"The Climbers"
Jan 21 Clyde Fitch's play "The Climbers" premieres in NYC
Britain Changes its Postage
Jan 22 After 63 years Britain stops sale of Queen Victoria postage stamps series & begins King Edward VII series
- Jan 24 Denmark and the US sign a treaty under which Denmark will sell the Danish West Indies to the USA for $5 million, but the sale will be postponed until 1917
- Jan 24 Emily Hobhouse views the British administrated concentration camp at Bloemfontein for women and children
"Three Sisters"
Jan 31 Anton Chekhov's play "Three Sisters" opens at Moscow Art Theater
- Jan 31 Austro-Hungarian Empire: The Reichsrath, dissolved on September 7, 1900, by Emperor Franz Joseph, reopens after the recent elections sees the defeat of extremists
Boers Conquer Mud River
Jan 31 Boer Generals Jan Smuts and Koos de la Rey conquer Mud river in Transvaal
- Jan 31 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Winnipeg Victorias edge Montreal Shamrocks, 2-1 to sweep challenge series, 2-0
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