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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1905
Page
7
The Daylight Store at Gilchrist's runs Tuesday Double Stamp Day offering double merchant legal stamps on purchases of 10c or more. Customers can exchange full books of legal stamps for 2.50 in store credit and buy stamps at 2.00 per thousand, encouraging shoppers to visit on Tuesdays.
Mayor Collins transmits a budget totaling 17,270,647 for current expenses and bonded debt needs. The plan limits spending under tax constraints while detailing department allocations from the Art to Public Buildings and Police, plus Suffolk county and city debt considerations.
Alderman Linehan leads a clash over 13 sign permits with the building department, contending many signs project over highways without rights and pressed to return petitions to the committee. The board voted nine to four to refer back the petitions and then approved an $800,000 sewer loan. Linehan also condemned pauper labor at Long Island and a War Department permit awaited for a waterpipe box and tunnel in Fort Point channel.
The Board of Aldermen granted the Russian Circle use of Faneuil Hall on Friday evening February 10 for a protest against alleged outrages by the Russian government. The license petition was filed by Alexander Kahisedy of 60 Leverett Street.
Military operations in Manchuria remain at a standstill as the war office deems Japanese movements on the Russian centre and left as demonstrations. General Heisman suggests Russians may not surrender positions north of Sandepas and that encounters there will likely continue until weather improves for a broader advance.
The nobility of St. Petersburg adopted an address to Emperor Nicholas congratulating him on the birth of the heir and pledging confidence in the nation. It states the autocratic union remains unshaken and requests participation by representatives of the people in discussion and legislation.
A damaged OCR grocery page lists assorted items with scattered prices such as regular and sale prices for tea, prunes, tomatoes, and beef. The fragmented text also mentions bay state brand, Russell brand, and boneless corn fed beef, with unclear quantities and formatting.
St Peters burg Feb 6 The Associated Press reports no illness or resignation at the war office regarding General Kuropatkin. Gripenberg's departure for St Petersburg is said to be due to illness though unofficial circles claim he exceeded orders at Sandepas and sacrificed thousands. Kuropatkin demanded Gripenberg's recall.
Cronstadt dockyard authorities complete preparations for the battleship Alexander II and cruisers Pamyat Azovan and Admiral Kornoff with the gunboat Grozyastchy and the new battleship Slava forming the second division of the third Russian Pacific squadron. The first division sails from Libau mid February. Admiral Rojestvensky will move to the far east after Rear Admiral Botrovsky arrives, and cannot wait for the second division.
NEW BEDFORD Feb 6 The suggestion by J Arthur Taylor jail keeper that the State prison be moved from Charlestown to Nashawena Island seems likely to gain serious traction after the Board of Prison Commissioners recommends the transfer in its forthcoming report.
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