Real Victor in Sea of Japan Battle Argues British Plan
Russian Admiral Rojestvensky claims the British fleet may have been ordered to annihilate Russia if the Sea of Japan battle went differently. He states he outmaneuvered Admiral Togo and knew his foe’s moves in advance, while Moscow tightens security against revolutionaries with arrests rising and restrictions on political activity.
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St. Petersburg
Sea of Japan
Rojestvensky
Novoe Vremya
Marine
Togo
Wei Huai Wei
Great Britain
Novvoe Vremya
Minister of Marine
Wei Hai Wei
Aoe Foubt
Lafollette Sworn In as Senator from Wisconsin
Congress reassembled today after the holiday recess. Former Governor Lafollette was sworn in as senator from Wisconsin. In the Caribbean, President Cacares troops defeated Morales near Puerto Plata, San Domingo with heavy casualties including General Rodriguez, Morales’ commander and presidential aspirant.
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Cape Haytien
Evening Journal
Cacares
Cespedes
Morales
Puerto Plata
San Domingo
Rodriguez
Washington, D. C
Congress
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Earthquake and Volcano Ruin Masaya Nicaragua
Vice Consul Wallace in Managua cables the state department reporting a terrible earthquake and a volcanic eruption at Masaya that devastates the town of about 10 000 residents in Nicaragua.
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Washington, D.C
Evening Journal
Wallace
Managua
State Department
Nicaragua
Masaya
Former Colorado Governor Targeted After Idaho Bombing
The former Colorado governor and his adjutant General Sherman Bell faced death threats, claiming they know they are marked for death, echoing the fate of Idaho's former Governor Steunenberg who was killed by a dynamite bombing as he entered his gate.
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Colorado
Sherman Bell
Steunenberg
Idaho
Mahoney Pays Off $100,000 in Election Bets at Hoffman House
New York on January 4 reports Charles Mahoney clearing a $100,000 hedge of election bets after recovering from gout at home. He arrived at the Hoffman House cafe to a crowd of over thirty winners awaiting settlements.
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New York
Charles Mahoney
Hoffman House
McClellan
Judge Paynter Nominated for U S Senator Seat
Jan 4 report from Frankfort notes Judge Thomas H. Paynter of the Kentucky court of appeals won on the first ballot in a joint caucus to choose a Democratic candidate to succeed J C S Blackburn. The nomination implies likely election.
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Blackburn
Frankfort
Thomas H. Paynter
Kentucky Court of Appeals
United States
J. C. S. Blackburn
Typo graphic union wins eight hour day at Schertz Wirtz LaCrosse
The Typographic union secured the eight hour day after Schertz-Wirtz Printing Co signed the union scale in LaCrosse Wisconsin leaving only one major LaCrosse job office still outside the union.
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LaCrosse, Wis
Schertz-Wirtz Printing Company
LaCrosse
Horse Too Fast Throws Plymouth Man
Seneca Everett aged 2 and prominent citizen is thrown when his horse speeds past the Plymouth post office. The horse wheel caught in a rut, Everett suffered an eyebrow tear, a gash by the temple, a blood vessel injury behind the ear, and other bruises. He was unconscious when aid arrived.
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Plymouth
Mich
Seneca Everett
Everett
Local Notes on Marinette and School Ball Resolution
Fragmentary text from Marinette Wisconsin references a school event and a resolution related to discipline and morals. It mentions February or January dates and a team, with unclear actions and outcomes due to damaged OCR.
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Marinette
Wig
Linette
Native mine workers scarce as foreigners fill Michigan pits
In Norway Michigan two thirds of Chapin mine labor comes from foreign birth with English, Italian, Scandinavian and Austrian workers numbering high. Across Lake Superior mines foreign born dominate, while in Marion county court, Daniel E B Storms faces a bid to oust him as secretary of state after he refused to resign at the governor’s request.
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Norway
Mich
Chapin Mine
Ron Mountain
Menominee Iron Range
OSS
United States
Copper
Marion County
Daniel EB. Storms
Castro Snubs French Representative in Caracas Reception
Cable dispatches from Caracas say President Castro ignored M. Taigny the French representative on New Year’s Day and did not invite him to the New Year’s reception. Paris notes Venezuela plans to resume relations after Caracas withdrew the objectionable note and Maubouguet was received with honors.
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Washington
Caracs
M. Taigny
Caracas
Castro
Philomatic Corps
Paris
Maubouguet
Turned Loose On The Judge In Indiana Court Outburst
In Kokomo George Reynolds 24 leaped up shouted curses and threats at Judge Elliott after being sentenced to the Indiana reformatory. He vowed to kill the judge after his indeterminate term. Deputy Sheriff Brown intervened as Reynolds ranted in court. In Indianapolis a conference planned to discuss action against storms.
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Kokomo
Ind
Eliott
Brown
Reynolds
Indianapolis
Governor Hanly
W. N. N. Miller
United States
Charles Benedict
Peoria Presses On After Supreme Court Ruling
City of Peoria attorneys say the high court decision concerns only alleged Illinois anti trust violations by Peoria Gas and Electric Light Co. The city will seek another hearing in federal court and proceed on the merits. The ongoing legal battle has cost about 15000 dollars to date.
