Mutiny and War Demands Sent to Regions by Kniaz Potemkine
Reports from Odessa and Theodosia describe mutineers imprisoned with possible execution, a demand by the Kniaz Potemkine for 500 tons of coal and provisions, and threats to bombard towns that refuse. Officials in Theodosia agreed to aid but claimed coal was unavailable, while Akkerman saw firings after a torpedo boat demanded supplies. Russia signals a peace goal and possible suspension of hostilities to Roosevelt.
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Theodosia
Crimea
Kniaz Potemkine
Comcil
Odessa
Akkerman
Mutiny Claims Lead Ship To Black Sea With Provisions
Reports say the Kniaz Potemkine, after loading coal and supplies, is at large in the Black Sea with unknown destination. The crew issued a manifesto challenging the Russia regime and pledging safe treatment for foreign shipping to deter foreign warships.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Admiralty
Kniaz Potemkine
Black Sea
Russia
Dardanelles
Odessa
Secretary of State Post Offered to Elihu Root
The president has offered the position of Secretary of State to Elihu Root and Root has accepted. In Odessa inhabitants flee as mutineers threaten bombardment and only troops and officers remain. In Terryville a French submarine boat with a crew of 13 foundered today.
Rumor Claims Ship Box Holds 2 000 000 in Wealth
A rumor in an afternoon paper claimed the ship's strong box contained $2,000,000, suggesting mutineers would be well funded. The note mentions German exports to the United States totaling about $118,392,247 for the year ending June 30, with $12,000,000 more than the prior year.
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United States
Case of foul murder in Omaha park violence
Charles Jones, an electric light company employee, was shot dead by Antonio Pistillo, an Italian laborer, outside Military Park near Benson. Pistillo and four others had been celebrating the Fourth. Jones was ridiculed and killed after a quarrel. Sheriff Powers leads a search in northern Benson woods.
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Omaha, Neb
Charles Jones
The
Electric Light Company
Antonio Pistillo
Military Park
Benson
Pistillo
Young Jones
Sheriff Powers
Airship California Arrow Sailed 200 Feet Over Brooklyn
Leo Stevens piloted J H Baldwins airship the California Arrow two hundred feet above the ocean front near New York then returned safely. He asserts he can navigate the Arrow around Brooklyn in a forthcoming attempt within days.
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New York
Leo Stevens
J. H. Baldwin
Brooklyn
Denver Boxer Fred Rosa Dies After Fight Knockout
Aberdeen witnesses say Fred Rosa of Denver died from injuries after a solar plexus blow and a fall in Tuesday night’s bout with Jack Donnelly of Chicago. Donnelly was arrested.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Fred Rosa
Denver
Jack Donnelly
Chicago
Donnelly
Fire Claims Two Young Lives in Seymour Home
In Des Moines on July 6 a blaze destroyed Samuel Squillman’s Seymour house killing his five year old son and a four year old neighbor, George Billard. The children had been playing with leftover Fourth of July firecrackers.
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Des Moines
Samuel Squillman
Seymour
George Billard
Squillman
Durian resigns as Toledo official and confesses city funds embezzlement
Toledo authorities report Charles Durian, longtime police board clerk and former city clerk, has resigned and admitted embezzling city funds. An audit shows at least $1,000 missing, and he will be prosecuted.
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Toledo
Charles Durian
Police Board
Mars projection observed by Professor Lowell at 19 degrees
A telegram from Professor Lowell at Flagstaff reports a Mars terminator projection near Propontis on Sunday at a 19 degree angle. The Harvard observatory in Cambridge confirms receipt of the message.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Observatory
Lowell
Flagstaff
A. T
Propontis
Distillery Granted License in Oskaloosa Iowa
Charles Hoover receives city council permission to operate a distillery in Oskaloosa under state law. Opposed by the Iowa Anti Saloon League and the Civic League. This marks the first distillery under the current law in Iowa.
