Zemstvo Congress Seized as Police Intervenes in Moscow
In Moscow, July 20, with the police chief present, the zemstvo congress began, but the prefect prohibited the meeting and ordered seizure of documents. Delegates and many non delegates had names recorded as police gathered crowd, while debates criticized Bouligin plan and urged broader participation for liberty and representation.
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Moscow
Zemstvo
Doszorukoff
St. Petersburg
Slovo
Count Heyden
M. Gologine
Kosloff
Russia
National Assembly
M. Bouligin
Interior
Council of the Empire
Funston's Father Fined for Disturbing Peace
Tola Kansas July 20 The father of General Frederick Funston ex congressman BE H Funston was found guilty of disturbing the peace and carrying concealed weapons He was fined $5 on each charge with costs totaling 31 65 The incident followed an inflamed street speech blaming police for open saloons after three saloons at Iola were blown up by a temperance fanatic He resisted arrest when police ordered him to desist
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Tola
Kan
H. Funston
Frederick Funston
Iola
Funston
Roof Collapse Kills 66 in Italian Chapel
In Fermo Italy the chapel roof of the women's hospital collapsed during mass killing sixteen women and fifty children while they prayed. Sixteen women and many children were injured and removed from the wreckage.
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Fermo
Italy
Women’s Hospital
Murdered Woman Is a Pole in Belmont Case
In Braintree on July 16, police identified the murdered Belmont woman as Emmeline Schidlosska wife of a Pole barber worker. She lived in Brockton. Her body was found in a gully on the Arlington golf links near Belmont with the head nearly severed. Police search for Schidlosska who is believed en route to California.
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Braintree
Mass
Belmont
Emmeline Schidlosska
Schidlosska
California
Brockton
Arlington Golf Links
Gen W W Blackmar dies at Boise City Idaho
Boise City July 17 Gen W W Blackmar commander in chief of the G A R died yesterday of interstitial nephritis. His wife was with him. The body to be embalmed and taken to Boston. He was born July 25 1841 in Bristol PA and served in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry and First West Virginia.
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G. A. R. Oles
Boise City
Idaho
Boise
Ida
W. W. Blackmar
Boston
Grand Army
Northwest
General Blackmar
Bristol
Fifteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry
West Virginia
Five Forks
Custer
Massachusetts
City National Bank Closes Amid Topeka Bank Failure
Kansas City July 21 The City National Bank failed to open its doors after holding notes of C J Devlin of Topeka totaling over 100000. The failure follows the Topeka First National Bank closure and a demand to repair capital financed by a local financier, with other loans reportedly from New York banks. Bank organized 1900, capital 300000, deposits 1476048.
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Kansas City
City National Bank
C J. Devlin
Topeka
First National Bank of
Devlin
Washington
City Nationa Bank
First National Bank
City National
New York
Examiner Ames
No pessimism in peace negotiations says Roosevelt
Oyster Bay July 19. President Roosevelt reports no discouraging advices from the United States or abroad about the Russia Japan peace conference. He notes both belligerents are sincere in seeking a permanent treaty and that Japan's terms, not yet disclosed, are not expected to be harsh. The president’s intermediary role nears completion, with hopes for an amicable settlement.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Emperor Promises Aid as Russia Mobilizes Troops
Tokyo reports claim Emperor Nicholas sent encouragement to General Linovitch with promises of men provisions and other necessities for victory. Russia is said to have mobilized four army corps, casting doubt on sincerity for peace. Severe seas off Sakhalin hinder further Japanese operation reports.
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Tokio
Nicholas
Linovitch
M. Wirte
Russia
Sakhalin
Earthquake Shakes San Bernardino City and Riverside
Yesterday afternoon at 2 45 a strong earthquake shock struck San Bernardino California with two sharp tremors felt in Riverside. The quake was described as the most violent in years.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Riverside
Candid Editor Reflects on Newspapers in Indian Territory
A candid editor recalls starting in the newspaper business a decade ago, noting they are still poor. He asserts the best things cannot be bought but are stolen and kept, underscoring pride and caution in their craft.
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Indian Territory
State urges life insurance overhaul to curb misuse
Governor Higgins asked the legislature to appoint a joint commission to investigate life insurance in New York. A concurrent resolution soon created a three-senator, five-assemblyman panel to probe the industry amid Equitable scandals. He warned funds may be diverted from policyholders, costs inflated, and trustees lax, calling for tighter investment limits, stricter accountability, and better policyholder participation.
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Albany
N. Y
Higgins
Senate
Armstrong
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Superintendent of Insurances
New York
Roosevelt Sets Extra Session To Hear Rail Rate Case
Washington July 15 Congress will be convened in an extraordinary session on November 10 to address railway rate agitation. President Roosevelt has fixed the date and will summon national legislators a month before the usual date. The president preferred October, but the November timing suits better, avoiding clashes with Speaker Cannon and other next congress leaders. A special message will outline the rate case when Congress convenes.
