Russia's Peril Graver Dispatches From St Petersburg
Dispatches dated at St Petersburg say telegraphers strike ended and government may adopt repression. Warsaw reports a general railroad strike to begin at midnight by Moscow central committee. Anarchy in Baltic provinces. Riga reports railway workers massacre. Troops clash with Socialists in Poland.
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St. Petersburg
Warsaw
Central Committee
Moscow
Baltic
Riga
Poland
Government adopts coercive policy amid tsarist strikes
In St Petersburg reports say peasants organize in provinces while telegraph lines to Moscow and other cities operate. Some workers return to duties and the strike appears to be breaking up. Mails delayed by railway stoppage. provincial mutinies watched as council memberships are cut to save costs. Traffic may shift to post from Nystad if lines stay down.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Reval
Kieff
Kazan
Novgorod
Archangel
Narva
Council of the Empire
Council of War
Nystad
League of Leagues
Sakharoff
Saratoff
Nevsky Prospect
Workmen's Council
Railroad Men’s Union
M. Krustaloff
Riga
Baltic
Nemetti Theatre
Philander
St. Nicholas Bridge
Riabusheveki
Zemstvo
Unrest in St Petersburg as Cossacks Mobilized
Dec 10 evening dispatch from St Petersburg portrays a nation on edge as government officials clash with revolutionaries. Troops patrol the capital, a funeral procession for former War Minister Sakharoff unfolds, and strikes loom while unions weigh a general walkout amid reports of church desecration and railroad disruption.
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St. Petersburg
Parsensoff
Dewey's Pure Grape Syrup Puts Finest Taste on Record
Dewey & Sons Co of New York at 138 Fulton Street offer Dewey's Pure Grape Syrup praised as unbeaten in the market. The advertisement emphasizes quality and superior flavor, inviting readers to purchase for cooking and beverages.
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Dewey’s
Stace Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
WILL APPOINT VON SKAL AS BRONX PARK COMMISSIONER
George von Skal, managing editor of The Staats Zeitung, is poised to become Bronx Park Commissioner succeeding Harry Schrader due to health reasons. The choice follows court actions over a city ticket recount and lacks formal mayoral consultation with Bronx president Haffen. Herman Ridder supports von Skal while noting he is a candidate, not yet announced.
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George von Skal
Staats Zeitung
Bronx
Harry Schrader
von Skal
Herman Ridder
The
McClellan
Schmitt
Schrader
Henry C. Schrader
Haffen
Massacre in Riga sparks general strike warnings
The Riga massacre and martial law trigger a wave of labor unrest across Livonia. Railroad workers vote to strike, Baltic Lines join, editors resist censorship, and authorities warn on wire damage while Cossacks praised for loyalty. A chaotic mood spreads as unions rally for a general strike.
Volleys in Warsaw and labor unrest spread
A Warsaw patrol dispersed a socialist procession on Ciepla street with volleys killing one and mortally wounding three. Socialist bands invade hotels, workers strike, and electricity users close. In Pabianice a patriotic procession met a dragoon assault wounding twenty nine. Railroad unions report a Moscow ordered general strike likely beginning at midnight after the arrest of Workmen’s Council leader Krustaloff.
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Warsaw
Cieplast
General Electric
Pabianice
Railroad Men’s Union
St. Petersburg
Central Committee of the Union of Railroad Men
Moscow
M. Krustaloff
Workmen’s Council
Doctor says he cured two lepers in New Orleans
Dr Isadore Dyer long studying leprosy reports the second leper cured has been discharged from the lepers home a woman whose name is withheld and the other patient was a boy whose disease had just developed. Other patients under his treatment are said to be improving.
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the Tribune
New Orleans
Isadore Dyer
Armour pleads guilty in police court over unmuzzled dogs
Chicago December 11 J Ogden Armour a well known South Side resident was among about a score charged with keeping unmuzzled dogs. He pleaded guilty through his attorney and paid a fine of 2 and costs.
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the Tribune
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
South Side
Armour
Theft of Pius VII manuscript at Vatican library
Rome dispatch reports The Giornale di Italia says a precious manuscript of Pope Pius VII was stolen from the Vatican library. The item is tied to records from the pope's imprisonment era, while the story also notes West Shore Railroad fast trains to Detroit Chicago and St Louis and mentions a West Shore ticket price.
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Giornale di Italia
Pius VII
Pen
Vatican
Rct
Rece
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
West Shore Railroad
West Shore
Fire kills six in five story flat on Columbus Ave
A five story flat at the southeast corner of Columbus Avenue and 100th Street burned, killing a mother Mrs. John Thomason and her five children, ages 3 to 9, and injuring two others including Ambulance Surgeon Elbert Norton. Policemen Andrew McLaughlin and Charles Fisher led rescues from a cobbler shop roof as residents fled via rear fire escapes during the blaze which caused $40,000 damages.
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Columbus Ave
100Th St
John Thomason
John
Anna Thomason
William J. Thomason
Thomas Thomason
Samuel Thomason
Elbert Norton
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Fred Nagel
West 100Thst
Andrew McLaughlin
Charles Fisher
McLaughlin
Fisher
Thomason
John Bogan
Mary Redham
Radham
Thomasons
Sawlightship crew saved and Wasp missing at sea
New Bedford Massachusetts reports the Azalea towed the Nantucket South Shoal Lightship crew ashore after the lightship foundered near its station. Naval men in Newport fear grave danger for the gunboat Wasp, which sailed to aid the brig Harry Smith and has not returned.
