President of Hayti Buried Amid National Honors
The body of General Cincinnatus Leconte, recently killed in the Hayti palace fire, was buried today in Port au Prince with national honors. Crowds lined the streets as the funeral cortege, including government officials military officers and diplomatic representatives, passed by. The burial service was read in solemn silence before a vast assembly as the capital remained quiet.
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Port AU Prince
Hayti
Cincinnatus Leconte
Death Ends Long Hunt for Child
In New York on August 11 a 19 year old girl who gave birth long ago in Brooklyn’s Homeopathic Hospital lost sight of her baby. Major Thomas L. Walsh led a two week effort to locate the child in New York City. He interviewed many people at the Hotel Knickerbocker and finally found the woman who had adopted the child.
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New York
Homeopathic
Cumberland Street
Brooklyn
Thomas L. Walsh
Fachburg
Mass
Foss
Major Walsh
Knickerbocker
Major Walsh Traces Dead Child to NYC Foster Mother
Major Walsh disclosed he had traced a New York foster mother who raised a girl born December 11, 1874 at the Homeopathic Hospital now Cumberland Street Hospital. He said the child died after being raised under good influence and that the mother would be disappointed to learn her daughter is dead, though she would learn of the foster mother’s secrecy and the child’s high character. The report also notes a heavy Sunday fishing fleet at T wharf with multiple notable catches and cargoes aboard various vessels including the Priscilla and Elizabeth W. Nunan.
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Major Walsh
New York
Massachusetts
Homeopathic
Cumberland Street Hospital
Will L. W
T. S. Walsh
Knickerbocker Hotel
L. W
T Wharf
Priscilla
Marie Sinot
Stranger
Albert Willard
Blanche Irving
Nancy
Ellen
Pontiac
Elizabeth W. Nunan
Mathews. Geer
Luciana
Canopic
Eastern Steamship Corporation
City of
Rockland
William Chisholm
Thacher’s Island
Kennebec
Boston
Gange
New Double Decked Stepless Car for New York Trial
A new two deck electric car with 88 seats will be tried on New York City Forty Ninety Street line next week by the New York Railways Company. The stepless design mirrors omnibus plans with upper seats facing out and protected stairways to the lower deck.
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New York City
Boston
New York
Fifty-ninth Street
New York Railways Company
Shipping News Mini Almanac Highlights Vessels and Routes
Sun rises at 4 46 a m and sets 6 51 p m with 14 hour day. High tides listed from 10 38 a m to 10 57 p m. August 12 notes ships including Canopiec Metcalfe Naples and Azores Esparza Garvin Kinney Yarmouth and City of Bangor among others. Sailed vessels include Lancastrian Newton Prince George Eskimo Marguerite Newell B Hawes and others with tows and barges noted.
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Srauevi VY Tul
Canopiec
New York
Ransom B. Fuller
Linscott
Portland
Belfast
Curtis
Bangor
City of Bangor
Colby
Kennebec
City of Gloucester
Linneken
Gloucester
Cape Ann
Godfrey
Wyoming
Leod
Norfolk
Addison E. Bullard
Sawyer
Baltimore
Eva C
Hawx
Bridgewater
N. S
Quetay
Dienne
Tusket
Mars
Calhoun
Philadelphia
Powell
Salem
Yemassee
Providence
Underwiiter
Brown
Lynn
Lancastrian
London
Eng
Newton
Prince George
Yarmouth
Joseph W. Fordney
Newport News
City of
Rockland
Cobb
St. John
N. B
Eskimo
Apple River
Newell B. Hawes
Ipswich
Marguerite
Newburyport
Tamaqua
Portsmouth
Cleona
Scranton
Haverhill Player Beats Fan After Dismissal
In Haverhill a Haverhill outfielder confronted a fan in the stands during a game with Lawrence. Umpire Tom Bannon stopped play as Courtney fought the man, then ordered the offender off the field after learning the insult. Mathews accompanied Courtney to the stands to ensure no further interference.
