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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1905
Page
5
Beck objects to Lawson conditions as unfair and insists on a direct discussion about the alleged villainy of his employers. He notes having already met Lawson previously and implies he expects a fair, two sided exchange without conceding the last word.
A western trip observer recounts interviewing 23 traveling men in Pittsburg dining rooms and hotel offices. Nine used Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals. Testimonies claim relief from indigestion gas and acidity, with claims of safe, effective stomach restoration. Sold by druggists everywhere. Kate.
James M. Beck argued for federal supervision of insurance at the Boston Life Underwriters' Association banquet, contending insurance falls under interstate commerce and may be subject to federal law. He cited the Louisiana lottery decision and urged Congress to act, with speakers including John Dolph and others introducing Beck.
Secretary Morton reverses bid rejection and awards Midvale Steel Company a contract for 1000 tons of armor plate, the lowest bidder among the 8000 tons sought. The Pennsylvania company secures the award after reconsideration.
Johann Hoch repudiates confessions read by Police Inspector Shippy before a coroner's jury. He says he never told Shippy he married 11 women and that he signed a statement denying murder and asserting his innocence.
The United States Trust Company has become owner of parcels 28-44 Court Street and 38-48 Court Square with frontages over 250 feet and about 10946 square feet, assessed at 926000. The land is valued at 799100 with a six story office building at 125900. The deal follows a chain of prior transfers dating to 1898 and positions the firm amid a local money-centre expansion with nearby banks planning new buildings.
Frederick John Warren prominent Cambridge society figure and president of Warren Brothers Company was found dead in a Hotel Essex room after returning from New York with his wife. Dr. Stevens cited apoplexy. Warren, born February 13, 1865, leaves a widow and 12 year old daughter.
The suit of John R. Platt to recover 685000 from Hannah Elias over 26 years was dismissed by Justice O Gorman. The judge said the case lacked evidence of threats or coercion and found no signs of incompetence or undue influence. The complaint was dismissed without costs.
St John’s Literary Institute presented its annual minstrelsy at Institute Hall East Boston drawing crowded doors. Interlocutor Peter Curran led the program with John Wilson Minnie Carey Frank Shaughnessy Kitty Siphen and others delivering songs dances and a farce Senator McPhee. Shaughnessy sang Hennah and Mary McCarthy sang The Tale of the Turtle Dove. The show will be repeated tonight.
Parishioners of St Leo's Church Dorchester gathered at Hendrie's Hotel Talbot avenue for a reception honoring the new pastor Rev Francia J Butler. A banquet and music followed with addresses by Father Butler Father O Sullivan J of Boston College Dr Francis J Barnes of Cambridge Herbert Carruth Edward E McSweeney and James McConnell.
The 10th anniversary of Division 26 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Neponset will be celebrated this afternoon with state and county officials and local delegates attending. At 9 this morning the full division will attend memorial services at St Anne's Church.
St Petersburg update notes worsening railroad strike in the southwest with reports of a reign of terror in Tiflis and the Caucasus. Murders by Tartars and Armenians cited while communications thin and telegraph staff are under threat. Dorpat railroad workers walked out amid unrest along the Austrian frontier.
The assassin of Grand Duke Sergius shows indifference and vows further victims. He says authorities cannot stop him and that his deed served oppressed people. He accuses the grand dukes of decency violations and tyranny, claims the Emperor is an innocent dupe, and seeks a Western-style national government with the Emperor as ally.
In St. Petersburg on February 21 the Czar the Dowager Empress and Grand Dukes Vladimir and Alexis are effectively prisoners in their palaces. They must go out in incognito. Police report four bombs of foreign make found in suspects’ houses. each could wreck a house.
Grand Duke Paul of Russia, freed from exile, is expected in Moscow to attend the funeral of his brother Grand Duke Sergius and will represent the imperial family. He is readmitted to the army as lieutenant general and aide-de-camp. His morganatic wife Mme Olga Pistolkovs cannot travel to St Petersburg without permission.
Panic grips Baku Caucasia February 21 as disturbances worsen. Banks close and commerce halts after yesterday’s attacks by armed Muslims on Armenians, continuing since Sunday in multiple districts. Racial enmity cited as the driver.
William Simmons, about 60, employed on a Quinobaug River iron bridge in Putnam, fell 50 feet from a slippery plank and was instantly killed. He belonged to Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union No. 17, Cleveland, Ohio.
The 8th anniversary festival of the British Charitable Society was held at the Copley Square Hotel with 140 members in attendance. Speakers included president G. Herbert Windeler Captain Usher of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company G Alleyne Ireland Professor F C De Sumichrast and Duncan D Russell. De Sumichrast recalled the society's beginnings in 1806 and its hardships and gains. Toasts honored the President of the United States The King The State of Massachusetts and the Dominion Beyond the Seas.
Ex Lieutenant Morgan of the U S Navy plus Col A L Hamilton of the 17th Ohio Volunteers endorse Peruna as a remedy for catarrh and stomach trouble. They cite military service and outdoor life as factors in susceptibility and assert widespread endorsement by officers. A $10000 deposit in Columbus Ohio guarantees testimonial authenticity and publication limits.
Admiral McCalla reported three Lena officers who left San Francisco now in St. Petersburg gave personal paroles to stay within San Francisco unless the President grants permission or accords with Russo Japanese arrangements. No reply from St. Petersburg on the officers' disappearance. the State Department seeks details from the San Francisco consul general and Lena captain.
Feb 21 report from Sebastopol describes grave anxiety among authorities as relations between staff and crews of the Black Sea squadron grow strained. Sailors on several battleships are sullen and discontented, and mutinous conduct is described as dangerous.
St. Petersburg reports panics among rich residents as many arrange permanent departure abroad. Capitalists wind up businesses while the government curbs passport issuance to blunt a mass exodus and bank runs.
Reports from scouts say the Japanese have laid three narrow gauge lines from Betuligai to Padyaza and from Sharkhe to Sinchinpu. Field Marshal Oyama and Generals Kuroki and Oku are at Liaoyang, with Nogi’s ninth division arrived and the first division en route. Skirmishing continues after a Feb nineteenth assault by both divisions on Russian pickets near Sul Dou.
Rail traffic fears rise as incoming trains sit near empty while departures run full. Police arrest many pupils amid neighborhood disturbances. Feb 20 night saw a Jewish leather merchant Zwiebel killed. shots fired at Lodz manufacturer Steigart, his wife wounded. Strikes continue in Dom browa and Sosnovice with thefts and looting reported.
Lodz factories begin hiring new workers to replace striking staff as the labor dispute deepens. The situation remains extremely uncertain with tensions likely to grow.
Libau reports rising number of strikers on February 21 but notes no disturbances. Authorities keep watch as labor activity grows in the area.
The body of Alphonso Rumo an Italian aged about eight years was found tonight just before midnight behind a Middle street store near Franklin. Two knife wounds in the abdomen indicate murder. Police have no clue. A wife and child survive.
Andrew Carnegie donates forty thousand dollars for a new library building to Fairmount College in Hartford Kansas. The grant underscores Carnegie's continuing support for collegiate libraries and regional education.
President Roosevelt will travel to Philadelphia to deliver a Washingtons Birthday address to the University of Pennsylvania student body and receive the degree of doctor of laws from the university regents.
An odorless and tasteless remedy placed in coffee or food will end the drink desire in a day. Many testimonials from women across the United States claim success. Send name and address to Dr. J. W. Haines in Cincinnati for a free package and directions.
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