Woman Held Up in Somerville
Miss Mary Bowen a Somerville domestic at 60 Line Street was attacked at about 11 PM near Cambridge Street and Dimick Street. An unknown man grabbed her throat, knocked her down, grabbed a hat box containing a hat and a dollar bill, and fled. Carl Weitz assisted and escorted her home after the incident. Bowen provided a description and said the assailant followed her from the car.
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Somerville
Mary Bowen
Line Street
Dimickate Op IdAne
Cambridge Street
Boston Copper Case Attacker Defends Stock Market View
Thomas W. Lawson defends his critique of Boston copper stocks in a public letter to the Post, arguing that the public profited more from copper booms than it lost and condemning unnamed bank insiders for alleged manipulation, while predicting a revival in Boston copper markets after cleansing losses and new credit reforms.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Sunday Post
Boston
Post
the Post
State Street
Butte
Montana
Amalgamated
New England
Wall Street
John the Hams
Gogginses
British agents halt shipment of 600 Russian horses
In Libau Russia on February 23 a steamer loading 600 horses was stopped by authorities. The horses were believed to have been bought by British agents for Japan, halting the transaction at port.
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Japan
Libau
Russia
Russians concede Port Arthur outclassed in ships and guns
St. Petersburg February 28. The Port Arthur blockade remains, with Russians admitting naval inferiority in ships and guns and expecting limited success at sea this season. They consider a $5,000,000 torpedo boat destroyer plan for Vladivostok and Port Arthur, while focusing hopes on General Kouropatkin’s army for victory.
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Port Arthur
ST. Pet. Urg
Vladivostok
Russians Cross Yalu as Heavy Fighting Brews Below Anju
St Petersburg reports Major-General Pflug announced Russian cavalry crossed the Yalu. General Linovitch is said to have sent infantry corps to support Cossacks below Anju. Russians may be taking a strong northern Corea position to halt Japanese landings as rail links expand.
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ST. Petersburg
Pflug
Alexieff
Yalu River
Linovitch
Anju
Corea
Yalu
Pious Rich Thieves Versus Yegomen Sermon At Tremont Temple
The Rev Dr Henson preached on Truth Stranglers labeling pious rich thieves as worse than yegemen He warned against condemning all Christians for a few black sheep and argued virtue exists among the poor He cited rich club members decrying starvation wages and asserted educated men can be the worst scoundrels.
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Henson
Tremont Temple
New York
Dr. Henson
War fever fades in Russia as Port Arthur tale swirls
In St Petersburg and across Russia the initial war excitement subsides into calm, though crowds still cluster for Viceroy Alexeiff bulletins. An incident at Port Arthur sparked a Te Deum call, quickly countermanded by officials when only four old steamers were sunk, while a circulating tale of painted ships and mines lacks confirmation.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Alexieff
Port Arthur
Council of the Empire
Winter Palace
Died Rather Than Beg A Starvation Tragedy
James Anderson walked from Providence to Boston seeking work and food. He begged for alms but starved for 24 hours, entering Relief Hospital where a hearty meal saved him briefly before his delicate system failed. He died shortly after.
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Boston
James Anderson
Providence
Smith Street
Relief Hospital
All America Centre Dies at Twenty
Dover New Hampshire February 28 The body of Henry J Hooper 07 famed All America football centre has died after an operation for appendicitis He will be taken to his mother’s home in Exeter Mrs Hooper had been with him at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital since Friday Hooper though only 20 was a renowned Dartmouth football player and was named centre on the All America team after last season.
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Dover
N. H
Henry J. Hooper
Exeter
Hooper
Mary. Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Dartmouth
RussiansTamper With Chinese Telegrams at Tientsin
February 28 report says Russians interfere with Imperial railway telegraphs at Tientsin. On February 27 they demanded access to telegrams at Tienchwang station, where Chinese authorities have placed a sentry.
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Tientsin
Tienchwang Station
Baikal Soldiers Served With Hot Dinners During Transit
Reports deny frostbite deaths or amputations among troops crossing Lake Baikal. A 25 mile journey takes 12 hours, with a relay stop at the lake’s center where hot meals are provided and weaker men receive care during the long crossing.