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New Bedford
Mass
Newport
R. I
Wasp
Harry Smith
Columbia
Azores
Vineyard Sound
Hugh Sweeney
Corey Keeps Mum On Pittsburg Visit
William Ellis Corey, rumored to have arrived in Pittsburg, is said to be avoiding interviews while officials state he is not here to speak to newspapers. A conference is planned to discuss Corey affairs with possible relocation of United States Steel Corp offices to Pittsburg._reports indicate the Frick and Carnegie Buildings may be annexed for the move. Andrew Carnegie reportedly may arrive, with a potential successor named by Carnegie if Corey steps down.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
William Ellis Corey
Carnegie Steel Company
Corey
United States Steel Corporation
New York
Frick
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Attain Triple Express Speed From Syracuse to New York
Philadelphia inventor James N. Vandergrift discusses a four wheel motor cycle train designed to run between two rails with a third rail for power. He claims experiments show the vehicle could travel from Syracuse to New York in about one and a half hours.
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Tribune
Syracuse
Dec
James N. Vandergrift
Philadelphia
Wrong Officials Got Payments
The audit inquiry reveals insurers were required to pay funds to the State Treasurer, not the Auditor. Since 1895 the Auditor collected fees, and the ongoing investigation aims to determine amounts and return them to the State, under Governor Hanly’s orders following the Sherrick shortage.
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Tribune
Indianapolis
Auditor of State
Hanly
Sherrick
McCarren Denounces Bossism at Metz Dinner
State Senator Patrick H. McCarren told a Kings County Democratic Club audience he was not a boss but one of the bossed and urged aid for the tolling masses. He spoke after Rev. Dr. Cadman attacked bossism and reportedly was snubbed by Mayor McClellan who refused to acknowledge him.
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Patrick H. McCarren
Herman A. Metz
King’s County Democratic Club
Dr. Cadman
McCarren
Imromptu
McClellan
Cutting Resigns as Citizens Union Leader After Debate
R Fulton Cutting offered his resignation as head of the Citizens Union citing being branded a boss. The committee rejected the resignation unanimously, then Cutting asked for time to decide. The group outlined bills to oppose at Albany and to track city lawmakers for future votes.
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Citizens’ Union
R. Fulton Cutting
Cutting
Albany
Committee of Eleven
Merchants Fight P R R Over Storage Fees
In Pittsburg a week ago the Pennsylvania Railroad warned commission merchants of $5 daily storage plus demurrage if unloaded freight cars stayed in produce yards. Yesterday railroad collectors attempted collection. merchants refused. The railroad seized and sealed cars of merchants who balked, leading to several clashes between railroad workers and commission men.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Commission
Army Post Punished for Insult at Fort Thomas
Eight companies of the 4th United States Infantry were confined to the Fort Thomas reservation for twenty four hours after a private under the influence of liquor insulted Major Tillson’s daughter. Miss Tillson and her mother reported the incident, leading Colonel Ray to place sentries around the post.
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Tribune
Cincinnati
4Th United States Infantry
Fort Thomas
Tillson
Pittsburg Youth Dies From Thanksgiving Football Injuries
Robert J. Wallace, twenty, died today in Pittsburg from injuries sustained while playing football on Thanksgiving Day. The coroner instructed the jury to recommend moderation and less roughness in the game.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Robert J. Wallace
New Yellow Dog Trail and Insurance Testimony Clash
Edward W. Scott of Provident Savings Life Assurance disputes John A. McCall’s testimony over a $134,000 payment by New York Life to "Judge" Andrew Hamilton. Scott says Provident employed Hamilton to fight the suit, not as a test case. McCall to be recalled. Ryan to testify on interviews with Harriman as Jerome closes the incident. English policyholders seek protection of interests amid the controversy.
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Edward W. Scott
Provident Savings Life Assurance
John A McCall
New York Life
Andrew Hamilton
Scott
Hamilton
McCall
Provident Life
Jerome
Insurance Committee
Thomas F. Ryan
Ryan
Harriman
John C. McCall
Paris
John A. McCall
Legislative Insurance Investigating Committee
Hughes
Edward F. Scott
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
Mr. Hughes
Court of Appeals
New-York Life
Provident
the Provident Savings Life
E. E. McCall
New- York Life
Mr. Hamilton
Suit Not for N Y Life
The legislative insurance investigating committee exposed discord between John A. McCall of New York Life and Edward F. Scott of Provident Savings Life. The probe traced payments to Judge Andrew Hamilton from a 1994 tax case, including a $134,000 share to Hamilton and a $90,000 direct payment, amid claims of independent action by Provident Savings Life and no formal agreement to fight a test case.
Travel offer limited to 92 dollars from New York
Advertisement notes an all inclusive three day trip from New York with rail and hotel costs covered. Dee, aged 27, lists travel dates in January February March April May and June with percentages and a Baltimore and Ohio Ticket Offices reference. The ad mentions Biway and 1900 figures as part of the deal details.
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New York
Dee
Baltimore & Ohio
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