Lodz Massacre and Polish unrest reported in Europe
Cable dispatch details brutal killings of a Jewish family in Lodz by soldiers and broader strikes and clashes in Polish cities. It notes 12,000 refugees, destruction of liquor stores, and accusations toward General Shustow demanding witnesses. Protests in Warsaw call for a general strike and factory closures amid military patrols and street violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shustow
Lodz
Russian Poland
Baluty
Pabjanice
Socialist Party
Rosenblatt
Warsaw
Social Democratic Party of
Poland
Lithuania
Praga
Ine Ogrodowa
Piotrkow
Ludka
Secretary Hay Stricken By Nervous Breakdown Again
Newbury New Jersey report on Secretary of State John Hay prostrated by uraemia at his summer home. He improved after treatment from Dr. Cain and Boston specialists Dr Scudder and Dr Murphy. Doctors expect rest a day or two with no immediate danger and no further bulletins to be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scudder
Murphy
Newbury
N. J
John Hay
Boston
Hay
Washington
Europe
J. L. Cain
Charles L. Scudder
Mr. Hay
Dr. Cain
Bad Nauheim
American Wife Divorced in London Court
Lady Grey Egerton formerly Miss May Cuyler daughter of Major Wayne Cuyler United States Army was granted a divorce by the Divorce Court on the ground of desertion of her husband Sir Philip Grey Egerton. The suit follows a prior case where she sued for restitution of conjugal rights and obtained a divorce which he refused to obey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cable
Grey-Egerton
May Cuyler
Wayne Cuyler
United States Army
Sir Philip Grey- Egerton
Philip
Five Dead In South Dakotas Reported Storm Toll
In Mitchell South Dakota special dispatch says Plankinton losses include a man his wife and daughter killed by flying timber. Artesian struck by a tornado with two men killed and several houses wrecked. reports are meager from the storm’s damage path.
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Mitchell
S. D
Plankington
Artesian
Attorney General to Pursue Rail Rebates Case
The Attorney General directs the prosecution of railroad corporations for rebates, including the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. Assistant Attorney General Purdy will devote full time to the effort and has traveled to Kansas City to oversee the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Atchison, To
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Purdy
Kansas City
Tornado Ravages Bluemounds Dane and Iowa Counties
A tornado struck the Bluemounds area injuring several farmhands and causing extensive damage. It ripped through Dane and Iowa counties, damaging crops and farm buildings, destroying numerous head of stock, and passing near Barneveld. The farm of Charles Collins suffered losses as the storm swept through the region. An unidentified farmhand was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluemounds
Wis
Charles Collins
Dane
Iowa
Barneveld
Firms urged to leave Port Arthur amid Japanese orders
Chefoo by Cable reports Japanese authorities have notified American and European firms in Port Arthur to depart and remove merchandise. Many are arranging to charter steamers to evacuate. Contraband shipments bound for Japan continue, notably from Chefoo to Dalny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chefoo
Cable
Port Arthur
Dalny
Bethany Church Members Asked to Rest Comfortably in Heat
Bethlehem Pa special report notes Rev J G Rosenberger invites Bethany United Evangelical Church members to make themselves comfortable after the sermon during hot weather. Men were asked to appear as observers at services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Bethany United Evangelical Church
J. G. Rosenberger
News In Short Order At Stamford And Other Fronts
A rapid-fire roundup from Stamford and beyond notes seven year old D Herbert Birdsall accidentally shot Edward Bush Jr. before taking his own life, a five-alarm collapse in New York, a fatal feud in Georgia, Milwaukee publishers cited in a government case, bank cashier shortage in Indiana, and various political and social items including vaudeville plans for Lillian Russell, Taft at Yale, and a North Dakota birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Herbert Birdsall
Edward Bush, Jr
Birdsall
One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Street
New York
Broadway
Riverside Drive
Lee Schrameck
J. C. Curtis
Waynesboro
L. D
John D. Hill
L. D. Hill
Milwaukee
General Paper Company
Vigo County
Ind.) National Bank
J. Hampton Moore
City Trust, Safesy and Surety Company
Philadelphia
Lewistown
Ellwood Gannon
Lillian Russell
Taft
Yale Law School
North Dakota
Kiogoro Takahashi
Japan
Paul Morton
Washington
Equitable Society
Houston and Texas Central Railroad
John W. Hill
Hill
Chicago
Lillian Moore
Poughkeepsie
Fishkill Landing
