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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1905
Page
4
Emperor Nicholas I I sends cable to President Roosevelt thanking him for personal efforts in bringing peace. He recognizes Roosevelt’s role in the Portsmouth peace conference and expresses gratitude from Russia for negotiations moving toward a successful conclusion.
Russian peace envoys in Portsmouth deny any hidden indemnity to Japan and state no payment to China regarding the Eastern Chinese railroad. They anticipate signing the treaty Thursday and discuss potential travel plans and the name Treaty of Portsmouth.
From Oyster Bay August 31 the Anti-Imperialists of Boston relay messages to the President. Notables including Erving Winslow Charles W Fairbanks John D Rockefeller and Curtis Guild Jr commend his diplomatic feat securing peace between Japan and Russia and praise his leadership and moral influence.
In South Boston Laddermen Flavin and Ruth rescue Mr and Mrs Thomas Young aged and blind from a blaze. Frank Simonds saves four sleeping mates in Jamaica Plain. Joseph B Moran rescues Annie McNally in Dorchester as she dies later at City Hospital. Fire from rubbish in cellar damages a Brady heirs property valued in the hundreds.
Thomas Y. Young and his wife Bridget, both blind, were trapped on the second floor of 174 D Street as smoke and flames overwhelmed them. Laddermen Martin Flavin and William Ruth carried the couple to safety after risking their lives through heavy smoke and heat.
Miss Annie McNally of 118 Draper Street Dorchester died after a fire started by rats and matches. Joseph B Moran a lawyer from Coakley Dennison Sherman rescued her from a smoke filled room and led her to safety before she passed away at City Hospital. She leaves a Civil War veteran father, a mother and two sisters who are nuns.
Frank Simonds of 15 Green Street Jamaica Plain awoke to a fire and saved four people including a one year old child. Lodger Dorothy White carried the child down the stairs in night clothes. Edward Morrison and Frank Eddy jumped from a second story window to a yard shed to escape. Simonds also fled through a second story window to the shed roof.
The will of the late Mrs. Annie Stewart Miller wife of Ira O. Miller an attorney of New York filed for probate disposes of an estate valued at 400000 The New York Institution for the Blind receives 100000 A $12500 bequest goes to Florence Home Weston of Wellesley Mass The husband and adopted daughter Elsie Drake Miller of Boston were not mentioned
Swedish and Norwegian delegates tasked with dissolving the union met in Karlstad on August 31. Each delegation agreed to elect its own chairman at the first meeting.
In Portsmouth M Witte recounts tense negotiations with Japan during the Russo Japanese talks. He claims he held a firm stance, avoided reading their conditions, and even forgot the documents to mislead the Japanese plenipotentiaries through the final moments.
Report from Portsmouth claims a war party pushes the Emperor to repudiate peace, but officials say measures to enact an armistice are ready. No progress without an agreement with Japan, the article states.
Aug 13 dispatch notes mixed public reaction to eastern peace. Many applaud reduced bloodshed while grumbling over loss of Sakhalin territory. Reverence for Roosevelt, plenipotentiaries, and Nicholas is clear. Some regions show hearty support for the peace effort.
Charlestown reports a riot over political banners between Monahan and Mellen supporters. Fire and rocks fly as banners are raised and torn. police guard sites into the night. Monahan demands indemnity for advertising space and threatens continued action.
Joseph Matiso, a subway laborer, slipped into the earth bucket but caught himself just before a deeper fall. As the bucket was raised, he popped up and smiled, then returned to work in the deep excavation.
Superintendent Francis Cogswell of Cambridge will sever ties with the city schools today. William C. Bates of Fall River, elected to succeed him in May, will assume duties today. Cogswell has spent half a century with Cambridge schools and led as superintendent for 25 years.
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on August 31 a Japanese mission member said the Emperor will congratulate his plenipotentiaries only after the treaty is signed. He noted Togo was not praised until the Tsushima victory was a fact.
Japanese correspondent Jithe Hashiguchi reports from Portsmouth on August 31 that the Katsura cabinet is expected to endure the coming parliamentary winter session. He notes pressure from Marquis Ito and Marquis Yamagata within the Seiyu Kwai, the party backing concessions to Russia, and doubts any single party could easily replace the current ministry.
New Orleans August 31. President Roosevelt sent an acknowledgment to Mayor Behrman praising his service in restoring peace. The telegram said he was touched by the people of New Orleans who, despite trial, remain aware of a peace affecting the world. The mayor lauded Roosevelt's achievement as rivaling history’s master strokes.
London reports the Telegram describes a new Anglo Japanese treaty that guarantees the Portsmouth terms and blocks Russian revanche. It aims to conserve India, deter anti Japanese coalitions, and end the scramble for China, signaling an unqualified defensive alliance.
General Miles stands as a receptive candidate awaiting Europe return around Sept 10 to comment. Democratic executive committee plans a post Labor Day meeting while Republicans may shift. McNamee refuses Lieutenant Governor but welcomes broader contest for first place and would stay a loyal Democrat if the convention picks another.
Former Cambridge mayor John H. H. McNamee says he will run for governor at the Democratic convention. He urges an open convention for any man on the state ticket and touts Massachusetts as a Democratic state with strong chances for victory.
The Queen of Italy's chauffeur Manuel Cedriano heads to Boston to race champion Oldfield at Readville Labor Day in an Italian car that ran well in the Gordon Bennett cup. Cedriano arrives tomorrow and tests the car at the track Saturday and Sunday. Oldfield notes straightaway racing is riskier than track events and promises to push hard to break records on Monday.
The article notes recent volcanic tremors at Vesuvius and Stromboli and New England shaking on Wednesday. It cites Boston records with 18 earthquakes since 1638 and the Charleston, DC, quake of August 1886, which killed 40 and caused about $5 million in damage.
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