Ground to Death by Train at Crescent Beach Station
William H. Gauthier, 26, of South Lawrence, was killed instantly when he tried to board a moving train at Crescent Beach station on the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn line. He was pulled from under the wheels as onlookers crowded the platform and some women fainted amid the chaotic scene. The conductor halted the train and wheels had to be jacked up to remove the body.
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William H. Gauthier
Boxford Street
South Lawrence
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Crescent Beach
Gauthier
William H. Holland
Broadway
East Somerville
Cardinal Prohibits Bicycles for Clergy in Lyons
Cardinal Couillie archbishop of Lyons forbids priests and clerical students in his diocese from riding bicycles. He says cycling undermines the gravity and conduct befitting the clergy. The Aug 9 ruling applies to all orders and seminaries under his jurisdiction.
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Paris
Cardinal Couillie
Lyons
Motorman Killed in Trolley Collision at Farmington Street
Unionville Conn Aug 9 John Walsh 35 a motorman was instantly killed and Mrs John Conlin of Hartford suffered a broken leg and other injuries in a head on trolley collision on the Farmington street railway today.
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Unionville, Conn
John Walsh
John Conlin
Hartford
Farmington Street Railway
P. & G. Naphtha Soap Better for Wash Day
Rosin content makes ordinary naphtha soap yellow while P. & G. Naphtha Soap is white with no rosin. It is a high grade soap with refined kerosene that cleans quickly in cold or lukewarm water, reducing boiling, rubbing, and heat during laundry for $1.
Stevenson Nominated for Governor of Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson has been nominated as the Democratic candidate for Governor of Illinois. Governor Charles S. Deneen is believed the Republican candidate with incomplete returns. Republican senatorial endorsements show Foss leading Hopkins in Chicago Cook County by 9,844 votes, Mason trailing, while outside Cook County Hopkins and Foss run evenly.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
William J. Bryan
Illinois
Charles 8. Deneen
Albert J. Hopkins
George E. Foss
Cook County
A. J. Hopkins
William E. Mason
Foss
Hopkins
Mason
Weds His Wife Second Time
Charles Zahner a young Pittsburg businessman quietly married his wife last Thursday in the office of Justice Newton Petrie. The couple had wed in February in Boston by a minister who later eloped with a married woman and was banished. They regard that ceremony as non binding and will not reveal the Boston preacher’s name.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Charles Zahner
Justice of the Peace
Newton Petrie
Zahners
Boston
Zahner
Philadelphia
Alexander Fisher
Brooklyn
N. Y
Boston Divine
Chelsea Board Agrees To Eight-Hour Day Contract
The Chelsea Board of Control and Chelsea Central Labor Union will insert a clause in all city public work contracts mandating an eight hour day and union wage scales. Delegates approved the measure after a special committee noted no settlement on brick cleaning by children. Labor men oppose child labor and may take the issue to Governor Guild.
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Chelsea Board of Control
Chelsea Central Labor Union
Chelsea C. L. A
Governor Guild
Labor unions plan Labor Day events and benefits
Labor notes show multiple unions from the Boston area moving to observe Labor Day with smoke talks banquets and entertainment. The Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks and Knights of Labor discuss sick benefit funds and parade plans while delegates prepare for upcoming conventions.
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Ben Franklin Assembly
K. of
Concord Hall
Old Golony Lodge
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks
Washington Street
George Thompson
Boston & Maine Lodge
General Adjustment Board
New Haven
John Simonds
Robert Wilson
Boston Photo Engravers’ Union
International Union
II Ge
Brighton Beach
Thaw receivership sparks Pittsburgh legal clash
In Pittsburgh a battle over Harry Thaw's affairs heats up as Roger O Mara seeks $37 000 from Thaw in New York while a Pittsburgh trustee dispute pits O Mara and Mrs William Thaw against other Thaw heirs. The case hinges on bankruptcy votes and the appointed receiver.
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Pittsburg
Harry Thaw
Thaws
Roger O’mara
William A. Stone
Thaw
O'Reilly
Courts of
New York
Mr. Stone
O’mara
Pennsylvania
William Thaw
Roger O'Mara
David T. Watson
Reliable Relief for Eyes That Need Care
Marine Eye Remedy Sovuthes provides soothing relief for tired eyes and irritation. The product promotes comfort and clarity for daily tasks and screen use.
