Navy orders neutrality monitors in Philippine waters amid Japanese moves
Rear Admiral Stirling and the Asiatic fleet are directed to apply Roosevelt's neutrality proclamation in the Philippines as strictly as on U.S. coasts. Reports of Japanese scouts and cruisers near Sulu and Borneo prompt vigilant patrols to prevent violations and keep belligerents from using American ports or territories as bases. Stirling's force includes two battleships one monitor four protected cruisers seven gunboats and six torpedo boat destroyers.
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Washington, D. C
Stirling
Asiatic Fleet
Roosevelt
Philippines
United States
Sulu
Borneo
Department
Admiral Stirling
Navy Department
Japan
Russia
Orient
Monitor
Russians shelling Japanese positions in Manchuria
Reports from Japanese Manchurian headquarters detail Friday night and Saturday skirmishes along the Shakhe and Hun rivers. Russian forces shelled Liuchientun Wanpao Mountain and attacked Waitao Titi mountains. Japanese defenses repelled all attacks. additional Russian cavalry and infantry actions near Songchin and Plaksin Bay are noted with movements northward.
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Tokio
Shakhe
Hun
Waitao
Titi
Liuchientun
Wanpao
Chitaitse
Hun River
Chitantse
Kuropatkin Reports Repulse of Japanese Forces
General Kuropatkin reports no fighting on February 4, with operations by volunteers and artillery activity on both sides. He notes the repulse of the Japanese advanced guard on the left flank toward Saosyr and Chancan, with about 50 Japanese dead left on the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuropatkin
ST. Petersburg
Nicholas
Saosyr
Chancan
Flock Holds Service In Pastor's Home
In Brockton on February 5, Hope Chapel hosted no services for the first time in 13 years after the South Congregational Church barred Rev. Herbert Young from entering as presiding minister. He conducted a service from his home as members dispersed from the church across the street. The owner claims the pastor preaches untrue Congregational doctrine, while Young deflects by citing the Bible. Hope Chapel doors opened but drew no attendees by noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Hope Chapel
South Congregational Church
Herbert Young
Mr. Young
South Congregational Society
Young
Vatican Aid Drive Aims To Raise Peter's Pence
Right Rev. Mgr. Bonaventure M. Broderick, auxiliary bishop of Havana, arrives to boost Peter's Pence in the United States. Past year sums from American dioceses and Rome total roughly $450,000 with potential to reach $500,000 or more under his guidance.
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Vatican
United States
Mgr. Bonaventure M. Broderick
Havana
Cuba
Holy See
America
Peter
France
Cardinal Satolli
Rome
New York
Mgr
Thomas F. Cusack
Buffalo
Brooklyn
Tells of Czars Conscripts by Morris Clark
Morris Clark spoke at the Boston People's Forum on Russia and conscription. He described forced enlistment, the use of 'Angles' to bypass drafts, harsh barracks, meager rations, lash punishments, and the danger to Jews including bans on leaving Russia and confiscation of homes if a mother cannot buy a son's release.
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Russia
Morris Clark
Boston
Alexander II
Siberia
Boston Velasquez Gossip Ties Don Juan to Museum Scandal
New York letter reveals General Francis de Bourbon Castelvi accused of pushing a bogus Velasquez on Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. He claims royal lineage and a career under Don Carlos, with ties to 19th century European intrigue and a later Royal Spanish surrender of art frauds.
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Marquise de Fontenoy
New York
General de Bourbon Castelvi
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
Velasquez
Duke of
Anjou
Donna Marie Della Torre Y d’Armanderos
Madrid
Francis de Bourbon Castelvi
Atlantic
Don Pedro de Bourbon
Durcal
Don Sebastian
Infanta Christian
Francis of Spain
Abraham Kahn Talks on Conditions in Russia
Abraham Kahn spoke in Yiddish at Paine Memorial Hall last evening on Conditions in Russia. The revolutionist editor of a Hebrew Socialistic paper described the peasant suffering as they strive for government recognition and announced efforts to raise funds to aid starving Russians.
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Abraham Kahn
Russia
Paine Memorial Hall
Kahn
Former Boston Pastor May Take $10,000 Memorial Post
A former pastor of Arlington Street Church may become pastor of H. H. Rogers funded memorial church at Fairhaven with a yearly salary of 10000 dollars.
