Japan to land 250000 troops in Korea confront Russians
London reports a Berlin despatch stating Japan is conducting large scale landings on Korea's northern coasts. Up to 250,000 Japanese soldiers may be deployed before a major clash with Russian forces. Berlin naval experts support a pre fleet victory land move, expecting early land success despite uncertain reinforcement via the Siberian railroad.
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London
Corea
German War Office
Berlin
Japan
Russia
Siberian
Japanese report cites Russians losing two ships at Port Arthur
Washington February 17 the Japanese legation received from Tokyo a dispatch detailing the torpedo attack on Port Arthur on February 14. It states that on February 18 destroyers moved through a north storm and that the Asagiri torpedoed a Russian battleship while Hayatori torpedoed another, both returning to base.
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Washington
Legation
Foreign Office
Tokio
Port Arthur
Asagiri
Hayatori
Finnish Labor Leader Warns of War Aid in Vancouver
Matt Kurrikki head of the Labor party in Finland visits Vancouver and warns that if Finland is supplied with munitions of war it will mobilize against Russia to aid Japan in the current conflict.
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Vancouver
Matt Kurrikki
Labor Party In
Finland
Russia
Fifteen Thousand Troops Embarking From Nagasaki
A telegram from Nagasaki dated February 15 reports fifteen thousand troops loading onto transports while their horses are in poor condition. Two damaged warships are waiting to go into dry dock.
Winchester Teacher Ends Life Amid Nervous Strain
Mary L. Spurr a 60 year old Winchester school teacher and former Gifford School principal died by hanging in the Unitarian Church. She had been on leave due to illness and recently discharged from a sanitarium after a period of nervous prostration. Her brother Thomas S. Spurr is town treasurer.
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Winchester
Mary L. Spurr
Unitarian
Gifford
Main Street
Boston Typographical Union Refuses New York Aid
Boston Typographical Union declined NYP union offers to use its reserve fund to aid the strike by Boston book and job compositors. The Boston locals say they can sustain the fight through summer to victory. New York officials indicated some Boston plant work would be sent to New York, but none would be handled there.
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Boston Typographical Union
New York Typographical Union 6
Boston Union
New York Union
Boston
New York
Boston Heir Born on Train En Route to New Haven
An heir to a wealthy Boston family was born on Washington express between Stamford and New Haven. Dr H P Geib from Stamford boarded at Stamford after a telegram, delivering the newborn an hour and a half later in New Haven with a nurse. The mother, described as a leading Boston society woman, requested anonymity.
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New Haven
Conn
Boston
Washington Express
Stamford
Harlem
H. P. Geib
Geth
Japanese Forces Converge Toward Yalu River Front
Japanese forces press from Kilju to Chongju shaping a northern Korean front while converging from southern ports Fusan Masampo and Chemulpo. Aimed at the Yalu line the movements connect rail nets from Manchuria and Seoul with supply depots at Wonsan Kotomari and Yezo.
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Corean
Fusan
Masampo
Fusan-Seoul
Chemulpo
Wonsan
Kotomari
Yezo
Yalu River
Japan
Russia
Seoul-Fusan
Czar Bids Godspeed to Men Heading East War Mission
In the winter palace courtyard the Czar reviewed the Third Battalion of the First Siberian rifles marching to the Far East. Present were the Czarina, Dowager Empress, Grand Duke Michael, War Minister Kuropatkin, General Sakharoff, and court officials. The Czar offered blessings and urged courage as the regiment departed with cheers and a farewell blessing.
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ST. Petersburg
Winter Palace
Far East
Michael
Kuropagein
Sakharoff
St. Seraphim
Funeral Train Bears Hanna Remains Homeward to Cleveland
Washington dispatch reports Senator Marcus A. Hanna laid in state with crowds at the Capitol. President Roosevelt visited Mrs Hanna at the Arlington and offered condolences. The funeral service was held in the Senate chamber and a large procession followed the coffin through Capitol Hill to final honor.
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Washington
Senator Hanna
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Senate Chamber
Capitol
The
United States
Senate Wing
Hanna
H. M. Hanna
Parsons
Captured by Star Boarder in Theft Case
Frank Stanley, 65, of 4 Wilkes Street, known to police as a clothes line thief, was nabbed last night by a boarding house star boarder at 484 Tremont Street after a landlady reported missing a skirt and other items. A sheet hid his feet and he fled toward Tremont Street, then surrendered at Dedham Street police station with Officer Dennessey.
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Frank Stanley
Wilkes Street
Star
Tremont Street
Dedham Street
Dennessey
Faneuil Hall Concert Fest Promises Old World Flavor
A municipal concert at Faneuil Hall on February 2 features conductor Albert M. Kanrich leading the program with soloists Enrico Fontana and Rudolph Toll, clarinetist, promising a refined musical event for the city.
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Faneuil Hall
Albert M. Kanrich
Enrico Fontana
Rudolph Toll
Albanians in Diakova Revolt Against Reform Plans
Sixteen thousand Albanians rise in revolt in Diakova district opposing Macedonian reform plans and new taxes. Ottoman troops clash, Albanians repulse a Turkish assault on Baba Jhosi as reinforcements flood the region. Authorities rush supplies and road repairs on the Bulgarian frontier amid mounting troop deployments.
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Constantinople
Diakova
Macedonia
Ain
Babajhosi
Turks beset by Albanian army near Babajhosi
In Macedonia at Babajhosi between Diakova and Ipek, Shem shi Pasha with 2500 Turkish troops and three guns is reported besieged by 20,000 Albanian forces.
