Autocrat's Manifesto Ends Three Century Rule in Russia
The October manifesto promises civic liberty and extended suffrage while transforming the dogma into a true legislative body. Count Witte arrives with a plan to guide reform as unrest continues and a royal abdication of autocratic power is declared.
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Count Witte
National Assembly
St. Petersburg
Nicholas the Second
Russias
Finland
Fouma
Douma
Douma Wall
Russia
Natal
Peterhof
Nicholas
14Th St. A
Sloan & Co
Kammenioorov
Alexander Palace
Tariff Drift Shifts Massachusetts Campaign Tide
Boston dispatch reports a tariff revision battle defining Massachusetts politics. Lodge’s machine faces opposition from Republican backers of Curtis Guild Jr and Eben Draper, while Henry M Whitney drives tariff reform. Whitney’s petition tactics and Draper’s stance reshape the governor race as Guild is favored to win, with Draper edging a close result.
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Draper
Whitney
Senator Lodge
Washington Post
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Lodge
Henry M. Whitney
William C. Whitney
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senate
Washington
Curtis Guild, Jr
Eben 8. Draper
Col. Guild
Charles W. Bartlett
Thomas W. Lawson
Mr. Whitney
William F. Draper
Italy
Massachussetts
Gen. Draper
Eugene Foss
del. Guild
Mr. Draper
Roosevelt landslide shapes Massachusetts politics swirling names
A long, fragmentary report notes Governor Douglass would have won a Democratic nomination, with Bartlett Whitney and Bach vying in a tariff dispute. It mentions Draper Lodge tensions and a Senate race dynamic, plus a separate item about President Roosevelt aboard the West Virginia creating a rough voyage around Cape Henry and a transfer plan to the Dolphin.
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Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Douglass
Col. Guild
Messrs
Bartlett
Whitney
Bach
Gen. Bartlett
Benate
Senator Lodge
J. J. Dickinson
Norfolk
West Virginia
President Roosevelt
New Orleans
Cape Henry
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Lynnhaven Inlet
Dolphin
Smith’s Point
Potomac River
Bay
Bay Channel
Hampton Roads
Hatteras
South Carolina
Capes
Brownson
Weavers Ment Witslees
Caps Henry
Pensacola
Trial Looms In Philadelphia Fraud Case Guided By Judge Gordon
Special Counsel for Mayor Weaver James Gay Gordon says new prosecutions will follow the engineers Maj. Gillette and John MacLennan report on filtration plant contracts. He cites evidence in Secretary Root’s letter and says arrests may be delayed to avoid misinterpretation, but justice will be impartial and comprehensive. Mayor Weaver declined to discuss the report.
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Special Council
Weaver
Root
Philadelphia
James Gay Gordon
Cassius E. Gillette
John Donald MacLennan
Gordon
Maj
Gillette
MacLennan
Weaver Gasclined
Cuban Congressman in Duel Over Election Plot
Havana reports Congressman Jose Rodriguez Accosta is wounded in the abdomen from a saber duel with Eluardo Dolz. Both men seek the Pinar del Rio congressional nomination. Dolz is brother of Senator Dolz and accused of pre arranging his election with party leaders against voter wishes.
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Jose Accosta
Eluardo Dolz
Havana
Jose Rodriguez Accosta
Congress
Pinar del Rio
Accosta
Dolz
Moderate
President Roosevelt on Dolphin to Washington
President Roosevelt has transferred to the Dolphin dispatch boat and left Wolftrap Light at 12 40 am en route to Washington. The Dolphin with the President aboard is expected to reach the Washington Navy Yard between 10 and 11 am tomorrow, per a Navy Yard telegram.
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Roosevelt
United States
Dolphin
Wolftrap
Washington
Washington Navy Yard
Navy Yard
D. C
Navy Department
Wolftrap Ught At 12:40 A. m., and Should Arrive At the Navy Yard At Aoe Ee
Gibbons
Salute for President at Fort Washington Welcome
Fort Washington will greet the President as his vessel carries Mr Roosevelt up the Potomac early this morning. Col Lundeen and Capt Stevens coordinated with The Post to learn when the ship would pass and officers will be aboard the vessel bearing the President’s flag. A salute will be fired as the ship nears the fort.
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Fort Washington
Roosevelt
Potomac
Col. Lundeen
Capt. Stevens
Time Test of Squadrons Sets Sail for Roosevelt Voyage
The second cruiser squadron under Prince Louis of Battenberg sailed today for a power trial. The voyage aims to compare ship speeds with the U S squadron transporting President Roosevelt from the Gulf of Mexico to the North, hoping to provide a basis for speed comparison.
