Quiet City Turmoil as Moscow Reports Disorder in Russia
Reports from St. Petersburg on January 24 describe extreme tension with no factories operating and crowds in the streets. Troops, machine gun batteries, and armed preparations fill the city as foreigners flee and authorities vow to quell unrest amid a looming crackdown.
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Admiralty Park
Night Was Quiet in St Petersburg Morning
In St Petersburg at 10 10 a m on January 24 the night was quiet with no signs of undue excitement. Thousands of workmen walked the streets as government printers resumed work.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Damage to storefronts as crowds clash in Nevsky Prospect
A correspondent reports great damage along Nevsky Prospect after a day of protests. In daylight the destruction seems larger than last night with many business fronts wrecked, pastry shops served as a focus, and mobs of strikers and onlookers gathered despite cold weather.
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Protests Spread Across Moscow as Strikes Rise
Proclamations signed by the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party urge immediate end to the war and a constitutional assembly. Workers quit jobs en masse, shops arm for protection, and Moscow districts along Nevsky Prospect fill with crowds while authorities strengthen patrols. The mood shifts as social democrats gain influence amid unrest.
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State of Siege Report From Breslau and Rumors From St Petersburg
A Radom telegram says Breslau is in a state of siege with military patrols in every street and soldiers dispersing gatherings. three officers were killed after return fire. Unconfirmed reports in St Petersburg claim the prefect and police chief have been assassinated.
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Strike Hits Vilna Quietly as Work Stops
Strike begins in Vilna Vilna Russia but town remains quiet. Kosuo Russia reports all factory and railroad shop work halted. In Tokyo officials note Japanese interest as developments unfold in St Petersburg.
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Russia
Mrs Duke Arrested on Texas Indictment
Mrs Alice Webb Duke wife of Brodie L Duke was arrested in New York on Texas requisition pagers. She and Charles L Taylor of Chicago were indicted in Nacogdoches Texas for making false statements to induce a bank stockholder to endorse notes totaling 220 000.
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Alice Webb Duke
Brodie L. Duke
Texas
Pickets Seen as Patrols Replace Troops in St Petersburg
St Petersburg at 2 p m on January 34 shows a reduced martial presence with only pickets outside and small Cossack patrols in the streets. Principal shops are closed or barricaded as security tightens.
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Storm by Strikers Threatens Saint Petersburg Market
A report says strikers plan to storm the market on Vassiliostrof to seize provisions. Twelve miles upstream at Kotplav a group of workers heading to St Watersburg were halted and fired upon by soldiers. casualties are unknown.
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Strike Spreads as Printing Stops and Shops Idle
Moscow reports rapid spread of strike with all printing halted and no newspapers issued. No clashes with police reported yet as workers force entry at one firm and compel about 500 to strike. Factories and other establishments close across the city.
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Strke
Cause for Alarm as Moscow Strike Sparks St Petersburg Turmoil
News from St Petersburg reports factory shutdowns near Moscow and workers roaming shops demanding closures. The city erupts over yesterday’s fire and looming strike, with Moscow seen as central to liberal unrest and potential wider industrial and political impact.
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Moscow
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Moscow Workers Strike Over Foreign Request
An employee at Bromley Metal Works led about 1,000 workers in Moscow yesterday after a stoppage sparked by a request from St. Petersburg officials. The march formed a street procession as workers urged colleagues in other industrial plants to join the action.
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St. Petersburg
Barnes seeks special legislation in Kansas
Topeka January 24 W H Barnes secretary of the horticultural board traveled to El Paso on a trip. The state auditor refused to audit a voucher for his expenses. He urged a bill by Senator Porter Crawford to force audit of a 1903 appropriation voucher. Porter also backed a county assessor oversight bill and a rural free kindergartens bill for ages three to six. Hayden Nemaha proposed a burglar tools crime and administration state accountant bill. Betts Shawnee aimed at stopping blind peddlers via city licenses.
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Hayden
Nemaha
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Shawnee
Fraudulent votes reported in Peabody Adams race findings
The jobs legislative committee examined ballots from narrow precincts and found 1428 of 407 percent votes fraudulent. One expert noted 233 ballots in a box lacked the required sequential numbering as required by law.
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ELOPING WIFE CAUGHT IN Emport Chaos
The po ties arrested Mrs. Mike Mitchell and Mel Nicholson. The husband arrived from Winfield and retrieved his wife and 2100 of his money. Mitchell, a Winfield section foreman, is about 60. His wife and Nicholson, both about 3, had eloped two weeks earlier. Nicholson was released after Mitchell refused to prosecute when funds were returned. Mitchell plans divorce and return to Em Puria.
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Russians Criticize Port Arthur Surrender
A Russian admiral recently released from Port Arthur condemns the fortress surrender as a disgrace and praises Major General Kondrytenko while criticizing General Stoessel. The report comes as he discusses defense and retreat details with an AP correspondent.
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Bond reform sparks state treasurer bill debate
Jefferson senator Gritfin seeks to reduce treasurer bond in anticipation of a new state depositary law. In Kansas Mrs James Jeffries, a young wife, drowned after leaving home and being found in Labette creek. authorities say shallow water and prior suicide attempts noted. Cleveland Electric Railway tests 3 cent fare in limited zone, with plan possible nationwide rollout if approved.
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Injured by a Train in Dodge City
Fred Jardner, a Santa Fe agent for nearly thirty years, was run over tonight by the Limited engine and dragged a distance. There is no hope of recovery payment for the accident.
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Edison Undergoes Critical Operation at New Jersey Home
Edison underwent a high risk surgical procedure at his Orange New Jersey residence to drain a sebaceous abscess behind the ear near the brain. The operation was reported from New York on January 2 with updates from January 24 noting ongoing concerns about his condition.