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Petersburg
Lake Baikal
Hebrew leader ridicules plan to raise war fund for Japan
Max Mitchell of the Federation of Hebrew Charities condemned a proposed war fund to aid Japan. In an energetic speech before the Beneth Israel Association of the North End at the Wall Street Synagogue last evening, he warned sympathy for Japan could provoke massacres of Jews in Russia.
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Hebrew
Japan
Russia
Max Mitchell
Federation of Hebrew Charities
Beneth Israel Association
North End
Wall Street
Lost Craft in Fire and Gale Off Port Townsend
Feb 28 Queen, a north Pacific steamer, reported the loss of 14 lives after a lighthouse fire and gale off the Columbia River mouth. Fire broke out in the after galley before sunrise, lifeboats struggled in heavy seas, two boats capsized, women and children were placed in boats, fire later brought under control by 7:40 a.m., and all survivors were taken aboard.
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Port Townsend
Waeh
North Pacific Coast
Queen
Columbia River
Cousins
Russia Publishes War Rules During Japanese Conflict
St Petersburg Feb 28 Russian authorities publish official rules of war. The czar approved a decree outlining protections for Japanese civilians and merchants in Russia, with strict limits on contraband and blockades. Rules define contraband items from weapons to equipment and restrict neutral trade under wartime conditions.
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ST. Petersburg
Senate
Russia
Japan
Czar
Japanese Navy disarms auxiliary cruisers after Port Arthur success
News from Torio reports Japan will disarm and return the auxiliary cruisers America Maru and Yawata Maru as sea lanes reopen. Vicer Admiral Togo’s tactics emphasize long range gunnery, mobility, and minimal exposure, with superior Japanese crews and better ships, while Russians face blame for negligence.
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Torio
Togo
Port Arthur
San Francisco
Japan
Japan Defends Strict War Censorship Policy
London Feb 28 Baron Hayashi, Japanese minister to Great Britain, argued that Japan must enforce severe censorship to survive. He said Japan faces overwhelming odds and must strike swiftly and secretly, even if it alienates foreign press. He noted military plans required rigid control before Port Arthur and emphasized uniform censorship across press and public.
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London
Baron Hayashi
Great Britain
Port Arthur
New York
Meeting calls for passover fund for Hebrew charities
Mitchell urged sending money to Hebrew Charities to back the fund with 5,000,000 Jews in Russia. The gathering urged neutrality and allegiance to national leaders while Abraham Alpert criticized rich Hebrews for neglecting their duty to distressed brethren.
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Mitchell
Russia
Abraham Alpert
Russia Extends European Tariff for One Year
St Petersburg reports that the council of ministers, approved by the Emperor, extends for one year the tariff on European imports to Russia, a tariff fixed Feb 26, 1908. The extension also covers free admission of tin plate for kerosene barrel making and packing cases for export trade.
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Russia
ST Petersburg
Council of Ministers
Alexieff Arrives at Mukden Amid Train Schedule Change
Viceroy Alexieff reaches Mukden and will establish headquarters after force reorganization. He has lived aboard a train while all regular railway schedules are annulled, signaling a major wartime disruption and shift in operations.
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Alexieff
Mukden
Yankov
Viceroy Alexieff
Novi Kral
Hostility in Corea Surges in Chemulpo Against Japanese Protectorate
Reports describe rising resentment in Corea with clashes and protests centered in Chemulpo as locals oppose the Japanese protectorate. Authorities struggle to restore order amid sporadic incidents and arrests.
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Corea
Chemulpo
Troops flood Trans-Siberian rail line as refugees seek return
Soldiers swarm the Trans-Siberian Railway in both directions near Irka. Trains eastbound carry troops while trains from Manchuria are crowded with women and children. The station overflows with refugees awaiting further passage. A locomotive sank through lake ice near Baikal shore with no reported fatalities.
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Lake Baikal
Jaid
Siberian
Irka
trans-Siberian
Manchuria
Russia
Gale at Port Arthur Keeps Landing Prerequisites
Gale from the north with thunder and lightning hampered landings at Port Arthur. The sea remains very rough with no change in the situation over the past two days.
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Port Arthur
Twenty Five Dollar Washington Tours by Pennsylvania R R
Seven day tours with hotel meals en route include longer Washington stay and stopovers at Baltimore Philadelphia and New York. Depart Boston January 22 February 5 19 March 4 18 April 1 15 29 May 13. Tour rate April 2 is 26 and May 13 27. Tourist Agent 206 Washington Street Boston.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington Strees
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