Kissing bug causes light blisters at Columbus camp
A kissing bug was found at the former regiment camp in Columbus New Mexico. Soldiers woke with tingling necks and water blisters after bites. Medical officers pricked and treated the lesions while investigations determine how the kiss causes swelling. Several notable figures and others received bites as the camp adapts with exams, athletic events, and concerts planned.
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Columbus
N. M
Elmer Stromwall
G Company
Springfield
Arthur M. Curran
Herbert H. Warren
Worcester
B. A. Adams
Technical High School
Mexico
Adams
Nephew Visitors Halted by Patrolman Craven
An excited neighbor alerted Patrolman Daniel W. Craven to burglars at his Malden home. Craven rushed home and found his Wakefield nephew, 13, peering at him from Craven’s bedroom window after entering via the piazza roof.
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Daniel W. Craven
Resk
Malden
Craven
Prospect Street
Wakefield
Mayor Curley's Bostonia Letter Gains Circulation
Mayor Curley's nightly letter to General E LeRoy Sweetser, head of Massachusetts forces at the Mexican border, termed the Bostonia, grows in circulation. The Boston Historical Society and Boston Public Library requested copies for their files to bind with returning Massachusetts men.
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Masachusetts
Parents on Vacation Lead to Quiet City Wedding
Harold Howes of 9 Hazel Street and Aleatha Ouderkirk of 52 Turner Street eloped no more, wedding last night at Wales Avenue Baptist Church rectory with Rev. J. W. Olmstead officiating. Parents notified by telegram while away on vacations.
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Brockton
Harold Howes
Hazel Street
Aleatha
Ouderkirk
Turner Street
Wales Avenue Baptist Church
J. W. Olmstead
C. W. Ouderkirk
Maine
Florence A. Howes
New Hampshire
Moosers to Choose Candidate in Indianapolis Conference
Progressive party leaders from several states meet in Indianapolis to decide whether to reconvene the national convention within 30 days to nominate a candidate for president to run with John M Parker of Louisiana for vice president after disapproval of the Hughes endorsement by the Bull Moose committee.
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Indianapolis
Progressive Party
Bull Moose National Committee
Charles E. Hughes
Chicago
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Progressives Debate Future at Conference Amid Divisions
Parker arrives and meets leaders from several states as Progressives weigh a national ticket. Victor Murdock is the favored candidate, but he refuses to run. John M. Parker and Bainbridge Colby are also considered. Some will oppose a third ticket and push for endorsing Wilson or adjournment. Leaders oppose the Bull Moose endorsement of Hughes and seek to preserve the movement.
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Victor Murdock
Kansas
Bainbridge Colby
New York
Roosevelt
Chicago
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Woodrow Wilson
Bull Moose National Committee
Indorsing Hughes
Progressive Party
Two Girls Arrested Over Silk Dresses at Revere Beach
Two young women were arrested after wearing gowns they allegedly rented with false names. Annie Newhall alias Mabel McEvady, 19, of Chelsea, and a 16 year old whose name was withheld faced larceny charges after Joseph Bursteen of Boston identified the disguising dresses at Revere Beach.
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Revere Beach Boulevard
Boston
Annie Newhall
Mabel McEvady
Broadway
Chelsea
Joseph Bursteen
Salem _ street
Bursteen
Revere Beach
Alberts
Metropolitan Park
Pacific coast golfer Campbell Whyte killed in European war
Camp Whyte, a famed Pacific coast amateur golfer before enlisting with British forces, was killed on July 13 in Europe. The death was reported by his brother J. B. Whyte in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Whyte had joined the London Fusiliers after leaving the city.
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San Francisco
Campbell Whyte
Pacific Coast
Europe
J. B. Whyte
Edinburgh
Scotland
Whyte
London Fusiliers
British Fleet Bombards Moulebit Coast
Greek dispatch from London reports a British fleet bombarding Moulebit on the Asia Minor coast and landing a small detachment on August 1. Security of the area and potential casualties are not disclosed.
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Mitylene
Greece
London
Moulebit
Asia Minor
Funeral services for Eben D Jordan set at Trinity Church
Funeral services for Eben D Jordan, who died at his West Manchester summer home, will be held at Trinity Church tomorrow at 2 p.m. Attendees include employees from the firm.
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Eben D. Jordan
West
Manchester
Trinity Church
Funeral to be held for Jordan Marsh director at church
The Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann will officiate with Wallace Goodrich likely assisting. Directors W. Frederick Watters and George W. Mitton will be pallbearers or ushers, Nason Hamlin to head ushers. Jordan Marsh will close all day. employees may attend and sit in the galleries with special reservations for store attaches.
