Russians Hear Kuropatkin Rumors Of Quitting Command
In St Petersburg reports swirl about Gen Kuropatkin potentially relinquishing command to Gen Linevitch amid friction with Gen Gripenberg. The War Office cautions against certainty as both sides face harsh weather and stalled action on the front near Sandepas and Liao Yang with conflicting accounts of who pressed for dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Sandepas
Gripenberg
Kuropatkin
Linovitch
War Office
Chiantsanhenan
Hun River
Nicholas
Chautandhenau
Fanshen
Poudzova
Shikike
Tsinkhetchen
Rennenkampff
Dzianthan
Santziaohe
Chapten Pass
Vantze Pass
False peace rumor denied by Foreign Office in London
London reports the Foreign Office says no foundation exists for a New York published rumor that Berlin talks between Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg and British Ambassador Sir Frank Lascelles aimed at ending the Russia Japan war. Officials say they know of no proposal from Germany or Britain to halt the conflict. Berlin also notes a separate statement about Emperor William.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
New York
Berlin
von Biilow
Frank Lascelles
Russia
Japan
Germany
Great Britain
Peace Effort in the Far East Dismissed as Fantasy
The Foreign Office views the joint British and German push for East Asia peace as a mere variation of an old fantasy with no real foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Germany
Far East
Foreign Office
Stoessel Denies Surrender Claims At Port Arthur
Gen. Stoessel and Russian officers arriving in Colombo deny surrender charges and claim outside statements exaggerated. They cite 25 000 troops ready for sortie, ample ammunition and three months food, while Col Reiss says garrison could not have held out longer and notes dire siege losses and low treasury. Stoessel to transship at Port Said for Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombo
Stoessel
Japan
Shanghai
Port Arthur
Col. Reiss
Kondratenko
Reiss
Port Said
Odessa
Runaway Amsterdam Ave Car Mayhem Ends With Injuries
A electric car on Amsterdam Avenue sped down a steep Broadway hill with motorman Thomas Connell at the controls. It struck a butcher wagon driven by George Degan, then collided with a news delivery wagon driven by Charles Zimmerman and a peddler’s wagon driven by Joseph Ciello. Degan suffered a scalp wound and internal injuries and was hospitalized. Ciello had knee abrasions and was treated. Connell was arrested after the crash though witnesses said he did all he could to stop the car on icy rails. Ten men jumped from the car. two women remained inside as windows shattered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam Avenue
Thomas Connell
Tenth Avenue
Fifty-seventh
Fiftieth Street
Connell
George Degan
Degan
Fifty-sixth Street
Charles Zimmerman
Joseph Ciello
Ciello
Saunders
Roosevelt Hospital
Earl's Treasure Hunt Ends in Tragic Island Slide
In a Panama State Department report, Earl Fitzwilliam and party using dynamite on Cocos Island caused a cliff collapse. Twenty men killed, four seriously injured as boulders rained down. The Veronoque sailed to Panama with wounded aboard. survivors later went to Southampton.
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Washington
State Department
Barrett
Panama
Cocos Island
Earl Fitzwilliam
Palliser
R. N
Costa Rica
Earl
Southampton
Chicago Sees Large Sun Spot Visible Without Telescope
A sun spot was seen from Chicago without aid of a telescope. Prof. E. B. Frost of Yerkes Observatory estimated the spot’s diameter at 30,000 miles. He noted the spot as one of the largest observed and linked it to solar storms recurring about every eleven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
E. B. Frost
Yerkes Observatory
Lake Geneva
Frost
Earth
American Liner St. Paul Near Fire Island Aims Dock Tomorrow
The American liner St. Paul, sailing from Southampton, was east of Fire Island at 11 o’clock last night and is expected to dock about 6 AM today.
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St. Paul
Southampton
Fire Island
Southern Palm Limited Train Schedule Ad
Advertises the 12 55 P M Southern's Palm Limited from New York to Florida Augusta and Aiken with two additional trains at 3 25 P M and 2 10 A M N Y offices listed at 271 and 1 185 Broadway offering comfort and convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
New York
Florida
Augusta
Aiken
N. Y
New Orleans to Sunset Route annex draft noted
Fragmentary text from a New York Daily piece mentions the New Orleans Sunset Route annex, car service, and office references. The readable items suggest a transportation or railway notice with corporate or timetable hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Californ
New York
Eh Ees
N. X
Adve Ea
Herrick for Leader Faces Upstate Party Split
Albany Feb 4 ex Justice D Cady Herrick of Utica chosen by William F Sheehan and Alton B Parker with Cord Meyer to lead the Democratic Party in New York State to succeed the retiring David Bennett Hill. Murphy and Tammany oppose the plan claiming it weakens urban control and could trigger a party fight with upstate factions.
