Tightens the screws as arrests rise in Peterburg crackdown
In Petersburg on January 4 the government tightens control with War Minister Rudige banning war ministry personnel from political societies and meetings and ordering severe punishments without trial. Private use of the telephone to communicate with revolutions is banned without authorization, arrests mount and prisons overflow with one report noting air space for fifteen people holding sixty. No detainee from the last three weeks has been released. News boys are forbidden to name the papers they sell.
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Petersburg
Rudige
Ministry of War
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Nasha Shisa
Day of National Mourning Planned in St Petersburg
A secret meeting of the workmen's council and delegates from proletariat groups proposes turning January 22 Red Sunday into a national mourning day. Shops, transit, and services would close. masses and processions would honor martyrs with crepe bands and black-bordered papers. The plan aims for a peaceful display but warns of possible large scale bloodshed if carried out.
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St. Petersburg
Fac Setheg Sak
Rebellion Crushed in Riga as Authorities Crackdown
Governor General Sollugub tightens rule in Riga with troops manning streets and lodging searches. Field pieces guard routes while railroad workers strike over arrested colleagues. In Povrovsk two gendarmes were stabbed. in Pabianice the police prefect was assassinated.
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Riga
Sollugub
Strikers Heat Up Lodz as Mass Work Stoppage Hits Polish City
In Lodz Russian Poland about 64,000 workers have walked off the job amid a large strike. Authorities report widespread stoppages across factories and transportation hubs as labor unrest grows in the city.
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Lodz
Russian
Poland
Summary Executions Reported in Moscow Revolt
Moscow reports claim large numbers of summary executions of revolutionists. Englishman and machine works proprietor Mr Smith says he witnessed executions after the sugar factory garrison surrendered. Officers selected victims who were shot after brief questioning and marched to the firing squad.
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Moscow
Mr. Smith
Drujina
Smith
Take Tham to the River Command Shaped Likely Execution
The fragment notes a C command described as tantamount to a sentence and warrant for execution. The text hints at a coercive order directing Tham toward the river with lethal intent. Specific names or dates are not provided in the readable portion.
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Tham
Cable Lines Reach Most Stations Except Three
New York reports that telegraph lines to St Petersburg are functioning well with communication available to all stations except Odessa Saratoff and Samara. The Caucasus and Siberia remain cut off from contact.
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New York
St. Petersburg
Odessa
Saratoff
Samara
Caucasus
Siberia
Michigan Farmer Slays Family Then Himself
Rochester Michigan January 4 neighbors forced entry to the Barnum farm finding Clarence A Barnum his wife and children Louise aged twenty three and Chester sixteen dead. The wife and children were killed with an axe and Barnum ended his own life with a shotgun. Barnum recently moved from Homer Michigan after a farm sale and had fallen into despondency over poor harvests.
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Rochester
Mich
Clarence A. Barnum
Barnum
Louise
Chester
Homer
Paynter Nominated in Kentucky Senate Election Battle
Judge Thomas H. Paynter of the Kentucky court of appeals won the first ballot in a joint caucus to become the Democratic candidate for U S Senator succeeding J C S Blackburn. The nomination ensures election as Democrats hold a two thirds majority in the legislature. Paynter defeated Blackburn in a hard fought contest with Blackburn as the long serving incumbent.
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Frankfort
Thomas H. Paynter
Kentucky Court of Appeals
United States
J. C
Blackburn
Kentucky
House
Senate
Russians Claim British Fleet Ready to Destroy Russians
Admiral Rojestvensky alleges in a letter published with ministerial permission that the British fleet was held in readiness to annihilate the Russian fleet if the Sea of Japan battle went against Russia. He says Togo’s disposition was kept secret and that the minister of marine is probing the catastrophe to determine court martial action.
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St. Petersburg
Sea of Japan
Rojestvensky
Novoe Vremya
Marine
Togo
Wei Hai-Wei
Great Britain
Minister of Marine
Wei-Hai-Wei
Rosestvensky
Notable envoy reshuffle hints at Washington negotiations
The report notes China plans to rereate a r ece raising her legations at Washington. It describes Sandia Pulte Bertined St petersburg to rank of embas and New York's Ajax Whitman, famed cyclist, injured Wednesday while halting two fear crazed horses and a heavy ice wagon in Upper Fifth Avenue.
