Desperate Deeds Shake Capitals Amid War Costs
Telegrams report heavy casualties for Russia at the capture of Sandépas on January 26 with 45 officers and 1000 men killed or wounded. The Russians also took 102 Japanese prisoners. In Nogales Arizona a gambler killed three in a saloon poker melee and then took his own life, after firing on dealer Conn, the Monte dealer Olivas, and a cattleman Beadle.
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St. Petersburg
Chansiamutun
Sandépas
Committee of Ministers
Witte
Russ
M. Witte
Moscow
Nogales
Ferdinand Walters
M. M. Conn
Johnson
Walters
Conn
Monte
George Beadle
Modesto Olivas
Skagway
Alaska
Soapy Smith
Conn’s
American Steamer M. S. Dollar Seized by Japanese
Tokio reports the American steamer M. S. Dollar en route to Viadivestock with provisions and forage was seized Friday in the Pacific east of Hokkaido. A London dispatch notes a steamer with a black funnel and red bands ashore at Windivestock, possibly the Dollar, sailed from San Francisco on December 31.
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Tokio
Pacific Ocean
Hokkaido Island
London
Windivestock
M. S. Dollar
San Francisco
Newcastle, Bay
Dollar Steamship Company
Aggressive Actions Mark Jan 25 to 26 at Hei Kou Tai Chen Chieh Pao
Tokio dispatches report Genera Kuropatkin moved a full corps from Chengtsu on Jan 25. Field Marshal Oyama counterattacked with engagements at Chen Chieh Pao and Hei Kou Tai. Japanese forces claim repulsing a Russian division at Chen Chieh Pao and engaging another at Hei Kou Tai as Russians withdrew toward Liu Tia Ko.
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Tokio
Shakhe River
Genera Kuropatkin
Chengtsu
Oyama
Chen Chieh Pao
Heikou Tai
Yama
Hun
Liu Tia Ko
Hei Kou Tai
One Column Captured Thirty of Them and Another Twenty
Military dispatch from Shakroff reports Sandepas offensive with Japanese battalions and cavalry fleeing. Our forces captured thirty prisoners in one column and twenty in another as Japanese arms were thrown into ambulance wagons.
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St. Petersburg
Shakroff
Kuropatkin
Sandepas
Hei Kou Tai
Dodge-Morse Matrimonial Tangle Holds Sensational Court Drama
In New York a long gusty Dodge Morse affair unfolds with lawyer Abraham Hummel freed on bond while facing three warrants including subornation of perjury and conspiracy. The case centers on service of divorce papers, Morse’s wealth and the Mrs Morse divorce, plus letters to a widow connected to Morse.
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Dodge-Morse
New York
Dodge- Morse
Abraham H. Hummel
Howell & Hummel
McMahon
Rand
Mr. Hummett
American Ice Company
Dodge
Texas
Jerome
Morse
Justice Fursman
Supreme Court of New York
Abraham Hummel
Hummel
Largest Diamond Found At Johannesburg In Transvaal
The largest diamond ever discovered weighs over three thousand carats and is described as pure white. The find was reported from Johannesburg in the Transvaal on January 28.
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Johannesburg
Transvaal
Great white diamond found near Pretoria sparks excitement
A 3032 carat pure white diamond was found near Pretoria valued at 3.5 to 4 million dollars. The discovery triggers buzz alongside reference to the Koh-i-Noor as a comparison in wealth and fame. In Washington negotiations settle on February 4 for a statehood vote with initial action on an amendment to admit territories as states and later changes to Oklahoma and New Mexico.
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Pretoria
Washington
Indian Territory
Arizona
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Argo Hotel in Mannsville Destroyed by Fire
A fire swept the Argo hotel at Mannsville I T leaving the building a total loss. A young man named Newsom traveling from Louisiana to Texas was robbed of 265 dollars en route.
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Bryan
Argo
Mannsville
I. T
Poland
Oklahoma
Kansas
Addington
Rogers-Grove
Frisco
Grove
Newsom
Texas
Louisiana
Kuropatkin Reports Russian Victory at Sandepas and Shakhe
General Kuropatkin telegraphs that on January 26 Russian forces pressed the offensive near Sandepas repulsing a Japanese attack from the south and southeast. Cavalry maneuvered against the left flank and struck the Japanese in the rear before the Russians occupied Sandepas at 7 p.m. and captured the enemy entrenchments at Shakhe repelling later Japanese attempts to retake them.
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Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Sandepas
Shakhe
Warsaw Street Fight Ends in Two Deaths
A clash on Lesseno street between troops and striking workers left two dead and seven wounded as soldiers used arms. The fight, in the Wolski suburb, involved liquor stores and a sharp police confrontation. A new prefect was appointed in St. Petersburg.
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Warsaw
Lesseno
Wolski
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M. Hl. James’ Goods
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Oliver
Geo. A. Adams
Parker Building
Nogales, Ariz
Lodz
Grand Opera House
Deciunal
General Army Staff
la Tosca
FE. J. Jenkins
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