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New York Times
Albany
Cady Herrick
Supreme Court
William F. Sheehan
Alton B. Parker
Cord Meyer
David Bennett Hill
Herrick
Sheehan
Parker
Meyer
Senator McCarren
Brooklyn
Judge Herrick
Tammany Hall
Charles F. Murphy
Sheehan- Parker-Meyer
Judge Herri
McCarren
Albany County
Murphy
Tammany Organization
Erie County
National
Norman E. Mack
State Committee
Sheehan-Parker
Sheehan Ok
New York City
Tammany
Judge Parker
Florida Rail Service Ad Features Atlantic Coast Line
A fragmented OCR item notes a Florida rail service and mentions Atlantic Coast Line and express or advance service terms. Details are unclear but indicate a transportation update involving Florida and the ACL network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
P. Pees
Fia
Ke Enn
Atlantic Coast Line
Adv
Quickest Line to Cleveland and New York Service
Quickest line details imply travel from New York to Cleveland with 5 32 P M departure and 7 15 arrival. Cincinnati signals connections and St Louis timings, noting York Central as the service label with fine service claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleve Eave
New York
Arri
Cincinnati
St. Louis
York Central
The President and Passes Controversy
Reported comments at the White House discuss President Stickney accepting railroad favors as actions by the Government rather than personal gifts. Observers note railroads extend courtesies to the government, not to him, and that such gestures accompany public business or policy announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Stickney
Roosevelt
White House
United States
Mayor laments cost of cheers after Brooklyn review
Mayor McClellan says cheers from the Thirteenth Regiment in Brooklyn cost the city money. His secretary presents pay raises for Col. David E. Austen, Receiver of Taxes, while the mayor recalls earlier roof leak incidents and bets that cheers have long paid their price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Brooklyn
Thirteenth Regiment
David E. Austen
Mac
John H. O'Brien
O'Brien
Board of Aldermen
Board of Estimate
John
Twelfth Regiment Armory
Death threat for pastor in Black Creek district
Rev. L. D. Cook, Methodist pastor at Black Creek near Williamsport, faces a secret enemy campaign. His horse was poisoned, his home burned, and five church officials targeted. An anonymous note warned him to leave within thirty days or face death. He stays, guards watch the parsonage, and he carries a weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Williamsport
Penn
L. D. Cook
Black Creek
Here
Cook
Poison in a Drink Tied to Brooklyn Truck Driver Death
Coroner in Brooklyn says Joseph Kunkel a 23 year old truck driver died from cyanide poisoning after drinking ginger ale at home 332 Nassau Avenue Greenpoint. He compares case to a 1902 death from poisoned beer and plans an inquest next Thursday hoping for Mrs Kunkel as key witness while she faces insurance payouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Brooklyn
Joseph Kunkel
Nassau Avenue
Greenpoint
George Legh
Wuest
Kunkel
Clarke
Kings County
Mrs. Kunkel
Forgery Scandal Over Chicago’s Big Tunnel
Five indictments returned by the Grand Jury accuse Albert G. Wheeler and others of forgery and perjury tied to records of the Chicago Tunnel project. The Illinois Tunnel Company seeks a vast freight tunnel under downtown Chicago, with bonds set at 5 000 and 3 000 dollars for forgery and perjury counts. The case stems from disputed city records on February 5, 1900, and follows efforts by a Chicago Federation of Labor committee to inspect the tunnel system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Albert G. Wheeler
Chicago Tunnel Company
Wheeler
Ehrborn
Loeffler
James W. Higgins
BE. J. Novak
Commissioner of Public Works
New Jersey
Illinois Telephone and Tunnel Company
Novak
Higgins
Everett
Edward J. Cudd
Chicago Federation of Labor
Judd
Fors
Justice Everett
Hermann
Healy
Wheel
Merly Wa
Bradley & Smith's Brushes Circular
Bradley and Smith at 251 Pearl Street warn that three quarters of the world's bristle supply originates in Russia or Russian Poland. They caution that continued disturbance in Russia may raise prices and state they have fortified stock through purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley & Smith
Bradley& Smith
Pearl Street
Russia
Russian
Poland
Law to Prevent News Theft Introduced in Nebraska
A Nebraska bill proposed in the lower house by Representative Hirle aims to shield newspaper content from theft by ensuring publishers can seek restraining orders against rival papers within forty eight hours of publication. The measure, backed by leading state publishers, moves to a second reading and committee referral Monday.
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Lincoln, Neb
Oaks
Hirle
Douglas County
Aryneny
Kroehl and Twining Acquitted in Bank Misappriation Case
In Trenton on February 4, George F. Kroehl president and Albert C. Twining director of the defunct First National Bank of Asbury Park were acquitted of misapplication of funds in a United States case with the jury out for a short period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kroehl
Twining
Trenton
George F. Kroehl
Albert C. Twining
First National Bank of
Asbury Park
United States
Einstein Locked Up After Threats in Chicago
Abbott Lewis Einstein, husband of Dorothy Russell daughter of Lillian Russell, was jailed at Harrison Street Police Station after threats to kill his wife. Mrs Einstein filed for divorce and later reported the threats at Central Police Station. Detectives arrested him in his attorney’s office. a Monday hearing is planned.
