Reform Ukase Proposes Peasant Rights and Press Freedom
The imperial ukase outlines eight reform heads to modernize Russian governance including peasant equality, zemstvo autonomy, workmen’s insurance, fair courts, broader local administration, religious freedom, restraint of repressive laws, and freedom of the press. Nicholas I announces committees will report promptly. M. Witte gains favor as Moscow unrest grows.
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M. Witte
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Ubase
Congress of Zemstvos
Council of Ministers
Ukase
Constitutional Assembly
Zemstvos
Bourth
Empire
Russia
Tsarskoe-Selo
Cruss
Christmas in New York Brings Brutal Deaths and Despair
New York on December 26 records a grim Christmas with multiple fatalities and near-fatalities. A young woman died after exposure on Riverside Drive, possibly Julia Mahoney. Nine-year-old Jeanette McCoy died from diphtheria while caring for siblings amid poverty. Two hold-ups left George Sasson injured and Alexander Maselwick and Angela Westiik robbed. A fire on Allen Street killed Mrs. Fountain and Miss Skelly, with others hospitalized. Morris Fielding shot himself in despair. Mrs. Mary Schneider collapsed from double pneumonia after hardship. Santa William McLean was found dead from gas. An Italian man died and another unconscious from gas in a Brooklyn hotel. Conrad Fredericks hanged himself after quarrel over Christmas gifts.
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New York
Riverside Drive
Julia Mahoney
Dennis Mahoney
Mahoney
Jeanette McCoy
George Sasson
Brooklyn
Sasson
Alexander Maselwick
Angela Westiik
Allen Street
Fountain
Miss Skelly
Owen McGrath
Man Patterson
Frank T. Young
Washington
Miss Patterson
Morris Fielding
Mary Schneider
Forty-fifth Street
William McLean
East Fifth Street
Conrad Fredericks
East Forty-eighth Street
Fredericks
May Clear Up Mystery Of Colorado Hills Murder Victim
Mrs C G R Kemter of Syracuse New York believes the murdered girl found on Cutler Hill near Colorado Springs may be her daughter Bessie Bouton who last was heard to be headed to Wilkes Barre Pa and Syracuse by Christmas. The description matches and family says they know the man involved if confirmed.
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Colorado
New York
Syracuse
N. Y
CG. R. Kemter
Cutler Hill
Colorado Springs
Colo
Bessie Bouton
Wilkesbarre
Midnight Bayonet Fight at Port Arthur Described
The Daily Telegraph reports a night clash near Payutsean Mountain where 5,000 Japanese attacked Russian lines, captured trenches, and suffered heavy losses before retreating with 80 prisoners and 300 rifles left behind. A second dispatch notes Japanese efforts to cut Russian supply bases behind Liaotie and the hospital ships shifting berth to shadowed destroyers.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Chefoo
Saya
Port Arthur
Payutsean Mountain
Payuisean Mountain
Etse
Daily Mail
Tokyo
Liaotie
Port Arthur Declared the Strongest Place Besieged
Tokyo press lauds Admiral Togo for destroying Russian Pacific squadron and freeing part of Port Arthur blockade fleet. Reports say Port Arthur is the strongest fortress ever besieged with six Sevastopals on hills and linked by tramways and telephones. Journals caution against overoptimism, praising army navy cooperation.
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Port Arthur
London Times
Washington Post
Tokyo
Japan
Hollang
Sabung Harbor
Togo
Sevastopals
US attaches return from front to St Petersburg
Lieut. vol. Walter 83. Schuyler and Capt. Carl Reichman, U S military attaches with Gen. Kuropatkin, traveled from Mukden to St Petersburg in twenty four days. They have seen fighting at Wafangon, Liaoyang, and Shakbe and will proceed to Washington. They cannot discuss the military situation due to pledges not to reveal what they witnessed.
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St. Petersburg
Walter
Schuyler
Carl Reichman
United States
Kuropatkin
Mukden
Washington
Wafangon
Liaoyang
Shakbe
Mobilization Riots Reported in Poland and Russia
Disturbances broke out as the mobilization proceeds with reports from Poland including a fatality at Razon where a colonel was killed and a gendarme wounded. Rioting also occurred at Bakhout with six thousand conscripts looting houses and stalls though no deaths were recorded. The Emperor guards mobilization centers with aides de camp for rapid reports. In Mukden volunteers crossed the Shakhe River killing about one hundred and taking fifteen prisoners, with light Russian losses. In Yokohama the steamer Manchu carried naval attaches peers House members and government officials bound for Port Arthur.