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Peoria
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ilinois
Hearst to buy Cincinnati papers rumored for Enquirer
Report from Cincinnati says W R Hearst plans to own both morning and afternoon papers there. He would acquire The Enquirer from John R McLean if possible, though The Enquirer office denies it. City expectations tilt toward cheaper morning editions.
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Cinccinnati
W. R. Hearst
Cincinnati
Enquirer
John R. McLean
Ohio House Seeks Strict Lobbyist Access Rules
Columbus January 4. Speaker Thompson ordered the sergeant at arms to enforce rules restricting lobbyists from chamber access. Previously lobbyists could enter freely and publicly advocate for or against legislation from the floor of the general assembly.
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Ohio
Columbus
Thompson
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Adventist Editor Divorced in Michigan Case
Judge Hopkins grants Mrs Jessie F Waggoner a divorce from Rev Elliott J Waggoner a prominent Tattle Creek Adventist clergyman and editor on grounds of adultery The couple wed at Sigourney Keokuk county Iowa March 30 1879 by Rev Bycurgus McCoy now chaplain of the Battle Creek sanatorium
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Marshall
Mich
Hopkins
Jessie F. Waggoner
Elliott J. Waggoner
Tattle Creek
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Iowa
Bycurgus McCoy
Battle Creek Sanatorium
Captain W. B. Morris Admitted to Soldiers' Home
Quincey Illinois January fourth. Captain W. B. Morris a noted soldier politician and former state s attorney and congressional candidate has been admitted to the Soldiers Home in this city. Age has bent him yet his mind remains keen. He says he will stay only as long as his health is feeble.
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Quincey
Ill
Morris
Congress
Prohibition Convention Set for May 8 in Indianapolis
Richmond Ind Jan 4 May 8 chosen for Indiana state Prohibition convention to be held in Indianapolis with a full ticket to be put in the field. Prominent speakers include National Chairman Jones and Clinton N Howard of Rochester N Y.
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Richmond
Ind
Indiana
Indianapolis
Jones
Clinton N. Howard
Rochester
N. Y
New York’s Ajax Whiten Injured Chasing Runaway Horses
Police officer Ajax Whiten of the bicycle squad sustained severe injuries in a chase. He attempted to stop a wagon with frightened horses on Fifth Avenue and suffered two broken legs and internal injuries.
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New York
Ajax Whiten
Upper Fifth Avenue
Whitman
Funeral on the water in New York across the Hudson
A three mile funeral procession crosses the Hudson from Albany to Nyack in seven large rowboats due to a ferry repair. The coffin weighs 500 pounds and the burial occurs peacefully in Nyack. In Milwaukee Charla A. Chapin dies at 84 after years with the Chamber of Commerce and arterial sclerosis. In Indiana residents report frog croaks by White River near Park Place, recalling a milder winter in 1874.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Hudson River
Nyack
Albany
Ben
Albany Nian
Milwaukee
Wis
Charla A. Chapin
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
Waukesha
Chapin
McCall Resigns. Orr Elected New York Life President
John A. Metall resigns as president of New York Life Insurance Company. The board accepts the resignation and elects Alexander B. Orr to the presidency with a $50,000 annual salary, while McCall had earned $100,000.
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John A. McCall
New York
John A. Metall
New York Life Insurance Company
Alexander B. Orr
Orr
McCall
Markets Wrap Chicago Livestock Prices January 4 1906
Cattle and hog markets show steady to higher tones with strong morning bids. Receipts yesterday totaled 12000 hogs and 14000 cattle with total shipments of 8127 hogs and 5095 left overs. Prices range from 84 50 to 86 25 for beves and 63 50 to 86 00 for natives with westerns 83 50 to 85 75. Lambs steady and stockers to 4 35. Overnight opens show light hogs at 5 60 to 5 30 and mixed packers 5 10 to 5 35.
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Chicago
Stockmen Huet In Train Wreck Near Chicago
A two section cattle train on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line collided in fog near Kedzie avenue. The caboose housing Wisconsin stockmen was crushed, ten stockmen and four railroad workers injured, three fatally possible. Firemen rescued survivors after two hours.
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Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Kedzie Avenue
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Mann
Well Known Race Track Expert Killed in Canal Street Accident
New Orleans January 3. Construction train on Canal Street killed and mangled Owen Jameson a noted race track writer and poolroom figure. Jameson once a levee clerk during the steamboat era and later linked with the city's cotton presses. He leaves a widow.
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New Orleans
Canal Street
Owen Jameson
Jameson
Earthquakes Rock Several Austrian Cities
A sequence of strong earthquakes struck Agram Cilli Laibach Marburg and Gratz. Buildings cracked and residents fled in panic in the Vienna region on January 3.
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Austria
Vienna
Agram
Cilli
Laibach
Marburg
Gratz
Assembly bill seeks to bar judges from political activity
An echo of the Democratic caucus prompts a bill in the Kentucky Senate to prohibit appellate and circuit judges from political participation. Targeted figures include Judge Paynter and John M. Lassing of Boone County, noted as his most active manager.
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Paynter
Frankfort
Assembly
Paynter Andohn M. Lassing
Boone County
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