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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1905
Page
5
The general strike in Moscow unfolds identically to St Petersburg with the same proclamation methods. A deputy prefect warns the public to avoid gatherings or processions or face severe measures seen in St Petersburg.
Russian citizens in Boston follow events in Russia as a revolution is seen approaching. The Russian Circle plans a mass meeting in Faneuil Hall to discuss support for overthrowing the government and establishing a democracy. Alexander Cohn predicts many will return to join revolutionists if unrest continues.
A seven hour fire at Sebastopol admiralty works started after the second work signal at 7 am. Fire erupted in multiple sections and workers in the model ling department escaped by window. Docks protected. fire under control by 1 30 pm. Cause unknown. Incendiarism suspected.
At a Liberal committee meeting in St. Petersburg on January 23 Maxim Gorky read a letter from Father Gapon to the workers declaring there is no Czar and urging the Russian workingmen to continue the fight for national freedom without him. he grants his blessing for the struggle.
St. Petersburg January 23 official counts vary as many victims were removed by comrades. AP staff estimates suggest about 500 killed or wounded, with 47 dead and 54 wounded at Patiloff works, ~60 in Alexander Gardens, 15 in Moika district, 45 in Vassili Ostroff district, and others in several areas.
In St Petersburg crowds and clergy sang the hymn Eternal Memories as they mourned the dead and wounded after soldiers shot hundreds. The refrain echoed through streets with mournful crowds and whispered prayers for eternal memory of the departed.
A Brazilian style advertisement extols Smith's Pineapple and Butternut Pills claiming to cure biliousness and constipation in one night. It urges prompt use before decline, notes 25 cent price and broad claims across ages. The text also lists census style demographics and city features from St Petersburgs.
In St. Petersburg yesterday an aged general was killed as a mob halted his sledge. When he ordered the coachman to move, a well dressed man in a sable fur coat struck him on the head, the crowd then beat and trampled him to death.
Father Gopons hymn set to The Marseillaise music is sung by workers and strikers across Russia. Printed in England in Free Russia, the verse calls workers to cast aside meekness and endless patience, promising no end to suffering until light comes.
U S ambassador Count Cassini says there is no revolution in Russia after riots in Moscow. He notes a large industrial strike and a palace clash, but stresses public peace is essential and urges proper channels for hearing strikers once order is restored.
The board argues against reducing gas prices, citing public indifference and reliance on the New England Gas and Coke Works and other companies. It highlights stable dividends, emphasizes engineers' support for continuing current works, and praises owner Richards for tackling gas challenges, urging trust in their long-term plans.
The betrothal of Mrs Pauline Reisert to Mr George William Stratton, both of East Somerville, was announced. The ceremony is set for 9 p.m. January 30 at the bride’s home 93 Mt Vernon street East Somerville.
A reader reports rapid relief after using Pyramid Pile Cure, buying 50 cent and then two dollar packages, with three months of cure and no symptoms. The letter promotes unsold testimonials and urges readers to request the company's free information book from Pyramid Drug Co. Marshall Michigan.
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