Riots at Riga Factory as Troops Attack
About 5 000 armed workers seized the Provodnik Rubber factory before daylight in Riga and battled troops. Police were killed, dragoons and stablemen murdered, 11 wounded. Workers later surrendered and leaders were handed to authorities. Separate reports note an assassination plot against the czar and a governor shot in Ufa.
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Riga
Provodnik
London
Copenhagen
St. Petersburg
Imperial Guard
Frozen dynamite blast kills child in Groves home
Ten sticks weighing six pounds of dynamite frozen under a kitchen stove exploded in August W. Schroeder’s Groves residence near Menominee Michigan. Gertrude Schroeder, his two year old daughter, was killed and Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder were seriously injured as the house was nearly destroyed by the blast and fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve
Menominee, Mich
August W. Schroeder
Groves
Gertrude
French prisoner freed after late detainment request
Paris reports a cable from Washington asked Paris authorities to detain F. B. Fasola known as Ballazo, arrested in Hoboken for alleged larceny. Fasola had been released while formalities were arranged and has left for Italy.
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New Jersey
Paris
State Department
Washington
F. B. Fasola
Ballazo
Hoboken
N. J. Fasola
Italy
Faust Opera Cast Plays With No Chorus At Metropolitan
Gounod's Faust was staged at the Metropolitan with only principals as chorus union members strike. The union demanded roughly a 50 percent salary increase, and director Heinrich Conried offered to meet individuals to improve conditions but refused to negotiate as a union.
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Faust Lung
Metropolitan
New York
Gounod
Faust
Metropolitan Opera House
Heinrich Conried
Expert testimony dominates McKinney cruelty trial
The McKinney case in Aledo Illinois features extensive expert testimony on insanity. State's Attorney Graham, assisted by Dr H A Moyer, conducts a rigorous cross examination as doctors describe Mrs McKinney's rapid descent into insanity and related hospital records. Jury deliberation time remains undetermined.
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Aledo
Hil
Archibald McKinney
Stella Grady
W. E. Taylor
Watertown
Illinois
Graham
H. A. Moyer
Morales Defeated Caceres Troops in Dominican Battle
Cape Haytien January 4. General Demetrio Rodriguez, former governor of Monte Christi, was killed as Caceres troops under General Cespedes repulsed Morales forces outside Puerto Plata. Many on both sides fell, and in Puerto Plata business is at a standstill with streets deserted and stores closed.
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Cape Haytien
Puerto Plata
Rodriguez
Morales
Caceres
Cespedes
Rock Island Directors Pass Quarterly Dividend
In New York directors of the Rock Island company of New Jersey voted to pass the quarterly dividend on common and preferred stock. In Chicago promotion news says Harry Gower, previously Assistant Freight Traffic Manager, has been promoted to Freight Traffic Manager.
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New York
N. Y
Rock Island Company of
New Jersey
Rock Island Railroad System
Gower
Chicago, Ill
Harry Gower
Rock Island Road
Fortune teller's art aids fraud case reaches Chicago
Des Moines police seek Chicago help to locate Mme J Carl accused of swindling a social leader out of 15000 under a fortune telling ruse. Police say she inherited nearly 190000 from an uncle and urged the victim to invest to establish a sanitarium in California. She fled to Chicago where a daughter lives.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Mme
J. Carl
Mme. Carl
Redwoods
California
Bey
Marinette school board abolishes football
Marinette Wisconsin, January 4. The Marinette school board adopted a resolution abolishing interscholastic football, arguing the sport is dangerous to life and limb and not conducive to moral uplift, claiming it promotes lying, cheating, betting, and drunkenness.
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Marinette, Wis
Marinette
Curtin Guild Jr Inaugurated Governor of Massachusetts
Curtin Guild Jr. was inaugurated governor of Massachusetts in Boston on January 4. In his inaugural address he called for tariff reductions and more friendly trade treaties, outlining the state's stance.
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Curtin Guild Jr
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
France to Send Ships for Jamestown Exposition
President Loubet received Harry St. George Tucker of the Jamestown exposition in a cordial meeting in Paris. He said a French squadron would participate in the 1907 opening ceremonies and would aid in promoting French participation in the exposition.
