Postponing a Crisis in Petersburg June 20
In St. Petersburg on June 20 revolutionaries fail to spark a general strike as small strikes spread and worker restlessness grows. The Moscow to St. Petersburg railway engineers quit plans to strike while bakery owners near yield to wage demands. A government parliament rupture or peasant uprising could prompt a crisis, but most expect simmering until fall unless Parliament adjourns.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow-St Petersburg
Massacre of Jews in Bialystok Alarms Poland
Troops quelled riots after a Jewish massacre in Bialystok as mobs looted and burned Jewish shops and homes. Estimates place 100 Jews and 2 Christians killed with about 150 Jews and 7 Christians wounded. Authorities deny St Petersburg planning, blame broader antisemitic violence and fear of further outbreaks.
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Bialystok
St. Petersburg
M. Schepkin
Odessa
Grape Nuts Proven To Restore Health In One Woman
An Ohio woman recounts how a skeptical start with Grape-Nuts led to rapid health improvement. After two boxes daily, she gained weight, shed old pains, and regained vitality, praising the product and urging others to try Postum Co’s nourishing food.
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Ohio
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Alis
Tral
Leos Pees
Riots in Bialystok Endanger Jewish Residents
At Bialystok station mobs searched trains for Jews and a five year old girl was strangled by a rioter. M Frisch arrives to assess responsibility for the massacre as three official inquiries are planned by Parliament's commission, Interior and Justice ministries.
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Bialystok
M. Frisch
Council of the Empire
Minister of the Interior
Ministry of Justice
Zionist Leaders Call for Aid to Russian Jews
Sir Samuel Montefiore and Israel Zangwill publish a joint appeal to prominent British and American Jews urging aid for oppressed Russian Jews. They warn that U S immigration restrictions risk closing the country as a refuge and stress the need for a permanent solution and a future home for Jews worldwide.
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London
Samuel Montefiore
Zionist Federation
Israel Zangwill
Jewish Territorial Organization
Great Britain
United States
United States Senate
Raid on Leyte Town Leaves Five Policemen Dead
A three hundred strong Pulajane raid on Burauen Leyte yesterday killed five policemen and wounded five others while capturing the rest. The town records were burned and the municipal funds untouched. Pulajanes seized arms and ammunition before a pursuit by constabulary under Lt Johnson. General Allen returned to Manila from eight months’ U S leave and Governor Ide, ill from travel, is improving at home.
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Manila
Caesario Pastor
Burauen
Leyte
Pastor
Johnson
H. T. Allen
Constabulary
United States
Ide
Earthquakes Rock Northern Luzon and Formosa region
A string of earthquakes hit Northern Luzon yesterday and today with the strongest jolt felt in Manila at 8 pm. Severe tremors were reported in Babuyan Islands Batanes and Formosa but no damage was reported. Shocks began 7:25 pm and continued off and on until 9:45 am with Mas likely greater intensity in Babuyan and Formosa per Manila observatory.
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Manila
Luzon
Babuyanes
Batanes Islands
Formosa
Manila Observatory
Babuyanes Islands
The Czar Hard Pressed In St Petersburg Cabinet Talk
London dispatches say Emperor Nicholas presses General Trepoff to form a cabinet and has summoned M Pobiedonostseff to Peterhof. A Riazan dispatch reports the Bolchoff Regiment mutinied and killed several officers.
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London
London Tribune
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Trepoff
M. Pobiedonostseff
Holy Synod
Peterhof
Riazan
Bolchoff
Turkish Troops in Yemen Mutiny
Constantinople reports Marshal Feizi Pacha faced mutiny among Turkish troops in Yemen. He used artillery on his own soldiers after a mass desertion effort to reach the coast. Loyal forces fought disaffected troops. mutineers surrendered with heavy losses. Arab revolt remains unresolved.
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Constantinople
Feizi Pacha
Yemen
Bombs at Kamensky and attacks in Ekaterinoslav
A store with thirteen bombs was found at Kamensky in Ekaterinoslav. One bomb exploded, killing one man and wounding two. In Warsaw a volley wounded two women and shot at Police Sergeant Popik, marking multiple attacks on police this week. Three saloons were sacked with thefts. revolutionists escaped.
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Warsaw
Ekaterinoslav
Kamensky
Popik
Haggard Plan for Colonies Favored by Britain’s Committee
London reports show a department committee headed by Arthur Lyttelton finding H. Rider Haggard’s colonial settlement plan generally unfavorable. It urges no immediate government steps, proposes grants to unemployed workmen act committees or the emigrant information Office, and doubts the scheme’s cost and returns. The panel favors placing individuals in colonies to live their own way and warns Salvation Army management is undesirable. Canada, South Africa, or Australia offer no proven success.
