Kuropatkin Motions Over Gripenberg Dispute
Reports say General Kuropatkin seeks to relinquish command or dismiss Gripenberg for defiance. Colonel Gaedke notes such leaders win few victories. In Manchuria quiet holds Chiantianhenan as weather slows movement. 200 Japanese prisoners captured, poorly clothed and cold. Kuropatkin’s plan to hand over to Linevitch not confirmed.
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Manchuria
Chiantianhenan
Sandepas
Kuropatkin
Linevitch
Russian activity on Shakhe not at an end
Mukden February 4. Despite a pause in fighting on the Shakhe river, Russian operations continue. Japan reports 200 prisoners taken and 500 Russians captured during Sandepas, while losses exceed Tokyo’s estimates. No orders from St Petersburg to advance were received. fighting hinges on Sandepas outcome.
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Mukden
Shakhe
Sandepas
Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Russia
TWO WARRING GENERALS HOLD CENTER OF STAGE
St Petersburg Feb 4 11 40 p m ill starred attempt to capture Sandepas eclipsed by withdrawal of General Gripenberg and unconfirmed reports of General Kuropatkin retirement. Weather stymies movement with 25 degree frost and wind. Russia may withdraw to avoid Japanese interception or press a general advance. Tsinkhetchen dispatch notes reconnaissance by General Rennenampf force on the Russian left. Authorities see possible return to enemy line of communication.
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St. Petersburg
Sandepas
Gripenberg
Kuropatkin
War Office
Chiantsanhenan
Hun River
Shilikhe
Associated Press
Tsinkhetchen
Rennenampff
Russian Advance Posts Make Attack on Japs
Russian reconnaissance in force near Tsinkhetchen on February 1 drove Japanese toward Santziache and pushed around Vantze pass. Russians flanked from the east and seized part of the pass by 10:30 p m but withdrew after Japanese reinforcement. A few Japanese were captured.
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Tsinkhetchen
Manchuria
Dziantchan
Santziache
Vantze Pass
Chapten Pass
General Kuropatkin Seeks Relieving Command Rumor
Rumors in St. Petersburg say General Kuropatkin may hand over command to General Linievitch after General Gripenberg was relieved from the Second Army. The war office calls the reports improbable but cannot deny them, with friction noted between Gripenberg and Kuropatkin. A distinguished general cites talk of Kuropatkin asking to be relieved, but no definite statement is available.
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St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Linevitch
First Army
Gripenberg
Associated Press
War Office
Conditions but Little Changed Ported From Russia
A wartime update notes that conditions have not significantly altered despite possible transfer or adaptation from Russia. Officials cite ongoing supply, morale, and policy challenges as key factors shaping the current situation.
Strikes Spread Across Russian Poland Amid Refugee Influx
Reports from Berlin describe a growing refugee wave from Russian Poland with towns near the frontier crowded with women and children. Polish newspapers estimate 400000 strikers as unrest spreads from Zamkovitz to Granica. At Lodz during a funeral two workers were killed and 15 wounded in a clash with troops.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Kattowitz
Prussia
Poland
Russian Poland
Zamkovitz
Granica
Warsaw
Lodz
Sielce
Lublin
Happenings Of The Day In Bulletins
Reports from Czes tochowa show the city in panic as barricaded doors and windows reflect striker tensions. In St Petersburg the new minister of justice outlines policy under the emperor's December decree. Maxime Gorky’s imprisonment prompts French calls for release and Italian demonstrations in sympathy. Silesian rail traffic to Zomkovitz is halted. A finance ministry ukase announces a draft workmen status law committee formation.
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Warsaw
Czestochowa
Russian Poland
St. Petersburg
M. Manukhin
Paris
Maxime Gorky
Russia
Rome
Italy
Ministry of Finance
Torpedo Factory Closed by Trepolf Governor
Big torpedo factory in St. Petersburg shifts to shutdown as Governor General Trepoff orders dismissal of 600 workers for tearing down posters of the emperor’s speech. Police guard the works while attempts to re employ the staff and resume operations are sought amid ongoing labor unrest and strikes.
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St. Petersburg
Lessener
Trepoff
Admiralty
War Office
Assembly of Nobles Adopts Two Addresses
Moscow February 4 The assembly of nobles voted on two addresses to the emperor with the conservative address adopted by 219 to 148. The body then forwarded both the liberal and conservative drafts to his majesty after lengthy debate.
