Russian Unrest Spreads as Telegraph Strike Tightens
Dec. 3 dispatch from St Petersburg reports armed patrols in the streets near the telegraph office and a complete tie up of telegraph and postal services. The League of Leagues defies warnings, while Count Witte seeks compromise and hints at universal suffrage. Outcomes include continued telegraphers action and police porters' strike with court martial for mutineers in Sebastopol.
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St.Petersburg
Eydtkuhnen
League of Leagues
Sebastopol
Mutinies Spread in Russia as Guards Refuse Duties
The Times correspondent in St Petersburg reports three regiments at Riga refuse police duties. The Emperor receives Father John of Cronstadt. Count Avensleben delivers an autograph letter from Emperor William to Emperor Nicholas. The Imperial Guard sailors have mutinied.
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Riga
John
Cronstadt
Avensleben
St. Petersburg
William
Nicho
Imperial Guard
German Warships Seen in Baltic Amid Rumors
Cronstadt reports a German squadron sighted in the Baltic near the Russian coast. The rumor links the appearance to a possible flight of the Russian imperial family. Outbreaks affecting Agrarian and anti Jewish groups are noted in the governments of Chernigoff Terek Kursk and Kazan.
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St Petersburg
Eydtkuhnen
Cronstadt
Baltic Sea
Chernigoff
Terek
Kursk
Kazan
Pleas for a Dictator Rumor Circulates Amid Strikes
A dispatch from Paris dated December 3 reports a general strike of post and telegraph workers. The government stands firm against demands, with the situation possibly prolonging for days. The word dictator is again circulating in discussions.
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Post and Telegraph
London Crisis Signals Liberal Victory in UK Government
A. J. Balfour resigns as Prime Minister and his Cabinet, King Edward accepts. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman is invited to form a new Liberal government with Morley likely as an adviser and Asquith possibly as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Cabinet lineups and Irish policy are under debate as Parliament faces dissolution after the New Year. James Keir Hardie urges an Irish Labour alliance alongside nationalists.
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London
United Kingdom
A. J. Balfour
Edward
Henry Campbell- Bannerman
Henry
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Lord Rosebery
Privy Council
Lord Alington
Crichel
Wimborne
Thomas Sanderson
Ireland
Stirling
James Keir Hardie
Mexicans Kill Three In Mexico Mine Robbery
Information from Altoona reports Samuel T. Simonton his wife and son murdered in Mexico during an attack on a gold mine operation run by Philadelphians. Details are unconfirmed and no verification is available locally by John Simonton.
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Altoona
Penn
John Simonton
Samuel T. Simonton
Mexico
Samuel Simonton
Powers Seize Lemnos Island in Aegean
London dispatch says the international fleet has occupied Lemnos in European Turkey. Vienna notes expect the Porte to immediately acquiesce to the powers demands.
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Porte
Lemnos
Turkey
New Anesthetic A Success At Mercy Hospital
Dr John B Murphy performed an operation at Mercy Hospital to remove two abscesses from John Nester a wealthy lumberman of Michigan. He used a new anesthetic scopalomine and reported it worked satisfactorily predicting rapid exclusive use. The drug has been known to science only a year.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
John B. Murphy
Mercy Hospital
John Nester
Michigan
Elks Memorial Address Draws Stamford Attention
The Rev. George C. Richmond of St. John's Episcopal Church spoke at Stamford Elks memorial service. He criticized corporation officers earning more than $25,000 annually as thieves.
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Tribune
Stamford
Conn
George C. Richmond
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Elks
May Proceed Against Tobacco Trust
Louisville December 4. After three weeks of quiet investigation into the legality of the American Tobacco Company operations special agent eT. B. Littlepage of the Bureau of Corporations says he has evidence for civil and criminal action against the trust. He will submit his report to the department.
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Tribune
Louisville, Ky
American Tobacco Company
The
Tobacco Trust
Et. B. Littlepage
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Labor and Commerce
Littlepage
Department
Boston Baked Beans Keep City Loyal. Spent Vast Sum
Boston residents spent 6,598,272 dollars on baked beans last year, more than the cost of two battleships. Wholesale dealers report 68,732 barrels consumed, with demand rising in the period.
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the Tribune
Boston
Football player dies from injuries after game
Sidney Iowa December 4 Harry Rowe aged eighteen died today from internal ruptures he suffered in a football game three weeks earlier He had not complained or told anyone of the injury until dying saying he did not want his death charged to football
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Sidney
Iowa
Harry Rowe
Dewey's Pure Grape Juice Ad in New York Issue
An old advertisement for Dewey's Pure Grape Juice appears with crude typography and a postal address in New York. The fragmentary text suggests a vendor listing and brand emphasis but lacks full product details.
