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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1905
Page
1
In St Petersburg reports say the imperial yacht Polar Star remains at Cronstadt while Strella is moored at Peterhof for a potential Zar family flight. M. Witte warned the Czar that even a republic cannot save Russia from anarchy as European Russia braces for upheaval.
Government moves to promulgate the National Assembly law and press freedoms while Prince Hilkoff seeks revised railroad budgets. Cossacks attack 7000 workers at Nevski Works. seven injured. Moscow declares siege. St Petersburg faces blackouts as Trepoff tightens control. Strikers disrupt tracks, shopkeepers board windows, police resignations rise.
An old advertisement touts Father Johns Medicine as pure nourishment for thin and run down people, claiming it builds them up and improves health.
The article highlights four custom garments with emphasis on precise tailoring details. It notes exacting finishes and smart points as key qualities, reflecting meticulous workmanship and quality control throughout the tailoring process.
Col onel Joseph B Parsons state pension agent aged 77 wed Mrs Laura Hodgdon 26 years his junior. Hodgdon, a former nurse, cared for Parsons' first wife and urged the match. The ceremony followed by residence changes to 432 Dudley street.
President Roosevelt received a record Southern welcome as hundreds of thousands lined the parade route in New Orleans. Escorted by the Governor, city officials, and troops, he reached Lafayette Square but retired without a speech to avoid a stampede or injuries.
In Lafayette Square a massive crowd pressed toward City Hall as President Roosevelt planned a speech from a platform but the jam forced him to retire. After a banquet in his honor he sailed aboard Magnolia, then West Virginia, and would cruise the Atlantic for four days while remaining in wireless contact with Washington. The fever epidemic was nearly ended with three new cases and no deaths that day.
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William urging readiness for war as he spoke to Saxon grenadier officers in Dresden and to crowds in Berlin. He said every young German able to bear arms should prepare to serve the fatherland and keep powder dry.
Mayor N B Chandler says he will not seek renomination citing business reasons after timid hesitancy. Charles A Grimmons faces no opposition at caucuses as reports of Chandler withdrawal circulated from City Hall.
Window signs announce half price on overcoats at F. Gray Co. Described as the greatest overcoat store in the world, the brief notice highlights a big discount to attract customers.
The Republican State committee released a political Primer and Norman of the Post offered to provide explanatory illustrations after being impressed by the booklet.
A spectacular three alarm blaze in a seven story brick building at 782 to 790 Washington Street and 9 to 24 Ash Street injured several firemen and caused about $50,000 in damage. The Fire Department battled dense smoke and falling glass as alarms 1 through 3 brought extra engines and ladders to the scene near the Washington Street subway site.
A Baltimore ad proclaims warm belt overcoats at 7.90 from F Gray Co with stock on Washington and Hanover. It highlights boys and youths garments and large sale items with prices 10 cents to 4.90, inviting shoppers every Friday and Saturday.
George Ford, 38, who wounded Fred Shortsleeve with bird shot at a Alstead New Hampshire hotel, was captured in nearby woods. He is insane and will be taken to an asylum. Ford endured 48 hours of fasting and injuries from the pursuit.
Ford endured extensive injuries including birdshot wounds to the head chest and arms a dislocated hip a broken rib and a broken wrist after leaping from a hotel window. He was found by Ralph Robbins and others at a barn owned by Herbert Greene Cold Hill and surrendered with a loaded 12 calibre revolver and cartridges. He had previously been an inmate at Worcester and Gardner Asylums and escaped Gardner on May 15.
In Norfolk and Virginia coast areas the first strong gale of the season hit from the northeast. Cape Henry reported a maximum wind of 52 miles per hour as government telegraph lines failed. Waterfront streets flooded and streetcar traffic halted in parts of the city. Travel to Newport News suspended due to tides at Tanners Creek bridge.
Major Jonas F. Capelle of 138 Thorndike Street East Cambridge a well known G A R member and politician was arrested by Cambridge police Lieutenants Cox Deehan and Neilon on ten counts alleging offences against girls of East Cambridge.
The arrest of Major Capelle at his 188 Thorndike Street home sent a shock through Cambridge G A R circles and friends. Police say evidence supports charges, while Capelle denies them as malicious. He faces district court arraignment today.
F. Gray Co. advertises Friday and Saturday sales offering boys suits at 99 cents. The ad promotes dirt cheap pricing at $2 and directs readers to see Albee's stove bargain ads on page 11 for related savings.
John R. Murphy of Charlestown, counc sel for Walter L. Harrington, head master of the Washington School, disputes Grafton Cushing on charges in the School Board speech. He questions whether the petition carried the charge and notes the evidence matched trial records. He adds Harrington received no personal benefit and that payments followed established usage.
Boston and vicinity expect Friday to be fair and somewhat warmer. Saturday brings unsettled weather with possible rain and warmer temperatures. Eastern New York and New England show warmer Friday with rain at night or Saturday, except in the far south, with fresh east to southeast winds.
A half page ad touts $7.90 overcoats from F Gray & Co, praising the store as the largest stock and greatest overcoat house in the world. The message invites readers to look at the windows at the Washington and Hanover location and notes a prior line about temperatures and eggs in a glitched ledger.
Offer to buy at half price. KE Gray Co at Washington and Hanover sells fine worsted and black tibet suits for 7.90 dollars, originally worth 15 to 18 dollars, available in Boston outside F. Gray Co.
Triple milled satinined overcoats touted at $25, with F Gray & Co offering $11.90. Advertisement notes Ash ington and Wanovey streets and highlights fine tailoring.
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