Fall River Mills Idle For Week In Wintry Shutdown
Eight cotton companies with 14 mills totaling 640000 spindles will idle next week. About 5000 workers face a combined weekly payroll of 35000 dollars as output drops by 64000 pieces and 1200 bales less consumed. Mills Davos Stafford Cornell Luther Sagamore Border City Nos 1 and 2 Granite and Fall River Manufactory shut entirely while Flint with 60000 spindles resumes Monday after a two week halt along with Chace and Weetamoe.
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Fall River
Davos
Stafford
Cornell
Luther
Sagamore
Border City
Granite
Flint Corporation
Chace
Weetamoe
Five crews claim medals at Worcester regatta on Lake Quinsigamond
On August 14 at Worcester the National Oarsmen championship opened with nine events. Jeffries Point East Boston won the grand eight for the Richard K. Fox cup, beating Wachusett and NYAC. Winnipeg won senior international fours and senior fours. Len F. Scholes led Toronto in association senior sculls. Winnipeg also triumphed in senior eight finals.
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Worcester
Lake
Quinsigamond
Jeffries Point
East Boston
Wachusetts Boat Club
Boston
New York Athletic Club
Columbia Boat Club
Allegheny
St. Alphonsus Athletic Association
Winnipeg
East Boston A. A. B. C
Len F. Scholes
Toronto
F. R. Peterson
F. Weseley
Bohemian Boat Club
F. Demouvelle
New Orleans
W. M. Varley
Atalanta Boat Club
New York
Harry Crowley
Wachusett Boat Club
Jackson
Palisade Boat Club
Yonkers
N. Y
C. H E. Johnson
Arlington Boat Club
Arlington
Mass
Crowley
W. Britt
Potomac Boat Club
Washington
W. H. Hodgkins
Association
Scholes
Weseley
Seawanhakas
Brooklyn
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Promises Nerve Health
An old advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a tonic that calms the nerves, aids sleep, and strengthens general health, promoting it as a wholesome remedy.
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Horsford
Electric Line Ran to Quinsigamond Lake and Worcester
Boston and Worcester Electric Air Line furnishes cars every 15 minutes direct to regatta N A A O Lake Quinsigamond and Worcester. Passengers may board at Park Square or the subway.
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Boston & Worcester Electric Air Line
Regatta N. A. A. O
Lake’ Quinsigamond
Worcester
Park Square
Subway
I Was All Run Down With Kidney Trouble
Joseph Beladeau from Brockton Massachusetts says he was weak and ill until he used Father John’s Medicine. He reports gaining 80 pounds and achieving perfect health. He specifies the product is not a patent medicine.
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Father John
Joseph Beladeau
Myrtle Ave
Brockton
Mass
American led expedition sails to New Guinea from Southampton
Major W. C. Daniels an American officer from the Cuban war leads a scientific expedition funded by the Royal Geographical Society and supported by the British government. The party includes Dr. C. G. Seligman from Cambridge anthropology and Dr. William Strong of Trinity College with duties in ethnology pathology geology and photography aboard a schooner.
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London
W. C. Daniels
Southampton
New Guinea
Major Daniels
C. G. Seligman
Cambridge Anthropological
Torres Strait
Sarawak
Borneo
William Strong
Trinity College, Cambridge
A. D. Dunning
Royal Geographical Society
Royal Society
Seligman
Cancer Commission
Strong
Dunning
Boston Weather Forecast Says Fair Weekend Ahead
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair weather Saturday and likely fair Sunday with light variable winds. A Washington bulletin echoes New England's sunshine with similar light winds and clear conditions.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New Hampshire Mills Shut Down
Mills across New Hampshire will idle next week as operators suspend operations. Cocheco Dover mills shut for two weeks. Wamsutta New Bedford cloth mills close two weeks. Pawtucket curtails starting Monday. Excerpts note closures also affecting Manchester Nashua Suncook Exeter Pittsfield.
