Plans for Presidents Massachusetts Trip
Secretary Cortelyou telegraphed Senators Lodge and Hoar that the President will visit Boston on Saturday August 23 late afternoon. He will spend Sunday at Nahant with Senator Lodge in quiet sessions and will not receive visitors. The trip includes Newport Taunton Fall River Lowell South Lawrence Haverhill Northfield Miller's Falls Fitchburg Worcester Springfield Westfield and possible night in Dalton or New Haven.
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Cortelyou
Senator Lodge
Senator Hoar
Boston
Nahant
Newport
Taunton
Fall River
Boston & Maine
New Hampshire
Lowell
South Lawrence
Haverhill
Maine
Massachusetts
Northfield
Westfield
Dalton
Governor Crane
New Haven
Crane
Moody
Railroads Cut Wheat Shipments Rates East and Coast
In Colfax the second freight rate conference between railway presidents and farmers ended with a 10 percent reduction on wheat shipments to the Pacific coast and to the East. Presidents Hill Mahler and Mellen announced the cut as cooperation with farmers to expand markets and reduce profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Colfax
Hill
Great Northern
Minnesota
Mahler
Oregon Railway Navigation Company
Pacific Coast
Mellen
Infant Dies After Balcony Fall in East Cambridge
Edward Francis Fahey Jr a 1 year 9 month old child of Mr and Mrs E F Fahey of 38 Eighth street East Cambridge fell from a second story balcony while creeping along it. He died in his father's arms. skull fracture reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Francis Fahey, Jr
E. F. Fahey
Eighth Street
East Cambridge
Allied Printing Trades Council Rejects Photo-Engravers Group
The local photo-engravery union allied with an international body had applied for membership in the Allied Printing Trades Council but was rejected at a council meeting. Resolutions directed efforts to place the council label on private cigar box labels and hold employers responsible for dues at their shops. New delegates from Typographical Union 13 and the Stereotypers’ Union were seated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union of Photo-Engravers
International
International Typographical Union
Allied Printing Trades Council
Council
Typographical Union 13
Stereotypers’ Union
Falling Pianos Endanger Two Men in Everett and Roxbury
Two men were seriously injured when falling pianos nearly killed them yesterday. Stuart Crossman of 31 Liberty Street Everett was buried beneath a piano at 576 Washington Street while John Kelcher of 29 Delle Avenue Roxbury was trapped under a piano at the New York New Haven Hartford freight depot. Both were taken to Emergency Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Crossman
Liberty Street
Everett
Washington Street
John Kelcher
Delle Avenue
Roxbury
New York, New Haven& Hartford
Tug Western Union Grounded on Middle Ground Shoal
Vineyward Haven Aug 5 Tug Western Union grounded on Middle Ground Shoal while laying a telephone cable across Vineyard Sound today. She is expected to float tonight without injury.
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Vineyard Haven
Western Union
Vineyard Sounds
Cushing Medical Supply Co Offers Free Witch Hazel with Gin Purchase
Cushing Medical Supply Co advertises free a pint bottle of Witch Hazel with every $2.00 cash purchase of Holland Gin. Also lists prices for Standard Whiskey, California Wine, and Puré. Philadelphia Oyster House promotes seafood items and lobster salad at 365c. Open nights and Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Kneeland
Cobb
Aldrich
Oxford
Dorchester Burglary Bags valuables from W Walker home
Burglars broke a rear window at 42 Laurel Street Dorchester to enter the house of W Walker last night and stole silverware jewelry and clothing valued about 1000 dollars. Police scoured Dorchester for a man with a bundle but found no clue. Stolen items include forks spoons sugar bowls napkin rings a diamond scarf pin a bronze image a gold watch and bonbon dishes.
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W. Walker
Laurel Street
Dorchester
Best to Receive Visit from His Father Today
John C. Best who awaits execution for the Breakheart Farm murder will receive a jail visit from his father tomorrow in Salem. The 66 year old, arriving from Middle Sackville, N B, will be escorted by Rev I M Mellfish Salem’s spiritual adviser.
