Japanese Repulse Russians Near Liao Yang
Japanese headquarters report cavalry clashes southwest of Liao Yang where Russians attacked rail lines and near Tangmasas. Russians were repulsed with heavy losses and pursued. Russian forces also attacked New Chwang and Niu chiatun but were repulsed. Reinforcements arrived on both sides as skirmishes continued.
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Tokio
Liao Yang
Nogi
Oyama
Tangmasas
Liverhpac
Anshantien
Haicheng
Tatcheklae
Yinkow
New Chwang
Niuchiatun
Police Crackdown Pressure on Sunday Hotel Guests
Police after the hotel men warn that Sunday crowding must be curbed. A 10 cent beer price is proposed to deter guests, after inspectors found five cent beer with sandwiches boosting Sunday patronage. Hotel men were told to call at the police board and heed the notice to avoid trouble.
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Police Board
Frank B. Dow
Courier-Citizen
Miss Ellen Denning Foils Brooklyn Burglars at Station
Miss Ellen Denning a 23 year old ticket seller fought off two burglars from robbing a Brooklyn Rapid Transit station office Early today She locked the door threw money into the safe and stepped outside with a revolver firing two shots in the air to summon police Porter William Young aided in the struggle and was mildly injured The culprits were captured and to stand trial and Denning was praised by the court for her bravery
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New York
Ellen Denning
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Miss Denning
Young
Textile strike discussed at Fall River meeting
At a two hour session the Fall River Manufacturers Association debated the latest turn in the textile strike. A conference with Gov. Douglas and labor leaders at the state house in Boston was proposed for tomorrow morning. No action or committee was decided, but another meeting was planned for this afternoon.
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Fall River
Manufacturers Association
Gov. Douglas
State House
Boston
Borden
Yeomans Favored for Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Washington January 13 Senate committee on interstate commerce agreed to report favorably the nomination of James D Yeomans for interstate commerce commissioner indicating strong support ahead of a full senate vote and signaling likely confirmation.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce Today
James D. Yeomans
Ayer's Pills Liver Remedy Ad Declares Benefits
An old advertisement promotes J. C. Ayer Co liver pills from Lowell Massachusetts. It claims skin color headaches and disposition prove the pill’s worth after sixty years of production. The copy emphasizes trust in Ayer's Pills as a long standing remedy.
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J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Ayer
Ica
Man pleads reformitory past hurts work prospects
In Lowell police court James P. Boyle, jailed for neglect of wife, laments job losses due to having served time. Judge Hadley places him on probation after urging employment aid. Boyle’s misfortune stems from being tainted by a reform school record. A linked case strangers a former shoplifter. John Donohoe, already under state-probation, is sent to the state farm after a drunkenness arrest with Minnie Durant. A struggling woman, previously healthy, reappears in court and is sent to Sherborn after appealing bail. Brady, charged with drunkenness, fights guilt but faces immediate enforcement of a two month jail sentence. The record notes Brady’s ongoing political notoriety.
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James P. Boyle
Reformatory
Boyle
Massachusetts Reformatory
Lowell
Hadley
Slattery
John Donohoe
Minnie Durant
John
State Farm
Plymouth
N. H
Sherborn
Michael H. Brady
Markham
Brady
Centralville
Police Engage in Street Row in New York
A street brawl in New York involved Patrolman Conway a detective and Patrolman Bahr with Bahr’s wife during a dispute linked to an earlier saloon keeper arrest. All injured, Conway sent home on sick leave. others released after station reprimand while police commissioner to conduct an investigation.
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New York
Conway
Bahr
Frank L. Carey
Carey
Effie May Crew Survive After Ship Beached in Snowstorm
Halifax Nova Scotia January 13 Captain Hauss and nine crew members of the fishing schooner Effie May arrived after rowing several miles from their wrecked vessel. The ship went ashore on Thrumcape near the harbor entrance during a heavy snowstorm. The ten men launched dories but rough seas forced an indirect landing at Northwest Arm. The 60 ton schooner is a new craft and may be saved.
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Halifax
N. S
Hauss
Effie May
Thrumcape
Northwest Arm
Badge and Ribbon for Merit Soldiers
War Department announces under presidential authority that a badge with ribbon will be issued to each officer and enlisted man with a certificate of merit and that campaign badges with ribbons will be issued as part of the uniform to those entitled.
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Washington
War Department
Woman Dies After Gas Stove Explosion
New Bedford reports Mrs. Catherine A. Jordan died at St Luke's hospital from injuries after a gasoline explosion in her stove last evening. The accident occurred in her home, details indicate fire and blast caused fatal burns. Her death marks the end of the incident with emergency responders on scene last night.
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New Bedford
Catherine A. Jordan
St. Luke’s Hospital
Burglars Attack Watchman in Brooklyn Safe Blowout
In Brooklyn, two burglars assaulted Marcus & Pyler's iron works watchman Bernard Rubin, struck with a hammer and knocked unconscious. They blew the office safe but seized only Rubin's shoes and several papers, escaping while Rubin later recovered to raise the alarm. One suspect has been arrested.
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New York
Marcus & Pyler’s Iron Works
Brooklyn
Bernard Rubin
Rubin
New Chairman of Committee Albert W. David Named Leader
Albert W. David is the newly elected chairman of the Republican city committee. The narrative traces his French heritage and notable relatives including a pioneer New Hampshire rail founder, a Harvard scientist, ex US senators, and Tufts college links. After high school he worked in Boston with Nichols & Dalton until 1888, then secured a position with the U.S. Cartridge Co. through Gen. Dalton and Gen. Dimon.
