Proclamation of a State of Siege in St Petersburg
Russian capital braces for martial order as January reports say Peterburg will be placed under siege. General Trenalt appointed governor general of St Petersburg to preserve peace amid rising unrest and worker demonstrations. Moscow and other cities show tense crowds, with authorities wary of further revolutionary activity and possible attacks or bomb threats.
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Russian unrest and London vigil over St Petersburg events
A Liberal paper condemns official explanations amid reports of the St Petersburg fighting. London guards the Russian embassy after anarchist activity and scheduled protests on January 29. Russians in London raise funds for St. Petersburg sufferers and fear military disaffection.
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Tonedon
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Five Times a Widower Jury Trial Details
A juried report chronicles a man who wed five women, each marriage ending abruptly. A dealer testified that he saw the women at the scene as the case unfolded. Milwaukee police pursued the suspect, whose changing alibis drew questions about motive.
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Johano Moca
Sisana Galt
Lares
Ready for Trial of Federal Judge
Investigation of Mormonism near its end as one witness remains to be examined. Judge Swayne faces impeachment proceedings with the Senate eager to conclude. Proceedings extend into Friday with oath by Chief Justice Fuller and anticipation of faster daily sessions as hearings move toward final action.
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Washington
Dan
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Plea for Capital Teachers in Congress Debate
The DC Appropriation bill dominates the House agenda with sharp exchanges over funding for Washington public schools. Champ Clark argues higher pay for teachers contrasts with police salaries while lawmakers push earlier rail and consular provisions and debate sugar tariff policy and naval appropriations.
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Sears
Washington
Champ Clark
Missouri
A House Automobile Showcases Convertible Parlor Dining Floor
An early Paris exhibition describes a traveling house automobile with parlor dining room and sleeping rooms plus a kitchen. The car space totals about 13 by 5.28 feet, featuring four arm chairs that unfold into couches with bedding, a foldable table, and compact design. The rear holds shoe lockers, clothing drawers, silverware storage, and a ventilated kitchen with an opalite lining and dessert shelf. A toilet area with mirrors, washstand, linen closet, and hot cold taps lies behind folding doors. Illumination comes from ceiling lamps, a pendant kitchen light, and a wall reflector in the toilet.
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Automobile
Paris
Yates Declines Lobby Role After Rail Counsel Appointment
Springfield February 20 former governor Yates is named associate counsel for Hinds Central Railroad. He will not engage in legislative work, adhering to the terms of his agreement. The move marks a shift from politics to corporate legal service, with emphasis on railroad compliance and policy at the state level.
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Springfield
Yates
Hinds Central Railroad Company
Young man out of work kills wife and himself
In a gang on Slanten street some time yesterday or during Monday night E. J. Jameson a clerk from Portland fired his young wife and shot and probably wounded himself He has been out of work.
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San Francisco
Jar
E. J. Jameson
Portland
Cold and Wind Hold the West Severe Winter Across Rivers
A blizzard and soaring winds brought record cold to the Midwest. Reports from Chicago and across Kansas City, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Indiana describe subzero highs, gale force winds, and drifting snow impeding railways and telegraph lines. The cold prompted warnings of temperatures dropping to 10 below and concerns over gas supply and emergency services.
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Labor and poverty talk features Bryan Garrison and George
Garland presided as speakers on labor and poverty. William Jennings Bryan Louis F Rost William Lloyd Garrison and Henry George discussed the topic. A telegram from Mayor Johnson of Cleveland said he would not be present.
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Wiliam J. Bryan
Louis Frost
William Lloyd Garrison
Henry George
Johnson
Cleveland
Illingis Chaplain Prays For Ruin Of Kings
A house session opened with a prayer by the ehbap tin who urged divine aid to remove rulers who claim divine right. He pressed for municipal and state control measures and for a new Chicago charter, as proposed in both houses.
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Janus
Ehbaptin
Glanhter
St. Petershars
Chicago
Foreign affairs clash over Moroccan request to withdraw
The Moroccan foreign minister reportedly asked foreigners to withdraw from Pangier Witt amid a dispute over a new law. The response declines to comply and refuses any government disavowal of responsibility, asserting ongoing policy and quiet restoration.
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Contested Ballots Probe Hears Handwriting Experts
In Denver on June, the regishe dye committee hearing the Peabody Auaris gubernatorial contest spent the afternoon listening to handwriting experts. Among 49 521 ballots found in ten boxes, 625 writable ballots were found to be trans itently written by one or two persons, mostly on the Democratic side.
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Denver
Jun
Progress and Poverty Dinner Commemorates George Work
In New York the fifth anniversary of Henry George's Progress and Poverty was commemorated at the Astor. Speakers reviewed the book's influence and discussed future trends in public thought and economic policy.
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Vin
Biel
Henry George
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Hamlle
Agreed 10 OK With Woman But Lost His Nerve
Arthur Henry Nilligan, with aliases, agreed to death pact with Florence C Graves at the Botel Blatz in Milwaukee. After her escape from the plan and her three suicide attempts, Nilligan was arrested in Milwaukee and confessed his life story and details of his wife’s death. He claimed he could not carry out the agreement after witnessing the poisoning.
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Arthur Henry Nilligan
Florence C. Graves
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Botel Blatz
Florence Groves
Millgan
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Minister Exonerated By State Over Pearson Conduct
Washington report states that in spring 1904 letters from Persian mission operators claimed Richard Pearson, the American minister at Tehran, was inefficient and habitually intoxicated. The State Department sent the claim to the Negation and received a full report denying any misconduct. Diplomats and associates testified to Pearson's correct habits and high character.
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Department of ‘State
Persia
Richard Pearson
Teerin
Pearson
Prominent guests and Alice Roosevelt to London
Mr and Mrs Whitelaw Reid visit Washington staying with Mrs Cowles. It is widely expected Miss Alice Roosevelt will accompany them to London next May. Alice wishes to travel abroad as the president’s daughter and plans to be away during the winter festivities.
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Alice Roosevelt
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Guilty Murder Verdict In Weston Market Case
Charles L Tucker of Auburndale was found guilty of first degree murder for abducting Miss Mabel Page and causing her death at her father's Weston market home on January 31, 1404. The jury returned the verdict yesterday after a trial begun January 1. Death in the electric chair is the prescribed penalty.
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Campridge, Maas
Charles L. Tucker
Auburndale
Mabel Page
Weston Marel
Attack by Ladrones Strikes San Vrancisco De Malabon
In Manila province, the town of San Vrancisco De Malabon was attacked by ladrones on Monday night. Contrad Surgeon J O Neill was killed in the incident.
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Manila
Dan
San Vrancisco de Malabon
Qavire
Ladrones
J. O'Neil
Sappy’s Verse Idea Tries To Be Rotten Verse
A proofreading note discusses transforming a line on wrougeten in verse into rotten tm jverse. The editor rejects the phrasing and suggests correcting spellings and style while preserving the original intent.
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Sappy
Wrougeten
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