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Moscow
Assembly of Nobles
Russia
Manufacturers to meet workmen over strikers demands
A St. Petersburg meeting of manufacturers was decided to petition Minister of Finance Kokossoff to discuss workmen demands with employer and employee representatives. They plan to address minor grievances and agree not to impose fines or penalties or discriminate against strikers.
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St. Petersburg
Kokosoff
Former Indian Agent Bridgman Found Guilty on Ten Counts
Morris S. Bridgman former agent of the Fort Belknap Indian reservation was found guilty by a U S court on ten counts for making false claims and presenting false vouchers to the government for lumber bought from various Indians The jury acquitted him on the remaining 28 counts with a potential penalty of one to five years in prison and a $1000 fine pending motions for arrest of judgment and a new trial set for next Wednesday
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Standard
Helena
Morris S. Bridgman
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
United States
S. Cc
Anthony
Major Bridgman
Hunt
Rodgers
Bridgman
Tron Man
Frank Lopez
Paddy Skinner
Lone Fly
Short Man
Runner
Frank Dwarf
Otter Robe
Warrior
Sleeping Bear
Bombs Found In Paris On Rue Lines And Church Porch
Two suspected devices were discovered in Paris on February 4 on the Rue lines and at a church porch in Belleville with authorities investigating potential danger.
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Paris
Belleville
Fourteen Wives to Meet Hubby Hoch at Station
Extradition papers for Johann Hoch had not arrived in New York by Feb 4 and he was remanded to police headquarters. Hoch is to appear in police court next Monday. Detective Loftus said Superintendent Shippy will have 14 women at the Chicago depot to identify Hoch as their husband.
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New York
Johann Hoch
Hoch
Loftus
Chicago
Shippy
Officials Confident Marie Walcker Hoch Poisoned
Chicago coroner today said arsenic in the stomach, with embalming fluid and undertaker instruments negative, indicating the poison was taken before death. Police received letters linking Johann Hoch to multiple matrimonial ventures beyond those with Mrs. Annie Dodd and Mrs. Regina Miller Curtis of Dayton in 1903.
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Chicago
Marie Walcker-Hoch
Hoffman
Johann Hoch
Annie Dodd
Regina Miller Curtis
Dayton
Ohio
Americans corralled by Yaqui Indians near Sonora
J F Wardner, a noted mining man, reports to the Spokesman-Review that he and about 200 Americans are corraled at La ColoradoSonora by Yaqui Indians. He appeals to Senator Dubois for protection and notes distrust of a small Mexican guard against 2000 hostiles. He also cites a rumored U S telegram from President Roosevelt to President Diaz.
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Spokane
Wash
J. F. Wardner
Pacific Coast
Spokesman- Review
la Colorado
Sonora
Dubois
Idaho
Wardner
Roosevelt
Diaz
Mexico
United States
Lyons Draws Six Months for Election Law Violation
Denver man William C. Lyons, a clerk in the city auditor's office, was found guilty as an accessory in alleged election law violations. He withdrew his motion for a new trial and was sentenced by Judge Frank T. Johnson to six months in jail.
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Denver
William C. Lyons
Frank T. Johnson
Lyons
Two Killed in Wreck on New York Central
Utica N Y Feb 4 two trainmen died and many passengers injured in a wreck on the New York Central at Whitesboro three miles west of Utica The eastbound Buffalo special derailed when the westbound locomotive boiler exploded Thirteen cars plunged from the rails State Supreme Court Justice Warren B Hooker of Fredonia was among the injured badly bruised.
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Utica
N. Y
New York Central
Whitesboro
Here
John Allen
John Brennan
Western Express
Buffalo
State Supreme Court
Warren B. Hooker
Fredonia
Tunnel Company Head Indicted In Chicago Forgery Case
Albert G. Wheeler president of the Illinois Tunnel company former City Clerk William Leffler and Assistant City Clerk Edward Erhern were indicted by a grand jury for forgery in relation to the underground railroad franchise. Alderman Edward Novak and printer John Higgins face perjury and forgery charges in the same case.
