Shenandoah Drill Rumors Stir Foreign Residents
In Shenandoah Penn August 6 peace holds with two infantry companies on guard duty near foreign settlements. General Gobin orders a brigade signal system to the camp, noting foreigners may have military training and influence among locals. Paul Pulaski of the United Mine Workers denies secret drill plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Penn
Gobin
New York
Paul Pulaski
United Mine Workers
Arbitration Talk Stirs Gloucester Fish Strike
Gloucester reports talk of arbitration in the fish strike with Mayor French named as possible arbitrator. The Fish Skinners' Union faces escalating actions as two labor bodies meet. Cooper Union defers aid while promising to steer coopering away from fish handling. Team Drivers delay until Sunday as state members arrive. Some fish still shipped today by non worker staff.
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Gloucester
French
Fish Skinners’ Union
Coopers’ Union
Coopering
Coopers
Drunkards Cured Secretly Says Advertiser
A sensational classified claims a secret cure for drunkenness promising at home remedies with no cost. The then bold promise targets drinkers seeking discreet, inexpensive treatment.
Annie Brown arraigned in Newton for larceny case
Annie Brown, servant girl from 9 Bond street Boston, pleaded guilty to stealing $59 from Mrs. Laura Drake of Auburndale July 31. Sentence deferred to tomorrow as Newton police review her record. Police link her to Fannie Gardiner and expect more arrests from related thefts across nearby cities.
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Newton
Annie Brown
Bond Street
Boston
Laura B. Drake
Auburndale
Tarbox
Brown
Fannie Gardiner
John J Watson dead violinist and musical director
John J. Watson a Boston based violinist composer and musical director died Tuesday. Born September 23 1830 in Gloucester he studied with Fenollosa and Liszt mentored Ole Bull and led the Watson Conservatory. Funeral set for 18 Columbus Ave Boston with interment in Gloucester.
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John J. Watson
Boston
City
New York
Mr. Watson
Columbus Avenue
Ole Bull
Manuel Fenollosa
Professor Watson
Gloucester
John Jay
America
Watson
Franz Liszt
Emmons
Annie A. Watson
Watson Musical Conservatory
San Francisco
Major Anderson
Fort Sumter
Amelia Parsons
John
Emmons Hamlin Watson
Mason & Hamiltn
New York University
Columbus Avennue
Crusade Against Unlicensed Fruit Venders in North End
Captain Kimball of Station 1 leads a crackdown on unlicensed fruit and peanut dealers in the North End. Last night about six vendors and their carts were taken to the station house amid the ongoing citywide enforcement campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Kimball
North End
Kimball
Station 1
Strife Grips New Haven as Fair Haven Trolley Strike paralyzes service
In New Haven Connecticut the Fair Haven and Westville trolley system lies idle under a near 500 strong strike of conductors and motormen. Citizens officials and local businessmen unite in support of the strikers while urging a fair settlement. Mayor Studley orders arbitration and threatens state mediation action if the company or workers fail to respond by noon tomorrow.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Fair Haven & Westville Trolley Company
United States
Watrous and
Day
H. F. Parmelee
Chamber of Commerce
Studley
Fairhaven & Westville Railroad Companys
Fairhaven & Westville Railroad Company
State Board of Mediation and Arbitration
John P. Studley
London Celebrates Peace With Robarts and Kitchener Tribute
London honours the end of the South African War with a reception for Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener. Addresses praise their service, Roberts receives a jeweled casket, Kitchener declines it for a silver service, and both leaders commend colonial troops and each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Corporation of the City of
South Africa
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Providence man aids in capture of watch thief Moy Long Goon
Wah Long of Providence identified Moy Long Goon, 19 Harrison Avenue, as the man who stole his watch and chain in March. Goon was turned over to Detective O Malley after Wah Long located him yesterday afternoon in a Morrison Avenue restaurant where he was dining chop suey.
