Duma Reforms and Dissolution Spark Kremlin Dispatches
A July 2 dispatch from St. Petersburg reports the Central Press administration saying the imperial reforms are to proceed while the Duma’s first days showed lawless excess. Stolypin’s government condemns the Duma for agrarian expropriation aims and riots, noting protests and pogroms as the reason to dissolve the body.
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New York
Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Tam
Bellegarde
Duma
Stolypin
Tower House
Parliament
Council of the Empire
Tiarystok
Review of the Situation in St Petersburg July 26
Report from St Petersburg notes growing uncertainty as an expected general strike is delayed until harvest and conditions improve. Emphasis falls on famine relief, with Stolypin obtaining imperial social powers for Admiral Skrydlov to restore order in the Baltic fleet. An assassination by Reds and a separatist parliamentary address underline the tense political backdrop.
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St. Petersburg
Constitutional Democratic
Stolypin
Nicholas
Skrydloft
Blick Sea
Sebastopol
Associated Press
Reds
Salamotoff
Weesw
Ralaimotoff
Guy Marne
Warsaw
Count Teyden
Prince Two
Fr. Butkovich
Parament
Vibture
Msembers
Duma
Anarchy in the Caucasus Fills July 26
In the Caucasus region revolutionary terrorism impacts governance as the administration faces upheaval and instability in the wake of ongoing unrest and insurgent activity. The report notes serious disruptions to order and local control amid turbulent events.
Turmoil and banditry disrupt Tiflis region
Widespread unrest grips Tiflis with officials resigning in large numbers. Bandits operate in daylight, collecting taxes from peasants. Government cites suspended industry and agriculture causing blocked roads. Armenian Tartars clash near Erivan and Shusha with casualties. Artillery active. two soldiers killed.
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Tiflig
Tifls
Erivan
Shusha
Plot to assassinate Governor General thwarted
In Warsaw on July 26 a would be assassin was arrested after attempting bribery and force to remove a guard along the governor general's route. The heavily armed plot failed to reach its target.
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Warsaw
Kweitnitsky
Genery
Tie
Recount of Pulajanes Clashes in Leyte Reported
Washington reports a summary of Leyte clashes between Philippine constabulary and Pulajanes. Detachments routed attackers with casualties on both sides, a constabulary lieutenant killed, and troops dispatched to quell the outbreak. A later telegram notes a skirmish with 860 Pulajanes, 140 enemy deaths, one constabulary sergeant wounded. No occasion for anxiety.
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Washington
Philippine Constabulary
Leyte
Wit Department
General Wood
Manila
Jesse M. Lee
Department of the Visayas
Twenty-Fourth Regiment
United States Infantry
Constabulary
He Had a Little List Extortion Case In St Louis
A memoranda book with the names of wealthy St Louis residents was found on Louis Suhrheinrich alias Johann Hoppe after he tried to extort $500 from Mrs Theresa Berners, a wealthy Italian widow, by threatening death. He confessed to sending the letter but said he acted alone and was inspired by a local Sunday paper feature. His mother and stepfather, John Miller, live in St Wendells Indiana.
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St. Louis
Louis Suhrheinrich
Johann Hoppe
Theresa Berners
Desmond
Suhrheinried
Mits
Berners
John Miller
St. Wendells
Ind
Battleship Not a Public Work Opinion Breaks Eight Hour Rule
Washington reports informal guidance from the Department of Justice holds that a battleship under construction is not a public work under the eight hour labor law. The ruling states that public works must be permanent improvements on government property.
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Washington
Navy Department
Departent of Justice
Nice Town to Live In, Warsaw. July 26
Lawlessness here is alarming with daring thefts and robberies, violence, and daily occurrences.
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Warsaw
Village Wiped Out by Fire
Saratov dispatch says the village of Sikai was burned during agrarian disorders and has been completely consumed leaving no structures standing.
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Saratov
Sikai
Baseball Scores Across Leagues and Cities
Chicago baseball scores from July 26 list results in League Pittsburg 8 Pittsburg 0 and New York 5 Detroit 4 in 10 innings. American games include New York 9 Philadelphia 4 and Chicago 4 Philadelphia 2 in two games, plus Washington 2 and St. Louis 0. Other scores cover Boston 2 Cleveland 3, Milwaukee 8 Louisville 2, and Denver 5 Sioux City 3, with Lincoln and Pueblo also noted.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
New York
Detroit
Phildelphia
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Lincoln
Pueblo
Daily Journal Delivery Offer
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery at 10 cents per week, inviting all residents to subscribe for home delivery.
