Agrarian scheme stalls as parliament tensions rise
Government plans for land distribution face delay as the agrarian proposal by Minister Stichinsky remains unapproved. It excludes crown and Church lands, honors private sale via peasant banks, and limits expropriation. Parliament focuses on interpellations and party realignments rather than legislation, with centrists pursuing a council majority amid unrest.
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M. Stichinsky
Goremykin
Russia
Bialystok
Peasants’ League
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Finland
Thatry
Council of the Empire
M. Yermoloff
Czar to Watch German Fleet Maneuvers
A Kiel dispatch says Emperor Nicholas will attend with Emperor William for four days of German fighting fleet maneuvers off Ruegen near Pomerania. Afterward the Russian ruler will visit Darmstadt for an extended stay.
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Berlin
Lokal- Anzeiger
Kiel
Nicholas
William
Ruegen
Baltic
Pomerania
Prussia
Darmstadt
No Evidence of Russian Fortification in Aland Islands
London reports that Foreign Secretary Grey said there is no information suggesting Russia plans to fortify the Aland Islands or establish military or naval facilities there. He noted the islands, part of Finland, lie at the Gulf of Bothnia entrance with about 24 000 residents, mostly Swedes.
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London
House of Commons
Aland Islands
Gulf of Bothniia
Grey
Gulf of Bothnia
Finland
Sweden
Russia
Great Britain
France
Aland Island
Paris
Warsaw Court Martial Condemns Six For Armed Attack
In Warsaw on June 25 a court martial condemned six men to death for an armed attack on a Jewish merchant. The proceedings at the Citadel will begin tomorrow for the trial of five officers two sergeants and thirteen civilians charged with forming a secret organization to spread revolutionary doctrines and incite mutiny among troops.
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Warsaw
Russian Bonds Steady After Bourse Fall
St Petersburg June 28 prices steadied after a fall on the Bourse with Imperial bonds improving to 73 percent and closing near 73. The market showed inside support as values steadied amid ongoing trading.
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St. Petersburg
Imperial
Siig
Occupation Russian Army Leaves Harbin After Lodgement
Harbin reports the last sizable echelon of the Russian army of occupation has departed for Russia. A small force of railroad and frontier troops remains, with withdrawals unlikely before May 1907.
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Harbin
Russia
Natives Executed After Demshawal Attack on British Officers
Cairo reports four natives hanged and five flogged after a British party of officers was attacked by a local mob near Tattah and Demshawal. London notes Foreign Secretary Grey stating Cairo received details of trials and sentences with defense by eminent native advocates. The government says it cannot intervene legally.
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Cairo
Egypt
Jane
Demshawal
Tattah
London
John Dillion
House of Commons
Grey
Seldine
Oswego Republicans Meet in County District Convention
Oswego New York June 3 Republicans in the Oswego County Assembly district convention nominated Frederick S Whitney for the Assembly. Delegates to the judicial convention named E P Morehouse of Oswego for the supreme court justice. They instructed for Thomas D Lewis for State Senator and for Charles Knapp for Congress.
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Oswego
N. Y
Oswego County
Frederick 8
Indictment follows Thaw shooting of Stanford White
The era of swift justice followed the Madison Square Roof Garden killing as Harry Kendall Thaw was arraigned and remanded for murder before a coroner's jury then indicted for first degree murder by a grand jury. The death of Stanford White was marked by a simple funeral on Long Island and heightened by Thaw's demand that Anthony Comstock confer about the case.
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Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
Madison Square
St. James
Long Island
Thaw
Anthony Comstock
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Comstock
White
Canada
Black, Olcott, Gruber & Bonynge
Tribute to Stanford White by Augustus Lukeman
Augustus Lukeman, longtime friend and fellow sculptor, pays tribute to Stanford White as architect and man. He recalls White’s generous spirit, refined nature, and influence on art and public taste, noting White’s ability to integrate beauty into architecture and sculpture.
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Stanford White
Augustus Lukeman
Mr. White
Lukeman
National Sculpture Society
Augustus St. Gaudens
Daniel C. French
St. James
Long Island
Mr. Lukeman
White
Keep Japanese Out Prompts Texas Land Deals Curtailment
Telegraph report from Galveston June 28 states the cancellation of three large land deals for Japanese colonies in Texas signals a broader push to discourage Japanese immigration in the region. Immigration Commissioner Sargent led the inquiry, noting segregation among settlers and the resulting loss of homeseekers. Three rice-growing deals were abandoned as a result, with 3,000 Japanese in Texas and plans to bring in 10,000 more in the coming year.
