Czar Rejects Universal Suffrage Amid Russia Unrest
Twenty four railway cars destroyed and soldiers killed or wounded as rebels strike near Livonia while Sherehela detonates a second attack. The London Telegraph reports the Czar refused universal suffrage, with Cabinet members present at Cornell. Witte spoke as the vote favored suffrage, but the Emperor stood firm, warning of new problems and no chance for peace.
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Rebela
Livonia
Stockmannshof
Sherehela
Andronikoff
London Telegraph
Cornell
Witte
Cotnell
Russia
Missing Records of Mutual Life Supply Dept
Discovery shows books detailing transactions of Mutual Life Insurance Co in its supply department under Andrew C Fields were destroyed or stolen from the safe. Frederic Cromwell, temporary president, searched the Mutual Life Building for over three weeks without locating the missing books. The disappearance was revealed during a demand for production before the company’s investigation committee chaired by W. H. Truesdale.
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Mutual Life Insurance Co
Andrew C. Fields
Frederic Cromwell
Mutual Life
Mutual Investigation Committee
W. H. Truesdale
Bandits Mercilessly Shoot Down Four Americans Near Diaz
Four Americans returning from Diaz to Rutherford’s ranch were beset by bandits near Diaz Chihuahua Mex The attackers commanded valuables and shot the men after a brief resistance The victims were Robert Rutherford M S Murray of Philadelphia H W Binstad of Los Angeles and another man The bandits absconded with the booty Mexican officers pursue them through rough country
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Diaz
Chihuahua
Mex
Robert Rutherford
M. S. Murray
Philadelphia
H.W. Binstad
Los Angeles
Rutherford
Floods Hit Mexican Villages In Sinaloa
Reports from Mazatlan describe torrential floods that devastated several villages in Sinaloa. Ahome was reportedly destroyed by the Fuerte river, San Ignacio near the Plaxtla river was partly ruined, and hundreds were left homeless. The Kansas City Mexico and Orient Railway route under construction suffered severe damage to grades and tracks.
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Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Mexico
Ahome Ia
Fuerte
San Ignacio
Plaxtla
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway
Jury Convicts Hummel in Dodge Morse Divorce Case
Abraham H Fiummel New York lawyer convicted of conspiracy connected to the Dodge Morse divorce. Sentenced to one year in prison and a $40 fine, the maximum for the misdemeanor. Lawyers motion for arrest of judgment denied, Hummel sent to the Tombs then to the penitentiary, released on $10,000 bail via writ of reasonable doubt in Judge Woodward’s Brooklyn court.
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Abraham H. Fiummel
New York
Dodge- Morse
Hummel
Trae
Woodward
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Dutch Loss in Ambush Near Pensangan
A Dutch convoy was ambushed in the Pensangan district of Achin Sumatra. Twelve Dutch men were killed and eight wounded while the Achinese lost six men killed in the action.
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Pensangan
Achin
Sumatra
Achinese
Columbia Abolishes Football At Columbia University
The Columbia University faculty has abolished football and directed Presider Nicholas Mirray Butler to eliminate all intercollegiate sport. If followed, Columbia teams will no longer compete intercollegiately. athletic plans will be confined to classrooms and departments.
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Columbia
Colmbia University
Nicholas Mirray Butler
Butler
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Ferry Houses on North River Front
A massive blaze destroyed two major ferry houses of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and Central of New Jersey at Twenty-second and Twenty-third streets along the North River. Loss estimated at $1,000,000 with extensive damage to the Jersey Central and Lackawanna buildings. Several employees and firemen were burned, but no lives were lost. rescue included pulling two clerks from smoke and a safe containing about $200,000 in tickets and cash.
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Lackawana
Dorsay Canthal
North River
Delaware
Lackawanna & Western
New Jersey
Hie
Lackawanna
Fev Narinal
Foe Boken
Jersey Central
A. H. Jakin
Many Mussulmans Perish In Fire At Tiflis Quarter
A large Armenian attack in Tiflis Cauecasia ignited 300 houses in the Mussulman quarter. Inmates were blocked from fleeing and firemen were shot at. At least 57 Turks confirmed dead. fighting continued December 17. Refugees crowded the Turkish consulate as Batoum tensions rise and Ismir transport departs for Batum to evacuate Turks.
