High Honor for Guild by Russian Emperor
Former United States ambassador to Russia Curtis Guild has been awarded the St Alexander, the second highest Russian decoration. The honor recognizes his service and strengthens ties with the United States, reflecting well on the country he represented on many occasions.
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United States
Russia
Curtis Guild
Czar
Nicholas
St. Alexander
Mr. Guild
Hon
Massachusetts
Nicholas OF
Chickering
Missionary Holbrook Slain by Brigands in Asia Minor
The Rev. Charles H. Holbrook of Lynn and missionary to Asiatic Turkey was shot and killed by brigands. The report, confirmed by a cablegram to Rev. Dr. James L. Barton of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, aligns with an earlier Constantinople dispatch.
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Charles H. Holbrook
Lynn
Asiatic
Turkey
James L. Barton
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign
Purdy
Missionary Holbrook Shot Dead in Turkish Village
A missionary, Rev. Mr. Holbrook, was killed near Soushehir 80 miles east of Sivas in Asiatic Turkey while traveling with American teachers. Brigands fled to the mountains. fellow workers in Constantinople demand swift action and aid to the investigation. Holbrook, born in the state and educated at Boston University and Union Theological Seminary, was ordained in 1911 and had served less than two years.
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Soushehir
Sivas
Asiatic
Turkey
Constantinople
Barton
W. W. Peet
American Board
Peet
Earnest C. Partridge
Holbrook
Boston University
Union Theological Seminary
Foss Struggles for Signatures in Essex County Race
Foss falls short of required signatures and may miss the ballot. Benton Gardner and Foss launch campaign at an Essex county event. Harlow asserts Foss will appear on the Republican ballot. Essex county Republicans withdrew Wat son invitation. Cavanagh exits Republican bid for Lieutenant Governor. Gardner to start campaign September 7. Langtry named to State House Commission. Coughlin and O Sullivan tell Foss he can not win a fourth term.
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Foss
Benton, Gardner
Essex County
Harlow
Watson
Cavanagh
Langtry
State House
Coughlin
O’sullivan
Foss fails to secure sufficient signatures for GOP governor race
Governor Foss trails in signatures for the Republican nomination. Supporters rushed across the state to file the required 250 names in four counties by 5 p m Aug 16 and with the Secretary of State by Aug 19, but only Bristol County has Petitions filed so far.
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Foss
Secretary of State
Bristol County
Governor Foss Denies Knowledge of Nomination Papers
Governor Foss stated he knows nothing about his nomination papers and has not filed or signed any. He claimed no involvement in circulating nomination documents and cited newspapers as his only source of information.
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Foss
Plucky youth drowns while trying to save friend
In Salisbury New Hampshire Ernest Lindsey 22 attempts to pull Linus Elliott 19 from a dangerous pool in Black Water River and drowns. Linus’s brother Edward Elliott 15 aids in recovery of the two bodies. Lindsey was the only child of a widowed mother.
Boy S leg broken by doctor auto
John C. Lane ten of 83 Baxter street South Boston was struck by an auto near Columbia road and Magazine street about five yesterday. Dr W A Taylor owned and operated the car. He was taken to City Hospital where doctors found a left leg fracture and feared internal injuries.
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John C. Lane
Baxter Street
Boston
Columbia Road
Magazine Street
W. A. Taylor
City Hospital
Mystery in Death of Woman in Norwood
The body of Mrs. Marie B. Le Maire, a Norwood manicurist, was found on a couch at 601 Washington Street. Police probe a possible murder as viscera are sent to Harvard Medical School to identify the poison, stirring townwide unease.
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Marie B. le Maire
Washington Street
Norwood
Harvard Medical School
Local physician aids in missing woman inquiry at Le Maire case
The report notes a prominent local physician accompanied by Mrs Le Maire during Thursday night searching for her arrival. He walked the streets watching cars and trains and later notified police fearing something wrong with the young woman. Continued on Page 5 Fifth Column
Watchman Shot by Friend at Waltham Factories
Thomas Dowling, watchman at O'Hara Dial Company, was seriously wounded in a shooting at the Metz automobile factory in Waltham. Dowling, deaf, approached the factory to locate Peter Maher, a fellow watchman, who fired, mistaking him for a burglar, and the gunshot left Dowling in serious condition on the hospital’s dangerous list.
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Thomas Dowling
O'Hara Dial Company
Waltham
Peter Maher
Metz Automobile
Dowling
Waltham Hospital
Metz
Maher
Woman Ends Life With Babies In Arms
In Crosby Mtmn Aug 15 Lola Blair 28 took acid with her two babies in her arms and a towel over her face to shield them after a warrant for arrest was served. The warrant, sworn by Mrs William Guith wife of a local contractor, accused her of a statutory offence. Guith was later arrested.
