Russians accused of raiding neutral territory in war
Tokio reports from New Delhi say General Mistchenko s forces near Liao yang invaded neutral ground and probed the limit of the war zone. The note to powers about China non enforcement of neutrality is viewed as absurd by some, who say China’s weakness may free Japan from restrictions. Japan may take steps to shield itself from repeated raiding that relies on neutral territory violations.
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Tokio
Newindieste
Mistchenko
Cosin
Liaoyang
China
Japan
Russia
Flank Move Possible Near Liao Yang
The War Office cautions the appearance of General xo's cavalry southwest of Liao Yang may be a raid to disrupt transport. Indications suggest a possible larger operation, as Mistchenko moves 20 000 horsemen and Russian reports hint at significant developments after the Shakhe battle. No official dispatches from General Kuropatkin have appeared in two days.
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Petersborg
War Office
Liao-Yang
Nogi
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Cersin
Mistchenko
Liao- Tae
Xye Vremya
Shakhe
Kuropatkin
Detachment Cut Off Report Through Mediation Hopes
January 16 report from Lonton says Emperor Nicholas rescript seals off any mediation or peace, hinting General Kuropatkin will likely renew the offensive. A Lloyds dispatch from Yinkow dated January 15 alleges Mistchenko's raiding force was cut off en route by 20,000 Japanese troops sent from Sanhe by General Oku, but this is unconfirmed by other sources.
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Lonton
Nicholas
Kuropatkin
Lloyd's
Yinkow
Mistchenko
Sanheo
Oku
Garrison Demoralized Umtra Debacle Reported By Times
General Nogi reviewed detachments in the New Town Square with staff and foreign attachés amid minimal bombardment damage. No civilian casualties were noted. champagne was available, and scurvy or typhus were limited. Reports fault Stoessel and officers for fortifications and discipline. Looting followed capitulation as vodka stores were seized and revelry erupted in the streets. Food stores held for three months. meat scarce. King Arthur brought flour sacks in December.
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Nogi
Stoessel
Rosa Hill
Kave
Makaroff
Pethy
Bteissel
Revelses
King Arthur
Port Arthur Weighs In On Siege Conditions And Aftermath
An officer arriving from Port Arthur reports the fortifications improved since the siege began. He notes nonpermanent works, Boer‑style trenches, lack of electrical searchlight systems, and uncertainty over whether Japanese fire or naval action sank ships. Hospitals function, garrison payed before surrender, and Russian ore purchases may explain no treasure. Prisoner treatment noted as harsher for Russians than Japanese.
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Port Arthur Ster
Port Arthur
Jumkmen
Sen Arthur
Japan
Japa
NOGI Lays Tribute At Army Memorial Service
General Nogi addressed the Japanese Third Army in a memorial service at Pusan. He honored those who fell at Port Arthur and praised the soldiers who died to secure victory, noting the shadowed hills as a memorial backdrop.
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Third Army
Pusan
Nogi
Port Arthur
Shots at Gen Trepoff in Moscow
At Nicholas Station General Trepoff narrowly escapes three shots from a revolver fired by a student. Grand Duke Sergius continues to St Petersburg. Trepoff, recently removed as Moscow police chief, angered students with harsh December 18 19 demonstrations.
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Moscow
Nicholas Station
General Trepoff
Grand Duke
Sergius
St. Petersburg
Trepoff
Trépoff
Socialistic Revolutionary Party
Williams resigns as Immigration Commissioner at New York Port
Washington reports William Williams, Commissioner of Immigration for the Port of New York, has resigned effective February 19. The President accepted the resignation and hopes for a well qualified successor to maintain Ellis Island administration. Williams, 42, was born in Newdon Connecticut, educated in Germany and at Yale, Harvard Law graduate, and served since 1905 following appointment on April 1 190?. Roosevelt commends his service in a January 12 letter.
