Russia Transformed by Border Check and Douma Scene
Journal entry from St Petersburg March 29 1907 describes border inspection of revolutionary literature, a crowded sleeper car, bomb fears near Nevsky Prospect and a tense return to city life. The author notes the crowding, broken beds, and shifting mood as crowds press toward the Douma and a speaker decries the government demanding liberty.
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Alluviag
Peter
France
Urses
Ivan
Nevsky
Geodor Geodorovitch
Port Arthur
Warsaw
Moscow
Queen Victoria Plans To Nurse Royal Infant
Madrid April 21 Queen Victoria in fine health walked in palace gardens and attended a banquet for Cardinal Rinaldini. She says she will nurse the child at birth to ensure its health despite royal household opposition. Doctors Glendenning and a nurse remain in Madrid with Prof Gutierrez arranging care ahead of the accouchement expected by week’s end.
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Madrid
Palace Gardens
Cardinal Rinaldini
Royal Chapel
Glendenning
Gutierrez
Puyehue Volcano Erupts, Ash Reaches 150 Miles
Chilean reports say Puyehue is in full eruption with ash deposits spreading up to 150 miles from the crater. Two strong shocks were felt Saturday morning and nearby Tronado’s small volcano threatens renewed activity. Villages are ruined and residents displaced in Bandago and surrounding farms.
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Bandago
Chile
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Snail famine threatens Paris as supply falls
Paris faces edible snail deprivation as Yonne officials demand protection from snail hunters. Auxerre houses, once supplying Paris with millions of snails, now source from Switzerland. Prefects may declare a closed season and stop sale of foreign substitutes such as Burgundy snails.
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Washington
Mutiny Forcing Captain Into Chains On Fenice
A three masted Italian ship the Fenice docked in Dunkirk France after a Chilean voyage with a mixed crew of Germans Italians and Scotsmen. The crew rebelled forcing the captain to keep an unpopular sailor in irons amid ongoing quarrels aboard the vessel.
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Dunkirk
France
Taltal
Chile
America
Unclear Detention Ties to Italian Named Vicenzo in Irons
A fragment describes a figure named Vicenzo being kept in irons for two months and a ship now under the control of the dock police. Details are sparse and entities are partially unclear.
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Vicenzo
Paper Pails For Milk In London Factories Aim To Cut Infant Mortality
London era April 21 reports a new milk delivery system using paper pails and pitchers to keep milk germ free. Factories will produce up to 50,000 pails daily, with plans to meet rising demand in a bid to reduce infant mortality. Pails are wood pulp, single use, waterproof, and sterilized at 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. Each pail features a close fitting all metal closure to seal from contamination.
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London
Ike Mer
Nathan Strang
Archangelsk Disaster Near Irinovka Leaves Dozens Lost
In St Petersburg a river steamer Archangelsk capsized after hitting ice floes in a snowstorm on the Neva. Thirty one feared drowned as the vessel, condemned as unseaworthy, sank within minutes. Rescue efforts saved several workers while local anger targets the ferry line owner amid threats.
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Irinovka
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Swedish Minister Arrives for Washington Post
M. De Lagercrantz, the first Swedish Minister to Washington since Norway and Sweden split, arrived with his wife aboard the Hamburg American liner Amerika. He will visit New York briefly before going to Washington to meet President Roosevelt, seeking closer commercial ties and stable labor relations in the United States.
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M. de Lagercrantz
Washington
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Sweden
Roosevelt
America
United State
Lagercrantz
Former Lord Mayor Here Sptelate The Washington Post
Sir Henry Seymour King British banker and former lord mayor of London arrived on the Cunarder Etruria. He avoided listing his name on the ship's list to enter quietly but was recognized by a boarding Englishman at Quarantine. Initially he claimed health reasons for the voyage then said a friend was seriously ill. Purser denied his presence aboard.
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Washington Post
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London
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Sir Henry
Liberal Leader Opposes Government Purchase of Churches
Havana April reports Miguel Gomez, Liberal leader, condemns a $92,000,000 government plan to buy church properties. He argues titles are questionable and the price exceeds value, noting buildings are in bad condition and suggesting replacing them with modern structures at the same cost. He urges Intervention to defer the purchase for Cuba’s future government.
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Rose Miguel Gomez
Cuba
Busch To Go To Europe
St Louis reports Adolphus Busch left the city in his private car for New York where he will sail May 14 aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II for Europe He plans a summer in Langenschwalbach and required a chair to reach his car Diapatenes from Indianapolis say he is handling the trip well
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Adolphus Busch
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Europe
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Indianapolia
Roosevelt’s Purge Signals Officeholder Warning
The Washington bureau report notes President Roosevelt’s removal of Archie Sanders as collector of internal revenue at Rochester and hints that federal officeholders could face consequences if they align with anti administration elements. It discusses the push to protect the Republican organization, ties to Gov. Hughes, and ongoing jockeying over control of the next national convention.
