Russian Japanese War Report From Manchuria
AP bulletin notes heavy weather halting pushes near Sandepas in Manchuria as Russian forces hold Chinateswan on the Han River. Two hundred Japanese prisoners are reported, with Japanese accounts contesting losses and entrenchment amid harsh cold.
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Associated Press
Quist
Manchuria
Chiantsanhenan
Sandepas
Kuropatkin
Linovitch
Chinates Whenan
Han River
Mukden
Shakhire
Sandepss
Bt. Petersburg
Remda
Kuropatkin’s Incompetence Questioned by War Correspondent
Berlin reports Colonel Gaede writes from the Far East that Kuropatkin is an honorable but ineffective commander lacking decisive vision and the will to win. He notes excessive caution, burdens of unit placement, and failure to grasp strategic aims amid war demands.
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Berlin
Gaede
Almde Bie
Far East
The
Tageblatt
Kusopackin
Kuropatkin
Gaedke
Ling Yang
Gordko
Fire consumes wholesale store in Birmingham, loss $500000
A blaze at 1:30 in a four story Robert Garey Co wholesale store on West avenue and Twenty-first streets spreads with a northwest wind. Fire units from Montgomery and Chattanooga respond as the fire is declared beyond control. Estimated loss at least $500,000 with no sufficient insurance.
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Birmingham
Ala
Franklin, Stiles and Franklin, Commission Merchants
Morris Avenue
Twentyfirst
Robert Garey & Co
Wholesale Nations
West Avenue
Twenty-first Streets
Montgomery and Chattnooga
Twentieth
Twenty-first Street
First Avenue
Boats Escape From Ice Pack Off Whitestone
New York mourns a perilous night as more than a score of steamers tugs and other craft trapped in an ice pack off Whitestone were freed. By afternoon they had all reached their destination uninjured and with no damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thin City
Whitestone
L. 1
Harvard President Attacks Football Morality
Harvard President Charles W. Eliot criticizes football for ungenerous tactics and moral decline. He argues that warlike surprise and overpowering smaller foes have no place in a manly sport between friends and threaten wholesome play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Eliot
Kansas Congressman Objects to Mile Homestead Bill
Congressman Reeder of Kansas has served notice he will object to consideration of Brooks 40 acre homestead bill, saying it favors large stock owners. It can only be considered with unanimous consent, and without it will fail. He opposes the Colorado bill and similar measures. He is backed by George H Maxwell, active in building opposition in Congress.
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Kansas
Washington, D. C
Reeder
Kanaan
Brooks
Colorado
George H. Maxwell
Congress
Man of Eighty Three Father of a Boy
Trenton New Jersey February fourth John Harding aged 83 celebrates the birth of his son the second born in two years The elderly father married a 23 year old whom he adopted as a girl Their household child died Mr Harding is wealthy and his son stands to inherit 100000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
John Harding
Chili
Mr. Harding
Wyoming Weather Forecast Shows Snow in Far South
Forecast for Wyoming from Woaxhington on February 4 calls for a fall-like Sunday and Monday with snow expected only in the far southern portion from ro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Diplomatic and statehood debates mark Congressional session
Senate focus centered on the Oklahoma and Indian Territory statehood proposal with Senator Long urging self government for the region. The House approved the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill totaling 2,107,047 dollars, an increase of 78,712 over last year, as minor bills were disposed of.
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Washington
Long
Senate
Union of
Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
House
Gannon Declines White House Dinner
Washington notes the Speaker of the House John Gannon declined to dine at the White House after Roosevelt announced a Supreme Court dinner precedence. Gannon sent a note saying as Speaker he could not be outranked, requesting excusal. The President agreed and plans a separate dinner where his rank will be recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Joe” Cannon
House
White House
Roosevelt
Washington
Cannon
Supreme Court
Indians May Choose Their Own Religion
President Roosevelt sends a letter to Secretary Hitchcock on authority for granting contracts for the education of Indians in denominational schools. He states Indians have moral rights to direct their money for schooling their children and urges the continuation of current practice unless Congress or the courts change it. He also presses passage of the Lace bill to allot penalties in severalty to Indians as with land allotment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Scretary Hitchcock
Jnasmu
Interline Department
Congress
Department of Justice
Illumination Oil Discovery Near Douglas
Analysis by General Manager G F Bidwell of the Northwestern railroad reports the oil from a recently discovered well near Douglas Wyoming shows a split of light oil gasoline and heavier fractions with 99.06 per cent heavy oil and a specific gravity measurement for the crude oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Douglas
Wyo
G. F. Bidwell
Northwerern Railroad
Railroads Blocked by Washouts in Arizona Storm
Phoenix residents face widespread flood damage as the Santa Fe Prescott and Phoenix line and the Phoenix and Eastern suffer bridge and track failures across the Gila River. Trains are cancelled or delayed. work crews race to prevent disaster while water levels threaten Maricopa and Kelvin bridges.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Santa Fe, Prescott and
Santa Fe
Cave Creek
Alhambra
Arizone
Glendale
Arizona Canal
Territorial Capitol
Kentuckian Water Drinker Seeks Nationwide Showdown
In Washington on February 4, Secretary Shaw received a Covington Kentucky man named Brown letter declaring himself the world champion water drinker. Brown asks for a United States House permit to exhibit his talent nationwide while Shaw replies no license is needed since no law limits how much water a person may drink, even in Kentucky.
