Georgia Negro Troops Barred from Roosevelt Inauguration
Special dispatch reports Governor Terrell refused to grant leave for Georgia Negro troops to attend the Roosevelt inauguration on March 4. The Lincoln Guards of Macon led by Sandy Lockhart planned attendance but will be denied permission as Terrell aims to keep Georgia from being represented at the event.
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Commercial Tribune
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Terrell
Lincoln Guards
Macon
Sandy Lockhart
Foraker Heads to Ohio as Cincinnati Focus Looms
Senator Foraker leaves Washington for Ohio with Cincinnati as his direct route and Columbus as his goal. He will argue before the Supreme Court midweek and then meet lieutenants to map a six month plan for party strategy, likely affecting Ohio gubernatorial candidates and GOP organization. Senator Dick will join McKinley dinner events in Canton while Carnation Day honors McKinley.
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Postal Telegraph
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D. C
Foraker
Ohio
Cincinnati
Columbus
Supreme Court
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Tulsy
McKinley
One Lone Robber Defies 80 Men on Chicago Streetcar
A lone robber on a Chicago avenue street car held fifty men at bay today in a tense standoff. Police swarmed the scene as the man threatened, but he was eventually subdued and arrested without major injuries reported.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Chicago Avenue
Knabenshue Completes Successful Flight of California Arrow
Roy Knabenshue flew Captain Baldwin's air ship the California Arrow at Chutes Park in Los Angeles. The 45 minute voyage stayed under 1500 feet with circling maneuvers over the park as spectators watched. Knabenshue praised the new motor and said the Arrow can be controlled as easily as an automobile.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Roy Knabenshue
Captain Baldwin
California Arrow
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Ball Park
High Knabenshue
Baldwin
Local Bandit Robs Farmer and Fights Off Passengers
A Dickinson North Dakota farmer P. Dickin was robbed by a bandit who beat pursuing passengers and forced the victim to the car railing. After stealing valuables, the robber fought off others and escaped in a tense chase.
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P. H.dickin
Dickinson
N. D
Dickin
Salvation Army Offered Food Aid for Hungry New York Pupils
Eva Booth proposes Salvation Army food centers in poor NYC quarters to feed hungry school children. Commissioner Booth cites 70 000 hungry NYC pupils and asks City Superintendent Maxwell to allow coupon book distribution through schoolteachers to control aid fairly. Maxwell commends the effort and says the board will consider the proposal.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Salvation Army
Ava Booth
Maxwell
Robert Aunter
United States
St. Louis
Board of Superintendents
Mckinley Remembered Across Canton With Flowers And Telegrams
On the sixty second anniversary of McKinley s birth Canton churches and homes memorialized the martyr president. Carnations and other colors decorated corsages and lapels while many wore white due to flower shortages. Mrs McKinley spent the day quietly at home with a drive. Dr Charles Smith of Pittsburgh visited and spoke at First M E Church. Many churches held services and classic hymns filled homes as memorials continued.
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Mrtas Lat Tribune
Yona
McKinley
Washington
Charles Smith
Pittsburg
Christian Advocate
M. E. Church
Eva Booth Addresses Salvation Army in Cleveland
Miss Eva Booth, commander of the Salvation Army in the United States, spoke to about 2,000 members and supporters in the Cleveland Theater after making her first public appearance in Cleveland. The address lasted over an hour and highlighted Army efforts nationwide.
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Cleveland
Salvation Army
United States
Eva Booth
Advertisements for Rockefeller in Chicago
Jan 29 Chicago reports note ads offering a liberal reward for information on John D. Rockefeller Sr. Stand ard Oil President. L A Gourdain of 131 Dearborn Chicago is indicted for lottery advertising and seeks Rockefeller testimony on business legality. Government subpoenas 75 witnesses across four cities.