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Washington
William Williams
Port of New York
Ellis Island
Williams
Immigration
New-York
White House
Mr. Williams
Theodore Roosevelt
University Club
Thomas Fitchie
Newdon
Conn
Germany
Yale University
Harvard Law School
Squadron A
New York
Quartermaster’s Department
Passaic’s Lazarus at 115 in Passaic N J
Levi Rouss known as Lazarus celebrated his 115th birthday in Passaic New Jersey observers note his long life. Brought to Passaic twelve years ago by local Hebrews seeking a first burial in a new cemetery he endured a health setback but recovered and continues daily at synagogue duties. He enjoys whiskey and remains active in the Hebrew district.
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Passaic
N. J
Levi Rouss
Lazarus
Rouss
New Cemetery
New York
Arrest in Church Sparks Disturbance in Brooklyn
Henry Knapp a coal merchant of 10 Strong Place Brooklyn was arrested last evening for disturbing public worship at the Baptist Temple. He interrupted Rev Cortland Myers during the sermon and again on the platform after service. Knapp was locked up at Bergen Street station and to be arraigned in Myrtle Avenue court.
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Henry Knapp
Strong Place
Brooklyn
Baptist Temple
Mr. Knapp
Editor and barber die in Veedersburg mystery
Veedersburg Indiana January 15 John Brant owner of The Veedersburg News and Charles Egbure a barber were found dead this afternoon in a barber shop where they had gone to balance the books of the Odd Fellows lodge in which they held official posts Both men were shot in the head a revolver lay near Egbure s body The coroner is investigating the case as a mystery
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Veedersburg
Ind
John Brant
Veedersburg News
Charles Egbure
Odd Fellows Lodge
Egburge
Family Perishes in Fire After Crying Burglar Alarm
A Brooklyn family the Mason household at 133 West 130th Street perished in a basement to attic blaze. William Mason a lawyer, wife Ellen six months, four year old daughter, and servant Annie Wells died after a kitchen and furnace fire swept the house. Neighbors reported cries of murder and burglars though police found no incendiary evidence. Firemen fought the blaze for half an hour and found the bodies on the second and third floors, with Mason and the infant in the rear rooms and Mrs Mason with the servant outside. Chief Short noted ladders in private homes are essential for escape and suggested burglars may have interfered with a removal of the roof ladder.
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William T. Mason
Wailsi
Ellen
Marion
Annie Wells
West One
Frank C. Waldron
Short
Mr. Mason
Mrs. Mason
Mason
Waldron
George Freeborn
Fire Chief Seriously Injured In Bowery Car Collision
Acting Battalion Chief Thomas F. Naughton of the Third Battalion was fatally endangered when his wagon was struck by a Fourth Avenue car on the Bowery near Bleecker Street. He suffered severe head and facial injuries, loss of blood, and a critical condition required immediate surgery at Bellevue Hospital. Motorman John O’Toole was arrested for reckless driving as Murphy, the driver, escaped serious harm.
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Thomas F. Naughton
Elizabeth St
Spring
Princests
Bowery
Bleecker-st
Fifth-st
Avenue D
Naughton
Thomas Murphy
Sheehan
Mulberryst
Bellevue Hospital
Pilcher
Bellevue
John O'Toole
First-ave
Murphy
Third Battalion
No. 77. Grovest
New York Steamer Recounts Furious Atlantic Storm
The American line steamer New York arrived from Southampton with the forward rail smashed and the heavy dome over the main saloon broken. Two or three seamen were hurt, one man sustaining a scalp wound after slipping on ice. The ship carried 64 first class, 61 second, and 729 steerage passengers and faced extreme seas from departure January 7 through to arrival. Notable passengers included Swiss Minister M. du Martheray Baron Boulay de la Meurthe and Dr Ramon Alvarez de Toledo.
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American Line
New York
Southampton
M. du Martheray
United States
Baron Boulay de la Meurthe
Ramon Alvarez de Toledo
New York to St Augustine Aiken and Augusta Daily Trains
Train service from New York leaves 12 55 p m daily except Sunday via P R R and Southern Ry for St Augustine Aiken and Augusta. Two other fast trains daily with sleeping and dining car service. New York offices Bi and 1 1 % Broadway Advt.
