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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1904
Page
8
Mrs Alice N Lincoln chair of pauper institutions board speaks at South Congregational Church urging non discrimination for the sick poor and outlining aims to keep institutions independent from other city boards. She cites costs per inmate and contrasts with City Hospital expenses.
Meriden Connecticut February 14 firemen fought eight hours to quell a blaze that left the Town Hall completely destroyed with six firemen injured minor. Loss exceeds $130000 with about $125000 borne by the town. The fire likely started from crossed electric wires in the third floor main hall igniting hunting decorations used during a Meriden Lodge Elks fair. The building housed town city offices Police Court library and headquarters with lockup in basement.
The Chicago authorities barred using a spot light in Sir Henry Irving's production of The Bells at the Illinois Theatre. Stage management was ordered to use a strong incandescent light for the dream scene, provoking annoyance from Irving who spoke after the performance. He linked the Iroquois disaster to a panic among officials and urged influence to calm it.
A large number of steamers and schooners are long overdue at the port. Sarmatian of Allan line and Daghistan from Bermuda were due Wednesday. Bostonian and Cambrian of Leyland line watched three days. Consuelo due Friday. Cymric from Antwerp with passengers due Saturday. not yet sighted by midnight Sunday. Michigan completed Atlantic crossing on schedule.
A rumored citywide order in Boston police circles promises a major shakeup among senior officers. Four captains and two sergeants could be transferred, with one retiree and possibly a lieutenant promoted. Names mentioned include Curran, O Lalor, Wescott, Warren, Kimball, Driscoll, and Mullen.
A small snow storm visited Boston last night. Large flakes signaled possible rain and slushy sidewalks where dryness had briefly returned. Umbrellas and galoshes came out as residents expected improving conditions and lower temperatures today.
Four bold burglars broke into the Staples Towse drug store at Linden Street and Brighton Avenue early yesterday. A Brighton police chase of over two miles followed before the crooks escaped. They netted only 15 cents in pennies and a box of cheap cigars under the arc light.
William Ritchie of 21 Commercial Street was arrested last night for assault with a hatchet. Police report Benjamin Chamfer seriously damaged with four deep head wounds.
The funeral for Zelda Belliveau of 186 Sydney Street Dorchester was held Saturday from St Margaret's Church. Large attendance showed the high esteem in which she was held. Floral tributes were numerous and handsome.
Despatches from London report Japan has landed troops in strength on the Talien-Wen Peninsula and may attack Port Arthur from land. Accounts claim Port Arthur is cut off by land and sea with the railway behind blown up, while others note heavy Japanese losses and retreats at Dove Bay and Pigeon Bay as Russian forces engage in hand-to-hand fighting.
Boston steamship Pleiades, owned in Boston, freed after days held by Russian authorities at Port Arthur. Report notes Russian fleet sorties on a stormy Saturday night and that the ship departed quietly. Mention of the Retvizan still stranded and Hansa taking aboard women refugees while men resume business.
Tokyo reports Japan deeply stirred and resentful after the sinking of the Zensho by four Russian cruisers off Hokkaido. The Zensho and Naganoura were attacked while sailing Sakata to Otaru. Naganoura escaped, Zensho sunk with all aboard killed or drowned. Japan plans likely reprisals, including seizing Russian ships detained to block movement reports.
Despatches report Japanese troops landing heavily on the Takien Wen peninsula and threatening Port Arthur from land. They reportedly suffered heavy losses in the landing, with hundreds said to have been sabred by Cossacks, yet Japan controls a large body of troops and may have blown the Port Arthur rail line, isolating the port. Russian fleet at Chemulpo fought a desperate naval duel, with 41 killed and 464 wounded.
Tokyo reports the Japanese warship Akagi captured the German steamer Yokohama with a cargo including dynamite for Port Arthur. Nagasaki and Daily Telegraph sources doubt Russia can hold Liaodong, predicting Port Arthur fall.
A Singapore despatch to the Daily Express reports Kasuga and Nissin, two cruisers bought in Genoa, sailed south to rendezvous with a Nippon Yusen steamer. Japanese crews and officers were transferred to the cruisers, with temporary English crews taking their places. The cruisers then proceeded to Singapore and set off again to watch for Russian vessels en route to Japan.
The Times correspondent in Wei Hai Wei reports that on February 10 the Japanese occupied Ching Hai Wen, a Russian coaling station near Masampo, a strategic move in the area.
Tokio Times correspondent reports as of Feb 12 that the Japanese squadron has sealed Port Arthur.
The Daily Telegraph Shanghai correspondent reports on February 12 that Dalny was bombarded by Japanese forces and marines were landed, a development cited from a telegraph dispatch dated February 12.
Police from Division 1 raided 7 Stillman Place North End arresting six alleged gamblers. Detained were William Levine 32 Stillman Street Iorus Levine 36 Stillman Street Louis Iosenbaum 22 Chelsea Barnet Israelite 25 Lowell Street Harry Smith 24 Cooper Street. Joseph Sloane 32 Lynn arrested for being present.
