Russian congress outline empowers emperor and imperial douma
A circulated liberal constitution proposes supreme authority to the emperor and a two house imperial douma with land and town chambers. It envisions self governing zemstvos, secret ballot districts, responsible ministers, a protected judiciary, and a bill of rights guaranteeing equality before the law, liberty, and travel with military service exception. Finland autonomous on foreign relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky
Zemstvoists
Russia
Landhouse
Zemstvos
Doumas
Finland
Premature Gun Explosion Injures Officers at Fort Wethrell
Lieutenant Colonel J H Willard and Lieutenant Colonel Frank W Ralston of US Army engineers and coast artillery were injured by a premature 10 inch gun explosion at Fort Wethrell near James town Rhode Island. Eyesight hearing were affected and faces cut. The blast hurled the parapet and soldiers were thrown to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport, R. I
J. H. Willard
United States Engineer Corps
Frank W. Ralston
United States Coast Artillery
Fort Wethrell
Jamestown
Newport Harbor
Narragansett Bay
Keg of Powder Explodes in Elk Run House Fire
A December 8 fire at Elk Run near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, killed a three year old child and two men. Three other men were seriously burned while two men died from their injuries. The miners housed in the building had a keg of powder that exploded, tearing off the roof and turning the crowded home into a furnace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubois
Elk Run
Punxsutawney
Anthracite Coal Output Rises in November
The Production of Anthracite Coal in Philadelphia for November reached 5,124,068 tons, up 1,082,921 tons from November 1903. For the first 11 months of the year total output stood at 52,429,378 tons, down 2,673,706 tons from the same period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
German Prize Court Declares Veteran Lawful Prize
Tokyo dispatch reports Basebo prize court ruled the German ship Veteran captured near Port Arthur is a lawful prize. Officers and crew of the Veteran have been released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Tokio
Prise
Basebo
Port Arthur
Government Accepts Condemned Gettysburg Land for Park
Gettysburg Battlefield Park in Pennsylvania gains approval as the court accepts four parcels of land condemned by a board of viewers at 3626 dollars for inclusion in the battlefield park site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg Battlefield Park
Harrisburg
United States
Robber shoots Wells Fargo courier near Needle
Evan Roberts of Wells Fargo Co was shot by a train robber while traveling to Los Angeles on the depy railroad near Needles. He died from his injuries in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Evan Roberts
Wells Fargo Co
Needles
Hideous Trenton Murder House Fire Slays Hughes Family
Edgefield dispatch reports a double murder and arson in Trenton where B. B. Hughes Eva Hughes and daughters Emmie and Hattie were found dead after a house fire. A bullet hole and crushed skulls indicate a fatal night in sleep. Gov Heyward offers a reward for the killers.
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Augusta
Edgefield
Trenton
Statesboro
B. B. Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Eva
Emmie
Hattie
Thurmond
Heyward
Tyner’s Remains Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for James N. Tyner former postmaster general and assistant attorney general for the Post Office Department were conducted at his Washington home with Rev. Frank M. Bristol presiding. A second service occurred in Oak Hill Cemetery chapel before the body was vaultplaced pending burial location decision.
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Washington
James N. Tyner
Post Office Department
Tyner
Frank M. Bristol
Metropolitan M. E. Church
Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hon William Milliken Dies At Age 98 A Longtime Editor
William Milliken a veteran editor and former legislator dies at 98 in Washington D C He edited the Fayette County Herald for 46 years after owning papers in Delaware Marion South Bend Kalamazoo and Laporte His career spanned Ohio and Indiana state legislatures and long journalism service.
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Washington D. H
William Milliken
United States
Delaware
Marion
South Bend
Kalamazoo
Laporte
Fayette County
Ohio
Indiana
Sickles Starts Drive for Andersonville Monument
Major General Daniel E. Sickles urges Grand Army posts in New York to back a state or national monument on the site of Andersonville prison in Georgia, submitting a resolution for action.
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New York
Daniel E. Sickles
Andersonville
Sickles
Grand Army
Victor Fuel Co Sues UMWA Officials for 491000 Damages
The Victor Fuel Co filed in district court in Trinidad on Wednesday a damage suit against the United Mine Workers of America, John Mitchell and 11 officers, seeking 491000 for damages allegedly caused during the miners’ strike. The action does not replace the earlier $85000 suit still pending.
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Trinidad
Col
Victor Fuel Co
United Mine Workers of America
John Mitchell
Cable link for Panama canal zone is proposed by Wagner
Representative Wagner of Pennsylvania introduced a bill on Thursday to connect the Isthmus of Panama canal zone with the United States by cable. The proposal aims to establish a direct telegraphic link between the two regions.
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Washington
Canal
Panama
United States
Wagner
Pennsylvania
Toledo man cleared of fraud charge in trotting track case
George H. Ketcham of Toledo Ohio was found not guilty of creating a fraudulent record for his trotting stallion Crescens at the Wichita Kansas track on October 1 1903.
