Bolshevik advances and setbacks across multiple fronts reported
War office advices indicate Bolshevik supply difficulties stall west Irkutsk advance while detachments reach southeast of Blisk. Reports note clashes with Czech detachments, Kolchak's staff imprisoned, and Denikin’s forces revived. Lettish advance penetrates up to 65 miles. Yudenitch reportedly released after Allied pressure.
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London
Irkutsk
War Office
Blisk
Semenoff
Admiral Kolchak
Russia
Denikine
Crimea
Kherson-Nikolaieff-Odessa
Genichesk
Perekop
Nikolaieff
Don
Nicholas Yudenitch
Northwest Army
Pertograd
Reval
Anid
Yudenitch
Revolt and evacuation shift caspian front in Russia
Wireless dispatch from Moscow reports anti Bolshevik forces evacuated Derben on the Caspian coast. In eastern Siberia peasants seized gold fields near Nikolaevsk and fortified the Amur district with trenches.
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London
Derben
Caspian Sea
Moscow
Siberia
Nikolaevsk
Amur
Reports say Kolchak escaped Bolsheviks to hide in Manchuria
Tokyo dispatch notes Admiral Kolchak fled Bolshevik control and seeks refuge in Manchuria. French General Janin faces scrutiny over allegedly handing Kolchak to insurgents while Czech Slovak forces in Siberia weigh the matter.
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Honolulu
T. H
Kolchak
Manchuria
Tokio
Nippu Jiji
Paegis
Havas
Janin
Siberia
Millerand
Petit Parisien
The
Figaro
Arrest of General Yudensteoch Sparks Personal Rift
Diplomatic dispatches report General Balakovitch, a former northwestern army officer, arrested General Yudensteoch in a personal feud. Balakovitch has no official status and is merely a member of the recently disbanded northwestern army.
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London
Yudensteoh
Balakovitch
Northwestern Army
Balakovitchy
Murderer Hamby Laughed in Sing Sing Death Chair
Ossining AP report states Gordon Fawcett Hamby known as Jay B. Allen was executed for the December 1918 East Brooklyn Savings Bank killings. He smiled at the chair, left three letters for the warden, and died with $13,000 seized.
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Ossining
Gordon Fawcett Hamby
Sing Sing
Brooklyn
Hamby
Tacoma
Wash
Jay B. Allen
East Brooklyn Savings Bank
Cabinet Holds No Regular Meeting Amid Quiet Day
Washington January 80 AP President Wilsons cabinet did not convene a regular meeting today and no official statement was issued. It was understood none of the officials had matters of particular moment to present.
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Washington
Wilson
Italy to Cancel Childless Marriages
Milan January 30 AP The annulment of a marriage in Italy is granted only for childlessness as there is no divorce. The tribunal ruling is endorsed by the press and Socialists plan a bill to compel annulment if no children result.
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Milan
Italy
Taxes and Prices Trigger Punjab Disturbances
A white paper report on the Punjab unrest cites commodity prices income tax and Islamic sentiment among the lower classes as primary provocation for Amritsar rioting. It notes economic strain in La Hare with food clothing rents fueling worker discontent and suggests trader support reflected broader Punjab issues.
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London
Punjab
India
Amritsar
Turkey
la Hare
Sergeant York Cancels Tour For Appendicitis
Sergeant Alvin C. York, famed WWI hero, touring the United States to promote a mountain area school project, canceled his lecture tour after an appendicitis attack following a Boston lecture. He is under medical care in Worcester and scheduled for immediate surgery.
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Worchester
Alvin C. York
United States
Boston
Prohibs Cause Uncle Sam to Be Made Joke
London reports a caricature label for prohibition to appear on beer and wine bottles. Five million labels printed show a figure of Uncle Sam with the word prohibition. A second label for grocers features an inverted pyramid and the warning Local option in the thin end of this wedge.
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London
Great Britain
Grocere
State Supreme Court Reverses Montana Primary Law Ruling
The Montana Supreme Court today reversed a district court ruling on a primary election law. The decision clarifies issues surrounding the primary, with the AP reporting on the court’s action and its impact on Montana’s electoral process.
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Helena
State Supreme Court
Montana
Public sale notice at Olson Ranch near Pocatello
Notice is hereby given that on Monday February 11 1920 at 2 p m at the F T Olson Ranch northwest of Pocatello Idaho a public auction will sell two horses. One black horse with bald face nine years old weight about 1500 pounds branded 66 on left shoulder. The other bay horse nine years old star on forehead weight about 1500 pounds no brand. Sale to satisfy lien of T Olson for 41 84 with charges for care from November 11 1919. Dated Podr ello Idaho January 29 1930. T Olson
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F. T. Olson
Pocatello
Idaho
State of
Uff
Idaho Snake River storage dam plan moves forward
Secretary Lane approves a tentative U S contract with canal companies and irrigation districts to store flood and normal Snake River flow in Idaho. Plans call for multiple storage dams including a large American Falls dam which would require relocating the town and nearby high ground for a major irrigation reservoir project.
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Washington
United States
Snake River
Idaho
Lane
American Falls
Portland Limited Smashes Into Flat Cars in Pocatello Yards
A Chicago Portland Limited train struck a string of freight cars in the west end of Pocatello yards at 6 55 PM. Passengers and crew suffered bruises and scratches, with one passenger later found to be only shocked. several Pullmans were moved and service resumed without major delay.
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Portland Limited
Pocatello
Chicago-Portland Limited
Pocatello Yards
Burbridge
Dean
DeLodge
Humphrey
No. 17
McConnell
Portland
West End
Flu Death Toll in New York Reaches 262 Today
Washington reports influenza epidemics widen across the nation yet health officials say medical and nursing facilities remain adequate. Telegraphed updates show the fever is prevalent from the south to the north with the public health service noting the situation is under control in most areas.
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New York
Washington
Public Health Service
Health Service
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths and Cases Rise in New York
New York reports ongoing increases in influenza and pneumonia. The health department records 119 influenza and 143 pneumonia deaths, with 4,532 influenza cases and 851 pneumonia cases, marking significant day to day rises and approaching recent records.
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New York
Health Department
Influenza Cases Dip as Chicago Reports New Figures
Chicago reports 1469 new influenza cases in the last day, about half the peak. Sixty-eight influenza deaths and eighty-two pneumonia deaths are recorded as authorities track the epidemic’s toll.
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Chicago
Health Department
Bolted Treaty Caucus Stalls Over Article Ten Reservation
Washington on January 30 AP reports bipartisan talks over the Taft version of Article Ten fail as Senator Lodge refuses amendments. Democratic leaders plan to press debate next week while Hitchcock seeks a path in the open Senate. The Omaha-bound Hitchcock aides indicate no immediate decision during absence.
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Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Taft
Mtehcock
Nebraska
Omaha
Hitchcock
Senate
Tate
Taft Reservation
Gueator Hitchcock
United States
Congress
Lodge
Democrate
Contra
Lumber prices to advance say Western lumber leader
Winnipeg reports Walter Thorn president of the Western Retail Lumbermen's association says lumber prices in Canada will follow the American mark price plus exchange and may rise further if freight costs climb. He notes Canadian lumber could be cheaper than U S lumber if freight rates rise. A mention of mania case reaching 413 appears in the dispatch.
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Winnipeg
Walter Thorn
Moose Jaw
Western Retail Lumbermen's Association
Canada
United States
Three deaths from influenza reported in Honolulu
Honolulu report shows three influenza deaths and sixty four new cases since January 1. Officials note ongoing spread and urge cautions as city health measures respond.
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Henelela
Honolulu
Thuragay
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