Russia Turmoil as Government Represses Spark Wide Crime
From St. Petersburg to Poland and the Caucasus, lawlessness grows as repression deepens. Reports detail murders, robberies, political executions, church relic thefts, and armed looting, with mobs and protests spreading across cities including Tamboff Riga Warsaw Batoum Mittau Chita Smolensk Sebastopol and Lodz.
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St. Petersburg
Tamboff
Riga
Warsaw
Batoum
Mittau
Chita
Stavropol
Kuban
Caucasus
Samara
Orenburg
Klotzlawsk
Poland
Starjitsy
JUMPS INTO THE MISSISSIPPI
Professor Arthur Upson of Minnesota State University attempted suicide by leaping from the Tenth avenue bridge in Minneapolis at 10 30 am He was rescued by power dam workers and taken to hospital where revival efforts failed Several years ago he left his post due to nervous prostration He is about 35 and has produced notable literary work
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Minneapolis
Arthur Upson
University of Minnesota
Tenth Avenue
City Hospital
Mr. Upson
Wilcox Gains Injunction Over Royal Arcanum Expulsion
Frank E. Wilcox, aRoyal Arcanum opponent to higher rates, secured an injunction from Justice Watson M. Rogers in Syracuse granting him full membership privileges pending a suit for reinstatement. The order also bars publication of trial committee proceedings set for the April Bulletin.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Frank E. Wilcox
Royal Arcanum
Howard C. Wiggins
Rome
Supreme Council
Watson M. Rogers
Order
Lamprey Lamprey Pioneer and Philanthropist Dies in St Paul
Uri Locke Lamprey aged sixty four pioneer resident sportsman and philanthropist is dead at his St Paul home. Death attributed to dropsy and complications following a prolonged illness.
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St. Paul
Uri Locke Lamprey
Lamprey
Free distribution of seeds cost to postoffice department
Postoffice handling costs for seeds furnished free by the department of agriculture are estimated between 5 and 8 cents per pound. With 690,000 pounds distributed annually and about 7,300,000 packages, the base handling cost is calculated at 34,500 dollars.
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House Committee
Postoffice Department
Department of Agriculture
Frank
Coal Operators and Miners Fail to Agree at Wage Conference
A two hour session of the joint scale committee produced no agreement on the wage scale. Illinois Indiana and Ohio push for higher differentials while Robbins firm on his position. Western Pennsylvania may sign the offer prompting a short strike in others with little immediate impact.
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Indianapolis
Joint Conference of Coal Operators
United Mine Workers of the Central Competitive District
Illinois
Robbins
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
Western
Mitchell
Western Pennsylvania
Oper
Governor Curry Missing in Samar After Pulajanes Clash
A Manila telegram reports a fighting incident between police and Pulajanes on Samar island with Governor George Curry missing. Curry a former New Mexico resident and Rough Riders captain led Samar as governor under U S rule, sought peace in the troubled district.
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Manila
Samar
George Curry
Feito
Pirates seize Standard Oil launch near Canton
Details from Hongkong report describe pirates boarding the launch Comet between Wampoa and Canton as it towed a lighter with kerosene. They overpowered crew, looted valuables including rifles and ammunition, but did not touch the kerosene cargo. Consular investigators probe the incident.
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Hongkong
Canton
Standard Oil Company
Kongman
Wampoa
MURDERED BY YAQUIS IN SONORA REGION
News from Sonora reports five members of Pedro Meza’s family killed by Yaqui Indians near their home in La Dura area. The victims include relatives of Frederick A. Hartmann and a William Hoege Co. executive. Bodies left on the road near Ortiz until Mexican troops secured the area.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pedro Meza
la Dura
Sonora
Mex
Frederick A. Hartmann
William Hoege
Beef Trust in Canada
Winnipeg March 26 an organized effort to combat the Western Canada beef trust unfolds Alberta invites prominent agriculturists to testify on cattle industry status and cooperative shipping to British markets to relieve the monopoly now controlled by three firms.
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Winnipeg
Man
Beef Trust
Western Canada
Alberta
Wisconsin to sail for Shanghai under Admiral Train
Manila dated March 26 reports the United States battleship Wisconsin will sail at midnight for Shanghai to join the American fleet there after rush orders from Rear Admiral Train. The move strengthens the Pacific force amid tensions in the region.
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Manila
United States
Wisconsin
Shanghai
Train
Francis Calls on President and Roots Amid Vienna Embassy Crisis
Charles 8. Francis, newly appointed ambassador to Austria-Hungary, met the president and Secretary Root in Washington. The Vienna embassy situation is tense, and Francis may be required to depart for his post immediately.