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Haverhill
Ty Cobb
Lawrence
Tom Bannon
Courtney
Mathews
Olympic Marathoners Prime Labor Day Minneapolis St Paul Race
United States Olympic marathoners set to run the Labor Day Minneapolis to St Paul marathon. Entrants include Joe Forshaw Exleben from St Louis Hatch and Cooper from Chicago and Fritz Carlsen of Minneapolis. Carlsen trained in Sweden after the RB A A Marathon in April and hoped to join the American team but was not formally entered and could not compete.
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United States
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Joe Forshaw
Exleben
St. Louis
Hatch
Cooper
Chicago
Fritz Carlsen
Carlsen
Sweden
RB. A. A
Stockholm
Emigrant Steamer Frankfurt Collides Near Hook Lightship
The North German Lloyd steamer Frankfurt bound for Canada from Bremen carrying 1200 emigrants collided with the steamer Barmen near the Hook lightship causing the Frankfurt to leak badly. The Iris, arrived in London, reported the incident.
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London
Iris
Frankfurt
Canada
Bremen
Hook
Rescue Tugs Save Frankfurt After Serious Accident
Despite the severity of the crash the passengers are not believed to be in danger. Two steamers came to assist the Frankfurt and are towing her toward port, likely Bremen.
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Frankfurt
Bremen
Schepps Fears Death by Police In Graft Case
Sam Schepps, arrested as a go-between in the New York police graft scandal, declares he will pay Captain Howell $500 to take him back and avoid Burns and Whitman detectives. He warns of danger and seeks protection.
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Sam Schepps
New York
Rosenthal
Burns
Whitman
Howell
Schepps in hotel guarded as New York bound transfer looms
In a Marquette Hotel room tonight Scepps waits under heavy guard as Captain Howell rejects an offer to vanish with New York officers arriving to escort him. He fears assassination and debates whether to tell all, while officials including District Attorney Whitman pursue the graft case.
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Marquette Hotel
Scepps
Howell
New York
Schepps
Jack’ Rose
Rose
Arrest of Gib the Blood Near Hunter and Tannersville
Detectives from New York expect to capture Gib the Blood in Greene county near Hunter or Tannersville. The hunt for the Rosenthal murder suspect has focused on these areas for 10 days with a systematic search and heightened vigilance.
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Kingston
N. Y
New York
Rosenthal
Hunter
Tannersville
Greene County
Dr Eliot Denies Favoring Governor Wilson for Presidency
Dr Charles W Eliot returns from world tour and denies an interview in a Boston paper claiming he backs Governor Wilson. He says he has not decided whom to vote for.
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Charles W. Eliot
Boston
Wilson
Candidates Eating Habits Report Reveals Preferences
A journalist canvasses presidential candidates to gauge attitudes on the cost of living by observing their reported meal choices. The approach links daily diet to policy stance as part of a broader consumer concern in the period.
Unidentified Man Found Dead Near Windsor Farm
The body of a man believed from North Adams was found under a tree 75 yards from the head discovered Friday by Sam Lemieux. Constable W J Gray and Joseph Lebeau recovered the body after a two hour search. Medical examiner J J Flynn ruled suicide and estimated the man had been there six months. He wore a gray worsted suit woolen socks low black shoes and a soft felt hat. A gold Waltham watch a chain with charm and an O D H S emblem were with the body. The head was found Friday. the man was about six feet tall. Windsor is five miles from the nearest rail line.
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Pittsfield
North Adams
Sam Lemieux
W. J. Gray
Windsor
Joseph Lebeau
J. J. Flynn
Chicago Street Car Strike Shifts to Wall Street
Chicago 10 000 street railway workers threaten strike and move negotiations to New York City as Chicago City Railway officials meet financiers. AMALGAMATED leader W D Mahon travels to Detroit on business and will return next Friday for final company reply.
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Chicago
New York City
L. A. Busby
Chicago City Railway Company
John M. Roach
Chicago City Railway
W. D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Eledric Railway
Detroit
Throngs Choose Nova Scotia for Vacation
Multitudes favor Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island as top summer destinations. Large crowds travel on Plant Line steamers from Boston to Halifax Hawkesbury and Charlottetown with direct sailings on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The all water trip spans 24 hours to six days offering wide leisure options.
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Prince Edward Island
Plant
Boston
Halifax
Hawkesbury
Charlottetown
Port Cal
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