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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1905
Page
10
Clothiers hesitate to discount blue serge suits as costs rise yet many store suits are reduced this season. About 600 Morse-made Superior worsted suits in sizes 34 to 44 plus longs and stouts are marked down to clear stock.
An August 4 report details the surrender of most of Sakhalin's Russian garrison on July 31. A Russian letter cited lack of medical supplies and wounded aid as reason to end hostilities, with Colonel Tolivitch meeting Jap chief of staff Colonel Koizumi to seal terms and accept Russian capitulation.
Tokio Aug 4 reports advance guards of hostile forces south of the Tumen River are within rifle range. An early conflict is regarded as inevitable.
Japan awards U S Steel Corp a rush contract for 350 steel bridges. Baldwin locomotive works to build 150 narrow gauge locomotives for 2,225,000 and 2000 cars for 2,000,000. Japanese railroad expansion extends from Fushun to Seoul across the Yalu into Manchuria linking with the Chinese Eastern railway at Liaoyang.
Boston plans to announce its next year's tax rate with an expected 80 cent increase per thousand, set to reach 16 dollars per thousand. Mayor Collins reportedly hopes to keep the rate at 15.90 dollars per thousand.
A train at the Main street crossing in Waterville, Maine struck Clifford Beaudhen, severing his right foot. He is in critical condition and likely to die.
In the navy in 1900, 2000 young men were examined for assistant paymaster positions. Only 24 passed the examination and filled the 24 of 28 vacancies in this grade.
Special Officer Jeremiah A. Burns arrested Peter P. Monaghan a Coast Artillery soldier from Fort Banks Winthrop after he allegedly struck Conductor Bertram H. Harrison on a moving trolley at Court Street station East Boston. Monaghan was placed in Station 2 lockup.
On his 70th birthday Professor George A Wentworth received a $10,000 check from Edward Tuck at Paris to be used for Phillips Exeter as he deems best.
Patrolmen under Sergeant Hall raided the Charlesbank Social and Athletic Club at Harrison Avenue and Pine Street late last night. They gained entry by breaking doors with sledge hammers and climbing fire escapes to find eight men at a table with no gaming devices seen. It is the second visit in two weeks with no arrests.
Joseph A. Smith aged 19 was held for the grand jury in bonds of 500 by Judge J Albert Brackett in Jamaica Plain court charged with perjury. Smith testified for the defendant in the case of Thomas P Dolan charged with larceny from Conductor James Verge.
Miss Gladys Lawson announces her betrothal to Eben Blaine Stanwood of Beacon Street on her 22nd birthday in Egypt. The Boston social favorite, a Vincent Club member and horsewoman, is linked to a life of riding, tennis, and a Dreamwold stable estate while the couple have known each other for years. The Stanwood home sits near the Lawson residence.
Dr D E Salmon head of the Bureau of Animal Industry acknowledged he was business partner of George E Howard when the gelatine meat label was patented and when the initial contract for the label was awarded to Howard's printing establishment by the Agriculture Department Secretary Wilson investigates graft in bureaus.
Saranac Lake August 4 Oliver Lemora arrested for killing a deer out of season and facing a $100 fine. He has long battled William Rockefeller over trespassing and poaching on the Rockefeller estate.
Leominster August 4 Pelino Marzio suffered a three inch head wound in a clash with Joe Guizetti who attacked with a razor knife revolver and axe. A crowd of Italians frightened Guizetti away before he could use all weapons.
Aug 4 New England residents register at the New York Herald office in Paris listing Mrs F D Blake Mrs L S Bean George and Harold C Keith John A L Russell F E Rockland all of Boston and Peter Murray and J B Olphant of Springfield Mass in the city records
The August 4 Newport Rhode Island report reveals the cigarette girl for the $10,000 tuberculosis camp fete will wear Egyptian costume. She is Vera Gilbert, the beautiful brunette daughter of Mrs. Charles Pierrepont H. Gilbert.
The Somerville tax rate increases by $1.10, resulting in a new total of $18.30 per unit. City officials say the hike funds essential services and infrastructure upkeep amid budget pressures.
