11 May 1906
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Newspaper
Kendallville Daily Sun
Location
Kendallville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1906
Page
1
The piece argues that American socialism has been urban and industrial, largely missing small property owners who vote and influence reform. It warns trusts and big firms eroding the small owner, risking a rise of rural socialism if the trend continues, potentially altering political balance nationwide.
May 11 reporting from St. Petersburg describes the opening of the Russian parliament with Emperor Nicholas II delivering a conciliar throne speech. highlights include calls for constitution and amnesty, modest lower-house reaction, and Petrunkevitch urging aid to prisoners and liberty’s supporters.
The sovereign pledges renewal and seeks parliament cooperation for national regeneration while members remain ominously silent. Emphasis shifts to the Tauride Palace where crowds throng and officials wrestle with amnesty expectations amid contrasting scenes with the Winter Palace.
After adjournment a large crowd gathered in front of the Constitutional club rooms with thousands cheering. Leaders Petrikeciteh Roditcheff Monronteeff spoke from the balcony amid frantic applause while improvised speakers denounced court wealth and courtly splendor. Police interference was minimal and celebrations spread across allied territories with few disturbances in Simbirsk and Polish cities.
The Russian author M. Gorky denounces the St Petersburg douma in an appeal to Brothers In arms in America. He urges that Russians must seize freedom themselves through revolution, praising artists as the true kings of earth and recalling America’s fight for liberty. Bieth Insurance Company in trouble follows later in Boston with proceedings by the attorney general regarding insurers.
W H Sylvester, Montezuma First National Bank president, is shot by his brother Stephen after a money dispute. Stephen, wounded in the past, holes up in a fortified shed with weapons and surrenders after assurances of safety. Sheriff and deputies transport him to jail in Rockville.
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