British to Attack If Rojestvensky’s Broken Claims Stirs Tension
St Petersburg reports quote Count de Witte disputing Admiral Rojestvensky’s charge that British Admiral Togo’s fleet was rallied at Wel-Hai-Wei to destroy Russia if Togo failed. Rojestvensky claims knowledge of Togo’s fleet, while British and Russian officials seek clarity and public opinion support for Russia’s navy.
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Wei-Hai-Wei
Rojestvensky
Togo
London
St. Petersburg
Daily Telegraph
Count de Witte
Vich
Bosestveneey
Sea of Japan
de Witte
Russia
Nova Vremya
Logo
Great Britain
Marine
Times
Times St. Petersburg
Rosestvensky
Spring-Rice
Lamsdorf
They Will Not Be Good Russian Reds Plan New Revolution
A St. Petersburg report says the Workmen's Council and projefatiat delegates, after a 36 hour meeting near the Finnish border, admit the government is too strong for direct clash and vow to reorganize armed revolution. A 150 member workmen’s council will form nationwide, with a general congress to map a battle plan while propaganda rises, especially in the army.
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St. Petersburg
Suspect Hogan Arraigned in Steunenberg Killing Case
Boxe Idaho Jan. 4 Hogan the suspect in the assassination of ex Governor Frank Steunenberg was arraigned before the Caldwell probate judge and charged with murder. Five other suspects are held in jail two of whom were seen with Hogan at Nampa the day before the killing. Hearing set for Saturday.
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Eix
Steunenberg
Boxe
Tda
Spokane
Lawger
Hogan
Nampa
Caldwell
Frank Campbell
Warren
Herron
Idaho Northern Railroad
Fourteen Hurt In Fog Driven Train Collision
A fog shrouded collision between a stock train and a heavy engine on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line left fourteen men injured, ten stock handlers and four railroad workers. The wreck caught fire, and several pinned victims barely escaped cremation. Injured include Belmont and Mineral Point men with fractures, bruises, and leg injuries. In a separate note, Secretary Bonaparte supports the judge advocate general’s recommendations in Commander Lucien Young’s case, deeming the penalty inadequate. Also reported a mysterious New Haven death wound to Charles A Edwards, and John A McCall resigns as president of New York Life Insurance Co with Alexander Orr elected successor at $50,000 salary. McCall earned $100,000.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
John Bradley
John Byrne
Jboth
Jess
Walter 1
Marchant
Ernest Sandberger
Samuel Arthur
Samuel Burns
Belmont
Hay Hubbeleft
Fred Ji- Han
Joseph Cocking
Mineral Point
Wis
Arthur Birdedale
Fred Gerline
Mineral Springs
Harry Landerbachy
BE. F. Doodle
Monroe
Charles K. Ensalle
East Monroe
Mann
Washington
Jan
Lucien Young
Bonaparte
New Haven
Conn
Charles A. Edwards
New York
Passaic Chemical Company
New Jersey
General Chemical Company
Charles A. Hiller
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Alexander B. Orr
Orr
McCall
Butler Explosion Kills a Man near Virginia
Butler explosion report from Duluth shows Benjamin Adams conductor killed while James Dunn engineer and Harry Fortland fireman badly hurt. Separate wreck near Fair Forest South Carolina kills engineer J A Lucas and a fireman. Strikers gain in LaCrosse eight hour day union. Missionary slayers executed at Lienchow and others prosecuted.
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Butler
Duluth
Minn
Duluth, Rainy Lake
Winnipeg
Virginia
Benjamin Adams
James Dunn
Harry Fortland
Greenville
8. C
Southern Railway
Fair Forest
J. A. Lucas
LaCrosse
Wis
Bohertz-Wirtz Printing Company
Victoria, B. Gy
United States
Lienchow
New York Solons Debate Depew Resignation Resolution
Albany January 4 The New York legislature opened with governor’s message and the shock wave of Brackett’s resolution demanding United States Senator Depew resign over Equitable Life disclosures. Raines defends Depew while Malby hails his character and slams reformers. Brackett withdraws the measure temporarily as Senate ponders actions.