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Wah Long
Providence
R. I
Moy Long Goon
Harrison Avenue
O'Malley
Wah Longe
Morrison Avenue
Augusta Strike Ends After Hard Fought Textile Battle
The Augusta Georgia cotton mill strike, led by the United Textile Workers of America seeking a 10 percent wage increase, was called off by the union's executive committee. The stoppage involved operatives in Georgia and southern North Carolina with support from Fall River officials and supply depots established in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Augusta
United Textile Workers of America
South
United Textile Workers
Hibbert
Georgia
North Carolina
Driver Mead killed by electric car in Arlington Heights
Mead a Lin ehan stables driver from Cambridge drove a wagon with two horses toward Lexington. In a dark spot the horses veered and he was thrown onto tracks, fatally struck by the next car. Motorman A. L. Barnes was arrested. conductor Herbert B. Geary. Mead's family believed in Lexington.
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Arlington
Mead
Linehan
Cambridge
Arlington Heights
Lexington
A. L. Barnes
Herbert B. Geary
Robbed and Beaten Man Seeks Shelter After City Visit
Henry Fangman, a Massachusetts School for Feeble Minded employee, came to town and was robbed, choked, and beaten by three men after meeting a woman in a cafe. A chase followed with Patrolman Jackson intervening. two assailants fled. Christopher J. Powers and Annie Powers were later arrested for involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fangman
Massachusetts School For
Waverley
New Hampshire
O'Rourke
Station 5
Michael
Bull) Powers
Fangman
Seneca Street
Jackson
Bull
Girl Baseball Teams Spark Parish Event at St Philip’s Roxbury
Nearly 600 parishioners at Apollo Gardens watched girls baseball between the Bronchets and Belmonts with the Bronchets winning 11 to 10. Lena Swenderman starred as Bronchets shortstop. Other events included 100 yard dash won by Burns, 440 yard run won by Taylor, and relay by Burns and Connors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Philip's Church
Roxbury
Apollo Gardens
Bronchets
Belmonts
Lena Swenderman
Yaré Dash
Burns
Taylor
Connors
ron—Taylor
Weeland
J. Connors
Sadfa Curren
Miners Sentenced in Clarksburg Habeas Case
Judge Goff ruled for the habeas corpus contempt case against miners and leaders. They were remanded to marshal and sheriff custody and will be moved to Parkersburg to finish their sentences. The ruling affirmed the Guarantee Trust Company of New York’s standing and limited party requirements, disappointing miners and their counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Way
Goff
Parkersburg
Guarantee Trust Company of
New York
Oarsmen Gather for National Regatta in Worcester
In Worcester on Lake Quinsigamond oarsmen from Boston Roxbury and the St Alphonsus crew of Boston draw attention at the national regatta. Canadian clubs Argonaut Winnipeg and Don from Winnipeg arrive amid transport delays and hotel gatherings include Shawmuts Bradfords Jeffries Point Riversides and New York Athletic Club crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Lake Quinsigamond
St. Alphonsus
Boston
Roxbury
Joé Maguire
L. J. Brignolia
Bradfords
Argonaut
Don
Winnipeg
Lyman
Haven
Shawmuts
Jeffries Point Club
Riversides
Asiels
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Barge
Argonauts of
Toronto
New York Athletic Club
Havana Policemen Suspended Over Minister's Wife Incident
Mrs. Squiers wife of the American minister visited the French minister's wife at Hotel Inglaterra in Marianao Havana Aug 6. Police ordered the hired carriage to move and forced the footman to enter the carriage. The incident led to a municipal vote of confidence in the mayor and an apology to Mr. Squiers. The chief explained the box riding ban and sidewalk obstruction rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Squiers
Hotel Inglaterra
Lundin defeats Parker Worcester wrestling match
Hjalmar Lundin of Worcester defeated Harvey Parker in a catch as catch can handicap match at Worcester Theatre. Lundin threw Parker for the first fall in 29 minutes 30 seconds and the second fall in 8 minutes 80 seconds within the hour. Frank Coleman of Chicago beat Oscar Sundstrom in the preliminary. George W. Tuohey of Cleveland refereed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Hjalmar Kundin
Harvey Parker
Lundin
Parker
Frank Coleman
Chicago
Oscar Sundstrom
George W. Tuohey
Cleveland
Fannie Young Disappearance Case Moves To Vermont
Fannie H Young, missing from 6 Massachusetts Avenue Boston since January 1 1901, was found doing housework in Cornwall Vermont with the Jewett family. Her foster mother Mrs Julia Young then learned the girl had gone to Fitchburg Massachusetts after a letter from a friend led to a new inquiry. The case involves alleged elopement and a Boston clergyman, with Mrs Young seeking custody and possible action against Silas W Jewett for abduction aided by others. The matter centers on restoring the girl to her father Dr Alva H Merrill of Brooklyn and may affect ongoing church disciplinary matters in Chelsea.
