Early conflict feared in Russia over crown lands law
The May 8 dispatch from St Petersburg reports rising tension between the government and parliament. A modified fundamental law, exempting crown lands from taxation and reserving amnesty power for the emperor, has inflamed liberals and contradicted the majority’s will. Police dispersed a parliamentary meeting, provoking protests and fears of an imminent clash as authorities seek to tighten prerogatives ahead of parliament assembly.
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Constitutional Democrats
Council of Ministers
Council of the Empire
Economical Society
Ismatlovsky Guard
Count Heyden
St . Petersburg
M. Roditcher
Roditcheff
Echo
Pariament
Tne
Memenger
Bitter strike spreads through building unions amid arbitration clash
Chicago May 8 a long bitter strike looms as iron workers insist on five dollar daily pay and reject arbitration proposals. Frank M Ryan warns nationwide strikes, while contractors backed by American Bridge Co and U S Steel prepare to fight. Foundrymen plan national convention next week. In Connecticut tremors rattle North High Street as Moodus links to Moodne noises. Safety boxes opened in San Francisco show intact contents. 2200 carloads of goods moved to the city since the fire. Relief distribution in Oakland to aid 40 000 dependents begins under army supervision. Dock managers not replacing strikers pending Keefe investigation. Duluth reports marine underground mines operating despite unrest.
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Chicago
Structural Iron Workers
Frank M. Ryan
Ironworkers’ Union
St Louis
Chamber of Commerce
American Bridge Co
United States Steel Corporation
Ironholders’ Union
East Hampton
Conn
North High Street
Mra
Michael K. Wall
Murder of Nedjim Bey shocks Constantinople crowd
Nedjim Eddin Bey procurator general of the Vilayet of Tripoli North Africa was murdered in a sensational attack by Ali Shamyl former Scutari military governor a Kurdish chieftain exiled to Tripoli for the Redvan Pasha killing. Separately distress signals from Great Round shoal lightship reported an engineer break in Nantucket Mass. Frank Johnson Kingston Savings Bank clerk shoots himself dead at home in Kingston New Jersey.
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Constantinople
Nedjim "Eddin Bey
Vilayet
Tripoli
North Africa
Ali Shamy Hasha
Scutari
Ali Shamyl
Redvan Pasha
Nantucket
Mass
Great Round Shoal
Dorothy
Sankaty
Yonta
Kingston
Frank Johnson
Kingston Savings Bank
Masons Convene 108th Connecticut Grand Chapter
The 108th annual convention of the Most Excellent Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of Connecticut opens in Hartford at the Masonic temple with delegates from forty chapters and many past grand high priests in attendance.
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Masons
Hartford
Royal Arch Masons of
Connecticut
Masonic Temple
Miners Ratify Action Amid Scranton Assembly
In Scranton on May 8 the convention of anthracite miners ratified the action of the sub-scale committee in New York yesterday. They declared operative the coal strike commission of 1902 for a further three years ending in March.
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Scranton
New Zoe
Unearthed Skeletons Found Near Pine Orchards
Workmen digging about the summer residences of William R Tyler and A M Young in this city yesterday at Pine Orchards unearthed the skeletons of two Indians One was the remains of an Indian squaw beside which was found a papoose.
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Okeletons
New Huvon
Wiliam R. Tyler
A. M. Young
Floods In China Prompt U S State Department Update
Washington reports the U S State Department issues a brief update noting floods across China. Officials caution residents and outline safety measures while monitoring weather developments. No further details on scope or casualties provided in the fragment.
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China
Washington, May
State Department
Carpenter Falls to Death at Professor Armacron Home
Alonso B. Bovicon, a known carpenter in Middletown, fell two stories while working on Professor Armacron’s house. He struck the cellar and died an hour later in the hospital.
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Middletown
Armacron
Alonso B. Bovincon
Work Resumed At Clinton Mass Loom Mills
Work resumed today in Clinton Massachusetts as 100 mill workers who had struck for a 10 percent wage increase return to duty under pre strike conditions. Minor loom operation problems will be fixed to restore normal output. In Pueblo Colorado a riotful strike clash left one striker killed and two seriously injured as deputies were beaten during the day. Count Alexis Pavelich Ignatiev, former Kiel governor in Russia, was assassinated in Kiel. Berkshire bar members collapsed and died while walking toward a trolley car in an unrelated incident.
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Clinton
Mass
Lancaster
Pueblo
Col
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Spier death ruled suicide after Staten Island case
Police conclude Charles J. Spier, confidential agent of H. H. Rogers, killed himself after being found dead in his Staten Island home. Witnesses say he left his bedchamber to search for a burglar before shots were heard, no burglar signs found, and a dog did not intervene. Evidence includes a $7,000 life policy, a $1,257 note discount, beneficiary changes, and $50,850 bankruptcy judgments. family physician doubts suicide, suggesting a burglary fight instead.