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China
Washington
Sandia Pulte
New York
Ajax Whitman
Bicycle Squad
Upper Fifth Avenue
Germany orders 20000 freight cars for troop movement
Berlin reports the railway administration ordered 20 000 freight cars at 50 million dollars from five countries with February delivery to enable moves by early March. Officials insist this is prudence amid French military preparations and not a hostile act, aiming to be prepared for any eventuality.
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Berlin
Mle
France
Germany
Tornado Hits Albany Gas Plant. Death Toll Feared
A tornado swept Albany in the afternoon damaging the Virginia Carolina Chemical company building. A dead body was recovered from the ruins and many may have been killed.
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Atlanta
Albany
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Largest coal dock project planned for Superior
An official of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad says construction will begin immediately on a mammoth coal dock in Superior. With a capacity said to surpass any dock on the Great Lakes, the $600,000 project aims for completion by the next navigation season and will employ many workers.
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Superior
Wis
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Great Lakes
Castro Snubs Taigny at Caracas New Year Reception
Cable reports from Caracas say M. Taigny the French representative was not invited to the New Year reception where President Castro received the diplomatic corps. The action signals a diplomatic snub amid Caracas tensions.
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Washington
Caracas
M. Taigny
Castro
Unclear Course After Castro Communique to France
A fragment notes that President Castro has sent a message to the French government but details on the response or next steps are not known. The brief suggests uncertainty about the diplomatic path ahead.
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Castro
Girl Elopes With an Aged Count in Venice Case
A nineteen year old daughter of Count Latti of Treviso eloped with sixty three year old Count Giovan ni Correr. The pair, belonging to a noble family, were arrested by police in Venice, Rome reports.
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Rome
Latti
Treviso
Giovanni Correr
Venice
Russian language crackdown grips nearby villages report
Plovsk in Russian Poland on January 4 reports authorities refusing official correspondence in Russian. Courts are closed and taxes are collected by the military in surrounding villages.
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Plovsk
Russian
Poland
Fighting at Puerto Plata in Santo Domingo War
Reports from Puerto Plata describe a nocturnal assault by Morales faction forces against the city, with heavy fighting lasting into the night. Casualties occurred on both sides as bayonets and swords were used, while Morale supporters conducted street shooting from windows. General Rodriguez massed outside the city and threatened another assault.
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Cape Haytien
Hayti
Puerto Plata
Santo Domingo
Morales
Criquez
Roderiguez
Caceres
Monte Cristi
Demetrio Rodriguez
Senate panel weighs railroad rate bills after winter storm
Washington January 4 Chairman Elkins of the senate committee on interstate commerce schedules a Friday meeting to study railroad rate legislation. Senator Clapp of Minnesota is preparing a bill to present. The snow storm disrupts passengers and mail trains on the Chicago St Paul lines. In London, Edgar Speyer becomes chairman of the Underground Electric Railways Company succeeding the late Charles T Yerkes.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee St Paul
Kedzie Avenue
John Bradley
Belmont
Wis
E. F. Doodle
Monroe
John Byrne
Joseph Cooking
Minera Point
Walter Marchant
Ray Hubbell
Fred Julian
Mineral Point
Ernest Sandberger
Samuel Arthur Belmont
Samuel Barrows Belmont
Charles L. Eselle
Arthur Bradsdale
Frederick Gerline
Harry Louderback
Caboose
Washington
Elkins
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Clapp
Minnesota
Chicago-St. Paul
Underground Electric Railways Company
London
Edgar Speyer
Charley T. Yerkes
Depew Resignation Demand Sparks New York Senate
In Albany on January 4 Senator Brackett introduced a resolution urging Chauncey M Depew to resign from the U S Senate amid disclosures about ties to the Equitable Life Assurance Society. The measure faced debate as Malloy defended Depew and Brackett paused the resolution to be reintroduced later.