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Jamestown Exposition
Loubet
Paris
Harry St. George Tucker
Jamestown
Tuckey
France
Missing Ontario farmer perplexes Boone community
Clarence Morehouse, a prominent young farmer of Ontario, has been missing for two weeks. He married an Eastern girl last fall after a week's acquaintance. No financial or domestic trouble is known. The family is perplexed.
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Boone, la
Clarence Morehouse
Ontario
Schiff Urges Currency Reform to Prevent Panic
Jacob H. Schiff, head of Kuhn, Loeb and Co, warned before the Chamber of Commerce that without elastic currency reform a panic would come. He endorsed a currency based on commercial paper via clearing houses and criticized Secretary Shaw's plan as fueling speculation. A stock market break followed Schiff's remarks with Anaconda dropping 3.5 points.
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New York
N. Y
Chamber of Commerce
Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
Unles
Shaw
Schiff
Stock Exchange
Peoria Bank Men to Fight Over Dougherty Theft
Judge David McCulloch met the Peoria school board to discuss prosecuting the Peoria National Bank stockholders to recover funds stolen by former Superintendent N C Dougherty. Receiver K F Berry and bank stockholders vow to resist any action and deny liability for the school board losses.
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Dougherty
Peoria
David McCulloch
Peoria National Bank
N. C. Dougherty
K. F. Berry
Seven Year Old Girl Found Hanged At School
In Pittsburg on January 4 Stella Doyle aged 7 was found suspended by a towel in the West End school washroom by another pupil. Authorities say death appeared self inflicted while the child was angry she left the classroom but the coroner suggested accidental entanglement in a roller towel could be the cause.
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Pittsburg
Stella Doyle
West End
Armstrong
Hepburn Introduces Broad Railroad Rate Bill in House
January session opens with good attendance as Hepburn of Iowa introduces a far reaching railroad rate measure aimed at regulating refrigerator cars ending midnight tariffs and curb alleged injustices. The House resumes consideration of the President's Message with tariff and post offices review while the Senate adjourns at 2 23 until Monday.
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Washington, D. C
Hepburn
Iowa
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
House
Dolliver
Interstate Commerce Commission
Payne
Judson Harmon Reports Bond Interest Defaulted in Ohio
Cincinnati January 4 Judson Harmon receiver of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton and the Pere Marquette announced that interest and dividends on 24 000 000 dollars of bonds in the stocks of the Toledo Terminal Company and the Pere Marquette had defaulted but he said the responsibility was not his.
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Cincinnati
Judson Harmon
Hamilton
Dayton
Pere Marquette
Toledo Terminal Company
Governor Higgins Denies Patrick Reprieve
Albany governor denies the reprieve request for Albert T. Patrick who awaits execution for the murder of Texas millionaire William M. Rice. The case has drawn national attention as legal proceedings continue.
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Higgins
Albany
N. Y
Albert T. Patrick
William M. Rice
Guthrie Dies After Appendicitis Operation
New York City January 4 C S Guthrie chairman of the board of Republic Iron and Steel company is dead from complications following an appendicitis operation.
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Republic Iron and Steel Co
New York City
N. Y
C. S Guthrie
The
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Tow City of Puebla Reaches San Francisco by Two Steamers
A Port Reyes message says the disabled steamer City of Puebla is being towed to San Francisco by two steamers and should arrive this afternoon.
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Puebla
San Francisco
Cal
Port Reyes
Vegetarian Diet Cited By General Booth For Health
London January 4 General Booth credits his strong health to seven years as a strict vegetarian. He attributes his vitality to his dietary habit as he delivers the Salvation Army annual address.
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General Booth
London
Salvation Army Gener
Booth
Earthquake, Volcano Wreak Havoc in Nicaragua
Vice Consul Wallace in Managua reports a terrible earthquake in Nicaragua and confirms Masaya ruined by the eruption of San Diego volcano. The cable is dated January 4 and relayed to the State Department in Washington.
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San Diego
Storm Crushes Roof at Os Kaloosa Transfer Barn
Severe weather damaged the Os Kaloosa transfer barn when the roof collapsed under storm force. No injuries were reported as crews assessed the structure and secured the area.
La Follette Sworn In as U S Senator in Wisconsin
Robert M. La Follette was sworn in today as senator from Wisconsin. Ten minutes before the session opened Senator Spooner entered the chamber with him, causing a mild sensation due to known bitterness between the two and strained relations. He was assigned to the Potomac river front census civil service claims immigration Indian affairs and pensions committees.
