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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1904
Page
10
Police investigators say a male suspect linked to the Mathieson murder and robbery found at Long Wharf on May 15 will be apprehended within 24 hours. A promise of a strong clue and progress in the North End point to a rapid development, with Mrs Williams named as a potential source of light.
The Rev W E Mask D D of Media Penn declares President Roosevelt insulted African Americans in a Zion Methodist Episcopal Colored Church address. He claims Roosevelt mocked black soldiers and implied inferiority while praising ancient Hamite pyramids and contrasts New England support with diminished interest in southern affairs.
Mrs. F. E. Britten, new Boston WCTU president, urges members to spread positive talk to uplift the union, insist on prohibition, and renew vows of cooperation. She downplays press misrepresentation and stresses the strategic importance of their work to fight liquor traffic.
May 23 report from CTIAOYANG says General Ma coordinates with Toulisan the Chinese bandit chief, who is organizing with Japanese instructors. Toulisan controls granaries in Manchuria, orders grain reserves, and tax collection while hundreds of disguised soldiers move toward Liaoyang and railways. Russians face unrest as pro Japanese Ming and Taiping factions clash with Mongol bannermen and Yuanshikai allies.
Four Japanese spies, dressed as naval cadets, were arrested after an investigation into attempts against the Baltic fleet at Cronstadt. The spies gained access to the navy yard and ships, and are believed to be responsible for a fire near the naval magazine and for opening the Orel’s sea valves. The battleship Orel, which sank at Cronstadt, was found to be uninjured.
Buffalo May 2 263 to 244 vote by the general assembly of the Presbyterian church of the United States rejects the portion of the divorce report urging ministers to refuse marriage to anyone whose previous marriage was forbidden by their church. The rest of the report is adopted urging ministers to refuse to marry divorced persons except when divorce is on scriptural grounds.
Administration officials denounce as treasonable the act of Dockstader the minstrel who had moving pictures made of a man dressed to resemble President Roosevelt lifting his hat to and associating with a colored man. The piece suggests widespread impersonation and raises concern over the implications for notable New England figures and public figures.
Mrs Elmer B Blackman faces hard times while her husband awaits trial for larceny and her daughter Grace remains missing. She seeks work after the District Court session ends, calling her situation dire and reflecting on her husband’s role in the family’s woes. She notes she would prefer Grace home and expresses limited opposition to Grace’s marriage, while blaming husband for rapid actions.
On Tremont street yesterday H H Haydock of 18 Haverhill street Charlestown acted to save Mrs Harriet E Stetson of 19 Forest street Malden after a carriage drawn by horses struck her. She was knocked down, unconscious with head wound and bruises. Haydock pulled her away from danger. she was taken to Relief station. driver arrested. Haydock, a young Charlestown medical student, is credited with the rescue.
East Boston residents recall Thomas D Craigan a night watchman aboard the ferry boat Revere who vanished after reporting for duty at 11 oclock Sunday night. He left no trace and friends recall his prior two year discharge from pilot duties after a boat accident, with a theory he may have headed to New York seeking an engineer job.
Paris May 24. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Matin reports a persistent rumor that the Vladivostok squadron has captured three cruisers purchased by Japan from Chile.
Boston crowds packed the big tent in a thundering welcome to Ringling Bros Circus. The night featured a Crusades pageant, daring acts, clever clowns, trained animals, and a high flying trapeze display. A sensational boxing clash between a woman and clown closed with a decisive victory for the woman. The star act Crazy rode a bicycle from tent peak to ground, leaping 650 feet.
Mr Stavert believes his companions were drowned as a group incident. John H Thomson aged 66 leaves a wife a son and a daughter. Partner Robert Thomson and his family are now visiting Europe. R P Foster aged 36 leaves a wife and five children.
News of the drowning death of John H Thomson of the St John firm William Thomson and Co. reached Boston shipping houses with regret. The Thomsons were prominent in port business and across the ocean. John Thomson and his brother ran many ships including a dozen Battle line steamers. E P Stavert, brother of W E Stavert, was general manager of the Bank of New Brunswick in St John and later managed the Boston branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia for several years.
Four youths Frank G. Thompson 15 of 87 Seldon Street John English 16 of Milton Percy Patterson 15 of 2 Atkinson Place and Timothy S. Rash 20 of 28 River Street had their cases continued to May 31 by Judge Churchill in the Dorchester District Court. Each was held in 300. They are suspected of multiple fires in Dorchester over the past month including a May 14 blaze at Beckwith Quackenbush storehouse on River Street near the Hyde Park line causing total losses of 3800.
Brockton May 23 Albert T Foster New York hotel keeper seeks his wife Annie French and their 19 month old daughter Dorothy who left West Forty fourth Street New York for Boston. A liberal reward has been offered for information on the whereabouts of Dorothy Foster. Private detectives have been hired but little progress reported.
The second Newell crew defeated the first Weld crew in a two mile Harvard graded club race by a length and a half. Time was 11 minutes 45 seconds amid rough course conditions. The second crew placed fourth and the first Newell took third. The winning lineup: Stroke Gregg Warren Amory Davis Richmond Nash Shepard bow Irving cox Ogilby.
Miss Eva Olsen of 9% Austin Street entered Hunt's drug store on Massachusetts Avenue yesterday and said she had eaten rat bread. She became seriously ill after entering the store and Dr. McIntyre was summoned. She was taken home in a police ambulance and refused to explain how she came to eat the bread.
Garment Workers' Union indefinitely suspended two members last night. The charge: they bought non-union cigars, marking a rare internal discipline moment within the labor group. The action underscores strict adherence to union purchasing rules and solidarity expectations among members.
The Algonquin Social Club of Dorchester hosts its second annual May party in Jubilee Hall Grove Hall tonight. John T. Desmond serves as floor director as dancing runs from 9 to 1, with extensive preparations aiming for the most successful event yet.
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