Scandal in Steel Man’s Family Over Divorce and Actress
Pittsburg reports a steel magnate plans divorce to marry a famous actress. The wife and their son will share about one tenth of his estimated 10 to 20 million dollar fortune, with the wife receiving around 700000 and the son 300000. Nevada is mentioned as a future residence for the wife.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Western
Pennsylvania
Nevada
Alvin Theatre
Court Declares Heir Dead In Probate Suit
Allentown Pa Dec 4 The court declares Lawrence B Lewis son of Samuel Lewis legally dead He disappeared twenty years ago on a world tour last heard from in California fourteen years ago while heading to Alaska Yale graduate The estate awaiting him totals about 190 000 He would be three years old if living now
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the Tribune
Allentown
Penn
Lawrence B. Lewis
Samuel Lewis
Globe
Cond
California
Alaska
Yale
Railroads Put in Receivers' Hands by Court
The Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton and Pere Marquette railroads were placed in the hands of a receiver by Judge Henry Lurton. Judson Harmon was appointed receiver with a $200000 bond. The filing cites insolvency and massive combined debts, including bonds and leases, plus dwindling cash assets and imminent interest due on Pere Marquette bonds.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Pere Marquette
United States
Henry Lurton
Judson Harmon
United States Attorney General
Lawrence Maxell, Jr
Walter B. Horn
New York
Hamilton and
Toledo Railway and Terminal Company
Toledo
Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railway
Chicago
Louisville
Copany
Brownell
Lurton
Maxwell
Mutual Reserve Probed Amid Payments and Loans
A legislative committee probing Mutual Reserve uncovers payments to the brother of a former California Insurance Commissioner and a $6,600 loan to a man who served in a fill-in salary role. Reports also say George W. Perkins may resign from New York Life in April and that 1900 plans sought Burnham’s retirement as Mutual Reserve president.
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Mutual Reserve
California
George W. Perkins
New York Life
J. Thompson Paterson
F. A. Burnham
Tom
A. J. Clunie
S. S. McCurdy
Equitable
Equitable, Mutual and New-York Life
Eldridge
Mr. Hughes
Thomas Clunie
Horace H. Brockway
Ashland House
Brockway
Frederick A. Burnham
Hughes
Breckway
Burnham
Probing Mutual Reserve affairs highlights large payments
The legislative insurance investigating committee focused on the Mutual Reserve. It scrutinized a alleged $40,000 payment to former Insurance Superintendent Lou Payn and exposed related charges and payments including officers' salaries, gifts, and retainers dating back to 1897.
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Legislative Insurance Investigating Committee
Mutual Reserve
Lou Payn
The
James D. Wells
Canadian Senate
Burnham
Eldridge
Payn
Yellow Dog
Hilary A. Bell
J. T. Paterson
Brockway
Senate Opens 59th Congress Amid Ceremony and Gracious Greeting
Washington December 4 The 59th Congress opened in a brief twenty minute session with sixty eight senators answering roll call. Vice President Fairbanks presided as Chaplain Hale led prayers. New members take oath and Senate honors late Senator Platt of Connecticut before adjourning.
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Washington
Senate
Pratt
New York
Depew
Fairbanks
Timmons
Diplomatic Corps
Obaldia
Panama
Edward Everett Hale
Knox
Aldrich
Stone
Warner
Missouri
Gorman
Carmack
Frazier
Tennessee
Taliaferro
Florida
Mallory
Allison
Morgan
House
Bulkeley
Platt
Connecticut
House Elects Speaker in Party Line Chamber Scene
The House at noon elected Joseph W. Cannon Speaker and adjourned to honor Sen. Platt. The scene featured the usual floor bustle, gallery crowds, and party clashes as Dalzell and Williams sparred over rules. An Illinois youth delivered a maiden speech amid laughter before Cannon won with strong support.
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House of Representatives
Joseph W. Cannon
Senator Platt
House
Senate
Dalzell
John Sharp Williams
Illinois
Williams
Charles S. Wharton
Mississippi
Illinois Statesman
Tawney
Appropriations
Ohio
Keifer
Swanson
Virginia
New House
Morrell
Pennsylvania
William R. Hearst
New York
Hearst
Sulzer
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M. Guchkoff
M. Kusminkara
M. Vieff
Durnovo
Union and Congress
Moscow
Kaiser
Czar
Times
Baltic
Paris
Petersburg
Liberals
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Vienna
the Daily Telegraph
Dewey’s
Dewey Ne
Ton St
New-Zor
Joseph G. Cannon
Congress
New-York Tribune
Harris Ewing
the Cause
C.H. & Beroad Bankrupt
Payn Maze
Perkins
MR. Burnham
Coutigued
Roth Holshy
Cannon
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