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Manchester
Nashua
New Hampshire
Suncook
Exeter
Pittsfield
Cocheco Corporation
Dover
Cocheco
New Bedford
Big Wamsutta Company
Pawtucket
Maine
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Bay State Mills in Lowell halt operations for two weeks
About 500 operatives at Bay State Woolen Mills in Lowell are idle as one department ran ahead of another. The finishing department is the only one busy. Washington Woolen Mills in Lawrence and Assabet Mills in Maynard will also shut for two weeks for vacations and repairs in the American Woolen Company chain.
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Lowell
Bay State
Washington Woolen Mills
Lawrence
Assabet Mills
Maynard
American Woolen Company
Connecticut Mills Scale Back Output Amid Cotton Shortage
In eastern Connecticut several cotton mills continue reduced operations to ride out the shortage. Wauregan mills and Quinebaug Company have cut production gradually. Next week Shetucket mills in Greenville will operate five days per week after weeks of half time work.
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Norwich
Conn
Connecticut
Wauregan Mills
Quinebaug Company
Shetucket Mills
Greenville
Mills Shut Down As New Bedford Looms Idle
New Bedford mills work output falls due to poor market. Rotch mill ran only four days this week while Gosnold mills halted all departments except weave. Bristol mills slowed, and Wamsutta cloth mills will close for two weeks. Up to 3500 to 4000 workers may be idle next week.
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New Bedford
Gosnold
Bristol Cotton Mills
Wamsutta Corporation
Mystery Deepens Over Long Island Escape
A new Long Island mystery centers on the escape of John J. Crowley who disappeared Thursday night. Investigators suspect aid in the escape and plan a special session in two weeks with Alderman Bresnehan and Trustee Dobbins pursuing Crowley’s whereabouts. Arthur Young accompanied Crowley, and neither is yet heard from.
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Long Island
John J. Crowley
Crowley
Arthur Young
Bresnehan
Dobbins
Jeffries Retains Title by TKO Over Corbett in San Francisco
In a sensational bout before about 10,000 fans in San Francisco Jeffries defeated ex-champion Corbett by stoppage in the sixth round. Corbett showed little offense as a left to the stomach and a right hook ended the match, with Ryan throwing in the sponge as Corbett hit the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Jeffries
Corbett
Ryan
Jeffries vs Corbett Ends In Cornerside Knockdown Or Fight
Jeffries moved in on Corbett with decisive pressure and traded blows. Corbett absorbed a hard right and went down twice, prompting Tommy Ryan to throw in the towel. Corbett recovered after a brief rest and shook hands with Jeffries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Ryan
Corbett
Jeffries
Jeffries Showdown Statement Defends Fitness Ahead of Fight
Jeffries asserts in a prepared statement that his upcoming fight proves he is a better man, rebuking rumors of being a physical wreck from drink and dissipation while claiming faithful training. The remark appears in the first column, with continuation noted on page 8.
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G. Lee
P. Learson
R. Nugent
G. Grant
F. King
Morris
Ziegler
Rowan
Leggett
Jim Corbett
Hodgkins
Peterson
Jeffries Point R. A
East
E. Pope
A. King
R. N. Nugent
M. J. Costello
M. F. Ezekiel
T. J. Costello
T. Welch
J. N. Louis
H. H. McGinn
Secord
Wachusett B.C
W. K. Weyer
Bow
H. Scheurmorin
T. Gleason
Gl. Lundgren
J. Donnelly
H. S. Crandall
E. H. Moore
J. T. Macklin
T. F. Larkik
R. H. Jackson
Palisade B. C
C. E. Johnson
Arlington B. C
Arlington, Mass
Sec
Wachusett B. C
E. C. Atherton
Hartford B. C
Potomac B. C
L. F. Scholes
Toronto B. C
Ont
A. Greer
Winnipeg R. C
Can
S. E. Richards
C. W. Johnstone
F. H. Bole
C. S. Riley
J. Hobbs
J. Maguire
G. Greer
N. KE. Neusapaper Union
Pearl St
Yankee
Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Boa
NEW Hampshire Mills
BAY State Mills
Cor
Bett
Jeff
Jef
Fries
Onds
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