Roosevelt Urges Clean Speech At Brooklyn Meeting
President Roosevelt spoke at the Society of the Holy Name of Brooklyn and Long Island gathering in Oyster Bay urging decency of speech and conduct. He said strength and virtue must unite in strong men, stressing that clean words reflect a clean life and that every man should be his brother's keeper to guide youths toward honesty and honor.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Society of the Holy Name of
Brooklyn
Long Island
St. Dominick’s Catholic Church
W. H. Brownson
Naval Academy
Kearsarge
Navy
Allen Not At Plattsburg Absent Treasurer Still Fugitive
Police track Willard Allen, the Preachers' Aid Society treasurer, who has eluded capture for 10 days. With Toronto as a suspected hideout, Inspector Morrisey and two Pinkerton men pursue a lead from Plattsburg, while a traveling man resembling Allen is questioned. No contact found in Boston as investigators search for a confession letter from Toronto.
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Preachers’ Aid Society
Willard
Allen
Toronto
Morrisey
Plattsburg
N. Y
Pinkerton
Ogdensburg
Boston
George H. Spencer
Methodist aid fund saved after minister deficit crisis
Dr. C Ed win Miles of the Preachers Aid Society says the fund will prevent 24 ministers and 34 widows from becoming paupers after Willard S Allen emptied the treasury. Generous gifts from James A Woolson and the Malden church enabled full quarterly payments though concerns remain for elderly recipients. The church vows continued care for its faithful servants.
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C. Edwin Miles
Preachers’ Aid Society
Willard S. Allen
James A., Woolson
Cambridge
Malden
Chel Jacob Congregation Honors Louis Canner in Lowell
A committee from the Chel Jacob Congregation of East Boston visited Louis Canner at 108 Washington Street Lowell yesterday and presented resolutions honoring him for years as president. Isaac W Mandelstam delivered the presentation address with Mr Canner replying. Attending were 8B Goldfine Isaac W Mandelstam A B Aaronson Max Greenberg N Drevich and Rev Wilder. A copy of the resolutions will be placed in the Ohel Jacob Synagogue.
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Chel Jacob
Boston
Louis Canner
Washington Street
Lowell
Mr. Canner
Isaac W. Mandelstam
Goldfine
Aaronson
Max Greenberg
N. Drevich
Wilder
East Boston
Ohel Jacob
Wide Open Again at Revere Beach
Amusement places on Revere Beach mostly open for charity events with large crowds. Most venues operated under new schemes or by local groups while authorities prepared court summonses for violations including opium and fortune telling activities.
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Revere Beach
Woolen Mills Close Across Vermont and Massachusetts
The American Woolen Company orders two week shutdowns at Burling ton Winooski and Colchester mills in Vermont and at Lebanon Mascoma and Baltic mills in Enfield New Hampshire. Washington Lawrence and Assabet mills in Massachusetts also close. About 10 000 workers affected. Vacations and repairs drive the plan with improvements including a new fire protection system at Winooski.
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Burlington, VI
Burlington, Winooski
Colchester
American Woolen Company
Washington Mills
Lawrence
Mass
Assabet Mills
Maynard
Lebanon
Mascoma
Baltic Mills
Enfield
Mascoma Valley
N. H
Vermont Mills
American Company
Winooski
Dead Chelsea boy dies after car incident on Broadway
Fourteen year old James A. Motherwell of Chelsea was killed when a Revere Beach car struck him on Broadway near Eleanor and Green streets. A passenger said he stood on the inner running board and fell or jumped off as the car neared the beach. Motorman Powers was arrested on manslaughter charges but released on bail.
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James A. Motherwell
Chelsea
Revere
Broadway
Eleanor and
Green
Powers
Closing up Revere Beach Sunday would mean heavy losses
A canvass estimates Sunday receipts at amusements along Revere Beach and railroads would total about 20 250 with restaurant and candy booth sales bringing the grand near 35 000. State bathhouse receipts are not included and depend on the beach throngs for self support.
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Revere Beach
Crescent Gardens
Point of Pines
Woman In White
Wonderland
Scenic Railway
Revere Beach & Lynn
Boston & Northern
Nantasket Amusements Defy Sunday Law Pressure
Nantasket officials denounce the enforcement of the Sunday law as resorts open despite pending court actions. Venues such as the Steeplechase Old Mill and Coal Mine operated again to aid the Boston Ladies Benevolent Society, after last week serving the South End Hospital.
