Russian authorities crack down on revolt in St Petersburg
Troops and police seize control across St Petersburg and Moscow as General Trepoff is granted sweeping authority. Mass arrests include Maxim Gorky. Strikers face 24 hour deadline to return to work or face deportation to villages. Rail workshops in Saratoff join walkouts amid tightening security. London and British press view the crisis pessimistically.
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St. Petersburg
Ther
Trepoff
St Petersburg
Maxim Gorky
Associated Press
Riga
Moscow
Reval
Saratoff
London
Ign
England
Russia
Turmoil in St Petersburg as Governor General Wields Absolute Power
In St Petersburg on January 26 Governor General Trepov acts with near absolute authority amid a de facto siege. The government moves to preserve order, arresting thousands and sending troops into streets while work and schools remain under control. Reports note funerals for Sunday victims and widespread distress across Russia.
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St. Petersburg
Trepoff
Russia
Helsingfors
Finland
Linder
Baltic
Riga
Reval
Moscow
Russian funeral rites and mass grave at Volkoff cemetery
A description notes coffins borne on sleighs with mourners walking, priests absent, workers standing uncovered. At Volkoff cemetery 167 bodies were interred as the community followed the procession to the graves. In Cambridge Massachusetts Charles L. Tucker was found guilty of first degree murder for stabbing Mabel Pege in Weston last March, and faces the electric chair.
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Ikon
Volkoff
Varve
Cambridge
Mass
Charles L. Tucker
Auburndale
Mabel Pege
Weston
Charlestown
Tucker
Wagar Kills Brother and Surrenders After Nightlong Stand
Cleveland police report George Wagar killed his brother John then fired on officers from barricades. After more than twenty shots were fired at his home, Wagar surrendered. Officers found John Wagar dead with five bullet wounds in an upstairs room.
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Cleveland
George Wagar
John
Klaamyer
Wagar
John Wagar
Milwaukees Det Sullivan Arrests Milligan for Blatz Hotel Murder
Detective Dennis Sullivan swears out a warrant for Arthur H Milligan charged with the murder of Florence Groves at the Blatz hotel. Milligan was captured in Racine and brought to Milwaukee for preliminary examination. Groves died after swallowing carbolic acid while the couple used alias E S Terry and wife.
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Milwaukee
Dennis Sullivan
Arthur H. Milligan
Florence Groves
Blatz
Milligan
Racine
Robbers Strip Storekeeper in Slot Machine Heist
Chicago January 26. Mrs Mary Donatz was attacked by three men at her store after they heard the slot machine noise. They tore diamonds from her ears injuring her and escaped with earrings valued over $100.
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Chicago
Mary Donatz
Fr. J. Freeman Freeze Death Near Roxbury Farm
Fr. J. Freeman, a Roxbury farmer living near Thief River Falls, was found dead after freezing while walking from his home to a neighbor for aid. He lived alone and perished from exposure in frigid January weather.
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Thief River Falls
Minn
Fr. J. Freeman
Roxbury
La Follette Elected U S Senator In Wisconsin Session
Madison Wisconsin January 26 Governor Robert M la Follette was formally elected United States senator in a joint legislative session. The roll call showed La Follette 101 votes Quarles 2 Lueck 15 Berger 5.
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Madison
Wis
Robert M. la Follette
United States
la Follette
Quarles
Lueck
Berger
Snowstorm Buries Hudson Valley with Deep Drifts
By noon nearly twenty inches of snow covered the Hudson River valley and an extreme wind created high drifts. Trolley lines were largely halted and country roads were impassable, severely affecting traffic in eastern states.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Hudson River Valley
Storm Paralyzes Paterson as Snow Reaches Thirteen Inches
Paterson New Jersey experiences a total shutdown of business with no streetcar traffic. The city endures thirteen inches of snow depth with drifts blocking main avenues.
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Paterson
N. J
Snow storm and high winds sweep Connecticut
A snow storm with strong winds lasted through the night into the day across Connecticut. Steam and trolley traffic were delayed but no blocks were reported.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Blizzard Ties Up Lehigh Valley Businesses
Easton Pa Jan 26 Everything in the lower Lehigh valley is tied up by a blizzard and traffic is at a standstill Mills and factories are closed and the stores are doing practically no business.
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Easton
Lehigh Valley
Winter Storm Buries Cleveland and Northern Ohio
A brutal winter storm sweeps Cleveland and northern Ohio with heavy snowfalls continuing for over a day. Transport disruption, visibility reduced, and local authorities issue advisories as residents cope with freezing conditions. Weather chiefs warn of lingering wind and drifting snow through the region.
