Kuropatkin's Move Defeated by Oyama in Manchuria clash
Japanese headquarters report heavy fighting in Manchuria with multiple detachments engaging near Liutiako Heikoutai and Chenchiehpao. They claim 300 enemy officers and men captured and ongoing Russian bombardments versus Japanese counterattacks amid severe winter conditions.
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Kuropatkin
Oyama
Feitsaihotzu
Heikoutai
Liutiako
Hun River
Chenchiehpao
Likajentan
Mistchenko
Lichianopeng
Haerhpao
Russian offensive reports from San depas and Sandepas battles
Lieut. Gen. Sakharoff reports Jan. 26 27 actions near Sandepas Sumapu Paotsia with heavy bombardment of Sandepas. Russians claim gains then retire from redoubt. 100 Japanese prisoners taken. Mistchenko wounded. Mukden reports continued cannonade on Japanese left as Oyama reinforces Port Arthur, with snow and cold aiding Russians.
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Szefangtat
Mukden
Peking
Szefangtai
ST. Petersburg
Sakharoff
Sandepas
Sumapu
Paotsia
Samapu
Huan Mountain
Mistchenko
Kuropatkin
Nemirovich Danchenko
Tien-Tsin
Sha River
Oyama
Port Arthur
Index to Departments and Page References
Amusements Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails Society note page references show where to find items by department and page number for the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Intelligence
Society
Russian supplies blocked isolate Vladivostok and Baikal
A Tokyo telegram reported Russian interior supplies now pile at Lake Baikal due to snow blocking the east railway. Vladivostok is isolated on land and sea fronts. The same report says England has orders for several large warships for Japan.
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London
Tokio
Daily Telegraph
Lake Baikal
Vladivostok
England
Japan
Vice Consul investigates Japanese prisoners in Medved
United States Vice Consul Thomas Smith travels from Moscow to Medved to assess prisoner conditions after a Japanese government request. Medved reports describe the inmates as living in a sort of heaven.
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ST. Petersburg
Thomas Smith
United States
Moscow
Medved
Rails Wrecked by Thaw and Snow Paralyze City Transit
Metropolitan Street Railway battles the thaw after a blizzard cripples the Eighth Avenue line and delays services near Columbus Circle. Workers use coal oil to thaw conduits, risking warped slots and welded rails. Ice disrupts river shipping, ferries, and dock operations as crews and tugs struggle to move vessels. City snow crews deploy thousands of workers and trucks to restore downtown, Bronx, Harlem, and Brooklyn districts.
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Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Eighth Avenue
Columbus Circle
Circle
Chamberlain
Charles F. Allen
Newcomb
Brooklyn
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Furious Blizzard Hits Newfoundland Harbors
A furious blizzard rages in St. John s Newfoundland blocking rail and streetcar lines and halting shipping. Steamers and sailing vessels seek harbor as the gale damages water front property across many fishing harbors.
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Newfoundland
ST. John’s
N. F
Minneapolis and City of Atlanta Reach Quarantine Docks
The Atlantic Transport liner Minneapolis from London anchored in quarantine last night and will dock about 8 A M today. The steamship City of Atlanta from Savannah anchored in quarantine earlier and is due to clear quarantine procedures soon.
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Minneapolis
London
City of
Atlanta
Savenes
Dying Pastor Seeks Cure Through Prayer at North Baptist
Rev. H. H. Barbour of North Baptist Church Newark battling cancer at home asks congregation to pray for healing. He reflects on life, faith, and possibility of a miracle, expressing desire to continue his pastorate and serve the community despite doctors' fading hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Newark
N. J
North Baptist Church
High and
Orange Streets
H. H. Barbour
Mount Prospect Avenue
Barbour
Columbus
Ohio
Wanted J D Rockefeller Sr Seen In Chicago
Jan 29 Chicago reports an ad offering a liberal reward for reliable information on John D Rockefeller Sr of Standard Oil. L A Gourdain, indicted for lottery ads, seeks Rockefeller to testify on business legality. Gourdain says he trades oil land options in Louisiana. Government subpoenas 75 witnesses from multiple cities.
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Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Co
L. A
United States
Rockefeller
Gourdain
Louisiana
New York
New Orleans
San Francisco
Manhaset Steamship Burned Near New London Pier
The steamer Manhaset, 154 tons and owned by Montauk Steamship Co, burned almost to the water’s edge early today while tied at the dock after unloading between New London and Sag Harbor. All hands left except the watch. cause of the fire is unknown.