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Oskaloosa
Charles Hoover
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
The
Civic League
Iowa
King Alfonso a Daring Horseman
King Alfonso of Spain, fresh from visits to France and England with high honors, is an avid horseman whose bold riding worries his ministers. At marriageable age, European royal mothers speculate on his choice of bride, but the king has not signaled any particular royal match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonso
Spain
France
England
Europe
Plague Strikes Isthmus as Canal Plans Move Ahead
From New York a steamer reports dire conditions at Colon Panama with measles yellow fever smallpox and bubonic plague. Nurses and clerks are scarce and pay delays hinder workers while Panama hospital capacity drops. Panama canal commissioners sail to study routes for the advisory board meeting in Washington.
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New York
Advance
Colon
Panama
George G. Matclock
Louisville
Christobal
Monkey Hill Cemetery
A. A. Robinson
Sald
Isthmus
Panama Canal
Peter C. Haines
M. B. Harrod
Seguranca
Advisory Board of Engineers
Washington
John Wallace
King Charles approves American wheat import and duties cut
London reports that due to poor harvest prospects from drought and storms, King Charles sanctioned importing 75,000 tons of United States wheat and ordered a 50 percent reduction in customs duties.
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London
Morning Leader
Lisbon
Charles
United States
Boy Drowns Wading on Spoon River Trip
Lewistown Illinois July 6 A group from Spavn spent the day at Bernadotte on the Spoon river. Scott David 12 years old drowned while wading and an older brother James was resuscitated with difficulty.
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Lewistown
I'l
Spavn
Bernadotte
Spoon River
Scott David
James
Eight-year-old Johnson son killed by accidental gunfire
In Richview Illinois on July 6 an 8-year-old boy, son of Thomas Johnson, died from a stomach wound caused accidentally by a firearm during Fourth of July celebrations.
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Richview
Thomas Johnson
John Hay Is Laid To Rest In Cleveland
The body of John Hay rests at Lake View cemetery in Cleveland after a funeral attended by President Theodore Roosevelt cabinet members and dignitaries. The service included prayers and hymns at Wade chapel and a Presbyterian committal. The president viewed the casket before departure and memorial services followed in the afternoon.
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Cleveland, O
John Hay
Lake View
James A. Garfield
Roosevelt
Union Station
Cleveland
Herrick
Ambrosip Swisey
Chamber of Commerce
Fairbanks
William K. Day
United States Supreme Court
Oboe National Guard
Wade
Haydn
Mr. Meldrum
Tennyson
Mr. Haydn
Meldrum
Baseball Scores From The Ball Fields
Baseball scores from July 6 list results across leagues. Brooklyn beat Brooklyn 7 to 0 in a Brooklyn Boston game, Philadelphia 9 Philadelphia 7 against New York, Cincinnati 9 over St Louis 5 after 11 innings, Chicago 8 over Pittsburgh 3.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Columbus
Toledo
Louisville
Indianapolis
Minneapolis—Rath
Western
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Omaha
Sioux City
Colorado Springs
Denver
Biologist Urges Cat Elimination To Save Birds
New York July 5 Professor Clifton Hodge of Clark University Worcester Mass urges municipalities to exterminate all cats stating they are the worst enemy of bird life.
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New York
Clifton Hodge
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
Baron Rosen Arrives as New Russian Ambassador to Washington
Baron Rosen reaches Gotham New York to begin duties as Russia's ambassador to Washington. He sails into a city hosting high level diplomatic arrivals with expectations of formal ceremonies and diplomatic discussions ahead.
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New York
Arrival of Russian plenipotentiary at peace conference
A Russian plenipotentiary arrives from Europe to join the peace conference with one of the two negotiators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton
Europe
Literary Career Was Short Charles Embree Dies at 30
Charles Menning Embree, Indiana born writer of novels and short stories, died in Santa Ana California at age 50? He lived in Princeton New Jersey and Santa Ana, studied at Basham College, married Virginia Bradwell, and produced works including For the Love of Tonta and A Dream of a Thorn. He had residence in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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Santa Ana
Cal
Charles Menning Embree
Kmbree
Princeton
Ltd
Tle
Embree
Lod
Wabash College
ISOS
Policeman Chambered For Coronial Action In Philadelphia Shootout
Police officer Albert Landgren was committed to await coroners action after shooting and killing Michael Cleary a minor politician during a disorderly arrest. Landgren testified he was attacked by a gang who disarmed him and beat him before he fired into the crowd. Cleary died en route to hospital with a back wound.
