Moscow Struggle Deepens as Rebels Retain Narrow Streets
Reports from St Petersburg describe heavy fighting in Moscow with rebels abandoning Tverskaia Street and consolidating in narrow commercial wards. Mortuaries overflow, hospitals strain for beds, and many homes shelter wounded as fires light the night sky. Governor General Doubassoff orders closed doors and enforces fines or imprisonment for breaches.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
E Tverskaia
Doubassoff
Marching Overland to Moscow Revolt News
Reports from St Petersburg dated December 26 describe Moscow revolutionaries led by students from Kleff Kharkoff and Odessa, with many Jews among them. The center holds as reinforcements march in from overland, four dragoon regiments from Warsaw head toward Moscow. Military authorities struggle to deploy forces without weakening other areas while barricades and trenches rise around the city.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Slavce
Kharkoff
Odessa
Warsaw
Baltic
Butin Works
James
Bonareda
Arica
Russian Poland
Uuiops
Rebels Capture Tver In Revolutionary Advance
Paris dispatches report the city of Tver, a key railway station between Moscow and St Petersburg, has fallen into rebel hands. A Saint Petersburg correspondent notes such a bold shift as revolutionary forces seize the area, signaling a major disruption along the line.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Petit Parisian
Tver
Moscow
St. Pet Ersburg
Mafin
Baku
Russia
Open Door Triumph in Manchuria Treaty Terms
Washington reports released details of a China Japan treaty signed at Peking. China leases Liaotung peninsula including Port Arthur and Dalny to Japan and lets Japan control the northern railway up to Changchin. The pact opens sixteen Manchurian ports and cities including Harbin to world trade, marking a decisive open door victory for the United States.
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Washington
China
Japan
Peking
State Department
Liaotung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Dalny
Russia
Changchin
Manchuria
Harbin
United States
Court bars supreme council rate changes in Royal Arcanum case
Justice Gaynor in Brooklyn Supreme Court rules the supreme council cannot alter member assessments from those at admission, voiding amendments to raise rates. Witness William Robson cites Royal Arcanum insurance certificates valued around 576 million dollars under Massachusetts law. In Minneapolis a separate trial defense claims Stella Brennan killer of steps, alleging insanity at the time.
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New York
Gaynor
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
James L. Mock
Berkeley Council
Royal Arcanum
Supreme Council of the Order
Supreme Council
William ©. Robson
Robson
Massachusetts
Minneapolis
Stella Bren Ban
Taurdar
Brenpan
Brennan
Fire devastates six story factory near Fifty-eighth Street
Early dawn blaze in the vicinity of Fifty-eighth Street and Eleventh Avenue destroyed a six story factory building and a stock of Christmas trees worth about 100000 dollars. The fire triggered a street panic among residents of the crowded tenements, but no injuries were reported.
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Fifty-eighth Street
Eleventh Avenue
Work of Congress Senate Confirmation Reconsidered
The Senate reopened executive session to reconsider nominations to the Isthmian Canal Commission after a delay due to nominations not being sent to committee. A resolution urged the president to return the Senate’s prior action. The interoceanic canal committee will again take up the nominations. House debated topics and approved the canal appropriation conference report. House adjourned to Jan 4. Senate devoted time to credentials of Senator Gearin, sworn in after Oregon vacancy.
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Senate
Isthmian Canal Commission
House
Senator Gearin
Oregon
John H.mitchell
Gearin
Gamble Battles Over District Attorney Choice In SD
A South Dakota fight for the US district attorney post pits incumbent James D. Elliott, backed by Senator Gamble, against A C Biernatski per Kittredge and Reps Martin and Burke. The president will not reappoint Elliott and will decide after Congress’ holiday recess. Also: a fatal Northwestern road accident near Gary and a bold robbery at Lesterville leaving stolen clothes behind.
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United States
South Dakota
James D. Elliott
Gamble
Kittredge
Martin and
Burke
A. C. Biernatski
Elliott
Biernatski
Congress
Murder by Highwaymen at Falls Hotel in Minneapolis
Minneapolis reports Charles C. Bader proprietor of the Falls hotel was shot and killed by two masked robbers intent on robbery. They looted about $500 cash, searched the premises, escaped with the money, leaving $1,000 untouched, while four others watched in the barroom. Authorities have not yet captured the attackers.
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Lesterville
Kalda Bros
Jotin Chiadek
Minneapolis
Charles C. Bader
Falls
Bader
Mr. Bader
New Japanese Ambassador Viscount Aoki Succeeds Takahira
Viscount Suuze Aoki named Japanese ambassador to the United States. He is a Privy Council member and a first class Order of the Rising Sun recipient. Hiroki, the Japanese charge, conveyed the information to Secretary Root. Aoki is noted for high diplomatic standing.
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Siuze Aoki
Takahira
Washington
Viscount Suuze Aoki
Root
Hiroki
Viscount Aoki
Privy Council
Mob Extorts Confession After Lynching Threats
Deputy Sheriff Woods of Dixon arrests Sam Crazy Bull and Will Jones, two halfbreed Indians, near Dixon about fifty miles northwest of Bonesteel for horse stealing. En route to Fairfax, masked men seize the prisoners and extract a confession under threat of lynching, implicating prominent local figures.