Man-Eater Bull Mike Killed After Rampage Near Peoria
A 38 year old bull named Mike attacked in Worden Illinois near Peoria, killing a horse and injuring butcher Solferman who had his leg broken. Neighbors Gus Albright and others struggled as the beast besieged the Blume home. A rifle shot ended Mike's rampage. Solferman was hospitalized in Granite City with serious injuries.
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West St. Louis
Durham
Mike
Chris Solterman
Worden
Gus Albright
Tats Rhime
Blume
Solferman
Matador Solterman
Ater
Salterman
Granite City
Jealous Rage Sparks Fatal Shootings Near Peoria
In Ed wards Station near Peoria a coal miner Lige Wages fatally shot Edward Church and wounded James Donnegan in a fit of jealousy. Wages fled, was hunted for hours, and was found dead with a self-inflicted bullet wound. Church and Donnegan were boarders at Wages home. The village endures a wave of crimes over recent weeks.
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Teoria
Edward's Station
Peoria
Edward Church
St. Davids
James Donnegan
Elmwood
St. Ivancis' Hospital
Lige Wages
Church
Donnegan
Arm injury in Crystal Lake involving railroad workers
Roy Tolland, a Chicago and Northwestern brakeman, was shot in the arm by Seth Carpenter as Carpenter watched his two daughters near a grove. Carpenter pursued, fired as Holland and brakeman Leisher fled. Holland was struck and the bullet remains unrecovered.
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Crystal Lake
Roy Tolland
Chicago
Northwestern
Dickemin
Seth Carpenter
Carpenter
Wolland
Leisher
Tie
Holland
Two Robbers Captured After Chase in Rockford
A pursuit lasting about thirty blocks ended in a hand to hand struggle on Rockford College grounds. Policemen Graham and Quinn arrested Edward Williams and George Everett, both of Chicago, charged with numerous safe and vault robberies at the Brown Binding Company office structure.
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Rockford
Rockford Colese
Graham and
Quinn
Edward Williams
George Everett
Chicago
Decree on Pred estate taxes sparks potential appeal
Chicago on July 26 reports the board of review decree in the Marshall Pred estate case. If the trustees fail to overturn the decision by court appeal, the estate faces paying 2,4740 in personal property taxes this year.
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Chicago
Board of Review
Marshall Pred
Funeral of Judge Sticks At Taylorville
Funeral services for ex Judge James B Sticks of the Tinois supreme court were held in Taylorville with current supreme court members in attendance.
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Ricks
Boringfield
James B. Sticks
Tinois Supreme Court
Aylorville
Supreme Court
Safeblowers Loot Cherry Valley Post Office Safe
In Cherry Valley, Rockford WL, on July 26, safeblowers forced entry to the post office safe and escaped with about 200 dollars in currency and 300 dollars in postage stamps.
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Rockford
Cherry Valley
Fourth of July Victim Ethel Lingren Dies at 11
A July accident in UL left 11 year old Ethel Lingren dead from lockjaw after a tay pistol explosion. Venona authorities investigated the incident and warned about toy pistol safety.
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Venona
Ethel Lingren
Feather Sathora of James Adkins Remains Unclear
A fragmented note reports a death linked to overindulgence in unripe fruit involving James Adkins aged 16. The source text is garbled with names and terms like Rloonsietan UL andy 26 suggesting place or date details are unreadable. Further clarification required.
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Rloonsietan
Andy
James Adkins
Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar Syrup Claim
An advertisement presents Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar as the original laxative cough syrup that relieves coughing and purges the system of cold without opiates. It notes it is sold by all druggists and emphasizes safety and efficacy.
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Kennedy
Excursion Rates to Des Plaines Camp Meeting
Excursion rates offered for travel to the Des Plaines camp meeting via the North-Western line. Tickets sold at reduced rates from July 17 to August 6, with return validity until August 6 inclusive. Apply through Chicago & North-Western Railway agents.
