Coroner Examines Mrs Craigie’s Body in London
The body of Mrs. Craigie born writer John Oliver Hobbes was moved to Paddington mortuary for a post mortem under the coroner. Funeral set for Aug 17 at Jesuit Church Farm Street. Her father, John Morgan Richards, said he sees no reason to doubt a natural death and noted insomnia not a factor. She was adapting a play into a novel and had a recent novel ready for issue.
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London
Craigie
John Oliver Hobbes
Paddington Mortuary
Jesuit Church
Farm Street
John Morgan Richards
Dougs
Mary Sanders Welcomes New Son-In-Law Home
Theaters rejoice as Miss Terry Winter daughter of Mary Sanders reconciles with John Meehan son of a noted Christian Science teacher. The couple wed quietly in Maine and plan to return in the fall for theatre openings with Meehan on the program opposite his wife.
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Mary Sanders
Thespian
Boston
John Meehan
Terry’ Winter
Mrs. Winter
Empire Stock Company
Maine
Miss Sanders
Winter
Pierce Favorite Prescription Vindicated in Libel Verdict
Reader notice recounts Dr. Pierce's libel suit against The Ladies' Home Journal in 1904 16 000 verdict in favor of Pierce asserting the medicine contains no alcohol or harmful drugs and is made from known roots. It notes a motion for a new trial and cites medical authorities endorsing the product's ingredients and efficacy for women ailments.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Dr. Pierce
Bok
Dr. R. V. Pierce
Lee H. Smith
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Smith
United States
Grover Coe
Finley Ellingwood
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
Edwin M. Hale
Edwin M. Hale, M. D
Hobart A. Hare
Univ. of
Penna
Laurence Johnson
University of New York
John King
John M. Scudder
Hioratio C. Wood
Roberts Bartholow
A. M
Materia Medica
Jefferson Medical College of
Phila
Pierce
Hotel Velvet at Old Orchard Closes as Owners Absent
Deputies and police guard the Hotel Velvet after proprietor and manager disappear over a 1200 dollar bill. Employees strike and guests flee with trunks. other hotels crowded as Velvet remains shut during peak season.
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Old Orchard
Velvet
Sea Wall
Hall
Kearns
Sailor Stabbed by Enraged Lover Over Loaned Watch
A man and woman dispute over a watch he loaned her in Higgins Oyster House Court street ends with the sailor Lloyd 26 stabbed in the chest. He identifies the attacker as a pretty young woman whose name is not known to police. The assailant fled as Lloyd was treated at a relief station.
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West End
William E. Lloyd
U.S. S. New Jersey
Higgins
Oyster House
Court Street
Lloyd
Newport
Lloyd’s
Fred Ward
King Edward and Emperor William to Meet in Europe
London dispatch reports King Edward sails to Port Victoria on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert for a summit with Emperor William at Friedrichshof. Editorials forecast improved Anglo German relations and possible progress toward a Hague conference amid Eastern questions and Sultan Abdulhamid II’s health concerns.
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London
Edward
Emperor William
Friedrichshof
Near East
Turkey
Germany
The
Hague
Continent
Port Victoria
North Sea
Flushing
Victoria and Albert
Waltham Merchants Urged to Advertise City Progress
Waltham Aug 14 At the fourth annual outing of the Waltham Business Men's Association more than 200 merchants attended a noon luncheon at Riverside grounds. W Perle Hall urged aggressive city advertising while Mayor John L Harvey and Thomas Curley outlined programs including school gardens and beautification prizes.
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Waltham
Waltham Business Men’s Association
Riverside Recreation Grounds
W. Perle Hall
Titchburg
Malone
Hall
The
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Switzerland
Charles J. Bartlett
Melrose
George A. Fiel
Association
John L. Harvey
Thomas Curley
Gardener’s House Burned at Brigham Estate
Weston August 14 fire destroyed the gardener’s house and several outbuildings on Arthur A. Brigham’s estate. Brigham, awakened by canoeists on the Charles River, reported the blaze which caused about 5000 dollars in loss and is believed incendiary in origin.
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Weston
Arthur A. Brigham
Brigham
Charles River
Policeman Rescues Boy From River Near Auburndale
Officer Chaisson of the metropolitan park police saved Ray Fish, a youth canoeist, from drowning when his canoe capsized. Chaisson jumped in, held the fleeing swimmer above water until the police launch arrived, then both were taken to the station house.
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Auburndale
Chaisson
Metropolitan Park
Ray Fish
Fish
Farwell Mills to be Sold at Central Falls in Sept
Farwell Mills in Central Falls Rhode Island will be sold on September 4. Sealed bids must be filed at the office of Chester W Barrows referee in bankruptcy.
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Chickering
Hallet & Davis
Ivers & Pond
Henry F. Miller
Steinway
Gabler
Fischer
Knabe
Weber
Main
Albany Streets
Cambridgeport
America
Farwell Mills
Central Falls
R. I
Farwell
Chester W. Barrows
Dead herring stretch spans 15 miles off Grand Banks
Captain Anderson reports a line of dead herring fifteen miles long drifting in the water as the Danish steamer Texas arrives from Copenhagen. He cannot determine if a submarine disaster or a nearby fishing vessel foundering caused the mass kill, though a water-logged dory supports the latter theory.
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Texas
Copenhagen
Anderson
Grand Banks
Owen Wister Guest of the President at Oyster Bay
Author Owen Wister was a guest of President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay New York. The two men, formed as college friends, shared a cordial visit that lingered into the evening.
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Owen Wister
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Wister
Thos J Lane Laid At Rest In East Boston
The funeral of Bath Trustee Thomas J. Lane was held at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer East Boston with high mass led by Rev L P McCarthy. Assistants included Rev Maurice Flynn Rev Daniel Sheerin organist Edward J Whelan soloists William H O'Brien Edward J Hurley. Pallbearers included Hon P J Kennedy Hon J B Maccabe Leonard D Ahl Rev William T Crocker Cornelius J Leary James Hussey Frank Lally William S Kenney. Ushers were John J Corrigan Joseph McWeeny William J Ferguson Stephen J Hallahan John Hallahan. Mayor Fitzgerald attended among other public men. Burial followed at Holy Cross cemetery Malden.
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Bath
Thomas J. Lane
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Boston
L. P. McCarthy
Maurice Flynn
Daniel Sheerin
Edward J. Whelan
William H. O’brien
Edward J. Hurley
Newton
P. J. Kennedy
J. B. Maccabe
Leonard D. Ahl
Willliam T. Crocker
Cornelius J. Leary
James Hussey
Frank Lally
William 8. Kenney
John J. Corrigan
Joseph McWeeny
William J. Ferguson
Stephen J. Hallahan
John Hallahan
Fitzgerald
Holy Cross Cemetery
Malden
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Boston Post
Mrs. Craigie
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North End
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Underberg Boonekamp
Underberg Boonekamp Bitters
U. S
Lun Ties
Brothers Gel
Sgts
H. Underberg Albrecht
Rheinberg
Rome
Thos. J. Lane
Bost
Sunday Post
Boston Sunday Post
New England
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