Peasants threaten soldiers of the czar in Volga crisis
London Times New York Times special cable reports Moscow's ministry bracing for pogroms as peasant Deputy warns of famine in four Volga provinces. Crops failed since winter, crowds denounce the ministry, soldiers reluctant to fire, and peasants vow to burn soldiers' homes if confrontation occurs. Gen Rennenkampf predicts a looming war with Japan.
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London Times
New York Times
ST. Petersburg
M. Stolypin
Interior
Chernogoff
Novoe Vremya
Nevzoroff
Lower Volga
Foreign Office
William
Russia
Rennenkampf
Japan
Government Fights Peasant Movement in Army Wary of Agrarian Unrest
In St Petersburg on June 25, the government intensified its crackdown on peasant activity amid fears army disaffection could spread agrarian grievances. Stolypin faced sharp opposition in Parliament over famine relief and alleged politically motivated aid restrictions, as radicals heckled and demanded resignation. The lower house adopted a near unanimous resolution backing famine relief efforts amid ongoing unrest.
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ST. Petersburg
Peasants’ League
Stolypin
Pariament
M. Stolypin
Prince Lvoff
M. Alladin
Mourerteef
Constitutional Democrats
Group of Toil
Doctor Admits Coffee Harm, Turns To Postum For Health
A physician recounts his own misjudgment about coffee causing daily heart palpitations. After a severe attack he quits tea and coffee, adopts Postum with butter for flavor, and experiences no palpitations. He says many friends and patients are advised to switch, and notes Postum’s backing by the Postum Co. A note adds a quirky line about a book found in pigs.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Georgette
Caroline
Reboux
Charlotte
Paris
BALCH, PRICE @ CO
Fulton and
Smith Streets
Brooklyn
N.Y
Ministers urge relief plan through public establishments
The ministry plans long term relief organized via public establishments and Agrarian Commission under parliamentary control after a vote, as opposition shouts resign and clear out.
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Agrarian Commission
Germans to the Duma meet on Russia massacres
Thousands from all classes gathered at the Tonhalle in Berlin to protest the Russian massacres of Jews. Prof von Liszt and sociologist Friedrich Naumann urged Germany to reconsider support to Russia and urged liberty for Russians. A telegraphed resolution sent to the Duma President expressed sympathy with victims and called for civil rights and civilizational progress.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Tonhalle
Russia
von Liszt
Berlin University
Friedrich Naumann
Duma
Germany
Memorial Meeting in New York For Bialystok Victims
Congregation Anshe Bialystok held a memorial in a hall at 7 Willett Street with a thousand women in the gallery and more than two thousand men on the floor, seeking to thank Congress for McLaurin resolution and urging the U S to keep doors open to refugees from persecution.
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Congregation
Anshe Bialystok
Willett Street
Bialystok
Capt. Byrnes
Delancey Street
Samuel Boginsky
Abraham Orenstein
Abraham Schomer
Congress
McLaurin
Mr. Schomer
Westminster Volunteers Rifle Team Prepares for Creedmoor Title
London volunteers secure Minnetonka passage for a Sept. 15 sailing as the Queen's Own Westminster Rifles defend the Sir Howard Vincent Shield at Creedmoor October 2 and 3 against the Seventh Regiment National Guard of New York, with Capt Shattock Lieut Low and other officers leading a six man team plus two reserves.
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London
Atlantic Transport Line
Minnetonka
Queen’s Own
Westminster Volunteers
Sir Howard Vincent
Creedmoor
T. R. Low
A. E. Southall
G. E. Fulton
W. C. Goble
E. Tyrrell
A. G. Fulton
R. Roche
W. Mansfield
W. A. Halls
Bisley
Suffragists Seek Premier and Cabinet Officers At Police Court
London June 25. Women suffragists aim to compel Premier Campbell-Bannerman David Lloyd-George and Mr Asquith to testify at a Police Court hearing set for June 27. The adjournment case concerns Miss Billington, Miss Kenney, and three other militant leaders arrested June 21 in Cavendish Square for disturbing outside Asquith's home.
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London
Campbell- Bannerman
David Lloyd-George
Board of Trade
Mr. Asquith
Miss Billington
Miss Kenney
Cavendish Square
Kin Nan Murder Case Postponed In Bronx Investigation
Coroner McDonald Acting Captain Price and a DA aide lead the Kin Nan murder inquiry into the June 8 porch killing. Suspicion centers on two suspects as questions linger about motive and alibi. Star witnesses Mrs Stenton and attorney Gibson expected to testify but hearing delayed. Mrs Stenton alternates between innocence and accusations, while a rumor from Flatbush links her to a local passerby. The Brooklyn tale lacks a nearby house at the cited address, casting further doubt on the report.