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Camp Meeting
Des Plaines
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Chicago & North-Western Hy.ee
Glen Ellyn
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Glen Ellyn Camp Rounds
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Pardoned in Cuba Miss Brown and Two Men Earn clemency
President Palhia issued a wireless pardon for Miss Millie Brown Ji C Gitner and William Augustine residents of the Isle of Pines. The clemency followed Sleeper’s pressure on Secretary O Farrill to back clemency if the prisoners avoided violating military telegraph wire rules. The Nueva Corona mayor offered hospitality to Miss Brown, who declined awaiting her parents arrival, while her mother paid her fine.
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Palhia
Millie Brown
Ji C. Gitner
William Augustine
United States
Isle of Pines
Sleeper
O'Farrill
Nueva Corona
Brown
Vavana
Anxious man’s suitcase mix up ends in return
Alonzo Wumberlin, a Terminal hotel bell boy, handed a suitcase containing 150000 dollars in cash and securities to the wrong man at Union Station. The case followed a wild chase, crossing trains and cities, before being intercepted by telegraph at Litchfield Indiana and ultimately returned intact to William Bender Jr of Mankato Minnesota.
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Alonzo Wumberlin
Terminal
Union Station
William Bender, Jr
Mankato
Minn
Kinerlin
Bender
Kinhertin
Litchfield
Anderson
Ind
Kimberlin
Chicago Murderer Constantine Identified in New York Case
Frank J. Constantine, 25, was arrested in a country jail in Poughkeepsie, N Y, for the murder of Mrs. Louise H. Gentry of Chicago. Elien Schreiber, a Chicago restaurant cashier, identified him as the man seen in the restaurant and at the scene, noting a beard but certain in matching the prisoner.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Frank J. Constantine
Louise H. Gentry
Chicago
Elien Schreiber
Cambridge Crew Prepares to Race Harvard on River
London July 26 The Cambridge crew all members except one abroad agree to train with Harvard. They will begin practice on the river August 8 to secure a full month of training before the race.
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Harvard
London
Cambridge
Censorship Tightens on Lodz Newspapers
In Lodz on July 20 authorities forbid publication of any acts by parliamentary representatives, threatening suppression of papers and arrests of staff. Government decree curbs reporting as officials clamp down on political coverage.
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Lodz
Brigadier General Edmund Rice Buried at Arlington
Washington July 26 Brigadier General Edmund Rice a gallant Civil War soldier who died at Wakefield Massachusetts last Friday has been buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Rice
Washington
Edmund Rice
Wakefield
Mass
Arlington National Cemetery
Notes on School Padding and Totals Across News Tables
A jumble of items notes padding accusations in Cincinnati school lists about 200 dogs, a call for 20,000 harvest hands in August, and demographic claims of Italian immigration. Other items mention Brigadier General Carter arriving for summer maneuvers, officials returning to New York, and observers reporting the Tressian fly in grain fields. Labor strikes end, a bank cashier commits suicide, China-bound duties wrap, and a Missouri sheriff killer gets 55 years as a Nebraska hailstorm does regional damage.
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Cincinnati
Fainieration
Italy
United States
Carter
Ort Beenjunin Harrison
Taddanapolis
Jerome
Garvan
New York
Minnesota Entomological Department
Southern Paritie Company
Oakland
Cal
I-health
James Major
Carlton Gussan State Bank
St. Robert
Kodol for Dyspepsia Advertisement Claim
An advertisement urges readers to try Kodol after meals to digest food and rest the stomach. It claims the product reconstructs stomach function and relieves flatulence sour stomach belching and heart palpitations, with sales through all druggists.
Daily Journal Delivery Offer
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery at 10 cents per week, outlining service coverage and pricing for readers seeking convenient home access to the paper.
Mayor Johnson Defies Court In Contempt Action
Cleveland July 206 Mayor Tom J Johnson faced contempt papers for ignoring a temporary injunction against tearing up Fulton street railroad tracks. He claimed city action followed a June council order directing Cleveland Electric Railway to move its single Fulton street track within 30 days, a deadline he said the company had ignored for six weeks.
