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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1904
Page
10
Rev. George IL Perin of the Every Day Church condemned lynching as barbaric and inconsistent with American civilization. He urged denouncement by churches and newspapers and called on the central government to curb mob violence, linking the practice to broader Christian mission work abroad.
About 400 members of the A A O H in Somerville attended the 7 50 mass at St Joseph Church and received holy communion. Rev Hugh J Cleary celebrated and spoke on St Patrick s Day observance noting Lent rules apply as strictly as on Good Friday and other days.
Mrs. Carlo Arutzen of 84 Rutland Square died after a 75 foot fall from a roof early Sunday. Police released her husband after finding no proof of foul play. coroners attributed death to self inflicted jump amid longstanding melancholia.
The Newsboys Protective Union appointed a committee to petition the Board of Aldermen for a spring playground on the Common from Boylston to Beacon Street. They ask the ball diamond be roped off and policemen posted. A separate committee will arrange the union anniversary celebration on May 1.
Japanese cavalry patrol engaged a party of 30 Russian scouts near Kasan west of Anju yesterday. Confirmation of the fight is not obtainable. Marquis Ito with a large suite left for Corea at noon today traveling to Kobe by special train then to Chemulpo on the Hongkong Maru.
Disorderly houses in Boston were tipped off for Saturday raids. Women were removed and homes left vacant when police arrived at 5 pm at Bulfinch Street and Court Street. Informer blamed on Station 3 staff angered by a shift. Propriety near-raid leaks led to cancellations. police investigate chain from the commission to Station 3. Judge Emmons says leakage achieved its aim.
Moscow on March 13 welcomed General Kuropatkin before his departure for the Far East with large crowds and shows of support. He visited the Sergius Monastery, met peasants, merchants, nobles, and city elders, and thanked the people amid cheers for the czar.
Shanghai reports the Russian gunboat Mandjur had its breech blocks and key mechanisms removed to the Chinese arsenal. Japanese in Shanghai react with excitement over rumors that Russia may abandon Port Arthur.
Halifax March 13 A steamer Pro Patria with 40 passengers many Parisians of wealth is 14 days overdue from St Pierre Miquelon about 200 miles off Halifax. Prospects for safety fade as it was provisioned for six days. Crews under Captain Lefouu reade. No sighting by incoming steamers. News of charter search talks and other ships released from ice near White Head.
Tokyo reports detail Japanese bombardment of Port Arthur with 24 12 inch guns firing 120 shells. Vice-Admiral Togo's cruisers observed range from east of the harbor while Shokiro Asai led a three-destroyer force against six Russian vessels, with notable heroism and duels ending in Russian retreat. nine Japanese killed, others wounded, fleet largely unscathed.
A four week old baby deserted by her mother was found in the basement of the French church on Isabella street and is being cared for by attendants at the Chardon Street Home. The child remains unnamed and no claimant has appeared. The matron suspects desertion was a mercy born of desperation.
Paris March 1 Premier Combes introduces a bill to abolish all monastic schools and bar monks and nuns from teaching except privately. The state will fund replacements with about 12.0 million dollars plus 1.5 million for more teachers.
Nagasaki March 18 report says a Corean was arrested at Gensan accused of sending troop movement information to Vladivostok. Residents of northern Corea to reject Russian money.
The statement outlines plans to form an Italian cooks union and envisions expanding to unions for bricklayers carpenters laborers and cooks, creating a broader Italian workers organization. It suggests a shared federation approach and broader labor solidarity across trades.
Pekin dispatches say private Chinese reports indicate Manchuria is in chaos as Russians have seized all food supplies and commissariat goods. Natives flood south to ports amid hardship. The former Kirin military governor reportedly died by suicide unable to ease distress or halt depredations.
The Russian cruiser Dimitri Donskoi halted several vessels off Port Said on March 13, including the Stuttgart of North German Lloyd. She fired across the bows of the British steamer North Lake about 12 miles north of Damietta and sent officers aboard to check papers and destinations.
An eye witness report from Tientsin dated March 13 cites 2 percent killed on the battleship Sevastopol and 2 on the Retvizan, with 20 killed in the port town during the bombardment. Russians claim sinking a Japanese cruiser and repairing damaged ships. Czarevitch to be ready soon, but no dock can take Retvizan. Defense of Newchwang pursued as Japanese landings proceed.
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