Blood in Alabama as election days near
The Aug 5 Birmingham report warns that Monday's state election may spark violence as Democrats led by W. C. Oates face Kolb's fusion ticket. It details key races, ballot tactics, and fears of fraud, with Morgan backing Democrats and Kolb courting labor and Knights of Labor support amid white undercurrents and black belt votes.
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Birmingham
Ala
South
Alabama
W. C. Oates
Reuben F. Kolb
Oates
John T. Morson
P. G. Bowman
Morsan
State Senate
Jefferson County
Morgan
Kolb
House
John T. Morgan
W. H. Skaggs
A. G. Goodwyn
Kolbites
Senator Morgan
Congress
Denson
Colonel Oates
Black Belt
Republican Party
Home Market Club
Boston
Workman
Sovereign
Knights of Labor
Mrr. M. A. Mason
Democratic Campaign Committee
Countess Craven Ill in Europe Amid Royal Social Ties
The Herald reports Countess Cornelia Martin Craven seriously ill in Aix-les-Bains with pneumonia. Her husband the Earl of Craven, and the Martins of New York are central figures, linked to Grace Church nuptials and lavish society. The couple returned to Europe after a U.S. tour.
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Aix-Les-Bains
Countess of Craven
Bradley Martin
New York
Europe
West Twentieth Street
Cornelia Martin
Earl of Craven
Grace Church
Potter
Fire destroys machine shop at 21 Beach Street Dorchester
A one and one half story frame building at 21 Beach Street Dorchester used as a machine shop by James J. Breach was found burning at 11 percent last night. An alarm from Box 27 was sounded but the fire consumed the structure causing about $2000 in damage before firemen arrived.
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Beach Street
Dorchester
James J. Breach
Swift Calls Massachusetts Legislature Special Session
Amid a heated Sunday gathering on Boston Common, Morrison I. Swift and other unemployed leaders urged Governor Greenhalge to convene a special legislative session to address the unemployment crisis. They criticized the current commission, proposed a labor daily paper, and filed a petition urging action on bills for the unemployed, citing events from Homestead to Pullman as context.
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Boston
Coxey
Morrison I. Swift
Greenhalge
Swift
Patrick O'Neil
John Taylor
Patrick O’neil
Massachusetts
Bell Telephone
Meigs
Bell Company
Homestead
Cour d'Alene
Tennessee
Washington
FIGHTING ON SHIPBOARD AT GLOUCESTER SCHOONER RETURN
The schooner Volunteer from Grand Banks returned to Gloucester harbor after an onboard row among drunken crewmen. One member was seriously injured needing medical aid. Captain Grant will discharge the troublemakers and reboard others. The fishing schooner Nellie Bly lost its rudder and was towed in by the Alice M Parsons.
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Gloucester
Mass
Volunteer
Grand Banks
Grant
Nellie Bly
Alice M. Parsons
Despondent Danbury Father of Twenty-Three Ends His Life
In Danbury Connecticut on August 5 Raymond Seimer aged 59 hanged himself while his wife and a quorum of his twenty three living children were at a circus. Despondency was given as the cause. His wife is described as a well preserved mother of twenty nine children.
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Danbury, Conn
Raymond Seimer
Pails Factory at Concord Junction Burns in Inferno
A large pail factory owned by Ralph Warner & Co. at Concord Junction was destroyed by fire this morning. The stock and machinery were a total loss. An officer on duty at the reformatory discovered the blaze, believed incendiary. Loss estimated at $10,000, likely uninsured. The plant employed many workers.
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Concord
Mass
Concord Junction
Ralph Warner & Co
Reformatory
Immaculate Conception Church to honor pastor on return
Marlboro reports that Immaculate Conception Church plans a rousing reception for Rev. H. A. McKenna upon his September return from a European trip. The event will mark his homecoming after a lengthy journey.
Exploding Charge Harms Two Men at Woodsville
James Young and Murray Glazier of Landoff, New Hampshire, were tamping a powder charge when it prematurely exploded. Young lost his right hand and sustained severe facial injuries and burns to his eyes and body. Glazier lost one eye, with the other badly injured, though he escaped more serious harm.
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Woodsville
N. H
James Young
Murray Glazier
Landoff
Young
Glazier
Captain A French sails solo voyage to Queenstown
New York reports Captain A French began a solo voyage from the Battery in the Mina a forty foot boat bound for Queenstown. He aims to cross the ocean alone setting a bold maritime achievement.
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New York
A. French
Queenstown
Mina
Battery
Reverend Rockliff Called to Maplewood Church Pulpit
The Rev. A J Rockliff of Hudson Mass has been named to the Maplewood Congregational pulpit and will resume duties in September at the Malden church, signaling a clerical transition for the community.
