Assassination of Russian Minister von Plehve Shocks St Petersburg
A young Finn threw a bomb at M. von Plehve’s carriage as he rode to the Baltic station. The minister and his coachman were killed, an officer wounded, and the assassin severely injured. arrests followed amid a citywide uproar and a widening plot connection.
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Muravieff
U S to Press for Protection of Neutral Cargoes in Seas
St Petersburg July 28 United States advances a strong position to protect neutral ships carrying American cargoes. Washington asks Russia about the Ardova and Arabia while Britain and Russia maneuver over the Knight Commander sinking. The query on Arabia could trigger a formal protest if it is not released. The State Department seeks cautious representations through Spencer Eddy.
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Arabia
Vladivostok
Ardova
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Red Sea
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London
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Eddy
Question Over Ownership of Stores on Knight Commander
Mr Eddy reports the Ardoa a British steamship ferrying Philippine government stores was released two days ago. The decision hinges on whether the consignee or consigner bore risk. Loomis and Atlee with Penfield review seizures of American cargoes by Russian warships.
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Ardova
Red Sea
Suez
Loomis
New York
Atlee
Penfield
Attack on Port Arthur Report From East Asia
Special dispatches from Shanghai and Yokohama say a general attack on Port Arthur has begun. Kuropatkin is rumored wounded, unconfirmed by reliable sources. Telegrams from St Petersburg note no front change. officials expect early developments. Tokyo reports Russians burning Ta-tehe-kiao as Japanese forces advance, with nine miles of Russian trenches south of the fortifications. Oku’s forces push the enemy north of Ta-tche-kiao, with Ta-tshe-kiao and Niu-chia-tun reported in flames.
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Yokohama
Port Arthur
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Ta-tehe-kiao
Oku
Ta-tche-kiao
Yinkow
Ta-tchekhiaa
Niu-chia-tun
Jamen
Red Sea Raid Deliberate Threat to Neutral Seas
London Times warned that Russia planned privateering against neutral commerce via volunteer cruisers. The dispatch cited Sebastopol orders for Smolensk and Oreal to operate out of the Black Sea and target contraband bound for Japan. British Admiralty kept readiness but did not act until the Malacca incident.
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Algiers
Russian Troops Drive Japanese From Ta-tche-kiao Front
July 27 report from Liao-yang describes Russian artillery superiority and disciplined batteries at Ta-tche-kiao, where two days of hard fighting stalled Japanese advances. Colonel Paschenko survived a melinite shell blast and continued directing fire as Japanese assaults were repelled. Supplies at Hai-cheng grow scarce amid heat and rains, with Russian forces on the eastern front reported quiet.
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Ta-tche-kiao
Vafangon
Paschenko
Barnapulsk
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Hai-cheng
Ta-tche-klao
Exiles Told to Stay Away From Cripple Creek Camp
Sheriff Edward Bell warned deported workers and strike-breakers to remain out of the district. Patrick Carvel, once deported after the Independence depot dynamite outrage, asked to return but was told protections could not be guaranteed. The sheriff said he lacks sufficient deputies to shield them and urged all deportees to stay away.
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Western Federation of Miners
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Independence Depot
Carvel
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John Miller
James Schmidt
James Fisher
Ryan Taken To St Louis On Extradition
John J. Ryan race track operator was moved to St Louis to face grand larceny charges involving about 800000. Arrested at Brighton Beach, he agreed to accompany officers after friends urged fight, bail set at 5000, extradition arranged by St Louis officials and New York investigators.
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John J. Ryan
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Jersey City
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Brighton Beach
Joseph W. Polk
Amend
Supreme Court
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Bensonhurst
Benson Discharged In Federal Conspiracy Case
New York July 4 John A Benson California millionaire was discharged in the U S Circuit Court by Judge Lacombe from an indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the United States through forest lands in Oregon and California via fictitious affidavits and applications.
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John A. Benson
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Washington
United States
Oregon
Lacombe
Consolidated
San Francisco
Morrow
Mercantile Trust Company of New York
Trust Company
United States Shipbuilding Company
James Smith, Jr
Union Iron Works
New York Security and Trust Company
New York Trust Company
Famine in Siberia worsens amid railway monopoly
From Irkutsk reports Eastern Siberia faces acute freight famine as railways are reserved for military use. European shipments from January remain undelivered. kerosene sugar and canned goods vanish. newspapers halt and mobilization orders often cannot be printed due to power shortages. Irkutsk town council offers travel ads for Baltimore and costs via various rail routes.