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Albert W. David
Republican City Committee
United States
France
Barnabas Bradt David
New Hampshire
Amherst
Northern
David
Boston
Frederick W. Putnam
Harvard
University of California
Tufts College
Dimon
Arlington
Cambridge
Nichols & Dalton
Samel Dalton
Benj. F. Butler
Dalton
U. S. Cartridge Co
Railroad rate reform hearing stirs tensions in Congress
Washington Jan. 13 Opposition to government rate making for railroads continued before the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce. President Samuel Spencer of the Southern Railway argued against the Quarles Cooper bill and warned that sudden uniform classifications could disrupt commerce and unfairly affect some lines. He insisted rebates are uncommon among well managed roads and that defining reasonable rates should not transfer power to regulate to the courts.
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Washington
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railway
Quarles-Cooper
Spencer
Richardson
Alabama
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sacred Song Convinces Killer to Halt Suicide at Hang
In Lexington Kentucky on January 13 J W Bess who murdered Mrs Martha McQuinn Martin two years earlier was hanged. He confessed he planned to kill himself with a knife hidden in his mouth but changed course after hearing a sacred song sung by children near the jail.
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Lexington
J. W. Bess
Martha McQuinn Martin
Chilee
China Aiding Japanese Allegations Rise Over Neutrality
Paris reports Russia presents alleged proof of Chinese neutrality breaches. Claims include Japanese use of Miaotao islands near Port Arthur as a harbor and base, Chinese border troops under Japanese officers, and Chinese firms aiding Japan with provisions and war supplies. Russia warns it will exercise full action against future abuses.
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Paris
Associated Press
Russia
China
Miaotao
Straits of
Pechili
Port Arthur
King Edward and Queen Alexandra Visit Report Denied
A Montreal report claiming King Edward and Queen Alexandra would visit Canada this year is declared unfounded. The London dispatch notes no official confirmation of such a royal tour.
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London
Montreal
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Canada
All Night Bank for New York Plans Expansion
New York January 13 with a 900000 dollar site at Fifth Avenue and Forty fourth Street, directors of the First Night and Day bank outline plans for a fashionable, day and night bank. The institution will open with 200000 capital and 300000 profit in the year from the property flip.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Forty-fourth Street
First
Jerome After the Gamblers Jerome Gamblers
New York on January 13 District Attorney Jerome announces a broad crusade to seize gambling paraphernalia and close venues. He plans to summon prominent gamblers for questioning starting Monday and may seek perjury charges if they refuse to identify locations. Bishop Potter endorses the effort.
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New York
New York City
Jerome
John Kelly
Lou” Ludlam
John Doe
Henry C. Potter
Harrison Knife Sheath Identified in Tucker Murder Trial
Cambridge reports detail cross examination in the Tucker murder case of Mabel Page. Gen J M Whitney and Dr. Pomfret testified on teeth impressions and blood evidence. Tucker allegedly confessed to Deputy Chief Neal and Constable McAuliffe described found knife and pin.
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Cambridge
James H. Vahey
Jophanus M. Whitney
State Police
Charles L. Tucker
Mabel Page
General Whitney
Vahey
Waltham
Tucker
Page
Sanderson
Mr. Vahey
Page House
Gen. Whitney
John W. Pomfret
West Newton
Parker
Pomfret
Shaw
George C. Neal
Prof. Wood
Harvard
Patrick J. McAuliffe
Weston
British Steamer Roseley Caught with Russian Coal
Tokio January 18 The Japanese armored cruiser Tokiwa captured in the Sea of Japan on January 11 the British steamer Roseley capt Robertson from Barry November 11 bound for Shanghai loaded with coal consigned to Vladivostok The Roseley last reported at Singapore December 24 She is of 2833 tons net built at Port Glasgow in 1902 and owned by W R Rea of Belfast
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Tokio
Tokiwa
Sea of Japan
Roseley
Robertson
Barry
Shanghai
Vladivostok
Singapore
Port Glasgow
W. R Rea
Belfast
Japanese Defeat Siberian Cossacks at Hamheung
A Japanese garrison at Hamheung reportedly defeated a detachment of the ninth Siberian Cossacks near Honan. The Russians retreated in disorder, nine dead were left on the field, and the Japanese seized two horses along with rifles and swords.
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Tokio
Imperial
Korea
Hamheung
Honan
Russian cavalry raid hits Chinese railway line
Tokio reports Russian cavalry damaged parts of the railroad near Haichang and Tashihchiao. The despatch follows a prior AP cable from Gen Oku's field headquarters saying Japanese guards repelled a raid near Haichang.
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Tokio
Anshantien
Haichang
Tashihchiao
Associated Press
Oku
Russian Pacific squadron sails south toward Jibatil
The Russian second Pacific division under Rear Admiral Botrovsky set sail from Suez toward a southern destination, likely the Jibatil area near French Somaliland, this morning.
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Suez
Egypt
Second Pacific
Botrovsky
Jibatil
French Somaliland
Rumor of Resignation From Russian Ministry
Unconfirmed reports from St. Petersburg say Emperor Nicholas accepted Interior Minister Sviatopolk Mirsky’s resignation yesterday and named M. Witte to succeed him at 11 p.m. Another version suggests Prince Obolensky, governor general of Finland, could take the post.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Sviatopolk-Mirsky
M. Witte
Committee of Ministers
Prince Obolensky
Finland
Prince Sviatopolk- Mirsky
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