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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1904
Page
12
London dispatch reports Japanese reinforcements of about 50 000 men moving to complete a double flanking maneuver aimed at surrounding and crushing Kuropatkin’s Russian army. The impending battle is expected to surpass all prior clashes in ferocity.
Japs and Russians mass near Mukden as centers of gravity converge, with trenches crowded and both sides within hail, Manalon Hill has seen heavy action, and bombardments along Pagoda Hill intensify. Reinforcements from Port Arthur loom as wintering lines are established and observers note tense front.
Japanese forces are rapidly reinforced, with 40 000 to 60 000 new troops expected to reach the front. Russian commanders face growing difficulty as Japanese siege guns and rapid fire pieces strengthen fortifications. Battles near Sinychinpu and Morshansky Regiment areas have seen shelling and heavy losses, while night skirmishes and Russian sharpshooters press the line along the front.
Massachusetts gas and electric light commissioners considered Mayor Collins of Boston’s request for 80 cent gas. A hearing will be scheduled after consultations with city officials and gas company counsel. Boston, Bay State and other gas firms will be represented. observers include Lawrence Lawson Addicks Whitney. Mayors from nearby cities weighed in on service and prices.
Reports from General Stoessel to the Emperor note limited progress at Port Arthur through Oct 17. The telegram closes with a prayer for their Majesties blessing, stirring war office officials who read it as a sign their defense may be nearing collapse.
Reports from St. Petersburg indicate Field Marshal Oyama plans an offensive. Japanese reinforcements are said to be advancing from Fengwangcheng and the south, with a possible turning move eastward. A Japanese movement also noted west of the railroad.
Four commissioners sent by the Board of Trade and owners to assess Russian Baltic squadron damage report shells and machine gun fire severely damaged several trawlers. Gear and nets were destroyed, a four inch shell burst on Thrush deck, and crews are unnerved, reducing working efficiency overall.
The Tech parade draws about a thousand orders for stilts and torches and aims to outshine Harvard the same night. Tech marshals list members from classes 1905 to 1908, with Exeter street gymnasium staging the march to the Harvard bridge and a crowded Back Bay route.
Police search for the writer of an anonymous note demanding $200 and threatening death to H. P. N. Dahl, a Maynard jeweler. Dahl and his ill wife fear for their safety as investigators follow several clues and consider the incident a possible hoax.
Oct 31 New York Maurice Barrymore the actor is dying at Amityville Sanitarium with son John beside him and Lionel convalescent. Nurses and messages go to daughter Ethel out West. He relives Broadway in cards and past roles, building a stage of pasteboard near his bed as life fades and final act approaches.
For the first ten months ending yesterday official figures by Louis W. De Pass of the Boston Chamber of Commerce show a drop of nearly 6,000,000 bushels in wheat and corn exports from the prior year. The table lists by months and crops: Wheat 2,072,346 in 1904 versus 5,063,703 in 1903. Corn 3,616,972 in 1904 versus 6,129,507 in 1903. plus oats and barley figures for both years.
George Adams, 45, an astrologer and vendor of a so called love potion, pleaded guilty to improper use of the mails before Commissioner Fiske and was held in $1500 for the grand jury. Postal officials say his address is on Harrison avenue in the South End and his box at Station A drew 309 to 50 letters daily.
Mr Samuel D H Tappen and his wife marked their tenth wedding anniversary with a celebration in their dining rooms on T wharf Atlantic avenue. More than 120 guests attended as the apartment was decorated with evergreen garlands around the national flag. A mandolin quartet performed and a large collation was served from 9 to 10.
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