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Crosby Mtmn
Lola Blair
William Guith
Guith
Honor Confers St Alexander Order on Mr Guild
The Order of St Alexander is second only to St Peter and was conferring great honor from Czar Nicholas. Russian Ambassador George Bakhmeteff announced the decoration at the Newport Rhode Island embassy after a State Department cable. Former Ambassador Guild had learned of the honor days earlier and spoke with Mrs. Bakhmeteff at Nahant.
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St. Alexander
Nicholas
Guild
Newport
R. I
United States
George Bakhmeteff
Russian Department of State
Bakhmeteff
Glynn Blocks Sulzer in New York Chief Executive Crisis
Albany August 15 Lieu tenant-Governor Martin H Glynn rejected William Sulzer’s bid to settle who is the lawful New York chief executive by court action. Glynn said he could not surrender any executive functions and relied on formal legal authority. Mrs Sulzer remains in precarious condition with high fever and delirium at her bedside.
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Albany, N. Y
Albany
N. Y
Martin H. Glynn
William Sulzer
State of
New York
Glynn
Hart Schaffner & Marx Blue Serge Suits for $15
The Continental store in Washington at the corner of Boylston street offers Hart Schaffner and Marx blue serge suits priced at $15 down from $25. Get yours today.
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Continental
Washington
Boylston Street
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Diggs white slave case nears end with defense plan
The Diggs case in San Francisco shifted as the defense prepared to rest its case. Mrs Diggs and Mrs Caminetti will testify for their husbands, and Diggs will testify in his own defense. The defense aims to close by Wednesday.
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San Francisco
Diggs
Knowles Vanishes After attempting survival test in Maine wilds
Joseph Knowles, Boston artist, disappeared two weeks after leaving King and Bartlett Camp Spencer Maine in a naked survival trek to prove man can live without aid from civilization. No new word has come since his initial days in the dense wilderness southeast of the camp.
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King and Bartlett
Spencer
Joseph Knowles
Boston
Diggs Ambushed by Photographers After Court
After court adjourned Diggs left the federal building by a side entrance to shield his wife mother and father. A squad of photographers pursued them snapping cameras as they tried to flee. A camera was snatched and a photographer punched.
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Diggs
Federal
Silence Frays Friends as Woodman Sends Sketches
Friends grow anxious over a missing woodman whose silence worries the community. Early messages and charcoal sketches on birch bark have been forwarded to the Sunday Post for publication next Sunday.
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Sunday Post
50 Cents For Your Straw Hat Exchange At Continental
A promotion offers 50 cents in exchange for a straw hat to receive a new fall hat at The Continental located at Washington corner Boylston Street, with all hats exchanged except Stetsons.
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Continental
Washington
Boylston Street
An Excellent Nightcap Ad Creates Slumber Aid
An advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate mixed in water as a nightcap to induce restful sleep. The claim links the product to improved sleep quality for the retiring reader.
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Horsford
Porter D Charlton Sent to Italy for Wife Killing
Italian officials take Porter D Charlton to Genoa to stand trial for the killing of his wife at Lake Como. The self confessed murderer told a Post reporter he would return a free man after a three year legal battle to bring him to Italy. The Italian government already has stenographic records of his June 23 1910 confession.
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Porter Charlton
Italy
Giuseppe Franchini
Charlton
New York
Porter D. Charlton
Post
Confession details deadly quarrel at Lake Como villa
Charlton admits killing his wife after a heated supper quarrel at their villa on Lake Como. He describes an argument that escalated until he struck her with a wooden mallet. He calls his wife one of the best women but notes she had an ungovernable temper.
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Charlton
Lake Como
Weather and anniversaries note from Portland area page
Day length and sun events noted with moon and planet rise times in Portland Gloucester and Newport entries. Evening lamp time set at 7 15. Then a list of anniversaries including Bennington battle day 1777 Detroit surrender 1812 first Atlantic Cable message 1858 and a Roosevelt protest demo a year ago.
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Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Touaw
Bennington
Vermont
Detroit
Atlantic
Roosevelt
Providence
Hall
Fair Warmer Forecast for Boston and New England
Forecast for New England calls for fair weather and a rise in temperatures. Saturday and Sunday show mostly fair skies with moderate winds from the southeast to the southwest. The report notes similar conditions for eastern New York with warmer temperatures on Saturday and fair conditions on Sunday.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
Baseball scores from yesterday across leagues
In the American League Boston beat St. Louis 2 to 1 while Chicago topped New York 3 to 2 Washington defeated Detroit 9 to 7 Philadelphia routed Cleveland 12 to 5. National League Chicago 14 Boston 6 New York 6 St Louis 1 Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 2 in 11 innings Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 0 called end 14th.
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St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
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