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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1904
Page
1
Despatches from the east report General Kuroki advancing on all sides and driving in Kuropatkin s outposts. Recent captures include Siuyan at the junction west of Fengwangcheng. The Cosacks have borne the brunt and are retreating. Big events hourly expected.
Pay day at Fort Ethan Allen sparked a bloody riot aboard an electric car from Winooski to the post as armed guards on duty fired revolvers to quell fighting soldiers. About 80 men were absent without leave, raising fears of mass desertion, with civil officers and post commanders vowing vigilance to prevent further bloodshed.
Western Federation of Miners has sent the Cripple Creek miners’ case to the President amid a major labor clash. Leaders allege troops ally with Citizens' Alliance of Cripple Creek whose slogan is death to unionism. AFL and Knights of Labor officials say authorities target union men in Colorado. families torn apart and deported in scores.
Rumors swirl that an injunction will restrain the Massachusetts treasurer from paying bounty money under the soldiers bounty bill. The Supreme Court may be asked to rule on the bill’s passage over the Governor’s veto and the constitutional requirement for two thirds of members present. Senate and House leaders voice legal questions and differing interpretations while calls rise for a test of the bill’s legality.
Mrs. Hannah Elias was discharged on extortion charges after John R. Platt testified poorly and could not recall key payments. She was rearrested on a $685,000 civil suit but released on $20,000 bail amid a crowd outside the criminal courts building. Platt, feeble and wavering, faced jeers from onlookers as the case unfolded.
Constantinople reports the Ottoman government rejects as unfounded the despatch from St Petersburg claiming the Porte had consented to Russian Black Sea fleet passage through the Dardanelles. The denial was issued on June 10.
At a Cambridge committee meeting in early May the city government discussed a new addition to the Rindge Manual Training School shop and voted to report favorably on a 290000 appropriation for the first section of a proposed Hobbs Brook to Fresh Pond pipeline. The Common Council will review these matters next Tuesday evening.
Samuel B ogden a broker from 954 Lexington avenue New York pursues his nephew Arthur Ogden 16 past Fall River Quincy Rockland and Brockton after the youths escape from the training ship St Mary and join Saw tell s circus. Ogden holds thousands in trust funds but cannot draw them to force contact.
A weather brief for Boston and nearby areas calls for fair conditions and rising temperatures over the weekend. Saturday and Sunday are expected to be milder with light winds and dry skies, signaling a welcome warm-up for residents and outdoor plans.
The product Horsford's Acid Phosphate is described as supplying tonic nerve food to strengthen nerves improve appetite and promote restful sleep. It emphasizes its restorative benefits and use as a stimulant for general health.
Congressman William B McNary sues ex Congressman John F Fitzgerald for $20,000 and attaches Mrs Fitzgeralds property in a famed political quarrel centered on blocking the sale of the Boston American baseball nine. McNary says the opponents statements are false and aims to prove them in court. Fitzgeralds camp declines to comment as allies question the civil suit timing and purpose.
Former inspector John Fitzpatrick charges Building Commissioner James Mulcahy and Acting Deputy Commissioner Edwin J Turner with purchasing a secondhand automobile from Charles H Barney of Newton, turning it to William G Seavey, who sold it to the department at an excessive price. Mulcahy approved the bill and the city paid $1335 on May 9.
A citizen and the building commissioner discuss a charge that Mulcahy acted with a well known citizen to force the purchase of undesirable property adjacent to his own. The claim relates to alteration permits for buildings on Hale Street in Ward 8.
On March 21 acting Deputy Turner visited the home of the citizen mentioned and offered to obtain a building permit if the citizen bought the property described. Turner claimed he could save the citizen from 500 to 1000 dollars or risk losing his head as a threat, phrased as a football reference.
An incident centers on Mulcahy demanding what right a citizen had to receive a permit to alter his property from building inspector M. W. Fitzgibbons. Fitzgibbons affirmed the citizen’s entitlement while Mulcahy used sharp language in response.
Advertisement copy promotes Dr Carleton's Dyspepsia Treatment as a remedy to stomach issues, urging readers who tried other methods to consider this option.
The Western Federation of Miners executive board votes to appeal to President Roosevelt to investigate Colorado crimes under law and order. Secretary Haywood to telegram Roosevelt requesting an inquiry and support, plus sending a history of Colorado labor troubles to Washington. The union also plans to appeal President Moyer's habeas corpus case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Acting under Adjutant General Sherman Bell the Colorado National Guard loaded 76 union miners onto a special train at Victor after noon. A crowd of about 1000 watched as families cried farewell while the men headed toward the Kansas state line. A second group faces impending deportation next day. Miners charged with murder are confined in the Cripple Creek jail and heretofore the miners union women’s auxiliary is barred from meetings. Joseph Hamilton, Democratic county central committee chair, was told to leave the camp within four days but received a reprieve due to standing in the community and Masonic ties. The Federation of Labor petition is being circulated among merchants.
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