Revolutionist Proclamations Warn of Death Sentences in Russia
Notices claim death sentences against Emperor and generals like Trepoff and Orloff. Plans for a military dictatorship via an advisory council are discussed with Stolypin. Workmen plan a peaceful Moscow strike while foreign exodus continues amid widespread turmoil in Peterhof and Odessa.
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St. Petersburg
Trepoff
M. Pobrednostseff
Orloff
Peterhof
Stolypin
Council of the Empire
Shipoff
Guchkoff
Engineers Meet in Joint London Session
A joint session of the American Institute of Mining Engineers and the British Iron and Steel Institute opened in London today with a large attendance. The meeting gathers engineers from both nations to discuss mining and steel industry topics.
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London
Eng
American Institute of Mining Engineers
British Iron and Steel Institute
Appeal to Russians to defy the czar
The Viborg meeting issues a parliamentary manifesto calling all Russians to stand against the government. It demands land reform via expropriation of crown lands and church estates, warns of seven months without a parliament, and urges taxation and military conscription to be rejected without popular consent.
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St. Petersburg
Viborg
All Russia
Russia
Judge Favors Commission To Probe Mental State In Murder Case
In Seattle on July 24 Esther Mitchell and Maud Creffield were arraigned on first degree murder charges forGeorge Mitchells killing. Judge Foster expressed support for a commission to assess the women's mental condition and consider sending them to an asylum if found sane.
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Seattle
Wash
Esther Mitchell
Maud Creffield
George Mitchell
Foster
Missing Monmouth broker Fred S. Broberg disappearance
Local broker Fred S. Broberg has vanished from Monmouth Illinois and his office is shut by an officer. Authorities allege $10,000 from deals for clients is unaccounted for. Fletcher Smith claims a $6,000 loss through Brothers.
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Monmouth
Ill
Fred S. Broberg
Fletcher Smith
Brothers
Three Die as Train Hits Family on South Dakota Trestle
Mrs. Gus Berndt and her two daughters Cilla seven and Ida nine were struck by a Rock Island train on a trestle near White, Watertown. Bodies were hurled into the water and later recovered.
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South Dakota
Watertown
S. D
Gus Berndt
Cilla
Ida
Rock Island
White
Wreck on Great Northern Trains Kills Seven at Nelson and Camden
Spokane reports seven dead and seven seriously injured after a Great Northern fast mail train derailed near Camden Washington and plunged into Diamond Lake. A separate Nelson BC wreck killed four and injured seven when the buffet car derailed into a 200 foot drop.
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Spokane
Wash
Great Northern
Camden
Diamond Lake
St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern Railway Company
Nelson
B. C
Beaver Creek
Building collapses in Framingham mass killing ten
A three story Amsden building on Main Street collapsed during construction in Framingham South. Between 35 and 40 men were working. ten dead ten injured and four missing, with search continuing through the night. Names include Patrick Pendergast Remo Marschi Charles Blight Jos Drought Frank Driscoll Fred Hardy James Walsh and three unidentified laborers.
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Patrick Pendergast
Remo Marschi
Charles C. Blight
Jos
Drought
Frank Driscoll
Fred Hardy
James Walsh
Booker T. Washington Visits Chicago for Negro Business League
Booker T. Washington, president of Tuskegee Institute, met with local Negroes' Business League leaders T. W. Jones and S. Laing Williams in Chicago to promote business progress among African Americans. He then planned a lecture tour to Storm Lake, Iowa, while the league prepares for its Atlanta convention August 29 to 31.
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Chicago
Ill
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
National Negroes’ Business League
Atlanta
T. W. Jones
S. Laing Williams
Negroes’ Business League
Storm Lake
Governor Ide Seeks Military Help to Punish Pulajanes
Maiaila July 24 Governor Ide requests military aid to crush Pulajanes in Leyte province. Two infantry battalions are sending to assist the constabulary. General Allen may lead a Cebu campaign as the Ladrone chief and 48 men surrender. Osmena reports the island pacified with outlaw bands eliminated.
Son Kills His Aged Father in Missouri
In Trenton Missouri on July 23 Patrick Woods aged 70 a wagon maker at Alpha was murdered by his son Christopher Woods at the son's home. The elder allegedly threatened the family with an axe prompting the son to strike with a club and kill him.
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Trenton
Patrick Woods
Alpha
Christopher Woods
Christopher
Child Killed by Passenger Train on Waterloo Viaduct
Robert Farnsworth a 1 year old boy was struck and instantly killed late yesterday afternoon on the Great Western viaduct in Waterloo Iowa by passenger train No 3 The body was hurled 75 feet ahead of the train and down a 40 foot embankment The train crew did not see the accident and the train continued south without stopping.
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Waterloo
Robert Farnsworth
Great Western Viaduct
Insane Woman Tries Cashing Huge Check in Evansville
Mrs. Elizabeth Cissell attempted to cash a $190,000 check bearing J. P. Morgan’s signature at a local Evansville bank. Bank officials alerted authorities and she was taken to the asylum for commitment.