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Malden
A. J. Rockliff
Hudson, Mass
Mapplewood Congregational Cimates
Yor Summer Cottages Offer Lowest Prices
A. W. Wheeler & Co advertises Yor Summer Cottages at the lowest prices and mentions bedding. Located at 63 and 65 Hanover Street, Beetem, opposite American Mouse.
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A. W. Wheeler & CO
Hanover Stret
Beetem
Voyage of the Catalonia Ends With Quiet Liverpool Arrival
The Catalonia arrives at her Cunard pier after a calm, Sunday voyage from Liverpool. Immigrants debark with families awaiting reunions as bystanders watch, noting mixed reactions among steerage passengers and the curious onlookers at the wharf.
Natural Law of Cure by Dr Myron E Leclerque
Advertises brain and nervous system healing methods by Dr Myron E Leclerque. Claims cure for paralysis epilepsy loco motor ataxia and long-standing functional difficulties. Provides office address at 278 Boylston Ave opposite Public Garden Rowton mass.
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Myron E. Leclerque
Boylston At
Rowton
Mase
Wild Flowers of America Coupon Clearance Delayed
The Complete Set coupon and the book coupon are crowded out today but will be used tomorrow. The notice implies limited availability and a rescheduled redemption window for buyers seeking the Wild Flowers of America set.
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Wild Flowers OF America
Golden Speech Fees Highlight Boston Legislative Aid
The table shows money received by legislative counsel and agents, led by ex-Representative J. O. Wardwell with 17,100 dollars and agent Frank J. Ladd with 6,950 dollars. Included are names of lawyers, ex-legislators, and politicians, noting counsel roles for rail, water, and utility matters and various taxation and stock increase bills.
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J. O. Wardwell
Frank J. Ladd
Russell
C. T. Jr
SCCM
UTR
Sibclidie Umm
Cacdis
Casas
Cdsdbcaassen
Sadasascraheazecedia Southworth
West End Street
Bell Tephone Company
Bell Telephone
Boston & Maine Railroad
Brookline Gas Company
Massachusetts Street Railway Association
Miss Whittier to Wed Prince Bel tozelski of Russia
Boston socialite Miss Susie Whittier to wed Prince Bel tozelski, a Czar’s chamberlain son, amid a wave of excitement across Boston and Newport. Her brother General C. A. Whittier recently became president of Meigs Railroad. Despite unequal wealth, the match draws approbation and fascination from society.
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Society of
Two Continents
Hymen
Prince Beltozelski
Cominions
Susie Whittier
Boston
General C. A. Whittier
Meigs Railroad Company
Cupid
Newport
Whittier Sisters Return After Newport Society Presence
The Misses Whittier drew attention with their bright eyes and charm at Newport society events last summer. They were guests of Mrs. J Townsend Burden at the Burden ball and are abroad at present under the chaperonage of their brother. Congratulations await their return.
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Miss Whittier
Newport
New Yorker shoots wife then kills self in frenzy
Joseph B. Hunt killed his wife Barbara in their New York home then shot himself. He likely will die. Hunt had suffered years of melancholia and was to be committed tomorrow for examination as to his sanity, leading to the presumption this knowledge prompted today’s act.
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New York
Joseph B. Hunt
Barbara
Hunt
American Wringer Co. Advertises Wringers and Sweepers
The American Wringer Co. at 12 and 1 Broadway Extension, city manufacturers of wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. Repairs offered for all kinds of wringers and sweepers. Mail orders promptly attended to. Telephone cali Tremont 764.
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The
American Wringer Co
Broadway
Cali
Tremont
Blue Hill avenue improvement eyed for Boston’s grand boulevard
Boston plans to transform Blue Hill avenue from Grove Hall to the river into a three mile 120 foot wide boulevard with a parkway and granite curbing. Landowners donate strips of frontage, the West End railway provides curbing, and tracks will be laid as widening proceeds. General Martin touts tax gains and faster growth for the city.
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Blue Hill Avenue
Boston
Matthews
Franklin Park
Grove Hall
Beacon Street
Milton
Dorchester
New York & New England Railway
Brookline
West End Railway
Morton Street
West End
Blue Hills
Metropolitan Park
Hyde Park Road
Mattapan
General Martin
Police Commission
Post
Fry's Army Now Arrives in New York for Recruit Drive
Louis C. Fry, famed for the Industrial Army, arrived to recruit for his movement. He claims 1000 men at Roslyn and plans to rally 150,000 more by winter, eyeing Congress for work and wages. Fry lectures under the Central Labor Union and predicts Coxey may return to lead his followers. He met Samuel Gompers and was well received.