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Tiflis
Cauecasia
Mussilman
Batoum
Cauenasia
Ismir Hag Jef
Constantinople
Bataum
Robbers Steal 40000 in Bonds From Suffield Bank
Six robbers entered Suffield Savings Bank after assaulting a railroad watchman William Jones and his 12 year old son in Suffield Connecticut. They blew open the safe and escaped with about 40000 in registered bonds and stocks not negotiable, leaving $000 in cash and negotiable bonds.
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William Jones
Suffield, Conn
Suffield Savings Bank
Bell Telephone Directors Propose Stock Increase
Directors of the Bell Telephone Company of Philadelphia recommend raising capital stock from 16 million to 30 million dollars. Stockholders will vote on February 21.
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Bell Telephone Company of
Philadelphia
Bank robbery and political appointments in telegrams
Telegraphic briefs report a bank break in Uileila Ta taken by four robbers who dynamited the vault and fled, with $500 missing and no injuries. Other items note Richard Robert Cherry and Redmond Barry’s Irish government posts, a paralyzed county treasurer in Minnesota, a train wreck detainee, and parole for Libbie Garnabrandt amid a resignation to take effect January first.
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Uileila
Richard Robert Cherry
Redmond Barry
Ireland
Baldwin
Charles W. Johnson
United States Senate
Mennepin County
Minn
Engliver
John D. Horn
Poughkeepsie
Whitman
Homelde
Libbie Garnabrandt
Paterson
N. J
Board of Pardons
Toy
Liroueit
Wisconsin
Unclear Gems Import Boom Pushes New York Totals
An OCR damaged report notes gems imports into New York for the year hitting 857, DAY for present year. It cites year over year increases, with $25,092,875 worth of gems traded and prices for diamonds, pearls, and emeralds rising about 40 percent from a prior period.
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New York
Baener
Rojestvensky Arrives in St Petersburg Parade
The article notes the arrival of Rojestvensky and companions in St Petersburg. It describes the admiral’s visible satisfaction amid a reception, mentions a new carriage, and references a celebratory escort, with emphasis on the solemn mood and public display surrounding the visit.
Lettish peasantry revolt threatens Baltic region
Civil war expands across Lettish provinces and adjacent areas as 1,200 manor houses burned, estimated losses reach 100 million dollars. Letts organize, refuse taxes, form armies, and seize estates while Cossack forces clash with growing peasant bands. Riga chosen as capital for a Lettish republic amid calls for local self rule.
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Strittoif
Wkaterinoslav
Hody
Cyur
Baltic
Letts
Riga
Czar
Revolutionista
Gdessa
Cen
Maximovitch
Big Gift to Salvation Army Details Donation and Plan
Booth of the Salvation Army notified King Thwans that George Herring, chairman of the City of London leavie Lighting Company and on many boards, donated $100,000 to the army. The funds were to support a home colonization scheme with repayment by 26 annual installments to the hospital fund.
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Salvation Army
Ien. Booth
The
King Thwans
George Herring
City of London Leavie Lighting Company
Army
Lome
Blog
Wool market holds firm as foreign grades steady
The wool trade shows moderate activity with firm prices. Territory wools quiet while foreign grades remain steady. Revised Boston quotations list varied grades from Ohio to Pennsylvania, with many entries reflecting washer and blood classifications. In Istanbul, the Sultan assassination attempt case yields death sentences for the accused. additional suspects await arrest.
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California
Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Made Complete Job of it At Leekrang Pa
A garbled report describes John Wrivec a foreign coke worker at Leekrang Pa leaving his boarding hose to work in the morning. A loud explosion followed and an investigation found he had rigged a fuse with five piles of dynamite and laid down to watch developments. The blast leveled the site and caused extensive damage. George W Deak custodian of the Avion club Cumberland Abd was cited amid highwayman threats involving Desirees Severely binicon.