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London
Arthur Lyttelton
H. Rider Haggard
Emigrant Information Office
Haggard
Salvation Army
Canada
South Africa
Australia
Prices Fall on Bourse as Bankers Withdraw Support
In St. Petersburg on June 20 prices on the Bourse declined as bankers pulled support for Imperial 4s, closing at 72, down an eighth. Fives reached 86. The lotteries have slid thirty points over the past month.
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St. Petersburg
President Roosevelt Expresses Sympathy For Jews In Mass Meeting
A telegram read by Rabbi Silverman at a Beth Hamidrash Hagadol gathering in Norfolk Street expressed Theodore Roosevelt's sorrow over the Bialystok massacre and noted he would consult Secretary Root. The 2000-seat synagogue overflowed as plans for larger meetings at Madison Square Garden or Carnegie Hall were announced.
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Silverman
Beth Hamidrash Hagadol
Norfolk Street
Bialystock
Russia
Secretary Root
Theodore Roosevelt
United Hebrew Community
Madison Square Garden
Carnegie Hall
85Th Street
Lexington Avenue
William N. Cohen
Magollis
Ascher
Allan Line to Expand American Service with New Turbine Liners
Glasgow june 20 The Allan Line plans an active expansion of its American service. Contracts have been drawn for two new turbine liners larger than the Virginian and the Victorian, recently built for Canadian traffic.
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Glasgow
Allan Line
Marines Withdrawn From Peking Legation Guard
The Peking legation guard of about one hundred Marines is ordered back to the United States after a year in the Philippines. On July 25 a new guard of two hundred Marines will depart San Francisco to replace them. The Navy Department had hoped for two hundred at Peking but faced manning shortages. Officials say the move does not signal immediate trouble and does not reflect adverse changes in China.
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Washington
Legation
Peking
United States
Philippines
China
San Francisco
Navy Department
King Guard
Panama tobacco duty clash with United States at canal
Panama faces a dispute with the United States over duty free tobacco imports to the canal zone. Panama recently imposed a one lira per pound duty, making imports costly. President Amador granted revenue rights to bidders to prevent treasury losses, and he plans to seek duty reductions when the Assembly meets.
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Panama
United States
Republic of Panama
Canal Zone
Commissariat
Colombia
Amador
Canal Commission
Persian protest to Turkey over frontier troop moves
Constantinople June 20 Persian Minister complains to the Turkish government about continued dispatch of troops and munitions to the Persian frontier saying it threatens the already fragile good relations between Persia and Turkey.
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Constantinople
Mayor Defends Bingham on Platoon Change in Brooklyn
Mayor McClellan declined to discuss Police Commissioner Bingham’s switch from a three to a two platoon system. Bingham says more officers are needed and may seek alderman funding after a shake-up of captains is possible. Patrols will rise from 657 to 986 midnight to 6 am, with reserves increasing from 19 to 488.
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McClellan
Bingham
General Bingham
Brooklyn
Brooklyn saloonkeeper arraigned in homicide case
Herman Steneck, a Brooklyn saloonkeeper, was arraigned in Gates avenue court on homicide charges in a case involving Mrs Jessie Bosquet and her cousin Joseph Hirsh who died after drinking cocktails reportedly served at Stenecks establishment. He refused to speak and was remanded to Raymond street jail for examination. Detective Reynolds of Ralph avenue station swore the affidavit.
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Herman Steneck
Brooklyn
Jessie Bosquet
Joseph Hirsh
Gates Avenue
Raymond Street
Steneck
Reynolds
Ralph Avenue
Odell Visits State Republican Headquarters
State Chairman Odell spent several minutes at the Republican state headquarters yesterday meeting district leaders. Asked if Governor Higgins would run again, he replied I have not been taken into Governor Hig confidence.
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Odell
Republican State
Higgins
Upholds 80 Cent Gas in Federal Court Disorder
The ruling discusses jurisdiction between state and federal courts over price controls. Justices debate private consumer action and possible Supreme Court appeal, with a dissent criticizing a legislature fixing product prices and the interplay of court authority and temporary relief.
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Lacombe
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Circuit Court
McLaughlin Sage
Quigg Urges Reform of Patronage in New York County
Lemuel E. Quigg spoke to the Republican organization of the 34 Assembly District at No 8 St Luke's Place on patronage in New York County. He warned of limits on federal jobs and contributions, praised Governor Odell, critiqued the Arthur era, and urged a disciplined county organization driven by principle and brains to withstand corporate influence.
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Lemuel E. Quigg
St. Luke’s Place
New York County
Civil Service
Federal Service
Collector of Customs Office
Astor
Vanderbilt
Tammany
Republican Party
Quigg
Herbert A. Parsons
Parsons
Republican County Committee
Labor in Politics Sees AFL Leaders Favor Political Role
Washington June 20 AFL executive council discussed labor stance in upcoming campaign. Representative William R Hearst urged labor to enter politics as a national factor, stressing nonpartisan labor action to press reforms and relief. He said newspapers would reflect the approach and cautioned against formal party alliances.
