British Cruiser Blown Up Off Pacific Coast Reports Reach San Francisco
Flotsam washing ashore near San Francisco is believed to be from a British warship blown to pieces by an explosion off the California coast. Debris includes doors, shelves and a ship library panel, with fittings torn and wood splintered. Rainbow seen north of Point Reyes. explosion likely 24 to 36 hours old.
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Pacific
San Francisco
California
Grombech
Rainbow
Point Reyes
G. Bugmore
Leeds
Rainbow cleared for action off Pacific coast
Esquimalt believes wreckage on a San Francisco beach may be from the Rainbow. Commander Hose reports the Rainbow cleared for action, discarding paraphernalia to avoid surprise. The Rainbow, Canadian navy, built 1891, converted 1909, carries two six inch guns and smaller batteries. A German cruiser Nuernberg with ten four inch guns and torpedo tubes is sighted. Leipsig or Nuernberg could be the cruiser seen near the Golden Gate. The Algerine was at Mazatlan. Shearwater left San Diego August 3, suggesting possible misfortune to the Shearwater.
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Esquimalt
San Francisco
Rainbow
Hose
The
Navy
Dominion of Canada
Nuernberg
Golden Gate
Midway Island
Honolulu
Mazatlan
San Diego
Americans Seek Relief Mission to Germany Led by Finley
Aug 11 story from London says Walter Hines Page will help launch a relief mission to Germany under the American Red Cross. John H. Finley will head the committee, while troop scouts assist at stations to guide women travelers to approved lodging amid travel disruptions and high prices.
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London
American Relief Committee
Walter Hines Page
Germany
John H. Finley
New York
American Red Cross Society
United States
French Tear Mourning From Strassburg Statue
Thousands gathered in Paris at Place de la Concorde as the Strassburg statue, once draped in black for 40 years after the Franco Prussian loss, was stripped of mourning crepe. Joseph Sansboeuf removed the crepe as 2000 Alsatian society members and thousands sang the Marseillaise, decorating the statue with garlands and flowers.
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Paris
Place de la Concorde
Plahss-Day-Lahkon-Kord
Strassburg
Germany
Luxor
France
Louis Philippe
Lille
Bordeaux
Rouen
Brest
Marseilles
Lyon
Nantes
Joseph Sansboeuf
Democrats to Hold Outing in Dorchester Ward 24 Picnic
Democrats in Boston plan a campaign outing at Squantum next Saturday. Governor Walsh, Lt Governor Barry, Congressman Gallivan, Senator Horgan, and Secretary Donahue are slated to attend with Mayor Curley possible. Democrats from across the state are expected to join the picnic and pow wow.
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Boston
Ward 24
Democratic Club
Dorchester
Squantum
Walsh
Barry
James A. Gallivan
Francis J. Horgan
Dona
Germany Protests Over Cable and Wireless Messages
Secretary Bryan transmitted Germany’s request to Britain to allow coded cable and wireless messages through London to the United States. Berlin seeks permission to reach belligerents via a neutral channel, with Washington handling diplomatic communications. If London blocks, Germany may press the US to lift wireless censorship. The State Department notes the neutral position affects wireless and cable relations under the Hague convention.
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London
The
United
Washington
Bryan
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Foreign Office
State Department
Wakefield Man Cancels Sail From Shanghai
Richard S. Stout, cane buyer for the Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Rat tan Company, wired that he has canceled passage from Singapore to the United States via Genoa. He cites that ships between Lingao and Europe are German owned and deems the voyage unsafe.
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Richard S. Stout
Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Rattan Company
Wakefield
Singapore
United States
Genoa
Italy
Stout
Lingape
Europe
Two U. S. Cruisers Reach San Francisco from Honolulu
The cruisers West Virginia and South Dakota arrived at the Golden Gate today returning from Honolulu. They had just completed a voyage to the Hawaiian Islands last month towing a submarine each.
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San Francisco
West Virginia
South Dakota
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Kingsbery Freckle Remover Sold At Shepard Stores
For 17 years Boston women have used Kingsbery Freckle Remover at Shepard Norwell Company to remove freckles tan patches and moth patches. It claims to remove the skin not the skin but proof is shown by the boy at Shepard Drug Store. Manufactured by W F and J B Kingsbery of Portland Maine. Correspondence handled by Shepard Norwell Company Boston Mass.
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Boston
Kingsbery
Shepard Norwell Company
Shepard Drug Store
W. F
Portland
Mass
Mother Stanislaus Recovers After Eckmans Alterative
A Florida convent nun reports recovery from throat trouble and coughing after using Eckmans Alterative. Four doctors advised operation. after four to five bottles tissue in throat loosened and ten months later she is in perfect health. Eckmans Alterative touted as efficacious for bronchial issues with no habit forming drugs. Sold by druggists. write Eckman Laboratory for booklet.
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Eckman
St. Anne
Sanford
Fla
Peekskill
N. Y
Sisters of St. Francis
Beekman
M. Stanislaus
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Eye Water Sales Pitch From Dr Isaac Thompson
The ad urges readers to stop neglecting tired eyes and promotes Dr Isaac Thompson's Eye Water. It claims many use it regularly and offers a 25 cent bottle by mail from John L Thompson Sons & Co of Troy New York, with a free booklet.
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Isaac Thompson
John L. Thompson, Sons & Co
River St
Troy
N. Y
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Berlin
BOY Scouts
Filene’s
Shanghai
U. S
Shepard Stores
Stanislaus
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