Third Day of Fight No Mercy From Either Side
London reports from St. Petersburg describe brutal fighting in Moscow with artillery and machine guns mows down insurgents while cossacks intoxicated fire down streets and charge. Rebels defend barricades amid shattered streets as casualties rise and communications falter in a dire civil conflict.
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Riga
Story City
Kursk
Moscow
Taarskoe Selo
St. Petersburg
Krom
St. Feturzburg
Arilery
Life a Daily Tragedy Ended by Poverty and Disease
Special to The Washington Post reports a Philadelphia undertaker carried Maury Weeks’s body from Barrow Street New York after the young woman Mary Weeks nurse to her ailing aunt died amid tuberculosis and poverty. She was found kneeling by the bed with a broken rosary and a mandewed letter describing a bleak basement scene. The girl, twenty nine, cared for Mrs. Waterman until her death on December 15, then dwindling funds and illness left her unable to eat, giving food to her dog while a terrier waited by the bed. The death is attributed to tuberculosis. the house notes hardship and possible links to Captain Abel Bradley lineage.
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Washington Post
New York
Philadelphia
Maury Weeks
Barrow Street
Mrs. H
Aent
Mary Weeks
de Witt Waterman
Mra. Waterman
Belevue
Iisday
Polly
Mra. Faraday
Mr. Conkling
St. Vincent's Hospital
Insurance Legislation Debate Splits Congress and Public
A lengthy editorial notes U S lawmakers and Judiciary committees oppose federal insurance power despite support from Sen Dryden and insurance magnates. It cites constitutional concerns, warnings from Chief Justice Marshall precedents, and ongoing lobbying as Congress reconvenes after holidays. George W Perkins’ shift from New York Life signals new education efforts by insurers.
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Judiciary
Senate
House
United States
Dryden
New Jersey
Senator Dryden
Yale
Congress
New Jersey Statesman
Marshall
Miss Gould Surprises Woody Crest Boys With Dinner
Miss Helen Miller Gould, caretaker of sixteen boys at Woody Crest Irvington on the Hudson, hosts a special dinner using foods grown at Woody Crest. She receives a holly wreath and per-inmates gifts include tools and uniforms. Philanthropists John D Rockefeller and William Rockefeller also give checks and gifts to local telegraph operators.
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Woody Crest
Washington
Tarrytown
Misa Helen Miller Gould
Irvington-on-the Hudson
Miss Gould
John D. Rockefeller
Willian Rockefeller
Federal insurance reform debate shapes up amid state rights push
Discussion in Congress on federalizing insurance stalls as states press for their own powers. Washington watchers note likely delay in centralizing control while Garfield signals support to the governor Roosevelt plan. The beef trust case distractions temper administration momentum and focus on Judiciary Committee influence.
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Congress
James Tt. Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Commerce and Labor
Garfield
Roosevelt
Beef Trust
Chicago
Fatal Christmas Doll Tragedy in Hazlekirk Mine Town
Mary Kennedy, daughter of James Kennedy, superintendent of Hazlekirk coal mines, was shot dead at her window while holding a new doll. Four men are jailed on suspicion of knowledge linking the murder to revenge against her father. The community mourns as authorities investigate the fiendish crime.
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Washington Post
Washington, Pa
Mary Kennedy
James Kennedy
Hazlekirk
Santa Claus
Kennedy Homestead
Mary Mes
Kennedy
Pretty Mary
Two Girl Skaters Perish in Creek Tragedy at Parnassus
Dec 2 near Parnassus Pennsylvania. May Freund and Cecila Koeffier both about eighteen drowned while skating on Puckety Creek. Edward Southworth and William Coughey were rescued in exhausted condition and expected to recover. The four from Arnold had gone skating, found the ice unsafe, slipped in and pulled each other into the water. Freund died after being carried to shore four hours later. Southworth and Coughey aided by bystanders, saved Koeffier after negotiating fifteen feet of ice. she died on arrival. All were high school pupils from Arnold.
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Parnasaus
Freund
Cecila. Koeffier
Puckety Creek
Edward Southworth
William Coughey
Arnold
Miss Freund
Southworth
Coughey
Mim Koefter
Murderess Hope Young Driven Insane in Jail
Hope Young, awaiting a new trial for the May Ward murder, became violently insane in Digby Dec 26. She smashed cell windows, furniture, and stove. declared witches haunt and try to kill her, saying she killed them except Marle Ward, mother of the dead child. Sheriff and jailer restrained her. she is placed in a strait jacket and may be moved to an asylum. Also note: Jeffersonville inmates receive interest on work earnings today for the first time in the reformatories' history.
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Washington Post
Digby, N
Hope Young
May Ward
Supreme Court
Hutchinson
Mit
Marle Ward
Roosevelt urges Smithsonian to accept Freer art gift
President Roosevelt urges the Smithsonian Institution to accept Charles L Freers priceless art collection with conditions. He notes the donor offers 3500000 for a new building and asks the Regents to act promptly to preserve the national asset for the people. If the regents refuse, Roosevelt says he will seek another method to prevent loss to the United States.
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Fuller
Smithsonian
United States
Roosevelt
Smithsonian Institution
Charles L. Freer
Freer
China
Japan
Whistler
Sturgis Figelow
John Lafarge
Detroit
Bard of Regents
Congress
Institutons
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Freer
Freer Bequest to Smithsonian for Peacock Room Building
George L. Freer outlines conditions for gifting his collections to the Smithsonian or the U.S. government. He specifies perpetual care by the institution, free admission, and that the collections bear his name, with options for bequest and building funds, to be finalized with counsel. The proposal includes timing, control during his life, and rights to amend collections.