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Washington, D. C
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Spooner
LaFollette
Potomac River Front
Census
Civil Service
Claims
Immigration
Indian Affairs and Pensions
Germany orders 20000 freight cars as war drift rises
Berlin reports a German government order for 20000 freight cars to be delivered by mid February. The move, involving Germany Belgium Poland Switzerland and Italy, aims to ready troops and material by March amid France military activity and Moroccan conference tensions. The government insists no hostile intent.
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Berlin
Germany
Belgium
Poland
Switzerland
Italy
France
International Centrol
Morocco
Steamboat Wreck Near Cairo Plunges The Frank
Eighteen people escaped serious harm when the steamer Frank sank near O’Brien's landing on the Mississippi. The vessel, carrying the James C. Moore theatrical company, departed St Louis for Columbus Kentucky to perform tonight. Passengers were in night clothes as they reached lifeboats. the boat sank in minutes in over thirty feet of water. The Frank, uninsured, was a total loss along with all onboard personal effects.
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Cairo
Frank
Mississippi River
O'Brien
Carried Theatrical Company
St. Louis
James C. Moore
Sermon Frees Millionaire to Holy Land Trip
Cedar Rapids pastor Rev. S. D. Bartle of Mechanicstown Methodist Church won a Holy Land trip by a sermon that led a Brooklyn millionaire from debauchery to conversion. Bartle departs Feb. 1 with the guest, whose identity is kept private.
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Iowa
Holy Land
Cedar Rapids
D. Bartle
Methodist
Mechaniesvalle
The
Italian Ambassador Chosen for Hague Peace Conference
Rome reports Count Tornielli the Italian ambassador at Paris will represent Italy at the second Hague Peace Conference in The Hague. He will be aided by General Robilani and a senior naval officer yet to be chosen.
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Paris
Hague
Rome
Count Tornielli
Italy
Robilani
Murder Thought Suspected In New Haven Death
Police say Charles A. Edwards of New York was fatally shot while a guest in the Hiller home. The motive tied to his marriage to Sarah Catherine Hiller and an unsettled estate, with no sign of forced entry or weapon found and investigators treating it as murder.
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New Haven
Conn
Charles A. Edwards
New York
Passaic Chemical Company
New Jersey
General Chemical Company
New York City
Charles A. Hiller
Sarah Catherine Hiller
Charles
Maxey Hiller
Hiller
Hillers
Edwards
Congregational Club Invites Thomas Lawson for Feb 22 Speech
The new Congregational club of Dubuque invites Thomas Lawson to speak February 22. It is expected he will accept the invitation.
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Dubuque, Ja
New Congregational Club
Thomas Lawson
Famine in North Japan Affects Over Two Million
Reports received in Victoria B C describe a severe famine in Miyaga Fukush ima and Iwate provinces with 2 821 557 people at risk. Many rely on shrubs roots and tree bark for survival as about a million face extreme conditions.
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Victoria
B. C
Japan
Spain's King Silently Rises After Horse Accident
Madrid January 4 King Alfonso fell from his horse while leaving the palace to review troops. He was not hurt and remounted immediately to continue with the schedule.
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Madrid
Alfonzo
Lawson to Speak at Peoria Banquet
Thomas W Lawson accepts invitation to address Crew Coeur club banquet in Peoria Illinois and promises to condemn the system. City bankers try to calm the affair.
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Lawson
Peoria
Ill
Thomas W. Lawson
Crew
Coeur Club
Club
Safe in Indiana General Store Blown Open
The Albaugh general store in Shoals Indiana was blown open with dynamite early today and about $13 009 in cash and bonds secured.
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Indiana
Shoals
Ind
Albaugh
China to Elevate Legations to Embassies Abroad
London Jan 4 reports that China plans to raise its legations in Washington London Paris Berlin and St. Petersburg to the rank of embassies after Japan takes a similar step.
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London
China
Japan
Washington
Paris
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Chicago
January 4 report shows generally fair conditions for Iowa tonight and Friday with slightly colder temperatures. Sunrise at 4 31 and sunset at 4 29 with evening winds.
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Chicago
Iowa
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