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New York
Louis C. Fry
Congress
Roslyn
Fry
Washington
Coxey
Gompers
Drowning of 10 year old Henri Broni at East Somerville
Henri Broni an Italian boy aged 10, son of Alfred Broni of 166 Endicott Street Boston, drowned yesterday afternoon at about 2 30 in a clay pit near the Mystic River East Somerville. He could not swim and went beyond his depth while swimming with a younger brother and a companion. His cries drew help but he died within minutes before rescuers arrived. Undertaker McGowan took charge and Medical Examiner Durell examined the body.
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Catalonia
Terra Firma
Alps
Switzerland
America
Cunard Company
Liverpool
Queenstown
Atkin
Lloyd
A. G. Bartlett
Bartlett
M. ©. Bartlett
John S. Blagdon
Mary Daniel and Infant
Doggett
John Donavan
K. J. Donavan
M. M. Donnegan
Lillian Eb, Forgerly
T. Slater Fikrigre
Essen
Fendall
J. Flather
Flather
S. D. Gordon
E. N. Pierce
Carrie Pierce
J. P. Rafferty
George Roberts
George J. Torr
S. Tredick
Tredick
A E. Wales
R. B. Woodbury
Alexander Abbott
Abbott
James Bell
Robert Bingham
J. Black
Ea Bloomfield
M. Boardman
J. Brodie I. Butler
Edith Cannicott
Rachel Compton
Miles Connell
Alice M. Derby
Derby
J. BE. Deuxbury
Deuxbury
BR. Doherty
H. Drake
Alexander Duncan
A. Eastwood
Child
Ethel Eastwood
Caroline Evans
D. Gallient
Robert Gray
M. Griffin
M. M. Griffin
Fred T. Hall
Julia Murphy
J. M. Myers
Myers
M. Newton
J. Ormerod
Edith Oxley
Z. Peggs
Henry Pepper
B. Potts
Augus Robertson
M. Sheriff and Infant
M Sheriff
Charles N. Linnett
Maggie Smith
S. Stead
M. J. Sullivan
Charles Tame
F. Thiebault
E. Webster
H. Wyner
Wyner
Reuben Wyner
Morris Wyner
Solomon Wyner
Rachel Wyner
M. Wyner
Gertrude Wyner
Charles Taylor
Weaver
Richardson
Henri Broni
Alfred Broni
Endicott Street
Boston
Mystic River
East Somerville
McGowan
Durell
Merchants Find Demand Holds For Thermometers
A short quip notes a merchant saying business is poor for most goods, with one line of items bucking the trend. The merchant claims only thermometers retain demand, contrasting other merchandise. The exchange highlights weather-related needs driving sales.
Tragic rise and fall of George Goehl in Boston tale
George Goehl, a twenty five year old Boston office worker described as temperate and well regarded, shot himself twice in the face in Fitchburg after a period of illness and heat. His distraught parents learned of the act from Sunday papers, while a hospital telegram said he was improving and expected to recover.
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George Goehl
Fitchburg
Boston
George
Goehls
Dwight School
English High School
State Street
Along the Water Front Sailing Notices and Local Vessels
Boston harbor activity centers on the Rialto voyage to Baltimore and loss of Captain Smiths pocket book containing papers. Yacht activity expands with Minnie R El Placita Gleam and Putnam cruises. notable passengers and fishing crowds accompany Charters and a busy Mather fishing trip with dignitaries aboard.
Kicked by Horse for Beverly Ice Dealer Helper
Eddie Ingalls, worker at D. C. Smith’s barn in Beverly Massachusetts, suffered serious injuries when a nervous horse kicked him in the side while harnessing. He was sent home. doctors say no bones are broken though injuries are painful.
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Beverly
Mass
Eddie Ingalls
D. C. Smith
Mr. Ingalls
Baltimore line steamer Gloucester grounded at East Boston slip
The Gloucester arrived from Baltimore and struck a mud bank at the East Boston North Ferry slip. Grounding halted the Baltimore line ferryboats for nearly two hours until the tide rose. Passengers endured delays while cars and pedestrians were diverted to alternate slips.
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Baltimore Line
Gloucester
Baltimore
East Boston North
Battery Wharf
Watch Bell's Every Spring They Said Is Warranted
A fragmented notice style item references a claim about guarantees tied to Bell's Every Spring. The readable bits imply a warranty or assurance claim linked to a spring season product or service, with limited context and no clear parties or dates.
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M. B. Quirk
S. P. Hunt
C. M. Astor
James McGurr
Winthrop
Shaw
William H. Smith Brewery
Mather
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