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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1904
Page
9
Judge McKim presided as witnesses from the Andrews household testified on the family relations of Charles H Andrews and his son Charles S Andrews. Dr Henry F Leonard recalled Charles S asking about the elder Andrews death to decide on mourning attire, later saying he was intoxicated at the time. The hearing adjourned to February 12.
President Eliot of Harvard hosted a Cambridge dinner in honor of Edward M. Shepard of New York who spoke on The Puritan and the Government of the Modern American City. Guests included Augustine J. Daly Cambridge mayor and William Gaston among other prominent politicians, signaling cordial Cambridge Harvard ties.
Despondent from a long illness Mrs. Frederick D Goodwin committed death by taking 29 grains of corrosive sublimate in Newport. She had fallen ill about three months earlier and was found dead in bed this morning. Before her marriage she was Miss Melissa D Marlin of Pittsfield Maine and will be taken to that place for trial.
Triton Council 647 Royal Arcanum in J O O F Hall Washington Street West Newton installed its officers elect on Tuesday night. Deputy Grand Regent Joseph E Mooney assisted by Grand Guide William H Comerford as installing officer. New officers include Regent John A Nugent Vice Regent Patrick L Armitage orator Thomas M Harney past regent Patrick J Carroll secretary Thomas J Greene collector Frank C Sheridan treasurer James Nickerson chaplain John Flood guide Charles Furneau warden John J O Reilly sentry Jeremiah E McMahon trustees William H Hague Daniel F Reardon Dennis J O'Donnell.
The British Naval and Military Veteran Association held its regular parade at Park Square headquarters on Monday evening, with Colonel Courtenay in command. Nine new recruits were enrolled, including Edward Bond aged 79, a veteran of the Second Battalion Twenty fourth Regiment who saw service during the Indian mutiny. Officers were installed to close the meeting.
Sir Chentung Liang Cheng informed Acting Secretary Loomis of a Pekin cable stating the Emperor has sealed the Chinese American treaty and agreed to immediate ratifications exchange. Hay and Cheng plan to sign within days and issue the President's proclamation so the convention takes effect at once.
In St Petersburg January 12 Minister Kurino said war, if it occurs, could be prolonged. He doubted a decisive outcome from a military view but remained hopeful for peace. He noted Japan could muster 600000 troops and defend its coast, while Russian defense ministers acknowledged landing would be hard even with a coalition. He added Russia has not declared its plan and some fear Japan would seize Korea if talks fail.
A truncated dispatch describes forces intrenching on a southern slope above an NSA reference point, about 115 miles northeast of Seoul. The fragment suggests ongoing defensive actions and unclear broader context.
Semi official Russian proposal to Japan grants economic and strategic leeway in south Korea, limits fortified positions in Korea and Manchuria, and creates a 50 kilometer neutral zone along the Yalu and Tumen rivers. It also pledges open door access for Mukden and Niu Chwang with free Russian vessel passage.
St Petersburg Jan 12 The Czar leaves the peace or war decision to Viceroy Alexieff and may order hostile action at any moment The move follows days of scarce news amid a surge of Japanese war material purchases and a rumored sale of the Turkish cruiser Medjedie Kurino the Japanese minister still argues peace is likely
Millers in Atchison Kansas report receiving letters from Japanese merchants seeking flour prices and suggesting Japan may buy flour in large quantities soon.
W B Tyrrell now in Falmouth Mass recalls Father John O’Brien who praised a remedy named after him. Tyrrell writes of May 4 1902 that Father John’s Medicine cures colds throat and lung troubles and rebuilds weakened flesh. It claims to have no nerve-deadening drugs and offers a money back guarantee if not all claims are met.
The millers replied that they will not ship flour until paid in United States currency and until insurance companies provide war insurance, signaling a financial and risk concern in the dispute.
January 12 report notes Japan will ask for a reply by a fixed date regarding tensions at Rio. Russian minister M Pavloff in Seoul assures guards will not exceed 126. An agreed plan aims to prevent any collision between guards.
Authentic information from Peking indicates two divisions of Russian troops are advancing eastward by rail along the Siberian railroad. The dispatch reaches the legations reporting the movement as of January 12.
The second grand hall of the News Boys Protective Association will be held at Roughan Hall City Square Charles Town this evening. Committee of arrangements chaired by Thomas J Mulkern secretary Harry Chapman treasurer Philip Robinson assistant treasurer Samuel Levine among others have made all arrangements for a successful socially and financially event.
James BE Hayes Council 116 Knights of Columbus held its first meeting of the year Monday night at Knights of St Rose Hall and established a ladies auxiliary named the Isabella Club. Officers include Miss Theresa E Hayes president and several named officers with trustees, marking the organization’s expansion.
The article profiles Czarina Victoria Alice born 1872 wife of the Czar, famed for court reforms at St. Petersburg, her English education and refined beauty, yet disliked as an outsider. Her attempts to bear a son failed, and melancholy shadowed her life as Russia prayed for a male heir.
In St Petersburg on January 12 the Czarina lies seriously ill under constant court physician care. An abscess has formed near her right ear, with a second operation likely. Her illness prompted the Czar to cancel the royal family's Livadia visit and delay occupying the winter palace.
In a five hour House session on the appropriation bill, debates touched Panama and tariffs. Rep Adams of Pennsylvania read Olney’s dinner remarks as attacking the administration’s Panama policy. Rep Fitzgerald of New York rebutted, faulting the Low administration and linking New York’s Democratic victory to the conference.
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