Global unrest and conflicts sweep early 20th century reports
Across Europe and beyond, unrest spreads with red flag revolts in Polish Russia, Warsaw clashes, Lodz martial law, and arms shipments traced to the Caucasus. Other items note naval incidents, royal visits, drownings, bombings, and policyholder meetings hinting at wartime anxieties and shifting power dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Warsaw
Lodz
Rostoff-on-Don
Caucasus
Africa
Siebert
Curzon
Kedleston
Lord Kitchener
Ancona
Copenhagen
Prince
Arisugawa
Japan
London
Buckingham Palace
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Minks River
Spain
Portugal
Stephen Okrjeia
James Brown Potter
Beatrice Winans
Paris
Prince Henry Galard de Bearnet de Chalais
Morton Begins Action to Recover Funds at Equitable
New York special report says Paul Morton, chairman of the Equitable Life board, has begun lawsuits to recover money alleged wrongfully taken and to reclaim property due to the society. He names Austin G. Fox and Wallace MacFarlane as special counsel to pursue investigations with Price Waterhouse and Haskins & Sells. The reform includes ending director fees unless present at meetings and cutting perquisites, as Morton pushes sweeping housecleaning with the new management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Paul Morton
Morton
Messrs
Austin G. Fox
Wallace MacFarlane
Equitable Society
Price, Waterhouse & Co
Haskins & Sells
Chartered Accountants
Equitable
Messrs. Fox
MacFarlane
Attorney General
Insurance Department
Fox
Grover Cleveland
United States
Children Held as Peons in Chicago Slavery Scandal
Chicago reports expose a virtual child slave system where underage youths are sent to households to work as servants. Superintendent Bodine cites ten such cases in three weeks. Mrs Ottilie Krosnick was fined $20 for violating compulsory education laws. Adelaide Walby, 13, and Edward Rinder, 16, were among the children placed. Warrants issued for several guardians who allegedly took children from institutions and overworked them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Department of Compulsory Education
Justice Courts
W. L. Bodine
Ottilie Krosnick
Bodine
Krosnick
Adelaide Walby
Edward Rinder
Vesuvius torpedo training ship placed in commission at Charlestown
The torpedo training ship Vesuvius, once the dynamite cruiser, was placed in commission at the Charlestown Navy Yard after seven years out of service. Repairs cost 20066o dollars. Illinois and Missouri, then at the yard for repairs, will be sent to New York as Charlestown drydock is not yet suitable for the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Young
Weather Bureau
Boston
Charlestown Navy Yard
Illinois
Missouri
New York
Charlestown
Lynch ousted as head of Polishers union
Meriden special says Edward J. Lynch of Brooklyn, president of the International Union of Polishers Buffers and Metalworkers of North America, was voted out. Edward P. Coyle, a local official counter, announced the result. A. B. Grout of Kenosha Wisconsin succeeds him after a fierce contest with a 116 vote majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden
Evening Times
Edward J. Lynch
Brooklyn
International Union of Polishers, Buffers and Metalworkers of
North America
Edward P. Coyle
A. B. Grout
Kenosha
Wis
Lynch
Boy Killa Baby Brother in Port Jervis
Special report from Port Jervis New York states William Smith a nine year old shot and killed his eighteen month old brother Harry while they played alone in the parlor. The pistol belonged to an older brother and stood in a corner of the room. It was believed not to be loaded. Coroner Case ruled the shooting accidental. The mother said Willie had a few months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewi Scott
Dinwiddie County
Church Reed
Chanler
Scott
Che
Church Road
Ville
Hoover
Benssett
Chesterfield County
Wyatt Cirteal
Thomas
Sanford Dye
Sanford Durrette
Alexandrian
Wilmer Beavers
Willam Simpson
Simpson
Beavers
Charles Richardson
Curtis & Hill, Contractors
Alexandria
Remington
Richardson
Tidewater
West Yszipia
Norfolk
Nottoway
S. R. Westbrook
Southam County
Cooper's Store
Messrs
W. W. Baugh
S. B Ham, Jr
Surrey County
George
Surry
Noke
J. O. Kasey
Roanoke
William
Jenny
John S. Po Hams
Than
Forbe
Forbes-Wooldridge
Williams
Buckingham County
Augusta County
Augusta
Augursta Staunton
Port Jervis
N. Y
William Smith
Harry
Coromer
Willie
Peace talks stall as Lamsdorff ill and delays loom
Washington special reports that peace negotiations between Russia and Japan are suspended due to Count Lamsdorff illness. President Roosevelt met with Russian ambassador Cassini who brought no new guidance. Both sides seek advantage, with armistice terms uncertain and plenipotentiaries unlikely to meet before August, as Front reports indicate only gradual progress and continued infirmity of Lamsdorff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Russia