City Struggles in One of Winters Worst Storms
New York endures a violent winter storm sweeping from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. By noon eight inches of snow and severe winds paralyzed traffic as elevated lines and Broadway ground to a halt. Italian snow crews staged a noon walkout, leaving many residents in freezing exposure.
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New York
Broadway
Lower Broadway
Race death by own action sparks debate in New York society
The Women's Society for Political Study discussed child misery in large families and endorsed anti pauperism laws to curb reproduction. Speakers urged restricting growth to solve child labor, overcrowded schools, and related woes, criticizing parents who cannot feed many children.
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New York
Women’s Society For Political Study
Severe snow storm grips Middle Atlantic region and beyond
The Middle Atlantic coast endures a severe storm with extreme winter conditions. A marked cold wave extends into Tennessee and heavy snow covers Maryland and West Virginia, while Missouri valley and Northwest see temperatures 18 to 30 degrees below zero. In Baltimore seven inches of snow fall as cold weather intensifies.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountains
North Districts
California
Baltimore
Maryland
West Virginia
Severe snowstorms cripple city transit in Philadelphia and Boston
Philadelphia reports seven inches of snow with continued storminess and crippled streetcar travel. In Boston the night storm becomes severe with a high northerly gale and low temperatures.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Harsh cold grips upper Midwest with record lows
Weather reports from St Paul and nearby cities show extreme cold with Winnipeg and Minnesota reaching 42 below in places. Milwaukee areas report 17 below at 7 am with a penetrating wind from Lake Superior adding to the chill as the freezing line extends toward the Gulf.
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St. Paul
Winnipeg
Minniedoga
North Dakota
Tennessee
Memphis
Gulf
Superior
Wis
Blizzard Buries Train in Southwestern Michigan
A blizzard has swept southwestern Michigan for a day. A Pere Marquette passenger train on the Buchanan division lies buried in a snowdrift at Hinchman, sixteen hours. Seven passengers were rescued by farmers as crews haul wood to fire boilers.
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Detroit
Michigan
Buchanan
Pere Marquette
Hinchman
Benton Harbor
Man awards himself clothes, ignores women in blaze
In Norfolk on January 26 John Edwards fled a burning building with a bundle of clothing under one arm while two women, Mary Elwert and Mary Parsons, burned to death nearby. He said he had to protect his clothes and could not save them.
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Norfolk
Mary Elwert
Mary Parsons
John Edwards
Edwards
Government Will Not Seek Election Before Term Ends
Home Secretary Akers-Douglas told Dover on Tuesday night that unless the government is defeated there will be no dissolution of parliament and no appeal to the country before the end of its term.
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London
Akers-Douglas
Dover
San Francisco de Malabon Attacked. Surgeon Killed
Manila reports the town of San Francisco de Malabon in Cavite province was raided by bandits on Tuesday night. Contract Surgeon J. O'Neil was killed during the attack.
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Manila
San Francisco de Malabon
Cavite
Ladrones
J. O’neil
Principe Ceschi Dies in Rome as Malta Grand Master
Prince Eitel Friedrich suffers pneumonia in Germany. Colonel Duke Goodman, adjutant general of K M Van Zandt, Texas division, UCV, dies at Fort Worth aged 62. Walter J Campbell, ex mayor of Youngstown Ohio, dies aged 62. former editor of the Register and Tribune from 1874 to 1882 and noted musician and author.
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the Register and Tribune
Market Quotations Wheat Prices In Minneapolis
Market quotes from Minneapolis dated January 25 show May wheat at 1.144, July 1.12 1/2, Sept 0.949. On track prices list No. 1 hard 1.14 1/2, No. 1 Northern 1.12, No. 2 Northern 1.08 1/4.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Wheat and Plax future price notes from Duluth market
In Duluth on January 25 the market shows wheat and plax futures on track. Northern wheat priced at 1.11 and 1.04 for grades one and two with May and July bids around 1.13 and 1.12. Plax futures quoted at 1.23 for May and 1.2356 for the later contract.
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Duluth
Northern
Market Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep at St Paul
Cattle Good to choice steers 5.25 to 5.75, common to fair 3.50 to 4.75, cows and heifers 2.65 to 3.50, calves 2.00 to 4.90. Hogs 4.25 to 4.70. Sheep good to choice wethers and yearlings 5.00 to 6.00, good to choice lambs 6.25 to 6.75.
