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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1904
Page
5
Vladivostok fleet returns to port as Tok io dispatch notes a decisive battle or withdrawal possibility. Earlier reports claimed Japanese forces surrounded Europatkin and a major engagement or retreat could shape the war. The raid yielded shipping losses including a British steamer sunk.
Telegraph and dispatches from ST PETERSBURG detail claims of Japanese progress around the besieged fortress of Port Arthur near Golden Hill. Japanese advance threatens Kuropatkin’s line while Haicheng pressures grow, with uncertainty over a coming battle or retreat.
A Daily Mail dispatch from Niuchwang dated July 31 reports heavy fighting in marshes south of Haicheng during the Russian rear-guard withdrawal from Tatchekiao. The 5000-strong force faces increasing peril as Japanese concentration on the southern front is noted by Lt General Sakharoff in a July 30 staff despatch.
New England towns plan grand welcomes for Old Home Week with band concerts parades and picnics. Governors and dignitaries plus notable guests will address crowds in Great Barrington Falmouth Melrose Amesbury and other communities while local landmarks like Golgotha Burying Ground in Amesbury are highlighted.
New York July 31 Mrs John D Rockefeller enjoys the distinction of being the wife of the wealthiest man in the world yet she is known for gentleness and Christian devotion. Laura Celestia Spelman, once Miss Spelman, born in Cleveland, married John D Rockefeller in 1866 and raised four children with thrift and economy as guiding principles. She is devoted to family, leads a quiet life, and avoids public charity work, preferring a simple routine, driving, and close ties with her sister Miss Spelman.
Four men dining nearby discussed a safe while Timothy Coffey overheard remarks before the break in at Snyder’s store. The burglars gained access via the kitchen window, moved the sewing machine, dragged the loaded safe through fields to Vale street, and fled with its contents after smashing it at the strandway. Police search continues for the four suspects as the wrecked safe lies in Station 12 guardroom.
Lieutenant-Governor Curtis Guild Jr spoke at Melrose City Auditorium as this year’s Old Home Week opened. Ex-Representative Charles H Adams presided and Mayor Sidney H Buttrick discussed Melrose. Guild urged education as safeguard of order and liberty and promoted the aristocracy of learning over mere wealth.
Two fires broke out in Winthrop yesterday. A kerosene lamp exploded at John H. McDonald’s Bowdoin street home. At 16 Beacon street a Martin Hynes oil stove exploded causing only minor damage aside from a ruined turkey dinner.
Boston St Louis auto tourists arrived in Buffalo and visited Niagara Falls today before resuming their westward journey tomorrow. New York lawyer James L Breese joined the party with a 40 horsepower car shipped there. Mr and Mrs F W Richards of Boston travel with the group and will return home by train. Barney Oldfield was in Buffalo and may ride with them to Erie tomorrow morning.
Nellie Cuffee was hit by a train in Revere on Saturday, thrown about 20 feet, and taken to Lynn Hospital. Though she had a few scratches and bruises, doctors fear internal injuries. Parents visited her at the hospital yesterday.
Vladivostok July 31. No details yet on the sinking of the British steamer Knight Commander. A portion of the crew passengers and ship papers are held for production as evidence to justify the claim that the ship was a legal prize and subject to confiscation.
M von Plehve interior minister killed Thursday was buried with Orthodox rites in St Petersburg. Emperor Nicholas and the Dowager Empress attended as bells tolled and masses were said across the empire. The body lay in state at the ministry chapel then interred near Sipiaguine’s grave. The assassin remains in custody at Vyborgseky prison, identity still unrevealed.
Chicago news reports Mrs. Minerva C. Love obtained a divorce from Sidney C. Love, banker, with Chicago and New York offices. She received 50 000 alimony, 25 000 paid to the court. The split ends a romance once described as a love match amid denials.
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