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Halifax
Nct
Prince Louis of Battenberg
United States
President Roosevelt
Gulf of Mexico
reprieve granted to Frank Sherrie in Kulas murder case
Governor Roberts granted a reprieve to Frank Sherrie, sentenced to hang for the murder of Mrs Budwika Kulas in Gomersville January 5, with the reprieve until January 9, 1906. A board of pardons will hear the case in the interim after a capitol conference with the Russian consul general and two Russian clergymen. The report also notes a new ferry boat Woodbury arriving at its dock, with schedule for a Potomac river trip and an auction announcement for Persian and American rugs at Wilson & Mayers.
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Kulas
Hartford
Conn
Capitol
Gov. Roberts
Nicholas Lodygensky
New York
Frank Sherrie
Wethersfield
Budwika Kulas
Gomersvile
Board of Pardons
Shaw's Play in New York at Garrick Theater
The production of Mrs Warren's Profession drew record crowds and skyrocketing ticket prices. Commissioner McAdoo and Inspector Brooks attended, later summoning Arnold Daly and actors for explaining risque passages. departure followed without disclosure of action.
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McAlleo
Brooks
Police Department
Washington Post
New York
McAdoo
Mr. Daly
American Admiral Train in Nanking Attack Crisis
Shanghai dispatch says Rear Admiral Train and his son were attacked by villagers near Nanking after an accidental shot wounded a woman during pheasant shooting. Marines arrived to aid but faced a mob, with officials backing the assailants. U S officials urged China for swift information and weighed use of marines to protect citizens amid growing open door policy tensions.
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London
Evening Standard
Shanghai
Train
Ideut. Train
Nanking
Erice
Administration
Charles J. Train
United States
Asiatic
Charles
Navy Department
State Department
Root
Bonaparte
China
Thornwell Haynes
Admiral Train
Lieut. Train
Chentung Liang-Cheng
Five Garg Ditched Wreck In Deep Rock Cut
Thirteen people were killed and thirty injured when the westbound California Express of the Santa Fe derailed near Kansas City after striking a loose rail. Cars left the rails, with passengers and immigrants among the injured. Names of the dead and details of the wreck at Rock Creek cut are reported. some victims were identified as a bank cashier, an engineeer, and an immigrant porter.
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Fasten
Kansas City
Permons
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
California Express
Roy Stafford
Hayden Avenue
Cleveland
Lepd Montgomery
Linneus
Jams Seymour
Richmond
John McGregor
Fort Madison
Towa
Max Schneider
New York
J. F Capps
Chicago
Carl Emd
Tornbund
Marks Street
Brooklyn
Adrian Peattent
Sussex
England
Luther Richardson
Walter
William Harrigon
Rock Creek
Ray County Savings Bank
John MacGregor
Santa Fe
Topeka
Railroad Against Rebates in Interstate Law Violation Warning
The Pennsylvania Railroad instructed freight agents and solicitors to strictly follow interstate commerce laws. Information of secret rate cutting prompted action by John B. Thayer and George D. Dickson to deter rebates and infringements, asserting management will not countenance illegal practices.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
John B. Thayer
George D. Dickson
Middletown triple murder suspect linked to bank burglary
Authorities believe the Middletown killer of Willis Onley, his brother, and Alice Ingerick is desperate for money to flee the country and may be the leader of the gang that dynamited the National Bank of Andes. Pinkerton detectives say they have enough evidence to convict a local man, with full capture awaiting. Mrs. Ingerick reports seeing a wagon headed toward the area where the bodies were found.
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Washington Po
Middletown
N. Y
Willis Onley
Alice Ingerick
Natonal
Andes
Delaware County
Pinkerton
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Czar
Council of
Tm Empire
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C. W. Stoddard
National Magazine of
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Gen. Barnett
Gov
Fuesell’s
N. Y. Ave
Herrick
Virginia Capes
Wilson & Mayers
Norfolk Navy Yard
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Gov. Herrick
United
Currituck Point
Portsmouth
U. S
Judge Gordon
ON Dolphin
Wolftrap Light
Battenberg
Arieve
Sherrie
Woodbury” Hoag
Alexandria
Shaw
Admiral Train and Son
Asiatic Squadron
Son
Railroad
Onley
Libbey & Co
Fth St
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