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Salem
John C. Best
George E. Bailey
Breakheart Farm
Saugus
Boston
Middle Sackville
N. B
I. M. Mellfish
Best
Train Hold Up Near Savanna Nets $20,000
Two masked men stopped the Chicago Burlington & Quincy limited north of Savanna Illinois around midnight. They forced the engineer to run up the track and blew up the Adams express car. Torpedoes exploded and the train stopped. About $20,000 was believed taken.
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Dubuque
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Limited
Savanna
Ill
Adams Express
Lmited
Autograph and Photograph Required on Season Tickets
Boston and Maine railroad announces new rule requiring a photograph and autograph on season tickets with three month rate between certain points. The measure aims to curb abuses of season tickets by ensuring identity of the holder.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Water Cost Smith Five Dollar Fine in Larceny Case
Harry Smith of Saugus was arraigned in Chelsea court on larceny charges for stealing water worth 12 cents from the Revere Water Company. He was fined $5 after allegedly filling a sprinkling cart from a standpipe just over the Saugus border in Revere.
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Harry Smith
Saugus
Revere Water Company
Chelsea Court
Smith
Revere
More Troops May Be Sent to Shenandoah
In Shenandoah Penn the town remains under troop protection as rumors of trouble spread. Brigadier generals and staff monitor movements while a workman injured in Girardville underscores tensions. Authorities may dispatch a battery and cavalry by week’s end as two Lithuanians linked to last Wednesday’s riot are jailed amid heavy military presence.
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Shenandoah
Penn
Girardville
Guidi Apostolico Delegate at Manila
Rome announces Monsignor Guidi, now serving with Cardinal Rampolla, has been appointed apostolic delegate at Manila. The delay was to please Washington authorities by sending an American prelate, but Guidi remains the likely appointment if the plan falls through.
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Rome
Italia
Monsignor Guidi
Rampolla
Manila
Vatican
Washington
Philippines
Monsignor
Guidi
Brave Roxbury Girl Saves Two Boys From Drowning
Lizzie Chalamel, 16, rescued Thomas Woods 5 and Bernard Gately 12 from South Bay drowning Monday noon. Residents praise her quick action at 78 Magazine Street while noting Gately’s aiding role.
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Lizzie Chalamel
South Bay
Roxbury Yeasterday
Thomas Woods
Norfolk Avenue
Bernard Gately
Miss Chalamel
Magazine Street
Gately
Woods Boy
Caught Him As He Was Going Down Third Time
A brief incident notes a person being captured as he went down for the third time, with no further details available in the readable text.
Dorchester lifeboat crew rescues girl at Savin Hill
Captain Mark H. Jacobs of the Dorchester Volunteer Life Saving Corps reports a rescue near Savin Hill. An 11 year old girl slipped from a raft, drifted beyond depth, and was brought to shore after a difficult effort. Two women took the child away and gave no name.
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Mark H. Jacobs
Dorchester
Volunteer Life Saving Corps of
Massachusetts
Savin Hill
Jacobs
Morse markdown offers blue serge suits for men and boys
Tooting our horn to a new tune this month entitled Serge Suits at Reduced Prices. Blue Serge Suits $7.50 marked down from $10. Single breasted 4 button sacks in navy blue with fast color. Not many, enough for prudent buyers who come quickly to Morse markdown. Since 1852 Morse means goodness not cheapness for men and boys wear.
Huston Boy Killed by Cars
In Schenectady New York on August 5 18 year old John McKenzie was killed when a freight train ran over him. He had come from Boston with 17 year old Charles Hearn seeking work in Buffalo and later rode freights toward Albany. Hearn saved McKenzie for two miles but could not prevent the tragedy.