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Bill in Kansas Legislature Probes State Departments
In Topeka the House introduced a ten thousand dollar appropriation for investigating state departments and the tax law as a substitute for the Hackney bill. A. G. Meade sponsored another measure on assessment and taxation. An emergency declaration accompanied the investigation. The suffrage bill from two years ago was reintroduced by the committee on practical rights of women. The Senate focused on a debate over a special tax bill.
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Pure Food Bill Introduced in Senate
Topeka January 24 The pure food and pure medicine bill introduced by Mr. Smith of Edwards was prepared by Hr. Pestana assistant attorney general Pestana previously introduced the same measure in the senate but it failed to pass The bill would prohibit adulteration of food and provides penalties for adulteration.
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Bank Book Inspection Proposal Moves in Kansas House
A Kansas bill seeks to empower county assessors to inspect bank books and records to determine deposits and individual balances. The measure aims to uncover funds and any recent withdrawals used to evade taxes, enhancing property tax assessment.
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Gasoline Explosion Burns Kansas City Worker
A gasolene lamp exploded in the Bolen-Darnall Coal Company office at First Street and Troost Avenue injuring Frank McCarty, a 4 teamster living at 2 East Third Street. He dropped a lamp while lighting it. hands and face were burned and he was treated by Assistant Police Surgeon LaRue before being sent to the city hospital.
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Beveridge fails to set vote on statehood bill
Senator Beveridge in charge of the statehood bill failed to obtain any time for a vote. Opponents showed no agreement and Republicans appeared allied with Democrats to block the vote while Arizona and New Mexico provisions remained in the measure.
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Niedringhaus Loses Votes in Missouri Senate Ballot
In Jefferson City on January 24 the joint session ballots for senator shifted as Kerens gained three votes from Niedringhaus. The tally stood Niedringhaus 14 Cockrell 61 Kerens 12 Goodrick 1, needing 88 for choice. A subsequent ballot showed no change as Representatives Kelley Pettijohn and Williamson defected to Kerens and Goodrich gained Pettijohn’s prior support from Richardson of Kansas City.
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Teamsters vote strike to reinstate discharged workers
Chicago January 24. A strike of 300 Teamsters was voted by the Packing House Teamsters union against Nelson Morris and Armour packing firms if needed to force reinstatement of three men discharged by the firms. The companies claim dishonor, while the union says charges lack proof.
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Telegraphic Brevities
Five cars derailed on the Illinois Central near Winona Mississippi with no injuries reported. A federal grand jury in Ardmore Oklahoma returned 162 true bills, 72 against liquor law violators. Gainesville Texas heard a petition to issue bonds for 8200 000 for county road work. Little Rock Arkansas saw the Texans Water Company announce plans for a water plant in Texas. Jerome Cowley of Hastings Nebraska died in Berlin. his remains will be shipped home. Fire destroyed the stock of Charles Keanly hardware in St Paul Kansas, loss 67000. Dallas Senator Cockrell’s nephew admitted to practice before the U S Supreme Court. T P Cunningham of Oplin also admitted. The Delineator February issue features Grand Opera travel notes and hymns by Allan Sutherland, with stories by Mary J. Cutting and others.
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Santa Fe stockholders Approve Increase and Bonds Plan
In Topeka Kansas on January 14, stockholders of the Santa Fe showed virtually no opposition to proposals to increase common stock and issue 850,000 and convertible bonds. The common stock would rise from 102 million to 152.1 million dollars.
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Kansas Shooting Affray in Colly Feud Ends in Death
In Colly Kansas on January 2 Henry Kersenbrock a German farmer was shot and killed by August Noupelz a nearby farmer. Four shots were fired from a revolver with the final shot hitting Kersenbrock in the neck severing the spinal column near Main Street. The shooting stems from a neighborhood feud.
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Firemen Killed in Train Wreck Near Alton and Nashville
A Illinois Territorial Railroad train wreck near here today left Firemen G. Chaplin and Sromao killed and several passengers injured. Separate state reports note Tennessee’s James B. Frazier inaugurated for a second term as governor and Wisconsin’s La Follette examined for senator by the legislature.
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Jamea B. Frazier
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Cold Day Grips Topeka With Deep Freeze
A blizzard swept Kansas as temperatures plunged to 3 degrees below zero in Topeka and surrounding areas during the early hours of January 24. Officials urged caution as wind chills worsened the cold snap.
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Extreme Cold Grips Minnesota as Temperatures Plunge
In St Paul Minnesota a deep cold snap settles at 16 degrees below zero while winds chill readings at Wipre show 36 degrees below. The bitter cold disrupts daily life with frigid conditions across the region.
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Markets by Wire Live Stock Prices from Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City cattle 11 000 head steady native steers 3.50 to 5.60 bulls 12 50 to 4.00 calves 93.00 to 86.50 hogs 14 000 heavy 4.75 to 4.55 packers 4.75 to 1.65 pigs and light hogs 4.72 Chicago cattle 6 000 beef steers 3.75 to 6.15 stockers and feeders 2.20 to 1.25 cows and heifers 1.25 to 6.00 hogs 30 000 top 4.47 for holes heavy bulk 4.45 to 5.75
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Frozen man found dead in straw stack near packing house district
The body of an unknown man about 20 years old was found frozen to death in a straw stack near the packing house district in Wichita Kansas. The discovery was reported January 24.
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Cold Wave Hits New York and Lakes Freeze
A cold wave gripped New York with Barabac Lake at 20 degrees below zero and Upper Chateaugay Lake at 24 below. Lake Chaplain is completely frozen. In Richmond Missouri officers set Thursday morning for the preliminary hearing in the murder of Dr Emmett Perdue. Mrs Emmett Perdue and Han Tan face the charge.
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