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Kinnan
McDonald
Price
Bronx
Louise. M. Stenton
Croker and Bryan Reception Plans Stir Democratic Ranks
The Commercial Travelers Anti-Trust League reports major preparations for Bryan’s Madison Square Garden reception with Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland to preside. Henry Watterson and Col Alexander Troup to welcome the East and West speakers named, while Bryan’s stance remains uncertain and Croker’s return plans are debated among Tammany leaders and Hearst interests.
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Anti-Trust League
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Madison Square Garden
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Alexander Troup
Connecticut
Augustus Thomas
Alton B. Parker
Bird
Coler
Francis Burton Harrison
Mr. Bryan
England
Richard Croker
New York
Tammany
Bryan
Mayor McClellan
London
John W. Cox
Hearst
Col
Moses Co. Wetmore
Chicago
Nebraska
McClellan
St. Petersburg
Croker
Ree
W. T. Jenkins
Selfridge & Waring to Open London Dry Goods Store
H G Selfridge of Chicago announces a London dry goods firm named Selfridge & Waring with 5.9 million capital. The Oxford Street site is secured and the store, modeled on Marshall Field Chicago, is planned to open in September 1907, about half the size of the Chicago establishment.
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London
H. G. Selfridge
Chicago
Selfridge & Waring
Oxford Street
Marshall Field
Prince Carlos Escapes Injury In Auto Smash
Madrid June 25 Prince Carlos of Bourbon narrowly escaped death today when an automobile returning to Madrid from La Granja overturned. The Marquis of Mesadeasta was seriously injured, while Prince Carlos sustained no injuries. The prince had married Infanta Mercedes in 1901 and is connected to Spain’s royal line through the late king’s era.
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Madrid
Prince Carlos of Bourbon
Infanta
Mercedes
Spain
Alfonso XII
la Granja
Mesadeasta
Carlos
Booth Tucker Weds Minnie Reid At Salvation Army Citadel
London June 25 Commander Booth Tucker married Miss Minnie Reid at the Salvation Army Citadel South Tottenham General Booth officiated only relatives and high officers of the Salvation Army attended the ceremony
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London
Booth Tucker
Minnie Reid
Salvation Army
Citadel
South Tottenham
Booth
Robbery at Lenox Avenue Home Ended by Police Chase
Mrs Hennakh Roth was knocked down and robbed of her pocketbook in front of 151 Lenox Avenue by three youths. Officers Carr and Curtayne pursued and captured the trio on Lenox Avenue. A 16 year old boy Horwitz held the pocketbook, while companions Lorenzo and Goldberg were found with masks and jimmies. Horwitz, already facing burglary charges, was out on bail when arrested. The three youths were detained at East 104th Street Station on highway robbery charges.
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Hennakh Roth
Lenox Avenue
Carr
Curtayne
East 104Th Street
Harry Horwitz
West 118Th Street
Frank Lorenzo
East 118Th Street
Charles Goldberg
East Ninety-eighth Street
Horwitz
Wesleyan Prize To Negro Scholar At Wesleyan Commencement
James Augustus Wilson of Calhoun Alabama won the Wesleyan commencement prize for the best essay by a Black student. Born in Williamsport Pennsylvania in 1874 his mother was enslaved and his father died young. He graduated from Hampton in 1893 and Plattsburg Normal in 1902 and now attends Wesleyan. He has telegrams from Booker T. Washington inviting him to Tuskegee but has not decided his path. He plans to dedicate his life to education of his race.
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Nework Times
Middletown
Conn
Benjamin Gill
Pennsylvania State College
James Augustus Wilson
Calhoun
Ala
Wilson
Wesleyan
Williamsport
Penn
Hampton Industrial School
Plattsburg
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Judge rules buyer not liable for goods bought from a trust
In St. Louis on June 25 Judge Ryan of the Circuit Court ruled that a purchaser need not pay for goods bought from a so called trust. Cahill Swift Manufacturing sought $240 from Joseph F Walsh a plumber claiming nonpayment. Walsh admitted the debt but Defense argued the company was a trust and not liable. The court sustained Walsh’s antitrust defense.
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ST. Louis
Ryan
Circuit Court
Cahill-Swift Manufacturing Company
Joseph F. Walsh
Walsh
Women Teachers Graduate At Wadleigh High School
One hundred forty six young women were graduated from the New York Training School for Teachers at Wadleigh High School last night. The auditorium and corridors were crowded with family and friends as Thomas M. Balliet and Edward L. Stevens delivered addresses and Egerton L. Winthrop Jr. presided as diplomas were presented.