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Leekrang
John Wrivec
Hahy
Fis Hods
George W. Deak
Avion Clib
Cumberland
Desirees
Fire kills entire Martell family at Red Lake Falls
Peter Martell a Blacksmith and his wife two sons and a daughter perished in a house fire that destroyed their home. Martell tried to reach the second story but fell as the floor collapsed while he attempted to break in through a window. The tragedy left five dead and details the desperate early hours of the blaze.
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Ghildrén
Peter Martell
Red Lake Falls
Minn
Martell
Ife
Representative Bennett aims to cut Southern states' congressional seats
New York Representative Bennett proposes a bill to reduce Southern States' representation in Congress due to disfranchisement of Black voters. The plan lists Alabama dropping from 9 to 6, Arkansas from 7 to 5, Florida to 2, Georgia from 11 to 6, Louisiana 7 to 4, Mississippi and North Carolina reductions, South Carolina from 7 to 3, Tennessee dropping, Texas rising, and Virginia from 10 to 7.
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Bennett
New York
Congress
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Japanese Fleet Dismantled and Leadership Reshuffle
The combined Japanese fleet has been dissolved and Admiral Togo is appointed president of the navy general staff. The Manchurian army headquarters are dissolved and Field Marshal Ayama is named to head the general staff.
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Togo
Nen
Qyama
Republic Controls Tennessee Coal and Railroad Company
Directors meeting in New York elect John W. Gates to head the Executive Committee. Wall Street reports Republic Iron and Steel Company holds control, with Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad involved in strategic moves. The cited notes hint at changes in corporate structure and oversight of the coal and railroad interests amid ongoing consolidation.
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Tennessee Coal & Tren Company
New York
John W. Gates
Wall Street
Republic Dran & Steel Company
Large Sums Loaned to Private Enterprises of the President
Three major Western financial institutions controlled by John R. Walsh suspended operations on the 18th. The Chicago National Bank, Home Savings Bank, and Equitable Trust Company will liquidate, with allied Chicago banks pledging to protect depositors. The collapse stems from large loans to Walsh enterprises like Southern Indiana Railroad and Bedford Quarries. Liabilities total about 26 million with resources near 16 million. railroad bonds are valued by Walsh at 16 million but deemed worth just over half that by officials.
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Home Savings Bank
Equitable Trust Company
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Lim
Walsh
National Bank
C. H. Bosworth
Mr. Walsh
Chicago Clearing House
Allied Banks of
Southern Indiana Railroad
Bedford Quarries Company
Indiana
Trust Company
Southern Indiana Railroad Company
Comptroller
State Auditor
Clearing House Committee
General Strike in Russia Signals Narrow Paths to Power
Russia teeters on a pivotal clash between government and the Proletariat as unions from the Union of Unions to the General Railway Union rally for a general political strike. Moscow and St. Petersburg councils back the move, with rail workers pledging to halt all lines. The interior minister’s orders to arrest strikers are reportedly blocked by railroad telegraphers. Miss Alice Roosevelt pays 1206 duty on Orient gifts, including Satsuma ware over two centuries old and other rare items authorized by the Japanese emperor.
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Empire
Union of Unions
Union of Peasants
General Railway Union
Councils of
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Russi
Durnovo
Miss Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt
Orient
Japan
Explosion hits Open Shop Bureau in New York
A blast shattered the East Fourteenth Street Open Shop Employment Bureau operated by the Aled Tran Association with Post & McCord as member. A hank through a street window blew into a room where William Ward, head of non union workers, and assistants John Brennan and Palmer Hull stood unharmed. The interior was wrecked.
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New York
East Fourteenth Street
Aled Tran Associaion
Post & McCord
William Ward
Brick Trust Officials Fined in Chicago Court
Officials in the brick trust case in Judge Smith's court Chicago pleaded guilty and were fined 2010 dollars each for conspiracy and violation of the antitrust laws.
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Brick Trust
Wealthy Viennese Merchant Bequeaths to Negro Man
Joseph Weidman left 400000 to a young African American adopted by him. Fran Weidman died and left her fortune of about 400000 to the same beneficiary. A Whistler portrait of Sir Henry Irving sold for 25200 to an American. The Allen Tereyius daly Miaebeth portrait realization is noted at AGU.
