Barcelona Sacked as Venezuelan Revolt Shapes Caracas Fight
Reports from Port of Spain detail a brutal Barcelona battle beginning Aug 8 with rebels taking the city by Friday. Government officers surrender, 167 dead, widespread looting of houses and foreign consulates. U S Minister Bowen seeks cruiser protection and ships move toward Barcelona.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Barcelona
Venezuela
Francisco, Monagas
Piatero
Martin Marcano
United States
Bowen
Caracas
Cincinnati
Topeka
Porto Cabello
Marietta
Orinoco
Falke
Curacea
Giovanni Bausan
Pallas
la Guaira
Washington
Fireman's quick action saves women amid street fire
Driver F. J. Dermody of fire Engine 10 preserved bystanders from injury as a lime barrel spooked horses and toppled a plate glass window near the Cambridge street alarm. The horse Major was badly cut but Dermody kept the engine on the street and the team returned to duty after the blaze at the Charlesbank Hotel.
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F. J. Dermody
River Street
Cambridge Street
Dermody
Major
Charlesbank
Grace Ties Up White House Visit With Northwest Trip
President receives one visitor William R Grace former New York City share holder in a social call. Secretary Cortelyou joins from Hempstead and discusses itinerary for the Northwest trip planned for next month.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
William R. Grace
New York City
Cortelyou
Hempstead
Father John's Medicine Claims Asthma Cure
An advertisement touts Father John’s Medicine as a cure for asthma with a money back guarantee. The copy emphasizes relief and appeals to readers seeking a guaranteed medical remedy.
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John
Cuba Big Brother Cigarro Aims For 20 Minute Dose
The Cuba Big Brother Cigarro offers a 20 minute smoking dose priced at five for a dime. It uses identical filler to pricier cigars and promises Havana tobacco aroma, mild flavor, and an exquisite aftertaste for 100 minutes of enjoyment.
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Cuba
Boy Fatally Run Over by City Wagon in East Boston
William Beard aged six of 18 Chelsea Street East Boston was struck by a health department wagon while playing near his home. He died at a relief station last evening from multiple rib fractures and internal injuries. Police say driver Fergus Fitzpatrick of North Avenue Revere bore no blame. The Beards mourn their loss.
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Boston
William Beard
Chelsea Street
Health Department
Fergus Fitzpatrick
North Avenue
Revere
Coal Shortage Declares Boston Faces Lane of Scarcity
Amid a major strike Boston faces severe hard coal shortage with prices steady for stove egg and furnace coal. Dealers refuse high out of town offers and reserve remaining supply for regular customers. By Sept 1 experts warn there may be no hard coal left in the city. Soft coal unusable for cooking or power without equipment and city rules restrict its use. Coke storage is limited and New England Gas and Coke cannot meet yearly demand.
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Boston
New England Gas and Coke Company
Everett
First Granite State Auto License Granted in Concord
The first license to operate passenger automobiles in New Hampshire was issued in Concord on August 12 to local parties.
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FIRST
Granite State Auto
Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Weather Forecast for New England Regions Brief
Forecast calls for New England on Wednesday and Thursday: fair conditions with increasing warmth on Thursday. Winds shift from fresh northwest to variable later.
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Washington
New England
Temperatures Recorded At Thormogon's Spa Yesterday
The Thormogon's Spa thermometer at 219 Washington Street logged yesterday's readings with hourly values ranging from the mid 60s to the low 70s. The average yesterday was 68.9 degrees, slightly above the 67.1 degree average from the same day last year.
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Thormogon's Spa
Washington Street
Bessaeees
Running for Car Was Fatal in Bedford
Samuel T. Hughes, 30, living on Concord road, was found dead on electric car tracks in front of Hodgdon Bros. stables on South Street. Officials suspect heart disease triggered by running for a car. He was talking with friends when the car approached. a companion tripped over his body shortly after. No injuries were found on Hughes.