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New York Training School For
Wadleigh High School
Thomas M. Balliet
Edward L. Stevens
Egerton L. Winthrop, Jr
Board of Education
Gas Company Hit With Temporary Injunction Over Meter
Isaac Schneider of 51 Bowery obtained from Supreme Court Justice Giegerich a temporary injunction restraining the New Amsterdam Gas Company from interfering with his gas supply or meter after he refused to pay the one dollar rate.
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Isaac Schneider
Bowery
Supreme Court
Giegerich
New Amsterdam
United Service personnel promotions and transfers report
Capt E J Weden will report in New York for promotion examination while a board meets at the Presidio of Monterey for officers' promotions. Transfers include H W Newton to Coast Artillery and J A Moore to unassigned list. Major E W Howe serves on the Fort Sheridan sea board. Several officers report for examination at Fort Sheridan and Plattsburg Barracks. Construction duties shift at Plattsburg and Madiseen Barracks. Temporary artillery duties outlined for July manoeuvres. Col S Pratt retires after 43 years with Brigadier General rank. F L Pyle to Fort Leavenworth for Philippine Scouts exam. Staff changes include Capt D Baker to Fort Bliss and Capt F M Hartsock to New York, Capt W H Wilson to Fort Hamilton, and E C Eddy to the Fifty-eighth Company Coast Artillery.
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Washington
E. J. Weden
Corps of Engineers
Army Building
New York City
Presidio of
Monterey
Cal
M. P. Maus
J.J. Crittenden
J. S. Rogers
F. R. Keefer
J. A. Moore
Coast Artillery
E. W. Howe
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Sea Board
Fort Sheridan
T. W. Darrah
J. M. Arrasmith
Eighteenth Infantry
A. T. Dalton
E. T. Hartmann
Fifth Infantry
Plattsburg Barracks
O. Edwards
D. B. Devore
Twenty-third Infantry
Madiseen Barracks
J. L. Hines
E. H. de Armond
J. A. Berry
J. G. Langdon
B. F. Browne
A. F. Brewster
F. W. Griffin
J. P. Terrell
W. M. Davis
W. F. Morrison
T. Weisel
W. H. Williams
Artillery Corps
F. L. Pyle
Philippine Scouts
Fort Leavenworth
D. Baker
Fort Bliss
F. M. Hartsock
Hartsock
New York
Department of the East
W. H. Wilson
Wilson
Fort Hamilton
E. C. Eddy
Fifty-eighth
Navy Transfers Assignments and Appointments
Lieut. Commander C. H. Hayes to navy yard New York Department of Steam Engineering. Lieut. Commander E. T. Witherspoon to the Texas as navigator. Lieut. Commander G. N Hayward added as navigator of the Rhode Island. Lieut. H. C. Dinger to the Indiana as senior engineer. Lieut. T. D. Parker to command the Whipple.
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C. H. Hayes
Navy Yard
New York
Department of Steam Engineering
E. T. Witherspoon
Texas
G. N Hayward
Rhode Island
H. C. Dinger
Indiana
T. D. Parker
Maritime Arrivals and Departures by City Names
A list of ships arriving at multiple ports including Newark Florida Arkansas Newport News Nicholson Nero Nor folk Boston San Juan Marblehead Panama Leonidas Monte Cristi Mayflower Provincetown Ohio Galveston Chattanooga Chefoo Wolverine Toledo and failed routes such as Lebanon Lambert Point Bradford New Jersey East port Tacoma Long Island Sound Marietta from Monte Cristi to Puerto Plata.
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Newark
Florida
Arkansas
Newport News
Nicholson
Nero
Norfolk
Uncas
Boston
Nashville
San Juan
Marblehead
Panama
Leonidas
Monte Cristi
Mayflower
Provincetown
Ohio
Galveston
Chattanooga
Chefoo
Wolverine
Toledo
Lebanon
Lambert Point
Bradford
New Jersey
Eastport
Tacoma
League Island
Long Island Sound
Marietta
Puerto Plata
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Volga
Queen’s Westminsters
Seventh Regiment
Asquith
Hearst Party
Dry Goods Corporation
Prince
Carlos of Bourbon
Women Teachers Graduate
New York Training School
the United Service
Army
the Navy
Underwood
United States
Wm. Underwood Co
Mass
Siegel Glooperg
Sixth Ave
J.B. Enernnur.pres
Prsicey Re Iue
Fate
Siegel Cooper Store
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Puget Sound
Columbia River
Yellowstone National Park
Gardiner Gateway
Alaska
America
Northern Pacific Railway
Broadway
A. M. Cleland
Gen. Pass. Agt
St. Paul, Minn
Wregistere
Steg Botters
Newyork
K.B. Kirk 3 Co
K, NY
U.S.A
Frankfort
Lion Brand
Prince Louis Front I
Dreyfus
Baudouin
Esterhazy
Horsford
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