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Europe
War Office
Mexican Prisoners Escape From Agua Prieta Jail
Three Mexican prisoners accused of murder and robbery in Sonora escaped from Agua Prieta jail across the border from Douglas Arizona. They were reportedly freed after taking liquor that left them intoxicated. Also notes an incident in Watertown New York where two sisters were killed by a train and a local sale advertising summer suits at twenty dollars.
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Agua Prieta
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Adams Center
President Roosevelt Homeward Welcome at Washington Visit
President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt arrived in Washington from Oyster Bay to attend a Cabinet meeting. A large crowd gathered at Sixth Street station as the president greeted engineers and railroad workers before proceeding to the White House.
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Sixth Street
Buffalo
Mra
Cal. Bramwell
Regis H. Post
Porto Rico
Jersey City
Soda Siphon Explosion Kills Man in New York
In East Houston Street a fifty gallon soda siphon exploded during testing at a soda water and beer equipment shop killing Mor ris Tabock aged nineteen and injuring Martin Snerber aged thirty two. Tabock died instantly with his head near the connection as workers watched for a tank. twenty five others were present but uninjured. Faerber and Tabock were involved in testing. Faerber was a firm junior member.
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Moerris Tabock
Martin Snerber
Houston Street
Tabeck
Faerber
Tabock
Hoyt drives family 315 miles for World's Fair bet
William Hoyt of Moline Illinois drove his wife and their four year old son to St Louis from July 24 to cover 315 miles in one month on a bet. He won $1000 and said the trip was worth more than money. A separate notice advertises an eastern rail pair from Harper's Ferry to Martinsburg and Cumberland with a Sunday July 31 departure.
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St. Louis
Paris Evening Index 10 Day Issue Highlights
The issue lists items on minister Plehve assassination and U S protest to Russia. It notes Roosevelt’s return and Parker’s stance on state politics. Other entries cover a brewery fire, bricklayers seeking work, a meat strike, and depictions of Russia’s offense. Social and personal notes mix with army and navy affairs and various sports.
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Stutler
Parker to Be Neutral in McClellan’s Esopus Visit
Rosemount in Esopus N Y hosts Mayor George B McClellan of New York for talks as Parker remains noncommittal on a governor ticket. Rumors, conferees, and political maneuvering mix with Parker’s insistence on avoiding deal making for petty offices and a steady focus on state elections. Rep Francis Burton Harrison visits as Col E L Russell of Alabama is invited to confer after the St Louis convention.
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Francis Burton Harrison
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Harry F Cahill
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Alabama
Rosebud Land Drawing Attracts Notables In Western Nebraska
The Rosebud land drawing in Trancaster County, Nebraska, today drew attention as the first names were drawn, including Willian McCormack from the county. Spectators included Congressman Burke and other officials. United States Land Commissioner Richards led the event with Judge Wakeley and Mr. Sherman assisting. Westerners filled the next seventy flights, with four women among the winners.
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Mr . F. Sherman
Sioux Falls
Murder Probe in Westchester Creek Death of Private Hammett
Joseph T Hammett a private in the Eightieth Company Ar tillery Corps stationed at Fort Schuyler was found murdered in Westchester Creek. Corp Richard M Spencer a fellow soldier and son of wealthy Southern families was arrested and held for coroner inquiry. Hammett had left with a woman after drinking at a saloon and did not return to the fort by roll call. A stiletto is suspected in the wounds investigators searched the Italian district nearby for clues.
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Atiletto
Indictments Pending in Slocum Disaster Probe
Rumors say federal grand jury will indict Captain Van Schalck Inspector Lurdberg Inspector Fleming and the Knickerbocker line officials including President Barnaby Secretary Atkinson Treasurer Dexter and Capt Pease. A special session of the U S Circuit Court is convened to receive indictments for alleged failures to discharge duty in the Slocum steamboat disaster investigation.
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Agaie
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Pease
National Cotton Spinners Aid Strikers At Fall River
Boston July 22 The national executive board endorsed the Fall River spinners strike and urged district action to aid other textile crafts. A 60 cent weekly assessment was authorized for all members to assist the strike nationwide. Ongoing concerns warned wage cuts may spread through New England without protest.
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