Hanna Discouraged by Boston Visit Prominent Republicans Meet
Senator Hanna and Cornelius Bliss arrived in Boston for a conference on Republican fundraising and strategy. Only about half of the invited attendees attended the lunch at the Exchange Club as the leaders urged activity to counter anti imperialist sentiment. A campaign committee will be appointed by George von L. Meyer to organize fundraising and state by state effort ahead of the election.
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Exchange Club
Bryan
Massachusetts
von L. Meyer
Hanna
Cornelius N. Bliss
Republican National Committee
Boston
Fall River
New York
Philadelphia
Senator Lodge
Mr. Bliss
George von L. Meyer
National Committee
Senator Hanna
Bliss
Senator Hoar
A. H. Goetting
Republican State Committee
Samuel W. McCall
Dana Malone
Oakes Ames, Jr
H. H. Hunnewell, Jr
Stephen M. Weld
James P. Stearns
The
Shawmut National Bank
Frank G. Webster
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Coassman
William C. Lovering
M. J. Whittal
Charles A. Washburn
John
Meyer
New England
Eix
Republican Party
Hoar
McKinley
Lodge
Post
Goetiting
Peete Club
Touraine
Sharkey’s Courtship Rumors Stir Sheepshead Bay
News from New York reports that Tom Sharkey the pugilist is linked to Jennie Tuthill cashier, with speculation of a noon wedding at a Sheepshead Bay Catholic church. The fighter trains for a fight and denies an engagement, despite local gossip and plans observed by residents.
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New York
Sheepshead Bay
Tom Sharkey
Jennie Tuthill
Lover’s quarrel ends in death of Boston street car conductor
George M. Woods, a Boston Elevated railroad conductor, killed himself by gas after a personal dispute with his sweetheart Miss Kate Connors and a suspension by the company. He was found in a Shawmut avenue lodging room, with a forgiveness letter in his pocket. Friends and family recalled a troubled period but noted he had up to date not been discharged.
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Boston Elevated Railroad
George M. Woods
Shawmut Avenue
George ‘Woods
John H. Peak
Washington Street
Kate Connors
Woods
Eustis Street
Roxbury
C. H. Treudeau
E. W. Woods
Maine
Miss Connors
Nawn Street
Elevated Railroad Company
Mrs Drapers At Homes In Hopedale Acknowledged
Milford August 9 General and Mrs William F Draper hosted a reception at their Hopedale residence marking the first in a series of at homes set to be among the season’s leading social events. Mrs Draper, born Kentucky and raised in Spain and Canada, has become a prominent society figure in the town.
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Milford
William F. Draper
Hopedale
Italy
Blue Grass
Kentucky
Spain
Canada
Old Bay State
Mrs. Draper
Humbert Buried as Rome Mourns King’s Death
The funeral of King Humbert I of Italy concluded with a Pantheon ceremony in Rome. King Victor Emmanuel III led the procession after the Monza procession, as crowds filled streets and officials paid final honors amid tragedy and grandeur.
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Rome
Humbert
Italy
Monza
Aosta
Turin
Oporto
Pantheon
Victor Emmanuel II
Victor Emmanuel III
Duke of
Genoa
Prince Ferdinand of
Memorial Mass for King of Italy Draws Boston Italians
Italians in Boston attend a memorial mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart North End, many recalling meeting the King. The ceremony paralleled Rome obsequies with a scarlet canopy over a black catafalque, guarded by rifles and cannons, as Mayor Hart and several officials and diplomats look on.
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Italy
Church of the Sacred Heart
North Square
Boston
Rome
Paul Novarti
Hart
Fitzgerald
Kile
Common Council
Borofsky
M. J. Donovan
J. B.°.Mahoney
Leftovitch, Bradley and Grady
Thomas J. Lane
French tribute to Humbert Paris memorials
In many French cities special services marked the memorial for the late King Humbert of Ely. Paris held ceremonies at St Clotilde with diplomatic corps officials and US exposition commissioners in attendance. The church featured drapery a catafalque torches and numerous tapers.
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Paris
France
Humbert of Ely
St. Clotilde
United States
Funeral set for Rev. Dr Jus Hamlin in Lexington church
The funeral for the late Rev. Dr Jus Hamlin will be held at 2 15 p m Saturday at the Hancock Congregational Church in Lexington Massachusetts.
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Lexington
Portland
Jus Hamlin
Turday
Hancock Congregational Church
Mass
Tremont Street Water Pipe Burst Report Pending
Water Commissioner Martin said he would comment only after receiving the engineer’s investigation report on the Tremont street pipe burst.
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Martin
Tremont Street
Big Boer Plot Engaged by Kitchener Against De Wet
Aug. 9 Pretoria despatch reports a plot to kill British officers and capture Lord Roberts, with ten ringleaders jailed. Kitchener learned Dewet’s wagons crossed the Vaal. Methuen scouted between Potchefstroom and the crossing. British operations included captures, artillery losses, and several engagements with seven casualties.
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Mondon
Daily News
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Johannesburg
Kitchener
Dewet
Vaal
SMS
Methuen
Potchefstroom
Clique
Twunter
Promiers
Bethlehem-Harrismith
Cape Town
Elands River
Carrington
Delarey
Ian Hamilton
Austen
Benterskroon
Boers Vow Guerrilla Fight as Berlin Talks Continue
Berlin reports the Boer envoys in an unofficial capacity with Dr. Leyds. A conference with Herr Von Derenthall followed. Abram Fischer stated the burghers will not surrender and will pursue small band guerrilla warfare to harass British bases.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Dr. Leyds
Leyds
Herr von Derenthall
Count von Buelow
Bishop Healy Buried in Portland Cathedral Ceremony
Funeral for Bishop James A. Healy held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. Archbishop Williams of Boston and Archbishop Bruches of Montreal attended along with many bishops and over 100 priests. Business paused as the procession passed the streets.
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Portland
James A. Healy
Catholica
Willams
Boston
Bruchess
Montreal
Beaven
Springfield
Bradley
Manchester
Michand
Burlington
Tierney
Hartford
Harkins
Providence
New England
Healy
Mysterious Bridgeport Woman’s $25,000 Estate Sparks Legal Feud
In Bridgeport a probate contest over an estate left by a deceased woman, identified only as Miss Mookle BE Beth, unfolds. The hospital death, vague past and reticence to name kin spur revelations about a once wealthy Southern family, a thwarted marriage, and eventual inheritance.
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New York
Bridgeport
Conn
Thirty-fourth Street
A. E. Dickerson
Broad Street
Beth
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Sharkey
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Point of Pines
MRS
Pantheon An Enormos
Via Dei
Via Nazionale
the Pantheon
Reggio
Helena
Margherita
Maria Pia
Portugal
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Mascagni
Boyle Bros. Green
Wash. St
South End
North End Services
Church of Sacred Heart
Hamlin
Bernard M. Wolf
MY Clothier
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Roberts
RING
Fischer
London
Bishop Healy
Moorie E. Beth
Miss Moorid
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