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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
2
A glossy appeal extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a safe spring tonic and blood purifier. The ad outlines ingredients such as Bloodroot, Stone Root, Golden Seal, Queen’s Root, Mandrake and Cherrybark, and cites authorities on their medicinal properties for digestion, circulation, skin and blood health.
The article details the Black Sea fleet under sanction to not pass the Dardanelles, listing ships by name and tonnage. Vessels include battleships Evstafi and Ivan Seletoust, Catherine II., and several cruisers such as Czarevna and Grand Duke Alexis, along with gunboats and others.
The report notes that different fighting vessels will be shown as to their value and expresses doubt that submarines played a major part in the recent engagement.
An admiral weighs whether submarines did the decisive work in a recent engagement. He notes gunfire likely won the battle but would welcome confirmation that submarines contributed significantly, saying it would boost submarine business and that he now views naval matters in business terms. He mentions eight submarines in service.
A historical timeline lists pivotal sea battles from 1625 to 1905. It covers Van Tromp's 1625 Dutch victory, Blake’s 1653 defeats, various Duke of York and Nelson actions, Cape Vincent, Copenhagen, Camperdown, Trafalgar, Yalu, Dewey at Manila, Santiago, Chemulpo, Port Arthur, Tsushima, and Tsushima Straits engagements with dates and outcomes.
A speaker declares plans to build four large fast fighting vessels to become the biggest and fastest in the world. He invites investors with money for fighting vessels and argues that submarines will be most effective for coast defense.
In view of possible demonstrations three regiments the Preobregensky Ismailovsky and Moskovsky stationed at Krasnoye-Selo near St Petersburg have been hurriedly brought back to the city.
At Vladivostok, only the torpedo boat destroyer Bravi is confirmed from Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet. The protected cruisers Jemtchug Aurora and Oleg remain unaccounted for. Admiralty scenes show families of officers and sailors seeking news and many hold requiem masses for the dead.
Bishop Lawrence conducted his annual visitation at Christ Church in Waltham. The service filled the church to capacity and featured a notably large confirmation class.
May 31 report states the Boston and Albany railroad has piled thousands of tons of coal in Merrick freight yards to guard against another coal shortage like last winter. The move aims to stabilize supply for West Springfield and surrounding areas.
An Osmo-Chemic office on Boylston Street advertises a 15 day free offer for new patients who begin treatment by June 15 1905. The notice touts free consultation and examination with X ray trial treatment, claims extraordinary healing powers, and cites endorsements by doctors and ministers including Rev L W Holmes and Rev T G Lyons. It stresses widespread public interest, state endowment impossible, and urges patients to start promptly.
A collection of endorsements from ministers and professionals praising the Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine. They describe relief from catarrh stomach trouble chronic bronchitis and other ailments after treatment. Names include Rev. Charles J Lawton Rev. Robert S Faeria Rev. L A Church Jesse Harrell WM Neale L E Wells Julian Rose and others.
Boston Japanese celebrate the naval victory of Togo with a garden party at Dr. Horace Kennedy’s Readville home. The event features lanterns tea and traditional dress with limited invitations and secrecy about details until the day. Local Japanese community leaders and merchants discuss national pride and future influence in Asia.
In Lodz Russian Poland on May 31 a clash between strikers and Cossacks left two dead and six wounded after troops fired when mobs attacked workers at mills. Strikers push for mill closures and martial law. a cavalry regiment arrived to restore order.
The speaker argues time is needed to show progress, Japan will resist dividing China, and China must keep its nationality. He asserts safety depends on China’s status, denies a yellow peril, and says the U.S. will honor the Monroe Doctrine in the East without pursuing conquest.
The bronze doors for the Senate wing of the Washington Capitol, made at the Mosman works on Cross street, will be shipped in a few days after more than two thousand people viewed them during a public exhibition in Springfield on May 31.
Arthur Tessier aged nearly 16, son of Mr and Mrs Nelson Tessier of Otis avenue, drowned in the Otis company canal while swimming with another boy in the Ware River. He was seized by cramps and sank in about 12 feet of water near the gate. Chief Fitzgerald recovered the body with poles and hooks.
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