Russia Cut Off From World Amid St. Petersburg Turmoil
Alarming rumors in St. Petersburg claim an attack on the czar and defection within the guards. Arrests of Yellow Cuirassiers, Life Guard hunters, and Hussars signal growing discontent as 100,000 workers face a martial law lockdown and Poland's state of emergency.
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Oczar—Sebastopol
Thermy
Tsarskoe Selo
Yellow Cuirassiers
Hussars
Life Guard
Trepoff
Louis XVI
Imperial Park
St. Petersburg
Poland
Mutiny Sinks Ships near Sebastopol Action Ends in Surrender
chaotic reports from Sebastopol describe mutiny at sea and ashore with Otchakoff Dnieper and transport set ablaze. Lt Schmidt mortally wounded as loyal forces under Vice Admiral Chouknin and General Baron Gakomelskie press assault. mutineers surrender after heavy losses and flag replaced by red ensign.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Sebastopol
Moscow
Schmidt
Chouknin
Baron Meller Gukomelskie
Otehakoff
Dnieper
Brest
Bielostok
Russ
Gakomelskie
St. Andrew
Brest Regiment Mutiny Turns North Fort Batteries
Mutiny disrupts siege as northern batteries refuse loyal fire and join mutineers. Brest regiment storms the northern posts with bayonets, forcing two guns to target the mutineers. Barracks and eulps come under attack as the south side holds.
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Brest
McCurdy Resigns as Mutual Life President in Wake of Inquiry
Richard A. McCurdy resigns as president of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. effective immediately. Frederic Cromwell serves as acting president. James H. Eckels is believed offered the post. A Thanksgiving proclamation urged policyholders to stay the course amid the investigation findings. Andrew Hamilton, spotlighted in the probe, has been located in Paris and asked to return for testimony.
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New York
Richard A. McCurdy
Mutual Life Insurance Company
McCurdy
Frederic Cromwell
James H. Eckels
Il-Health
William W. Armstrong
Charles P. McClelland
Westchester County
Albany
Andrew ©. Fields
Fields
McClelland
Savings
Equitable
Andrew Hamilton
Paris
Milwaukee Architect Injured in Near-Fatal Hunt Crash
John J. Young of Milwaukee accidentally shot himself while hunting near Menominee Michigan and fell into the Peshtigo river. He crawled out and, believeing himself dying, signed his name in blood on bark before fainting. Lumbermen nearby saved him.
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Menominee, Mich
John J. Young
Milwaukee
Tom Masson Humorist and Life Editor Profile
Thomas Lansing Masson known as Tom Masson is a humorist and managing editor of Life magazine. He writes witty satire and philosophical prose. his pen name reflects a preference for brevity. The profile notes his motto about married life and references his work in women’s topics.
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Tom Masson
Life
Mr. Masson
Thomas Lansing Masson
Orier
Sebastopol Scene of a Desperate Naval Battle
The Nov 30 dispatch describes Sebastopol as the scene of a fierce battle between mutinous sailors and shore troops. The cruiser Otchakoff bombarded fortifications, its hull riddled and flag hauled down, with many crew killed or wounded. The mutineers’ battery reportedly carried by Storm after surrender, the position now in troops’ hands under General Nepleff. but AP notes uncertainty.
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St. Petersburg
Sebastopol
Otchakoff
Admiralty Point
Nepleff
Associated Press
Otchakoft
Schmidt
Fort Alexander
Zilotti
Wirenius
Naval Naval General Staff
Mutiny Fleet Battle Rages as Ten Ships Engage
A detailed report claims mutineers aboard ten ships opened fire at 3 p.m. with northern shore batteries and loyal vessels replying. After a two and a half hour fight the Otchakoff was burning, the Dnieper and another ship sunk, and Lt. Schmidt surrendered the squadron. Shore forces then took the mutineers prisoner amid expected heavy damage to the town. The mutineers demanded service reforms and a constituent assembly per imperial promises.
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Admiralty
Schmidt
Fort Alexander
Otchakoff
Dnieper
Brest
Bielostok
Panteleimon
Kniaz Potemkine
Bronze Tablet Unveiled In Wall Street Ceremony
A bronze tablet in the New York Sub-Treasury on Wall Street marks the 1787 Northwest Ordinance and the Ohio Company land sale that created Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin. A companion tablet will be unveiled in Marietta Ohio in a few months with Ohioans and Wall Street figures attending in the rain.