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New York Times
Chicago
Abbott Lewis Einstein
Dorothy Russell
Lillian Russell
Harrison Street
McWeeney
Einstein
Griffin and
Mullin
Rockefeller pledges second $100,000 gift to Brooklyn YMCA
The Brooklyn YMCA trustees announce John D. Rockefeller will donate another $100,000 if the building fund reaches its goal. His son previously gave $100,000. The association aims to raise $800,000 to build and equip new Bedford Eastern District and Greenpoint branches and to pay mortgages on East New York and Prospect Park branches. about $500,000 has been raised.
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Young Men's Christian Association of
Brooklyn
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Association
Bedford
Eastern District
Greenpoint
East New York
Prospect Park
Vermont Governor moves to jail Boston letter writers
Gov. Bell of Vermont orders prosecution of Boston residents who sent letters threatening violence over Mrs. Rogers case. Hundreds of anonymous and signed communications arrive. many threats deemed prosecutable. Attorney General dispatched to Boston to begin cases, arriving this evening.
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New York, Times
Boston
Bell
Vermont
Fire Burns Through Six Story Mott Street Factory
A three alarm blaze at 92 to 98 Mott Street, home to Bernard Ulmann & Co. hosiery and linen makers, started on the third floor and spread to upper floors amid dense smoke. Fire Chief Croker, arriving for the second alarm, ordered a third as flames jumped between tenements flanking the building. Neighbors watched and police aided residents separated from families and belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mott Street
Bernard Ulmann & Co
Croker
Curtain Collapse Scares Opera Singers at Met
During a Romeo and Juliet performance at the Metropolitan Opera the second act ended and a loud crash followed as a 600 pound counterweight toppled, causing the large slide curtain to collapse. Mme Eames and M Saleza remained on stage, none in the audience aware of danger, with only stage timbers damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeo Et Juliette
Metropolitan
Mme. Eames
M. Saleza
Man Withheld Vows Halts Pennsylvania Wedding
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania the ceremony at St Joseph's Church collapsed when groom Frank Venkun thirty married to Miss Helena Haskins twenty refused to marry after being bid. He fled the altar amid stunned guests including the bride who fainted in her bridesmaid's arms. He said an unknown force commanded him not to wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Mahanoy- City
Penn
Frank Venkun
Helena Haskins
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Pantienius
Miss Haskins
Venkun
Haskins
McAdoo summons seven officers for fitness examinations
Police Commissioner McAdoo announced that one Inspector and six Captains were summoned to appear before the Board of Police Surgeons tomorrow to be examined as to their physical fitness for further duty. The Inspector is Thomas Murphy of the Eighth Inspection District in Brooklyn. The Captains include Michael E. Gorman College Point John Reardon Borough Hall Richard Hickman Jamaica Jefferson Deevy Bronx Park James E Ferris Tremont and Thomas Mannion Moritania. All are among the oldest on the force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Board of Police
Thomas Murphy
Eighth Inspection District
Brooklyn
Twe
Michael BE. Gorman
College Point
John Reardon
Borough Hall
Richard Hickman
Jamaica
Jefferson Deevy
Bronx Park
James E. Ferris
Tremont
Thomas Mannion
Moritania
Winter in Florida on Savannah Line Ships
Advertisement touts Savannah Line service to Florida with new ships and large decks. Highlights dust-free travel, beautiful saloons, and invites readers to write for rates and advance information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Savannah Line
Seaboard Resort Ad Details Florida Fishing and Lodging
Florida resort advertisement promotes fishing and shooting, reasonable hotels, and directs readers to Seaboard Resort for particulars via the Seaboard office at 1,183 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sota
West Coast
Florida
Seaboard Resort
Saae Board
Broadway
Jekyll and Hyde Hold-Up Man Smyth Identified
Christopher Smyth alias Sandrock, arrested in Harlem, identified by nearly a dozen robbery victims as the man behind a string of hold ups including the Woerz case. Commissioner McAdoo notes Smyths intellect and socialist ties while authorities pursue motive and legal steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Smyth
Sandrock
McCauley
Harlem
O’brien
Detective Bureau
Smyth
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
McAdoo
Howell
Bronx
Mott Street
Socialist Party
Police
O'Brien
Jefferson Market Court
Sandford
E. L. Shipman
East Seventy-sixth Street
Rayner Shipman
Eva Shipman
Frederick CC. Heighe
West -One Hundred and Seventeenth Street
Delta Phi
Columbia University
Ebenezer Hurd
West Eighty-sixth Street
Robert Talbot
West Sixty-eighth Street
Emil G. Woerz
Clara Hoffman
Tenth Avenue
Sshoment
Ox West
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Com
Mander In Chief
Tokio
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Liuliaokou
Changtan
Heikoutai
Sumpao
Britain
William
Fitzwilliam
Parker-Sheehan
Hill
C. F. Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Sheehan
Mr. McClellan
Big Tunnel
SAY
Enterprise For Conduits
Nebraska
A. L. Einstein
Brooklyn Y. M. C. A
Rogers
Inspector Murphy
Jekyll and Hyde
Santa Claus
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