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Chicago
George H. Ketcham
Toledo
Crescens
Wichita
Kan
Princeton honors Charles Young with emeritus status
At the fall trustees meeting Princeton University accepted the resignation of Prof. Charles A. Young from the astronomy department and named him professor emeritus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton, N. J
Princeton University
Charles A. Young
Astronomy
Young
Flag Returned to La Moros After World’s Fair Gift
The Flag Presented to the La Moros by the Philippine World’s Fair Board was returned Thursday with the message stating that the country has plenty of the flags. The incident reflects a quick rejection of the gift and the terse reply from the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Ded
la Moros
Theag
Increases Proposed for Diplomatic Salaries Worldwide
Secretary Hay's estimate to Congress calls for higher pay for many officials. Proposals include raising the Argentine minister’s salary by 2000 dollars and Liberia’s minister by 3500, plus new posts in Roumania Servia Greece and Montenegro. Other raises cover Turkish Swiss legations and several consulates with specified amounts.
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Washington
Congress
Hay
Treasury Department
Argentina
Liberia
Roumania
Ervia
Greece
Montenegro
Bulgaria
Turkey
Switzerland
Italy
Austria
Alexandria
Belgrade
Servia
Bucharest
Carlsbad
Sandakan
Erith
North Borneo
Teheran
Persia
United States
Canada
Buenos Ayres
Barrett
Derby
Short Paid Letters Cause Higher Foreign Postal Charges
Washington reports Britain notes more short paid letters arriving from the United States than from any other country. Recipients often refuse due to high destination charges, with extra fees doubling the deficiency on delivery. Domestic postage runs two cents per ounce, foreign five cents per half ounce. Carelessness in noting rates causes most trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Post Office Clerk Suspended Over Insubordination
Waldo W. Valentine a clerk in the money order department of the New York post office has been suspended for insubordination. The postmaster general is reported to face a test case over claims his refusal to work more than eight hours a day led to the suspension. Valentine argues he is not covered by the eight hour limit for letter carriers.
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New York
Waldo W. Valentine
Money Order Department
New York Post Office
Valentine
Post Office
Natural gas survey move aimed at Cincinnati pipeline
Columbus reports J M Garard second vice president of Ohio Fuel Supply Co says a survey is underway to pipe natural gas from Central Ohio fields to Cincinnati, a 120 mile distance, with an estimated expenditure around 2 006 000. In New York Prince Fushimi dined at University Club with Gen Stewart L Woodford, no speeches. Gen Piet A Cronje files suit in St Louis circuit court to stop Boer War Exhibition Co from using his name or photo in advertising.
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Columbus, O
J. M. Garard
The
Ohio Fuel Supply Co
Ohio
Cincinnati
Garard
New York
Prince Fushimi
University Club
Stewart L. Woodford
Spain
Cronje
St. Louis
Piet A. Cronje
Sait
Boer War Exhibition Co
Governor Toole Proclaims Child Labor Eight Hour Amendment
Helena Montana December 10 Gov Toole issues proclamation announcing adoption of constitutional amendment on child labor and the eight hour law approved by voters in the recent sectionні
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Helena
Mont
Gov. Toole
Storm at Sea Claims Four Crew Members in Fatal Sinking
Chicago area dispatch reports four fishermen died after the Boston schooner Fish Hawk wrecked on Peaked Hill bars near Cape Cod amid a gale. Five others, including Capt. Bly, survived two nights in a dory, while the vessel later anchored safely in Provincetown harbor.
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Highland Light
Mass
Boston
Cape Cod
Bly
Provincetown Harbor
Boyce
Pea Island
New Inlet
Bodies Island
Henry Edwards
New York
Marine Telegraph
Belgravia
Cuxhaven Sandau
Magin
Lucania
Hanover
Queenstowns
Monument to Jim Bridger Dedicated in Mount Washington Cemetery
The Bridger grave monument was unveiled Sunday in Mount Washington Cemetery. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge funded and planned the memorial. his address was read by proxy due to illness, and Bridger's great granddaughter unveiled the gray granite memorial featuring his bas relief and a chronicle of his achievements.
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Kansas City
Jim Bridger
Great Salt Lake
Yellowstone Park
Mount Washington
Grenville M. Dodge
New York
Union Pacific Railroad
Bridger
Dodge
Miners Strike at Tower Hill Settled by Committee
The 300 miners at Century Coal Co.'s Tower Hill plant near Springfield have reached a settlement after mediation by state officials, Mine Workers of America leaders, and the coal company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Century Coal Co
Tower Hill
Mine Workers of America
The
Coal Company
Death of Rev. John W. Chadwick
Rev. John W. Chadwick aged 65 longtime Unitarian minister and writer died of heart disease at his Brooklyn home on Sunday.