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Schenectady
N. Y
John McKenzie
Boston
Charles Hearn
Buffalo
Albany
McKenzie
Hearn
Expulsion of Sisters From Schools Continues in Provinces
In Brittany and Savoie the expulsion of nuns continues with limited unrest. In Regny Loire gendarmes force entry to a school. at Savoie near Chambry a wall of stones blocks a school and masons refuse to tear it down. At St Alban near Chambry a crowd shouts support for the sisters as gendarmes intervene. Soldiers from Brest protect police expelled areas in Finistere. Abbe Gayraud, Finistere deputy, wears the tricolor at Ploudania rally.
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Paris
Brittany
Savoie
Regny
Loire
Macon
Savoire
Chambry
St. Alban
Brest
Finistere
Abbe Gayraud
Chamber of ‘Deputies
Ploudania
Bomb strikes miner’s home in Scranton injuring family
A bomb was thrown at the door of James Elias, a non union miner, in Scranton. The blast wrecked the house and threw him, his wife, and four children from their beds. all were cut and bruised but survived. The attacker remains unknown.
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Scranton
Penn
James Elias
Beth Israel Congregation Sues Officers Over Elections
Simon Alexander and Beth Israel of Cambridge sue Israel Nelson and others in Suffolk Superior Court alleging illegal election of president treasurer and secretaries and seek to set aside the election and order a new one They also ask that the form of worship be Askinaz instead of Sward An order of notice returns Aug 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Alexander
Beth Israel Congregation of
Cambridge
Suffolk County
Israel Nelson
Nelson
J. Grossman
J. Ragovin
J. Mellin
Askinaz
Sward
Shoplifters Sentenced in Municipal Court
Judge Forgarth yesterday jailed two shoplifters Ora Young and Blanche Powers for six months in the House of Correction after guilty pleas. A police inspector noted Miss Young’s prior appearances. An appeal was filed and bail was set at $00. Both women were described as dressed in the latest fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forgarth
Municipal Criminal Court
Ora Young
Blanche Powers
House of Correction
Miss Young
Gas Raids Lead to Quick Arrest of Suspects
Liquor Officer Sternberg chased Mattie Forbes Alice Foster and J H McCabbin after they turned out the gas at 530 Dover street causing lights to go out. The trio escaped through a cellar window but Sternberg arrested them the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Forbes
Alice Foster
J. H. McCabbin
Dover Street
Sternberg
Bunker Hill Monument To Open New Entrance Building
The new entrance building at Bunker Hill monument will soon be opened. The old entrance, in use for nearly 60 years, will be torn down as extensive fence repairs continue around the site.
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Bunker Hill Monument
Water on Sun Causes Family Scare in Cambridge
Martin Conley of 247 Sixth Street Fast Cambridge rampaged at home pouring boiling water on family members and his son. Officer Smehl attempted arrest after Conley resisted and burned the officer with boiling water. City Physician Bryant treated Conley for scalp wounds.
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Martin Conley
Sixth Street
Cambridge
Smehl
Martin
Conley
Bryant
Firmin Provisional Government Formed in Haiti
In Gonaives the Firminist party declares M. Firmin president with a cabinet including M. Killick as war and marine minister and M. Bourand finance minister. The new government seeks foreign recognition as belligerent while troops prepare for action against Firminists. A Washington cable reports Firmin naming a provisional government of Artibonite and Northwest.
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Port-Au-Prince
Hayti
Firminist
Gonaives
M. Firmin
War and Marine
M. Killick
M. Bourand
M. Henriquez
M. St. Louis
M. Chicaye
M. Lamour
Nord
Washington
State Department
Powell
Haiti
Firmin
Artibonite
Northwest
Venezuelan civil war widens as Castro moves headquarters
Four million cartridges and 10 000 Mauser rifles arrive for Castro. Half are stored in Caracas and half sent to Maracaibo aboard a schooner. Castro eying San Cristobal as new center if his forces prevail. Market mood dulled. Pallas cruiser in La Guayra. In Trinidad Barcelona under siege by about 80 revolutionaries. 200 government troops unlikely to defend.
