Dissolution and Imperial Manifesto Reform Amid Turmoil
The article recounts readers perusing the imperial manifesto while officials tighten control. Gen Hazenkampf commands forces including Guards, infantry, cavalry, and machine gunners around Tauriae Palace. It notes arrests and evictions of Duma deputies, a reshaped electoral law reducing eastern representation, and a vow to reform Russia’s electoral system to reinforce the czarist state.
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Dracheffsky
Hazenkampf
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Krasnoye-Selo
Guards Corps
Tauriae Palace
Duma
Ween
Manifesto of the Czar dissolves the Russian Duma
The manifesto from St. Petersburg dated June 16 reports Nicholas II dissolving the second Duma. It defends the aim of pacifying Russia through legislation and budget scrutiny while condemning a portion of the Duma for failing to fulfill duties. The text outlines trust in elected representatives and a duty to strengthen the state, yet notes disappointment at opposition.
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Duma
Crim
Qassia
Ukase
Senate
Theople
Peterhof
Nicholas
ST. Petersburg
Nicholas II
Russias
Czar
Poland
Grand Duke
Finland
300000 Troops Surround Warsaw Amid Political Turmoil
Warsaw reports extras spreading word of the Duma dissolution and fears over a new election law excluding Poles. The city remains calm but securities tighten as Socialist and Nationalist arrests rise, with around 300000 troops around the city.
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Warsaw
Duma
Pon Oeae
Russian colonel killed near Sevastopol docks
In Sevastopol on June 16, Col. Guesse koffsky, Assistant Harbor Commandant, died from a revolver shot near the docks. The assassin was arrested at the scene.
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Sebastopol
Col. Guessekoffsky
Deplore Duma dissolution at The Hague Peace Conference
The Hague June 16 delegates at the Peace Conference express profound impression at Russia dissolving the Duma and introducing a new election system. Reported there is general disapproval of the move and its timing with the conference opening. Security tightens for M Nelidoff amid warnings of an assassination attempt.
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Duma
Russia
Hague
St. Petersburg
M. Nelidoff
M. Nelidoft
Secret Service
Hall of Knights
Division in the Cabinet Sparks Russian Electoral Rift
A St Petersburg dispatch to The Daily Telegraph reports the new electoral law was hastily drafted by Cabinet members without legal guidance, creating ministerial divisions. The Emperor resolved the dispute by siding with Premier I Solypin.
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London
Petersburg
Daily Telegraph
I Solypin
Grand Prix in Paris Draws Dense American Crowd
Paris June 16 Grand Prix draws royal guests and a vast American presence. Baron Edmond de Rothschild wins with Sans Souci SI. amidst 17 000 in twenty franc enclosure and massive mutuel betting near $1,000,000. Dignitaries included King Frederick VIII and President Fallieres. many notable Americans attend and mingle at Armenonville and the Polo Club.
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New York Times Co
Paris
Denmark
England
Duc de Morny
Baron Edmond de Rothschild
Fallires
Longchamps
Frederick VIII
Manié
Louisa
Bradley Martin, Jr
Bagatelle
Bradley Martin
Henry Sands
Edward A. Stern
Armenonville
Kitty Aaronson
Elsie Fraenkel
Jacob Rothschild
Louise Loeb
Precatelan
Clinton Paine
Ickelmeyer
Ritz
Richard Croker
Thomas W. Crydler
J. Martin Miller
Reims
M. Pommery
New Haven Sees Big Merger Plans for Rail Lines
A New Haven railroad authority outlines potential merger of New York New Haven Hartford and Boston & Maine. They foresee new transatlantic marine ties at Boston and a huge shift in coal supply, with 4,000,000 tons yearly, likely prompting own coal properties and coastal transport to New England raising prices relief.
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New Haven
New York
New England
Antwerp Seamen Strike Continues At Antwerp Harbor
A strike by steamship firemen and seamen in Antwerp shows little impact as Red Star Line substitutes Belgian workers with Englishmen. The muted action comes amid a broader push by lines touching at Antwerp to break the Belgian Seamen's Union following the New York strike setback.
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Grocers and Druggners
Scrubb A Co., Ltd
New York
Antwerp
Red Star Line
Rebuilding the Campanile in Venice Progress and Details
Venice reports progress on the Campanile restoration begun after the 1902 collapse. The eight foot height gain shows slow pace due to meticulous stone size, mortar quality, and architectural debate. Foundation rebuilt on original piles with 3,000 new larch piles. cost around 35 000 dollars. The project aims to reproduce the old tower’s details, including the angel crest and the Marangona bell from Crete.
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Venice
Gummit
Crete
May Force Croker Into Irish Politics
A London dispatch reports Ireland may pressure Richard Croker into Nationalist politics. Croker says he intends to stay out, but sources claim he sits in the party inner council, funds its cause, and could become a Nationalist MP while balancing his American citizenship.
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John A. Hoagland
New York
Vichy
Amelia Stackberg
Cortlandt F. Bishop
Allen Hansen
Hope Summers
Louis Sherry
Louis Martin
Paris
Conrad Peters
Mme
Nordica
Henry W. Savage
London
Robert Edeson
Ethel Levey
William Harris
Joseph Herbert
Teddy Marks
New York Times Co
Ireland
Richard Croker
Dublin
President Roosevelt
Republican Party
United States
Roosevelt
Croker
Croker Might Not Become Premier If Bryan Runs Again
Norman E Mack reports from England that William Jennings Bryan could secure a presidential bid and that Richard Croker would vote for him. Mack details Croker’s Irish estate, Leopardstown wins, and a cool Derby reception. He also predicts Roosevelt’s renomination and discusses Hearst’s influence on the Democratic ticket.
