Lawsuit over chickens and coop tied to Lowell family
In a new legal action against Mrs. Constance S. Lowell wife of Dr. Percival Lowell the case centers on twelve live chickens valued at nine dollars and a chicken coop valued at five dollars The Lowells are linked to the Flagstaff Arizona observatory and to Harvard University president Dr A Lawrence Lowell.
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Constance S. Lowell
Percival Lowell
West
Cedar Street
Flagstaff
Arizona
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Germany upholds sink claim over Frye in Atlantic
Germany rejects US claims that the sinking of the William F. Frye by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich violated rights under treaty or international law. Berlin reiterates its justification, agrees to pay for the ship, and accepts US proposal to fix damages by two experts chosen by each nation.
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Washington
Germany
William F. Frye
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
South Atlantic
United States
German Foreign Office
State Department
German forces hammer Warsaw forts in bold offensive
Reports from Berlin claim Austro-German gunfire concentrates on Warsaw western fortifications after Russians pull back from the Blonie line. Attacks also target Lomza Ostrolenka and Ivangorod with Vienna asserting capture of western Vistula defenses at Ivangorod.
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London
Warsaw
Berlin
Vienna
Leopold of Bavaria
Blonie
Lomza
Ostrolenka
Ivangorod
Vistula
Wife vows heart balm suit in Batchelder case
Mrs Harriet T Batchelder says she will press a $15000 heart balm suit against Miss Bernice M Hartley in court and will prove she is not crazy jealous. She denounces Judge Batchelder's advice to married men as foolish and notes he did not follow his own rules.
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Fitchburg
Clark A. Batchelder
Harriet T. Batchelder
Bernice M. Hartley
Major storm devastates Eastern states with heavy rain and flooding
A massive coastal storm sweeps the Atlantic coast from New Jersey to Maine. In Boston area 2.25 inches of rain floods cellars and streets and cuts steamship sailings. Axel Glad of Salem is electrocuted by a downed live wire as wires, telegraph lines, and power systems fail and transportation collapses across Massachusetts regions.
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New England
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine
Axel Glad
Salem
Boston Harbor
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Atlantic Coast Line
Weather Bureau
New Jersey
Maine
Larceny suit over contract sparks dispute between Keller and Mrs Lowell
David Keller of 564 River street Mat tap an sues Mrs Lowell in Suffolk Superior Court claiming false arrest and malicious prosecution after a Concord District Court case for alleged larceny of 12 chickens and a coop ended in his innocence. Keller also seeks 15000 for breach of contract while Mrs Lowell denies involvement and alleges Keller stole a pig and breached a 1915 contract granting him rights to survey, sell and build on Sharon property.
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David Keller
River Street
Mattapan
Suffolk Superior Court
Keller
Sharon
Mrs. Lowell
Lowell
Concord District Court
Hyde Park
Concord Court
Keiler
Germany Pledges Prompt Payment With Arbitration Offer
The German government pledges to pay a sum quickly but insists the payment does not waive American rights. If unsatisfactory, Germany invites arbitration at The Hague. An unofficial view suggests a commission of experts could suffice, but only as damages compensation and not as treaty-right waiver.
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Germany
United States
The
Hague
Governor Walsh Returns to Boston From Panama-Pacific Exposition
Governor Walsh and the state delegation will return to Boston this afternoon arriving at 2 55 at South Station. A band will greet them and the party will go to the State House where plans for the Democratic nomination will be announced. Staff will meet at Pittsfield and accompany to the capitol.
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Walsh
Boston
South Station
State House
Pittsfield
Mrs Whitman Threatened Stir Newport Guards
Mrs. Whitman wife of the New York governor faces armed guards at the Newport Rhode Island residence after receiving threatening letters with Newport postmarks. Governor Whitman arrived aboard the torpedo boat destroyer Ammen after docking at New London Connecticut.
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Newport
R. I
Whitman
New York
Becker
Ammen
New London
Conn
Snowstorm Briefly Hits Lancaster Before Gale
An early morning half hour snowfall in Lancaster Penn preceded a 40 mile gale. Large flakes fell as the temperature dropped from 70 to 59 degrees, bringing sudden winterlike conditions to the city and surrounding county.
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Lancaster
Penn
Missing United Fruit cashier-wife deny knowing whereabouts
Mrs. George S. Inman wife of the missing United Fruit cashier leaves the district attorney’s office in the rain denying knowledge of his whereabouts. The Inman family is connected to the Inman Bonding Co incident noted in the report.
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United Fruit Company
Inman Cashier Case Before Grand Jury
The disappearance of George S. Inman, United Fruit Company cashier, heads to the grand jury today for book audit findings and possible broader implications. Mrs. Inman and counsel Aaron J. Lyman met with Assistant District Attorney Lavelle to clarify a questionable check.
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George S. Inman
United Fruit Company
Disappearance Ties Inman Case To Bonding Firm
Mr. Inman sent a July 27 check from New York to his wife who endorsed it to Mr. Lyman who endorsed to the bonding company. Officials seek details of wife and counsel contact with Inman since his disappearance. He left a letter about secur ities turned over to liquidate defalcation. One suit filed and others threatened against Mr. and Mrs. Inman. Miss Hilma L Nelson sues for 1000 for gowns furnished Mrs. Marion Inman.
