Veteran Voyt Found Dead in Cambridge G A R Hall
William Voyt 55 of 129 Otis Street Cambridge was found dead in the hall of P Stearns Davis Post 57 G A R on Cambridge Street. Peter Vallely the janitor found him seated with head on hand as if asleep. Voyt was a former brass finisher and a past commander of the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Voyt
Otis Street
Cambridge
P. Stearns Davis
Cambridge Street
Peter V. Vallely
Voyt
The
Post
Vallely
Coveney
East Cambridge
Petersburg
Libby
Lore Fresh on Mob Spirit at Chautauqua Speech
Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles B. Lore spoke at Chautauqua on manifestions of mob spirit. He urged law and order amid lynching and race tensions and drew applause for his firm stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
N. Y
Charles B. Lore
Supreme Court of Delaware
Building Trades Council Endorses Hearst for President
The National Building Trades Council, at its convention in Denver, endorsed William Randolph Hearst of New York for President by 28 to 18. It backed strict trade autonomy and the right of each craft to have its own organization without outside interference and amended its constitution to require local unions affiliated with national bodies to join nearby local building trades councils.
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National Building Trades Council
Indorses Hearst
Denver
Col
William Randolph Hearst
New York
United States
National
Building Trades’ Council
Building Trades’ Councils
Mayor Criticized Over Ward 5 Gale Hill Contract
Lawrence reports Mayor Grant faces criticism after hiring Philip Holland to remove Gale's Hill in Ward 5 for 10000 dollars. Critics say the mayor lacked council authority without a city council order. The Holland contract lacks a completion deadline and provisions for material disposal.
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Lawrence
Grant
Philip Holland
Gale’s Hill
Holland
Jeffries Point Eight Wins Narrowly at Regatta
The Jeffries Point eight from Winnipeg won by a boat length over East Boston in a tense final. Wachusetts and Columbians of Allegheny trailed as the Canadian crew pulled away from the field, with St Louis and Century also contesting late.
Fruits and Flowers for G A R Delegates in San Francisco
Delegates to the G A R encampment arrive as San Francisco dresses in gala. Carloads of fruit and flowers will pour in from the interior for veterans and friends with an estimated 15 000 eastern visitors and as many regular trains, totaling about 35 000 arriving for next week’s events.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Head Solid Sore Another Wonderful Cure by Cuthura
A mother recalls a severe eczema case in her infant that worsened until Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment were tried. The sore healed, hair regrew, and the child’s skin cleared with only a small lasting scar after eight months and no recurrence.
Cure Permanently Through Cuticura Remedies
A letter dated the nineteenth describes a six year old girl cured of a head sore with Cuticura treatment. The writer notes a brief patch on the hand that disappeared with proper care. Cuticura Resolvent pills and depots in London Paris Boston are listed with price and mail order note.
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Cuticura
London
Paris
Rue de la Paix
Boston
Columpus Ave
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Peruna offer to treat women free of charge by Hartman
Dr Hartman promotes free medical letters to treat female diseases and prescribes affordable medicines available at drug stores. Prominent women endorse Peruna including Belva Lockwood and Mrs General Longstreet while reader letters from Helen Roloff and Miss Muriel Armitage recount personal cures and improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dr. Hartman
S. B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Senator Roach
Larimore
N. Dak
Warren
Cheyenne
Wyo
Belva Lockwood
General Longstreet
Washington, D. C
Helen Rolof
Kaukauna
Wis
Peruna
Muriel Armitage
Greenwood Ave
Detroit
Mich
The
Royal Templars of Temperance
Lucy M. Riley
Davenport St
Cleveland
Boston Post 1903 Rowing Meet Reports Heat Times
The article covers multiple rowing heats at an event with Hodgkins Britt and Grant in a tight finish. It notes Britt winning by a length over Hodgkins in 10 24 ¼, and Grant in third. It details senior single sculls heats with Scholes Peterson and Pape finishing in tight races and times of 9 47 ¼ and 10 3 ¼. Other crews mentioned include Weseley Demourelle Varley and Buckley, with Demouvelle awarded second. The double sculls see East Boston Columbias misfire while Harlem and New York clubs contend.
