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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
3
Telegrams from Bialystok recount a planned Jewish pogrom with police and troops aiding the slaughter. Seventy eight Jews and six Christians buried. authorities deny race hatred and urge aid. Troops warned locals to evacuate as rumors of broader attacks spread.
Dr Paul Nathan’s dispatches describe police taking part in the Bialystok pogrom, with officials ignoring ministerial orders. Witnesses recount police disguised as hooligans, looting, and threats against Christians who testified. An army officer notes the pogrom’s escalation and predicts future violence.
A testimonial describes coffee causing heart and nerve issues through caffeine. After years of illness including indigestion headaches nausea and weight loss the reader switches to Postum gaining relief and weight back to 147 pounds. The ad cites Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan and references The Road to Wellville.
On the Princess Alice voyage from Bremen, Herman Kaplan of Bialystok and his son Joseph survived the turmoil in their homeland. Kaplan detailsathe terror, arson, and extortion fueling anti-Jewish unrest, with police corruption, riots, bombings, factory demolitions, and mass fatigue as Russians threaten revolution while emigrants head to Chicago.
Eyewitness accounts describe a mob dragging a Jewish man by rope until death. In another incident a Jewish girl is shot and a police officer stands by as the crowd wounds her. German newspapers report protection prices and government concern over rising destitution in German cities.
A dispatch from Starosielsce near Bialystok reports that fifty Jews were killed in anti-Jewish riots dated June 18. The Jewish World received the message from Ovidsk in the Vitebsk province, noting the populace's mood as indescribable.
In St Petersburg on June 19 eight newspapers were confiscated amid heightened anger over the Bialystok massacre. Golos edited by M Ulianoff was seized for its account of the horrors and alleged government blame. Other papers faced seizure for anti authority comment or riot descriptions. In Minsk Gov Karloff was thanked by Jews for measures to prevent further outbreaks.
London and New York Times special report from St. Petersburg cites talk of a collective resignation by the ministry to avert a breach between Crown and Parliament. Internal pressure at Peterhof favors summoning Mouroji as premier, with Constitutional Democratic leaders described as the last bulwark of the dynasty amid a tightening revolutionary movement.
St. Petersburg reports the nine nine member agrarian commission elected to begin the second stage of agrarian legislation in the lower house. Debates on woman suffrage spark a near riot in corridors as suffragists clash with peasant deputies. Rumors of reactionary moves persist, while a senatorial commission may probe martial law claims in the Baltic provinces. Emperor Nicholas reportedly considers action to avoid a recess against the majority. Metropolitan Antonius hosts lower house members and says Parliament will not recess.
Vichy France June 19 Count Witte former Russian premier says Jews are cause of outbreak and criticizes the Duma. He contends the uprising stems from Jewish influence and accuses the Russian legislature of failed reform.
Count Witte favors gradual reform and order in Russia but condemns lower house actions leading toward revolution. He cautions Jews against leading revolutionary moves and warns of harsher oppression if defeat occurs. Reports from Kharkoff and Cronstadt describe growing unrest and military responses across southern Russia.
In Kaluga on June 19 soldiers sympathized with rail workers strike. The Second Reserve Regiment refused duty, vowing not to fight brothers. Fresh troops arrived and patrolled streets as banks post and telegraph offices were guarded and the Governor’s residence ringed by troops. In Azovsky Don Province troops enforcing order were cheered by revolutionaries.
A circumstantial rumor spread that a woman disguised as Princess Narishkin tried to shoot Gen. Trepoff at the palace gate. The revolver was seized before she could fire, and police deny the incident.
Cables to Jacob Schiff from Dr. Paul Nathan and others warn that the Bialystok pogrom signals a wider anti Jewish outbreak. They urge intervention by Washington London and Paris to prevent a looming massacre with police and soldiery aiding the attackers and refugees fleeing to railway stations.
In Manchester on June 19 the National Civic Federation Municipal Ownership Commission studied municipal gas works. A commissioner contrasted American and English workers noting higher pay and living standards for Americans, while citing English bricklayers as earning less yet producing higher quality work.
The Colonial Marriages bill passed its third reading in the House of Lords. It legalizes in the United Kingdom marriages with a deceased wife's sister if legally contracted anywhere in the British possessions. June 19 London report.
A catalog of bath items includes shower baths, massage sprays, bath brushes, sponges, towels, bath mitts, mirrors, triple mirrors for shaving, bathing colognes, violet ammonia, and Spanish olive oil soap with prices from 15c to 9 75. Items include a nickel plated brass sprinkler top bath spray, a shower bath ring, a massage spray, and accessories in multiple finishes and materials.
An old advertisement promises prompt delivery of orders placed by phone at 4323 Bryant and notes that orders sent by a child or servant receive the same careful attention.
We compound physicians prescriptions from pure drugs in exact accordance with doctors orders. Our chemists are trained and trustworthy with experience ensuring skill and accuracy. Prices are as low as the quality of our drugs and work allow.
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