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New York
St. Augustine
Aiken
Augusta
Southern Ry
N. Y
Broadway
Combes Resigns as Cabinet Follows France's Premier
Paris reports M Combes and his ministry will resign after a heated midnight vote. Loubet's mother's death delays formal letters. Rouvier seen as likely successor with Delcasse and Berteaux retained. Continuation of church separation policy expected, income tax not majorly affected.
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Paris
M. Combes
Chamber of Deputies
Elysée Palace
Loubet
Mme. Loubet
M. Rouvier
M. Delcassé
M. Berteaux
M. Waildeck-Rousseau
M. Brisson
Combes
MM. Millerand
Poincare
Doumer
Clemencau
Loubet’s Mother Dies in France at Ninety Two
Mme. Loubet mother of President Loubet died at Marsanne at 3 p.m. from congestion of the lungs aged ninety two. The President and his son Paul were at her bedside. The funeral is set for Tuesday as the president departs Paris to attend. Officials and diplomats expressed sympathy at the Elysee Palace.
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Paris
Mme. Loubet
Marsanne
Paul
Loubet
Marianne
Elysee Palace
Vatican Expects Combes Fall In French Cabinet
In Rome on January 15 officials voiced satisfaction at the precarious French cabinet, predicting an inevitable early resignation. Clericals hope the next ministry, if radical, resembles Waldeck Rousseau more than Combes’s tenure.
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Rome
Vatican
Waldeck-Rousseau
Premier Combes
Winter Bathing Man Survives Icy Sound Swim
Michael Larkin of Lowell Massachusetts braved icy Sound at Echo Bay New Rochelle in a woollen suit. He swam about twenty yards for five minutes as spectators photographed him then warmed by alcohol and returned home in good health. He began winter bathing five years ago after recovering from consumption and now says his health is almost restored.
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Mercury
Michael Larkin
Lowell
Mass
Echo Bay
New- Rochelle
Larkin
New York Central Service Details and Arrivals
Leave New York Sap arrive Cleveland 7 13 next morning Cincinnati 1 30 p m Indianapolis 3 00 Bo St Louis 9 p m by New York Central Service No excess fare Adyvt.
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New York
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Dynamiter Rosseau Confesses in Philadelphia Extradition Planned
Gessier Rosseau, arrested in Philadelphia with an infernal machine, confessed to detonation attempts in Washington and at the Cunard Line pier last May. Police expect extradition to Washington for trial on a felony under section 645. investigators timeline include transfer to District Attorney Jerome and possible indictment. Rosseau, American, claimed derangement on international topics, and details show involvement with dynamite, Chicago origins, and commissions from anarchists.
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Washington
Gessier Rosseau
Philadelphia
Cunard Line
Frederick the Great
Rogseau
Umbria
McClusky
Arthur Cary
Rosseau
Jerome
Owen Nelly
Cary
Mary Currie
West Thirty-first-st
Robert Boardman
Donaghy
Boardman
Alfred Carter
George E. Hazel
Captain Donaghy
Mrs. Currie
Commissioner Greene
Albrecht Gessler
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Owen Kelly
Naronice
Chicago
Portland
Ore
Butte
Mont
Bell
Scotland Yard
Rosseau Known in Chicago Police Circles
Dessier Rosseau the dynamiter arrested in Philadelphia was known to the Chicago police as far back as 1836, though all trace of him was lost for several years prior to the current report.
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Thibone
Chicago
Dessier Rosseau
Philadelphia
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SuPex Arthur
The
Times” Eye
Ekio
W. Williams
Tribune Bureau
Lazarus” Rouss
Merchant
Mr. Myers
France
Emile Combes
Sumptuous Southern'’S Palm Limited
Cabinet
Him
Loubet’s
New-Rochelle
Dynamiter
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