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Bedford
Samuel T. Hughes
Concord Road
Hodgdon Bros
South Street
Hughes
President Roosevelt to call special Senate session in November
Washington Aug 12 Advices indicate President Roosevelt will call the Senate in extraordinary session early in November. The aim is to ratify a reciprocity treaty with Cuba or pass Cuban reciprocity legislation after the November elections to reduce Democratic opposition and clear the issue before the regular session. The Cuba treaty is reported as substantially prepared and expected to be settled before Congress resumes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Cuba
Congress
President Roosevelt to Visit Indiana on September 23
President Roosevelt will spend September 23 in Indiana with a full day in Indianapolis. He will arrive by special train from Detroit overnight September 22 and depart after a two hour stay, visiting Munice Kokomo Logansport and Columbia City for 30 minutes each and Fort Wayne for one hour before continuing to Chicago. The trip is by invitation of the National Association of Spanish American War Veterans encampment in town that week.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Roosevelt
Detroit
Logansport
Munice
Kokomo
Columbia City
Fort Wayne
Chicago
National Association of
City allocates 400 for Roosevelt visit decorations
Concord New Hampshire officials approve a 400 appropriation to decorate the city for President Roosevelt’s August 28 visit. The plan includes festive attire and public displays to mark the event.
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Concord
N. H
Roosevelt
Grand Duke Boris to Visit Roosevelt
Grand Duke Boris cousin of the Emperor will visit President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. The meeting is to be informal according to dispatches from San Francisco dated August 12.
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Grand Duke
Boris
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Angela
Oyster Bay
Lawson Partner on Peter Power in Northern Pacific suit
New York Aug 12 The Lamb examination resumed before Special Examiner Mabie in the case against Northern Pacific directors. Witnesses described moves to adjourn to Montreal and discussed the role of Weidenfeld as alleged real plaintiff while Power was called a dummy. Weidenfeld denied links to Power and Lamb and explained stock movements and contributions to the suit as the hearing continued.
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New York
George A. Lamb
Peter Power
Northern Pacific
Northern Securities Company
Mabie
Lamb
Montreal
Power
Guthrie
Weidenfeld
Thomas W. Lawson
Camille Weidenfeld
Content &Co
Captain Stern
Mr. Power
Mr. Guthrie
Milton Boyden
Ellsworth I. Chapman
Sailor Finds Death by Self Inflicted Wound Aboard Anita
Marblehead reports Charles Taillandier steward of the Anita, a sloop of the New York Yacht Club, shot himself in the breast aboard the vessel while in Marblehead Harbor. He died and was buried in New York after a medical examiner found the cause unknown. The cruise also saw a crew member drown overboard on the trip from New York. An autopsy was planned to investigate the suicide further.
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Marblehead
Charles Taillandier
Anita
New York Yacht Club
Marblehead Harbor
Taillandier
New York
Frank 8. Atwood
Atwood
New York Club
Sneak Thieves Strike Hoyle Studio on Boylston Street
Thieves entered photographer Charles A. Hoyle's studio at 268 Boylston Street yesterday morning and stole a pocketbook from his desk containing cash checks and a money order. Hoyle was briefly away for 15 to 20 minutes and ignored the alarm bell believing a family member had arrived.
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Charles A. Hoyle
Boylston Street
Hoyle
Man who rented room flees with $40 and pin
Mrs. Mary McGrath of 570 East Broadway South Boston reports to police that a man who hired a room in her house decamped Monday with $40 in cash and a $5 gold pin. The man gave the name Butler.
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Mary McGrath
East Broadway
South Boston
Blockade at Cape Haytien Abandoned Says Navy
Commander McCrea reports from Cape Haytien that the attempted blockade by revolutionists is spasmodic and ineffective. He notes the blockade is abandoned and a U S schooner reports the blockade absent while consuls are advised to protect neutral commerce.
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Washington
Navy Department
McCrea
Machias
Cape Haytien
American Warship Ordered to Barcelona
Minister Bowen cabled from Caracas that Barcelona has been taken by revolutionists and that protection for a U.S. vessel should be offered immediately. A conference between the State and Navy Departments followed on the issue.
