Strike Opens Tamely at St. Petersburg Rail Yard
The St. Petersburg strike opened calmly but with tense scenes at the railroad station as a government train to Berlin was started by a soldier crew. Reports from Moscow and Riga describe troop clashes with civilians, worker meetings pushing for revolt, and Livonia under terror as the Diet urged stronger government action.
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St. Petersburg
Berlin
Moscow
Riga
Livonia
Warsaw
Riots and arrests sweep St Petersburg industrial districts
Troops fill streets and seize railroad stations as wholesale arrests of labor leaders unfold. Second Workmen’s Council members are imprisoned, while a third council forms in response. An appeal from the League of Leagues seeks aid and free dining rooms for workers amid shortages and cold. Insurrection spreads to Vitebsk and Kharkoff reports ten thousand revolutionaries under arms with heavy clashes in several towns.
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St. Peter and St. Paul
League of Leagues
Vitebsk
Llyvonia
Kokurhusen
Tukum
Courland
Kharkoff
Warsaw
Narva
Schlosselburg
Neva
Constituent Assembly
Army
McCurdy Transfers Morris County Properties to Wife
Richard A. McCurdy ex-president of Mutual Life transfers Morris town Morristown and Morris Plains real estate to wife via son Robert H. McCurdy. Includes South Street Morristown house valued around 300000 and Morris Plains country estate. Transfers filed in County Clerk office with deeds noting nominal $1 payments and other valuable considerations.
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Tribune
Morristown
N. J
Richard A. McCurdy
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Morris Plains
Robert H. McCurdy
South St
Franklinst
McCurdy
New-York
Morris Plains Place
Mr Hendrickson Stand Tested Solvency
A brief notice asserts that Mr Hendrickson stands tested in solvency with no inquiry into management faults by examiners, clarifying the scope of scrutiny and asserting stability.
Hendricks remarks on department role and solvency
Gleaned from Mr. Hendricks he said the department focused on solvency of companies. He argued the department could not curb extravagance unless it affected soundness. He claimed little effort to probe deeper, opposed paternalistic legislation, and said he relied largely on his subordinates.
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Legislative Insurance Investigating Committee
State Insurance Department
Francis Hendricks
Hendricks
Mr. Hendricks
Platt
Odell
William H. Buckley
Department
Buckley
David Keefer
Th Security Mutual
Union Pacific
Equitable
Depew Improvement Company
Hughes
James Hazen Hyde
Jacob H. Schiff
Isaac W. Vanderpoel
Aent
Taggart
Newburg
McAvoy
Howell
Grant
Mr. Grant
Mr. McAvoy
Wadsworth
Three Weeks in California Tour by Pennsylvania Railroad
A Pennsylvania Railroad excursion sails from New York on January 2 for a thirty day journey to Southern California resorts and Colorado. The round trip rate is 375 dollars covering all expenses. Details incomplete but indicates itinerary notes and advertisement style.
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New York
Southern
California
Colorado
Studds
Sthave
CiyAdve
Insurance Commissioner Francis Hendricks Before Inquiry
Francis Hendricks testified before the investigating committee. He kept his eyes closed during the session, remaining composed as questions were raised about regulatory actions and oversight.
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Francis Hendricks
Butler and students clash at Columbia interclass event
One thousand students kissed President Nicholas Murray Butler at a campus interclass event in the gym. The crowd cheered for Dean J H Van Amringe while hissing at Butler, as chants mocked the faculty. A flag at Butler’s office was lowered to half mast, prompting a proctor and campus guard response.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
J. H. van Amringe
University Council
Butler
Columbia
Goetze
Prince Bountiful in Peekskill by a 75 year old benefactor
Gordon B. Wallace, a retired Chicago wholesale druggist with a summer home in Peekskill, plays Prince Bountiful for several evenings. He directs a toy store to grant any children’s wishes, costing him over 1500 dollars, and gives gifts to families and institutions in memory of his daughter killed in a trolley accident about a year ago.
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Gordon B. Wallace
Chicago
Peekskill
Prince Bountiful
Mr. Wallace
Sleeping cars to St Louis and Cincinnati with perfect service
The note announces sleeping cars for St Louis and Cincinnati with daily service from New York leaving at 5 30 p m via New York Central lines. The flyer emphasizes smooth travel and reliable connections for travelers heading to these cities.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York
New York Central
Eggers Accuses Howell in Police Trial Over West 54th Place
Detective Sergeant Eggers testifies at Police Headquarters that Commissioner McAdoo's secretary William Howell instructed him not to raid a West 54th Street place tied to May Livingston. Howell denies Eggers' claims and says orders came from McAdoo. Trial involves alleged inaction on two disorderly houses in the 22d Precinct.
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Vice Squad
McAdoo
William Howell
West 54Th St
Howell
Louis Grant
McAvoy
Grant
Mr. Grant
Mr. McAdoo
Jerome
Lord
Odell Slurs Roosevelt in Fight for GOP County Committee
Ex Governor Odell chairs a heated New York Republic party clash vowing to stay in the struggle to the last ditch. He accuses President Roosevelt and Governor Higgins of duplicity and wrecking party harmony while naming Merritt and Wadsworth as central figures in the Speakership battle and county committee maneuvers.
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Republican County Committee
Edwin A Merritt, Jr
Senator Malloy
Murray Hill Hotel
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
George W. Aldridge
Manhattan
Odell
State Committee
Roosevelt
Higgins
Depew
Black
Olcott
Platt
Parsons
Merritt
New York
Buffalo
William Barnes, Jr
George W. Dunn
Washington
Jerome
Ivins
Halpin
Wadsworth
Assembly
Strike Causes Third Death at Wehrle Stove Works
Newark Ohio reports the third death from metal polisher strike at Wehrle Stove Works. Hommer Loar shot during a clash with strikers. attackers not confirmed to be hit. Strikers dispersed. no arrests. Loar leaves a widow and two children, living in barracks. Extra holiday trains to Chicago, St Louis, and Cincinnati announced by New York Central Lines.
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Newark
Ohio
Wehrle
Honmter Loar
Loar
Holiday Tour to Washington Leaves New York
Holiday tour to Washington departs New York on December 28 via Pennsylvania Railroad for two days in the National Capital. Rate ranges from 2 to 480 dollars depending on hotel and seating, covering necessary expenses. Next tour starts January 18. Tickets through Studds E P at 263 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
National Capital
Studds
Sthave
New York City
Parsons Ticket Wins in Party Committee Vote
The meeting dragged from night into dawn as Herbert Parsons was nominated for chairman of the Republican County Committee and won by acclamation after a long contest with Odell supporters led by Halpin. Alfred Page secured first vice president with eighty votes, while Page and Klaresmen faced off against Strasbourger.
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Alfred Page
Samuel Strasbourger
Page
Herbert Parsons
Odell
Republican County Committee
Parsons
Halpin
Alfred R. Page
Odellé
Strasbourger
Ma. Parsons
Antag
Herman Jonesshof
Michael H. Blake
Blake
Edward H. Healy
Julius G. Kremer
Thomas J. Whittle
Ambrose O. Neal
William Halpin
Lloyd Collis
N. A. Elsberg
Henry A. Birrell
Quigg
Birrell
Thomas F. Ryan
Terence McGovern
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