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New York
Charles J. Spier
H. H. Rogers
Staten Island
Spier
Bbankruptcy
Yetman Transmitting Typewriter Company
Bankenpter H.W. Patterson
Spler
The Castellane Row Ends in Hopes of Reconciliation
Paris on May 8 the conclusion of elections allowed the Castellane case to be taken up for final inquiries toward possible reconciliation between the countess and Count Bont. The parties appear disposed to avoid trial and expect a brisk pace to the proceedings with a final decree soon.
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Paris
Castellane
Anna Gould
Count Bont
Trothed Babies West Africa Betrothal Tradition
In parts of West Africa young girls are betrothed at birth to a baby boy slightly older. They remain engaged until twenty, when they marry. The girls accept this custom as the only path to a husband and grow up content with their fate.
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West Africa
Opening of Parliament Described by Fiji Center
A Fiji center reports on the recent opening of the British parliament describing a working man with a red necktie as a badge of labor. He notes chiefs do not wear red neckties. Elsewhere, foreign books in China spark demand with crowds seeking Bibles and tracts, Shanghai presses six months behind in orders.
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Fiji
Cnter
China
Shanghai Ie
Principal figures in British empire ranks outlined
The four main figures below royalty are the prime minister the archbishop of York the lord chancellor and the archbishop of Canterbury. The governor general of India shares the same rank as several who served key ministries such as the chief secretary and the lord lieutenant of Ireland.
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Oted
Archbissop of
York
Canterbury
India
Ireland
Truncated Dialogue Between Girl and Father Framed as Theft Tale
A rough excerpt shows a rich girl's father talking about tracing a robber who was hanged in an unspecified year. The text is garbled with dialect and spelling errors, but preserves a tense exchange hinting at a pursuit and a tainted family record.
Unclear text on youth education and smoking outreach
Fragmentary report mentions boys and girls connected to a program about smoking, with garbled phrases about establishment and numbers. No clear names, dates, or organizations are readable to identify a specific event or outcome.
Meskill for State Deputy Meskill for State Deputy
Wallingford Connecticut May day session of the Connecticut state council Knights of Columbus opened with officers elected. State Deputy Tevlin retires after three years as does M I Baker after twelve years as secretary. The council reported growth, new councils at New Britain and Terryville, total gains in membership, and financial balances. Tevlin urged a free hospital bed project and discouraged multiple degrees per meeting while praising state progress and a new Knights of Columbus home in New Haven next month.
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Conn
Knights of Columbus
State Council
James ‘Teviin
M. I. Baker
Winster
Teviin
Connecticut State Council
National Council
Los Angeles
Connecticut
Russell Council of
New Haven
St Augustine
Stamford
Sheridan
Waterbury
Unity
Torrington
Cecil Calvert
Bridgeport
Edward L. Taylor
Unity Council
Torringt
George T. Bower
Santa Maria
Tevlin
Ee Eeet
BR. E. Lyned
Election Case in Superior Court Over City Comptroller Vote
The case before Judge Reed centers on whether M D Russell or A S Goodrich should be comptroller after a narrow 27 vote margin. Testimony covered ballot box handling, seals, envelopes, and tally sheets with claims of miscounts and improper returns. Evidence included box contents, ward tallies, and discrepancies in check lists and envelopes, highlighting contested counts for the first and second wards.
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Steed
Superior Court
M. D. Russell
A. S. Goodrich
Russell
Goodrich
Burpee
Church
Reed
John Blair
Brett
Blair
Samuel J. Marsh
Shumway
Second Ward
O'Neill
Marsh
O'Neil
Martin J. McEvoy
Colonel Bui
Aiso
Constable
McEvoy
al- Germen
John B. Vallee
Blakester
P. J. Cavanaugh
East Main Street
HH. Sneeeares
Om Ld Seana
Areumest
Metinie
Gorky Faces Arrest and Extradition Rumors
Moscow reports accuse Maxim Gorky of political propaganda and December uprising involvement as pressure mounts for his possible extradition from the United States. The post is banned from publishing photos of prison life of Mlle Spiridonova, sentenced for killing Police Chief Lumenoffsky.
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Moscow
Maxim Gorky
United States
Mlle Spiridonova
Lumenoffsky
Tamboff
Jersey City Girl Killed by Erie Express at Grade Crossing
Miss Anna Clark of Jersey City, boarding at Otisville, was struck by an Erie express last night at a grade crossing in Middletown and died instantly.
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Jersey City
Erie
Middletown
N. Y
Anna Clark
Otisville
Why Judge McKenna Resigned From Porto Rigg Bench
Washington May 8 Judge McKenna has resigned from the Porto Rigg bench at the demand of the Island Bar association.
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McKenna
Washington
Mc Monona
Porto Rigg
Island Bar Association
Glenwood Range praised for quality and baking efficiency
The Glenwood Range is touted as the strongest on the market with finest quality iron and heavy construction. Advertisers claim it bakes consistently after twenty years, with easy draft control and dependable results. Waterbury store pitches Glenwood ranges to new homeowners and local residents, boasting past customer satisfaction and favorable pricing.
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Glenwood
Waterbury
Glenwood Ranges
Glenwoods
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