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New York
Middle West
Sub-Treasury
Wall Street
Northwest Territory
Ohio Company of Associates
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Marietta
Continental Congress
Settlement confirms out of court deal in Lawson case
A settlement in Boston involves Thomas W. Lawson and Lawson, Weidenfield & Co turning over 350000 dollars to Receiver George Wharton Pepper of Bay State Gas Co Delaware. Judge Lowell of the U S circuit court confirmed the arrangement after initial court filings revealed the agreement.
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Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
Lawson, Weidenfield & Co
George Wharton Pepper
Bay State Gas Company
Delaware
Lowell
United States Circuit Court
Whitney To Be Released From Port Washington Wharf
Port Washington Wisconsin reports the steamer D B Whitney is set for release from the harbor after a local delay. Details indicate the vessel faces routine inspections and imminent sailing status as crews prepare to resume service.
Gillehriat fleet to be released from storm stranding
Three ships of the Gillehriat fleet stranded south of Fort Washington during the Lake Michigan storm Monday night will be released and brought into port within a day or two.
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Gillehriat
Fort Washington
Lake Michigan
Chicago and Michigan Play A Classic Gridwork Tie
Chicago and Michigan forged one of the era’s best contested football games with a final score Michigan 0 Chicago 2 after two halves. Other college results list Cornell over Pennsylvania 6 5, Lafayette 47 over Juchnel 1, Georgetown 0 1, Nebraska 24 over Illinois 6, Ohio State 01 over Tidiana 1, Drake 12 over Ames 17.
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Chicago
Michigan
Philadelphia
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Easton
Juchnel
Lafayette
Washington
Carlisle
Georgetown
Lincoln
Illinois
Nebraska
Columbus
Tidiana
Ohio State
Des Moines
Drake
Ames
Elopement Ends Peaceful at Stilwell Home
Anna Stilwell, 16, elopes with Erbie Gustin after disapproval from her father Billwell. They flee to Marion Indiana for a license but are intercepted by a county clerk message. They later return from Louisville, seek forgiveness, and find domestic harmony in the Stilwell home.
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Marion
Ind
Anna Sil Well
Billwell
Leense
Erchie Ciustin
Erbie Crustin
Ata Stilwell
Lime
Justin
Stilwell
Markets Tokyo? Chicago prices and receipts 1905
Chicago market report from December 1905 showing cattle 5500 strong and sheep 10000 strong, receipts for the month 704846 and shipments 114741, daily receipts about 35000 with mixed packers and bulk trade, hogs and porkers price ranges, cattle and sheep markets described as strong with prices varying by grade and type.
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Kat
Hamilton Found Says He Is Not In Hiding
Paris report says Andrew Hamilton, a confidential legislative representative for Albany insurance firms, has been located. He spoke informally about his health and plans while at Bad Naubelo and preparing a written reply to the Armstrong committee. Doctors' advice may force a return to springs for treatment.
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Paris
Associated Press
Andrew Hamilton
Albany
Bin
Hamilton
Armstrong
McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
New York
Minister Denounces Des Moines Police Officials
Rev. F. W. Hodgdon pastor of Plymouth Congregational church told the Des Moines fre and police commissioners that the police department suffers from jealousy among superior officers and city crime. He attributed the citys deplorable conditions to the doors of the commissioners.
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Des Moines
F. W. Hiodgdon
Plymouth Congregational Church
Skinner Freed By Court In Bank Insolvency Case
Ottumwa Iowa November 30 Judge Eichelberger directed a verdict of acquittal for KE H Skinner in the Birmingham bank case. The charge claimed deposits were accepted after the bank became insolvent, but the evidence did not match the indictment.
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Ottumwa
KE. H. Skinner
Birmingham
Eichelberger
Skinner
This Ends the Whole Family
Sioux City Iowa reports Sam Sorochow dies after a Minsk massacre message arrives during his funeral. The immigrant sought money to bring his family here but contracted pneumonia and later died after a violent assault by a man seeking a bottle of wine.
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Sioux City
Sam Sorochow
Minsk
Russia
Sorochow
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