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Washington
Congress
Emet
Roosevelt
Cannon
Morton Removes Jordan as Controller of Equitable Life
Chairman Paul Morton of Equitable Life Assurance Society dismisses T. D. Jordan from the controller post and names William A. Day, assistant attorney general of the United States, to succeed him. Morton cited Jordan's refusal to provide information on key society transactions under investigation.
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Morton
Jordan
New York
Paul Morton
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society
T. D. Jordan
William A. Day
United States
Another Regiment Joins Revolt in Lodz Mutiny
Part of the Ekaterinburg regiment stationed in Lodz mutinied yesterday killing an officer. The mutineers were arrested. Citizens are taxed to contribute 1600 dollars daily for maintenance of troops due to serge conditions.
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Lodz
Ekaterinburg
Serge
Baron Blistrom Killed and Baron Holin Wounded
Baron Blistrom, a large land owner, was killed and Baron Holin, another land owner, wounded by agitators in Mitau on July 17. The violence targeted local nobility as unrest rose in the region.
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Blistrom
Mitau
Ruggla
Bistrom
Holin
Witte Doubts the Outcome of Peace Talks
M. Witte, senior Russian plenipotentiary, says Russia seeks peace but will not yield to Japan's terms. He stresses two camps at home, warns against Western misreadings, and predicts Russia will endure the current crisis and regain preponderance in Europe in coming years.
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St. Petersburg
M. Witte
Associated Press
Yolngin Island
Russia
Count Lamsdorff
Japan
Europe
America
Moscow
Shanghai Chinese boycott mass meeting forms stance
About 1,500 people including heads of major guilds and provincial delegates gathered in Shanghai to organize a boycott of American goods. The organizers stressed the boycott targets California labor unions rather than the government and acknowledged uncertainty about sustaining the action.
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Shanghai
California
Police Withdrawn From Wagons as Strike Affects Firms
Chicago July 18 police were taken off wagons of firms hit by the teamsters strike. About 300 officers returned to ordinary duty as business districts see extra guards. Special routes to freight stations will be patrolled by wagons for strike impacted firms.
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Chicago
Dunne
Teamsters
Intense Heat Strains Cities Amid Rising Deaths
Heat wave grips eastern cities with record highs and dozens of fatalities. New York records 28 deaths from 187 prostrations, Philadelphia 5 deaths, Boston 1, Pittsburgh 13, Chicago 4, with widespread suffering and many uncounted victims. Hospitals and ambulances overwhelmed as temperatures approach or exceed 100 in exposed readings.
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New York
New England
Philadelphia
Weather Bureau
Boston
Philabletia
Baltimore
Washington
Pittsburg
Chicago
Buffalo
Beeches
Russians Say Army Is Strong in Manchuria
General Battjanoff, commander of the third Manchurian army, told an Associated Press correspondent that the Russian forces are at their strongest in the war. He said Japanese advances are blocked by Russian strengthening and lingering losses from Mukden, adding that Japan seeks peace now.
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Godgydanl
Manchuria
Associated Press
Battjanoff
Mukden
Statistician Hyde Resigns in Agriculture Dept
Washington on July 1, Chief Statistician Hyde of the department of agriculture resigned his position and Secretary Wilson accepted the resignation. Assistant Secretary Hayes will oversee the statistical work until a successor is named.
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Hyde
Washington
Department — of Agricultural
Wilson
Hayes
City to pay ten cents a quart for tree pests
Newark shade tree commission launches a bug bounty plan paying ten cents per quart of insects. Bug hunters may climb trees within the commission's charge to collect caterpillars and bugs in public shade areas.
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Newark
N. J
Boston Faces Cold Weather Complaints
Boston residents voice discontent as continued winter cold grips the city bringing lower temperatures, wind chill, and heating concerns. Officials advise layering and energy-saving tips while forecasts predict ongoing chill.
Notes From The Capital Des Moines 1905 Inmate Counts
Des Moines notes report 7 764 inmates across state institutions up from 1904. Glenwood Independence Mount Pleasant each exceed 1 000. Prisons up 62 to 947 and insane hospitals to 3 667. State capitol art project contracts Kenyon Cox to paint eight lunettes at the dome costing 8 000 with July 1 1906 completion. Horse imports and Iowa fairs stir interest. farm land assessed at 12 dollars per acre down from 43 10 last year. Taxable value declines overall by 7 419 514.
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Judky
Glenwood
Independence
Mount Pleasant
Capitol Improvement Commission
Kenyon Cox
State House
New York
Funk
Cox
Blashfield
Diehlman
Garnsey
Ohio
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Paris
Carolus Duran
Gerome
Society of American Artists
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Library of Congress
Walker Art Gallery
Bowdoin College
Appellate Court
J.C. van Dyke
Iowa
Clites
Quotations and quips from vintage papers and cartoons
A collage of witty lines from Washington Star and Puck humor columns. The serene citizen muses on government ownership while a cartoon gag shows a hand injury from a giant cracker. A final quip warns that a faultless friend cannot exist.
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Washington Star
Johnny Jinks
Bobby
Puck
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Kangao City Bank
Equitable
Witte
New York Arena
People’s Savings Bank
Home Savings Bank
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Des Mones
Supreme Court of Town
John Simpson
Simpson
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