War Talk Between Witte and Japanese Sours Peace Effort
Diplomatic chatter shows Witte and Japanese delegates debating indemnity and peace terms with baron De Rosen as the exchange hints at possible war. Across the dialogue both sides acknowledge high costs and the fragility of the peace process.
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Star Chamber
M. Witte
Czkvskez Strosk Hkgzstroff
Zkffovitch
Baron Komura
Tong Wong
Vitchoffski
Takahira
Lebong
Witte
Baron de Rosen
Mai Komura
Public officials under fire in aldermanic corruption charges
The piece argues that Alderman Linehan's public charges against fellow officials implicate the entire community and demand district attorney and grand jury action. It contrasts this with President Collins's voluntary union dispute, which involves only a private association.
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Collins
Central Labor Union
Linehan
Grand Jury
Russia to Convene National Assembly on Czar’s Anniversary
The article reports that the Czar is set to issue a ukase to summon a national assembly of representatives, aimed at marking the heir’s birth anniversary. Plans have been in preparation since March, with details pending. It questions whether the assembly will truly empower popular participation or merely imitate representation.
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A. Grozier
Czar
Representative Assembly
Czar May Lead Russia Toward Freedom with New Plan
The article notes the Czar and grand dukes backing liberal ideas amid commission debates. If Nicholas II pursues the project in good faith, he could be remembered as a strong ruler guiding the Russian people toward a congress and gradual freedom without revolution, surpassing the serf emancipation in significance.
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Nicholas II
Boston Faces Record Tax Rate For 1905
The Board of Assessors announces a sharp rise in Boston taxes for 1905 driven chiefly by state levies. The state tax rises to 2,471,239 dollars, up 758,470 from last year, with a rate of 16 per thousand and state share at 1.87. School expenses remain high but less than two years ago, while city efficiency is urged to curb future warrants.
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Board of Assessors
Boston
City Hall
State House
Japanese Peace Demands Seen Shaping Near Term Settlement
Portsmouth observers sense momentum toward a peace settlement though details remain unclear. Japan reportedly seeks retention of Sakhalin, evacuation of Manchuria by Russia, and a substantial indemnity, with estimates around half a billion. A final agreement could take weeks, with Japan pressing for terms and Russia facing pressure.
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Portsmouth
Japan
Sakhalin
Manchuria
Russia
Rescue of Ziegler expedition Ends in Recovery but Questions Remain
After two years missing at sea the Ziegler polar expedition is found. 38 crew members survive except one who died of natural causes. The voyage began in 1903 with a ship loaded for three years, but was crushed by ice. Relief missions failed and the farthest north reached was still well south of Nansen and Abruzzi, leaving only duplicative scientific records.
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Ziegler
Nansen
Duke of
Abruzzi
Sprinkling Hose Woes Turn Comic Depot Visit Into Caper
A man recalls buying a 50 foot sprinkling hose after a comic department store encounter. The hose works poorly from leaks to a ruined sleeve, and the narrator ends with a humorous sale ad describing the defective product and humorous bonuses.
Souvenir cards and matches feature in local observer notes
An observant citizen muses on the delays of sulphur matches and the popularity of souvenir postal cards among travelers. The piece also mentions Thomas Spellman’s Adirondack tour, Holy Cross ties, alumni interest at the college, warm morning commutes, Canada’s wheat harvest labor needs, and local palmistry figure Ben Lyons’s readings in West Newton.
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Valentine
United States
Thomas Spellman
Newton
Boston
Adirondacks
Spellman
Newton Council
I. of C
Rod and Gun
New York
Edward Spillane
S. J
Holy Cross
O’brien
Joseph F. Hanselman
Ss. J
Ben U Yons
West Newton
Pine Street
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Penn Whizz
Dove of Peace
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Mr. Takahira
Siberia
Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore
Komura
Baron
Serge
Sergius
Vladivos
Tok—— Witte
Czarevitch
Jeremiah Pennwhizz
Eee
Aree
Boston Post
the Representative
Democratic Pacer
New England
Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Mass
the Sunday Post
POST
Daily Post
Canada
Sunday Post
Post Office
Post Publishing Company
OF the
Boston Daily Post
Boston Sunday Post
Earth
Mayme
Express
Henry S. Lombard & CO
Madras
Fraser
Summer St. Side
Corliss, Coon & Co
Makers
Joseph F. Crowley
East
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Adams Square
New Charlestown Bridge
Great Northwest
Mt. St. James
John T. O'Brien
Philadelphia
Worcester
Holy Cross College
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