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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1904
Page
10
Port Arthur report from the besiegers states their right wing surprised the enemy at Housanytantun and Siaofantun Saturday night and occupied the villages. They then took Taliuchiatun and claim the enemy’s forward positions facing their right wing are now in their hands.
Tokio reports massive mobilization as 500000 troops prepare to join Field Marshal Oyama. Infantry, cavalry, and artillery drill at Aoyama field while barracks fill and billets are arranged. Formosa sieges advance with Kelung declared under siege and transport lines from Dalny to Yentai functioning.
December 25 dispatch reports a Japanese battery firing on Chanlinpu with two wounded, a Japanese column advancing briefly before Russian fire drove it back, and indications that Japanese forces are reinforcing their left flank while also establishing winter quarters as the general situation remains quiet.
Reports from Harbin claim 50 000 Chinese brought south for feeding by Japanese forces in southern Manchuria. Japanese plan four wheel carts with iron shields for rapid fire and machine guns. Some frozen Japanese found in trenches. Russians expand baths churches and a hospital. A Siberian merchant allegedly ships vodka marked with a Red Cross as medical supplies. he was expelled. Chinese silver shortage weakens the rouble. Chinese bank closure at Tie Pass denied.
Mukden dispatch reports General Kuropatkin ordering troops not to retreat under any circumstances. He warns that once a detachment forms a plan it must be carried out to the end, reinforcing discipline amid ongoing operations.
General Kuropatkin states that on December 24 near Tapialim skirmishing occurred. Russian posts were driven in then retaken, with Russian losses described as trifling while Japanese losses were heavy.
London December 26 A St Petersburg despatch reports reliable authority says Emperor Nicholas approved reforms to include three zemstvo representatives on the state council, abolition of press censorship and freedom of the press, freedom of conscience, and compulsory elementary education empirewide. The Daily Mail’s correspondent notes the manifesto likely to be issued December 26.
In Lowell a Polish dispute at 6 Sullivan Court led to a stabbing. Wodlchich Szat lay dying at the hospital, Andrew Dotchbotok arrested for the assault after a knife attack that severed the jugular vein. Witnesses describe a violent struggle as Szat died and Dotchlotok fled. Police later captured the suspect after a club throw by Sergeant Crowley, aiding the arrest.
The Rev P Henson preached at Tremont Temple denouncing Merry-Go-Round Sundays. He urged keeping Christ in Christmas, noting Bethlehem innkeepers and Nazareth resistance, and warned the Lord’s Day is endangered by modern money-making distractions. He praised the Bible as a coherent work by one architect and many builders.
A gale driven collision of two ice yachts on Onondaga Lake near Syracuse during the season regatta killed three men James Jackson Charles Markham and George Todd and seriously injured three others Fred Warner Otto Schilling and John Sessler. The crash occurred as both skippers veered unsuccessfully to avoid a collision. The incident is described as the worst known in the sport with 1500 spectators present.
The Handel and Haydn Society presented the Messiah at Symphony Hall last night in its 110th performance since the 1818 debut. The chorus under Mol lenhauer displayed power and grace, and the solo quartet for tonight includes Mme Russell soprano with Miss Roche alto Edward Barrow tenor and Frank Croxton bass.
Victorious and African Prince limped into port badly battered after month long voyages from Calcutta. Decks swept, stanchions twisted, bulkheads torn as enormous seas struck. One ship needed to reach Louisbourg for coal while carrying 20,682 bales of jute and other goods.
The Victorious, coming from Calcutta, arrived severely damaged with decks iced, lifeboats missing, bulkheads torn, ventilators washed away and the bridge smashed. Fourteen crew injured and one seriously crushed chest, likely to die. The voyage endured three fierce gales in mid Atlantic after a cyclone in the Indian Ocean.
The steamer African Prince, from Japan to New York via Boston, endured the worst hurricane in 72 mid Atlantic waters. After 48 hours of repairs, Captain James MacFarlane and a 60 man Mohammedan crew battled a broken steering gear and a seawater-soaked deck to reach port with cargo valued at several hundred thousand dollars.
Officers from Station 1 conducted Christmas Day liquor raids, seizing whiskey and wine at 22 Salem Street from Philip Abramovitch and lager at 7 Endicott Street from Jennie Rubin. The total quantities are noted but not fully readable in the report.
Goods bought and charged on December 27 to 31 will not appear on the January 1 bill but will be on the bill rendered as of February 1.
In North Plainfield and Plainfield New Jersey a clash between firemen, police, citizens and a band of four armed African Americans left two officers dead, a third wounded, and four suspects jailed. The incident began with harassment cries and escalated to knife and razor attacks, drawing a fire response and sparking lynch fears as crowds gathered.
A head-on collision near Maud's Station Illinois involved two passenger trains from St Louis and Louisville. One passenger and six employees died, two passengers and eight employees were injured. Officials blame the Browns, IL operator for failing to deliver a key meeting-point order to the east-bound train.
George G. Chouse a mechanic at the Roxbury repair shop of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad received a morris chair at his home 26 Brook street Somerville the gift from fellow workmen under Round house Foreman Harry H Maxwell The presentation occurred Saturday and delighted the recipient
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