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Albany
N. Y
New - York States
Artedvof
Jas. W. Wadaworth, Jr
Senate
Depew
Brackett
United States
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Fime
Raines
Committee On Federal Relations
Malby
Platt
New York
Chauncey M. Depew
United States Senate
Brackett Attacks Depew Over Legislative Corruption
Senator Brackett attacked Senator Depew over insurance and state corruption, proposing a resolution that was withdrawn then reintroduced with time for consideration. Senator Elsberg warned of grave imputations on legislatures as the body debated tabling the measure. Governor Algene’s address urged reforms in life insurance, mortgage tax, bank surplus tax, and electoral reform amid a quiet political mood.
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Grady
Brackett
Depew
Elsberg
Legislatore
Raines
Algeiine
Odell
Newburgh
Punished for shobbery Coast Artillery Lieutenant Reduced in Rank
The First Lieutenant Rey I Taylor of the Coast Artillery was reduced in rank twelve numbers after a court martial. The offense occurred at a New London theater last October when a sergeant from Taylor's company vacated a seat at his request. The sergeant, Patrick Butler, seated in front, is described as not in uniform and the move was to benefit Taylor's friends.
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Coast Artillery
New York
Rey I. Taylor
Caast Artillery
New London Conn
Taylor
Unifor
Charges Against Railways Spark Wisconsin Governor Race
A 43 member Wisconsin legislature faction signs a statement urging Lehroot for governor. The document accuses railways of graft, offering attorneyships and perks to lawmakers to sway Republican power, reviving La Follette era tensions over railroad influence.
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Lehroot
Wisconsin
Isaaca
Milwaukee
Irvine L. Lehroot
West Superior
Lenroot
T Railroad
la Foilette
Republican Party
Castro's New Year Offense Angers France Over Caracas Note
Dispatches from Caracas report M Tuigny French envoy was snubbed at President Castro's New Year reception, with Marseille notes indicating Paris may reassess ties after Caracas withdrew a prior note. Maubouguet, Venezuelan envoy, was treated with full formalities amid the dispute. In other news, ten at a Sioux City YMCA breakfast poisoned by arsenic fell violently ill but are expected to recover. King Alfonso of Spain had an accident with his horse but remained uninjured and remounted to continue the royal review.
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France
Washington
Tan
Caracas
M. Tuigny
Castro
Paris
M. Talgny
Maubouguet
Sioux City
New Y. M. C
Physiciana
Diverse 1906 news notes mix disasters and diplomacy
The outline cites wireless cutoff from a steel dry dock, the first Greek colored fraternity at Ohio State, China elevating legations to embassies, Gen Booth praising a vegetable diet, Benito Sanchez home fire with deaths, 12000 buildings destroyed in a Vladivostok revolution report, Southern Railway orders 8720 freight cars costing over 5 million dollars, John H. Atkinson dies in West Virginia, Roosevelt-Ro ot dinner, Count Tornielhi to attend The Hague peace conference, McCurdy resignations from Mutual Life, and famine urging thousands to flee north to Japan.
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Dewey
Ohio State University
China
Washington
London
Paris
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Booth
Salvation Army
Benito Sanchez
Trementia
N. M
Mra
Roosevelt
Root
Count Tornieili
Italy
Hague
Richard A. McCaurdy
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Robert H. McCurdy
Thouranda
Japan
Illinois Health Board reports progress in 1905
Illinois state board of health filed its annual report with Governor Deneen noting about 5 000 deaths and 150 000 births in 1905. Consumption led deaths, pneumonia second. 10 000 physicians licensed, 850 new in 1905. Diphtheria higher than ever, smallpox down since Spanish war. Sanitation active with Springfield lab efficiency, diphtheria antitoxin distributed county by county. Water supply and sewage studies planned for 1906. embalmers now licensed. 1 700 embalmers licensed. Board urges hospital care for consumptives and a colony for epileptics.