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Washington
Charles
Francis
Austria-Hungary
Root
Vienna
Draft income tax plan outlined with exemptions and rates
St. Petersburg reports a draft income tax law with a $450 exemption and rates from under 1 percent to 2 percent on higher incomes. Officials estimate the plan would raise about $26.5 million.
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St. Petersburg
Two Negroes Executed in New Jersey Barn Murder
Johnson and Small were hanged for the murder of Miss Florence W. Allinson near Moorestown New Jersey on January 18. Each man confessed at times with conflicting accounts, Johnson testifying to Small's assault and both being executed after lengthy legal proceedings. Rewards totaling 1500 dollars had been offered, with several dozen suspects arrested including Rufus Johnson in Baltimore.
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Johnson
Small
Florence W. Allinson
Moorestown
N. J
Rufus Johnson
Baltimore
George Small
Here
Miss Allinson
Richard Ivens To Hang For Murder In Chicago Case
Richard Ivens, charged with murdering Mrs. Bessie Hollister on January 12, was sentenced to death. The victim left home to sing at a funeral. her body was found near a carpenter shop owned by Ivens' father. Ivens confessed the crime and claimed a blank mind during the confession amid alibi attempts.
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Chicago
Richard Ivens
Bessie Hollister
Ivens
Richard T Ivens
Young Ivens
Schnettler
Demand for Over Three Million Dollars Against McCurdy
The Mutual Life Insurance Company files the first of eight suits against former President Richard A. McCurdy his son Robert H and agents Charles H Raymond & Co seeking 3 370 341 66 in damages. The initial complaint lists nine causes of action accusing McCurdy of waste and neglect in office. The five suits seek 292 500 for political contributions since 1885 including 15 000 in 1896 0 in 1900 and 40 000 in 1904 to national and state Republican committees and 200 000 to various committees cited by Senator Platt.
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New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Richard A. McCurdy
Robert H
Charles H. Raymond & Co
McCurdy
National Republican Committee
Republican Congressional Committee
Platt
New York Republican State Committee
Shaw Paid For Last Twins
A Washington dispatch says Secretary Shaw learned a clerk in his department was in debt from his large family. The clerk explained he had three prior pairs of twins, and the last pair cost a lot. Shaw joked about paying and then covered the expenses for the clerk’s final set of twins.
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Chicago
Records Herald
Washington
Shaw
Treasury Department
Pirates Seize Launch Off Canton in Chinese Waters
A launch was seized and looted by pirates near Canton. They took Winchester rifles and 1000 rounds of ammunition. The U S gunboat Callao heads to the scene as Canton lies near the West River mouth in Kwangtung province, a major Southern China seaport.
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Hongkong
Standard Oil Company
Canton
United States
Callao
West River
Kwangtung
China
Favorite Prescription and Unicorn Root Cited in Medical Werbung
A Quackstyle ad extols Unicorn root Helonias dioica and Golden Seal as uterine tonics and remedies for amenorrhea dysmenorrhea and leucorrhea. It quotes ecletic and American Dispensatory authorities and touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as alcohol free. The piece pushes readers to request a medical booklet and order from Buffalo NY.
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Mann
John Fyfe
Eclectic Medical Review
Pierce
Gretel
Elonias
Miners Perish Likely In Century Va Explosion
Grafton West Virginia March 24 Twenty one miners are believed dead in the Century mine explosion. Eleven bodies recovered. ten missing feared dead. Most victims foreigners. bodies mangled and burned making identification hard. Explosion likely from natural gas in A lead of second south main. rescue hampered by gas and danger. Rescuers struggle to reach the missing amid dangerous conditions.
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Grafton
W. Va
Century
Former Banker Pleads Guilty in Forgery Case
Former banker Salmon of Clinton pleaded guilty to forgery and was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary after a summer failure that harmed many depositors.
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Salmon
Clinton
Receiver Appointed for Turf Investment Co. Assets
In Muskogee Oklahoma Territory on March 26 Judge Lawrence appointed a receiver for E. J. Arnold, former Turf Investment official now in Broken Arrow. Creditors nationwide, led by Missouri and California, sought relief after the defunct get-rich-quick firm distributed nearly $1,000,000. Arnold has lived in Broken Arrow for about two years, operates a livery, and reportedly maintains bank deposits.
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Muskogee
I. T
Turf Investment Company of
St. Louis
Lawrence
United States District Court
E. J. Arnold
Broken Arrow
L. T
Missouri
California
Arnold
Creek Nation
Guests Driven From Their Rooms in Fire
Ottumwa Iowa March 26 The J E hotel guests were driven from their rooms by a fire but no one was injured.
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Ottumwa
J. E
Japanese Merchants Arrested Near Vladivostok Fort
Two Japanese merchants were arrested in a Vladivostok fort area. Police found fortification plans and notes among their possessions in a March 26 arrest.
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Vladivostok
Russia
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