Japan
Count Lamsdorff
Count Cassini
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Manchuria
Washington
St. Petersburg
18 Hour Twentieth Century Limited Schedule Restored
New York Central announces the 18 hour New York to Chicago schedule for the Twentieth Century Limited will be resumed after a Lake Shore inquiry found the Mentor wreck was not caused by train speed. Officials concluded the slower timetable was unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Mentor
Ohio
W. H. Newman
New York Central Railroad
Lake Shore Road
Lake Shore Company
Weyler Returns as War Minister in New Madrid Cabinet
King Alfonso approved a cabinet headed by Premier Gen. Montero Rios with Weyler as Minister of War. Other appointees include Senor Garcia Pietro interior, Senor Sanchez Ronan foreign affairs, Senor Urzair finance, Senor Milla nueva marine, Senor Romanones agriculture, Senor Gonzales Pena justice, and Senor Mellardo public instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Alfonso
Montero Rios
Senor Garcia Pietro
Senor Sanchez Ronan
Senor Urzair
General Weyler
Marine
Senor Millanueva
Senor Romanones
Senor Gonzales Pena
Senor Mellardo
Moffat sues Chesapeake Beach Railway for 1.22 million
David H. Moffat of Denver filed suit in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia against the Chesapeake Beach Railway Company seeking 1,220,800 on a December 1964 promissory note payable on demand. The item notes Roosevelt’s special train trip to Cambridge Mass for cement exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Moffat
Denver
Col
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Chesapeake Beach Railway Company
Roosevelt
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cambri Mass
Directors Must Direct Title
Washington DC special reports Capt Ridgeley Comptroller of the Currency has a small plant causing commotion in national banks. Replies to his letters on laxities will now require signatures from all directors. Ridgeley has long urged that bank failures stem from directors not in touch with operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
W. B. Ridgeley
Iittle
Ridgeley
Ikhona Sunk by Russian Cruiser North of Hongkong
The British India Steam Navigation Company's steamer Ikhona was sunk by the Russian cruiser Terek on June 5, about 150 miles north of Hongkong. The crew were landed there by the Dutch steamer Perlak, met by the Terek on June 10. Ikhona carried mails and rice from Rangoon to Yokohama.
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Singapore
British India Steam Navigation Company
Ikhona
Terek
Hongkong
Perlak
Rangoon
Yokohama
Grief Drives Pittsburg Musician to Self Inflicted Death
John Antillo, 32, a musician living at 63 Congress Street, Pittsburg, drank carbolic acid while viewing his mother's remains. Grief over her death is believed to have prompted the suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
John Antillo
Congress Street
Supreme Court blocks Pittsburg Allegheny merger as special law
Philadelphia Special report says the Supreme Court issued a permanent injunction restraining the consolidation of Pittsburg and Allegheny City. The court held the enabling law to merge the two cities as unconstitutional special legislation, restraining Pittsburg, its mayor, and leaders of the select and common council from proceeding with the merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Pittsburg
Allegheny City
Nd Commo' Oil of Py
Nl Coal Oy
Twenty Two Dead in Lodz Demonstration Firing
Twenty two persons were killed in the firing by dragoons and Cossacks on a 50 000 strong workmen procession organized as a demonstration against the government in Lodz by cable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodz
Wabash May earnings fall by 264,900 dollars
Wabash net earnings for May declined by 264,900 dollars amid ongoing railway financials. E. T. Jeffrey was elected president of Gould's Western Pacific Railroad. Union Pacific may announce a large extra dividend funded by cash renewed from the Northern Securities Company. Philadelphia capitalists show interest in the Ohio Traction Company, with approximately 20,000,000 shares listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
E. T. Jeffrey
Gould
Western Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Northern Securities Company
Philadelphia
Ohio Traction Company
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Appeal For Protection
John Dove
Stertinigy
Ormore
Susan Somptiony
George W
Balimore
Ellerson
Joe Brooks
Chimmey
South Dakotas
Wisconsin
Taklog Religion
Cody
Rapia
Emperor William
Kiel
Equitable Assurarce Society
Berlin
German Fire Insurance Union
Paul
Will Institute
Vesuvius
Boy Killa Baby Brother
Lake Shore
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