Funeral Service for Mrs Woodrow Wilson Held in White House
Washington August 9 funeral arrangements were announced for Mrs Woodrow Wilson wife of the President. The service will be held in the East Room at 2 oclock tomorrow afternoon with formal government business suspended at the White House as the nation mourns.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Margaret Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
W. G. McAdoo
Stockkton Axson
Alethea S. Axson
Carrie Belle Axson
Wilson
Atlanta
Bryan
Lucy Smith
Wilson funeral party to travel by special train to Rome
After services at the White House the body will go to Rome with a special train leaving Atlanta at noon and arriving in Rome at 2 30. Attending are cabinet members and wives, White House staff, and Wilson family members. The trip includes tolling bells and a half staff flag setting while Congress and departments close.
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Rome
Wilson
South
Christ Church J
Alexandria
Val
George Washington
Cabinet
Senate
House
White House
Sylvester Beach
Princeton
N. J
J. H. Sayior
Washington
First Corinthians
Mth
St. John
Houses
Congress
Atlanta
Elderly man rescued after five days in woods
North Brooksfield reports Thomas Namby aged 86 was found at High Rock after a berry picking mishap left him unconscious in the woods for five days. He had no food other than berries and appeared unhurt despite the ordeal.
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North Brooksfield
Thomas Namby
High Rock
Fire destroys Bird Paper Factory in Walpole
A $150,000 blaze at the F. W. Bird & Sons plant in Walpole destroyed four buildings. Fire raged seven hours, rekindled in the afternoon, and required aid from nearby towns. Several local firefighters were overcome by smoke.
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Walpole
F. W. Bird & Sons’ Company
Bacah
Spectacular Mill Fire Threatens Town Stores and Homes
Eugene Sullivan, night watchman, spotted a blaze in the largest storehouse. Firefighters under Chief G. R. Wyman battled flames that spread to adjacent buildings, aided by Norwood and Lawrence crews. Fire nearly controlled by 7 pm, with $65 000 of cartridge paper stored on the top floor. The owner, Charles S. Bird, halted dynamite plans to protect nearby residences.
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Eugene Sullivan
F. W. Bird Fire Department
G. R. Wyman
Norwood Fire Department
Charles S. Bird
Winona
Lawrence
Quincy
Fore River
Bird
Fire Rips Raymond Maine Dwellings And Store
A major blaze destroyed homes owned by F. E. Hayden E A Plummer Abbie C Jordan and A R Tukey a store run by Joseph Plummer with occupants Eager and Jordan a small post office and five other buildings in Raymond Maine today The town lacks a fire department and residents fought the flames with buckets The origin was believed set by tramps with losses estimated at 25000 partly insured
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Raymond, Me
F. E. Hayden
E. A. Plummer
Abbie C. Jordan
A. R. Tukey
Joseph Plummer
Eager & Jordan
Schooner Ida Runs On Reef Off Cuttyhunk
The schooner Ida carrying 200 tons of coal from South Amboy to Nantucket struck Sow and Pigs reef off Cuttyhunk today. She filled rapidly and her crew abandoned ship. Islanders stripped sails and rigging as salvage seemed unlikely.
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New Bedford
Ida
South Amboy
Nantucket
Cuttyhunk
Fourth lynching shocks Ouachita Parish near Monroe
An unidentified black man was hanged by a white mob near Monroe Ouachita Parish today amid a spree of three prior lynchings in a week. He was suspected of killing Purvis a white logging camp foreman after a card game dispute.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Purvis
Three Drownings Reported At Worcester Lake
Worcester Aug 9 three bathers two young men and a 60 year old woman died today seeking relief from heat. Two perished in Lake Quinsigamond raising this season death toll to ten from the lake's waters.
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Worcester
Quinsigamond
Drownings At Edgemere and Lake Shore Beaches
A series of water tragedies ends with Mrs. Joseph H. Oliver, 60, drowning at Edgemere Beach after heart failure during a bath. Nearby, Dennis Finnegan, 22, drowns at Lake Shore Beach while being taught to swim by Daniel Dougherty, who rescued Finnegan’s companion.
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Joseph H. Oliver
Richards Street
Edgemere Beach
Lake Shore Beach
Dennis Finnegan
Etna Street
Daniel Dougherty
Dougherty
Finnegan
Giuseppe Scilano
Seizure at Bell Pond Claimed Life at 52 George Street
A man identified as resident of 52 George Street was seized with cramps while bathing in Bell Pond and sank before aid could reach him. Rescue attempts failed.
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George Street
Bell Pond
Two Haverhill Teens Rescued at Hampton Beach
Two Haverhill High School students Priest Herrick and John Staples nearly drowned while swimming to a life raft offshore. Lifesavers and a local lifeboat crew under Captain Merett reached them as they grew exhausted and pulled them to safety.
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Haverhill High School
Hampton Beach
N. H
Priest Herrick
John Staples
Herrick
Merett
Rutland 200 Years of Age Celebration Opens
Rutland marked its 200th founding anniversary with a civic parade and historical floats among events led by Rev. Arthur B. Peebles. Governor Walsh and former Congressman McCall spoke, with a pageant recalling Indian life, early settlement, and Revolutionary times.
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Rutland
Congregational Church
Arthur B. Peebles
Holden
Walsh
McCall
Mrs. Wilson’s Death Alters Social Season Abroad
European events cast a pall on American social leaders with many families canceling or postponing entertainments. Lady Granard and the Ogden Mills party left Newport after brief visits while Duchess of Marlborough, Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, and others withdrew invitations and events. TheRussian ambassador and German embassy members also curtailed social life amid mourning.
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Lady Granard
Oceanic
Ogden Millses
Newport
England
St. Paul
Stuyvesant Fish
Herman Oelrichs
Charles Frederick Hoffman
Wilson
Warner M. Leeds
Bar Harbor
Greenway Court
French Vanderbilt
Lord Cheylesmore
Americans Reported Well in Austria
A letter from Bad Nauheim says the Americans there are all well though facing monetary difficulties. Hotels are giving credit. In Munich about 3000 Americans are present receiving courtesy but unable to use checks.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Bad Nauheim
Munich
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Chauncy Street
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa
Summer Street
Crockton Sanker
Haverhill
Lewiston
East Walpole
F. W. Bird & Sons
Raymond
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Cial
America
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
Austria
Our
Boston
Childedren
Aplyulis
Alecis
Royal Worcester
Cverl
WLU
Warner
Smallwares
Best Para
Dresden
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