Yesterday's papers: 26 September 1908

One more selection from 100-year ols newspapers, taken from Starosti.ru.

Russkoe Slovo

Zagreb, 25 September

A deputation of Bosnian christians and muslims leaves to Constantinople to attend the opening of the first Turkish parliament. In Constantinople they will hand in a memorandum demanding to return Bosnia and Herzegovina under the governance of the Ottoman empire.

Berlin, 25 September

The central committee of social-democrats issued a proclamation to the proletariat of Northern and Southern Germany, inviting them to join the protests against the financial reform that would raise the taxes by 43%. As opposed to these protests, the government plans to run a number of public meetings, where the ministers will defend the reform.

Syzran, 25 September

Today, the 7th Revel infantry regiment and 1st reserve cavalry regiment with two choirs met the troop train with the German soldiers returning from China via Russia. The officers and soldiers were offered a breakfast in the barracks of the cavalry regiment, decorated with German and Russian flags.

Tula, 25 September

Peasants of the village Stroyki opposed the sale of their property on the order of the court after they lost the case against their landlady Glaznova. The agitated crowd killed Glaznova and seriously wounded police officer Ostrikov. The public prosecutor and the governor started to Stroyki with the Cossacks.

Golos Moskvy (Voice of Moscow)

Electric clock

Some new wall clocks powered by electricity were installed in the central building of the Moscow telegraph. They are extremely precise and checked every day by telegraph from the Pulkovo observatory. Similar clock will be installed above the main entry, instead of the mechanical one.

Russkoe Slovo

100th anniversary of the Russian veterinarians

100 years ago the proposal of the minister of home affairs to establish a college of "animal medicine" in St.Petersburg received the Highest approval. It was the first Russian law where the word "veterinary" was used. It was on 31 December 1807.

In the next year, 1808, the college was founded. Until then, there were no veterinarians in Russia. In cases of diseases the people referred to sorcerers or just prayed. The tsar Alexey Mikhailovich ordered to separate the ill cattle from the healthy and it was the first step taken by the government to prevent epizooties. Peter I, who waged incessant wars with Swedes, Persians, Turks, understood the necessity of veterinarians for the cavalry. In 1713 he ordered to teach a group of people the art of veterinary. But they only worked for the army, while the other animals were treated by charlatans.

The decrees of the Senate demonstrate the low state of veterinary in the times of empress Elizabeth. The ill animals freely roamed the streets of St.Petersburg and died there. Rotting corpses infested the air and clouds of flies carried the infection all over the city. The infested meat was often sold. So, the Senate ordered that the police dispose of the dead animals by burying them in holes covered with lime outside the city. The job was performed by arrested criminals. Another order of the Senate instituted the permanent control over the quality of meat in slaughterhouses and markets. However, these measures were insufficient. There were no veterinarians.

In 1808, the minister of home affairs prince A. B. Kurakin organized the veterinary school in the St.Petersburg medical academy. In the first year, 720 students entered the college. Because of the large number of students, another college was established in Moscow. Four years later, the first veterinarians graduated.

So, now we celebrate the 100th anniversary of both these veterinary colleges, the first in Russia. Since then, new veterinary institutes were established in Kharkov, Kazan, Warsaw and Yuryev.

St.Petersburg

Well known Russian inventor Tatarinov signed a contract in London with the company William Holder and sons. The British company bought the right to manufacture in Britain the pistonless hydraulic press invented by Tatarinov. A new company was founded with the capital of one million rubles.

Yesterday's papers: 25 March 1908

Russkoye Slovo:

Berlin, 11 March (24 March New Style)

The friendly relationships between Serbia and Montenegro are getting better. There are reasons to think that some of these days the two governments will reach a consensus.

Warsaw, 11 March

The bomb layed by terrorists at the door of the apartment of a wholesale shoe trader Vollmann has exploded. The explosion caused disaster on the stairway and in the apartment, where only one housemaid was present at the moment. She was shocked and thrown aside, but hurt only lightly. Vollmann had received threatening letters from the terrorists, but refused to obey their demands. The terrorists escaped.

Baku, 11 March

The international bank received a 3,000 rubles transfer for the editor of the Armenian magazine "Barirul". The money were erroneously delivered to the editor of the Tatar magazine "Bayilul", who received the money and fled.

Tiflis, 11 March

Armenian newspaper Vtakaya informs that more than 1,000 soldiers of the Turkish army were deployed in 7 villages of the Turkish Armenia. The arrival of Zekki-pasha, the organizer of the Sassoun massacre, is expected. The Armenians flee in panic.

Odessa, 11 March

Glinsky-Kazarinov, who was elected by the reactionary majority of the city Duma to the Ministry Commission on the reform of the city statute, made a statement at the meeting of the Union of Real Russian People that he will support the full autonomy of the city self-government. He said also that he is the proponent of the equality of Judaists and Christians in the city elections. The newspapers of the Black Hundreds call him a traitor. It was decided to ask the ministry to replace Kazarinov with another person, to pass a non-confidence motion against Kazarinov and to proclaim his views harmful for the interests of the state and for the Russian population of Odessa.

Mortality in Moscow

The last statistical data demonstrate a sad phenomenon. The mortality among the Moscow population that was slowly decreasing for decades, suddenly peaked. In the last year, 33,128 people died in Moscow, while a year earlier, there were only 28,770.

Peterburgskaya Gazeta:

Golden wedding anniversary

Goldenblüm family recently celebrated the 50th wedding anniversary. Doctor of philosphy Goldenblüm is a German citizen. To their surprise, the couple received from Emperor Wilhelm II congratulations and a silver medal with portrait of the Emperor and the Empress. G.Goldenblüm has been living in our capital for many years.

Rare anniversary

Today, on 12 March (25 March New Style), the staff of the Mariinsky hospital honours an old woman, Elena Georgiyevna Vasilyeva, who has been working at the hospital's laundry for fifty years. During this half of century she washed the clothes of the most patients suffering from the most dangerous infections, like equinia and pox, and survived eight epidemics of cholera. The director of the hospital will present a congratulatory letter, the colleagues will present an icon, etc.

Starosti.ru