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Woods
Dixon
Sam Crazy Bull
Will Jones
Bonesteel
Bull Creek
Fairfax
American minister to Norway chosen for Peirce post
Assistant Secretary Peirce named as the first American representative to Norway, with Charles Denby slated as protégé to succeed him. Announcement notes Denby as chief clerk in the department and references a prior destructive fire in a crowded New York tenement district.
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Peirce
Herbert H. D. Peirce
Hate
Ae the
Nrat
Lois Charles Denby
New York City
Rew
York
Aiunsrede
Arnour and the Beef Trust Trials Detail Beef Magnate Prosecution
Charles W Arnour, a beef trust magnate, faces government prosecutions tied to Armour interests in the packing industry. The fragment notes his upbringing on a Madison farm and early work in the packing business, hinting at ongoing legal actions against him and related figures in the beef trust.
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Charles W. Arnour
Jermpaky
Beef Trust
Baniae
Arnour
Eanes
Cop
Palloagy
Ite
Madison
Nox
Erie
Funds for New Capitol and local notices
Funds for the capitol wall project are on hand at fifty thousand dollars with private lands being sold, and spring work is anticipated. A postmortem on John Abbon found no foul play, Abbon died from alcohol’s effects while Wenzel was jailed for assault on his daughter. Lyman county ships its first hog carload from Oatoma as rapid city plans a 700 barrel cement plant, with gas from Hyde county artesian wells sparking new wells. Father Patrick Cassidy, 73, pioneer priest, dies at Yankton after serving in the state for twenty four years, including chaplaincy at Sinseton orphan asylum.
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Capitol Commission
Walla
John Abbon
Benjamin Wenzel
Miller
Wenzel
Abbon
Rapid City
Patrick Cassidy
Yankton
Father Cassidy
Marty
Sinseton Orphan Asylum
Battle in railway coach leaves two dead in Illinois
Dec. 23 Mount Carmel Til Two men jailed for larceny tried to escape by killing two constables in a Southern Railway coach. Constable James Kingston and one prisoner Isaac Marshall died. Edward Marshall, the other prisoner, was fatally wounded. Seta brothers arrested at Sims Illinois for stealing chickens and held for trial after preliminary hearing at Wayne City. Edward Marshall taken to Fairfield with guard to prevent lynching.
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Mount Carmel
Til
James Kingston
Isaac Marshall
Edward Marshall
Seta Brothers
Sims
Wayne City
Kingston
Fairfield
Marshall Brothers
Officials Investigating Poison Candy Plot in Albany
Albany officials report a case involving Miss Biste Smith once titled Queen Titania in a 1904 carnival. She says a mailed box of candy contained poisoned chocolate that she opened, prompting police to probe a possible plot to harm the entire profession. Authorities pursue leads and review alibis as the investigation continues.
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Albany
Mias Biste Smith
Titania
Santo Domingo Crisis Sparks Insurrection Near Puerto Plata
Washington reports indicate a serious internal conflict in Santo Domingo with the Puerto Plata port captain killed, provincial governor barricaded, and Morales fleeing the capital. The Dominican government deposed the governor, while officials say the dispute is internal and no intervention is planned. A cable warns of a looming clash near San Juan or Puerto Plata as Morales aligns against Horacio amid cabinet shifts.
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Washington
State
Navy
Santo Domingo
Puerto Plata
State Department
Secretary of War
Dominican Customs Edwards
San Domingo
Morales
Jiminex
Horacio
San Juan
President of Santo Domingo Resigns City and Flees
The president Sabasarteatae F. Morales quit the capital amid rumors of pursuit by government troops. A clash occurred about ten miles away with General Pimentel’s rebel forces, and the fugitive leader’s location remains unknown. Some believe he aims for Puerto Plata to join Governor Perez, others think he will cross by land toward Monte Cristi.
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Santo Domingo
San Domingo
Dec
Sabosarteatae F
Morales
Plate
Pimentel
Puerto Plata
Perez
Monte Cristi
Beef Trust Trial Jury Drawn for Immunity Plea Date
Chicago Dec 23 Twenty one persons and corporations indicted for conspiracy in restraint of trade in the meat business will go to trial Jan 8 1906 on ten special pleas for immunity. The jury of eighty one veniremen includes farmers real estate dealers carpenters a stock raiser and a printer. The verdict will decide whether the packers face trial on the main charges or are freed by immunity claims.
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Chicago
California Man to Succeed Wright as Philippines Governor General
Washington reports Jake Wright will not return to the Philippines as governor general. Hoan is cited as being asked by the administration to appoint James Smith, formerly of Gan Pres tace, as Wright's successor.
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Philippines
Washington
Jake Wright Willi
Ceneral
Hoan
Tames ¥. Smith
Gan Prestace
Comlon
Att . Wright
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