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the Tribune
Galveston
Texas
Sargent
South
Big Liners In Ocean Race Between Deutschland And La Provence
The Hamburg American liner Deutschland and the French steamer La Provence began a second Atlantic crossing yesterday. Both ships aim to lower their records to the Lizard amid rivalry and wagers reportedly exceeding 10 000. Delays and engine inspections shaped the morning departures with further position updates anticipated from Baltic, Philadelphia, Lucania, La Lorraine, and Amerika.
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Deutschland
Atlantic
Hamburg American Line
New York
Paul Faguet
Lizard
la Provence
Baltic
London
Philadelphia
Lucania
la Lorraine
Amerika
Kicked to Death in Fight in Norwich Falls Section
Thomas Mulligan was killed by kicks today in the Falls section of Norwich Connecticut. Eight men were arrested in connection with the death. John Trainor of Brooklyn was named as having an old feud with Mulligan and allegedly stomped on his head. Trainor denies involvement. eyewitnesses say he is guilty. Mulligan's family resided in Hartford.
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Norwich
Conn
Thomas Mulligan
Falls
John Trainor
Brooklyn
Mulligan
Trainor
Hartford
Standard Plans Gasolene Corner
The Standard Oil Company launches a campaign to push Ohio garages and auto makers away from certain gasolene grades. Through C G Taplin, it orders agents to discontinue sale of gasolene between 68 and 76 degrees and notifies dealers that these grades are off the market. The firm can undercut prices, steering trade to Standard due to lack of competing grades.
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Tribune
Cleveland
Standard Oil Company
Ohio
Standard Company
C. G. Taplin
Refined Oil and Naphtha Department of
Meat question judged in The Lancet report
London June 29 The Lancet discusses meat imports from Lordon noting much chilled and frozen meat from the United States and Argentina is cleaner and less diseased than some domestic meat. It calls for stronger origin labeling and better quality control at the source.
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London
Lancet
Lordon
United States
Argentina
KINNAN CASE A PUZZLE IN BRONX MURDER INVESTIGATION
Detectives working on the murder of Mrs. Alice Kinnan on her Bronx porch say no progress has been made. A conference involving Burton W Gibson Coroner McDonald Captain Price and Acting District Attorney Nott followed. Gibson said he knows all he can and remains friends with Mrs Stenton, the dead woman's mother. Price noted Mrs Stenton may resist a dispossession action with help from friends. Gibson is not her attorney, a new lawyer has been retained. Plans were discussed to send Mrs Stenton to an institution. Bronx coroner stenographer Robert Hamburger said he sued Gibson for libel after Gibson claimed Hamburger tried to blackmail him over testimony fees. Also Alfred L Seligman banker and chauffeur Warren were arrested in Prospect Park Brooklyn for speeding.
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Stanford White
Madison Square Roof Garden
Rose Ladue
Elfin White
Rector's Restaurant
White
Maud Fulton
Lionel Lawrence
Lawrence
St. Jamie’s Church
St. James
Long Island
East 21St Street
Devereux Emmet
Bloomfield Butler
Butler
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Charles F. McKim
William A. Evarts
Hewitt
Long Island City
Hutton
Parks
James C. Smith
Clarence H. Mackay
J. F. Brown
Nicola Tesla
Charles F. McKim and
William R. Mead
Mr. White
H. F E. Lynke
Fifth Avenue
Thaw
Criminal Court
William M. K. Olcott
Terence J McManus
F. W. Longfellow
Daniel O'Reilly
Garvan
Turnbull
Nicholas L. Dealer
Stokes
Alice €.Kinnan
Bronx
Burton W. Gibson
McDonald
Captain Price
Nott
Gibson
Auto Wrecked In East Harlem Collision
Dr. Anselmo Vecchio of 2208 First Avenue drove east on 125th Street and Lexington Avenue yesterday morning. Both drivers halted to let the other pass, then started again at the same moment, causing Vecchio’s auto to crash into the Lexington Avenue trolley car. The trolley car was undamaged and Vecchio escaped injury. No arrests were made and the wrecked car was towed to his home by another motorist.
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Anselmo Vecchio
First Avenue
125Th Street
Lexington Avenue
Dr. Vecchio
Lawyer Parker Freed Over Old Auto Claim
Orrel Parker a lawyer of 129 Broadway won discharge from Magistrate Steiner to the Harlem police court yesterday by declaring his automobile was so old it could not go much faster than a man. Bicycle Patrolman Gibson of West 125th street station testified Parker was traveling about twenty miles an hour.
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Orrel Parker
No. 129
Broadway
Steiner
Harlem
Gibson
West 125Th Street
Parker
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Bendix
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