Expropriation Bill Dominates Russian Agrarian Debate
Reports from St. Petersburg indicate the Lower House committee accepted the first agrarian law clause to expropriate state crown and church lands. Key dispute centers on how to expropriate and dispose private estates, with drought and famine conditions worsening peasants' plight as rumors of peasant uprisings spread across Samara Saratov Voronezh Tambov Podolia and Tiflis regions. Several clashes with authorities are reported, including injuries to officials and deaths in multiple locales.
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St. Petersburg
Coramph Stheois
America
Raina
Samara
Saratov
Hle
Voronezh
Tambor
Tarlatinsky
Notice of Marcingo and death notes publication
Notice states that marcingo and death notices will appear simultaneously without extra charge or telegraph fees in a list of major newspapers including New York Times Boston Post Buffalo Courier Chicago Record Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburgh Dispatch Pittsburgh Post Rochester Herald St. Louis Republic Syracuse Standard St. Paul Pioneer Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer Cincinnati Enquirer
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Marcingo
Washington Post
New York
THES
Poston
Buffalo Courier
Gwacago Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Fittsburg Dispatch
Providinch Journal
Hochester Herald
ST. Louis Republic
Syracuga Port-Standard
ST. Paul
Pioneer
Minneapolis Tribune
Cleveland
Flain Dealer
Cincinnati
Enquirer
Disordered Estates Sighted Amid Agrarian Tensions in Kazan News
Reports describe grave disturbances on Minister Stichinaky’s estate in Pula Province with clashes among wealthy peasants and poorer workers. Rostov notes Kuban and Don district conditions above average while Cossack farmers show no expected agrarian uprising though military levies face stress. A Moscow telegrams column mentions calls for military dictatorship and concerns over foreign-origin words in debates.
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Stichinaky
Pula
Rostov
Kuban
Don
Monarchs Meet and Kiss in Trondhjem Norway Visit
Emperor William arrived by Hamburg and met King Haakon who boarded the ship. The two monarchs embraced cordially and spent forty minutes in the state cabin before going ashore to the palace amid cheering crowds. Queen Maud greeted the Emperor and Crown Prince Olaf was presented. Later William attended a gala dinner at the palace.
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Trondhjem
Norway
William
Hamburg
Haakon
Pankce
Maud
Olaf
Nim
WI High
Preas
Socialist farmers seize land in Manchester protest
Dozen unemployed men led by Jack Williams seized a plot on Trinity Church grounds near Hulme in Manchester, planning a broader back to the land movement. Chalked boundaries marked a future allotment as crowds watched and leaders insisted the land would be worked and shared if allowed.
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Washington Post
London
Manchester
Jack Williams
Munday
Boat Train Accident Report From Salisbury
Special Cable Dispatch to The Washington Pass reports the American boat train from Plymouth carried 149 passengers and passed Salisbury at ten miles an hour. An expert railway commentator says the locomotive left the outer rails due to speed on a sharp curve and overturned. The driver may have been over fifty miles an hour behind schedule, with calculations indicating a locomotive could overturn on an eight chain curve at forty miles an hour.
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Washington Pass
Salisbury
Plymouth
Railway Times
French Automobile Fete Honors 100,000 Members
Paris hosts a Touring Club of France fete celebrating reaching 100,000 members. A motor parade ran from Place de la Concorde to Versailles amid government support and public reception. M. Barthou, Mamille Loubet, and President Ballif attended with officials and aero club representatives as 1100 guests lunched at Versailles Orangery.
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Paris
Touring Club of
France
Versailles
Bones
M. Barthou
Mamille Loubet
Ballif
M. Tepine
Count de Tax
The
Aero Club
Ballocy
Kaiser to Grant Amnesty on Baptism Occasion
Berlin reports outline an extended amnesty to mark the baptism of Crown Princess Frederick William's first child. Only crimes not harming civic honor would qualify. Separate item notes Greek metropolitan Neaphytoa forced to abandon Varna landing and return to Constantinople amid anti Greek demonstrations. Crown Prince related estate gifted on Godoe island, per Christiania's Daily Telegraph correspondent.
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Kaiser
London
Berlin
Daily Telegraph
William
Frederick William
Sona
Jay
Neaphytoa
Varna
Constantinople
Kustenje
Crown Prince
The
Christiania
Tele- Misa Ada Musgrave
Crown Prince Olat
Aule
Island
Godoe
Gannon Boom Launches for President Amid Renominat ion Fanfare
Special to The Washington Post reports Chicago July notes that the Eighteenth Congressional district Republican convention at Waiseka will renominate Uncle Joe Cannon for Congress and launch his presidential bid. District leaders say a home endorsement is due for his long service and recognized record, though Cannon has dismissed candidacy. The move signals possible national GOP support in coming fall as other districts consider backing him.
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Washington
Chicago
Eighteenth Congressional District
Waiseka
Joe” Cannon
Congress
United States
Reptilian
Joe
Roosevelt
Timois
Cannon
Tis
Negro Congress Plans at Galbraith A M E Zion Church
The Executive Committee of the National Negro Young People’s Christian and Educational Congress selected Galbraith A M E Zion Church on Sixth Street near Convention Hall as the meeting place for directors. The first meeting is set for the morning of July 31, with sessions to begin at 5 p.m. Rt. Rev. Bishop W J Gaines D D will serve as ex officio chairman.
