National Editorial Association
National Association
Bold Shoplifters Held in Indianapolis Case
Police hold four men and four women tied to two gangs of shoplifters praised as the country’s smoothest by investigators. Following several robberies last week, detectives linked the eight suspects to grand larceny across local stores.
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Indianpolis
Seven Bold Bandits Loot Ridgeville Bank in Shootout
Thieves blew open Ridgeville bank and stole 6000 dollars then fled after a hour long gun battle with a citizen posse. The cashier and two bandits were wounded while Branson was grazed and later crippled by a bullet in the ankle.
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Ridgeville
Ind
Branson
Sumption
Deadly shotgun duel shocks Mt Vernon region
Ephraim Ramsey 54 was killed by his nephew Thomas Ridley 21 at Oliver's Station eight miles from Mt Vernon Ind. after an intoxicated quarrel. Ridley fired first wounding Ramsey who pursued with a shotgun. Ridley discharged killing Ramsey instantly in a long-running family feud.
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Mt. Vernon
Ind
Oliver’s Station
Ephraim Ramsey
Thomas Ridley
Ramsey
Ridley
Remsery
Remsey
Radley
Simbuss Reeniger
Judge Penfield to Return From Secret Mission
Washington reports Indiana judge Penfield, solicitor general for the state department, has been abroad on a mysterious errand. He is expected back next Tuesday, with officials guarding the mission's secrecy.
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Washington
Penfield
Indiana
State Department
Supreme Court Reverses Quash in Sutherlin Murder Case
New Albany Ind Oct 26 The Indiana Supreme Court reverses Judge Utz of Floyd County circuit court and revives the Sutherlin indictment. Rev Ulysses G Sutherlin former pastor of Park Christian church must answer to murder charge in the death of his wife whose body was found hanging at their home a year ago.
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Sutherlin
New Albany
Ind
Supreme Court
Utz
Flest County
Ulysses G. Sutherlin
The
Park Christian Church
Secretary Hitchcock Pushes Abolition of Land Office Receivers
Secretary Hitchcock proposes in his annual report to abolish all land office receivers positions. Ten offices exist in the Western states with a combined $250,000 yearly stipend. He argues land office registers can perform the receivers’ duties and will recommend the change.
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Washingon
Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock
Land Office
Land Office Registers
Alice Roosevelt's BE Harriman Train Reaches Chicago
The special train carrying Miss Alice Roosevelt arrived in Chicago at 8 05 p m after 50 hours 44 minutes from Oakland Cal and departed again ten minutes later for the east The schedule shaved eighteen hours off the Overland Limited’s time on the route
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Chicago
BE. H. Harriman
Alice Roosevelt
Oakland
Cal
Lover Held to Answer in Boston Murder Case
Pittsburg dispatch reports Morris Nathan secretary to the manager of the Shepherd King company was held to answer for the murder of his sweetheart Miss Susan Geary. The case ties to the Winthrop suitcase mystery puzzling Boston authorities for over a month.
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Pittsburg
Morris Nathan
Shepherd King” Company
Susan Geary
Winthrop
Boston
Veteran Pleads Guilty in Indiana Slaying Case
Alexander Kennedy aged seventy pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the July 16 shooting death of Dr. Phillip Treston before Judge DeHart in Tippecanoe circuit court. He was sentenced to Michigan City penitentiary for a term of two to twenty one years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Alexander Kennedy
Phillip Treston
DeHart
Tippecanoe
Michigan City
Aged Couple Suffocated in Indiana Home
Wolcottsville Indiana October 27 Mr and Mrs David Lower aged eighty eight and eighty two were suffocated in their home by the fumer from a coal stove. They were well known and highly respected people. One son survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolcottsville
Ind
David Lower
Odessa clashes leave 27 dead and 90 wounded
In Odessa on October 30, two major clashes between troops and a mob resulted in twenty seven fatalities and ninety injuries, signaling a tense security situation in the city.
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Odessa
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