Mutinies and Unrest Shake Russian Forces
Aug. 4 reports from St. Petersburg Warsaw and Helsingfors describe Moscow guards mutinies and political economic demands. Sailors on the cruiser Bogatyr arrested after a mutiny. Troops clash near Warsaw as Cossacks and dragoons attempt to quell mutineers. Workers strike at Putiloff and Westinghouse with about 20 000 on strike. A bomb kills Samara governor.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Helsingfors
Bogatyr
Warsaw
Putiloff
Putiloff Works
Westinghouse
Samara
Russia
On the Verge of the Unknown in St Petersburg
St Petersburg reports a general strike impact as 2 000 factory bands join the protest while electric workers suspend output. Rail workers largely stay at work except for a small line to resort areas. The Stolypin cabinet teeters and a move to place Grand Duke Nicholas in command could signal a shift to martial rule or proletarian control.
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St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Russia
Nicholas
Big Four to straighten track from Charleston to Terre Haute
Unofficial word says the Big Four will start immediate work to straighten its route from Charleston to Terre Haute. The new short line will run from the Ambran river three miles east of Charleston to Westfield in the oil region, then east to Terre Haute.
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Charleston
Til
Big Four
Terre Haute
Ambran River
Here
Westfield
Two Grade Crossing Victims in Muncie Accident
A Portland traction car in Muncie Indiana struck a buggy at a road crossing near the city. Sanford McKinney aged 45 was killed instantly and Frank Young was seriously injured. McKinney resided in Muncie.
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Muncie
Ind
Portland
Sanford McKinney
Frank Young
McKkinney
Young
McKinney
Ice trust win in Toledo cases over leniency promises
Judge Babcock of the common pleas court sustains Judge Kinkade in all points and clears him of promising leniency. Ice trust attorneys lose their appeal to the circuit court, but the cases remain technically pending there. Sentences are suspended until the upper court acts when it reconvenes in mid September.
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Toledo, O
Babcock
Common Pleas Court
Ice
Kinkade
Iee Trust
Trust
Circuit Court
He Is On A Long Tramp From Marion To Kansas City
John Ryan 75 a former Marion merchant walked from Toledo to Marion to visit relatives and friends then plans to continue to Kansas City. He carries two small grips and funds for food, refuses trains, and accepts occasional free wagon rides from farmers.
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Toledo
Marion Ind
Kansas City
Marion
Ind
John Ryan
Ryan
Rockville man held on mail fraud charge in Illinois
Lester Lindsay of Rockville was bound over to the federal grand jury on a mail fraud charge after sending a letter to Olney resident P P Combs claiming a friend in trouble needed $35. Combs sent funds to a listed address and later learned of the deceit. Lindsay was arrested by a postal inspector in Terre Haute and is also wanted in Kansas for a similar offense.
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Paris
Ill
Lester Lindsay
Rockville
United States
F. FE. Shopp
Lindsay
P. P. Combs
Olney
St. Louis
Charles Hasley
Combs
Terre Haute
Kansas
Novelty in Injunction Cases in Des Moines
Rev. L. W. Nine is enjoined by Polk county courts from calling upon his young wife. Despite the injunction the wife remains his constant attendant and officials lack authority to act. The minister lies ill with a nervous disease reportedly caused by the attempted divorce. The wife has visited him while he has not sought her.
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Des Moines
L. W. Nine
Polk County
Culver Refuses Detroit Lieutenant Governor Nomination
Marquette mayor Rush Culver says he will not accept the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. He was chosen without consent or knowledge and will not run, explaining he is completely out of politics.
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Culver
Marquette
Mich
Rush Culver
Detroit
Beause
Broncho Sets World Pace Records at Cleveland Race Track
At the grand circuit meeting in Cleveland Ohio on August 4 The Broncho broke the world record for meres in a race. He rode the mile in 2 03 flat in heat one and then again in heat three with a 2 02 percent mile.
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Cleveland
Baseball Scores From League and Association Games
The Chicago daily baseball scores list results from the League, American, and Association leagues. Highlights include Cincinnati besting Boston 2 to 1 in Boston, Chicago defeating Philadelphia 7 to 0 in the second game, and St Louis edging Washington 1 to 0 in ten innings.
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Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Columbus
Minneapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Two Successful Submarines Demonstrate Ocean Travel
The Lake submarine torpedo boat completed a 400 mile trip from Virginia to New York harbor without aid or escort, sparking talk of submarine navigation and warfare. The vessel, not submerged on the voyage, highlights the potential danger a diving capable craft poses to battleships. the illustration shows the Protector, sold to the Russian government, a sister craft to the Lake designed by Simon Lake.
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Virginia
New York Harbor
Protector
Simon Lake
New York Labor Law Declared Unconstitutional
Justice Olmsted ruled the ten hour day and sixty hour week for women and children in factories violated constitutional rights. He labeled the statute class legislation, arguing labor rights are inherent and only curtailable for public welfare. The Attorney General plans to appeal the decision.