Senator Hanna faced a series of grave collapses with rapid pulse, high respiration, and low oxygen as doctors battled to support him. Despite moments of rally and hope, the crisis persisted with family and officials constantly at hand and multiple relays of telegrams from across cities.
Brighton anti saloon forces, emboldened by 1902 district option defeat, launch a new crusade via church networks in Brighton Newton Watertown and Waltham. Petitions urge Governor Bates to press the Boston Police to curb licenses in Brighton Allston ahead of May licenses. Thousands have signed, with plans to present soon.
Boston Building Trades Council denounces the new Boston branch of the American Civic Federation, condemning its leaders for attending the formation meeting and criticizing nonunion service and nonunion cooks. The council vows no affiliation until the federation proves its usefulness to organized labor. Delegates from 35 unions attended, and James Haley was elected president. The report notes various union elections, wage actions, and membership gains across several local unions.
A state branch of building trades councils and unions was yesterday formed at Worcester, Boston. The formation brings together craft organizations to coordinate labor actions and standards across the region.
Harry Blake of 448 Main Street Charlestown faced a fast moving blaze when kerosene oil ignited after he lit a fire and placed a lamp on the stove. The two story frame building housing his furniture repair shop burned, with Blake fleeing as flames spread through the rear room and into the yard. Candymaker Gibson in pajamas awoke to the blaze as a milkman alerted the engine house, but the fire had already consumed Blake’s property and wardrobe.
Two inward bound cars collided at Commonwealth avenue and Beacon street yesterday around 11 am causing panic among passengers and 400 minutes of delays. No injuries were reported as crews steadied riders. the crash stemmed from a chain brake failure. Cars from Auburndale and Allston were badly damaged.
Irving Dowell treasurer of Local Branch 19 of the International Piano and Organworkers Union was arrested at 1293 Washington street for allegedly taking 1200 dollars from the union for personal use during his term. A new treasurer’s discovery prompted the arrest.
The Hon. John F. Fitzgerald spoke to the Catholic Young Men's Association of St. Patrick's Church in Roxbury about Senator Mark Hanna as a presidential candidate. He noted Hanna's popularity among House and Senate members and stressed Hanna's loyalty and willingness to help others, contrasting him with Roosevelt.
Excitement ran through Chinatown after a fire at 4 Oxford Street in the G Hing apartments shortly after 8 yesterday morning. The blaze started from a gasoline stove explosion, prompting emergency response and evacuations.
Malden, Feb 14. The Rev Dr Elijah Horr, a prominent Congregational minister, died at his home aged 61. He led the Mystic Congregational Church four years and previously pastored Piedmont Congregational Church in Worcester for five years. He leaves a widow, two sons and a daughter.
Videna, a Polish woman from 156 Spruce Street Chelsea Victoria, wed Stanislaw Migros in a ceremony marked by revelry. The court had charged Migros with assault on Videna, yet the judge ordered the marriage. A guest, John Gordrick, fractured his left leg after a fall during festivities.
Police led by Captain Cain of Station 4 conducted two raids on Lagrange street at midnight. Thirteen Chinese men were detained. five from 8 Oxford street and four from 2 Oxford place were charged with gaming on the Lord's day. Four others from 2 Oxford place were charged with being present.
The Rev Thomas Van Nes denounces government control by big firms and unions, urges faith in the common man and democratic founding ideals. He argues Lincoln and Jesus trusted average people and warns against rising class feeling that erodes democracy. He cites President Eliot on fears of class division and anti democratic sentiment.
Bernard F B Plunkett age 65, sewer division inspector and father of Lieutenant Plunkett of Chemical 7, Charlestown, collapsed from heart failure near Chestnut and Chelsea streets shortly before 6 PM. Citizens nearby aided him before patrolman Hutchins sent the body to Briggs's undertaking rooms. He resided on Chelsea street and had worked for the city for many years.
Ice covers the harbor from East Boston to Apple Island. Yesterday several boys attempted a trip island to island. Parents learned of the stunt and started after them. The lads were forced to return, to their sorrow. The harbor ice remains intact despite a slight city thaw.
The United Sons of Terra Nova in East Boston yesterday resolved that a proposed one cent toll through the East Boston tunnel is not in the interests of local travellers. They placed on record their opposition to the toll.
New Year's Day unfolds across Chinatown with wreaths and roasts filling Harrison Avenue and Oxford Place. The Fook-Look-Shu visage appears in homes and clubs, seen as a sign of good luck for all in the district.
Congress man McCall has been elected orator and Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson chosen to read the annual poem at the Harvard Chapter Phi Beta Kappa meeting in Cambridge next spring during commencement time. Professor A. S. Hill will preside.
George H. Rice longtime Waban resident dies at home after long illness. He formerly worked at the Boston custom house.
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