Warship work halted as strikes grip St. Petersburg
About 68,000 ironworkers and 50,000 cotton mill operatives may join a widening strike in St. Petersburg. Social Democrats push for a political turnout amid fears of clashes with troops and bloodshed while authorities prepare to restrain unrest. The strike, first large in Northern Russia, disrupts iron works and delays government contracts for Pacific squadron.
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Tomrrow
Gopon
Russia
Moscow
Far East
Iron Works
Third Pacific Squadron
Death Meets Plea: Russian Workers Face Military Strike
In St Petersburg on January 23 soldiers fired on striking workers marching to the winter palace. Martial law, barricades, and heavy casualties described as the city endures a near civil war with troops deployed along Nevsky Prospect and guards at key locations. The empress seeks safety at Tsarskoe Selo while the emperor demands firm action. The death toll ranges around five to six thousand, with many casualties among workers and their families. The empress dowager and ministerial actions are noted amid widespread chaos.
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St. Petersburg
Price Vasilchikoff
Nevsky Prospect
Vassili Ostroff
Taarskoe-Selo
Nicholas II
Sviatopolk- Mirsky
Winter Palace
Palace
Gopon
Narva
Moscow
Agree on Railroad Rates Speech Signals Bipartisan Move
Washington reports an agreed plan between Senate and House leaders to enact railroad rate legislation this session. The Hepburn bill, reviewed by the president and key secretaries, is expected to pass the House before February 1 as a solid basis for the measure.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
Hepburn
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Moody
Taft
Morton
Smallpox Rages in Billings Montana
Billings Montana January 20 records show 67 smallpox cases under strict guard. Thirty seven houses are quarantined across the town. Since the outbreak began January 4 there have been five deaths. A pest house has been built outside the city for patient care. Health authorities believe the situation is under control.
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Billings
Mont
Russian harbor salvage yields ships guns and locomotives
A Port Arthur dispatch reports five ships sunk by Russian and Japanese shelling have been raised. Forts and warships hold 540 guns in repairable condition. The recovery includes eight locomotives and 3,000 railroad cars captured by the Japanese.
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London
Port Arthur
Bill Adds Agriculture and Commerce Secretaries to Succession
Washington January 20 The house committee on election of president in conference today favorably reported the bill adding the secretary of agriculture and the secretary of commerce to the line of presidential succession.
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Secretary of Commerce
Train Held Up by Four Masked Bandits Near East Portland
Spokane Flyer robbery report says four masked men boarded the Walla Walla sleeper between East Portland and Thirty-fourth street, forced valuables at pistol point, then fled after pulling the air cord. The gang obtained a draft for 750 dollars, watches, and about 150 dollars cash. Police and railway officers pursued with a large posse. two suspects were later arrested at The Dalles.
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Portland
East Portland
Thirty-fourth Street
Walla Walla
Vancouver
Dalles
Russian Reinforcements Increase Mukden Force to 800,000 Men
Reports from Tokio claim four divisions reinforced the Mukden front raising the Russian army to about nine army corps or 800,000 men. Kuropatkin's HQ sits at Fong mountain with lines toward Mukden Fushun. Oku and Nodzu face Kuroki guarding coal mines.
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Mukden
Kuropatkin
Fong Mountain
Mukden-Fushun
Oku
Nodzu
Kuroki
Yellow fever fears prompt canal zone exodus talk
Unofficial dispatches from Panama canal zone officials dated early January indicate the fever exists there and may cause a mass departure of canal builders if the outbreak grows, though current reports suggest exaggeration of the disease.
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Washington
Panama Canal Zone
Dortmund Coal Strike Shrinks Output Amid Turmoil
Producing very little coal due to an 80 percent strike among Dortmund area miners. Dortmunder iron works partly shut down while Gelsenkirchen’s Marten mines run with only 15 percent labor. Excellent order otherwise noted in the region.
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Dortmund
Dortmader Iron Works
Gelsenkirchen Company
Marten
Steamship and train connections to Goldendale and Portland
Wahkineus Daly Centerville and Klickitat Valley point service with daily Portland steamer departing 7 a.m. Sundays, linking at Lyle 5 15 p m for Goldendale. Train arrives Goldendale 7 35 p.m. Steamer reaches The Dalles 6 30 p.m. The Dalles steamer runs daily except Sunday 7 a.m. Goldendale trains at 6 15 a.m. connect for Portland arriving 6 p.m. Meals on all steamers and wagon team accommodations. For rates berths and connections contact S McDonald Portland agent.
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Centerville
Klickitat Valley Pointe
Lyle
Goldendale
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