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Springfield
Illinois State Board of Health
Deneen
Pdéor
Will Still Fight After Peoria Supreme Court Ruling
Peoria Attorneys vow to press the Peoria Gas and Electric Light case in U S circuit court after a Supreme Court ruling they deem limited to anti trust issues. City officials note the fight has cost about 15000 dollars and will proceed on merits. Also reported are Captain Morris entering Soldiers Home, a folding bed death in Chicago, a college president’s daughter death in Rock Island, Charles Powell’s fatal stab in Coulterville, and a suspect arrest in Wisconsin.
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Peoria
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Uilnois
Quincy
Morris
Congress
Important Witness Fright Delays Trial For Dentist Case
Northport reports a frightened stable boy, key witness to Dr. J W Simpson’s trial for the Horner killing, collapsed unconscious. Doctors say fright caused the episode, delaying proceedings as officers guard the boy. Meanwhile, other dispatches note a San Domingo uprising, Depew says no Senate resignation, a Missouri doctor’s overdose attempt, Kentucky politics bill, and a steamer wreck near Cairo with all aboard saved.
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Northport
L. 1
Frank Wisnnski
J. W. Simpson
Bartley J. Horner
Horner
Chicago Markets Fall In Grain And Live Stock Listings
Chicago grain and live stock quotations show mixed moves with wheat and corn opening figures, hogs and cattle price ranges, and varying hay and poultry quotes. East Buffalo reports steady cattle and hog markets, with advice to hold back western lambs for better returns.
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Inhicago Grain
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Springs
Ile
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Earthquake Destroys Masaya in Nicaragua
Washington reports a terrible earthquake in Nicaragua with Masaya city ruined by the San Diego volcano eruption. Vice Consul Wallace cabled the State Department detailing the disaster.
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Washington
Wallace
Minagua
State Department
Nicaragua
Masaya
San Diego
Troops Attacked at Puerto Plata in Santo Domingo Clash
Caceres forces under General Cespedes attacked Morales troops outside Puerto Plata Santo Domingo and defeated them with heavy losses. Among the dead is General Rodriguez commander of Morales troops and presidential aspirant for Santo Domingo.
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San Domingo
Washington
State Department
Puerto Plata
Rodriguez
Cape
Haytien Hayti
Caceres
Cespedes
Morales
Santo Domingo
Presidency of
Reopening of Congress as 1906 tariff debate opens
Washington January 4 Congress reconvened after recess with large attendance. Senate to tackle tariff questions early as debate over the Philippine tariff bill begins. The House moved to consider free trade with the Philippine Islands after July 1 1906 with duties reduced to 20 percent on sugar and tobacco. Proponents include Roosevelt Taft and most Taft party members. LaFollette sworn in as Senator from Wisconsin.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Payne
Committee On Ways and
Philippine Islands
American Protective Fariff League
Cornselius Bliss
New York
Roosevelt
Taft
Taft Party
United States
LaFollette
Horsethief Hunters Meet In Jenkintown Annual Banquet
The Union Society for the Recovery of Stolen Horses gathers in Jenkintown Pennsylvania for its ninety fourth annual meeting and banquet. Formed in 1812 the society recalls a long history of horse theft recovery efforts. Secretary Mathed is eightty eight and has served thirty seven years in office. His brother Isaac Mather turned ninety nine last October.
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Jenkintown
Union Society For the
Mathed
Isaac Mather
Jackson Day Banquet Honors Democracy Founder
Dayton Ohio January 4 Jackson Day falls on January 5 but the Democrats of the city will hold their annual banquet tonight at the Phillips House to honor the founder of Democracy. Elaborate arrangements have been made and it is expected to surpass prior banquets with several distinguished orators delivering responsive addresses to toasts.
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Dayton
Pattison
Phillips House
Eblis and Etlis: Arab names for the devil before the fall
A note on the term Eblis as Arabic for the devil, with Etlis cited as one of the Arab names. It mentions he was Aga zin prior to his fall.
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Eblis
Etlis
Agazin
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Thomas Tinker
Michael Reese Hospital
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Charien Uhlman
Gegro
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