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Galonica
Macedonia
Shemshi Pasha
Babajhosi
Diakova
Ipek
Port of Wiju Opened Up for World Commerce
Washington reports that Wiju in Korea has been declared open to world commerce by the Korean government. The United States, first to apply for opening, seeks to extend the river trade by opening Yongampho upstream. State Department foresees major impact on the Yalu River and may appoint a consul to represent America at Wiju.
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Washington
Allen
Seoul
Cables
State Department
Wiju
United States
Japan
England
Yongampho
Yalu River
Yalu
America
Foss 10 Urge Reciprocity to Canada at GOP Convention
Eugene N. Foss told a Post reporter that delegates-at-large to the coming Republican national convention are secondary to his push for Canadian reciprocity. He said he has not declared candidacy and aims to rally New England sentiment for open markets with Canada, naming ex-Governor Long as a potential asset and noting Curtis denies running. Ex-Mayor Edwin A. Curtis also stated he is not seeking delegate-at-large despite friends urging him to run.
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Canada
Eugene N. Foss
Post
Washington
Foss
Edwin A. ‘Curtis
Chicago
Curtis
New England
Republican
Long
Emmons Praises Boston Reforms In Cambridge Talk
Judge Emmons spoke at the Pilgrim Congregational Church in Cambridge about Boston policing strides. He cited reductions in drunkenness on public streets and said Boston is becoming a model city through strict law enforcement, despite some critics.
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Emmons
Cambridge
Boston
Boston Police Board
Men's Association of the Pilgrim
Congregational Church of Cambridge
Beverly girl to nurse wounded Japanese in Japan voyage
Mary E. Gladdin of Beverly Hospital plans to sail May 1 with a corps of Red Cross nurses organized by Dr. McGee of Washington for service in Japan. She is a noted Red Cross nurse and Roger Wolcott Camp captain, with prior Spanish American War nursing experience. The Nurses Club discussed her acceptance of the assignment, despite a rumor about language requirements. The Roger Wolcott Camp voted to offer services for the Grand Army encampment that summer.
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Japan
Corea
Yalu River
Engineer Corps
Mary E. Gladdin
Beverly Hospital
Corps of Nurses
McGee
Washington
Miss Gladdin
Red Cross
Roger’ Wolcott
Nurses’ Club of
Boston
Nurses’ Club
Chicago
Roger Wolcott
Grand Army
Post War Extra Demand Surges In New England
Public praise grows for Post war extras as orders for more supplies pour in from across New England. A striking illustration occurred Monday when last edition front pages bore the identical war extra story published hours earlier.
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Post’s War Extra
New England
The
Post
Arlington Boat Club Minstrel Show Delights Town Hall Crowd
The Arlington Boat Club minstrel show at Town Hall drew a large audience, prompting a repeat performance the next evening. Director Harry O. Osgood led a strong program featuring the Imperial Sextet in Florodora, Sylvester brothers in a musical sketch, and ensemble numbers with notable solos by Norman F. Xavier and others. The cast list highlights Dwelley Wiswall Rankin Holmes and a range of vocal and comedic acts, all met with enthusiastic applause.
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Arlington
Arlington Boat Club
Town Hall
Harry O.osgood
Imperial Sextet
Blackville
Glee Club
Tosti
Fred
Holmes
Wiswall
T. W. Holmes
L. Ran Ein
Sylvester Brothers
Melinda
F. H. Clarkson
Mr. Frank
Pomona
Riveteiensanens
Eg S. Brill
Daisy
G. M. Fowle
I. Wale
Robert Entwistle
Edward
Frans
Freddenkasen
T. Wheeler
A. M. Whee Alt Holmes
A K. Rankin
E. Stephenson
T. RB
W. Hy Hinton
My L. Bennett
G. KE. Bonney
Dona St
Union crews replace non-union on two Newport ships
Labor notes from Newport News say non-union crews on the schooners Dorothy Palmer and Addie M. Lawrence were let go upon arrival and full union crews hired at old wage rates. A protective association formed by department Nese subs and inspectors elected P. J. O Sullivan president and others, to meet monthly at Wells Memorial.
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Seamen's Union
Newport News
Dorothy Palmer
Addie M. Lawrence
P. J.O .Sullivan
P. J. MeKlin
Richard Ward
F. J. Nagle
John J. Carey
Wells Memorial
Ladies Night at Brunswick Hotel by Shoe Club
The Boston Boot and Shoe Club hosted Ladies' Night at the Brunswick Hotel with about 250 attendees. A varied program featured C. C. Hoyt on customers worldwide, James P. Monroe on The Mind of the 20th Century Young Man, Edward Wilson on Tennessee Camps Outdoor Life for Boys, and La Rue Vredenburgh's comedy On de Rapide. Soloists Pauline Woltmann and A B Hitchcock performed. a list of notable guests included Edward Moll, C. H. Alden, J. F. Casey, and others.
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Boston
Brunswick Hotel
C. C. Hoyt
James P. Monroe
Reform Club
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Edward 8. Wilson
New York
Tennessee
la Rue Vredenburgh
Pauline ‘Woltmann
A. B. Hitchcock
Edward Moll
C. H. Alden
J. F. Casey
J. K. Mosser
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Fes
Beverly Girl
North End
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GAN
Rae
Artur
First Page Post
WAR Extra
Arlington Boat
LUB Minstrels
LABOR
Plimpton-Hervey Co Complete House
Union Street
Waltham
Union Station
Hanover and
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