Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Russian Mutineers Shot.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 27, 1912:
Strikes In Various Parts of Country to Protest Against Executions.
    ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 26.— Eleven men of the Black Sea Fleet, who were recently condemned to death for inciting mutiny, were shot at Sevastopol to-day by firing parties from the warships.
    Four hundred sailors of the fleet are being transferred to Reval and Vladivostok.
    Strikes are being declared in various parts of the country as a protest against the action of the Government.

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