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Inman
New York City
Hilma L. Nelson
Marion Inman
Germans fail in Warsaw encirclement effort says experts
Military analysts interpret late developments as indicating German plans to envelop east of Warsaw failed. The aim was to cut off the Russian retreat toward a new defense line anchored by the fortresses at Kovno Grodno and Brest Litovsk.
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Warsaw
Kovno
Grodno
Brest- Litovsk
Osteopathic doctor links war stress to male births in talk
In Portland on August 4 Dr. R Kendrick Smith of Boston told American Osteopathic Association delegates that underfed weakened parents after a great war tend to produce more boys than girls. He argued that great vitality is needed for female births as surgical papers were read, with Denver Boston and Kansas City bidding for the next convention.
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Portland
Ore
R. Kendrick Smith
Boston
American Osteopathic Association
Denver
Kansas City
AFL to Probe Eastland Disaster Sinking
Chicago Aug 4 Officials of the American Federation of Labor will investigate the cap sizing of the steamer Eastland with hundreds of lives lost. Samuel Gompers, president, announced the probe after inspecting the ship. Secretary Redfield kept the Steamboat Inspection Service hearing in progress in Washington as a federal grand jury heard witnesses.
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Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Eastland
Samuel Gompers
Federation
Gompers
Commerce
Redfield
Steamboat Inspection Service Board
Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Judge Batchelder Warns Against Personal Pitfalls
Judge Batchelder’s public willful cautions include avoid a girl stenographer and a jealous wife, counsel on rule of the house, and truth telling. He disputed later that he followed these avoids, noting he married Mrs Batchelder when she was in trouble and spoke with visible emotion about his marital issues.
Baseball results from yesterday across leagues
In AMERICAN play Washington defeated Chicago 1 0 in the first game and won 3 1 in the second. Detroit beat Philadelphia 6 1. Boston Cleveland and New York St Louis matches were rained out. National results include Boston 5 Pittsburg 1 and Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 1 with New York 11 9, then 7 0 over St Louis. New England saw Lynn 38 Lewiston 2. other games postponed by rain. Federal action had Pittsburgh Brooklyn 1. Colonial games postponed due to rain.
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Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Boston-Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
National
Boston
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago-Philadelphia
New England
Lynn
Lewiston
Federal
Pittsburgh
Colonial
Braves Tie for Second Position
Pittsburg fans reacted with disbelief as the Boston Braves defeated the home club 5 to 1 for a third straight win. The local crowd described the visitors as coarse and vulgar, causing a stir among the small, select audience.
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Pittsburg
Braves
Boston
Boston and Pittsburg clash marked by umpire dismissal
Before the final game between Boston and Pittsburg players Captain J Evers was suspended for three days after unparliamentary language toward Umpire Bob Emslie. The ban came just prior to the decisive diamond match.
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J. Evers
Boston
Pittsburg
President Tenet
Evers
Bob Emslie
John
Boston and Worcester trolley service ad for Worcester route
Advertisement announces an express and accommodation service on the Boston and Worcester trolley line serving Worcester and intermediate points. It highlights fast travel and convenient connections with the Ex press and related accommodations.
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Boston & Worcester Trolley
Worcester
Moon Phases and War Day Markers Noted for Gloucester and Newport
The column lists lunar phases for August and September, including new moons and full moons, with dates. It marks the 870th day of the war and notes day length, morning stars, and sunset lamp times. It also lists today’s anniversaries such as the Atlantic cable completion in 1858 and the 1864 Mobile Bay battle, plus a 1898 Porto Rico capture and a 1-year-ago relief vote.
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Moo
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Mobiie Bay
Ala
Guayama
Porto Rico
Congress
Showers Clearing With Warmer Friday in New England
Forecast for Boston and vicinity shows showers Thursday morning then clearing. Friday brings fair and warmer weather with moderate shifting winds. The forecast area includes New England with showers Thursday and improving conditions by Friday.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Temperature readings and averages from Thompson's Spa data
Reported figures show various time stamps and scores with an average yesterday of 64 degrees and a year ago average of 64 with a 19-24 range. The entry includes multiple numeric annotations and mislaid marks labeled 14 15 and 65 63.
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Thompson’s Spa
Brazil Indiana inventor claims long distance wireless photography
Arthur Butts of Brazil Indiana announces a device that captures photographs from one and a half miles away on a dark rainy night using a six cell dry battery. It can operate from a well or deep mine and distance can be extended with higher voltage. The inventor guards the secret fearing misuse by other nations.
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Arthur Butts
Brazil
Ind
United States
Brazil Inventor Unveils Wireless Photography Invention
Arthur Butts of Brazil Indiana announces a new wireless photography device he claims will revolutionize warfare by allowing pictures of forts and armies miles away in any light. He refuses to reveal mechanics, offering full information only to authorities if the United States enters a war.
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Brazil
Ind
Arthur Butts
Butts
Edison
United States
Photographer's camera device can shoot from miles away
Butts describes a six cell battery powered apparatus that can photograph objects a mile and a half away from deep wells or mines and record distance on the image. He demonstrates by photographing Brazil Clay Company plant in the rain at a mile and a half and notes potential covert use in warfare before military experts.
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Butts
Brazil Clay Company
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