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Richard Croker
England
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
National Democratic
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Crosse
Mack
Roosevelt
Hoosevill
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Hearst
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Macks
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Mac
Daniel Man
Conan Livingstone
Lillis
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Charles J. Martini
Joseph A. MacDonald
R. H. Mungon
Philip G. Peabody
J. O. Proctor
William Douglas Sloane
Clem Studebaker
Thomas H. Shevlin
G. H. Strawbridge
Marquis Alfred Dusmet de Smours
Marquise
Dredging For Drowned Midshipmen Ends Fruitless
Norfolk dispatch reports dredging for six midshipmen and four sailors drowned after the Minnesota launch foundered. Searchlights cease as dredging continues with a hearing set for steamboat inspectors early this week. Bodies expected to surface by midweek unless recovered.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Minnesota
Three Powers Skip Secretariat at Hague Peace Conference
Surprising absence of Germany Austria and Italy from the conference secretariat is noted at The Hague on June 16. Reports attribute the move to an alleged agreement among the three powers on a common policy ahead of discussions.
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the Hague
Germany
Austria
Italy
Cerngrane
Carnegie Keeps Secret Library Gift to Berlin
Berlin cabled reports say Andrew Carnegie may give a million dollar free library to the city. Ambassador Tower and Privy Councilor Ihne deny knowledge of the plan while Carnegie may visit Kaiser at Kiel to discuss international peace. He may announce the Berlin library during the Kiel regatta.
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New York Truss Co
Berlin
Andrew Carnegie
Charlemagne Tower
Steel King
Ihne
Carnegie
Pittsburg
Kaiser
Kiel
Scot
Carnegie to fund twenty two more New York branches
A circulated report states Andrew Carnegie will authorize the New York Public Library trustees to add twenty two branch libraries. The plan would lift total gifts to six million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars and raise branch buildings from seventy eight to one hundred. Since the gift began five years ago, sixty six branches have opened or are under construction, with fifty six sites secured and ten more in negotiation. Public officers would not confirm or deny the report.
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Joshua Brown
Col
Andrew G. Nutting
Robert A. van Wyck
Armenonville
Frank Laram
Isaac Emerson
Matthew Astor Wilks
Sigmund Neustadt
William D. Tracy
Willard B. Spader
Thomas H. Watson
Ralph Worms
George Leary
G. Winthrop Sands
John R. Drexel
William Douglas
Clinch Smith
Joseph Widener
Annie Sands
Charles Raoul Duval
Rs. Barrows
New York
Charles Erril
Yale
Sherril
Hartupee McKee
Francis J. Otis
Frederic Jewett Dieter
Millington Drake
Paris
Griswold Gray
Andrew Carnegie
New York Public Library
Ree
Alf
Public Libray
Carnegie
Commander Winslow Accused of Smuggling Contraband
Commander C McRae Winslow of the cruiser Charleston faces smuggling charges from the U S Customs Office in San Diego. Officers uncovered 29 cases of champagne 2 large boxes of curios 150000 cigars and other duty heavy articles as crews moved them from the ship to a Santa Fe car before release upon payment of duties.
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New York Times
San Diego
Cal
C. McRae Winslow
Charleston
W. T. Swinburn
Central America
Mexico
United States Customs Office
Winslow
Treasury Department
Washington
Winslow Affair Denial From Cortelyou and Secret Service
Secretary Cortelyou and Chief Wilkie denied knowledge of the Winslow affair tonight. Commander Cameron McRae Winslow, popular and wealthy U S Navy officer, is praised by Rear Admiral Coghland as among the finest and most honorable in the service.
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New York Times
Washington
Cortelyou
Customs Department
Wilkie
Secret Service
Winslow
Cameron McRae -Winslow
Povert
Kearsarge
Confederacy
Raphae Semmes
Charleston
Theodora Havemeyer
New York City
Newport
Roosevelt
Root
Cushing
United States
Eres
Nashville
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Jose K. B. Coghland
Coghland
Florida Steamship Sails Past Hidden Icebergs Near Genoa
The Italian steamer Florida with Captain Neera and 1,700 passengers sighted a huge iceberg, then another smaller one to the south. The ship slowed, stopped, and altered course to avoid danger, delaying travel for several hours as crews worked past the ice.
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Neera
Florida
Genoa
Palermo
Bert
Pasteur Treatment Fails As Child Dies Of Rabies
Mendin hall Mullin four year old son of J H Mullin prominent merchant died in West Chester Pennsylvania from rabies after Pasteur Institute treatment in New York. Bite occurred two weeks earlier from a mad dog. initial treatment led to a return home before relapse and death.
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New York Times
Wilmington
Del
Mendinhall Mullin
West Chester
Penn
Pasteur Institute
New York
New York Institution
J. H. Mullin
City Brevities and Local Notes
Francis C McCarron of Fifth Street Station remained in critical condition at Bellevue Hospital after surgery for intestinal gangrene. A Women s Trade Union League committee urged the Central Federated Union to send delegates to a forthcoming city conference. Near Broadway s Metropolitan Opera House a northbound car fire blocked the line for over fifteen minutes. Alderman Filles of the Thirty first District will speak at the Mount Morris Republican Club on Lenox Avenue Tuesday night. Detectives traced escapes to the room used by Francesca and Mary Fiathes, servants at the Warren House 168 Canal Street.
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Francis C. McCarron
Fifth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Women's Trade Union League
Central Federated Union
Metrcopolitan Opera House
Broadway
Alderman Filles
Thirty-first District
Mount Morris
Republican Club
Lenox Avenue
Escagas
Francszpa
Mary Fiathes
Warren House
Canal
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