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Cleveland
Tom J. Johnson
Common Pleas
Mord
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Fulton Street
Johnson
Cleveland Weetrie Railway Company
Forest City Hne
Sulton Street
Johnson Personnally
Cleveland Electric Railway
Joe
Board of Public Works
Inter-Parliamentary Union Adopts War Contraband Resolution
London July 25 The Inter-Parliamentary Union conference adopted a resolution urging the Hague conference to define contraband of war as arms munitions and explosives and to affirm that private property aboard noncontraband ships may not be destroyed. It backed cutting armament costs and urged national groups to seek funds from their governments for future conferences.
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London
Conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Hague
Hy drautic Pressed Brick plans merger of national plants
St. Louis July 26 Announcement states brick plants at Find lay Cv Kansas City Chinute Ikan West Superior Wis Zanesville Rochester Chicago Kansas City Philadelphia Washington Toledo Cleveland Minneapolis Omaha will be merged into the Hydr a u t i c Pressed Brick Company of St. Louis.
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Findlay
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Chinute
Ikan
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Wis
Zanesville
Rochester
No Yo
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
Toledo
Cleveland
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Omaha
Hydrautic Pressed Brick Compiany
Engineer D. Cook Missing After Yellowstone River Fishing Trip
Ady 260 reports D. Cook of the Northern Pacific railway engineering department is believed drowned in the Yellowstone River while fishing with friends. He failed to appear and no trace has been found.
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Livingston, Mont
Ady
D. Cook
Northern Pacific Railway
Yelowstone River
Cook
Progress of the Education Bill in House of Commons
London July 26 The House of Commons completed the report stage of the Education Bill amid ministerial cheers and opposition cries. The debate touched on funding and compulsory schooling as MPs pressed for amendments before the bill proceeds to final passage.
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London
House of Commons
Lette the Town in Darkness in Lublin Strike
Gas workers in Lublin Pohland have gone on strike causing city streets to plunge into darkness at night. The action disrupts power and public services, with residents awaiting resolution and officials seeking negotiations to restore lighting and safety.
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Lublin
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar cough syrup
An advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as the pleasantest and best cough syrup option because it contains no opiates, and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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Hke Kennedy
Excursion tickets to Chautauqua at Janesville sale dates
Reduced fare excursion tickets for the Chautauqua Assembly at Janesville Wisconsin via the North Western Line offered on July 27 and August 1. Return until August 6. Other sale dates and limits apply on certificate plan. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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Chautauqua Assembly
Janesville
Wis
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R'y
Strikes Hit Southern Pacific Over Safety Gear Shortage
In New Orleans 26 workers from repair and inspection crews walkout claiming Southern Pacific violated interstate commerce laws by failing to supply competent replacements. First Vice President Ryan of the Brotherhood of Raimond Carmen says he wired the secretary of I C C alleging improper export inspection of safety appliances running out of the state.
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New Orleans
Foo Eny
Southern Pacific Company
Ryan
Brotherhood of Raimond Carmen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Passifle
Alege
Pirtie
Cancer Microbe Cornered In Imperial Research Bund meet
London July 26 the Imperial Cancer Research Fund head said experiments in mice show cancer origin may be understood. Ninety of 100 inoculated mice developed tumors though vaccines protected others. Fluid from protected mice slowed growth of established tumors. Paris July 26 President Falieres received Major Dreyfus and Joseph Reinach. Dreyfus to take two months leave in Switzerland.
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Fallierca
Dreyfus
Paris
Falteres
Joseph Reinach
Switzerland
Markets Report From Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Board of Trade quotations dated July 25 cover Wheat Corn Oats and Rye futures with mixed opens highs lows and closes. Cash grain prices list No 2 red No 3 red No 2 hard and No 3 hard with spring wheat figures. Live stock receipts and quotations for hogs cattle sheep and calves are provided along with prices for live poultry and hay. East Buffalo consignors Dunning Stevens report cattle hogs sheep and calves values for July 25.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Iota
Mayo
Tully
Park
Ile
Neyoo
Sayes Stuieemail
Young
Timothy
Choice Prairie
East Buffalo
No Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
Best
For Sale House at 235 N Galena Ave Bargain Invite
For sale my residence at 235 N Galena Ave with modern conveniences steam heat bath rooms city water sewer gas and barn. Will sell house with part or entire lot in first class condition. Grand opportunity for a bargain if taken at once. Inquire of Geo D Stephenson St or address given.
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Toquire of
GEO
Stephenson St
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