Assassination of Minister von Plehve Shocks Russia
St. Petersburg reports the assassination of Interior Minister von Plehve by a bomb while en route to visit the emperor at Peterhof. The blast killed the minister and his coachman, wounded others, and sparked a chaotic scene as police and crowds swarmed the area. Arrests followed, with a suspect believed to be Finn Leglo among those captured. The attack is linked to a broader plot, and background notes recount Plehve’s rise and power within the police and censorship apparatus. Also noted are Japanese losses at Niuchwang and local labor unrest in Omaha, with court actions continuing against strikers.
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von Plehve
Baltic
Peterhof Palce
M. von Plehve
Associated Press
M. von Piehve
Leglo
M.biplaquine
Bf Police
Rus Sa
Haseen
M. Plehve
National Democratic leaders inIndiana scene
Thomas Taggart named chairman of the Democratic national committee, the leading Indiana political figure and Indianapolis mayor, who also runs the Indianapolis Sentinel and has substantial state business interests. Urey Woodson named secretary of the committee as Kentucky member.
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Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Indiana
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Sentinel
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
Packers Strike Renewed In Chicago And Uniform Boycott
Chicago and other cities saw a renewed packing house strike as 30,000 workers walked off the job after a dispute over reemployment. President Donnelly reported unions would not rehire all laid-off workers, prompting clashes and escalated actions across stockyards and allied trades.
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Chicago
Michael Donnelly
International Meat Cutters’ and Butchers’ Union
Donnelly
PPP
House of Commons
Balfour
Red Sea
Black Sea
America
Michael J. Donnelly
Butchers’ Union
Teamsters
Allied Trades
Omaha
Neb
South
Lawrence J. Curran
Freight Handlers’ Union
Allied Trades Unions
Central Council of the
Nordica Wins Interlocutory Decree Action in New York
Mme Nordica, despite her husband Herr Zollan Doehme s opposition, secured Judge Scott in the supreme court to finalize the interlocutory decree from Judge Bischoff dated January 29. Davis, for Herr Doehme, said he would appeal. The report notes tea became a general beverage among England's wealthy in 1657, costing about 460 pounds.
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Mme, Nordica
Zollan Doehme
Scott
Supreme Court
Bischoff
Davis
Herr Doehme
England
General Kuropatkin Reports Losses In Battle Near Tsianchiatsia
Emperor Nicholas received a dispatch from General Kuropatkin describing a July engagement where Russian forces fought Japanese troops on the Tsianchiatsia heights. The report notes heavy fighting, Russian retreats in good order, and estimated losses of about twenty officers and six hundred men, with Colonel Ruspensky among the wounded.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Kuropatkin
Zaroubasel
Jaly
Nandaline
Tsianchiatsia
Dafanshen
Tsianclatsia
Mentalatoum
Fanchankau
Ruspensky
Tomsk Regiment
United States presses for release in maritime cargo dispute
St Petersburg reports Washington has asked Russia about the Ardova seized by the Smolensk in the Red Sea. The U S inquiry seeks details on the Arabia cargo ship bound for Hong Kong and notes no formal protest yet. Vladivostok status and Knight Commander case are unaltered as American interests are handled through Britain.
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St. Petersburg
United States
Russia
Ardova
Smolensk
Red Sea
Foreign Office
Arabia
Hong Kong
Vladivostok
Great Britain
Russia to Right all Wrongs in London Note
London July 29 The tension in Russian British relations has eased with no rupture expected Count Benckendorff the Russian ambassador says Russia is ready to make full reparations if she erred but action on the Knight Commander case awaits the Vladivostok squadron report to be received by the Russian government
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Russia
London
Count Benckendorff
Great Britain
Lord Lansdowne
Vladivostok
Horses Thieves Banding For Regional Protection
A movement to organize sheriffs of northern Indiana and southern Michigan counties for protection against horse thefts has begun. The bold operations suggest an organized gang with methods to dispose of stolen horses. Stations are believed to lie about forty miles apart between gang HQs and Chicago.
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la Porte
Ind
Indiana
Michigan
Chicago
Roosevelt Receives Formal Nomination From Republicans
President Roosevelt on July 27 was formally notified of his nomination at Sagamore Hill by Joseph G Cannon on behalf of Republican state and territorial delegates. He pledged to uphold party principles, highlighted achievements, and asserted continued support for protective tariffs, reciprocity, and the isthmian canal project.
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Roosevelt
Sagamore HU
Oyster Bay
United States
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Republican National Convention
World Wheat Crop Review Across Nations This Year
A survey of global wheat prospects shows varied results. United States faces little acreage gain or condition improvement, Canada expands area, Russia sows modestly, France reduces area but improves yields, Austria-Hungary looks favorable, Germany shows notable improvement, Italy weaker, United Kingdom records its smallest area, Australasia reports a doubled surplus, and Argentina yields a very rare crop.
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United States
Canada
Russia
France
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
Australasia
Argentina
Amateur's Violin Well Made by an Elder Hale Maker
Samuel F. Wing of Hale Maine has just completed a fine sounding violin with excellent craftsmanship for a man over seventy. The case is inlaid with purfling and the instrument shows skilled work and care.
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Samuel F. Wing
Hale, Me
Royal Academy Honors Selma Lagerlof With Gold Medal
The Royal Swedish Academy awarded a gold medal for literary excellence to Selma Lagerlof, the novelist. The academy’s first female honoree was Frederika Bremer, marking a historic moment for women in Swedish letters.
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Royal Swedish Academy
Selma Lagerlof
Frederika Bremer
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