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Philadelphia
Albert Landgren
Coronier
Michael Cleary
Landgren
Cleary
Tannegren
Telegraph operators threaten general strike over wages and hours
Minneapolis July 6 Telegraph operators on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines have issued an ultimatum. If their demands on salaries and hours are not met by July 8 a general strike will be called.
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Minneapolis
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago Markets Hogs Sheep Cattle in Mixed Receipts
Chicago markets report hog receipts 20000 with strong prospects and mixed packing quotes. Sheep receipts 12000 steady. cattle receipts 80 00 and steady market. hogs light to mixed classes priced 85 30 to 85 60, porkers 4 50 to 5 55, cattle 3 60 to 6 15, western lambs 4 50 to 6 40, grain market noted as steady.
Texas Towns Swept by Death Twenty Dead in Tornadoes
A Dallas special reports tornadoes near Mancona and Montague Texas cause at least fourteen deaths and many injuries. Homes, churches, and a school are destroyed, including the Dixie schoolhouse. wildlife and stock are also killed. Casualty totals rise as new reports come in.
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Texas
Dallas
Tex
Mancona
Here
C. Shackleford
Minnie Shackleford
RK. G. Shackleford
L. Turmleson
Mary Lester
Caleb White
Ira Williams
Frank
Sam Eakin
Belcher
Montague
Court House
Dixie
Explosion at Tidewater mine injures nine Italians in Vivian West Virginia
Nine Italian miners were hurt when a Tidewater coal mine explosion at Vivian, about 30 miles from Bluefield, left two dead later in hospital. The dead are Lee Mozzillo and Antonio Euphomio. Injured include Dominick Sadmillie and J M Granater among others. rescue succeeded with little difficulty. Officials blame a heavy shock and dust ignition, while locals dispute the dust theory.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Tidewater
Vivian
Lee Mozzillo
Antonio Euphomio
Dominick Sadmillie
J. M. Granater
Antonio Lochie
Jemsole Ezadale
Antonio Jupitoni
Branco Traysti
Romeo Antonio
Nmdewater
Boat Capsized Drowns Georgetown Student at Gull Lake
George Garges 23, of Washington and Georgetown College student, drowned when a sailboat with a party capsized at Gull Lake near Battle Creek Michigan. He is brother of S J Garges of Detroit.
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Battle Creek
Mich
George Garges
Washington
Georgetown College
S. J. Garges
Detroit
Barber Asphalt Company
Gull Lake
Woman dies in gasoline stove explosion at home
Omaha dispatch reports Mrs Anny Johnston mistook leaking gas for water while lighting a stove causing a fierce blast that killed her and damaged her residence. Separately the Detroit Toledo and London railway ordered thirty locomotives and eight thousand box and coal cars.
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Omaha
Anny@ Johnston
The
Detroit, Toledo and Lronton Railway
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Georgi Pobledonosetz
Root
Hay
Secretary of State Port
Elihu Root
Evening Journal
the Inhabi
Kniaz
Polomkine
Terryville
Tanis
Mars
Isthmus Canal
Portugal
Mother Earth
Baron Rosen
Gotham
Charles Fb. Embree
Indiana
Arthur
Ohi
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
McCall Bros. A O Board of Trade
CAGO
Rotary
James Simpson
Mise Alice Simpson
Moore
Hobbs
C. B. Christian
J. M. Steward
H.williams
Mise Nannie Austin
J. J. Woodson
Mia. Jesse
R. G. Shackleford
C. Z. Shackleford
A. P. Wart
Sadie Karl
A. P. Bari
Burke Carl
Lawrence Pillow
Tomlinson
Clalborn White
Rowe Hardware Company
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