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St. Paul
Chicago Market Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Cattle Good to prime steers 5.65 to 6.15, poor to medium 2.90 to 5.50, stockers and feeders 2.30 to 4.15, cows and heifers 1.25 to 5.00, calves 2.75 to 7.00. Hogs mixed and butchers 4.65 to 4.85, 700 head to heavy 4.85 to 4.95, light 4.65 to 4.73. Sheep good to choice wethers 4.55 to 5.65, ewes 4.35 to 5.60, native lambs 3.78 to 7.65. Western lambs 7.55.
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Chicago
Des Moines Hit by Northwest Gale And Freezing Temperatures
Des Moines and Iowa suffer through a fierce northwest gale with the temperature at 14 degrees below zero. All trains entering Des Moines run four to twelve hours late.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Beasts at Bay prompts British alarm over Russia
London dispatches say the foreign office fears a change of government after Sunday’s events in St. Petersburg. Britain hopes for a Russian regime open to a treaty like the Anglo French accord, while reporting and editorials portray the czar and his government as beasts at bay amid a gloomy press tone.
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London
Foreign Office
Russia
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Onday
General Revolt In Poland Reported By Exile Leader
Alexander Lambski, organizer of the Polish revolutionary party now in New York, says a general revolt in Poland, Russian Empire and Finland is planned after uprisings. He says the plan was decided at a Paris conference last month with three subject provinces agreeing to unite against the czar.
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New York
Alexander Lambski
Polish Revolutionary Party
Poland
Armenia
Finland
Paris
Moscow Strike Spreads Across City
Moscow reports all printing works closed as a strike spreads. police staffing streets. A tense mood with rumors of a march to the Neskovtchny palace once home to Grand Duke Sergius.
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Moscow
Neskovtchny Palace
Sergius
Strikers threaten closures as famine shadows Russian factories
From St. Petersburg on January 26 the strike falters due to money and food shortages. Weeping women seek to return to cigarette plants but managers fear resuming work because strikers threaten to shut down the factories.
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St. Petersburg
Ultimatum to St Petersburg Strikers Prompts Deportation Threat
A notice posted at all works in St Petersburg on January 26 gave strikers 24 hours to return to work or be deported to villages. The ultimatum targets noncompliant workers amid ongoing strikes.
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St. Petersburg
Cossacks Fire on Demonstrators in Pianitakaya District
In Moscow on January 26 Cossacks fired on about 300 demonstrators in the Pianitakaya district wounding many. The clash followed a daytime protest and drew officials’ attention.
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Pianitakaya
Moscow
Gorky Arrest Reported in Riga Amid Family Illness
St. Petersburg January 26 Maxim Gorky the author and Reform party leader was reportedly arrested in Riga where he had been summoned due to his wife’s illness. The Associated Press says the information is privately advised.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Maxim Gorkey
Reform Party
Riga
Strikes Hit Saratoff Rail Shops in Russia
In Saratoff on January 26 workers in railroad shops and nearby establishments walked out on strike signaling labor unrest and a coordinated stoppage affecting transport and related services.
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Saratoff
Russia
General Strike Declared in Reval Russia
A broad general strike was declared in Reval on January 26, leading to the closure of all factories and works for the day.
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Reval
Russia
First Witness Called In North Sea Incident Inquiry
Paris January 26 The international commission opened hearings with Captain Wood of the Zene Oro telling of the Oct 22 incident. Seamen from Hull attended, creating a nautical atmosphere as the inquiry began with testimony about Russian squadrons seen processing westward.
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Paris
International Commission
Hull
Wood
Infant czar evitch ill with pneumonia in Russia
An American dispatch from St. Petersburg reports the infant czar evitch is seriously ill with pneumonia at Tsarskoe-Selo. The heir to the Russian throne reportedly became ill at the Winter Palace last week and was moved to Tsarskoe-Selo, causing further complications.
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New York
Czarevitch
Tsarskoe-Selo
St. Petersburg
Winter Palace
Vessels Run Ashore Three Schooners At Norfolk Harbor
Three schooners ran ashore while entering Norfolk harbor causing a rough, slow return to safety. No injuries reported and crews worked to refloat the vessels with aid from local harbor pilots.
TVG Tug Pulls Into Deep Water Amid Storm Threat
The TVG vessel was pulled into deep water by tugs during the storm and may survive the weather crisis. The operation involved close coordination with port authorities as crews worked to secure the ship and assess damage.
Three Schooners Lost In Hamp ton Roads Storm
A fierce northwest gale swept Hampton Roads with snow, blowing three schooners ashore. John A Russell of Rappahannock was a total loss, while the other two were towed to the James River mouth. One, the Lulla, could not be identified. a yawl from the Lulla washed ashore near Sewalls Point and crew may have attempted to land.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
John A. Russell
Rappahannock
James River
Sewalls Point
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