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Brooklyn
Opposition to Taft Delegates Rages in Georgia
In Atlanta on April 21 the Georgia Republican State League blasted President Roosevelt and his appointees, denouncing First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock as Roosevelt’s emissary for a Taft boom. League leaders claim most Georgia appointments are Democratic and vow to oppose Roosevelt’s slate at the 1908 convention.
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Atlanta
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atColumbus, Tenn
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Naweil Sanders
H. Clay Evang
London
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Inigh Dudgeon
TD. D. Hitchcock
State League
J. T. Hood
League
Hood
Sistrunk
Labor cries foul at Chicago labor meeting
At a Chicago gathering the Chicago Federation of Labor denounced President Roosevelt and the steamer Theodore Roosevelt as unfair. Delegates condemned his remarks on Moyer Heywood and the Western Federation of Miners officials amid murder trials and calls targeting Hearst and Harriman.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Washington Post
President Roosevelt
Chicago Federation of Labor
Moyer
Incendiary rhetoric targets presidents and labor unions
The piece reports incendiary remarks blaming the President and big financiers like John D. Rockefeller for labor strife. It cites Morgan of the Western Federation and accuses an excursion ship Theodora Roosevelt owners of enforcing nonunion beer, tying the grievance to nonunion brewing interests.
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Federation of Minera
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United States
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Nonunion Brewery
Kilties Band Triumphs At Columbia Theater
The Kilties Band from Canada performed two concerts at Columbia Theater yesterday in Scotch costume. Albert Cook led a varied program featuring British-leaning selections, a dancer, and multiple encores while the band displayed vim and precision despite Grieg's Peer Gynt suite being deemed ill suited for bands.
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Reeves
Rossini
William Tell
Maj
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Galivan
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Angus Fraser
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Auber
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Pryor
Charles Randall
Meyerbeer
Godfrey
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Metropolitan Opera House
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Nycolion
Sanglear
Congressmen TQ Hawaii Visit Delegation Heads to Hawaii
A Congressional party invited by Hawaii's legislature will meet in Chicago next Friday, travel to San Francisco aboard a special steeper attached to the Overland Limited, and sail April 30 on the transport Buford to Shanghai with famine relief supplies. The War Department permits the lawmakers to go as far as Honolulu. The group, led by George B. McClellan, includes Senators and Representatives representing many states, with return to San Francisco planned for early June.
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Overland Limited
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Iowa
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Michigan
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Illinois
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Meine
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Ohio
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Trinola
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James H. Davidson
Wisconsin
George L Lilley
Connecticut
Arthur L. Sates
D. & Alexander
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Benjamin F. Howell
California
San Franscisco
President and Mrs Roosevelt Ride Across Potomac
The President and Mrs Roosevelt rode horseback yesterday afternoon, crossing the Aqueduct Bridge at Georgetown to Virginia. They left the White House around three hours after attending the morning service at Grace Reformed Church, enjoying fine weather.
Emphatic switch from coffee to Postum improves stomach
An An. W X. woman recounts a four year use of Postum in place of coffee after a doctor advised quitting coffee. She details relief from childhood stomach issues, cites relief after boiling Postum properly and notes a husband also preferring Postum in a restaurant. She would choose Postum over coffee.
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Wellville
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Hamlin Laid To Rest In Washington Funeral Honors Abound
Dr Hamlin pastor of the Church of the Covenant died suddenly in New York City and was mourned by hundreds at a crowded service in Washington. The session acted as honorary pallbearers and notable figures including Justice Harlan and John W Foster attended. The service featured floral tributes from prominent organizations and figures, a Chopin funeral march, and burial at Rock Creek Cemetery amid plans for a memorial service at the church.
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George Westinghouse, Jr
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Bengter
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Death of Rev Hamlin Shocks Washington Church Body
Resolutions of sorrow adopted by Temple Baptist Church mourn the death of Reverend Hamlin pastor of the Church of the Covenant and pastor Dr J J Muir leads the response noting the loss to the Christian community in the District of Columbia.
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RIL The Midget at the Masonic Temple of Fame
A fragment describes a performer labeled as a midget weighing 13 pounds 2 1 2 inches tall appearing at the Temple of Fame each evening with admission noted and a 3 p.m. show time listed by an organizer or group.
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