Wakefield August 4 The annual two days shoot of the Massachusetts State militia opened at the Bay State rifle range. The Fifth Regiment team won the 200 yard contest with 423 points. In the 600 yard event the First Heavy Artillery led with 396. The 800 yard distance contest was won by the Second Regiment with 406 points.
Thomas Knox of Terryville Conn aged wealthy Christian Scientist faces death from pneumonia withholds physician and medicine. He says recovery depends on faith, and if he dies it proves he has no faith in God.
Jersey City reports Joseph Figari, once a fruit stand keeper, traveled to Italy to claim a $20,000 bequest from his late uncle. The funds were left for him after he rescued his uncle’s pet cat in youth.
In Melrose on August 4 a push to widen City Hall square and build a new church at Main and Upham streets gains momentum. The city and the First Baptist Church Society plan to exchange land at the corner for this project.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art purchased a bronze statue of Caius Vibius Trebonianius Gallus, a 1600 year old Roman emperor, found near San Giovanni Laterano about 50 years ago by Prince Demidoff during a Paris purchase.
A navy yard discharged 100 workers yesterday as part of ongoing workforce reductions with further cuts anticipated. The move follows prior rounds of layoffs as officials seek staffing adjustments amid budget pressures and production needs.
Miss Mary A. Howlett will receive full settlement of 440 dollars from the North End Savings Bank after her attorney announced the bank directors agreed to pay. Bank treasurer Buxton said the action was businesslike and intended to protect a loyal depositor, noting the bank’s 20 years of sound operations and no prior depositor complaints.
Chicago Aug 4 A sad widower Pat McCarthy pressed a suit for $4 against Mary O Doodigan after she chose Alexander Maginnis for marriage after attending her husband s funeral. The widow rejected McCarthy s claim saying Maginnis offered protection and no carriage ride was owed. The jury disagreed.
The Boston Art Commission will start improvements around the Channing statue in the Public Garden. Mayor Collins approves John Evans & Co contract for 1475 to be charged to the Channing fund. They will replace the iron fence with a more artistic design and add new steps and graded walks.
Two Boston boys in their teens are described as on track to wealth thanks to unique business ideas. An upcoming Sunday Post exclusive promises to detail how they built starter fortunes and the methods behind their success.
Edward Simons of Syracuse New York with his wife and two children left New York at noon in a 16 horsepower Elmore car on a journey to Portland Oregon and San Francisco California.
Elsie Doherty held for grand jury after a $59 international money order intended for Elise Doherty was cashed in Elsie’s name at the East Boston post office. The case hinges on misdirected letters and forged signature amid testimony from carrier Twombly and attorney Walsh.
The Mayflower and Dolphin will transport Japanese and Russian envoys to Portsmouth for the peace congress with an escort from the cruiser Galveston. President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt hosted Sergius Witte and Baron Rosen at Oyster Bay as cameras flashed at their arrival from New York.
Portsmouth fans a festive mood as flags and bunting adorn city and harbor. Envoys from Japan and Russia arrive for talks at the navy yard with a luncheon and shore dinner planned. Military and civic preparations include marching routes, guard details, and accommodations for visiting correspondents.
The Rev. Dr. Eli McClish, president of the University of the Pacific, may resign to accept a Boston church call. He would likely fill the vacancy at First Methodist Church, Temple Street, due to the absence of senior pastor Rev. Franklin Hamilton, who has been away on a world tour for about a year and a half.
Funeral held for Ensign Newman K. Perry one of the Bennington explosion victims. The body arrived in town and lay at Willow Grove at Mrs Perry's residence before burial.
Aug. 4 In Lenox Massachusetts it is reported that Miss Ethel M. Cram of New York shows signs of awakening after being kicked by a pony on July 16 and has been unconscious since. Her physician states her condition is more encouraging this week.
Our large stock is sold at summer prices with sweeping reductions on men's youths and children's clothing ladies suits coats waists underwear hats shoes and furnishing goods of good quality and up-to-date style. Call before buying elsewhere and find a better article for the price.
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