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Middlebury
Fannie H. Young
Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
Silas W. Jewett
Cornwall
Julia A. Young
Fitchburg
Maas
Miss Young
Hennessey
Roxbury
Young
Merrill
New York
Stephen M. Hoye
Wall Street
Jewett
R. Perry Bush
Bellingham Street
Chelsea
the Universalist Church
Court Orders Power Arrest in Merger Case
The United States Circuit Court under Judge Lacombe issued a 30 day commitment for Mr Power amid efforts to subpoena him in the Northern Pacific merger suit. George A Lamb was ordered to show cause why he should not be suspended for professional conduct, with the date moved to August 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peter Power
Northern Pacific
Lamb
Train Collision Kills Several In Iowa Crash
Marshalltown Iowa August 6 Two engineers and many laborers die in a collision two miles west of Rhodes between a fast freight and a work train. Eight bodies recovered one fireman injured severely while another escaped. Seventy eight laborers aboard the work train. Freight crashed into the work train on a reverse curve at full speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Rhodes
Desperate mother pleads outside Bulfinch Street home
Mary Ryan kneels at 22 Bulfinch Street crying for her daughter Annie, believed held inside. Crowds gather as police, including Patrolman Casey, intervene and escort the distressed woman to Joy Street station after she is confined for her safety.
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Mary Ryan
Bulfinch Street
Annie
Patrolman
Casey
Division 8
Joy Street
Friend Street
Fisher Held in Dedham After Hotel Plaza Dispute
Albert F. Fisher of Dedham, 48, spent the night in a Station 5 cell on a profanity charge from Patrolman Underhill. The记录 states his confinement stemmed from excessive cigars and liquor, tied to a dispute over unpaid charges at the Hotel Plaza.
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Albert F. Fisher
Dedham
Station 5
Underhill
Hotel Plaza
President Roosevelt Praises Mars for Gun Crew Victory
President Roosevelt commended the Nod. 9 gun crew for high accuracy at 150 yards, firing 20 shots with 14 hits including two bullseyes. He awarded $20 to gun pointer W J O'Donnell and urged continued excellence as his visit ended aboard the Maryflower en route to Oyster Bay.
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Nod
W. J. O’donnell
Roosevelt
W. J. O'Donnell
Gun Pointer
F. Crowley
G. C. Grimm
A. W. Hildebrand
O'Donnell
Secretary of the Navy
Oyster Bay
Sagwamore Hill
New Hampton Plans Old Home Day Picnic
New Hampton will observe Old Home Day on August 20 with a basket picnic on the campus in New Hamptonville. The afternoon will feature music and speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton
N. H
New Hampton Ville
Hoffmet Alias J B Black Held on Larceny Charges
F O Hoffmet alias J B Black the alleged hotel beater was found probable guilty on three counts of larceny totaling 543 dollars and bound over to the grand jury in Springfield.
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Springfield
F. O. Hoffmet
J. B. Black
San Francisco
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Miners’ Union
Pulaski
W.C.T. U
J. W. Haines
Glenn Bhig
Cincinnati
Goden
Arunkerda
L. B. Butler
Main S T
W. H. Pierce
Shawmut Ave
F. H. Putnam
Washington St
School St
Downey & McCormick
Thompson
King Dental
Washington Street
Avon Street
Jordan's
White's
Crosby's
Oxford
Uce
J. S. Waterman & Sons
Uneral Undertakers
Emgalmers
Washington ‘T
Daley Street
Phubing
Annie Browns
MATL
Wah
Moy
Branchers
St. Philip’s Church
Pulige
Noult Tomas, Souter
Hood
Tioon
Fannie Young
Power
Fisher
Jaynes
Jaynes & GO
Cor
Hanover
Summer
Oak Roasstown
C. —. Davis Optical CO
Park Sq
Hoffman
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