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Poland
St. Petersburg
Razon
Bakhout
Mukden
Shakhe River
Yokohama
Manshu
Port Arthur
House of Representatives
Diet
Russian Sailor Murder Case Strains Shanghai Ties
Shanghai dispatch reports a Russian sailor aboard the Askold facing possible court martial after killing a Chinese man over Jinriksha hire payment. The Ningpo community, 60,000 strong, grows restive as negotiations with the foreign board continue and the taotai seeks further instructions from Peking. There will be no press representatives aboard for a three week voyage.
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Shanghai
Askold
Peking
Ningpo
Zemstvo Congress in Moscow Seeks Imperial Confidence and Reform
Prince Trubetzkoi opened the Moscow zemstvo congress urging unity with the Emperor and a path to reform. He noted Russia’s hardships from war with Japan and economic crisis, proposing a 1500000 dollar school fund named for the Czarevich Alexis and urging freedom of speech and rights to strengthen throne-people ties. The resolution was adopted by a majority.
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Moscow
Zemstvo
Prince Trubetzkoi
Russia
Japan
Nicholas
Czarevitch
Alexis
Interior
Svietopoll- Mirsky
Zemstvos
Trubetzkdi
Bulgaria accuses Turks over Bulgarians at Adrianople
Reports from Adrianople indicate renewed Turkish persecution against Bulgarians. Bulgaria notifies foreign representatives and asks that their governments be informed of possible consequences, stating it will not assume responsibility.
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Sofia
Adrianople
Bulgaria
Bears Invasion From Siberia Shocks Kamchatka Towns
Hunters report hundreds of starving bears driven from the Siberian peninsula mountains swarmed coastal settlements. In Ustakamichatka alone, 150 beasts were shot in a single day as they prowled houses seeking food.
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Kamtchatkan
Sa Francisco
Capt
Thwing
Harold Dollar
Siberia
Ustakamichatka
Petropavlovsk
Blizzard Rips Across Plains With Zero Wind Chill
A severe blizzard sweeps Indian Territory Kansas Nebraska and western Iowa with a fierce wind and temperatures near zero in Omaha. Telephones are out of service and sleet hampers communication. Officials say cattle are in good shape and should endure the cold well.
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Omaha
Nebr
Indian Territory
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Explosion at Acadia Powder works near Halifax injures none
A blast at the Acadia Powder Company plant near Waverly Nova Scotia shook the region. Windows shattered twenty miles away and several workers were knocked to the ground but no deaths or serious injuries reported. Property damage estimated at 25000 dollars.
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Halifax
Acadia Powder Company
Waverly
Acadia Works
Robert Layton
Margaret Layton
Bedford
Renfrew
Oldham
Despondent George Evans Ends His Life in Jersey City
George Evans, secretary of the American Fuel Corporation, died by his own hand in a Jersey City hotel. The New York broker left a note requesting his wife be named to a friend. His wife, in Bloomfield, N J, collapsed upon hearing the tragedy. Evans had suffered heavy losses after the company failed and had recently left his spacious New York home. He had long been despondent and had told his wife, before leaving her, that he would surely be with her on Christmas Day.
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New York
American Fuel Corporation
George 8
Evans
Jersey City
Bloomfield
N. J
Hivans
Senators Mitchell and Herman To Testify Before Jury
Portland Ore Dec 26 United States Senator Mitchell and Congressman Herman of Oregon will testify before the United States grand jury tomorrow. They will discuss charges they say have been made against them in land fraud cases. The exact charges remain unknown until after tomorrow's session.
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Mitchell
Herman
Portland
Oreg
United States
Binger Herman
Oregon
Grand Jury
Murdered His Aunt in Port Huron Farm
George Beares confessed to killing his aunt Mrs. Abel Brown on her farm last Friday. Police say Beares, infatuated with his aunt, crushed her head and stabbed her as she lay in the cellar. he had been drinking but knew his acts. In Athens, Theodore Deleannis is tasked with forming a new Greek cabinet after dissolving the Chamber of Deputies.
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Port Huron
Mich
George Beares
Flint
Davidson
Abel Brown
Athens
M. Theodore Delyannis
Chamber of Deputies
Hawkinsville
James Graham
Cochran
Graham
Dining Car Holiday Dinners on B&O Line
Bal laborate eenus prepared for Dining Cars on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from December 24 to January 2. Famous dinners will be served on table cars at no increase over the regular price of 1.0 dollar per meal.
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Baltimore and Ohio
New Year Reception, Baltimore Appointment Surprise
Index 10 summarizes Holiday Tragedies in New York and a New Version of West Virginia Tragedy. An explosion felt for twenty miles is noted. A husband stands accused of an atrocious crime as Sheriff awaits Dr Chadwick. Other items include Washington's Double Holiday and death notices.
