Witte Under Fire in Russia as Durnovo Dominates
Long dispatch from St Petersburg reports Witte under pressure amid court faction power plays led by M Durnovo. It cites cabinet shifts, terrorist rhetoric among workers, martial law on the Black Sea littoral, and plans to expedite elections while suppressing alleged dissent.
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Martial law spread across White Russia and adjacent regions
The dispatch reports martial law in Berdicheff and Dyinsk areas and across Kherson Odessa district, with Samara revolt bloodily quelled. Washington Post special notes Taggart victory claims amid Democratic county conventions in Indianapolis. Delegates to district conventions will be chosen Tuesday, with contests expected in credentials and county leadership.
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Kentucky race sparks claims Beckham may run for Senate
Washington Post special from Frankfort reports Kentucky politics swirling as Lieut. Gov. Thorne hints at resignation to block Beckham if he enters the Senate race. Haldeman holds balance of power with Paynter Blackburn and Beckham names linked to caucus maneuvers, while McCreary backs Blackburn.
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Indiana Fight for Control of State Machine Heats Up
Indiana Republicans face a sharpened fight for state chairmanship as factions led by Vice President Fairbanks and Senator Beveridge clash after a Indianapolis love feast and pow wow. The battle centers on who will head the state committee, with Dawes linked to Fairbanks and Goodrich seeking another term. Beveridge supporters point to shifts in district chairmen and possible Woods defections as pivotal. The dispute hinges on offsetting Roosevelt influence and shaping the 1908 national delegation.
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Uprising in Persia Demands Constitution in Batoum Dispatches
Dispatches from Batoum report a Persian religious party pressuring for a constitution. Teheran declares martial law as ministers telegraph governments. Agitators show strong anti foreign mood and demand expulsion of foreign merchants and officials.
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Steunenberg’s Caldwell assassination shocks Idaho
Former Idaho governor Frank Steunenberg was killed by a dynamite bomb at his Caldwell home. Police say a wired blast and waxed fishing line tied to the device killed him as he closed the rear gate. Shoshone County offers a $10,900 reward for suspects. one man is jailed on strong evidence while several others are under suspicion. The attack mirrors tensions from Coeur d Alene mining riots of 1899, with investigators exploring wire-triggered explosions and planned timing at the gate. Steunenberg, known for harsh stance against strike rioters, died after lengthy shock and injury. The funeral is expected in Boise, with body lying in the Capitol.
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Hearst Plans Protest as New City Government Takes Office
Hearst officials anticipate filing a protest when the new city government is seated. Chief counsel Mr Shearn says a formal quo warranto move requires January 1 filing with the attorney general. An Albany bill to probe the election and open ballot boxes is expected to be introduced Wednesday.
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Wadsworth Likely To Win Speaker Post In New York Politics
Exclusive dispatch from Albany reports Republican State chairman Benjamin B Odell Jr arriving for talks on speaker nomination as Assemblyman Wadsworth pursues the helm. Mayhew Wainwright again seeks the speakership with backing from Independence League members, while Wadsworth and Merritt express confidence in Albany.
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Storm tossed Henry O Barrett sinks two officers in Vineyard Sound
A massive wave swept the five masted schooner Henry O Barrett near Woods Hole on December 31. Captain Joshua Norton of Rockland Maine and mate James Conley of St John New Brunswick perished after the deck flooded and crew fought to save the vessel. The Bar ret left Newport News for Boston last Wednesday and battled a storm through Brock Island and Gay Head before the catastrophe near Quicks Hole. The captain was fifty seven, the mate fifty eight.
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Poison death claim sparked by Stanford case
Honolulu physicians prepare official statement denying a Denver report that Jane Lathrop Stanford died of poison. Local doctors, autopsy team, and chemists prepared a scientific reply asserting strychnine poisoning as the cause. Pickering College burns in Ontario. Quaker institution, 20 students, $75,000 loss.
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May Be Forced to Resign Amid Senate Indiana Fight
The issue lists Witte facing pressure to resign as Kentucky senator, with a broader page including a Dominican treaty, murder plots, and political turmoil. It notes the president’s White House return, Santo Domingo chaos, and looming land fraud headlines. The section also previews sport, finance reviews, zoo notes, and societal items.
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Duel on tenement roof leaves Mazza dead in New York
Police say a prearranged rooftop duel at a six story tenement on 174 Prince Street ends with Antoni Mazza shot in the head and killed. Antonio Valero is missing and no weapon or clues have been found.
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Betygpenimo Italans
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War Talk in France Morocco the Danger Foint
Journal editorials in Paris express conservatism toward Franco German ties while noting widespread inquietude. Socialist leaders warn the Morocco conference could trigger European unease as pessimism grows about pacifism versus preparedness. Marcel Prevost argues new national sentiment favors readiness without signaling war aims.
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Diamond Theft Secrets Aired By Ohio Prisoner
Prisoner Prentice Tiller at Ohio Penitentiary is near providing Pinkerton detectives with the secrets of a Tiffany diamonds theft in New York City. The case involves three gems valued well beyond the reward, last seen in the cutting department, and a hoped restitution of about $3,000 in money and stones.
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Bomb Wrecks Factory in Scranton at Dawn
A dynamite bomb exploded at the Giovanni Fary macaron factory on 122 Franklin Avenue in Scranton early this morning destroying the front of the building and half the storeroom. The adjacent hotel was badly damaged and the owner, an elderly Italian man named Faza, received three threatening letters signed The Iron Heel demanding $100. Police did not heed the letters and no arrests are reported. The blast occurred in the city's center.
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Chaos in Santo Domingo as Morales rules via modus vivendi
The piece accuses President Morales of autocratic power and tolerance of foreign interference, detailing how the United States and Dominican officials allegedly used the modus vivendi with Washington to terrorize rivals. It claims sugar industry exemptions, naval backing, and legal erasures of constitutional limits, with American and European interests feared to be endangered and courts stripped of authority.
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