Witte seeks aid as liberals push for liberty in Russia
Count Witte summoned St Petersburg editors to aid in calming the city and preserving the new regime as strike leaders resist amnesty demands. He touted a forthcoming manifesto and hinted universal suffrage before the state Duma elections. Demonstrations erupted citywide with red flags, while troops stood down to allow peaceful parades after days of unrest.
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Count Witte
St. Petersburg
St Petersire
Trepot
Cogsack
Walt
Ten Trepoff
All Russia
Moscow
Russia
Lodz
Poltava
Kanan
Klehineff
St Nicholas
Mberty
Morsow
Rusala
Witle
Trepoff
Woevski
Peaceful protests meet violent clashes in Russian cities
Troop deployments and police use force suppress demonstrations across St Petersburg Lodz Poltava Kishenev Dorpat and Moscow as crowds clash with troops. Reports cite several deaths and many wounded while a government warning promises strict measures to maintain order amid a broad national unrest.
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Trepoff
The Old RuseL The Czaric Promise of Limited Monarchy
The fragment argues that the czarist system maintains absolute power while promising limited monarchy. It attacks bans on free speech, secret mail censorship, political prisoners, and pervasive police espionage, claiming education is a sham and the system subdues the people under two classes. It asserts favorable reforms such as habeas corpus and press freedom as unfulfilled guarantees.
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Mona Gzar
Romanoff
England
Lodge Faces Tariff Fight In Massachusetts Campaign
Boston massachusetts massachusetts senator henry cabot lodge blames tariff revision for his mounting political peril as he leads republican campaign between Nahant and berkeley hills and faces opposing voices over hay bond treaty and reciprocity. crane aids lodge while mass supporters push free trade petition stirring distrust of lodge machine and future re election prospects.
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Washington
Fostun
Mass
Jove
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Nahant
Berkehtre
India
Ward
John Hey
Mr Lodge
Newfoundland
Senator Lodge
John Hay
Boston
Massachusetts Bay
Senator
Damon and Pythias
Republican
State Committee
Massachuetts
Congress
Senate
Aldrich
Lodge
Winthrop Murray Crane
Gen Draper
Henry M. Whitney
Senator Lodges
Bia
Massachusetts Reciprocity Debate Shapes State Race
In a Boston driven discussion on tariff reform and reciprocity, Whitney challenges Lodge in the lieutenant governor race as mass support centers on the Chicago conference. Whitney claims Dingley tariff harms Massachusetts shoe makers while press ads push broader tariff revision across iron, timber, and pulp.
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Washington
West
Chicago
Massachusetts
Whitney
Draper
Boston Herald
Independent
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Paire
Republican
Lodge
Masschusetts Gheen
Canada
Senator Lodge
Roosevelt
Senate
J Dickinson
Actress Viola Allen Robbed of $1000 Diamond Ring in Greenwich
Special to The Washington Post from Greenwich Conn Oct 1 Miss Viola Allen the actress was robbed of a $1000 diamond ring while visiting her brother Charles W Allen. A note and three hundred dollar bills were left. The ring was recovered by Detective Mundy of the New York police bureau at a Fourth Avenue logan office. The thief reportedly turned the money back to avoid detection after learning the ring belonged to the actress.
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Washington
Greenwich
Conn
Registration Frauds in New York Arrests Grow
Aaron J Levy, a lawyer, arrested for aiding illegal registration in Fourteenth district. He allegedly helped four Levy family members register before naturalization. Several inspectors sought or arrested. Ellenbrogen surrendered. James Hulligan, Tammany Hall district captain, charged with false swearing in same district.
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New York
Aaron J Levy
Ttig
Harris Levine
Levy
Ellenbrogen
James Hulligan
Tammany Hall
Falas
Dr Austin Scott Resigns as Rutgers College President
At a Rutgers College board meeting in New Brunswick New Jersey in October the board accepted the resignation of President Dr Austin Scott He will keep the Voodea chair of History and Political Science and may become a history professor The board had previously granted a year leave of absence after his March resignation tender
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Rutgers College
New Brunswick
Austin Scott
Scott
Voodeoa
Gongs and Fireworks Mark Chi nese Nuptials in Chicago
Chin Gam Sing of Indisnpolla and Hea Bling, eighteen, foster daughter of Hong Sting, wed in Chicago at 82 Clark Street with ceremonies and heavy gongs. Over forty guests attended. Judge T. Conway and Justice Caverly observed. Couple to live in Indianapolis after a month of Chicago celebrations.
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Chin Gem Mig
Hex Sting
Chicago
Chin Gam Sing
Indisnpolla
Order of Magons
Hea Bling
Hong Sting
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Clark Street
T. Conway
Indianapolis
Justices Caverly
Harrison Street
Jerome Answers Charge In Slocum Case
New York district attorney Jerome tells a meeting he handed all evidence to Federal authorities to speed up prosecution. He says suspects were held for the New York County grand jury and he will proceed in court if indicted, or seek faster action elsewhere.
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New York
Jerome
Grand Jury
New York County
Amalgamation talk envelops Pennsylvania and Delaware and Hudson lines
Scranton reports that coal land purchases by the Schuylkill Coal and Iron Company signal a preliminary step toward a Pennsylvania Railroad and Delaware and Hudson merger or absorption. The plan would shift New England freight to Delaware and Hudson routes, giving a strengthened main line between Western and New England states under Pennsylvania influence.