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New York
Justice Olmsted
Court of Special Sessions
Mayer
Priest Denounces Wealthy Society After Ireland Trip
Rev Joseph Toner of St Lawrence's Pittsburg returns aboard the Majestic from Ireland where he cast a vote for T M Kettle. He denounces American and Pittsburg high society as morally decayed, likening it to ancient Rome and Greece and warning of national decline.
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New York
Ireland
T. M. Kettle
Joseph Toner
St. Lawrence's
Pittsburg
United States
Father Tower
Rome
Greece
Pilgrim Fathers Address Sparsely Attended in Plymouth
John J. Long ex secretary of the navy spoke at the Virat Church of Plymouth on The Pilgrim Fathers. He warned that the Plymouth colony faced early temptations and distrustful leaders, noting much feasting and factionalism in its first decade and stating no New England village today compares with the early settlement.
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Plymouth
Maes
John J. Long
Navy
Virat
Plymouth Colony
New England
Harvest labor shortage hits Minnesota nationwide
Minnesota faces a record farm labor shortage with fifteen thousand workers needed across Minnesota Iowa and the Dakotas and only about one thousand available. Wages range from 1.75 to 38 dollars a day plus board and railroads offer discounts to attract workers. Meanwhile Frank R. McConnell who vanished in Muncie may receive a share of a five thousand dollar return pension for Lieutenant McConnell’s heirs.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Carpenter Governor Cummins Sought for Labor Day Talk
Kansas City labor unions press to invite Governor Cummins of Iowa as speaker for the Labor Day celebration. A committee said it believed he would accept the invitation, based on recent correspondence.
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Kansas City
Cummins
Iowa
Chicago Market Report August 4 1906 Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Chicago market report shows mixed hogs and heavy shipping grades with receipts around 9000 today and 400 cattle 4000 sheep. Prices range light hogs 6.30 to 7.95, mixed packers 6.10 to 6.15, rough 5.80 to 6.95. Cattle steady, sheep steady. closing figures indicate overall steady to firm tone.
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Sheep & Lambs
Charles Hodson Dead After Thirty Years as Embassy Chief Clerk
London reports Charles Hodson, longtime chief clerk at the U S embassy, has died. He served under eight ministers and ambassadors and was close to James Russell Lowell, leaving Lowell’s inscribed books and a collection of his letters. In New York a woman shot Nicola Terra after he refused marriage, likely wounding him.
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London
Charles Hodson
United States
Hodson
James Russell Lowell
Lowell
New York
Marie Schabare
Nicola Terra
Worth Street
Five Points Mission
Terra
Schumacher fortune recovered in reassignment case
Ferdinand Schumacher the oatmeal king and former multi millionaire has had 60 000 dollars saved from his wrecked fortunes. Debts are paid in full and Schumacher now aged 85 retains the mansion and furnishings along with the saved sum. Des Moines lithographers strike over open versus closed shop after eight hour day already granted.
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Akron
Ferdinand Schumacher
Schumacher
Des Moines
National Lithograph Association
World’s Fair Fire Costs Up to 3 Million in Milan
A major blaze at Milan's International Exposition center began in the Hungarian section and spread to the Palace of Decorative Arts. Losses include priceless art and historic documents, with total damage estimated between 2 and 5 million dollars as authorities probe possible sabotage by dismissed night watchmen.
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Milan
Italy
S A.m
Hungary
Palace of Decorative Arts
Cathedral of
Volta
Fine Arts
Edison Company
Treasury deficit reported in Summit County Ohio
Examiners Paul son and Raley filed their report with Probate Judge Pardee showing a deficit of 272 454 in Summit county treasury. The deficit declined from 802 104 since start due to repaid loans while many loans are unsecured and securities are renewals by former treasurers. Treasurer Smith cites unsafe courthouse vault and high bond costs with a low salary forcing loans to stay ahead.
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Akron
Paulson and
Raley
Summit County
Pardee
Fred BE. Smit
Smith
Court House
Smelters Closed After Union Demand Rejected
A dispatch from Great Falls reports the electrolytic smelters of the Boston and Montana company, part of Amalgamated Copper, shut down due to a strike by smeltermen after Superintendent Wheeler refused to recognize a union committee demanding reinstatement of five discharged workers.
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Butte
Mont
Great Falls
Boson and Montana Company
Amalgamated Copper Company
Wheeler
Mill and Smelter Men's Union
Man Kills Roommate in Bay City Stabbing Rampage
In Bay City Michigan on August 4 Fred Wellman cut a screen to enter his room with Fred Morgan. A quarrel erupted and Wellman stabbed Morgan thirteen times in the body. Morgan was found after Wellman rushed a street shouting I ve killed him while still holding the bloody knife as police arrested him.
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Bay City
Mich
Fred Wellman
Fred Morgan
Wellman
Morgan
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Wielda
Frank McConnell
Frank RB. McConnell
McConnell
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