Crisis in Russia At Height With Panic In St Petersburg
Reports from Kiev dated December 1 describe violent clashes between mutinous troops and Black Hundreds, with many killed or wounded and martial law declared. By December 2 panic spread in St Petersburg as telegraph lines failed, embassies organized couriers, guards faced disaffection, and rumors of palace revolution and mutinies circulated amid widespread fear of catastrophe.
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London
Kieff
Russia
Black Hundred
St. Petersburg
Tsarskoe-Selo
Boris
Mutiny at Kiev Suppressed by Loyal Regiments
London reports a mutiny by 1000 sappers at Kiev failed after clashes with Azov infantry and other regiments. Loyal troops and Cossacks repelled the uprising. about 50 dead and 100 wounded. Rebels surrendered. court martial convened.
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London
Daily Mail
Kieff
Podwoloczyska
Kursk
Agoff
Jews Fear Fresh Massacre in Odessa Dispatch
An undated Odessa dispatch notes Jewish fear of a new massacre by local garrison. Proclamations reportedly call soldiers to exterminate Jews and destroy newspaper offices, with anti-Semitic orations in barracks after removing Jewish soldiers. Governor general Wuolbars allegedly laments revenge and order loss as Odessa sits cut off from St. Petersburg.
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London
Odessa
Podwolocayska
Galicia
Wuulbars
St. Petersburg
Petersburg
Doctors Promote Golden Medical Discovery In Tone Of Public Advice
The text extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe tonic to aid appetite digestion and tissue rebuilding. It cites experiments of forty years ago and lists glyceric extracts from several plants. A Montreal merchant testifies to relief from rheumatism uric acid elimination and general usefulness for stomach trouble colds and influenza.
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Fierce
Pierce
Golden Medical
J. Alfred Arcand
Saint Lawrence Street
Montreal
Canada
Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Preventing a catastrophe amid unprecedented challenges
A fragment reflects concerns about averting disaster as events unfold beyond prior experience. The text references vigilance, contingency planning, and the demand for prudent measures to forestall calamity, signaling urgency without detailing concrete actions or outcomes.
Fiend of Some Kind in Greensboro Murder Case
In Greensboro on December 4, Dr. J B Matthews was arrested for murder in the death of his wife Mrs J B Matthews. Authorities allege he poisoned her with strychnine then morphine during her agony while a second physician attempted to aid her. The motive cited is ongoing poisoning to keep her from testifying. The husband reportedly plans to claim he is a morphine fiend.
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Greensboro
N. C
J. B. Matthews
Death of John Bartlett in Cambridge at 75
Boston December 4 news confirms John Bartlett creator of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations has died at his Cambridge home at age 75. He authored the Shakespeare Index and the Complete Concordance to Shakespeare's Dramatic Works and Poems.
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John Bartlett
Boston
Bartlett
Cambridge
Cleveland Clergyman Accepts Detroit Bishopric
Very Rev. Charles Y. D. Williams, D. D., dean at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland, who was elected bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Detroit, announced he will accept the post.
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Cleveland
Chas. YD. Williams
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cathedral
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Detroit
Marriage of Judge K. H. Gary in New York
Ex Judge Elbert H. Gary, president of Federal Steel and chairman of United States Steel, married Mrs Emma Scott in New York with Bishop CG McCabe officiating.
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K. H. Gary
New York
Elbert H. Gary
Federal Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Bishop CG
McCabe
Emma . Scott
Circuit Judge Heard Reports Swift Term in Freeport
Circuit Judge Heard, returned to Freeport on Wednesday evening, told a Gazette representative the current term saw unprecedented court activity. He noted more work completed with less difficulty than any prior term in the district, prompting some to wonder if the court was in session at all.
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Galena
Heard
Freeport
King's Daughters Bazaar and Sale Planned for Friday
The Ministering Circle of King's Daughters will hold a bazaar next Friday at the Settlement home, 40 Stephenson Street, with afternoon and evening hours. Proceeds aid the city's poor and many items are suitable for Christmas gifts. liberal patronage is requested.
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King's Daughters
Stephenson Street
Gilhooley Jury Sealed In Conspiracy Case After Delay
Chicago reports the twelfth juror in the Gilhooley conspiracy case has been selected Emanuel Romer an insurance solicitor completed the lineup after a 75 day delay and $18 600 expense The court faced a dramatic plea while the state pressed for a fair impartial trial. Separate indictments emerged against three companies two unions and several officers and agents in a brick vust affair The Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Company faced a $40000 suit in circuit court and its president W H McRcer was sued for $730000 over alleged failure to file annual reports with Illinois authorities.
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Chicago
Chrallelin
Cook County
Gilhooley
Emanuel Romer
Romer
Ake
Fake
Quarty
Venireman
Vust
Chicago, Hinols and
American Brick Companies
George C. Prussing
John EL. Gray
Edwin J. Tomlins
William C. Weckler
John Shethamer
Patrick McMahon
Teamsters
Charles Haak
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Company
W. H. Mcrcer
Illinois
Springfield
Post Office Robbery Suspect Caught In Walnut Prairie
A burglary of the store and post office in Walnut Prairie was solved with the arrest of Ifred Adams, a former convict, found with stolen goods and admitting guilt. He was taken to Terre Haute for trial. Curtis Harris also arrested. Police tied the crime to a suspicious village resident seen before the theft.
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Paris
Walnut Prairie
Ifred Adams
Step
Adams
Terre Haute
Ind
Clark County
Chester
Curtis Harris
Honor to Min Yung Whan Posthumous Honors Granted
Seoul Korea December 4 The emperor directs the highest posthumous honors for Min Yung Whan who died by his own action as a gesture against the Japanese protectorate. He is recognized for his defiance and sacrifice in resistance to occupation.
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Min Yung Whan
Seoul
Korea
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