Peril of Radicalism and the Russian Amnesty Demand
In St Petersburg the lower house debates the czar's reply to the throne speech. The left plans the main attack, pressing for general amnesty, abolition of the death penalty, suspension of martial law, civil liberty, and ministerial responsibility. The reply highlights amnesty as the first pledge for future accord with the people.
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St. Petersburg
M. Boditcheff
M. Roditcheff
Constitutional Democrats
Czar
Council of the Ensire
Partial amnesty offered in lower house debate scene
In a tense session President Mouromtseff presided as cabinet members, minus Goremykin, prepared to offer amnesty for political prisoners except those charged with murder or robbery. The session featured a ban on free speech denial and a new rule enabling filibustering by a minority.
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Mouromtseff
Goremykin
Cabiet
Prince Volkonsky
Douma
Czar
Revolutionary Tribunal
Japan
Fatal Wreck Near Fowlerton Claims Two Lives
A Cherryville bound C. and L. railroad wreck near Fowlerton results in the deaths of an engineer and a brakeman. Authorities investigate the cause of the collision and the train involved.
Six safe blowers break jail in Marshalltown
Six men escaped from jail in Marshalltown Iowa by prying loose a brick in the second story window. Police and guards push to locate the six fugitives while the incident sparks a statewide alert.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
The
Evening Journal
Micers
Constitution Grant Follows by Hundreds of Bhambler Victims
In the process of granting a constitution, hundreds of Bhambler victims who opposed revolutionary tactics faced the ensuing consequences.
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Bhambler
Loss of $10,000 life policy upheld by court
Sarah M. Finnegan of Cincinnati sued Mutual Reserve Fund Association after a supreme court ruling set aside a $10,000 life insurance judgment. John Finnegan paid the premium late and the home office refused it. After his death the company still refused payment. lower court judgment was reversed.
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Columbus
Sarah M. Finnegan
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Mutual Reserve Fund
Puise Association
John Finnegan
Home Office
Finnegan
14-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In Denver Hovel
A 14-year-old girl, wife of George Compeste alias George Walse, was found beaten to death with a hatchet in a Denver hovel. She was Rosa Sarico before marrying Compeste in San Francisco six months ago. The couple fled after the earthquake and the man has since disappeared.
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Denver
George Compeste
George Walse
Rosa Sarico
Compeste
San Francisco
Prospectors Find Bodies in Death Valley Funeral Range
Calliene reports two young eastern prospectors found dead near the Funeral range in Death valley. The men wore trousers labeled Walsh, the Tailor. One carried a watch engraved M. G. H. and wore a seal ring with H. They died about thirty miles from water, suggesting harsh desert conditions.
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Calliene
Joseph Constatine
Death Valley
Walsh
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan and Wisconsin
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms across Illinois Indiana Iowa and Wisconsin with warm conditions and fresh southerly winds. Lower Michigan may see showers in the north and west with rising temperatures and cooler air in the west portion.
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Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Henry E Huntington and Mary Preston Divorce After 30 Years
Henry E Huntington, famed as the man who made Los Angeles, and Mary Preston, stepdaughter of railway magnate Collin P Huntington, have divorced after more than three decades of marriage. Their four grown children include an unmarried daughter who now lives with her mother in Japan.
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Henry E. Huntington
Collin P. Huntington
Mary Preston
H. E. Huntington
Los Angeles
Huntington
Princess Hatzfeldt
Huntingtons
Japan
Tillman Denounces Roosevelt In Bad Faith On Negotiations
In Washington on May 16 Tillman read Chandler's memorandum defending him and rejected the president's denials. He asserted the president acted in bad faith by not notifying allies and altering the rate bill. The Senate debated the interstate commerce commission personnel as Tillman argued the president undermined a stronger measure.
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Roosevelt
Tillman
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Chandler
Lodge
Chanbler
South Carolina
Tively
Bailey
Loeb
Theodore Roosevelt
Grain and livestock prices in Chicago and East Buffalo reports
Mixed commodity quotes show wheat by sample firm to higher in Chicago and live stock prices steady to strong. Hogs range $6.00 to $6.62 for choice to prime heavy. cattle steady with prime steers at $5.85 to $6.50. lambs and sheep priced from $5.75 to $7.75. East Buffalo reports receipts and steady to strong markets across cattle hogs sheep and calves with typical regional ranges.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
Chicago Markets May 15 1906 Soy Cattle and Hogs Summary
Chicago markets report mixed cattle and hog prices with steady to higher trends. Receipts 24000 today and over from yesterday for cattle and hogs. heavy shipping grades show strength while lighter categories vary. Cattle and sheep overall strong. hogs slow and weaker from yesterday's averages.
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Chicago
Condition of Secretary Bonaparte
Secretary Bonaparte reports rest at his country home near Baltimore has aided him but he remains unable to resume duties and will not attend the Navy Department this week.
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Bonaparte
Washington
Navy Department
Baltimore
Tillman reflects on president letter regarding Chandler
Tillman notes two points in the president’s letter worth attention. He critiques the explanation as clever but not clever enough, questioning whether Chandler was acting with authority as Tillman’s representative on the bill. The statement ends mid-remark about Chandler’s declarations.
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Tillman
Chandler
Tillmen
Noble Lincoln letter refused by Stahel for Stahel
The 1863 letter from Julius Stahel to Abraham Lincoln, declining a promotion to avoid displacing General Schurz, is described as a noble reminder of Stahel’s loyalty. Stahel kept the undelivered note private, later confirming the exchange and Lincoln’s praise of the letter as noble.
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New York
Carl Schin
Lincoln
Julius H. Stahel
Sely
Stahel
Sta
Lehr
Cieneral Stahel
Marmouth
Philadelphia
Senate
Schurz
Sehurz
Stabel
Sehurs
Gorky Handshake Fray Ends Williams burg Address
In New York on May 16 Maxim Gorky addressed over 2,000 at the Labor Lyceum in Williamsburg. A melee broke out as attendees, mainly women, surged for a handshake, bruising many before Gorky and a twenty-man bodyguard cleared to the street after an hour.
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York
Maxim Gorky
Labor Lyceum
Williamsburg
Gorky
Russian Revolutionary Society
Association
Eight Drowned After Collision Near Pauillac
The Russian steamer Leo collided with the Italian bark Teresina Mignano in the Geronde estuary near Pauillac. The bark sank and ten crew and pilots were drowned in the incident.
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Bordeaux
Leo
Geronde
Pauillac
Teresina Mignano
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