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John W. Chadwick
New York
Unitarian Church
Brooklyn
Morgan Attends Gridiron Dinner Then Leaves for New York
Washington December 12 Mr J Pierpont Morgan arrived Saturday to join the Gridiron club dinner and then visited the White House for about thirty minutes. At midnight he departed in his private car for New York City.
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Washington
DC Court of Appeals Chief Justice Alvey to Retire at 77
Hagerstown Maryland December report says Chief Justice Richard H. Alvey of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals will retire on the December list. He is 77 years old.
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Hagerstown, Md
Richard H. Alvey
Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Justice Alvey
Russian Warships Sunk Most Vessels Destroyed At Port Arthur
Telegraph reports from London and Tokyo say only torpedo boat destroyers remain intact at Port Arthur as Russian battleships cruisers and gunboats were sunk or destroyed. Russians reportedly landed crews and did not move ships, while Japan plans to target torpedo boat destroyers and transports. Oku’s artillery drove Russians from Gushan island with heavy fighting and fires, as Port Arthur forces retreat toward Laotie mountain.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Port Arthur
Giliak
Fusadneck
Tokio
Shanghai
Yien-Tsin
Oku
Gushan
Liao Yang
Morning Post
Laotie Mountain
Henry H. Rogers answers $50 million petroleum suit
Henry H. Rogers of New York filed in the Massachusetts supreme judicial court an answer to a $50 million suit brought by C R Raymond for royalties on a petroleum refining process claimed to render oil non explosive. Rogers admits a 1874 Greenough agreement but says the process failed to achieve the claimed effect.
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Boston
Henry H. Rogers
New York
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
C. R. Raymond
Elizabeth Greenough
Benjamin F. Greenough
Greenough
Expansion of Interstate Commerce Commission Powers Debated
Washington reports indicate Congress will vigorously press enlargement of the Interstate Commerce Commission’s powers this session. President Roosevelt views the issue as the nation's top priority and has reiterated his support in talks with both Senate and House members.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House of Representatives
Resolution to elect President and Vice President for eight years
A joint resolution was introduced by Representative Morris Nebraska proposing elections for president and vice president for eight years and for senators and representatives for four year terms. It bars any person who has held the presidency within the past year from seeking re election.
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Washington
Congress
Representative Morris
Business failure totals in U S and Canada for week ending Dec 8
In the United States for the week ending December 8 there were 2381 failures, up from 184 the prior week, 241 the same week in 1903, and 247 in 1902. In Canada, 23 failures occurred that week, vs 20 last week.
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New York
United States
Canada
Rhode Island Official Vote Totals Reported
Providence December 10 results show Roosevelt 41 605 Parker 24 839 Debs 960 Swallow 768 Corregan 488 in the official state tally.
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Providence
R. I
Roosevelt
Parker
Debs
Sec
Swallow
Corregan
Soc
Lab
Santa Clara capitalist surrenders to face 20 year old arson charge
George W. Letcher, the Santa Clara capitalist for whom a governor's warrant had been issued to return him to Ohio, surrendered himself in San Francisco on December 10 to answer a 20 year old arson charge.
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San Francisco
George W. Letcher
Santa Clara
Ohio
Paraguay Accepts Conditions of Revelation Telegram
Buenos Ayres reports the Paraguayan government has accepted the condition tied to a revelation telegram from the Argentine minister in Asuncion. The note outlines Pretoria relations and a formal acceptance by Paraguay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Foreign Office
Asuncion
Paraguay
Woman praises Lydia E. Pinkham remedy for salpingitis
A Windsor Ontario reader signs a testimonial praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for salpingitis also called ovaritis. She describes sunken eyes and emaciation before using the medicine and claims recovery in five months avoiding surgery. The letter warns of neglect and hospital operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
Rend Hapgoop
Miss Hapgood
Lydia E. Pinkham
Notable Prices and Global Tidbits from Abroad
The notes report a Wyandotte partridge rooster selling for 825 dollars at the international poultry show in London. It also notes a surge of European classical music in Japan, a Beethoven society in Tokyo, high doctor density in England, a forthcoming railway near Elsinore, sausage exhibitions in Berne, and Mendelejeff asserting reforms will come after the Japan war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandra Palace
London
Elsinore
Berne
Mendelejeff
Russia
Japan
FLOCKING INTO CANADA
Major Allison Edwards United States Consul General reports North Dakotans flocking into Western Canada due to land scarcity. He says there is no boundary line in sight and predicts continued movement, noting incoming migrants are well funded and capable. Government agents in various states seek homestead land information.
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Major Edwards
United States
Montreal
Allison Edwards
Fargot
North Dakota
Canada
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Newport
Milliken
Andersonville Prison
United Mine Workers and
Canal Zone
Ketcham
Estimates For Diplomatic and Consular Service
Great Britain
Natural Gas
Morgan
Alvey
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Bill
Rhode Ieland
Agre
Gers
Moby
Ottawa
H. Iilliams
Law
Dakota
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