Mutiny at Sea Sparks Russian Civil War Rumor
A Russian mutiny aboard the Kniaz Potemkine is alleged to issue a manifesto to the powers, declaring civil war against the current regime. Reports claim the crew and a strong leader aim to secure foreign shipping and ports, with potential uprisings in Batoum or Poti and widespread unrest across the Caucasus.
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St. Petersburg
Admiralty
Teh Kniaz Potemkine
Black Sea
Russia
Dardanelles
Odessa
Theodosia
Kustenji
Kniaz Potemkine
Caucasus
Poti
Batoum
Tiflis
Nicholas II
Constantinople
Chernomoretz
Sebastopol
Bielostok
Demand of Mutineers at Theodosia Seizure of Provisions
Theodosia residents faced a coercive demand from a naval commission aboard the battleship Kniaz Potemkine. They required 500 tons of coal and various provisions within 24 hours under threat of bombardment. The mayor would be asked to issue a war ending proclamation and call zemstvos. Many inhabitants fled as workers pressed for compliance.
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Theodosia
Crimea
Kniaz Potemkine
Zemstvos
Fate of Rebels in Odessa After Mutiny
Odessa July 6. Sixty seven mutineers from the Georgi Pobiedono setz including ringleaders have been imprisoned. They face execution as the town claims no coal to satisfy a demand. The council consented to provisions delivery but refused the coal request.
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Odessa
Georgi Pobiedonosetz
Martial law relaxations in Odessa amid city restrictions
Odessa reports continued martial law with partial relaxations. Entry to any city area or harbor requires a military pass.
End of War in Sight
Petersburg July 6 It is learned from the foreign office that the war is practically over and an armistice is expected to be arranged in Washington when plenipotentiaries arrive. No major land operations are anticipated at the front.
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Petersburg
Foreign Office
Washington
John Hay Laid To Rest In Cleveland Cemetery
The body of John Hay rests in Lake View Cemetery with simple ceremony, nearby memorials to Garfield Rockefeller Otis and Rust families mark the grandeur of local figures. The article notes Hay’s service to country surpassing many in the scope and value of his work.
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Cleveland
John Hay
Lakeview Cemetery
Ohio
James A. Garfield
Rockefeller
Otises
Rusts
Maxim Gorky Declines US Lecture Tour for Russian Emancipation
Maxim Gorky living at Kokela Finland declines a US lecture tour to aid Russia's emancipation. A leading constitutionalist, he draws visitors from across Russia and plans to donate much of his large income to the cause. His health has improved and his lawyers prepare for a potential trial over alleged January revolutionary plots, hoping to turn it into a political demonstration and subpoena ministers and other officials.
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St. Petersburg
Maxim Gorky
Kokela
Finland
United States
Russia
Destructive Texas Tornado Leaves Massive Death Toll
A powerful tornado roared through Montague county Texas on July 6 striking Jacksboro Montague and Nocona. Reports place deaths from ten to as many as sixty with many injured as churches schools and homes were destroyed. Downed wires hinder ongoing tallies and hail battered windows across the region.
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Fort Worth
Tez
Texas
Montague County
Jacksboro
Baptist Church
Montague
Salt Creek
Nocona
Belcher
Dixie
Cabinet Gossip Points to Root as Secretary of State
Oyster Bay July 6 The president may issue a statement soon about appointing a secretary of state but has not indicated a choice for publication. He arrived in Oyster Bay at 11 o clock after a Cleveland trip with crowds greeting him. He spoke extensively with former Secretary Root who had traveled with him since Jersey City. No formal decision on Hay's successor has been announced though the subject was discussed informally aboard the train.
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Oyster Bay
Cleveland
Root
Jersey City
Hay
Hermann
Washington, D.C
S. A. D. Puter
Marie Ware
Emma L. Watson
F. P. Mays
Mays
Mitchell
Reform in favor of people timid about it in Terre Haute
Public sentiment in favor of giving the city a new deal is slow to express itself. Mayor Bidaman moves to remove the board of safety, asserts Lints was wrongly treated, and notes gambling and saloon issues shape the political climate while liquor law enforcement lags. In Indiana, wool grower Elderkin claims a northern champion title with a strong, data backed yield from nine Cotswold sheep.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Bidaman
Board of Safety
George Lints
Lints
Conzman
Vigo County National Bank
Lagrange
Elderkin
Johnston Township
Indiana
Frazer & Co Suspends Business as Frazer Missing
Frazer and Co. in Chicago suspends operations. 8 L Frazer, senior partner, remains at large. Thomas Medill has obtained a warrant for Frazer’s arrest on embezzlement charges.
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Chicago
Frazer & Co
8. L. Frazer
Thomas Medill
Frazer
Heavy Washington Rainstorm Sets Record for July
Washington reports a rare cloudburst like downpour with 3.1 inches soaking the city between 7:22 and 8:40 last night. The rainfall is described as among the heaviest in the past thirty-three years, exceeding nearly all daily totals except three exceptions.
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Washington
Railroad collision near Wachusetts station kills three
In Fitchburg Massachusetts on July 6 a head on crash between an eastbound express freight and a westbound coal train killed three railroad employees and injured two. Thousands of dollars worth of property were destroyed as both locomotives were wrecked. The accident stemmed from a signaling misunderstanding.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Wachusetts Station
Storms Ravage Northern and Central France Crops
Thunderstorms with violent gales and hail hit northern and central France. Two men killed at Angers as crop damage ran high. In Orleans region eighty houses destroyed with injuries reported. Crops ruined near Lyons and Chambery.
