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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1905
Page
4
The Russian protected cruiser Almaz and the destroyer Grozny arrived at Vladivostok and officers say two Japanese battleships were sunk while two cruisers were badly listed. A heavy fog obscured further sighting. The hospital ship Orel accompanying Admiral Rozhdestvensky’s fleet also arrived.
Official Russian losses reported after a naval engagement include six battleships sunk and several cruisers sunk. Losses also include coast defence ships and destroyers with two battleships captured. total ships sunk 22 totaling 153 411 tons, with cruiser Almaz possibly sunk and later arriving at Vladivostok.
Russian ships fallen to Japanese dominance include the battleships Orel and Alexander III both sunk. The cruiser Dmitri Donskoi and protected cruiser Svietlana were also lost in Japanese torpedo assaults near the Tsu Islands.
Dennis F. McCloskey a Cambridge grocer and real estate operator valued at over 100000 is missing since Saturday after failing to meet a contact in Harvard square and cashing a Boston check. His partner Michael J. Harty reports the case to police and hopes publicity will help locate him.
Norumbega Park opened for the season drawing about 60 000 visitors from 10 a m to 10 p m setting a record over 10 000 higher than before. Manager Carlo Alberto oversaw a pristine grounds with new features Mullaly's Band concert all day and night. The rebuilt animal cages use cement floors and cross wiring while a larger chalet and north slope offer river views.
May 30 Henry Casey 16 son of Nelson Casey of Ware drowned while bathing in the Ware River. His body was recovered.
Patrick Burke Jr and Miss Mary Monahan were swept over Enfield falls on the Connecticut River. Burke clung to the boat and reached shore after the boat filled with water. Monahan waded through rocks to a safer area and was rescued by Sullivan and Phelps of Suffield. she suffered only minor injuries.
May 30. Police investigate an apparent attempt to wreck a train above Roberts station last Sunday. Track walker Patrick McCarthy found a two foot rail cross the track. A Lincoln farm hand was arrested for attempting to wreck trains near Weston and Riverside stations and held for the grand jury.
A confusion over police duty at Point of Pines led Lynn officers to act in Revere, prompting a rebuke from Revere authorities. Acting Chief Devine redirected the men, while the Father Matthew Temperance Society event drew 3000 attendees without permit, fueling cross-town anger.
About 200 sailors from the cruiser Colorado in the harbor caused disturbances at the North and West ends and along the water front. Several landed in police stations for unlawful acts, including a crewman in an undertaker wagon who stole a horse and wagon. Five more caused drunkenness at a bar, while restaurants and longshoremen were involved in altercations as shore leave began on the maiden cruise.
Mary McCarthy of Malden is in serious condition at Cambridge Hospital after an inbound car struck her as she left a Roxbury bound car near Massachusetts and Putnam avenues Cambridge. She was dragged under the fender and freed by lifting the car with an emergency wagon. She is 26 and expected to recover.
John J. Kelley, seven weeks an inmate at Highland Spring Sanitarium in Nashua New Hampshire, vanishes after last Saturday night leaving no trace for police or friends. His Brighton Abattoir ties and a possible foul play claim are noted by family at 30 Richardson Street, with brother William A. Kelley urging answers. Kelley is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 pounds, blue eyes, black hair, wearing a skull cap, carrying $15 and a Knights of Columbus charm watch.
Col Arnold A Pope has sold a large west side tract in Hartford to John F Nolan for the construction of model workingmen’s houses. The 1700 foot frontage on a Park terrace continuation will host homes for workers, with a semi public building plot reserved at Park and Zion streets for Colonel Pope’s project.
May 30 reports 35000 workers on strike in Lodz Russian Poland. A police sergeant was shot and killed in the streets during the night. Manufacturers seek government protection as the unrest widens.
St. Victorian Court 206 M C O F hosts a whist and dancing evening at Palladio Hall Roxbury tonight. Dancing in the main hall and whist in the banquet hall feature music composed by Al Crowley of Roxbury.
A constable in Winchester New Hampshire pursued a man travelling with his wife two young children and a seven to eight year old girl who begged for food. The man beat the girl when refused and the officer released them after a promise not to repeat the act. The family was last seen near Orange after spending the previous night in the woods.
A 2 year old, Joseph Smith, son of Oscar J. Smith, was struck and killed by the 12 30 passenger train from Boston near the Brockton freight yard. The accident occurred this afternoon and the child was playing on the track.
Annapolis Md May 30 The second day of the stay of the board of visitors opened with a fine exhibition of infantry tactics drill by the brigade of midshipmen under Commander William F Fullam The display showcased discipline and sharp execution reflective of the academy program.
Michael P Dundon former Western Union operator killed himself in the main office on State street Monday night. He will be buried at 2 this afternoon from Christopher McCaffery’s on Albany street. Comrades raise nearly $200 with Captain Thomas F Clark in charge of funeral arranging by the family’s consent.
A hot water boiler burst at 7:30 this morning in George Diamond’s barber shop at 308 Centre Street Newton causing heavy damage. Diamond his assistant and John Conley of Waltham escaped injury by a narrow margin as the roar drew blocks away.
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