Breaking the Russian Empire Fever Grips St. Petersburg Report
A Daily Mail dispatch from St. Petersburg describes widespread requests by military leaders to resign amid fears of a government credit crash. Counts of de Witte falter as revolutions celebrate, while bank runs and foreign-exchange pressure erode state finances. A female assassin remains unidentified after killing General Sakharoff, with motives tied to peasant agrarian revolt.
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London
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Evdtkohen
East Prussia
Rudiger
Interior
M. Durnovor
Count de Witte
Russia
Savings’ Bank
Ministry of Finance
RAIL CRASH KILLS TEN ON Overland Limited Wreck near Rock Springs
Eastbound Overland Limited collided with a freight train five miles west of Rock Springs Wyoming. Ten men died including Stigers and McKenna while nineteen passengers and crew were injured. Union Pacific officials blame Conductor Roy Darrell and Engineer Brink for the wreck amid labor strike news in Des Moines.
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Omaha
Overland Limited
Union Pacific Railway
Rock Springs
Wyo
Stigers
Ogden
Frank McKenna
John Lawless
James Busbee
Cook
Fd Rosenbaum
Oakland
Brink
Smith
Rawlins
Shafer
W. L. Park
Union Pacific Road
Roy Darrell
Darrell
Alisay
Duvall Schooner Sunk in St Clair River Collision
The coal laden schooner Duvall from Harbor Beach was run down and sunk in the St. Clair river by the steamer James B. Colgate. The crew reached shore safely.
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Detroit
Dec
Duvall
Harbor Beach
St. Clair River
James B. Colgate
Desperate Efforts Fail in Woman’s Execution Case
The article reports Mrs. Mary Rogers losing her reprieve as Governor Bell allows the execution. It notes nationwide interest and describes Attorney efforts and public sympathy surrounding the case. It also mentions Senator Mitchell near death in Oregon with dissolution setting in early morning.
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Rogers
Bell
Rockefeller Wears New Wig and Promotes Cheese
John D. Rockefeller recently spent on a new wig to appear younger and improve his look. He also notes two discoveries: chewing thoroughly aids digestion and cheese is healthful, saying he now eats it twice daily after previously avoiding it.
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John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
WANTS HIS DIVIDENDS
Senator Tillman denounces insurance company political donations in a Washington speech on election integrity. He cites allegations of annual Republican contributions and asks if donors received dividends, joking about his own lack of a share while criticizing Cortelyou and campaign finance.
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Washington
Senate
Tillman
South Carolina
Platt
New York
Republican Party
Alabay
Bailey
Republican National Committee
Cortelyou
Spooner
McCurdy
Democrats Spent Heavily to Elect Cleveland
A speaker cited a million dollars in contributions for a purpose and claimed Democrats funded Cleveland’s election. He argued it would have benefited Democrats if Cleveland had lost.
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Cleveland
Constitution fate debated in Congress and naval plans
Secretary Bonaparte replies to A K Pillsbury regarding the fighting frigate Constitution. He notes fate lies with congress and prefers lawful action, while a report proposes preserving parts of the old ship in a new armored cruiser and using the remainder as a target in naval exercises.
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Washington
Bonaparte
A. EK. Pillsbury
Massachusetts
Congress
Congress Adjourns as Panama Canal Fund Cut
Washington Dec 8 Congress adjourned with both houses to meet Monday. The Senate approved Tillmans measure seeking a report on national banks campaign funding. Many bills were filed and a Constitution frigate inquiry was adopted. The House trimmed Panama canal appropriations from 16.5 million to 11 million and added a detail reporting amendment. End fortifications amendment failed.
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Washington
Dee
Congress
Senate
Tillman
House
Panama Canal
New System of Trolleys
Articles of incorporation of the Louisville Northern Railway and Lighting Company are filed in Evansville Indiana with capital stock of 5 000 000 Evansville will be the southwestern Indiana terminal of the traction system linking West Baden Salem French Lick Evansville Seymour and North Vernon if built
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Evansville
Ind
Louisville Northern Railway and Lighting Company
County Recorder
Indiana
West Baden
Salem
French Lick
Seymour
North Vernon
French Editor Protests On Monroe Doctrine Expansion
Paris reports The Temps reacts to President Roosevelt's message to Congress claiming the Monroe doctrine now extends beyond preventing European conquest or annexation of South America to oppose even a simple seizure of customs houses. The editorial notes extraordinary proportions in the doctrine and broadens its scope beyond traditional aims.
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Paris
The
Temps
Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
South American
Roosevelt’s Venezuela policy sparks debate on Monroe Doctrine
The Journal dew Debate notes objections to Roosevelt’s stance on a potential three power action against Venezuela. It contrasts with his earlier response to Germany Britain and Italy and questions why France might now be forced to act.
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Roosevelt
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Venezuela
France
Dew Debate
Mountain College Dedicated for Kentucky Mountaineers
Mrs. Matthew T Scott funds a college near West Liberty Kentucky to educate mountaineers under the Presbyterian church. It opens with 1 student enrollment, strong faculty led by President J. W. Thurman and five assistants. The dedication was performed by Vice President AL BR Stevenson.
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Thoomington
Kentucky
Matthew T Scott
Bloomington
Scott
AL BR. Stevenson
West Liberty
Presbyterian Church of Kentucky
J. W. Thurman
Chicago Markets Reflect Mixed Hogs and Steady Sheep Prices
December 1905 market brief shows hog receipts 32059 yesterday with 35000 expected today and 20000 for tomorrow, with prices ranging from 4 95 to 8 05 for various hog grades. Cattle and sheep demand are described as slow to steady with sheep and lambs strong and hogs trading lower than yesterday’s peak.
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Rene Ady
Immigration debate sparks premium incentive idea for newcomers
At a Civic Federation meeting Andrew Kegle proposes a premium for immigrants to attract new entrants, arguing economic gain outweighs concerns about heritage purity. He cites коэффициент value of labor and the notion of mixing bloods as essential to American progress. Felix Adler and Owen Lovejoy discuss child labor reforms, condemning child exploitation and parental false age statements used to bypass laws.
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New York
Civic Federation
Diaenise
Andrew Kegle
Republic
Felix Adler
Philadelphia
American Academy of Poelitics and Social Science
Columbia University
Owen Lovejoy
Pennsylvania
Bebel challenges Germany's foreign policy in Reichstag
Berlin reports socialist leader Bebel attacking the government on foreign policy. He cites the Moltke monument speech and claims the emperor provoked distrust abroad with his Morocco visit, while the chancellor warned of no power infringing German interests.
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Berlin
Herr Bebel
Reichstag
Bebel
Great Britain
Germany
Morocco
Bank Stocks Stolen in Brighton Avenue Mailbox Heist
Five thousand dollars in bank and insurance stocks mailed by Daniel Myers, a local hotel proprietor, to Philadelphia recipients was secured when assailants robbed a mailbox at Brighton and Pacific avenues in Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Daniel Myers
Philadelphia
Brighton and
Pacific Avenues
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Ore
John H. Mitchell
Tion
Department of Commerce
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FL Yoakum
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Rock Island Company
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Saya
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