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New York
Baltimore
House
Chadwick
West Virginia
Washington
Daisy Letter
Army
Navy
Joseph W. Parish
Dodge Suffers Collapse After Texas Arrest
New York December 26 Charles F Dodge who returned from Texas last week in charge of United States Marshal Hanson to answer a perjury charge collapsed in his Broadway Central Hotel room. A physician was summoned and another joined later. Dodge remained under constant medical care as officials described him as very sick and in a nervous state from the excitement of arrest arraignment and discharge. Jerome Garvan and detective Jesec monitored the case and Dodge’s counsel Osborne reported no new developments.
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New York
Charles F. Dodge
Texas
United States
Marshal Hanson
Broadway Central Hotel
Garvan
Dodge
Jesec
Jerome
James W. Osborne
Four Die After Christmas Dance Feud in West Virginia
In Grangers Logan County four men were killed and two wounded after a dance conflict sparked by Martin Johnson asking Lucy Atkins to dance. Gunfire erupted with over twenty shots, split factions fled, and deputies arrived soon after. Victims named include John Hart and Marvin Hart. others wounded were Wartin Johnson Lauther Bascom William Riley and Henry Turbeville.
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Huntington
W. Va
Grangers
Logan County
John
Marvin Hart
Wartin Johnson
Lauther Bascom
William Riley
Henry Turbeville
Martin Johnson
Lucy Atkins
Turbeville
Uprising of Pulajanes Reported in Samar
Secretary Taft received a cable from Gov. Wright in Manila detailing Pulajanes activity along Samar east coast after attacks on detachments at Oras and Dolores. He notes delays due to wrecks, reinforces east coast posts, and plans further constabulary and troop aid under Gen. Corbin and Gen. Allen.
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Taft
Gov. Wright
Manila
Dotores
Samar
Wright
Dee
Washington, D. C
Corbin
Oras
Dolores
Coast Guard
Ailen
Constabulary
Tym
Dynamite Blast Injures Twenty Near Chicago Drainage
On December 26 in the Chicago area near Lockport Illinois a blasting dynamite explosion injured twenty workers and killed three. Over 100 men stood within 200 feet as the blast occurred and stones and dirt wounded many. Engineers James Hill and an unidentified assistant plus an Italian laborer died. others escaped serious harm. The cause is believed to be a failed electrical detonation and grinding between the steam shovel and dynamite.
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Chicago
Chicago Drainage Canal
Lockport
James Hill
Hill
Fairbanks in Indianapolis as Vice President-elect to take Masonic degrees
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks arrived from Washington and checked into the Claypool Hotel. He will stay until Congress reconvenes. Tomorrow he will be active in Indianapolis with the Oriental Lodge first degree at 2 pm and second degree at 2 pm, followed by the third degree at 8 pm at the Scottish Rite Temple.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charles W. Fairbanks
Washington
Claypool
Congress
Linkous Charged in East Radford Murder and Fire
Special to The Washington Post. James Linkous a 55 year old painter is under arrest charged with murdering his wife and adopted son Willie and then burning the house to conceal the crime. A neighbor testified to trying to wake Mrs Linkous as flames spread while Linkous allegedly moved fodder and failed to rescue them. Threats of lynching led to his removal to Roanoke jail.
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Washington Post
East Radford
James Linksus
Willie
Roanoke
Mrs. Butterworth
Linkous
Firing at Negro Church Near Stouts Mountain Kills Miner
A Christmas service at a Stouts Mountain mining camp church in Hanceville Alabama ended with a volley fired from outside. Pastor Clay was shot in the hips and unlikely to survive. Henry Jett, a white miner found dead nearby, with a revolver. two others wounded. John Jett and Fred Blackwell, white miners, are in custody.
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Hanceville
Ala
Neato
Stouts Mountain
Mr. Clay
Henry Jett
John Jett
Fred Blackwell
Throats Cut in Dublin Disorder at Mill Store
In Dublin Georgia a drunken mob attacked N West brother of the cotton mills superintendent and Lew Williams the mall engineer at the company store. Both men were slashed. West is in serious condition. Four assailants were arrested and revolting supporters forced sheriff to jail them. The sheriff then detained two more of the crowd.
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Dublin
Train wreck near Springfield injures engine crew
A Boston and Albany governor’s train eastbound from Springfield collided with a hog train, sending the engine down a steep embankment. Engineer Merritt was badly injured, Fireman Wheeler only lightly hurt, passengers uninjured, coal-tender burial caused a fire, hog cars and caboose demolished, hogs killed or roasted in wreckage.
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Springfield
Mass
Boston
Albany
Merritt
Wheeler
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