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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1906
Page
1
General unrest stirs in St Petersburg as ukase dissolves Parliament and forces plans for a Finland meeting of lawmakers. Soldiers fortify the capital, clashes erupt at Sadovia and Seminovsky Barracks while authorities warn of martial powers and peasant mobilization across the empire.
A long report from Pekin notes China feels divided by rising nationalism and fear of anti foreign unrest. Yuan Shi Kai is seen as central to stability though his hands are tied by language barriers and past coups. Protests against foreign influence grow while army reforms hinge on civil changes and better officer training. The piece also mentions education's role in the young Chinese movement and the persistence of local tensions with foreigners.
Seaboard Air Line train No 44 collided head on with an extra freight one mile west of Hamlet. Engineer F. E. Lews of Hamlet and fireman Tom Hill died. Eighteen to twenty five passengers were killed and a score or more injured. Wreck caused by misunderstanding of orders. track blocked. victims taken to Rockingham.
In Brookline on July 22 Mrs J Holman mother of Mrs Harry K Thaw declined to discuss letters alleged to be written by her to Architect Stanford White before her daughter’s marriage. Mr Holman refused to talk to reporters on the topic as Roger O Mara, former Boston detective now with the Thaw family, visited but offered no comment.
A bolt of lightning struck the grandstand during a Manitowoc Wis baseball game, killing five and injuring more than twenty. Names of the deceased include Albert Sihuta Walter Hand Irvine Woellert Anton Karke William Knautzen. injuries include Harvey Kolo and Trapk Boel. The storm forced spectators to shelter as three of the dead were found near or in the stand.
A Baltimore storm caused widespread damage including washed trestles and collapsed walls. Between 1 and 8 pm the weather bureau logged record rainfall, total losses in the city about 20000 dollars. Train service slowed as embankments gave way on two railroads and factory walls were undermined. Suburban roads flooded and temperatures dropped sharply.
In Ironton Ohio July 22 a fight on the wharf and aboard the steamer Bonanza left Carl Mavenochim dead and four wounded. The Bonanza, chartered for an excursion from Catlettsburg, faced a crowd as it prepared to depart with stones, a gunshot, and a volley on the deck. Police and townspeople reacted in panic and the incident sparked days of unrest.
At Rocky Springs Park Lancaster July 2 the Missionary and Christian Alliance convention closed with $4206 in gifts and pledges for missionary work. Major contributions came from Pittsburgh 8000 Philadelphia 7800 Baltimore 2000 Harrisburg 1000 and others. a speaker, Dr Sampson, stirred the audience as women removed rings and jewelry to donate to the collection.
Vancouver BC July 2 Capt Griffin in charge of the steamer Princess Victoria when it collided with the tug Chehalis at Burrard Inlet. He was arrested on a manslaughter charge and released on bail as missing passengers from the tug were not found.
The long mystery of Mrs Anna George, acquitted in the Saxton murder, ends with Dr Arthur Ridout's death at Ravenna revealing her eight year marriage to Ridout in Wheeling and his suicide in Salem. The Canton murder case linked to President McKinley’s family was described as self defense.
In Middletown New York July 2 Howard Diggs aged thirty was shot and killed near Otisville by Frederick Williams aged thirty two after Diggs tried to enter the house of Maude Blake Williams. Williams and Wingon friends were involved. Williams fired a 44 caliber revolver. William Wilson a friend was shot in the thighs. A stray bullet struck Wingon. All are colored.
Officers report an exciting rescue by New York’s boat crew of eleven from the Norwegian bark Undal off Newfoundland. The distressed ship signaled, the lifeboat carried five men twice, the crew saved, wreck set afire, and mail from Deutschland aboard. One death occurred on the New York, Henri Du Bois, an artist on the New York American.
Special to The Washington Post New York July 2 Russell Sage famed financier and merchant died at his Long Island summer home in Lawrence in his ninetyeth year. Death followed a long decline from heart failure amid quiet rooms with family present. Funeral planned at West Presbyterian Church New York with interment in Troy. Sage built a fortune of about 100 million from retail and rail interests before turning to finance and Wall Street association with Jay Gould. The will and executors named include Charles W Osborne Dr John P Mann and Mrs Sage.
Albany July 2 The state insurance department released its annual report on casualty credit and mortgage guarantee insurance detailing how last year’s sensational disclosures hurt life insurance. New York companies issued 2393 fewer policies in 1900 than 1904 with a large net decrease in written and terminated policies and overall insurance values.
Four men died and several others injured when a Spokane Falls and Northern Railway train derailed near Beaver Creek. An unidentified passenger and crew members were aboard as coaches left the tracks and plunged down the bank after the bridge approach. Names include Smith and McKinnon among others, with the wreck halting near the riverine crossing.
In Duluth on June 22,Wr. and Mrs F McArthur and Mrs Florence Tostevin of Superior drowned when a small boat capsized during a severe electrical storm between Oatka Beach and Memadji River. Mrs McArthur and Miss Tostevin were daughters of J F Tostevin of Superior.
The body of Lady Curzon was today moved from Carlton House Terrace to Kedleston for burial in simple ceremony. Spectators uncovered as the coffin was placed in the hearse and blinds were drawn along the route.
A head on collision on the Central of Georgia Railway two and a half miles south of Fort Valley at 4 AM killed three negro trainmen and seriously injured Engineer Yets. About fifteen cars were wrecked. The north bound conductor claims fifty consecutive hours on duty and says he misread orders leading to the crash.
July 2 item reports military inquisition and grand jury ordered to track nine wagon loads of liquor from Moulder depot to Jefferson Park Hospital storeroom. Maj Gen Greely commands Lieut Col John P Wasser to trace disposition of every bottle for relief relief supplies. Grand jury foreman J T Brannin vows full inquiry, potentially subpoenaing Gen Greely, soldiers, and civilians linked to relief distribution.
In Sioux City on July 22 two men aboard a boat capsized in the Sioux River near Riverside Park. Carl K Carrick and Joseph Berries Head drowned, while James Head and Carl Anderson swam ashore. The party had left Washington on July 7, traveling by special tram with parlor cars and a dining car, with Baltimore and Ohio route meals and Lehigh Valley stopovers.
A labor conference at Oyster Bay mobilizes unions to influence the fall elections. Trade unions pledge to be a major factor and urge members to exercise their citizenship rights at the ballot box. The proclamation calls for a strong rebuke to Congressmen and discusses entry of organized labor in politics.
A campaign program statement from the American Federation of Labor calls workers to unite and vote for honest lawmakers who will uphold labor rights over monetary interests. It urges working people to exercise citizenship through ballots and elect representatives who respect principled labor policy.
The American Federation of Labor executives outline a campaign program at a Washington meeting, targeting Rep. Charles E Littlefield in Maine and signaling planned labor-backed activity for the coming fight to control the next House. President Roosevelt backs strict enforcement of the eight hour law for government contracts and signals heavy action against violators.
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