26 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1905
Page
1
Reports from St. Petersburg describe brutal fighting in Moscow with machine guns and artillery against insurgents. Cossacks reportedly drunkenly charged, bombs exploded from rebel houses, and heavy guns battered barricaded streets as both sides exhausted by midnight.
Warsaw reports the post and telegraph strike ended with strikers accepting government terms. Telegraphers resumed work. a military order bans street newspaper sales, singing revolutionary songs, meetings, and processions with imprisonment up to three months and fines up to 1500 dollars. Railroad workers may resume unless St Petersburg allies join.
Riga reports a Baltic rail strike last night with false rumors of bombardment denied by the Associated Press. The city remains calm with patrols by soldiers and police, opera shows ongoing, and foreign consuls deciding to fly national colors over consulates amid insurgent agitation and troop control.
Passenger notices depart New York on December 28 via Pennsylvania Railroad. Two days at the National Capitol. Rate thirteen dollars or fourteen fifty for hotel choice covering necessary expenses. Next tour begins January. Lawsuit against ticket agents or C. Stucées, Ey P. A. Xv. in-ave, New-York.
Miss Mary Friend and Miss Cecelia Kosster from Arnold were drowned at the river mouth in New Kensington. Companions William Cossee and Edward Southward nearly drowned while attempting rescue. Four in party fell through ice at the river mouth.
Shanghai reports the Mixed Court reopened on Saturday with a German assessor and armed guards present. Guards remain around foreign concessions as rumors of a new riot circulate but precautions stay in place. Japanese involvement in recent trouble is regarded as unfounded.
President Morales has departed Santo Domingo with destination unknown, prompting excitement. Dispatches report talks between Vice President Caceres and Morales on disputed matters, with a group supporting Caceres. Observers think a treaty with the United States was a secondary issue in their dispute.
President Roosevelt worked and unveiled Cowles Christmas tree then rode a long horseback ride and shared a Christmas dinner with family. Miss Helen M. Gould dined at Woodycrest with proteges. Charles G. Gates faced a police court and gave gifts to his employer. Vanderbilt hosted a dinner for one thousand at Biltmore. Patrick pressed to halt his execution via Supreme Court review. Schwab hosted a dinner at his Riverside Drive mansion. Chief Croker fought two major fires. Conried wondered about operas without choruses. Woodruff issued a statement on his rift with Dady.
A six story loft building at No 102 106 Wooster Street caught fire late at night endangering twelve girls and trapping six firemen. Five alarms drew twenty six engine companies six hook and ladder trucks and five battalion chiefs plus reserves from nine stations. Loss estimated up to 500000 as water pressure hampered extinguishing efforts following an earlier West 58th Street blaze.
Charles M. Crouse, a wealthy Syracuse resident, received two Black Hand threats demanding 2460 dollars in a cigar box. The letters warned secrecy or else harm to his home and family. police and detectives are investigating the anonymous writers who are believed to know Crouse.
Metropolitan Opera management said a chorus strike could force substitutions for Rigoletto in Philadelphia. They urged chorus members to honor signed contracts, warned of replacing singers, and appealed for public backing to keep grand opera running.
The swift current swept two young women and two young men under the ice at Arnold. The young men remained in the water long enough to be reported in serious condition while search efforts continued. Each drowned girl was eighteen years old.
An elderly patient at Manhattan Hospital on Blackwell's Island dies as Christmas Day ends. After twenty-two years in the institution she had slept for a week and woke briefly to say to the matron, And this is Christmas Day, then passed with a smile.
Edward B. Simmons son of the Rev Charles E Simmons of Worcester Mass has undergone seven appendicitis operations since joining Colgate University and playing on the varsity football team He says all were caused by football though he believes the game is not too rough under current rules.
Chief Croker faulted the water supply saying sixty pounds of pressure from four large engines fell short of the needed hundred. He blamed the low pressure for delaying control of the Wooster Street fire, where forty seven windows glared and flames lapped the block for hours. One truck also failed to operate, complicating efforts as twelve girls worked on the fifth floor of the burning building.
President Roosevelt remembered the children of the Cove School near Sagamore Hill where his children studied. He acted as Santa Claus on several occasions and ensured all students received gifts. Mrs Roosevelt purchased presents in former years and train trips to Detroit and Chicago were arranged by agents for details.
Fragmentary OCR lists travel details and dates from December to May, referencing New York expenses and Baltimore Ohio ticket offices, with scattered numbers and places. The readable items imply a schedule or travel promotion but lack full context or coherent narrative.
Mrs. Mary McCoyd of 339 10th avenue collapsed in a butcher shop at 575 10th avenue yesterday morning and died minutes later from a ruptured left ventricle due to grief. Autopsy notes the heart failure caused by distress.
On Christmas Day the Bowery welcomed about 6,000 homeless and hungry with two major feasts. Congressman Timothy D. Sullivan hosted 5,000 at his ninth annual Lower East Side dinner at 207 Bowery, while the Bowery Mission served 1,200 dinners. Tables groaned with 3,000 pounds of turkey and 60,000 pounds of coffee as volunteers and officials, including Alderman Little Tim Sullivan and Judge Warren W. Foster, oversaw the charitable event.
Public contributions during a 30 day drive at Grand Central Palace funded meals and clothing for about 28 000 needy and 434 assisted with clothing. Commander Evangeline Booth and officers praised the public’s generosity saying Christmas spirit opened many hearts. Colonel Cox noted the large turnout and sustained giving from 10 30 in the morning to near 10 at night as donors filled kettles and tables.
An old advertisement for Deward Sons Co. in New York promotes Dewey’s Pure Grape Juice as the best in the world. It highlights the product quality and lists the company at 188 Fulton Street, New York.
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