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New London
Conn
Manhaset
Montauk Steamship Company
Sag Harbor
Wheatena for Breakfast Promises Daily Health and Strength
An advertising copy extols Wheatena cereal highlighting its inclusion of the wheat germ and gluten. It frames the product as a source of daily health and strength for breakfast.
Scalded to Death in City Bath House Tragedy
Two young tailors Abraham Pasternack eighteen and Peter Ross twenty eight died of suffocation in the Turkish bath at Abraham Stern’s bath house 21 23 Hester Street. They failed to find the exit walls show marks of a desperate search. Proprietor Abraham Stern and five attendants were arrested and held at Essex Market Court.
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Abraham Stern
Hester Street
Abraham Pasternack
Peter Ross
Jacob Silverman
Norfolk Street
Ross
Pasternack
Jacob Doborwitch
Jacob Hirsh
John Kostowich
Isaac Schmidt
Isaac Fascowitch
Essex Market Court
Phipples to Rewed Pittsburg Divorce Case Sparks Note
A Pittsburg newspaper reports Lawrence C. Phipps and his ex wife Genevieve Chandler may remarry for their children's sake. Henry Phipps urged reconciliation, with an announcement expected after Phipps returns from Europe in a month. Debts from the divorce and an $83,000 loan are cited as conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
Lawrence C. Phipps
Genevieve Chandler
Henry Phipps
Lawrence Phipps
Phipps
Europe
Colorado
Mr. Phipps
A. Hart McKee
Destructive Omaha Wholesale Fire Eats Half Block
A January Omaha blaze in the wholesale district caused an estimated 500000 in losses, with water freezing on the ruins due to zero temperatures. The Mercer and Millard estates owned the burned buildings worth 200000, while major stock losses included Ss D Mercer 125000 F P Kirkendall Shoe 125000 M E Smith 75000 and Voegele Dunning 380000 among others.
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Omaha
Neb
South Omaha
Council Bluffs
Mercer and Millard Estates
Ss. D. Mercer
Millard Estate
F. P. Kirkendall Shoe Company
M. E. Smith & Co
J. R. Snyder & Co
Porter-Ryerson-Hoobler Company
Voegele & Dunning Company
Martin Cott Hat Company
No Georgia Negro Troops Barred from Roosevelt Inauguration
Georgia Governor Terrell refused permission for colored units to attend President Roosevelt's inauguration in Washington on March 4. The Lincoln Guards of Macon, led by Sandy Lockhart, had sought to go at state expense. officials say they will arrest anyone who attempts to travel. White units had shown no interest in going. Leading Atlanta military leaders support the Governor's decision.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Roosevelt
Washington
Terrell
Lincoln Guards
Macon
Sandy Lockhart
Gov. Terrell
Burnett's Vanilla Extract Sold by All Grocers
Advertisement notes Burnett's Extract of Vanilla is sold by all the best grocers, urging purchase through nationwide distribution and retail availability.
Fire in East River tunnel burns all day in Manhattan
A long burning fire damaged temporary structures in the East River tunnel under construction from Battery Park to Joralemon Street. Officials could not confirm the extent of damage while pumps vented smoke and steam, and no employees were inside the shaft during the blaze.
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East River
Rapid Transit Construction Company
Battery Park
Manhattan
Joralemon Street
Brooklyn
State
Whitehall
Battery
Andrew Onderdonk
Walton I. Arms
Kergan
Aims
Sherley Onderdonk
Mr. Onderdonk
New York
Onderdonk
Snow remover Julius Dent arrested in nine hundred check scheme
Julius Dent of 8 West Ninety Street, superintendent for a snow removal firm, was arrested in Yorkville on nine hundred checks worth 33 cents each used with snow carts. Detective Reardon says an organized city swindle was uncovered and more arrests may follow. Magistrate Baker set bail at 500 dollars. Assistant Snow Bureau chief A J Thorley denied citywide fraud, noting contractors hire shovelers and trucks, not the city. Police Sgt Fletcher also arrested on charges related to stolen snow removal tickets.
