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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1904
Page
1
A report chronicles the death of Policeman Sturdivant at the hands of Minnie M Kenzie. The item notes the killer’s identity and references an 86 year old Mrs M Kenzie in connection with the case.
From Tokio Field Marshal Oyama reports Liaoyang has fallen completely at 9 each morning. Japanese casualties are believed heavy and conditions on the right bank of the Taitse River remain unknown. Kuropatkin notes Stakelberg’s corps extricated and joined the main Russian force on the river. Russian dispositions are near Yentai with fierce fighting at the mines, and fighting has paused as both sides rest.
Cambridge police say Mrs. Michael Conley fell asleep smoking a pipe in bed and perished in a third floor room at 596 Franklin Street. Her 12 year old son escaped in nightclothes, alerted the man below, and helped extinguish the fire. a pipe half filled with tobacco lay near the bed.
In Altona on September 4, Emperor William announced Crown Prince Frederick William’s engagement to Duchess Cecilia sister of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin at a dinner with Schleswig Holstein officials. The news met with strong enthusiasm. The report notes a sturdy crew if they drink Red Fox ale on this side.
In Allegheny a priest named Bekovac forced entry to St. Nicholas Croatian Church with an axe. He held early mass as about 500 followers outside clashed with police protecting him. Police used maces to disperse the mob. eight leaders, including three women, were detained.
The forecast from the Boston weather desk calls for fair conditions today for Boston and nearby areas. Light westerly winds are expected with mild temperatures.
At 2:15 p.m. Mrs. Minnie McKenzie attacked her husband. Police faced repeated gunfire as she fired seven shots through a kitchen door. Officers Evans and Rooney finally broke a dining room door. she was captured after a 52 hour standoff.
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