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Boston Post
Hodgkins
Britt
Grant
Scholes
Toronto
Fuessel
Harlem Rowing Club
Peterson
East
Boston
Weseley
Bohemian Boat Club
New York
Pape
San Francisco
Demourelle
New Orleans
Blake
Union Boat Club
Varley
Atalanta Club
Atherton
Hartford
Smith
Demouvelle
Atalanta Boat Club
New York A. C
Seawanhakas
Brooklyn
Potomac Boat Club
Worcester Regatta finishes scene with Jeffries Point eight ahead
At Worcester Regatta the Jeffries Point eight crossed the line a neck ahead in the finish photo. The day forecast a crowd of 25 900 for the championship single with Titus Greer Weseley and West as contenders. Crowley of Wachusett won the intermediate single heat by three lengths. Winnipeg and St Louis beat East Boston in the senior four, and Jeffries Point outpaced Wachusett in the intermediate eight-oared race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester Regatta
Jeffries Point
Constance S. Titus
Frank B. Greer
Frank Weseley
William B. West
Harry Crowley
Wachusett Boat Club
Worcester
Atherton
Hartford Boat Club
Stuffell
Shawmut Boat Club
Seawanhakas
East Boston
East Boston Boys
Winnipeg
St. Louis Rowing Club
Greer
St. Louis
St. Alphonsus A. A
Jeffries
Wachusetts
Rowing heats feature tight finishes and disqualifications light up afternoon
In a heavy afternoon program four of five starters led off the intermediate single scull heat. Hoff man did not appear. Jackson and Istone set the pace before Istone drifted wide and Kept Jackson ahead to finish first. Johnson rode a late burst into second with Kirt man close behind. Winnipeg club favored in 4s as East Boston and Canadian crews pressed hard. Time 10 22. Crowley and Jackson expected to clash in tomorrow’s finals after heat wins.
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Winnipeg
Titus
Greer
Hoffman
Harlem Rowing Club
New York
Jackson
Palisade B. C
Yonkers
Istone
Dauntless Rowing Club
Kittmar
St. Louis
Johnson
Arlington Boat Club
Arlington
Kirtman
Winnipeg Rowing Club
Canada
East Boston
Boston
Century
St. Ben
Crowley
Farrelly
Union Boat Club
Grant
Nassau Boat Club
Hodgkins
Britt
Potomac Boat Club
Washington
Mrs Britton Returns Home After 12 Year Search
Lizzie Britton who found her husband in New York and had him arrested returned to Cambridge with daughter Anna. Neighbors praise her though they were wary of a reporter not a detective. She says she has the priest who married them as witness.
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Lizzie Britton
New York
Cambridge
Anna
Britton
Post
Fifteen Holes Reported in Massachusetss Battleship
Massachusettes sustained damage after hitting Egg Rock. Reports from Aug 14 indicate 15 holes in the hull and a missing part of the rudder. Water flooding the center may have disabled machinery, likely requiring towing to dry dock. Wrecking tugs were expected to pump out, but not yet arrived.
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Massachusetts
Egg Rock
Lebanon
Sale of Altoona and Beech Creek Franchises Auctioned
In Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania on August 14 the franchises of the Altoona and Beech Creek Terminal Railroad were sold at public auction by the U.S. marshal. J Williamson Thatcher of New York City purchased the franchises for a nominal $75. No details on Thatcher’s railroad interests were disclosed.
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Hollidaysburg
Penn
Altoona
Thatcher Purchases Altoona & Beech Creek Franchises
J Williamson Thatcher, treasurer of the New York and Pittsburg Central Railroad, says the sale of the Altoona and Beech Creek Terminal Company franchises was likely a formality. He notes a prior judgment against the company and claims he settled matters privately weeks ago without representing any railroad interests.
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New York
J. Williamson Thatcher
Altoona
Exports to British colonies and Far East rise in early 1900s
The article notes that one quarter of American manufactured goods exported go to British colonies. It states U S exports to China and Hong Kong for the 1903 fiscal year reached about 27 million dollars, up from roughly 8 million in 1893.
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America
Great Britain
China
Hong Kong
Massachusetts Battleship In Serious Condition Sparks Navy Action
Rear Admiral Johnson of the Boston yard reports the Massachusetts is in serious condition. A wrecking tug Storm King was chartered after a call on the Boston Tow Boat Company securing divers, plates, and fittings. Storm King sails to Bar Harbor expected by noon today.
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Massachusetts
Navy Department
Johnson
Boston
Washington
Kearney
Boston Towboat Company
Bar Harbor
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Judge Lore
Winnipeg R. C
East Boson A. A. B. C
Riley
P. H. Bole
C. Ww. Johnstone
L. E. Richards
Cuthura
Heiss Neler, Rolof
Orangeine
Chicago
Mrs. Britton
Boston Tug
Portland
Henry
Albany Street
Mass
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