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Creek
Asylum
Evansville
Ind
Elizabeth Cissell
J. P. Morgan
Rockefeller saved from arrest on New York arrival
John D Rockefeller will not be arrested when he lands in New York next Saturday. Attorney Troup secured permission from Prosecutor David and Judge Banker to enter Rockefeller's appearance in court. Sheriff Groves will not attempt service of the warrant. The warrant, issued on an information by Prosecutor David, accuses Rockefeller and Standard Oil of violating the Valentine anti trust law.
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Findlay
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Troup
Bowling Green
Rockefeller
David
Banker
Groves
Mr. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Bryan Proposal Expanded in Interparliamentary Union
London reports the Interparliamentary Union session recast and adopts Bryan's rider to broaden arbitration to include national honor issues. The assembly backs disarmament talk for the next peace conference and elects Bartholdt of Missouri and Burton of Ohio to the international council.
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London
Eng
William J. Bryan
International Council of the Interparliamentary Union
Bryan
Baron D’estournelles de Constant
Heizue
Bartholdt
Missouri
Burton
Ohio
International Council
Iowa to Set State Tax Levy at Three Mills
Des Moines reports the 1906 state tax levy is expected at three mills, a reduction of .2 from 1905. Auditor Carroll released figures showing increases in real estate and personalty values, with personalty valued at 112,789,496 and moneys and credits at 152,565,318, plus livestock gains and new buildings totaling 12,856,143.
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Des Moines
Executive Council
Carroll
Auditor of State
Uae
Iowa
Man jailed for drunkenness and wife assault
Valentine Geltz faced Judge Eversmeyer after a drunkenness arrest. He carried more than he should in one load and received a 10 day jail sentence. His wife had filed information charging beating and misuse. The forenoon hearing yielded the sentence.
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Valentine Geltz
Eversmeyer
Body found in canal in Keokuk Iowa
The 70 year old Civil War veteran William Morrisey was found dead in the government canal in Keokuk last night. His clothes contained rocks in the pockets and a post mortem found no water in the stomach or lungs, suggesting death before entering the canal. He was last seen Friday intoxicated and the coroner's inquest is awaited to unravel the mystery.
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Keokuk
William Morrisey
Iowa
Government Canal
Gourdain leaves Joliet for New Orleans yacht trip
Louis A. Gourdain, who seeks to have a penitentiary sentence enforced, fled Joliet with his wife and son and all baggage. Reports say they traveled to New Orleans to board his yacht.
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Joliet
Ill
Louis A. Gourdain
New Orleans
Stand pat tariff plan outlined by Roosevelt counsel
Oyster Bay July 24 leaders of the Republican party conferred with President Roosevelt and endorsed a stand pat tariff platform for the coming campaign. The congressional committee's plans were reviewed and the president expressed full accord.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Republican Congressional Committee
Sagamore Hill
Cannon
Sherman
Congressional Committee
Loudenslager
New Jersey
McKinley
Illinois
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Loeb
New York
St. James
H. C. Loudenslager
Taft
Shaw
Beveridge
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Iowa
Wisconsin
Maine
Littlefield
Westbury
Divorce Rumors Swirl Around Harry Thaw and Wife
Pittsburg reports say Mrs Harry Kendall Thaw seeks divorce citing stage life as her return to prominence. Detectives in New York note Roger O Mara from Pittsburgh is gathering evidence for Harry Thaw amid claims of an insanity defense and ongoing legal maneuvering.
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Pittsburg
Harry Kendall Thaw
New York
Harry Thaw
Thaw
White
William Thaw
Case
Roger O'Mara
O’mara
Olcott
Stromboli Volcano Again Violently Active in Sicily
Stromboli volcano near Palermo erupts with violent activity. Ash clouds drift over Sicily as lava pours from the crater. Island residents react with alarm and concern for safety.
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Stromboli
Sicily
Palermo
Root Named Honorary President at International American Conference
Rio de Janeiro July 24 The International American conference elected Secretary Root as honorary president at today's session.
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Rio de Janeiro
Root
Public schools reopen after San Francisco fire
San Francisco public schools opened for the first time since the blaze and were well attended. With nearly 30 school buildings destroyed some districts face severe crowding and will switch to half day schedules until additional facilities are provided.
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San Francisco
Cal
Author Ferdinand von Sarr Dies by Suicide in Vienna
Vienna reports author and Austrian Reichsrat member Ferdinand von Sarr died of a self inflicted gunshot yesterday. He had been suffering from nervous prostration and recently took his life.
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Vienna
Ferdinand von Sarr
Austrian
Reichsrath
Dutch Queen Wilhelmina Reports Premature Delivery
The Hague July 24 Queen Wilhelmina fell ill last night and a premature delivery followed casting gloom across Holand An heir to the throne will not be realized at this time
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the Hague
Wilhelmina
Holand
Weather for Iowa Fair Tonight and Warmer Wednesday
Chicago dispatch notes fair skies for Iowa tonight and Wednesday with a rise in temperature. Moon sets at 9 23 p m and sun rises at 4 36 with sun set at 7 19.
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Chicago
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