Russia’s Douma Rebels Put in Jail as Election Law Sparks Fear
The June dispatch reports 32 former Douma members jailed amid vast Russia reform fears. Liberal priests faced exile or unfrocking while Kadet leaders are barred. Detectives arrest Ozol and 26 Democrats as the Czar’s wary regime hails a reactionary telegram from Dubrovin and braces for continued political upheaval.
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Labor Party
Aynod
Father Petroff
Kadet
Octavist
Ozol
Ythem Ozol
Finland
St Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Democrat Party
Czar Han
Coup d etat Triumphs in Russia Quiet St. Petersburg
The June 22 report from Warsaw says the coup d etat has succeeded and St Petersburg is calm while provinces show unrest. Bureaucracy prevails and Russia returns to the old regime with arrests, suspensions of papers, new press rules, and Kadet leaders harassed. Revolutionists must rebuild their fighting machine.
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Washington Post
St. Petersburg
Hussia
Russia
Warsaw
Douma
Bishop Hartsell Criticizes German Colonial Tactics Abroad
In Berlin, Bishop Joseph Hartsell said excessive militarism harmed Germany’s colonial aims. He told Herr Dernberg that Prussian drillmaster methods alienate natives, urging a shift to gentler policies. He forecasts Africa’s Christian prospects improving amid German, English and French entrenchment. He plans a U.S. summer rest and autumn return for sixth missionary tour.
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Berlin
Germany
Joseph ©. Hartsoll
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Africa
Herr Dernberg
Hartsell
New York Times
Christis
Anity
England
France
Dernberg
America
Tours World in 40 Days
Lieut. Col. Burnley Campbell reports landing at Dover on June 13 after circling the globe in forty days and nineteen and a half hours. He details a May 3 start from Liverpool, rapid connections across Canada, Japan, Russia, and Europe, and notes a near disaster when the voyage ship grounded on May 30, with salvage allowing continued travel.
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London
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Canadian Pacific
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Moscow
Warsaw
Aed
Cologne
Ostend
Campbell
Sea of Japan
Windivestok
Morgan After Kann Gems in Paris Trade
Special cable from Paris reports Pierpont Morgan returning from Italy amid keen interest in the Rudolph Kann gem collection. Negotiations linger as dealers announce a premature purchase claim, with hope they may acquire the Kann treasures. In a separate dispatch, St Petersburg notes growing unrest in Azerbayjan Province as bandit Martuz Khult Khan, aided by Kurds, intensifies attacks on civilians and villages.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Italy
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Kann
St Petersburg
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Persia
Azerbaijan
Martuz Khult Khan
Not for the Public Good Victory Over the Liebenberg Camarilla
Berlin reports detail the downfall of Prince Philip zu Eulenburg and his circle known as the Camarilla. Kaiser, Crown Prince, and Chancellor von Buelow maneuver amid Harden's Die Zukunft articles while court confidences and indictments clash with public inquiries.
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Liebenberg
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Washington Post
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Kaiser
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Unser Philip
Helmuth von Moltke
Reichstag
Herr Dernburg
Prince Buelow
Germany
Herr V Tschirschky
Zu Brujenburg
von Moltke
Harden
Halser
New York Times Co
Americans Do Calabria Emigration Commission Tours Italy
The Americans Emigration Commission now touring Sicily and Calabria reports enthusiastic government support and welcoming authorities. They travel by automobile with emigration expert Adolfo Rost, facing narrow mountain roads and curious locals as they call on mayors and local officials, earning a triumphal reception in every village.
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Haa
Washington
Post
Rome
Sune
Tom
Sicily
Calabria
Italad
Adolfo ‘Rost
Atlantic
Carabineers
Gorky Denounces Czar in Letter to Nation
London reports Maxim Gorky condemns the Anglo Russian entente and urges England to refuse funds from the Russian government. He paints the Czar as a degenerate ruler, lacking work and duty, driven by self preservation, bold tyranny at home, and nearing inevitable downfall. He links the ruler’s instability to Romanoff history and fear of rightful claim to the throne.
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Washington Post
London
Maxim Gorky
Paul I
Alexander I
Nicholas I
Alexander T
London council bars Mary Barton from schools
The London county council, after a report by the education committee, ruled Mrs. Gaskell's Mary Barton unfit for elementary school use and ordered all circulating copies withdrawn. The decision sparked debate, with critics arguing the novel's artistic and historical value but supporters insisting it contains material unsuitable for fourteen-year-olds.
