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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1904
Page
2
Admiral Bowles urges Russia to sue for peace. General Miles sees a war of great possibilities driven by Japanese ingenuity and Russian tenacity. Captain Mahan argues early engagements settle nothing. Admiral Freemantle notes Japanese alertness and naval superiority on several points.
In Springfield the Chicago lawyer Morley Vernon weds to a social match while a woman lawyer pushes a suffrage bill. The tale mirrors the era's political passions as voters confront the measure and Vernon faces social pressure. Howard Chandler Christy illlustrates the book, aimed at readers curious about women's voting rights.
Moscow merchants will divert 500000 dollars planned for the St Louis Exposition to the Red Cross and to aid war orphans and widows. If abandonment occurs the government will redirect 225000 dollars and other exposition funds to the Red Cross. M Alexandrovsky of the Red Cross said Russia’s participation is unlikely. Major firms have halted exhibit preparations.
News from Sasebo reports a calm Japanese public mood as Port Arthur engagements claim Russian losses of four battleships and several cruisers. Tokyo notes captured Russian ships and 2000 soldiers, with Japanese repairs underway in Sasebo and Chemulpo.
A cipher cablegram from Rome reports Japanese cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga, built at Genoa and purchased by Japan, are due Sunday to reach the scene of war. They will disembark Anglo-Italian crews for Japanese crews. Italy also publishes its neutrality stance in the Official Gazette regarding the Russo Japanese War.
Paris reports orders sent to commanders of the Pascal and De Gueydon to move into Corean or Japanese waters and join the French squadron in Indo China. Torpedo boat destroyers Pistolet Javeline Mousequet and Fronde ordered for the far east. Submarine Perle prepared for transport aboard a cruiser.
Despatch from Tokyo reports a smaller Mafeking celebration with thousands of students marching in streets. Bands played torches flags lanterns and war pictures while national anthems were sung and cheers echoed around government offices and the palace walls. The Russian legation’s square drew vast crowds as windows darkened amid orderly displays. British residents in Tokyo were cheered by the crowds.
An advertisement extols Ripans Tabules as a 5 cent stomach tonic that relieves dyspepsia, promotes digestion, and aids sleep. It cites a physician-tested user story, notes widespread use, and claims 14,000 annual testimonials with a sale of one hundred million units yearly. All druggists stock the five cent packets.
Police Commissioner McAdoo announced a campaign against fortune tellers and impostors. Two plainclothes officers will visit suspects and order them from the city. The initial crackdown targets fakirs operating among the Lower East Side poor.
A Boston woman diagnosed with consumption in 1903 sought treatment at the Koch Lung Cure at 361 Boylston street. After starting inhalation therapy on January 29 she gradually improved, gained strength, and was nearly cured in under three weeks, with plans to be discharged. her family history included several deaths from consumption. She is identified as Mrs M. E. Dodge of 54 Elmo street, New Dorchester.
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