Revolt Grows as Russian Parliament Seized by Troops
In Viborg Finland deputies adopted a revolutionary address while troops surrounded the hotel. They declare government responsible for agrarian delays and call for tax and military service refusal. St. Petersburg imposes martial law as 60,000 troops mass.
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Viborg
Finland
Russia
Belvedere
St. Petersburg
Council of Workmen
St. Peter and St. Paul
All
Douma
St Petersburg
Ukase
M. Goremykin
M. Stolypin
Death of Russell Sage noted Gotham financier
New York reports the sudden death of Russell Sage at his Cedarcroft country home in Lawrence Illinois from heart failure after a brief sinking spell. Sage, born August 4 1816 in Verona Oneida County, built vast Wall Street fortunes, industrial and railroad interests, and helped shape 19th century finance. He leaves an estate possibly around eighty million dollars.
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New York
Russell Sage
Cedercroft
Lawrence
IL I
Sage
J. J. Slocum
Robert Leetch
Theodore S. Janeway
J. Carl Schmuck
John P. Munn
Mr. Sage
Wall Street
Nestor
Verona
Oneida County
Elisha and
Pendence
Connecticut
Russell
Henry
Troy
la Crosse Railroad Company
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul,system
Four Workmen Killed When Wall Collapses in Framingham
A partially constructed brick and cement building front collapsed in Framingham Massachusetts on Monday. Nine workers were trapped but only five were saved. four men were dead. Authorities search the wreckage for missing pieces and investigate the cause.
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Framingham
Revolt Looms as Russian Douma Dissolved by Imperial Ukase
The dissolution of the Russian parliament ends a landmark experiment in representative government. Friction, divergent groups, and the emperor's limits on debate led to crisis. The sole law passed funds 7.5 million dollars for famine relief to peasants.
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Russia
Douma
Denmiocrats
Constitutional Democrats
Explosion Kills Four Men in Mount Union Area
Four men were killed or injured in an explosion near Mount Union Pennsylvania on Monday. The incident report lists Jesse O. McCain and two others from Huntingdon County among the wounded.
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Mount Union
Jesse O. McCain
Tiear
Hobertadaie
Huntingdon
Nordica Manager Dies Suddenly in New York
Nordica manager dies suddenly in New York as team officials confirm the abrupt loss. The organization honors the late leader while evaluating next steps for the club and its players.
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Nordica
New York
Twenty Killed In Wreck Near Hamlet Rockingham NC
A head-on collision between an east-bound passenger train and an extra freight near Rockingham four miles west of Hamlet killed about 20 people and injured many more. Seaboard officials cited telegraph operator error in delivering orders. Engineer F B Lewis and Fireman Tom Hill died.
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Rockingham
F. B. Lewis
Hamlet
Tom Hill
Rockefeller sails from New York to Paris and Gotham
Fragmentary report notes John D. Rockefeller sailed for Europe on a weekend voyage. Arrivals in the United States and European cities are mentioned in incomplete phrases.
Death Calls Lady Curzon in Post Washington
London reports the death of Lady Curzon Kedleston wife of former viceroy of India. Heart failure followed two years of illness and recent debility from hot weather. Funeral at Kedleston. She was Mary Leiter before marriage and owned about 3 million dollars.
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London
Lady Curzon
Kedleston
India
Walmer Castle
Kent
Curzon
Kedlester
Wedleston
Mary Leiter
Levi Z. Leiter
Chicago
Washington
England
Lester
George N. Curzon
Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon
Scarsdale
Marquis of Salisbury
Baron Curzon of
Earl of Minto
Daisy Lester
Farl
Suffolk
Berkshire
Nancy Lester
Cc. P. Campbell
Gen Stoessel to be shot for Port Arthur surrender
St Petersbur g officials report a findings panel recommends the dismissal and execution of Lieut Gen Stoessel once a formal trial proceeds. It also calls for punishment for Gen Fock Gen Reiss and reprimands for Admiral Alexieff Lieut Gen Smirnoff and Gen Vernander.
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Gen. Stoessel
Fock
Port Arthur
Reiss
Admiral Alexieff
Far East
Smirnoff
Vernander
Peace Pact Signed Between Guatemala Honduras and El Salvador
Representatives of Guatemala Salvador and Honduras signed a peace treaty Friday on the US cruiser Marblehead off the Guatemalan coast after a strenuous week of discussions. Mexican Minister Gamboa aided in finalizing the agreement aboard the vessel.
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San Jose
Guatemala
Salvador
Honduras
Marblehead
Guatemalan
Senor Gamboa
Prominent Crescent businessmen charged with grave robbery
Several notable Crescent businessmen have been arrested on charges of grave robbery. Details are scarce as authorities investigate the case and await formal charges.
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Crescent. City
Cal
Grandstand Bolts Kill Five In Manitowoc Storm
A fierce electrical storm struck a Manitowoc stadium during a game against Plymouth. A bolt hit the grandstand killing five spectators aged 14 to 28 and injuring many, with救援 efforts hampered by continuing rain and darkness.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Plymouth
Albert Skuhra
Walter Handl
Irvine Woellert
Anton Karke
William Kunautzen
Harvey Ixone
Frank Loehn
Walter Boehn
Theodore
Burmeister
Exports of Canned Meats Rise in Fiscal 1906
The Department of Commerce and Labor released figures on American canned meat exports for fiscal year 1906. June 1906 exports totaled 461,100 dollars versus 797,127 dollars in June 1905, with the full year totaling 9,233,410 dollars, down from 9,577,045 in 1905. Canned beef led with 6,430,446 dollars, followed by pork at 1,215,857 dollars and other meats at 1,587,107 dollars. Canned beef exports reached 64,523,359 pounds, slightly below 1905’s 66,688,568 pounds.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Packers Plan Plant in England
London report says Chicago interests contemplate opening packing houses and warehouses in England. Sites in Lancashire and London are being inspected, but no names are mentioned.
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England
London
Chicago
Lancashire
The Hudson Bay Company and Early Fur Trade Saga
A historical sketch traces French and British fur trading from 1627 onward. It covers Du Pont’s early post, Prince Rupert’s charter, the Nonsuch voyage, Rupert’s Land, and the 1821 merger of Hudson’s Bay and Northwest companies. It notes forts like York Factory and Fort Churchill and envisions future growth of Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton.
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du Pont
Saguenay River
St. Lawrence
French Fur Company
Hudson Bay
Lake Superior
Lake Winnipeg
Boston
England
France
Prince Rupert
Nonsuch
Charles
Dominion
Mayne Reid
Northwest Fur Company of
Montreal
Winnipeg
Hudson’s Bay Company
Voyageurs
Victoria
Calgary
Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Mackenzie
York Factory
Fort Churchill
Europe
Editor's rush yields condensed boiler explosion report
An amusing London editor presses reporters to boil down news. A big ship boiler explosion at Portsmouth leads to a terse wire: Terrific explosion. Melpomene boiler empty. Engineer full. Funeral tomorrow. No flowers.
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London
Portsmouth
Bridge
Ana
Melpomene
Real Linen Rarity Seen in Small Fraction of Collars Sold
Fragmentary report notes linen items described as rare, with phrases suggesting millions of collars sold to buyers in a year. Exact details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Czar
Lila Apolis
Gotham
Stock Exchange
Jay Gould
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Grant & Ward
Maya’ Winne
Moses Fr. Winne
New York ‘City
Margaret Olivia
Joseph Slocum
Syracuse
N. Y
Death
Toilers
Friends of Workingman
Con‘gress
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Congress
Lieut. Gen. Stoessel
Bolt
Grandstand
America
Sonny
Ryear
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