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Washington
Bowen
State Department
Caracas
Venezuela
Barcelona
State
Navy Department
Inspector Wolfs Denial of Involvement in Gold Scheme
Inspector Morris Wolf recounts his lack of involvement in a money making plot that cost North End lender Poco Bennett 2700. Bennett claimed Wolf urged him to locate the money makers and accompanied officers to seize them, while Bernstein and Levine faced grand jury results.
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Morris Wolf
Bennett
North End
Inspector Wolf
Wolf
Rooney
Bernstein
Levine
Baldwin Street
Liverpool
Illinois adds funds for McKinley Memorial in state drive
The Illinois Auxiliary of the McKinley Memorial Association announced a $50 000 goal has been surpassed with subscriptions totaling $60 128 by today. School children contributed pennies via their schools and hundreds of thousands of individual donors across the state remain to be tallied as more lists open.
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Chicago
Illinois
McKinley Memorial Association
Dispatches Outline Barcelona Mission Amid Porto Cabello Arrangements
The Topeka and Cincinnati plan diverges at Porto Cabello with orders to sail to Barcelona if the Cincinnati arrives first. Instructions shift to have one ship proceed immediately to Barcelona while Captain McLean decides whether Topeka sails or Cincinnati goes. A bluejacket landing party at Porto Cabello remains on standby.
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Bowen
Porto Cabello
Barcelona
Cincinnati
Curacoa
Porto
Three Chelsea workers injured in falls sent to City Hospital
Three men fell from buildings where they worked yesterday afternoon. John A. McDonald, Henry P. Murphy, and William Bouve were all burdened by serious injuries with one possibly fatal. McDonald suffered arm and back injuries after a fall on Massachusetts avenue. Murphy fractured his thigh when a staging gave way at the Frost Hospital site in Chelsea. Bouve sustained a compound skull fracture after falling from his home while repairs were being made. All remain in serious condition, with Bouve listed as dangerous.
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City Hospital
John A. McDonald
Camden Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Henry P. Murphy
Winnisimmet
Street
Chelsea
Frost Hospital
Williiam Bouve
Belle Avenue
Anti-Loafer Campaign Aims to Break Street Gangs
Police from Station 4 launch a campaign to quell a group of loafers blamed for harassing pedestrians. John Terunzin suffered a fractured skull in a Monday night assault at Tyler and Oak. he remains in serious condition at City Hospital. Four youths were detained. three released, the fourth held as officials admit lack of solid evidence.
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Station 4
John Terunzin
Tyler
Oak Streets
Terunzin
City Hospital
Dains
Great Assassination League in Russia
The Arbeiter Zeitung declares a vast secret revolutionary society in Russia responsible for recent official deaths. It claims 12,000 members from all classes, with ample funds and strong organization, and vows members will die if needed for the cause.
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Vienna
The
Arbeiter Zeitung
Russia
Empire
Typographical Union Minutes Open Debate on Change Proposals
In Cincinnati at the International Typographical Union session the committee’s report on proposed law changes was largely disapproved. The only notable reversal allowed limiting machine operators restricted time, though the panel opposed a six day week limit. A musical program at Music Hall marks the 60th anniversary of the union tomorrow night.
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Cincinnati
International Typographical Union
Music Hall
International Union
First Labor Day order announced by Central Labor Union chief marshal
James R. Crozier, president of the Central Labor Union, was named chief marshal for the Labor Day parade. He selected staff including Frank L. McCarthy as aide de camp and William J. Fitzgerald as chief of staff, with several trade unionists as aides. Headquarters open at 987 Washington Street with officials in attendance each evening until Labor Day.
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James R. Crozier
Central Labor Union
Marshal Crozier
Frank L. McCarthy
A. F. of L
William J. Fitzgerald
The
Metal Workers’ Union
Building Trades Council
Dd Dd. Driscoll
Horseshoers
J. H. Post
Wire Workers
Fred J. Kneeland
Painters
Michael Attridge
Brewery
J. S. Turner
Michael Burns
Steamfitters
Central Labor Union Office
Washington Street
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