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Yorkville Court
Julius Dent
West Ninetieth Street
Reardon
Dent
Baker
A. J. Thorley
Snow Bureau
Frank G. Fletcher
Macdougal Street
Fletcher
Hudson Street
Robbery Suspect Stages double home invasion in Manhattan
A man who held up Dr. Robert B. Talbot at 3 West Sixty-eighth Street two days earlier attempted a similar assault at 42 West Seventy seventh Street, forcing a maid to signal the head of the house. Mrs. Fleitmann alerted police. the suspect fled as Mr. Fleitmann fired four shots. A second man watched from a fence nearby. Mr. Fleitmann, a 454 Broome Street commission merchant, reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Talbot
Sixty-eighth Street
Ewald Fleitmann
Maria
Central Park West
Fleitmann
Broome Street
Carnegie ban on liquor touches Pittsburg hotel plans
In Pittsburg on January 20, Andrew Carnegie stated he would not back a new hotel project if it required a liquor license. A local business leader, who visited New York, reported Carnegie would not lend his name or money to any venture connected with the liquor trade.
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New York
Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Carnegie
Albany in Darkness Grips Capital City
Albany experiences a complete power outage after an accident at the city generating plant. The Capitol looms in darkness, guards search with lanterns, hotels rely on oil lamps, and trolley cars crawl as residents endure an unprecedented blackout.
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New York Times
Albany
Capitol
Prince Eitel Illness Bulletin Updates Berlin Condition
Physicians attending Prince Eitel issued a bulletin reporting daytime temperature between 100.6 and 100.7 degrees, strong pulse at 90, and repeated perspiration. In the evening his respiration was harder and cough greater.
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Berlin
Prince Eitel
Hitel
Bridgeport Robbery Stolen Bonds Worth 12000
Burglars entered Mrs. Johanna B. Lumpkin’s home at 392 East Washington Avenue Bridgeport Conn tonight and took United States bonds valued at 6500 cash 640 and diamond jewelry valued at 5000 totaling 12000. The loot was in a chamois bag concealed in a folding bed. No trace of the thieves has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Bridgeport
Conn
Johanna B. Lumpkin
East
Washington Avenue
Ginger Ale Death Claims Truck Driver Joseph Kunkel
Joseph Kunkel twenty three a resident of 332 Nassau Avenue Greenpoint died after drinking ginger ale. He convulsed and died before Dr Aspain arrived. An autopsy is planned. Police seized the remaining beverage for analysis.
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Joseph Kunkel
Nassau Avenue
Greenpoint
Aspain
Leonard Street
Kunkel
Trolley Collision Injures Conductor and Passenger
A rear end crash on the Bergen Street line at Adams and High Streets in Brooklyn injured conductor Martin Welly and passenger Charles H Muller. Welly suffered a broken rib and shoulder dislocation, Muller was badly bruised. Both were taken to Cumberland Street Hospital.
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Adams and
High Streets
Brooklyn
Bergen Street
Park Row
High Street
Smith Street
Martin Welly
Thirteenth Street
Charles H. Muller
Middagh Street
Cumberland Street Hospital
New York Central Ad Lists Overnight Train Schedule
Leave New York at 5 32 P M arrive Cleveland 7 15 next morning then Cincinnati 1 50 P M Indianapolis 3 T P M St Louis 9 45 P M. Wine service and no excess fare noted in advance advertising.
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New York
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
St. Louis
New York Central
Warsaw Riot Raises British Consul Wound In Sword Attack
Warsaw experiences severe strike disorder with widespread looting and closures. British Consul and Vice Consul reportedly attacked. Mr Maculain wounded by sword thrusts. Troops clash with strikers amid arrests and terror in the city.
Bombing in Czestochowa Barracks Wounds Soldiers
Telegram reports a bomb in the cavalry barracks at Czestochowa Russian Poland with many soldiers wounded. The act is seen as revenge for brutality at a workmen meeting. Additional dynamite outrages near Lodz reported. a gendarme was killed.
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Vienna
Czestochowa
Poland
Lodz
Strikes spread across Poland and Russian cities
The report notes growing threats in Poland with Warsaw and Lodz affected. In Lodz about 100,000 workers are on strike and fears grow of wider action in Odessa and other southern Russian industrial centers. Workers are said to be better organized and more serious than elsewhere.
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ST. Petersburg
Poland
Warsaw
Lodz
Odessa
Russia
Gomel
Sata
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Vikado
Rev
J. D. Rockefeller
Manhauset
Bath
East River Tunnel
Talbot
Lendon Times
The
Associated Press
Marshal Kovski Street
Daily Mail
Maculain
Marshal Kowski Street
Murray
Wierzbowa Street
Brestlitovsk
Charles Hardinge
Roughs
Daily Graphic
Sevastopol
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