Imperial Manifesto May Give People Voice in Affairs
Reports from Moscow describe an upcoming imperial manifesto in Russia that would create a two chamber legislative assembly with a lower house named the Duma and an upper house named the State Council. The plan preserves imperial veto power while easing election delays by extending 1864 landowner based representation, with about 280 delegates converging for a congress amid orders to halt hostilities.
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yennaia sovet
council of
empire
zemstvos
legislative assembly
Moscow
Hart and Root head toward Reno amid arena construction
Scrappers have left Chicago and will reach Reno next Friday as Fowler and Lyon begin building the arena for the Hart Root fight. The structure will seat over six thousand and use many thousand feet of lumber. A telegram confirms Hart and Root departed Chicago yesterday.
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Chicago
Reno
Hart-Root
Fowler and Lyon
Hart and Root
Emigration agents denied aiding emigrants in Hungary
In Budapest on June 6 Premier Tisza rejected claims that government officials used agents to entice emigrants or to supply ships with steerage passengers. He said secret agents did not cause a mass exodus and noted a 1900s dispute between Cunard and German lines limited by a new open shipping agreement via German ports.
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BUDAPEST
Hungary
emigration committee of parliament
Tisga
Ines
Cunard line
Cunard Company
Three Indian Boys Returned to Stewart School After Capture
Three Indian boys were captured yesterday afternoon and today were returned by an Indian office to the Stewart school at Carson, from which they had escaped.
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Stewart school
C arson
Race for the Championship at Reno Fair Grounds
Reno opens the season with a fifty mile relay at the state fair grounds on June 25. San Jose cyclists in championship colors aim to defeat the sage brushers on July 2, with riders capable of early mile speeds and five mile legs. Dermody of San Jose boosts team confidence ahead of the New Century Wheelmen clash.
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Reno
New Century
state fair grounds
San Jose
sage brushers
Dermody
C. L. Knox
Reno racing board
Ilke
Garden City
New Century Wheelmen
Knights of Columbus Hold Closed Session in Los Angeles
After a pontifical high mass at St. Vibiana the national council met behind closed doors in a local hotel with Supreme Knight Hearn presiding. Delegates later dedicated a Knights of Columbus lodge at Blessed Sacrament church while many visitors toured Santa Monica. Detroit and Birmingham are leading future bids, with Kansas City also anticipated.
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LOS ANGELES
Cal
cathedral of
St. Vibiana
Knights of Columbus
national council of the order
Supreme Knight
Detroit
Michigan
Birmingham
Alabama
Kansas City
King Alfonso Receives Reid and Resigns Morocco Policy Crisis
Paris reports Foreign Minister Delcasse has resigned after failure to secure French reform plans for Morocco. Bouyier to take temporary foreign affairs duties. Delcasse had faced criticism over Moroccan policy and alleged Russia neutrality breaches. The move follows earlier delays and a conference proposal by Morocco’s sultan. Meanwhile in London King Alfonso hosted the diplomatic corps at Buckingham Palace and escorted ceremonies to Westminster Cathedral amid a riding incident.
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M. Delcasse
Morocco
France
far east
LONDON
Spain
Buckingham palace
Ambassador Read
Reid
Alfonso
Reald
Carter
Trains collide killing two brakemen near Riverside
Two men die and several are injured after a collision between the west bound overland passenger and a newspaper special on the Salt Lake road near Riverside. Brakemen IT Carey of Los Angeles and Selzbern Norman perish. mail clerk Frank Shott injured. Engineer W D Gillet blamed for failing to observe orders.
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OS ANGELE&S. Cal
overland
Salt Lake road
Riverside
Ohio
Knights of Columbus
IT. E. CAREY
Los Angeles
SELZBER NORMAN
Frank Shott
Carey
Norman
W. D. Gillett
Temporary River Bridge Bonds To Be Sold Soon
County commissioners will sell bonds to fund a new bridge over the Truckee and temporary crossings on Sierra street while construction proceeds. Bonds up to 5 percent interest will be issued in $1000 denominations, with $60,000 authorized but not all at once. Advertisements for bids on Virginia street bridge works and a temporary crossing will follow, with blueprints and specs prepared by Engineer Stewart. The Royal Neighbors of America tenth supreme camp met in Topeka with 176 delegates, Governor Hoch delivering the welcome.
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Truckee
Sierra street
Virginia street
construction board
Stewart
TOPEKA
Royal Neighbors of America
ladies auxiliary
Woodmen of America
Hoch
Health Board Plans Vigorous Sanitation Campaign
The city board of health met with the ordinance committee to set forth a plan for a thorough sanitary drive. They will curb indiscriminate garbage dumping, designate a dump site, inform households on disposal rules, and enforce fines or imprisonment for violations. Vital statistics will be kept, quarantines enforced, and an ordinance drafted for council approval. Mr Walsh, father of Mrs Frandsel, is seriously ill and not expected to recover.
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city board of health
city council
health board
Mr. Walsh
Andrew Frandsel
Admiral Enquist Still at Manila
Admiral Enquist remains at Manila aboard the Aurora as Washington weighs further action on interning Russian vessels. Jemtwing and Aurora hold coal supplies, while Enquist plans crew re clothes. Admiral Train to host the army and navy club to extend courtesy to Enquist amid post battle reflections.
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ANILA
Aurora
Enquist
Washington
department
Train
army and navy club
Einquist
Oleg
Augora
Drivers Meet Tonight Amid Arbitration Talks and Perjury Charges
In Chicago on June 6 tensions rose as teamsters and employers weighed arbitration that could shorten or prolong a strike. Perjury and subornation of perjury were alleged in a contempt hearing before Judge Kohlsaat. the judge delayed the investigation. A heat related accident killed strikebreaker W H Horne as a wagon was guarded by police. In St Petersburg, Emperor Nicholas reportedly rejected Interior Minister Bouligan’s resignation, citing General Trepoff’s powers as untenable.
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CHICAGO
teamsters
Briggs house
Shea
Kohlsaat
Kohlsaar
W. H. Horne
Horne
PETERSBURG
Nicholas
Bouligan
M. Bouligan
General Trepoff
Flood Devastates Fon Du Lac as Streets Flood in Wisconsin
Storms sweeping through Fon Du Lac cause the town to flood with seven to ten feet of water on several west side streets. Water fills basements and cellars, threatening factories, boat houses, and crops. Estimated damage reaches about one hundred thousand dollars in the city and North Fon Du Lac, with possible doubling in the countryside. The deluge follows a Tuesday storm and lasts into today.
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MILWAUKEE
Wis
Wisconsin
Fon Du Lac
Fon Du Las
De Nevue
sa jiay
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Sea of Japan
Trepoff
Associated Press
gosudarat
New Century Club
Fair Grounds
DELCASSE
Rouvier
PARIS
Bouyier
forden
Bonde
Ladies in Convention
MANILA
Shanghai
Releigh
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Island
Luzon
Rogers
state department
Woosung
Bodri
EAST
ST. PETERSBURG
Riga
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