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Washington
Labor
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Wiliam R. Hearst
New York
Mr. Hearst
Council
Congress
Hearst Campaign shifts power with Bacon as Hill ally
The Hearst state campaign centers at the Gilsey House where Charles P. Bacon, long a Hill ally and detective figure, appears as second in command to Max F. Shmson. Bacon’s presence signals intensified tactics as Hearst aims to capture the state committee, offsetting Belmont’s signatures and challenging Patrick McCabe’s bid as Albany seeks a new chair.
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Hearst State
Gilsey House
Charles P. Bacon
David B. Hill
Max F. Shmson
Bacon
State Capitol
Hill
Democratic State Organization
Hearst
Belmont
Maurice M. Minton
August Belmont
Patrick McCabe
Albany
DOUGLAS NOT A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
Telegraph dispatch from Brockton Massachusetts June reports that Governor Douglas will not seek the gubernatorial nomination. The note clarifies Douglas remains a public figure but will not run this year.
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the Tribune
Brockton
Mass
Douglas
Douglas rules out vice presidency bid amid trust league chatter
The American Anti-Trust League of Washington proposed running him for Vice President on the Democratic ticket with William J. Bryan, an idea he calls absurd and without foundation. He says he has had no consultation nor intention to run, and doubts the Sum League’s standing, claiming he never heard of it before.
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American Anti- Trust League
Washington
William J. Bryan
Douglas
Sum League
Vermont Indorses President Roosevelt by Acclamation
Montpelier delegates at Vermonts biennial Republican State Convention nominated a full state ticket in a little over two hours. Fletcher D. Proctor was named Governor by acclamation. The platform endorsed Theodore Roosevelts administration, praised anti corruption efforts, and urged state action against rebates and discrimination in commerce.
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Montpelier
Fletcher D. Proctor
Proctor
United States
Redfield Proctor
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican Party
Maine Democrats nominate Cyrus W. Davis for governor
Cyrus W. Davis of Waterville, a former mayor and two term representative, twice Democratic gubernatorial candidate, was nominated by acclamation at the Maine Democratic State Convention for governor.
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Bangor
Cyrus W. Davis
Waterville
Maine
Regular Republicans Win Greater Victory in North Dakota Primaries
Fargo June 2 returns from across the state indicate the regular Republicans achieved a larger victory in yesterday's primaries than earlier estimated. The statewide convention support is now counted at 348 votes out of 447, surpassing ante primary expectations.
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Fargo
N. D
Guffey Releases Delegates Free From Pledges
Col James M Guffey Democratic national committeeman and state leader issued a statement releasing all delegates to the state convention from pledges to him or his friends. Delegates are now free to support whomever they choose in the upcoming campaign.
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Pittsburg
James M. Guffey
Guffey
Plans for Silk Merger Forms Large Combination
Plans to unite silk producers into a single company with about thirty million dollars capitalization. Chearsburg Silk Manufacturing, Thaston Silk Company, and Dusore Manufacturing are among firms said to have options on their plants, with several smaller firms also involved. Sauquoit Silk Mill reportedly refused to join the merger.
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Cheersburg Silk Manufacturing Comrth Saston Silk Company
Dusore § Manufacturing Company
Sauquoit Silk Mill Company
Magistrate Furlong and a Kings County grand jury
Magistrate Furlong testified before the Kings County Grand Jury regarding Mary Hedden a young woman placed at 260 Arlington avenue Brooklyn by the magistrate court probation officer She faces a theft charge from Mrs Hyman and allegations of assault and mistreatment at the hands of Frank Grossbard The case has drawn bar association scrutiny and Furlong claims political enemies aim to ruin his career
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Furlong
Kings County Grand Jury
Mary Hedden
Gussie Hyman
Arlington Avenue
Brooklyn
Frank Grossbard
Grossbard
King’s County Bar Association
Regulating baggage checking bill passes House
Washington June 2 a measure of great importance to railroads and travelers was passed under suspension of rules. It requires common carriers in interstate commerce to check baggage to its destination even when split tickets or mileage tickets are used. Refusal to comply becomes a misdemeanor with penalties provided.
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Washington
House
Peirce Nomination for Norway Tied to Senate Vote
Senator Lodge authorized to poll the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Herbert H. D. Peirce to be Minister to Norway. If a majority favors confirmation, Lodge will report favorably. Committee lacked a quorum but discussed the McWade charges and the State Department's exoneration.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
Committee On Foreign Relations
Herbert H. D. Peirce
Norway
Lodge
Senate
Cormuttee
McWade
Peirce
Secretary of State
Seamen Saved After Sea Rescue Near Boston
The twelve men reported lost from the fishing schooner Philip G. Manta were rescued by the schooner Nettie Franklin after being found by the Rose Cabal. The rescuers learned of the disaster during a radio contact and brought the Franklin crew to safety near Anish the fishing time.
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Boston
Philip G. Manta
Nettie Franklin
Rose Cabal
Cabal
Franklin
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