Mission pledges soar at Old Orchard camp meeting
At Old Orchard New York Dr. A. B. Simpson led a large Christian and Missionary Alliance gathering pledging over 55 000 dollars for foreign missions in a single day. The crowd of about five thousand heard sermons and songs as families and guests attended the summer event. The largest pledge reached six thousand dollars while many contributed small sums.
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Evangelist Simpson
Old Orchard Camp
Old Orchard
Taft
Bryan
United States
A. B. Simpson
New York
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Alliance
Henry Kanning
Simpson
E. D. Whiteside
Pittsburg
E. D. Fuller
Margaret
Boston and New York Social Figures Sing at Trinity Church
Prominent Boston and New York society figures volunteer to sing at Trinity Church on August 16 28 and 30 to allow the regular choir a vacation. The volunteer choir will perform free so the regular singers receive full pay. Names include Rosamund Dixey Heloise Meyer Elsie Bacon Alfred Schenck Helen Alexandre Chzilese Alexandre Isabelle Shotter Cornelia Barnes Charlotte Barnes David Dana Daniel Frothingham Marshal Kernochan Robert Brewster and James Barnes.
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Lenox
Boston and
New York Society
Trinity Church
Rosamund Dixey
Heloise Meyer
Boston
Meyer
Elsie Bacon
Alfred Schenck
Helen
Chzilese Alexandre
Isabelle Shotter
Cornelia
Charlotte Barnes
David Dana
Daniel Frothingham
Marshal Kernochan
Robert S. Brewster
James Barnes
New York
Robbery at Dorchester banker Kent residence
The Dorchester home of Thomas F. Kent, teller at the Second National Bank, 384 Adams Street, was robbed yesterday. The amount taken is unknown but may run to several hundred dollars. Kent and his family are spending the summer at Duxbury.
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Thomas FE. Kent
Second National Bank
Adams Street
Dorchester
Mr. Kent
Duxbury
Arkansas Liquor Law Upheld by Circuit Judge
Judge John K. Winfield of Perryville Circuit Court declares the Lee bill of 1907 constitutional. The act forbids liquor dealers from sending circulars advertising in or soliciting business in prohibition counties.
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Little Rock
Ark
John KE. Winfield
Perryville
Lee
Prohibition
Obituary of Roosevelts and the vanity of fame
Dr. R A Torrey preached on oblivion after the McKinley era and Roosevelt rise. He contrasted the fading memory of Roosevelt and Lincoln with present leaders Taft Bryan and warned that earthly shine fades to skulls and shadows. He urged focus on what lasts beyond fame.
Shah Feared for His Life in Tehran
Persian Shah faces a growing crisis as tribal guards he invited to protect the throne now threaten the palace. Despatches from Teheran report lavish demands for money and imminent pillage of Teheran, with the crown jewels loan of 250000 dollars from the Russian Bank exhausted.
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ST. Petersburg
Teheran
Persia
Boyfalls 30 Feet Injures 9-Year-Old Antonio Lombardo
Antonio Lombardo aged 9, living at 6 Charter Street, fell 30 feet from his home roof yesterday afternoon and suffered a compound skull fracture. He is hospitalized at Relief Hospital after the fall in the concrete yard below.
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Antonio Lombardo
Charter Street
Fatally Hurt by a Train Near Huntington Avenue Bridge
George A. Peeling, 56, was found yesterday on the Boston & Albany tracks near the Huntington avenue bridge with a severed right foot. He had a skull fracture and multiple injuries and died at 4 10 after being taken to City Hospital.
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George A. Peeling
Boston & Albany
Huntington Avenue
Man Taken Aboard Yacht After Overnight Intruder
Frank Weiss and Health Inspector James O'Donnell found a man aboard the 40 foot sloop Lucy at Jeffries Point. The intruder, Henry Miller, 20, of Union Hill New Jersey, claimed he got lost and slept aboard. Police traced him to the coal barge Western Belle discharging at Metropolitan coal dock.
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Jeffries Yacht Club
Lucy
Frank Weiss
Alexander Street
Roxbury
James O’donnell
Jeffries Point
Wells
O'Donnell
Battery Street
Henry Miller
Union Hill
N. J
Western Belle
New York
Metropolitan Coal Dock
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