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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1904
Page
8
This month offers include black and blue Morse-made suits at reduced prices to boost business. Prices drop from $8.00 to $6.00 for youths Cheviot suits in sizes 15 to 19 years and $10 Liue and Black Cheviot suits are highlighted as bargains.
Growing dissatisfaction spreads through Russian military and financial circles over war conduct. An imperial proclamation urges unity while promising punishment of Japan. Russia reshuffles finance leadership as nerves tighten over coal, provisions, and enemy raids.
Indignation runs through the Copley Society as Treasury Secretary Leslie M Shaw orders full duty on the frames of Whistler pictures arriving from Liverpool aboard Cymric. The artworks valued at 150000 with a 260000 bond, exempt as art, face duty on frames not covered by the ruling. Outcomes await developments before settlement.
Heavy snows in the middle West and extreme cold have caused widespread freight delays. Thousands of cars are blocked or tied up, hindering shipments to Boston. Livestock, meats, and perishables move with little delay. other freight moves irregularly. Several thousand carloads of flour, grain, feed, lumber and more destined for New England are days overdue.
A leading military authority connected to one of the embassies states Port Arthur is practically besieged. Admiral Togo's ships block the port entrance, cutting relief by sea. Japanese forces near Niuchwang disrupt the Liao Tung railroad, severing supply lines from Harbin. The fortress faces gradual investiture and potential surrender.
Washington February 18 The War Department seeks Corean permission to station a United States army observer in Korea Thus far Russia and Japan have refused access for officers to accompany forces in Manchuria and the effort pivots to Korea where the theater of battle is anticipated to unfold
At Port Arthur on February 18 the Russian fleet repairs on the battleship Czarevitch and the cruisers Retvizan and Pallada proceed rapidly after the February nine bombardment. Work is aided by cais sons and the ships will soon rejoin the fleet.
Advices from Viceroy Alexieff state that 17 officers and 439 men were killed at the battle of Chemulpo on February 3, when the Japanese fleet destroyed the Russian cruiser Variag and the gunboat Korletz, as reported in St. Petersburg.
The Rev Peter MacQueen visiting Charlestown discusses a prolonged war between Japan and Russia. He argues Russia can field limited troops in Manchuria, warns of fever hunger and nostalgia hitting camps, lauds Cossacks, and states Japan and Russia face a long, ghastly conflict with no quick victory expected.
Reproduction by T. Asai depicts a scene near Port Arthur on the eve of the famed assault. The Japanese gathered intimate knowledge of the terrain during a stormy winter, facts they will rely on in current operations against the Russians.
Rev Walter Shanley of St Marys Cathedral Hartford warned the Veronica League that drinking among fashionable women is rising and harming the poorer classes. He urged the group to curb fashion influence and prevent wider adoption of the society custom.
The first leap year ball of the Trinity Club ladies, held in Pierce Hall last evening, proved a grand success. Early in the evening whist was played and later dancing followed. Floor director Miss Beatrice B Jenkins, with assistants Miss Madeline A Paine and aides Miss Helena Folley, Miss Margaret Duwane, and Miss Alice Goell.
In Washington on February 18 the Panama Canal issue dominated Senate debate. Senator Spooner spoke much of the day, backing the President’s policy and the move toward Panama’s independence, arguing the Panama route is superior.
Weather observers predicted rain or snow for Boston with a warm forenoon and rising temperatures after noon. Early sunshine thawed the city, giving way to threatening clouds by 5 PM as a storm moving from the Lake region toward the Ohio valley neared.
Senator Marcus A. Hanna lies in state in Cleveland at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium. From 1:30 to 9:30 p.m. about 30,000 citizens viewed the casket, with thousands more turned away. After church services, the body will move to Lake View Cemetery and Wade Mortuary Chapel for a temporary vault interment while final burial plans are decided.
The Pythian Burial Lot Association will hold a grand military and civic ball in Berkeley Hall this evening.
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