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Willemstad
Curacaa
Castro
Caracas
Maracaibo
San Cristobal
Venezuela
Pallas
LaGuayra
Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Barcelona
Bermudez
Platero
Senate approves loans to aid Cuban sugar growers and revolution debts
The Senate authorized a $4,000,000 loan at 5 percent interest repayable in 30 years to help sugar cane growers in Cuba. It also allows a subsequent $35,000,000 loan within six months to cover the first loan and to pay the Cuban revolutionary army and revolution debts per the constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Senate
Cuban Revolutionary Army
Thorpe Killed In Amsterdam Avenue Car Attack
William H. Thorpe manager of the Road Drivers' Association club house on the speedway was killed when an unknown man in a car struck him after an argument. Thorpe died at a hospital after the head injury.
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New York
William H. Thorpe
Road Drivers’ Association
Speedway
Amsterdam Avenue
Thorpe
Wife Forsaken by Husband for Her Own Daughter
Mrs. Jeanne Brainerd Crane swore yesterday that her husband Bruce Crane, a well known artist, has forsaken her for their daughter Annie Brainard Brainerd, from a first marriage, and filed for absolute divorce before referee Isaac Fromme. No one present contradicted the claim.
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New York
Jeanne Brainerd Crane
Isaac Fromme
Bruce Crane
Annie Burchard Brainerd
Trimont Manufacturing Men May Go On Strike
A strike threat looms at Trimont Manufacturing Company in Roxbury as unions including machinists drop forgings steam fitters gas fitters plumbers and engineers seek a new wage scale. Allied Metal Mechanics leader John Mulholland arrived from Toledo to mediate while Manager Key awaits Thursday morning reply to the proposed demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimont Manufacturing Company
Roxbury
John Mulholland
Toledo
Allied Metal Mechanics
United States
Key
Local Man Slain by Apoplexy On Washington Street
Thomas Lawton aged 47 suffered an apoplexy attack on Washington street near Haymarket square last night. He was moved to the relief station and then to City Hospital. Lawton resides on Swett street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lawton
Washington Street
Haymarket Square
City Hospital
Lawton
Swett Street
Newton Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling $600
Walter C. Nickerson of Newton assistant bookkeeper at the National Suffolk Bank of Boston is arrested on embezzlement charges amounting to about $600. He was arraigned before U S Commissioner Fiske and pled not guilty after a momentary hesitation. Bail set at 3000, he remained in jail unable to post bond as authorities review bank books and prepare further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Nickerson
Newton
National Suffolk Bank of Boston
United States
Fiske
Casey
Nickerson
Yellow fever at quarantine after Birnam Wood voyage
The bark Birnam Wood from Rio de Janeiro with seven yellow fever cases lies at anchor off Partridge Island in quarantine after tug tow. Axle Johannsen died July 18 and John McGregor died the same day. Charles Rosenthal died Saturday. Captain Swatridge and six others recover as the crew departs to the quarantine station for ten days.
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ST. John
N. B
Birnam Wood
Swatridge
Rio de Janeiro
Partridge Island
Neptune
Oldman Ledge
Maine
Yellow Jack
Axel Johannsen
John McGregor
Wales
Charles Rosenthal
Cutler
Coal Barons Discuss The Strike Situation
In New York on August 56 presidents of the anthracite coal roads met at the Philadelphia and Reading office. An official said the strike situation was discussed but no action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anthracite Coal Roads
Baer
Philadelphia & Reading
New York, Ontario & Western Railroad
Reed Arrested for Assault to Rob Chinese Laundryman
George B. Reed was arrested at his home on Magazine Street Cambridge yesterday and charged with assault with intent to rob Charles Vick a Chinese laundryman employed on Prospect Street Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Reed
Magazine Street
Cambridge
Charles Vick
Prospect Street
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Czarina
Cushing Medical Supply Co
Washington St
Boston, Mass
Guidi Apostolico
Elizabeth J. Chalamel
Thomas Woops
Washington and Brattle Streets
Huston Boy
France
Bunker Hill
Cuba
W. H. Thorpe
Trimont Manufacturing
Spitz Bros. & CO
Mark Downs
AY Nuke
Isun
Vick
Ghawmut Furniture CO
Tremont St
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