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Weahington Post
London
London County Council
Stewart Headlam
Taylor
Marie Edgeworth
Carnegie at The Hague Visit for Peace Conference
Andrew Carnegie and Mrs. Carnegie plan a Kiel to The Hague trip on Monday to meet Dutch officials about the Palace of Peace and to discuss peaceful aims with German leaders. They attend a garden party hosted by Admiral von Prittwitz with several American guests.
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Gergosny
Carnegie
Hague
Baron @Estournelles de Constant
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Stead
Ague
Scotland
Netherlands
Wiliam Thureday
von Burlow
Garibaldi Honors Debate Divides Italian Chamber
Rome reports a chamber vote approving honors for Giuseppe Garibaldi on his birth centennial, with ten secret ballots opposing. La Tribuna notes the dissent as rare for condemning Italy’s unity and Garibaldi’s role, while Prince Edward of Wales trains as a naval cadet on the Eclipse in London.
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Washington Post
Rome
Giuseppe Garibaldi
le Tibuna
Kingdom of Italy
Garibaldi
Italy
la Tribuna
New York Times Co
British public astonished by American study of tramp policy
London reports a New York cablegram saying the US government will send officials to Britain to learn how tramp and vagrant issues are handled. The piece notes British tramps act as they wish, seen as a nuisance and danger, despite past royal commissions urging cleaning and work solutions that never materialized.
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Ita
Washington Post
London
New York
Great Britain
Royal Commission
Changes in German cabinet announced in Berlin
The North German Gazette reports Count Von Posadowsky-Weber resigns as imperial interior secretary and vice chancellor. Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg will take over and also serve as vice president of the Prussian ministry. The Prussian interior will be run by Herr Von Moltke, and Dr Stadt will be replaced by Dr Ludwig Holle as minister of public works.
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Gasette
Count von Posadowsky-Webber
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Interior
Ministry of the Interior
Friederich von Moltke
East Prussia
Grave Irregularities in British Navy Report
London June 22 parliamentary public accounts committee reports grave irregularities in the navy. It cites widespread acceptance of commissions from contractors by petty officers, strong disciplinary action, and criticizes Admiralty for uncompetitive contracts on armored cruisers Invincible Inflexible Indomitable. It notes a secret rudder defect in King Edward VII was patched by electric welding by builders. The panel warns against risks to hundreds of lives for commercial gain.
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London
Parliamentary Committee On Public Accounts
Navy
Admiralty
Invincible
London Smoke Searingly Claims Youth Teeth Loss
Sir W. B. Richmond, speaking in London, blamed smoke for a pale complexion and added startlingly that girls aged fifteen and sixteen were toothless because of the smoke. He also asserted that London smoke produced many snub noses and retreating chins, declaring the city unsuitable for rearing Venus.
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B. Richmond
London
Washington Post
W. B. Richmond
Londons
London Tube Opened Final Link of Yerkes System
The last link of Charles T. Yerkes underground railroad in London was opened. The eight mile line connects northern suburbs to central London, built since 1908, averaging sixty feet below ground, costing 25 million dollars. Financiers and officials attended a luncheon after a free public run. Apples as Large as Melons In Covent Garden Market Tasmania apples wholesale for six pence each, said to be the largest grown.
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London
Charles T. Yerkes
Washington Post
Covent “Garden
Tasmania
North Carolinian seeks Shaw color for forthcoming biography
Prof Archibald Henderson of the University of North Carolina travels to London to glean material for a Shaw biography. He aims to capture the essence of Bernard Shaw for his book, hoping to unlock the last quarter of the nineteenth century through Shaw's politics art and religion while Shaw remains eager to aid.
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London
Washington Post
Archibald Henderson
University of North Carolina
Bernard Shaw
Shaw
England
St. Pancras Station
Henderson
Parker’s Joke on Lord Chamberlain Draws Laughter
London note reports Sir Gilbert Parker mocking the lord chamberlain over The Mikado ban with a parliamentary quip about the minister’s mind. The exchange triggered widespread laughter in the House of Commons and drew sharp comments from spectators. Alxites-Bains notes also mention the Vile des Peltiers season opening with a Grand Circle fete and an American visitor list.
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London
Gilbert Parker
Gilbert
House of Commons
Lord Chamberlain
Ford Chamberlain
Spectat Cabie
Alxites-Bains
Vile Des Peltiers
Grand Circle
Charles Morse
Waldron Willams
William Fuller
Julius P. Merer
Eoree B. Post
John Mille
Mica Kobbe
W. Lewis Thebaud
F. Coudert
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