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National Museum
Smithsonian Institution
United States
Woman Kidnaps Young Boy in Woodland Indiana Case
Clyde Major, thirteen, was taken from Walnut Flat School by Miss Adelaide Evans. Traced from Indiana to Chicago, believed headed toward South Dakota. Grandparents seek boy, fearing an abnormal fixation rather than reward.
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Lad
Indiana
Chicago
South Dakota
Washington Post
Indianapolis
Clyde Major
Adelaide Evang
Walnut Flat
Woodland
St Joseph County
Ganth Dakota
Miss Evans
Sacre P
Weat
Death by mislabeled pills tied to loving drug clerk
New Haven coroner finds Minnie Evelyn Kilinsbeck died from poisoning caused by a pill box sent by her sweetheart Frank Tucker a drug clerk. Tucker prepared both boxes labeling errors led to misdelivery of bichloride of mercury pills. An autopsy supported the finding of accidental poisoning from the mislabeled tablets.
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New Haven
Conn
Mix
Minnie Evelyn Kilinsbeck
Ansonia
Frank Tucker
Tucker
Miss Killingbeck
Fire Tears Through Six Story Factory on Wooster Street
A massive New York blaze gutted a six story factory building at 102 164 and 106 Wooster Street. Thirty two fire companies and nine precincts responded to the December alarm. Firemen were injured but continued work. The origin remains unknown with $200,000 in damage. Occupants listed include E Dameky and several garment and box companies.
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New York
Wooster Street
E. Dameky
Cohen & Muhlensdorff
Goldschmidt & Knappt
L. Mendelsohn & Co
Joseph Brandt & Bro
J. Jentes
Turs
Moscow's Days of Terror Tragedy of a Girl's Life Revealed
A dramatic account outlines the girl’s life amid Moscow chaos. The feature examines social strain, personal loss, and the broader impact of a city under siege. Strong local figures and dates anchor the unfolding tragedy across the ten day period.
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Moscow
Congress
Freer
Senate
Cuba
Holland
Haris
Derby
Ottenders
Police Officer Murdered in Tampa Jail Runway Shooting
Capt J J Mitchell a special officer was killed in St Petersburg by a negro who was later killed by a mob outside the jail. The assailant cut gashes in Mitchell’s neck after resisting arrest as a drinking mob roamed the streets. Mitchell was a known figure in Tampa and Jackson.
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Fla
J. J. Mitchell
St. Petersburg
Frs
Mitchell
Capt
Jackso
Countess Palmay in Court Over German Adonis Plot
Countess Ilka Kinsky Palmay, famed operatic star, testified in New York Yorkville Police Court about Frederick Von Gordon-Seefeld, a man she says used flattery to obtain $2,000 for a car. He claimed his mother would send $3,000 as a Christmas gift but was arrested after failing to repay. The case highlights alleged deception by a man posing as German nobility.
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New York
Uka Palmay
Heises Blut
Irving Place
Yorkville
Frederick von Gordon-Seefeld
Hugh ©. Pentacost
Ilke Kimaky Palmay
Budapest
Conried
Light
Opera
Almanach de Gotha
Eugene Kinsky
Ilka Patriass Paimay
Gh¢É
Thighvar
Hungary
Berlin
Mr. Funk
Germany
Baron Frederick von Gardeneefeld
Tmich
Hig
Kineky Palmay
Hls
East Twenty-eighth Street
Roosevelts Senate Re-election Pace Sets Political Tilt
An analysis notes 30 Senate terms expiring by 1907 and 1904, with 16 Republicans facing re-election in 1907 and 18 in 1904. It discusses party loyalty, potential shifts in the House, and a cautious approach to oppose the President amid public sentiment and the looming railroad rate issue.
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Senate
Alger
Michigan
Alea
Delaware
Burnham
New Hampshire
Buriot
Kansas
Crane
Massachusetts
Cullom
Wiinots
Dolliver
Iowa
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New Jersey
Elkins
West Virginia
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Mainé
Gamble
South Dakota
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Minnesota
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Wetmore
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Allison
Ankeny
Washington
Brandegee
Connecticut
Dillingham
Vermont
Foraker
Ohio
Fulton
Oregon
Gallinger
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Hemenway
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Heyburn
Idaho
Hopkins
Ilinois
Kittredge
Long
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Perkins
California
Platt
New York
Smoot
Utah
Spooner
Wisconsin
Son kills father during Christmas quarrel in Philadelphia
Joseph Pollock, 22, of 338 West Cumberland street, killed his father William Pollock during a domestic dispute. Police say the son defended his mother from an enraged husband who struck his wife before turning on the son. The elder Pollock died from a skull fracture after hitting a kitchen stove. The son is under arrest for murder. the mother is a witness. A second son was away at a Christmas entertainment.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Pollock
West Cumberland Street
William Pollock
Pollock
President Praises Hero as Medal Is Honored
Grand Island Nebraska county clerk-elect George Peel received a letter from President Roosevelt confirming a Medal of Honor awarded for saving a child at great personal risk. Peel, a fireman, leaped to save the child, was injured losing a leg, and wires praise for bravery accompany the honor.
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Nebr
George Peel
Roosevelt
Poeil
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