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Negro Young People's Christian and Educational Congress
Sylvester L. Corrothers
Galbraith A, M. E. Zion Church
Sixth Street
Convention Hall
Negro Congress
Galbraith. Ciu
Congress
S P
W. J. Gaines
D. D
Cup for German Prince Honor from the United States
Berlin reports the youngest Hohenzollern, Crown Princess Frederick’s infant son born July 4, will receive a silver cup adorned with stars and stripes. The presentation honors the child, and the Crown Princess and baby are reported in satisfactory condition.
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Berlin
Hohenzollern
Frederick "William, Wis
Chinese Volunteers Parade In Shanghai In Khaki
Four thousand Chinese volunteers paraded through flag decked streets of Shanghai wearing khaki. Officers carried swords. after the march the soldiers were entertained at the yamen of the taotal.
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Shanghai
S Siiement
Two Dyes from Injuries in Buffalo Fire Tragedy
A deadly blaze in a Buffalo apartment house on Fourteenth Street early today killed three occupants and injured others. Florence McKinnon age twenty jumped from a third story window and died. Mary McKinnon died in hospital. Erie was burned to death. a second daughter Tanbelle remained in serious condition in hospital.
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Buffalo
Fourteenth Street
Florence McKinnon
Mary McKjionon
Erie
Tanbelle
Veteran Tobacconist Pace Dies in North Carolina Links to Danville Fame
Special to The Washington Fest from Danville reports the death of Edward M Pace aged about seventy. A longtime Danville figure he built the citys first brick tobacco warehouse and helped establish Danville as a tobacco center. He later moved to Lynchburg and opened Pace's warehouse before a venture failed. He remained active in tobacco ventures across North Carolina with several markets. He is survived by a family.
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Washington
Danville
Wilson
N. C
Edward M. Pace
Danvillé
Lynchburg
Pace
North Carolina
Trust issue for next campaign looms in 1908 party lines
The piece weighs Roosevelt and Bryan as dominant figures for 1908, arguing both parties would rally behind their leaders. It notes Roosevelt's past refusal of a third term and Bryan's repeated candidacies, framing their influence as decisive if trust questions become the central issue.
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Bryan
Tlon
Roosevelt
Lia ‘Vollette
Teoges' Velt
White House
Colrado
Ana
Tan
Ja Follette
Mr. Roosevelt
Col. Wetmore
St. Louis
India
Moonevelt
James K. Jones
Nebraskan
Rogse
Tme
Theodore Roosevelt
Wiliam Jennings
Biyan
Richmond Insurance Commissioner Faces Mandamus Action
Lulu Col. Joseph Button, newly elected insurance commissioner, leaves Richmond to seek legal counsel in Lynchburg. He plans to file a mandamus proceeding before the Supreme Court to compel the corporation commission to administer the oath of office as provided by the recent legislation.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Lulu
Joseph Button
Insurance
Ins
Lynchburg
Supreme ‘Court
The
Corporation Commission
Coupons Lost From Bonds In Two Cities
A Washington Post report describes $11,000 in coupons stolen from United States and Virginia bonds, scattered on a sidewalk near a Big Four Cigar Company. John A. Marshall of Alexandria recovered his portion when City Treasurer Robinson retrieved the coupons, amid hundreds trampling the wind scattered pieces. A separate Chicago theft affects about $488,000 in bonds’ coupons, two weeks earlier, with $1,000 in value stolen. the thief is unnamed but suspected to be a trusted employee.
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Washington Post Bureau
Khig Brrest
Alexandria
Vaxhile
John A. “Marshall
United States
Virginia
Big Four Cigar Company
Robinson
Marshall
Washington Post
Chicago
Wail Street
New York
Wall Street
Détectve
Pss
Rich woman in jail after alleged murder of maid in Sioux Falls
Agnes Poireis died after a fall and injuries in her mistress Mrs. Kauffman's Sioux Falls home. Neighbors and servants testified to brutal abuse including beatings, scalding, and forced care. A mob demanded Lynch Law as Mrs. Kauffman was jailed, then released on bail as authorities pursued formal charges.
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New York
Amuticas
Sioux Falls
Dak
Agnes -Pol- Tels
Onate
Kauffman
Agnes Palreis
Aires Almode
Mer
Cundy
State Board of Health
Pete
Agnes Poireis
South Dakota
Anna
Jenseo
Ogear- ‘Taraen
ofAgnes Polreta
Garret
Bose
Seth
Wilalon
Parketon
Astra
Sherif Phillips
Crief
Rock Creek Park Protects Birds and Fish Project
A committee from the Rock Creek Park Protective Association pushes a plan to extend wildlife protection around Rock Creek, aiming to preserve white wings and create a larger network of safeguarded areas. The group pledges active work and broad community support to ensure the scheme prospers.
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Rock’ Creek
Cech
Eautiful
Tie“ Blerce
Nillidam
Rock Creek ‘Park
Debate over hunting and shooting on Potomac marshes
A congressional committee and District interest groups consider a bill to curb hunting and shooting of migratory birds on Potomac and Anacostia marshes. The Fish and Game Association seeks full elimination, while sportsmen led by William Wagner seek limited exceptions for snipe and reed birds. The committee proposed a partial sacrifice to reach compromise acceptable to Wagner and allies.
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Congress
Fish Anal Game Association
William ‘Wagrier
Potomac
Anacostia
Vasa
W.S. Harban
Hon
Hel
West
Richard Sylvester
T. Palmer
Wagner
Anxcostia
Virginia
Potorime
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Seaton Place
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Norfolk
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William Lee
Seramony Ete Gramatorium
Modest Prion
George P. Zurhorst
Embalner
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Jane W Be
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Tokalon Wine Co
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Groux Falls
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