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Albany
N. Y
Brackett
Saratoga
Chauncey M Depew
Unite States
Senate
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Chauncey M. Depew
United States Congress
United States Senate
John Raines
Depew
Malloy
Senate Brackett
Witness Fright Delays Testimony in Horner Murder Case
Northport reports Frank Wisniski a stable buyer for Dr J Steen is under guard after alarming fright as a key witness in the murder of Bartley J Horner. Doctors say he is not drugged but exhausted by fear and hasn’t eaten in a day. Hearing may be delayed until Wisniski can testify.
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Northport
L. L
Frank Wisniski
Orr Elected President of New York Life
Alexander E. B. Orr was elected president of New York Life Insurance Company after John A. McCall resigned. Orr, a retired New York merchant and former president of the rapid transit commission, will earn a salary of 50000 annually and joins a board with links to many financial and philanthropic institutions.
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Senator Brackett
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Roosevelt
Assembly
New York
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Alexander EB. Orr
Orr
McCall
Rapid Transit Commission
Chamber of Commerce
New York City
Mr. Ort
Tyrone County
Ireland
Richard A. McCurdy
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Robert H. McCurdy
Great Northern Trainmen to Meet With Superintendent Slade
Committees representing the Great Northern trainmen will confer January 8 with Superintendent Slade in St. Paul to discuss grievances and related issues.
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Great Northern
Slade
St. Paul
Blizzard Rages in Duluth Delaying Transit
A major blizzard grips Duluth on January 4, the first since the November storms that wrecked ships and caused many deaths. Mild weather and damp snow hinder streetcar and rail traffic, with delays reported as the principal trouble.
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Duluth
Court Reverses Conviction On Labor Contract Case
In New York the appellate division reverses Harry Marcus’s conviction for coercing Hyman Sheinbaum to sign a no union agreement as a condition of employment with H. Marcus Shirt Co. The court rules the penal code provision banning such contracts unconstitutional and orders Marcus discharged.
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New York
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Harry Marcus
Hyman Sheinbaum
H. Marcus Shirt Company
Action to Oust Storms in Indiana Governor Pursues Storms Removal
Governor Hanly and legal officials announced a plan to sue Daniel E. Storms secretary of state in Marion county circuit court. The move aims to compel Storms to vacate his office after he refused to resign on the governor’s demand.
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Indianapolis
Hanly
W. H. H. Miller
United States
Charles
Marion County
Daniel E. Storms
Market Quotations Wheat Prices and Tracks
Wheat bids for May at 86 and July at 87 cents. On track No 1 hard 84 cents, No 1 Northern 83 cents, No 2 Northern 11 1/2 cents.
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Minneapolis
Wheat and flax futures quotes from Duluth market report
On January 3 in Duluth quotes show wheat prices for No 1 Northern and No 2 Northern with on track and May July futures. Flax prices arrive and on track with May July bids.
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Duluth
Livestock Prices Reported in St Paul Market
St Paul cattle and hog prices listed for varied grades. Cattle good to choice steers $4.50 to $5.50, cows and heifers $3.00 to $4.25, yearlings $3.00 to $5.50. Hogs $4.90 to $5.10. Sheep yearling wethers $5.50 to $6.50, good to choice lambs $6.50 to $7.00.
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St. Paul
Cattle and hog prices listed for Chicago market
Chicago market recap shows cattle prices for cows and heifers stockers and feeders and Texans ranging from about 1.50 to 4.75 per unit. Hog prices for mixed and butchers and light hogs around 4.70 to 5.22. Sheep reported at 4.00 to 7.85.
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Chicago
Grain and livestock prices from Chicago market report
Chicago market notes show wheat May at 88% settled, July at 4% 18. Corn May 44% July 4% 44. Oats May 32% July 30. Pork Jan 13.55 May 13.77. Plaxz cash Northwestern 1.15 Southwestern 1.09 May 1.09. Butter creameries 25 4c dairies 22c. Eggs 23c. Chickens and springs 9c.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Southwestern
Shickens and Springs
Ilc
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