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Alexander Mann
Wallace Goodrich
W. Frederick Watters
George W. Mitton
Jordan Marsh Company
Nason Hamlin
Chamber of Commerce Mourns Eben D Jordan and Seeks Funeral Closure
Boston retail trade board resolutions express profound sorrow for Eben D Jordan and urge all city department stores and key shops to close Friday from 2 to 3 p m in his funeral tribute. The resolutions commend his service to the trade board city and chamber and extend sympathy to his family and associates.
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Tions
Eben D. Jordan
Retail Trade Board of the
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Retail Trade Board
Chamber
Condolence Letter From Boston Mayor on Mr. Jordan Death
Mayor Curley wrote to Mrs. Eben D. Jordan expressing sympathy for the death of her husband, praising his unselfish service and contributions to Boston, including support for art and music and helping many young people succeed. He offered blessings and strength to endure the loss.
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Curley
Eben D. Jordan
New Hampshire
Jordan
2800 Workers to Receive Bonuses at Ludlow Plant
Springfield reports Ludlow Manufacturing Associates announced a bonus system for 2800 employees for continuous service. Bonuses range from 6 to 15 percent of total earnings, with first payments due September 11 retroactive to June 6.
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Springfield
Ludlow Manufacturing Associates
Ludlow
Roosevelt on Hughes and Wilson Entente confidence
The Petit Parisien prints an interview with Theodore Roosevelt arguing the Entente would err in placing greater faith in President Wilson than in Charles E. Hughes, especially regarding England.
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Paris
The
Petit Parisien
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Charles E. Hughes
England
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt praises Hughes but backs Lodge or Wood as alternative
In Sagamore Hill interview Colonel Roosevelt says his spontaneous sympathy lay with Lodge or Wood rather than Hughes. He credits Hughes with upright justice and warns he would oppose Belgian violations but questions how he would act as president. The remarks may sway French opinion on Hughes’s nomination.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Leonard Wood
Justice Hughes
Roosevelt
United States
Sagamore Hill
G. Lechartier
Washington
Petit Parisien
Senator Lodge
General Wood
America
Lodge
Wood
Hughes
Wilson
Germany
Uses Knife to Enforce Order at Boston Factory
Arthur J. Thomas, a machinist at Rice & Hutchins shoe factory in Braintree, was stabbed three times in a basement fight with foreman Sandouci Fiora after Thomas refused to obey an order to leave. Fiora was arrested by Chief Gallivan and will face assault with a dangerous weapon charges in court.
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Arthur J. Thomas
Rice & Hutchins
Braintree
Sandouci Fiora
Thomas
Fiora
Gallivan
England Not To Drop Food Relief Problem
London August 2 James W Gerard American ambassador at Berlin reported the German refusal to accede to British proposals for a neutral commission to feed civilians in occupied areas. The reply is deemed unlikely to end the controversy and a more categorical answer is expected from the British side.
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London
James W. Gerard
Berlin
Foreign Office
Traces of bandits sought near Finlay and Torcer
Sergeant Harry A. Smith reports six bay state soldiers at Torcer near Lasca Pass sighted what they believed were 150 Mexican mounted men moving toward Finlay. Cavalry, infantry, and a hospital detachment were dispatched, but later officials indicated the sighting may have been mistaken.
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Harry A. Smith
Watertown
Mass
Torcer
Franklyn H. King
Everett
George W. Jones
Lasca Pass
Devil’s Ridge
King
Finlay
S. Dwight Cushing
C Company
Cushing
Mervin Wright
General Bell
28Rd Infantry
Camp Cotton
el Paso
Highth Cavalry
William Kelly, Jr
Richard Going
Bell
Moore
Bay State
Tercer
Freeman L. Nelson
Conrad Wesselhoeft
Medical Corps
Finley
Freeman
Wesselhoeft
Eighth Cavalry
Sunshine Limited
Dorchester Boy Drowns After Boat Capsizes Off Fox Point
Five youths from Dorchester reach Fox Point when their boat capsizes in Dorchester Bay. John Baker 18 remains missing after the incident while Joseph Connaughton 17, Deakin Sweeney 18, Edward Noonan 15 and Baker’s boatmates struggle to safety. Connaughton later rescues Sweeney and Noonan, but Baker sinks.
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John Baker
Westville Street
Dorchester
Dorchester Bay
Baker
Joseph Connaughton
Greenmount Street
Deakins Sweeney
Road Street
Edward Noonan
Dorchester Avenue
Fox’s Point
Sweeney
Noonan
Connaughton
Senate House action would modify Cummins amendment
The Cummins amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, which made carriers liable for actual loss or damage regardless of liability limits, would be modified by a House passed bill. It excludes personal baggage express and other property except ordinary livestock from penalties and allows agreements limiting liability. The measure, drafted with the Interstate Commerce Commission, moves to the President for signature.
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Washington
Cummins
Senate
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
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