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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
10
Morse-Made Clothing touts an August sale built on 50 years of reliability. The ad promises marked down suits from 25 to 10 dollars and outings from 6 to 10 dollars with 20 percent off blue serge, aiming to draw steady mid summer business.
In Somerville Police Court Joseph Evans is tried for the murder of private detective George J. Fraser after an Aug 1 incident at 31 Moore Street. Lawyer Witte argues Evans did not intend bodily harm and that forcible entry was by unknown intruders. Fraser was shot during a struggle after Fraser seized Evans.
A fire threatening Monticello and nearby areas burned several hundred acres of undergrowth over several days. The steamer and hose company, sent from Monticello, returned after the danger passed with no damage to the town as ground remained very dry and rainfall was scarce.
Boston Hebrew and Italian bankers face a Sept 1 deadline under Chapter 428 of 1905, requiring $15 000 bonds to handle foreign deposits with steamship ticket sales. Banks and sureties call the law impractical and unconstitutional, risking closures and legal challenges as agents struggle to obtain bonds.
In Dedham Aug 24 a fourth annual Fairbanks Family Association reunion drew over two hundred members from across the country and Canada. Notables included Captain Josiah M. Fairbanks of Helena Ohio the oldest attendee and officers elected: Judge Rufus G. Fairbanks president, Wilson H. Fairbanks first vice president, John Wilder Fairbank secretary, Arthur W. Fairbanks treasurer, Henry N. Fairbanks of Bangor and several others as directors. The gathering featured relic inspections and a noon dinner, with plans to visit Boston the following day.
In Denver Mae C Wood of Omaha says she may not have been engaged to Senator Thomas C Platt and rips the New York politician as a silly old man. She recalls frequent letters and late night calls and hints at a political setup she endured with no case yet in court.
Eight complaints were logged this week as burglars confined to the city heart terrorized offices. At 17 Milk Street an office was broken into with smashed desks and a torn telephone from wall. a safe drill attempt occurred. Police with detectives pursue a clue and withhold details.
The regular monthly meeting of the Hibernian Total Abstinence Association will be held in Rathbone atall 694 Washington street on Sunday afternoon at 3 30 President Dineen will preside Delegates who attended the National Catholic Total Abstinence Union convention in Wilkesbarre Penn will submit no report through Miss Annie Mc Sweeney
The fruit steamer Banes bound from Port Antonio Jamaica to New York ran aground in dense fog near Jones Beach life saving station ten miles west of Fire Island lighthouse. The 454 ton vessel may be a total loss while it occasionally sails to Boston.
A plumber's furnace exploded yesterday morning at the under construction 44 Batavia Street site. About 30 or 40 workers fled through doors and windows, the disturbance lasted five minutes, an officer raised Box 214, but no fire hoses were used. The plastering was green and only smoke was reported.
The hot day caused several prostrations in the business district yesterday. Identified victims include Abraham Sampson of 105 Keyes Street Jamaica Plain Samuel Harris of 5 Phillips Street Arthur Davis of 46 Cortes Street Frank Rukle and Daniel J Healy.
In Nashville on August 24 the Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company resumed operations after a 14 month shutdown when four men were fired on from ambush. J. B. Rust and Dick Henley were killed while John McGovern was mortally wounded. The attack followed the company’s refusal to recognize the Miners' Union. the mine remains closed.
A 23 year old widow and a Cambridge man have formed a romance and marriage coming to light. The couple made a sudden trip to Providence around June 11.
Representative Hayes from Lowell says amendments will determine the population count and disputes will be corrected by Mr Pidgin after two weeks for Mayor Casey to submit error or omission cases. The census bureau handling ends the push for a recount.
Mrs. John Holderness of Pittsfield and Albert Merrifield a 34 year old North Station Boston employee renewed a years long romance after meeting at a Cambridge party. The couple married anew with their families in Cambridge and plan to reside there after a Providence clergyman blessing and a New York call.
The report lists 1895 and 1905 populations for cities and counties in Massachusetts. It records Quincy Norfolk county rising from 20 712 to 28 067, Norfolk county from 134 819 to 167 487, Newton Middlesex rising from 27 590 to 36 694, Cambridge Middlesex rising from 81 643 to 97 426, Middlesex county from 499 217 to 607 988, Fitchburg Worcester rising from 26 409 to 33 017, Worcester city rising from 98 767 to 127 768, and Worcester county from 306 445 to 361 844 with varied percentage gains.
Philip T. Riley of 149A Centre Street Jamaica Plain, a brakeman for the Iklevated road, was arrested on a perjury charge linked to a damages suit for injuries claimed on Sept 4 1902. He allegedly falsified five year work history by stating he had worked as a shoemaker for Daniel O Rourke.
Yesterday 25 workers from the department of construction and repair at Charlestown navy yard were discharged due to no work. The department counts about 680 enrolled and under 600 actually at work. Unclear why surveys on the New York and the Prairie are not approved. two months have passed since the repairs appropriation was made available.
A Hebrew social wedding in Boston Chelsea last night joined Miss Ida Abelovitz of 15 Pine Street Chelsea and Harry Bornstein of Shawmut Avenue at Concord Hall West Concord Street. The Rev I Manovitch officiated with Rabbi J Friederman before 300 guests.
Mystic Conn August 24 The Universal Peace Union in session at Mystic made public its document sent yesterday to the Russian and Japan plenipotentiaries at Portsmouth New Hampshire Therein the group urges that the war be ended and proposes handling indemnity as compensation for humane care of 100000 prisoners a Sakhalin peace offering and submission of points of dispute to The Hague tribunal
The former Russian battleship Peresviet now Sagami arrived at Sasebo navy yard on Aug. 23. The ex Russian cruiser Bayan now Aso is expected to arrive today.
The British steamer Haralong and the Japanese transport Kingio collided at 10 twelve Tuesday in the Inland Sea near Nagasaki. The transport sank with 160 lives lost and many others saved or missing.
Paris financial markets rose as investors cheered hopeful peace prospects after signals from Portsmouth and preliminary peace talks. Russian securities moved irregularly with bond prices fluctuating amid uncertain global cues.
Hotel Wentworth New Castle N H August 24 The Japanese envoy attache says Baron Komuras cable from Tokio states the ultimatum is final and will end the Portsmouth peace conference if Russia does not retreat tonight after a Magnolia auto dash with Rosen. He declined further comment and Baron Rosen will remain at Magnolia overnight.
The article reports on tensions between Russia and Japan as negotiations near a breaking point. It notes Russia’s stubborn stance, Japan’s insistence on hard terms, and warnings of a likely forceful outcome. It mentions statements by officials and envoys and cites Witte returning to a Magnolia hotel after an outing.
In St Petersburg on August 25 the foreign office stated it maintains daily contact with M. Witte and that he will be able to proceed on Saturday after receiving awaited dispatches.
Boston Post correspondent Juhei Hashiguchi reports from Portsmouth New Hampshire that Japanese officials debate Komura’s offers to Russian envoys at the peace conference. Russians respond with sardonic refusals, risking the prospects for a settlement and fueling national indignation at home and abroad.
Mrs Moore in Wakefield questions the death claim of Edward Moore who vanished March 1 1904 after leaving 71 Bellevue Park Boston. She cannot positively identify a pauper grave image of James Pottery or find his clothing, and says her husband may still be alive.
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