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Shaw
Brown
Covington
United States House
Kentucky
Oathless Club Formed in Waterbury to Curb Profanity
Fifty men from Waterbury Connecticut reportedly formed the Oathtee elude society to stop the use of bad language where they drink. The group includes several merchants and a saloon keeper among its members. The aim is to curb profanity in the city.
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Connecticut
Waterbury
Conn
Head Gonsul W. Off 6 Slowly Sinking
Report from Los Angeles says Conail Palkenburg’s condition is weakening as doctors report he is sinking. No clear cause given and no immediate recovery expected.
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Gonsul
Los Angeles
Cala
Conail Palkenburg
Open Shoshone Indian Reservation Bill Stalls in House
Representative Mondell moved to passage the opening of the Shoshone Reservation. Fitzgerald had withdrawn his objection and Williams said no opposition from his side. Michigan's McMorran objected, blocking unanimous consent. he acted at Smith of Michigan’s request who is ill and absent. Mondell will renew efforts early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Mondell
Fitzgerald
New York
John Sharp Williams
House
McMorran
Michigan
MacMorran
Representive Smith
Moondell
Metcalf to Join Bryan’s Monarch as Associate Editor
Charles W Bryan announced that Richard J Metcalf will leave the Omaha World Herald on May 1 to become associate editor of the Commoner in Lincoln. Metcalf has longtime ties to Bryan and both worked at the World Herald prior to the Commoner’s launch.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles W Bryan
The
Commoner
Wiliam J
Richard J. Metcalf
Omabs World-Herald
F Lincoln
Bryan
World-Herald
Morgan and Mrs Morgan Flee Angry Bowery Crowd
J P Morgan banker and an elderly woman said to be Mrs Morgan were driven through ten Bowery blocks in a one horse coupe after Morgans driver James Byrnes hit and gravely injured Mrs Mairie Sacco Fora on Mulberry street. The chase drew 40 shouting residents and 40 district police as the crowd pursued the carriage.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Embezzler Porter to Return for Trial in Kemmerer
Sheriff Messenger leaves for Kemmerer to escort C. B. Porter back to stand trial for embezzling a large sum from Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co while manager in Glas. Porter was bound over to the District Court, then fled. bondsmen secured his custody pending trial.
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Glas
Wyo
Messenger
Kememmeryy
C. B. Porter
Porter
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Sherif Messenger
Miners to March in Roosevelt Line in Washington Parade
Two to three hundred miners from the Watharctte region plan to march in the Roosevelt inaugural parade on March 4 in Washington. They will wear work garments with lamps in their caps to honor his role during the life strike of 1802 and recognize his efforts.
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Roosevelt Line
Wilkesbarre
Watharctte
Washington
Roosef
Explosion and Wreck Involving Two New York Central Trains
An accident involving two New York Central trains caused an explosion and wreck. No injuries or causes are detailed in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Central
Two Killed and Many Wounded in Rail Crash at Whitesboro
Utica New York February 4 two trainmen died and score or more passengers injured in a collision on the New York Central at Whitesboro three miles west of Utica. The eastbound Buffalo special boiler exploded blasting the locomotive of the western express and hurling the thirteen car wreckage from the rails. The westbound cars remained on track though jolted hard and some occupants were tossed to the floor. An hour or more was spent freeing passengers from the eastbound sleeping cars.
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Utica
N. Y
New York Central
Whitesboro
Here
John Allen
John Brennan
Western Express
Buffalo
Explosion at Empire Torpedo magazine near Montpelier
In Hartford City Indiana on February 4 a blast at Empire Torpedo company magazines near Montpelier is believed to have killed several. The explosion destroyed the magazines and the shock was felt fifty miles away.
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Hartford City
Ind
Iit
Empire Torpedo Company
Montpelier
Personal Mention Roundup of Travelers and Visitors
Myer Frank remains in New York while J R Arnold of Evanston visits the city. Mrs 8 G Roberts visits Denver. Fred Culmette returns to North Platte. Mrs J E B Reed and children return to Diamond. Fireman N B Busby spends days in Denver. Air Brake Inspector Dan Brees travels to Laramie. A J Parshall a south bound passenger. Fireman A A Ward of Union Pacific visits Laramie. General Superintendent W L Park expected from Omaha. Mrs Ben Nash and son go to Laramie where her brother is ill. Judge J A Riner leaves for Palo Alto Callt wintering with family. Ross Draper leaves for Rawlins for a Sunday. J D Rainsford of Diamond visiting then southbound. State Veterinarian G T Seabury goes to Denver with daughter Ethel. Superintendent W A Whitney returns from western trip with Chief Dispatcher S S Morris. Miss Norah Brophy to Denver after hosting by Mrs O Brien and Mrs Herod. Mia Dalay Trout to return home from Diarymead after six weeks with sister Mrs Yost. Traveling Engineer Grey of Colorado & Southern returns to Denver after ballet explosion inquiry.
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Myer Frank
New York
J. R. Arnold
Evanston
G. Roberts
Denver
Fred Culmette
North Platte
J. EB. Reed
Diamond
N. B. Busby
Dan Brees
Laramie
A. J. Parshall
A. A. Ward
Union Pacific Ip
W. L. Park
Omaha
Ben Nash
Norah Brophy
New York Metal Market Steady Across Lead Copper and Silver
In New York the metal market shows lead copper and silver holding steady with no price changes. The report notes consistent values across the commodities as traders await further economic signals.
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New York
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