Assault on Huan Mountain Sparks Village Fire
In Manchuria on January 7, Japanese forces renewed pressure against Russian positions on the right wing. A stubborn three month quiet ends as fighting erupts January 25 with a successful Russian counter attack that destroys a village of strategic value and sets it ablaze. Nightly bombardment and ice cold weather shape a tense frontline between the Hun River and Shakha river.
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Huan Mountain
Manchuria
Hun
Heksutail
Liudiutun
Shakha River
Poutiloff Hill
Compositors Return to Work After St. Petersburg Strike
In St. Petersburg on January 27 compositors resumed work while two papers published Friday morning and police guarded offices Thursday night. Troops had left streets as press officials barred strike coverage and traffic ran normally. Unclaimed unidentified dead filled the morgue and some rings suggested liberal sympathizers joined demonstrations.
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St. Petersburg
Press Administration
Trepoff
Strike Spreads as Labor Agents Force Quits in Mi aux North
From Mi au in Russia labor agents from Riga organized a strike. Strikers marched to factories and compelled workers to quit. Troops have been summoned. In Warsaw a strike began and spread, with several factories closed and workers remaining quiet.
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Mi‘au
Russia
Riga
Warsaw
Riots in Riga Kill Thirty One and Wound Civilians
Reports from Riga Ruseta dated January 27 state that during Thursday’s rioting twenty nine men and two women were killed and thirty seven civilians and eight soldiers wounded according to hospital returns. Riga workmen requested theater closures amid the unrest.
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Riga
Ruseta
Strike Flattening: Promise of Shorter Hours Effects
Report from Russia indicates strike activity is easing as government promises shorter labor hours gain traction. Authorities deem a general industrial tie-up unlikely and downplay political revolt while urging leniency toward economic demands. Foreign correspondents note containment efforts and lingering sensational reporting.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Moscow
Kuropatkin Reports Early Right Flank Advance
St. Petersburg January 27 General Kuropatkin cable to Emperor Nicholas dated January 25 announcing the advance of the right flank against the enemy. The dispatch notes the occupation of Khailatisa and Yheigonta and details strategic movements.
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Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Khailatisa
Yheigonta
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