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Boston
Arlington Street
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oilman
Fairhaven
Evangelist Dawson Predicts Big Revival
At the Congregational Church in Newton the English revivalist Rev. W. J. Dawson urged a vast revival movement. He argued the church has not matched social forces and noted catholic humanity appears in socialism labor and science more than in Christ’s church. He linked sacrifices for mankind to politics more than to the cross.
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Church of Christ
Church of Jesus Christ
Brotherhood of Man
Rev Silas Strout Dies in Biddeford at 78
Rev Silas Strout a longtime Methodist minister prominent in Maine died of heart disease in Biddeford. Born in Biddeford 78 years ago he served as chaplain of the Ninth Maine Regiment in the Civil War and led pastorates across the state for four decades. He was married 53 years and survived by his widow two sons and a daughter.
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Silas Strout
Biddeford
Mr. Strout
Eastport
Ninth Maine Regiment
Dramatic Exchange in House Gallery Egg Incident
Record of a heated exchange as Rowland Rantt deflects questions about eggs being thrown in a gallery. He cites dodging them. McHamm presses for actions as a man in the gallery allegedly threw an incubator.
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Rowland Rantt
McHamm
Prancing Stars Stall as Maggie Rides Slow
A playful exchange notes Tommy-Ain't failing to keep pace while Maggie-Naw insists on a dramatic prance that draws attention. The mock rivalry hints at fashion flair and showmanship in a lighthearted community moment.
Society Gathers for Weddings and Tours Across Continents
Mrs Edward Murray Hill hosts a bridge party for Miss Elizabeth Leavitt of Newton as she to be wed to Montgomery Y Ferris at Channing Church next week. Debutante Miss Katharine Nazro recovers from typhoid fever after returning from travels in Asia. Other society moves include Grace Atkins Dobson Dunns New York home hosting gatherings and George Fred Williams lecture on Mexico.
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Edward Murray Hill
Commonwealth Avenue
Elizabeth Leavitt
Newton
Montgomery Y. Ferris
Channing Church
Boston
Jamaica Plain
Katharine Nazro
Miss Nazro
China
Japan
Philippines
Nazro
Arthur P. Nazro
Anna Greenough
Wilson Shannon Dunn
Grace Atkins Dobson
Ipswich
Naples
England
Europe
Henry A. C. Taylor
Taylors
Wanderer
Mediterranean
Alvin F. Sortwell
Jamaica
Titchfield
Port Antonio
Henry Oliver Barrett
California
Dorothy Bishop Barrett
May Eddy
Parkman Street
Dorchester
Florida
S. H. Eddy
Altamonte Springs
Autocrat-Elect Children Dream of Robbery
Two young speakers joke about future greed and crime. Little Irwin vows to become a trust magnate who robs the people while Little Jamsie envisions a career as a cab driver who robs everybody.
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Irwin
Jamsie
From Her Viewpoint
Jane criticizes marrying a man unaware of his family while Mary defends him saying he cannot share details about his mother's cooking.
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Mary
Dear Miss Champagne Should I Marry a Catholic Suit Family or Love
A reader asks whether to marry a Catholic sweetheart despite Protestant family disapproval. The adviser urges considering shared friendship, compatibility, and the beloved’s character, stressing individual choice and patience while noting exceptions to general rules about happiness in interfaith marriages.
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on Smoking in Love
A reader asks if a girlfriend should object to his smoking when in company. The reply says she should not object if he smokes only very moderately when alone and in presence, and notes that women may grow indifferent or whimsical when in love.
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Miss Champagne
Dear Miss Champagne Replies to a broken engagement inquiry
A letter from AMYN asks Miss Champagne for counsel after a fiancé refused marriage due to faith and parental objections. She notes his later assurances, engagement ring given, and her refusal of two subsequent proposals. The adviser compares her case to Zoni and “A Friend in Need” to urge patience and self reliance.
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Miss Champagne
Amyn
Zoni
First Cousin Marriage Debate Provokes Reader Letter
An interested reader argues against first cousin marriages citing two family cases showing varied child brightness. The writer, a young mother, says she would refrain from marrying a cousin even if she loved him, hoping to aid other affected families.
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Miss Champagne
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Straits of Malacca
New Guinea
Oceanica
Songchin
Plaksin Bay
Corea
FLOCK
Broderick
People’s Forum
Don Carlos
Don Francis
Alfonso XII
Henri de Bourbon
Isabella of Spain
Duc de Montpensier
John Cuckson
Dawson
Bacon Ridge
Tommy
Maggie
I Butler
Falt Bock
Butler’s
Tremont St
Butler’s Branch
Temple Place
Jane
Mildred Champagne
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