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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1905
Page
1
Courier Citizen Company marks its tenth anniversary under current management. Beginning on page 1/12, readers are shown how a modern newspaper is produced, detailing the force, plant machinery, and job printing department used to furnish Courier Citizen readers daily.
Reports from Oku and Oyama fronts describe Russian massing on Oku left and heavy artillery fire for three days as Kuropatkin and Oyama prepare for a potential turning battle. Oyama notes Russian bombardment of his center and right and multiple infantry assaults repulsed near Chenchiehpao and surrounding positions. The piece highlights harsh winter conditions, frozen ground, and the strategic aim to strike before wider unrest in Russia reaches the front.
Tokio reports the emperor sent a rescript to Field Marshal Oyama thanking the army for defeating a superior Russian force in the recent battle. Oyama replies that the men fought desperately through day and night in intensely cold weather.
New York February 1 A subway strike threatens to tie up service as three unions demand changes to the latest schedule. Officials say no concessions will be made and contracts must be honored. The dispute centers on rest periods and longer workdays after a schedule change, with executives denying violations of prior promises.
A young woman found dead kneeling beside a bed in a Manhattan hotel after shooting herself in the heart. She used the name Mazie Leigh and claimed to be a Northwestern University student who eloped from Evanston with a student. The sender of the note said she was tired of living. Northwestern officials deny any record of such a student or elopement. the man involved remains unknown.
Mary M. Rogers awaits fate as governors decision hinges on reprieve pleas. Montpelier heated over Gov Bell hearing of supporters. Officials note Rogers shows no signs of collapse amid tense negotiations with counsel Moloney Blickensderfer and McCarthy as trains disrupt schedules.
Constantinople reports that Turkish forces routed rebel squads surrounding Sanaa and Hodieda in Yemen province and relieved the besieged garrison at Sanaa, the capital, restoring control after a siege.
Paris dated dispatch reports Governor General Trepoff favors a regular judicial tribunal for rioters in St. Petersburg rather than a military or administrative commission. He claims the situation is under control and he won’t need to invoke extraordinary powers. The Temps notes Pikho will replace Yermoloff as minister of agriculture.
In Warsaw on February 1 the city remains quiet yet tense as several stores and offices reopen and only two newspapers publish. The strike has spread to sugar refineries and nearby factories, signaling widening labor action in the district.
In Warsaw on February 1, troops guard the Warsaw Vienna railroad amid fears of an assault by strikers. Freight trains on the Vienna Vistula line are halted, police proclamations are torn down, and Russian street names are daubed with paint.
St. Petersburg reports deny a U S news agency claim that armed strikers were marching on Cronstadt fortress and that Admiral Biriloff, commander of the fortress, had called out sailors to defend the post.
The St. Petersburg report states Interior Minister Sviatopolk Mirsky retires for ill health. M Durnovo becomes acting interior minister while Bouligan is favored to succeed. Rumors place Witte offered the portfolio, with the abrupt announcement seen as a rebuke. Critics blame Mirsky for fostering liberal aims that provoked the crisis.
Sanford's Ginger Nog made with milk egg and sugar advertised as very nourishing for weak folks. Product branding highlights Sanford's Ginger as the source of nourishment and health benefits.
James S Murphy legal guardian of Miss Jane Toppan tells Courier-Citizen sensational stories about her state are unfounded. He notes she is failing and fed artificially but not violently treated, with no six nurses on duty. Taunton hospital officials confirm her condition and urge courtesy and no official disclosures.
Rome February 1 Foreign Minister Tittoni told the chamber that he would not interpret Italy’s indignation over the St Petersburg massacre to the Russian emperor’s government. Critics cried out as Socialist Signor Bisolati urged sending a petition for Maxim Gorky’s release. Tittoni asserted he represents the chamber and people.
Twenty persons were injured in a collision between a freight train on the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad and a street car at a grade crossing in Fort Worth Texas. About 45 people were aboard the street car when a freight car struck its rear, throwing it about 50 feet. Two passengers were seriously hurt.
Chicago Representative Frank D. Comerford accuses the Illinois legislature of being a public auction where grafted favors go to the highest bidder. A seven member committee is appointed to investigate charges amid uproar, with Comerford admitting he carries a revolver for protection as threats are reported.
Washington on authority of President Roosevelt announces Frederick S Allen commissioner of patents will continue in the post despite rumors he might retire soon.
Sydney Nova Scotia February 1 transport was nearly paralyzed as a fierce storm buried fuel and supply goods. Dominion Iron and Steel works shut down many departments while the Cape Breton division of the Intercolonial Railroad halted service. Two express trains from yesterday stalled at Point Tupper due to a snow plow wreck blocking the tracks.
Judge Stevens sustains Joseph Smith claims to $300 salary with interest from the city. City had raised salary from 1500 to 1800. council did not approve. Suit filed two years ago, ruling grants back pay with interest.
Judge Stevens ruled for the plaintiff in the probate bond dispute McIntire v Patrick McGuire. The trial occurred at the last session of the superior court in this city with A. S. Howard representing the plaintiff.
A violent cyclone at Biserta in Tunis on February 1 caused about 400000 in damage. No injuries were reported. The notice recommends Salvacea for chilblains to reduce inflammation and stop itching.
The city will employ two staffs of district physicians after Jan 16 elections with Dr Eugene Mayrand excluded for not belonging to the Massachusetts Medical Society. Secretary Courtney notified all elected physicians, salaries start today, and a city solicitor opinion is awaited to resolve governance.
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