24 Sep 1904
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1904
Page
1
Official telegrams report a general assault on Fort Arthur with Japanese forces attacking from three sides and using all available troops. Russian mines reportedly blew up battalions as General Fock directs fire from the wall. Admiral Togo and Vice-Admiral Kamimura aid the defense as shelling devastates the town port and fortress.
The state will prosecute General Whitney as eye witnesses testify before a special inquiry into the Melrose dynamite disaster. The push aims to identify the responsible agency for loss of life injury and damage and hold them to account. Further updates promised on Pages 2 and 9.
The recent two day cold snap demonstrates the value of an overgarment for summer haters and highlights the timeliness of our Raincoats and Fall Topcoats sale.
Elizabeth Mahoney 38 daughter of Jeremiah Mahoney of 10 Thomascourt was killed when she was struck by a Medford-Winter Hill line car of the Boston Elevated Railway. Conductor J F Maguire and Motorman F W Williams were on duty. no blame found and no arrests made.
In Auburndale two canoeists a young man and a Wellesley College student were arrested by the Metropolitan Police for park rule violations. The man listed Beacon Street Brookline as his residence and the woman gave a Babcock Street address.
Naples reports Vesuvius becoming more active as crater crust breaks away. Magnificent red hot ashes and fire sparks rise in columns to 700 feet with detonations and minor earthquakes. Tonight’s eruption described as the most spectacular in a decade, lava stream threatening wide destruction as thousands observe.
The coldest September readings in 33 years hit New England with frosts across Massachusetts New Hampshire and Vermont. Vermont and New Hampshire posted subfreezing early morning lows while Cape Cod cranberry growers report record losses near 200000 dollars. Authorities expect milder days ahead but warn of lighter frosts to come.
London Sept 23 novelist George Meredith predicts a shift in marriage law toward limited marriages. He Foresees state involvement with money provisions during the period to educate children, with government possibly managing the fund.
Engineer Arnold Nelson and Seaman Max Shultz survived four days on wreckage after the schooner Alvira French sank. Captain Charles F. Hart and the crew of the Margaret Haskell rescued them, provided hot drinks and dry clothing, and searched for other survivors. Captain Hart declined to discuss the rescue, saying they could not let them drown.
The Boston Americans beat Detroit 4 to 3 while New York tied Cleveland. Boston trails the leaders by three points and relies on Cleveland to defeat New York in two games. If Boston wins today and New York loses, Boston will lead tonight.
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions in Boston and surrounding area. Saturday and Sunday will be mild with fresh southwest winds as the mild spell continues. Father John’s Medicine is advertised with claims to cure colds and prevent pneumonia.
Frederick Drew of 157 Portland Street was attacked with a slingshot by a masked man on Broadway and Portland streets near 10 PM. Drew was found unconscious and bleeding by Patrolman Donahue and later hospitalized after stating the assailant demanded money and threatened to shoot.
Captain Cain launches a sweeping reform at the Lagrange street station with shifts and promotions. Patrols target suspected loiterers and women on the streets while three girls are taken from the Common and sent home. Raids are planned as the division braces for a cleaner, tighter crackdown in response to recent holdups.
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