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Scranton Tribune
Schuylkill County
Schuylkill Coal and Iron Company
Pennsylvania
Delaware and Hudson
Tribune
Schuylkil Coal and Fray Company
Pennsylvania Company
Delaware and Hudson Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
New England
Pennsylvania Road
Dela Ware and Hudson Company
Mechanicnville
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New England States
New York
Delaware and Hudson ‘Railroad
Bomb threat disrupts Leroy Street tenement in New York
A dynamite bomb with a lit fuse was found in a second floor hallway of a Leroy street tenement. A woman alerted the janitor, residents fled, watchman John Skelly cut the fuse with a knife, and a patrolman carried the device to the station where it was submerged in water.
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New York
Leroy Street
Atrral
John Skelly
Exiled Employe Accused of Looting East Asiatic Co
Explosion in Hartford Ark kills two men and injures another. Adolph Alatraph, a steamship employe, is charged with stealing $100,000 from the East Asiatic Company while in service. Bodies recovered include Harry Reyard and James Reyard aboard the Umatilla. The cause of the blast remains unknown. Large furniture sale advertised by Sloan's with auction of Good Lumber from Libbey & Co. and a major fabric sale with numerous pieces on display at Wilson Vere’s sale today.
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East Asiatic Company
San Franctecs
Adolph Alatraph
Arkansac
Tantte Company
Em- Hartford
Ark
Imperial Maritime, Customs
Central Coal Service
Hankow
and Coke Company
America
Alstraph
John
Umatilla
Reyard
Harry Reyard
Jameaty
Puget
Scott
Hearst Banner Protest At City Hall Sparks Clash
A large crowd in New York City Hall overran steps to protest a campaign banner showing a red flag with Hearst’s name over an American flag. Police dispersed the mob after about 15 minutes. one man was arrested and later released. The banner was removed by Metropolitan Equipment Company workers who declined to reveal the client.
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Beminoft Regiment
Technological Institute
Polytechnic School
Hearst
McClellan
Mec
New York
Gat
H McClellan
Banner
Benjamin Franklin
Park Row
Metropolitan Equipment Company
Thay
Jerome Blocked From Republican Ballot In New York Race
Special to The Washington Post details Supreme Court Justice Stover ruling Jerome cannot appear in the Republican column to replace Charles A. Flammer, who withdrew after substitutions deadline. Ballots already printed warning of likely futile appeal as six day newspaper printing rules loom. Jerome’s allies blame Abe Gruber. Hearst and Tammany anticipate party ticket success despite potential shift of votes.
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Washington Post
New York
Justice Stover
Supreme Court
Jerome
Charles A. Flammer
Ti Ia
Té Jeromes
Hearst
Ivina
McClean
Betting Odds Show Jerome Favored In Election Night Wagers
Washington Pen notes New York betting on the election favors Jerome with odds at 10 to 7, McClellan 21 to 3 to 1, and Hearst near 1 to 2 despite limited activity. Wagers shift as totals rise and fall. Hearst and Ivins supporters push 3 to 1 while others place bets on vote totals and outcomes.
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New York
McClellan
Jerome
Friends of
Hearst
Agia
Ivins
Ene Mohsen Mecedan
Sta Pe Shrame
Sas
AC Te Seite Sonar Sac
A. H. Feinbérg
A. A. Houseman & Co
Brother Fundy
Murder Charge Ties Negro Aide to Times Editor Slaying
Police in New York believe Richard Hannibal killed J H Thompson, editor of the New York Times, after finding Thompson with a fractured skull at the St James Hotel on September 7. Hannibal died at Roosevelt Hospital following an attempted murder on his mistress, a supposed motive linked to a large cash display and a prior assault.
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Wes
J. H. Thompson
Washington Post
New York
Jacob H Thompson
Exchange
New York Times
St James Hotel
Richard Hannibal
Negro beUboy
Roosevelt Hospital
Hannibal
Mfr Nien
New Jersey
Ogo
Thompson
Trubola
West Side Court
Edwards Quits Canal Post Amid Insular Duties and Friction
Col Clarence Edwards resigns as chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs at the Isthmian Canal Commission after taking on Philippine Santo Domingo and other duties. The move, kept secret until Taft’s party arrived, shifts executive authority to James Bishop as secretary while Edwards remains with the War Department. The commission reorganization raises questions about future duties and pensions. Meanwhile a board committee reports on the sea level canal cost, depth, approaches, and water control, with a final recommendation due in about two weeks.
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Isthmian Canal
Commission
Clarence BR. Edwards
Office of Administration
Col Edwards
Bureau of the Canal Commission
Phillippines Santo Domingo
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Shonnard
Taft
Shonts
Canal Commission
Col
Bishop
War Department
Philippines
Insular Bureau
Chagres
Great Deia
Wallace
Cormmission
Gen Davia
Wreck on Panama Road Kills Conductor and Injures Several
A collision yesterday near Bas Obispo on the Panama Railroad main line between canal work trains killed conductor Dunlap and injured the engineer fireman and several others. J W E Dauchy arrived as chief engineer after John F Wallace’s resignation. The Havana brought cargo and workers to the canal zone while vaccination efforts continued on Martinique arrivals.
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Det
Bas Obispo
Dunlap
Panama
J .W E. Dauchy
John F .Wallace
New York
Havana
Martinique
Jwo
Treasury Denies Leak After Bond Conversion Plan Flap
Treasury officials deny any leak or crooked dealings connected with the plan to convert four and three percent bonds into two percent consols. National City Bank of New York sent circulars to bondholders to solicit business, with Treasury approving.
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Treasury
Washington Rarker
City Bank
New York
Department
Frederick C Stevens
Commercial National Bank
Stevens
National City Bank of New York
Shaw
Nationality Bank
National City Bank
Treasury Department
Washington
Lyman J Gage
the Treasury
Bersisaton
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Reteem
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