Tense unrest grips St. Petersburg as crowds gather
Crowds of strikers congregate on Nevsky Prospect while residents move families to safety in Helsingfors. Troops withdraw to courtyards as small patrols remain outside. Barricades close principal streets. no serious clashes or fatalities yesterday. Sunday death toll reached 96 with 333 wounded.
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London
Evening Journal
St. Petersburg
Nevsky Prospect
Helsingfors
Associated Press
Palace Square
Admiralty
Nicholas Station
Gostinny Door
Russian Labor Upsurge Sparks City Turmoil
Reported plans for a Moscow and St Petersburg general strike spread as workers march, factories close, and soldiers fire on a group moving toward Vassili Ostrof. Moscow and Kharkoff bar gains while financing supports the movement, raising fears of broader national impact.
Strike Spreads in Moscow Printing Shops
The strike spreads rapidly in Moscow with all printing shops closed. There will be no papers tomorrow. No collisions have occurred between strikers and police so far.
Boy Killed by Elevator Gate in Rockford Illinois
Ira Stevens a 16 year old Chicago newspaper circulator was killed when an automatic elevator gate crushed him between the floor and wall as he attempted to board on a basement level. His body was dragged to the fifth floor before the mechanism stopped and police had to remove the remains.
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Rockford, Ll
Ira Stevens
Chicago
Nogi
Tokio
Kawamura
Prince Imperial
Senate in Brief Faces Statehood and DC Bills
Beveridge pressed for a fixed voting time on the statehood bill in the Senate with an ineffectual effort. The fortifications appropriation bill passed and an executive session occurred. The House devoted its time to District of Columbia bills. An echo of disturbances in St Petersburg arose as Baker of New York moved to adjourn in honor of those killed in the clash with Russian troops. Railway water regulation was briefly discussed.
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House
Washington
Beveridge
District of Columbia
St. Pefersburg
Baker
New York
Provisional government formed by reform party leaders in Russia
London report says Gor ky, Annensky, Arsenieff and followers create a body claiming future provisional government. They vow to honor pre January 22 debts while repudiating foreign loans, though risks of exile or death loom as they plot to overturn the regime.
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London
Daily Telegraph
St. Petersburg
Reform Party
Gorky
Annensky
Arsenieff
Russia
Siberia
A Giddy Climb in the Alps Amid Perilous Ascent
Two climbers traverse the Aiguille de Grepon in the Alps under tight rope restraint with guides unseen, each move perilous as they push upward amid hardship and a readiness to rescue. The note mentions a broader appeal for financial aid to continue a freedom struggle.
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Aiguille de Grepon
Mont Blanc
Turbulence After Night Clash Near Annitchkoff Palace
Report of street turmoil and melee after nightfall around the Annitchkoff palace with fires in a courtyard, Grand Duke Sergius palace nearby, and mobs near Nicholas station. Police kept order as marauders attacked news stalls and windows along Gostinny Dyor.
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Annitchkoff Palace
Sergius
Nicholas Station
Gostinny Dyor
German Strikers Await Public Opinion Over Coal Mine Stoppage
The German coal strike in Cologne has grown to about 220 000 workers as public opinion and government actions influence mine proprietors. No disturbances reported. Police drafts from across Prussia arrive, while coal from Belgium France and Great Britain enters. A broad cessation of coal usage is unlikely soon as ships and agents from foreign firms push imports.
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Cologne
Germany
Prusia
Belgium
France
Great Britain
Hamburg
London
Riot at cooperative saloon sparks barrage near South Wilmington
A bartender change at a South Wilmington saloon led to a riot and gunfire. An officer and a bystander were wounded, the new bartender was wounded and captured, and Sheriff Francis with deputies halted further violence. Disturbances are alleged to be by anarchists.
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Joliet
South Wilmington
Stander
Antonio
Francis
Morris
Divorce case opens in Battle Creek cruelty claim
Mrs. Julia Foote Johnson sues Jerome Johnson an insurance and pension agent in Battle Creek Michigan alleging extreme cruelty. The complaint describes her comfortable circumstances and seeks dissolution of marriage with appropriate relief.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Julia Foote-Johnson
Jerome Johnson
Johnson
Husband turns off water and warmth in Jolson residence
Mrs. Johnson, claiming cruelty and neglect, says her husband cut water gas and fuel and that officers were sent to quell a family riot at a beautiful Jolson home. She notes her background and says the case involves two elders and a former wife.
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Jolson
Johnson
Julia Poote
Hogs and cattle market report from Chicago January 24 1908
The Chicago market reports heavy receipts of hogs and cattle with mixed pricing. Hogs show steady to firm bidding from 4.50 to 4.80 for shipping grades while light hogs trade around 4.45 to 4.75. Cattle and sheep markets are described as dull with sheep and lambs weak to lower.
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Avry Light
Seo
To &S
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chicago Board of ‘Trade
Nts
Washington
McCall
Yeato’y
China Not Infringing Neutrality amid War News
Berlin reports China denies infringing neutrality as Japan readies for the war’s second stage. Tokyo notes Vice Admiral Kaminura departs to join his fleet. Port Arthur siege tolls and POW transfers rise. General Nogi faces family losses and contemplates post during renewed actions.
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Tokio
Kaminura
Ramsian Vladivostok
Navy Department
Port Arthur
Japan
Tengfachaya
Mamatera
Diamonds Stolen From Pasadena Hotel Mayland
Jewelry valued at 35000 dollars owned by Mrs. William D. Edey wife of a New York Stock Exchange member disappeared from a room at the Hotel Mayland Pasadena. James Doyle head bell boy was arrested on suspicion after a gold fountain pen of another guest was found sewn in his vest lining.
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Pasadena
Cal
William D. Edey
New York Stock Exchange
Mayland
James Doyle
France Sees New Cabinet Risings As Rouvier Accepts
Paris Jan 24 President Loubet received M Rouvier who announced his definite acceptance of the mission for forming a cabinet. Rouvier then met with Eugene Etienne Gaston Thomson Raymond Poincare Henry Berteaux Ferdinand Dubiet Bienvenu Martin Joseph Ruau and Jean Dupuy to finalize the probable ministry.
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France
Paris
Loubet
M. Rouvier
Eugene Etienne
Gaston Thomson
Raymond Poincare
Henry Berteaux
Ferdinand Dubiet
Bienvenu Martin
Joseph Ruau
Jean Dupuy
M. Delcasse
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Packer
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