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Joseph Weidman
Mohammed Medium
Ani
Fran Weidman
Whistler
Sir Henry Irving
Allen
Tereyius Daly Miaebeth
Agu
Foreign warships land forces as Shanghai unrest grows
A cable from Bhanghal reports further disturbances in Shanghai with casualties. The Baltimore landed a force at Shanghai while the British Diadems dispatched boats ashore, and German gunboat Tigor arrives as tensions rise among foreign settlements. Recalled missionaries and residents move toward foreign compounds amid mounting international attention.
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Warshilp
State Department
Washington
Bhanghal
United States
Baltimore
Shanghai
Diadems
BOC
Kinschau
Tigor
Vhe
Tondon Daily Mail
Soochow
Wiuchow
Hangchow
Morning Post
Senate Committees Announce Key Senate Assignments
The Senate committee assignments include Appropriations with W B Allison of Iowa as chairman and S B Elking of West Virginia as a member. Foreign Relations chaired by Shelby M Cul lom of Illinois with N A Aldrich of New Hampshire and A P Gorman of Maryland as members. Judiciary chaired by W A Clark of Montana with J B Foraker and I C Knox of Pennsylvania as members. Commerce chaired by W P Frye of Maine with S B Elkins of West Virginia and Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania as members. Interstate Commerce led by Elkins with Foraker as member. Military Affairs chaired by Francis E Warren of Wyoming with Scott and Foraker as members. Naval Affairs chaired by Eugene Hale of Maine with Charles Dick of Ohio and Penrose as members. Inter Oceanic Canals chaired by J H Millard of Nebraska with Knox and Gorman as members. Post Offices and Post Roads chaired by Penrose with Scott as member. Privileges and Elections chaired by J Burrows of Michigan with Knox and Woraker as members. Public Buildings and Grounds chaired by Scott.
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Senate
Pennsylvania
Commeres
W. P. Frye
Maine
Elkins
West Virginia
Boies Penrose
Foraker
Francis E. Warren
Wyoming
Scott and
Eugene Hale
Charles Dick
Qohto
Penrose
J. H. Millard
Nebraska
Wit Knox and Gorman
Scott
J. ©. Burrows
Michigan
Knox and Woraker
Mass killings and prison murders amid Mitau street fighting
In Mitau, capital of Courtland, 300 people die in street fighting. At Lennewarden in Southern Vivonia revolutionaries release prisoners and kill Assistant District Governor Peterson and his secretary M. Maxkowitch, tossing their bodies into a river. The Volga sails from Stettin to Riga to rescue endangered Germans, with two Hamburg America steamers Batavia and Kehrwieder chartered to transport as many as 2,000 passengers.
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Mitau
Courtland
Lennewarden
Vivonia
Peterson
M. Maxkowitch
Stettin
Riga
Batavia
Kehrwieder
Libau
Major Des Moines Fire Destroys Rothwell Block
A blaze in Des Moines Indiana destroyed the Rothwell block, a major city business hub, causing about 150000 dollars in damage. Also reported are the January 12 royal wedding date for Infanta Marie Teresa and Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, the London unemployed fund surpassing 600000 dollars, and a Salerno Italy cyclone injuring 100 plus with 400000 dollars in damage. Navy orders prepare a third division cruise under Rear Admiral Sigsbee, not returning until spring. The Belgian Legation seeks trial of Edward Juris in Istanbul, while the Porte opposes.
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Marie Teresa
Alfonso
Spain
Ferdinand
Bavaria
London
M. M. Letts
Santa Fe Railroad Company
New York City
Colon
Panama
Salerno
Italy
Surno
Navy Department
North Atlantic
Charles D. Sigsbee
Constantinople
Edward Juris
Bultan
Porte
Twin Babies Burned to Death in Alpena Fire
In Alpena Michigan the 17 month old twin sons of Joseph Danford died after a fire engulfed their cradle. The father was fatally burned likely while rescuing the children by removing the burning cradle from the blaze.
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Joseph Danford
Alpena
Mich
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