Decisive Issue Joined in Russia Amid Turmoil
In St Petersburg and Moscow the streets flood with troops after wholesale arrests of workmen leaders. The League of Leagues calls for proletarian aid and free dining rooms as communication breaks down and the city faces grave disorder. Authorities aim to suppress unrest while reports describe clashes between troops and civilians.
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St. Peter and St. Paul
Lowever
League of Leagues
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Narshadaer
Syn Ontechestwa
Wrich
Workmens Ccunscil
Renelint
Lawsuit Challenges State Fees for Bond Registrations in Indiana
In Sangamon County Circuit Court Governor Deneen sues former state treasurer Henry Waltz and bondsman Floyd K Whittemore to test the legality of collecting a fee by the state auditor of public accounts for registering township bonds. The action seeks relief after decades of payments totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, with no criminal intent alleged and a technical basis for the suit.
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Springfeld
Sangamon County
Deneen
Henry Waltz
Floyd K. Whittemore
Reformers seek removal of Terre Haute mayor over saloon hours
Terre Haute Ind December 22 leaders from Manufacturers' and the Terre Haute Literary Society joined ministers and other professionals in adopting resolutions to gain the mayor's removal by the city council. They accuse Mayor Bidawan of lax enforcement and closing saloons past midnight. Governor may be asked to address law enforcement. Retail district shows opposition to radical saloon policy.
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Bideman
Ltd
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Ind
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A. J
Dyer
Wire
Peisbie & Jones
Charleston
Anton Heitze
A. D. Collier
Revelation Storm Hits Adventist Leaders in Battle Creek
In Battle Creek Michigan Elen G White denounces the Sanatorium management as not being Adventist and accuses Dr J J Kellogg's Living Temple of heresy. The uproar follows celebrations and debates over Adventist influence and leadership.
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Mietu
Elen G. White
Vervetas Tlans
J. J. Kelogg
White
California
Strike Opens Timely but Tumultuous City Strike
A noon strike by railroad workers disrupts central city activity with troops deployed at War Saw Station to test a Berlin train. Guards search cars and passengers while an extra wrecking car is added for potential accidents. Across the city incidents include a fatal shooting by a man from Sherman and tense guard activity around Shanghai as foreign guards sustain order.
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Thoroastuy
New York Insurance Chief Testifies on Solvency Focus
Francis Hendricks, New York superintendent of Insurance, told legislative inspectors that departmental examinations target solvency only, not management extravagance or officer salaries. He said no inquiry into commissions, premium lending, or loans to agents or directors. Vanderpoel conducts exams. Hendricks suggested thorough management reviews would require many more examiners and funds.
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Dia
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Lotlivers
Duto
Hendricks
Isaac Vanderpoel
Insurance Department
Comprenses
Ywendvicks
State Treasury
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Testimony on Insurance Expenditures and Oversight
Testimony details repeated denials of knowledge about large legal disbursements by New York Life and other firms. Witness Vanderpoel describes routine examination practices, noting no prior discovery of wash sales or year-end loans, and limited scrutiny of salary and expenditure vouchers. The session ends with Vanderpoel remaining on the stand as the adjournment approaches.
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Equitable
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New York Life
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New York Lite
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the Mutual
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Custon
Desperate thug captured after Christmas shoppers shot at
Omaha Nebraska December 22 a 23 year old man looted Julius Lund Peter Jules offices on Fifteenth and Douglas streets and, in a failed escape attempt, beat Lund and fired into a crowd of Christmas shoppers. Detectives captured him and he allegedly confessed to several other burglaries in the city.
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Nob
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Peter Jules
Lund
Fifteenth
Douglas
Jules
Lued
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Piftteenth
High Wind and Police Raids Hit ScrantonArea
Gov Falk orders raids on Sunday clubs aiding liquor sales, restricting evasion of liquor licensing. Wind gusts of 42 mph wreck Lackawanna Valley. two policemen killed at ash dump. Patriot Hall partly collapsed. Saville Building damaged. Other items report accidents, deaths, honors, and factory layoffs across several towns.
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Scranton
Lackawana Valley
Washington Hall
Patriotie Sons of America
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Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Opens Premiership Speech
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman delivered his first speech as premier at Albert Hall under the Liberal Federation. He avoided Ireland home rule, praised labor leader John Burns, and announced halting the importation of coolies into South Africa until a South African parliament elected by popular vote decides the issue, prompting ten minutes of enthusiastic cheering.
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Herbert Joln
Gladstone
John Morley
India
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Asquith
Robert Reid
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Watt
Ireland
South Africa
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Sir Henry Henrys Peace Vision Panics War Critics
Sir Henry speaks for peace through free trade and restrained armament, praising relations with Russia Germany and the United States while urging retrenchment and a government by the people. Women suffragists interrupt, demanding votes as Cass Lake reports a man saved from hardship and a Des Moines letter unlocking family fortune. An ice gorge threatens Des Moines water supply, with anchor ice forming around the intake.
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Tariff War Averted by Swiss Order
Tari war between France and Switzerland is paused as the Swiss federal council grants French goods temporary tariff relief until April 1. The new Swiss tariff then takes effect for other countries on January 1.
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Feeral Counci
Pioneers and tragedies in Iowa state news brief
A wide Iowa ledger reports Peterson death and suicide in Sioux City, church dedications in Des Moines and Shenandoah, a California Junction Presbyterian organization, and fair planning in Des Moines and Marshalltown. Also notes MT Pleasant church fire rebuild, losses from burglaries, gas and coal finds near Sand Prairie, smallpox quarantines in Derby, and several deaths and civic events across the state.
Dying of Consumption Cured by New Discovery
A Cearfoss Maryland resident recounts a long battle with consumption but credits Dr King's New Discovery for swift relief and cure. The remedy promises rapid relief for coughs, colds, sore throat, bronchitis and pneumonia symptoms. Sold at Wengier Bros. & Yoad's drug store at 50 cents and 1.09 dollars per bottle.
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Win, Myers
Cearfoss
King
Wengier Bros. & Yoad
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