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Paris
France
Angers
Orleans
Lyons
Chambery
Look Up Look Up Epworth League Opens International Convention
Denver July 6 Epworth League begins its seventh international convention with a Roosevelt telegram urging practical use of the motto Look up lift up. About 10000 delegates arrive as thousands more expected. Governors Hanly and Hoch pledge addresses on Christian Character in Public Life.
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Denver
Col
Epworth League
Roosevelt
International Epworth League
Theodore Roosevelt
Hanly
Indiana
Hoch
Kansas
Illinois Saloon Tragedy: Munn Kills Coppe in Litchfield Bar
Walter Munn shot and killed William Coppe in J. A. Hughes saloon in Litchfield Illinois. No motive is given but both men were described as intoxicated. Munn fled on a freight train and remains at large decrying the incident.
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Ilinois
Litchfield
Walter Munn
William Coppe
J. A. Hughes
Munn
Scores From Yesterday’s Big League Games
National League results include Cincinnati 9 over St Louis 5 and Chicago 3 over Pittsburg 8. Philadelphia 7 beat New York 9 and Brooklyn 0 lost to Boston 7. American League games show New York 1 over Washington 8 and Cleveland 6 over Chicago 1. Detroit 2 defeated St Louis 1 and Boston 4 edged Philadelphia 3. American Association scores list Louisville 4 over Indianapolis 2 with a second game Louisville 9 Indianapolis 2. Milwaukee 9 over Kansas City 6. Columbus 11 over Toledo 0. Minneapolis St Paul rainout.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
American Association
Louisville
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Columbus
Toledo
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Governor Hanly era ends harness racing as meetings are canceled
Indianapolis and surrounding cities cancel racing meetings citing poor attendance and lease issues. The Indiana circuit faces future doubts while Gov Hanly's administration extends to 1909. Officials say bookmaking support remains, but state agriculture board pressures end of gambling leases.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indianapolis Racing Association
Elwood Racing Association
Marion
Logansport
Hanly
Blair
Association
Downing
State Board of Agriculture
Fair Grounds
Tragedy of Prize Ring Claims Denver Fighter
Fred Ross of Denver died from injuries after a sixteenth round knockout by Jack Donnelly of St Louis in Aberdeen Washington Monday night. Ross neck was dislocated and a brain blood clot formed. The coroner ordered Donnelly arrested.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Fred Ross
Denver
Jack Donnelly
St. Louis
Donnelly
Health inspectors condemn over one million pounds of adulterated food
New York health Commissioner Darlington reports that 1,091,291 pounds of adulterated food were detected and condemned by inspectors in New York City during the week beginning June 28.
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New York
Darlington
Hig
New York City
Chauffeurs rush to defend Meyers in fatal Philadelphia crash
The Automobile Drivers' association including a Philadelphia branch votes a $500 defense fund for William Meyers who ran down and killed five year old Eldon Sarver. Experts contest that a passerby heard Meyers mutter a taunt about shaking the child, arguing the car was moving slowly and not heard at a distance.
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Ald
Philadelphia
William Meyers
Eldon Sarver
Automobile Drivers’ Association
Meyer
Meyers
Economical Housewife Quips About Mrs Brown Gossip
In a wry exchange from Fliegende Blatter a frugal housewife notes why she invites Mrs Brown who always has many intriguing stories and causes most guests to eat and leave the cake almost untouched.
Fatal Family Quartet In Terre Haute Area
James Bacon stabbed his son-in-law Alevine Koch at Kochs home near Terre Haute Indiana Koch is reported fatally hurt after a quarrel that followed Koch bringing Bacon there Law enforcement details and sheriff notification were not yet provided.
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Terre Haute
Ind
James Bacon
Alevine Koch
Koch
Drowning at Florence Wharf-Boat Claims William Skidmore
Madison Ind July 6 William Skidmore fifty five years old drowned from a wharf boat at Florence where he went to attend his sister funeral.
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Madison
Ind
William Skidmore
Florence
S. Faneral
Tornadoes cause deaths in Texas and New Mexico
Tornadoes struck Montague and Nacona Texas, killing nine and fourteen respectively and destroying homes. Reports note multiple fatalities and property damage across the two towns as rescue efforts unfold.
Lineman Fatally Burned After Contact With Live Wire
John Kreiger a 34 year old lineman for Central Union Telephone company in Anderson Indiana was working on a pole when he grasped a live wire and fell to the street. He suffered severe electric burns and physicians say he was likely dead before impact. His burned hands showed the shock may have occurred before the fall.
Fraudulent paper from Kale may reach two thousand dollars
North Vernon Indiana July 6 The fraudulent paper issued by Marion Kale of Commisky Indiana to banks and private parties may amount to $2000 Kale gave the authorities the slip and has not been heard from since last Saturday
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North Vernon
Ind
Marion Kale
Commisky
Infia County
Kale
Fatal Tidewater mine explosion injures nine Italians
Bluefield W Va July 6 An explosion in the Tidewater mine at Vivian twenty miles west of Bluefield injures nine miners all Italians. Two die later in hospital, three more in precarious condition. All men burned badly.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Vivian
Market Report Indianapolis Grain and Livestock
Market figures cover wheat corn oats cattle hogs sheep lambs and hay across Indianapolis Chicago New York East Buffalo and Toledo. Prices show wide ranges with No 2 red wheat around 90c to 94c and corn near 55c to 56c, cattle from 2.25 to 6.25, hogs from 4.50 to 6.25, and lambs up to 8.75 with cash notes at Toledo July wheat 90 1/2c.
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Indianapolis
New York
East Buffalo
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