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Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
L. A
Mr. Rockefeller
United States
Rockefeller
Gourdain
Louisiana
New York
New Orleans
San Francisco
Warsaw Strikers Loot City As Police Clash
In Warsaw on January 29 the strike disorders escalate with wholesale pillage. Shops on Marshal Kovski street and vodka shops looted, many establishments closed, street lamps out, several clashes with police, and numerous arrests. Prince Gurielly, a Batoum police guard officer, was shot and killed near an iron works. No arrests reported.
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Batoum
Prince Gurielly
Warsaw
Marshal Kovski
Hussars Run Down British Consul in Warsaw
A group of Hussars attacked British Vice Consul Muckash in Marshal Kovsky street, inflicting severe face and lip cuts before he was taken to hospital. British Consul General Murray narrowly escaped in Wierzbowa street as troops and other forces clash amid reported drunken rampage and Warsaw chaos.
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London
Warsaw
Daily Mail
Muckash
Marshal Kovsky Street
Mackain
Murray
Wierzbowa Street
Roosevelt says church should aid immigrants at Luther Place dedication
President Roosevelt addressed the Luther Place Memorial Church rededication, stressing the Lutheran Church’s historic role in America and urging support for newcomers. He noted the church’s German and Scandinavian roots and the duty of existing settlers to share progress with immigrants, urging spiritual kinship as aid.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Roosevelt
Luther Place Memorial Church
United States of America
Middle
Europe
United States
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
Virginia
Carnation Day Honors McKinley Across City
Flower displays and unit observances marked Carnation Day for William McKinley. Crowds at Linton Hall heard Captain E R Monfort praise the late president while portraits and service renditions filled hotels and churches. The event, led by the local Carnation League, drew G A R members and city groups in tribute to the martyr president.
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McKinley
Carnation League
Linton Hall
E. R. Monfort
Captain Monfort
William MacKinley
Forgotten, They Suffocated in Turkish Bath Tragedy
In New York on January 29 two tailors Abraham Pasternak and Peter Roos died after being locked in a Russian bathhouse steamroom on Hester Street. The proprietors and five attendants were arrested as police investigated possible negligence.
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Turkish Bath
Commercial Tribune
New York
Hester Street
Abraham Pasternak
Peter Roos
Norfolk Street
Abraham Stern
Sunday Funerals Barred in Denver
Denver officials bar Sunday funerals after protests from lot owners ministers and laborers. Undertakers' Association supports the move citing workload. Fifteen funerals were held or held over from prior days at Riverside and Fairmount Cemeteries, with workers seeking a rest day.
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Denver
Commercial Tribune
Col
Undertakers’ Association
Riverside
Fairmount
Kuropatkin Retreat Manages Through Japanese Left
St Petersburg reports that General Kuropatkin failed to break through the Japanese left and was forced to retreat from Sandepas due to an inability to capture a redoubt. Russian front dispatches have fallen silent, suggesting failure and a distraction from the home situation. General Mistchenko is reported wounded in the leg.
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ST. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Sakharoff
Sandepas
Huan
Mistenchenko
Decisive Movement Not Expected Soon
War correspondent Nemire Vieh-Danchenko reports from St. Petersburg that a decisive offensive is unlikely for months due to weather and Kuropatkin’s preparations. The Russkoy Slava quotes Prince Hilkoff saying Siberian Railway upgrades will raise capacity to about 22 trains daily, with possible foreign supply if railroad shop strikes persist.
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ST. Petersburg
Moscow
Prince Hilkoff
Siberian
Heavy battle near Szefangtai as Russians push Japanese back
At Szefangtai sixty versts southwest of Mukden a January 25 battle saw the Russian right flank attack the Japanese left with infantry and heavy artillery. Villages changed hands, both sides suffered losses, and bitter cold hampered visibility. Wind drove snow and the center remained quiet.
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Szefangtai
Mukden
Peking
Japanese Claims of Victory in Manchuria Clash
Telegraphic dispatches from the Japanese Manchurian headquarters report Liutaku and Heikontal positions repulsed after counterattacks. A dawn assault near Feitssaiho north of Heikontal secured a position, with another repulse near Heikontai and counterattacks described as defeated.
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Liutaku
Feitssaiho
Heikontal
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