Second Day of Surprises in the Roosevelt Cup Trials
In a crowded program from Pittsburg, the Pirates blanked Boston 4 to 0 as Dreyfuss met with Clarke and the lineup shuffled. The regatta features a six mile Cod wins the Roosevelt Cup elimination race with Caramba, Chewink, and others racing under windy conditions and a late surge by Cod to secure victory.
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Marblehead
Boundres
Spokane
Chewink
Sumatra
Hayseed
Lorelei
Skidoo
Manchester
Cod
Ellen
Sally
Windrim Kid
New Orleans
Alecto
Bouidrei
Vim
Caramba
Ixid
Bonidrei
Magnolia
Boufdrei
Auk
Bouldrer
Windrim
Sonderklasse
Chewink VI
Hayseed III
Big Pickerel Hitches on Graphaphone Bait
In Brookfield on Lake Quacumquasit a three pound pickerel, 15 inches long, jumped into the horn of a graphophone used as music aboard a boat. Abbot H Thompson and George M Donahue, guests at Camp Nit, hoped for supper fish yet found the device served as an unlikely lure.
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Brookfield
Quacumquasit
M. J. Donahue
Central Street
Abbot H. Thompson
George M. Donahue
Camp Nit
Beehive Queens Arrive From Italy For Arkansas City Owner
Two score Italian queen bees valued at 50 to 200 dollars each arrived Saturday aboard the steamship St. Paul. They belong to Mrs. R. C. Riggs of Arkansas City Kansas who traveled to Salerno Italy to buy the finest Italian queens. She says the Italian queen is extremely productive and worth many times its weight in gold.
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New York
St. Paul
R. C. Riggs
Arkansas City
Kan
Salerno
Italy
Texas Rangers Pitted Against Negro Troops
A Brownsville report says unruly black troops clashed today and one person was killed in a melee. The Brownsville mayor asked for State rangers to restore order.
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Texas Rangers
Houston
Tex
Brownsville
Harvard Crew Sets Fast Time at Bourne End
Harvard rowers beat Cambridge in a brisk race from Spade Oak to Bourne End bridge. Conditions were slightly better today, and Harvard showed improved form over yesterday.
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Bourne, End
Eng
Harvard
Spade Oak
Bourne End Bridge
Cambridge
Veteran Congressional Reporter Smith Dead
Francis H. Smith, an early official reporter of congressional debate, died in Washington, Connecticut, where he was born on March 11, 1829. He reported Daniel Webster in Congress and left the Capitol in 1875 saying he would never again make a pothook. He later recovered from ill health and remained active in Washington's commercial life.
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Washington
Francis H. Smith
Washington, Conn
Daniel Webster
Smith
Congress
Capitol
Chief Clerk James H. Howard Resigns from Navy Yard
James H. Howard, chief clerk in the department of construction and repair at the navy yard, resigns after 18 years due to ill health. He owns the Hotel Elmwood at Stratham, New Hampshire, and will retire there to recuperate.
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James H. Howard
Department of Construction and Repair
Navy Yard
Howard
Elmwood
Stratham
N. H
Canal Labor Bidders Must Post Large Certified Checks
Washington Aug 14 Scores of applications to the Isthmian Canal Commission show broad interest in the contract to supply 2500 Chinese laborers. Bidders will face a prerequisite heavy financial backing and must submit a large certified check with each bid, likely no less than 50000 dollars.
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Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
Old-Time Steamer Becomes Harbor Lighter in Sydney Harbor
The British tug Toga from Halifax arrived in 40 hours to tow the Berks barge to Sydney, where it will operate as a harbor lighter. The Berks, once a coal carrying steamer between Philadelphia and this port, was a pioneer in the Philadelphia & Reading railroad iron fleet, predating coal barges. Captain Neil Landry commands the Toga.
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Toga
Halifax
Neil Landry
Berks
Sydney
C. B
Philadelphia
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Cambridge Man Injured From Heat In Horse Incident
James F Curran aged 28 of 125 Willow Cambridge was injured on Hemenway near Boylston when his horse bolted and he fell between the shafts. He suffered severe internal injuries at City Hospital. John W Gray of 1081 Boylston stopped the frightened animal after a struggle.
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Cambridge
James F. Curran
Willow Street
Hemenway Street
Boylston
Curran
John W. Gray
Boylston Street
Home Market Club Stirs Tariff Controversy in Massachusetts
The Home Market Club promotes a stand pat tariff stance to influence the Republican platform and Governor Guild on tariff policy. Leaders dispute rumors of Moody drafting the plank for Roosevelt and stress Roosevelt's reciprocity support, while critics call the effort divisive and misguided.
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Home Market Club
Republican State Convention
Governor Guild
Roosevelt
Eugene N. Foss
Colonel Clarke
Massachusetts
Moody
Oyster Bay
Mr. Fosse
James M. W. Hall
Washington
Guild
Foss
New York
Andrew G. Webster
Republican Reciprocity Committee
Herbert Parker
Hall
Cambridge
Parker
Lady Somerset Unable to Attend Meeting in Tremont Temple
Lady Henry Somerset president of the Worlds Woman's Christian Temperance Union cannot attend the seventh triennial convention in Tremont Temple from October 17 to 23. Vice president Mrs Lillian N M Stevens of Portland will preside. Delegates arrive from around the world including Japan with President Mrs Kjai Yajima. John D Long former secretary of the navy will be toastmaster at the October 17 banquet.
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Henry Somerset
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Society
Tremont Temple
Lillian N. M. Stevens
Portland
Japan
Kjai Yajima
Navy
John D. Long
Vermont Judge Charged with Overspeeding Auto
Judge A. T. Fay of Barre city court faced Justice C. A. Lathrop in Williamstown Vermont for overspeeding an automobile. Fay waived examination and appealed the charge.
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Vermont
Williamstown
A. T. Fay
Barre
C. A. Lathrop
Orange County Court
Fay
Adventure on the Mist and a Changed Husband
The narrator, disguised as a handyman, aids in bringing the racing yacht Mist home to Salcombe while Evie, his wife, believes him dead. News of Mannering the Motor Pirate sparks a tense plan as the couple hide the truth from household staff and await renewed danger.
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Evie
Sutgrove
Mannering
Miotor
Dunster Castle
Sutgr
Ers
Sanders
Forrest
Salcombe
Dover
Solomon
Land of the Living
Mr. Sanders
Edith Withington
the &Me
Mr. Withington
Salcombe Harbor
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