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Chicago
Albert G. Wheeler
The
Illinois Tunnel Company
William Leffler
Edward Erhern
Grand Jury
Edward Novak
John Higgins
End of Salvation Army Leader in Reno Suicide
George Beauchamp a prominent Salvation Army officer in Reno committed suicide by taking strychnine in front of his wife and two children authorities report he had suffered ill health for some time the incident occurred on February 4 in Reno Nevada by direct action in the home of his family
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Reno
George Beauchamp
Salvation Army
Beauchamp
Republicans Summoned To Vote On Railway Rate Rule
Representative Tawney the Republican whip summoned all Republican members to be in the House at 2 p.m. Monday to vote on the rule for consideration of the railway rate.
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Washington
Tawney
House
Children of former Governor Hogg summoned to Houston
Governor Hogg III Austin Texas February 4 The children of former Governor Hogg were summoned to Houston today by the reported serious illness of the governor.
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Austin
Tex
Hogg
Houston
Looking Better for Alva Adams
Ballots are discredited as Alva Adams gains momentum in the race. Supporters claim improvements in polling and public backing despite ongoing scrutiny of the ballot process.
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Alva Adams
Hearing resumes on fraudulent ballots in Peabody Adams case
In Denver 300 depositions slated as witnesses identify ballots they cast or family ballots as authentic despite expert findings of fraud. Both Democratic and Republican witnesses testified their ballots matched their identities or were legally cast. The joint legislative committee will continue hearings Monday afternoon.
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Denver
Colo
Joint Legislative Committee
John A. Rush
P. J. E. Robinson
Fleury
Lone Precinct
Great Falls Stockman Wins Partial Government Claim
Capt J Lathrop represented M W Broughton of Great Falls Mont in a government livestock loss claim from 1876 77. The court of claims ruled 1876 losses invalid due to war status but allowed 12000 for 1877 cattle killed in the Black Hills, with testimony from Sioux chiefs supporting the larger claim.
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Standard
Sioux City
Iowa
Lathrop
Washington
M. W. Broughton
Great Falls
Mont
Court of Claims
Broughton
Black Hills
Ironworker Charged with Jersey Murder
George H. Wood an ironworker was identified by Plainfield officers as the suspect in the Plainfield New Jersey sleigh murder case. He was arraigned in police court and held for extradition papers from New Jersey. Authorities believe they have a motive after finding Williams with $200 before the ride and only $2 on the body.
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New York
George H. Wood
Plainfield
N. J
Wood
New Jersey
Williams
Three Are Tried for Murder of Rose White in West Virginia
In Logan West Virginia on February 4 the preliminary trial of Florid Stollings for the murder of 18 year old Rose White began. Bal lard Stollings and Ballard's wife are charged as accessories. The victim, daughter of a prominent farmer, was killed near Christmas with brutal mutilation and decapitation efforts. A mob once urged lynching the Stallings brothers after arrest.
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Logan
W. Va
Florid Stollings
Rose White
Ballard Stollings
Ballard
Stallings Brothers
Explosion Hits Montpelier Plant Injuring Two
Two men were seriously injured when 2 250 quarts of nitroglycerin exploded today at a magazine of the American Glycerine company three miles north of Montpelier Indiana. Concussion was felt for 50 miles and farmhouses within two miles sustained slight damage.
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Montpelier
Ind
American
Explosion at Wheeling plant injures five workers
Five men were seriously injured in Wheeling West Virginia when a February 4 blast wrecked the Wheeling Corugated Iron paint works. Two may be fatally hurt as rescue teams worked at the site.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling Corrugated Iron Company
Major Goodspeed, Bank Leader, Dies in Columbus
Maj. W. F. Goodspeed, president of the Commercial National Bank and a prominent Grand Army man, died suddenly in Columbus today at age 62. The obituary notes his civic ties and military service.
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Columbus
W. F. Goodspeed
The
Commercial National Bank
Grand Army
Motion to Strike Heinze Answer In Heinze Case
Napoleon IV seeks change of venue to dodge questions before the commissioner. Judge Bourquin prepares to hear Boston & Montana Mining Co. v Heinze et al on a $5,750,000 damages claim arising from ore extraction. Proceedings focus on section 3 306 of Montana code and due process challenges to striking pleadings.
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Boston & Montana Mining Company
District Court
F. A. Heinze
E. H. Wilson
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
Johnstown Company
Gambetta, Piccolo
Colusa
Bourquin
J. M. Denny
Heinze
Montana
Code of Civil Procedure of
Eliot
Foley
California
Pacific
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Zomkovitz
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Hole
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