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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1904
Page
5
Miss Julia Marlowe of New York City writes to The Peruna Medicine Co praising Peruna as a nerve tonic. The letter notes spring nervousness from anemic nerve centres and claims Peruna nourishes digestion to fuel the nerve centres, with testimonials from women nationwide.
A 1900s style advertisement urges buying Peruna and promises health benefits. It directs readers who do not receive all expected benefits to write to Dr. S B Hartman in Columbus Ohio for guidance.
London reports critique of Premier Balfour figures and unfavorable press reaction to Admiral Rojestvensky sailing from Vigo. The Daily Telegraph notes coaling doubts as crews quarrel and drink. The Daily News mentions Lieutenant Shramtchenko among officers detained at Vigo.
General Sakharoff reports Oct 30 reconnaissances on the Russian left flank near San dztsy where volunteer sharpshooters and Cossacks drove Japanese troops from a mountain range. Russians advanced three lines, occupied Futeyanduadzy, while Japanese held a fortified position. A Cossack squadron attacked a Japanese battery. earthworks and wire halted progress. Cossacks suffered 40 killed or wounded before retirement.
The Swedish steamer Alde baran crew testified that Russian second Pacific squadron fired on October 21 in the Skagerack. The captain said the first shot was not a demand to halt and he did not reply with the signal, instead ordering the flag to be hoisted.
Imperial headquarters publish the Oct. 26 to Oct. 29 bombardment reports detailing heavy siege and naval gunfire against Sungshu and Rihlung forts, East Kee kwan Mountain, Itz Mountain, Paiyu Mountain, and surrounding trenches. Descriptions note destroyed covers, dismounted guns, mage openings, and several ships damaged or burned.
From St Petersburg the Associated Press reports Russian officers’ account of the October dogger bank firing and sinking of British trawlers. The Bal tic squadron formed in two divisions and fired when trawlers approached, injuring crew aboard the cruiser Aurora. The Anatol mistook trawlers for torpedo boats, aiding the mis judgment. The explanation suggests Admiral Rojestvensky could not send a message by torpedo boat, and blame shifts amid mounting tension.
London reports Premier Balfour is slightly indisposed and confined to his house for a few days as a precaution. A cabinet meeting will be held at Downing Street tomorrow at 10 o clock instead of the foreign office. A bulletin says he suffers irritation of a small vein and will remain in his room per doctor orders. This may reflect a varicose vein common in the Balfour family, his brother Gerald having suffered the same condition.
A brief notice states a loan facility to enable borrowing needed funds from Wm. E. Fay & Co., located at 60 State Street Boston, with rooms 714 to 717 and promises prompt service.
London trembled at a wartime panic sparked by news of the Russian Baltic squadron leaving Vigo and rumors of British fleet mobilization. Reports from Gibraltar of intensified naval activity fed fears of a clash with Admiral Rozestvensky and a possible war stroke by managers in London.
London reports after a day of Anglo-Russian tension the foreign office states Russia gave instructions to the admiral to spare neutral shipping during passage to the far east. Four officers remain at Vigo while Britain and Russia discuss terms for an international inquiry commission.
Boston musicians face an unclear dispute as a member refuses to join the union, triggering tensions. International President Weber and Local President Kingman confer while Major Higginson backs potential resignation from the union. Kingman declines to comment, citing risk of escalation and awaiting Higginson’s next move.
In Waltham on November 1 authorities push to install a large illuminated clock in the Beth Eden Baptist Church tower on the South Side. If funded the clock will be visible citywide as the sole elevated illuminated timepiece there. A Business Men's Association committee plans a concert and lecture in Endicott Hall tomorrow to start the Beth Eden clock fund.
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