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Nantasket
Revere
Post
Hingham
Metropolitan Police
Houghton and Morse Named for Police Promotions
Inability to pass the physical exam at the eleventh hour leads to Sergeants Lovell and Rufus Fessenden losing lieutenancies. Morse of Division 2 and Patrick H. Houghton of the Dorchester substation are named to fill the vacancies, with announcements expected early this week. Lovell had long been ill and only recently returned to duty at the Dedham street station.
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Lovell
Rufus Fessenden
Morse
Patrick H. Houghton
Dorchester
Fessenden
Prince
Dedham Street
Battle on a New York Roof Ends With Wounded Suspect
On West Forty-seventh street six central office detectives pursued a man described by police as a desperate Chicago burglar. A gunfight left the suspect wounded in the leg before he surrendered after discarding two revolvers an electric lantern and a rope ladder. He identified himself as George Robinson 27 of Chicago.
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New York
West Forty-seventh Street
Central Office
George Robinson
Chicago
United Garment Workers Elect Their Officers
The United Garment Workers of America elected officers in Indianapolis on August 16 and chose Buffalo New York as next year’s convention site. B A Larged of Cincinnati was reelected president Henry White of New York became secretary H Carno of New York was elected auditor and Henry Waxman of New York treasurer. The board of trustees includes Nathan Wolfe H Pugatsky Robert Noren Charles Lipshutz Lillian Fredericks Ellen Lindstrom and Samuel Simons from several cities.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Garment Workers of America Tonight
Buffalo
N. Y
B. A. Larged
Cincinnati
Henry White
New York
H. Carno
Henry Waxman
Nathan Wolfe
H. Pugatsky
Robert Noren
Chicago
Charles K. Lipshutz
Philadelphia
Lillian Fredericks
Ellen Lindstrom
Samuel Simons
Boston
Monster Celebration by Sancta Maria del Carmine Society
The newly organized Sancta Maria del Carmine Society in the North End drew thousands to a weekend festival led by a torchlight parade through Italian streets with bands and illuminations. About 200 members plus volunteers attended mass at St. Leonard’s Church and evening concerts at Prince Street playground. The society, formed Sept. 16, 1902, lists Joseph Martini as president Pascal Pachelli as vice president Alexander De Simone as treasurer and Michele Rosso as secretary.
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North End
Sancta Maria del Carmine Society
Joseph Martini
Pascal Pachelli
Alexander de Simone
Michele Rosso
World-Circling Honeymoon Trips Around The World
Mr Samuel Slater son of a Massachusetts woolen magnate left Boston November 15 1900 with his bride on a world circling wedding journey. They returned to Boston last week after more than two years visiting Capri Henley Windemere San Santos-Dumont Rome Delhi Tokyo Honolulu and other places. They survived wreck like at Capri witnessed McKinleys assassination news and met Pope Leo and Pope Pius X. The couple relaxed at the Brunswick after their grand voyage.
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Samuel Slater
Massachusetts
Boston
Blue Grotto
Capri
Penn
Henley Regatta
McKinley
Tion
Windemere
Great Britain
Leo
Pius X
Monte Carlo
Austria
Delhi
Japan
Honolulu
The
Brunswick
Jamaica Plain Crook Gets $4 and Two Checks
A burglar entered Dr. Clifford E. Wing’s Jamaica Plain home at 424 Centre Street by climbing a shed and forcing a second floor window. He took only a $4 pocket book, some coins, and two checks drawn on the Donaho Bank to Nellie Gray. Police from Division 13 seek a man about 30, 5 feet 10 inches, wearing dark clothes and a black derby.
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Clifford E. Wing
Centre Street
Jamaica Plain
Donahoe Bank
Nellie Gray
Division 13
Paine Furniture Co mid-summer mark-down sale announced
FOR THE HOME page carries notice of Paine Furniture Co mid-summer sale at its warehouses on Monday and Tuesday August 17 and 18. The sale features the unsold balance of summer furnishings including piazza and lawn items offered at extremely low prices. Paine Furniture Co aims to refresh stock annually and this sale highlights bargains including some $96 pieces.
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Paine Furniture Co
Paine
Charles River Blue Laws Denounced by Canoeists
River users protest Metropolitan Park Commission rules as canoeists challenge restrictions on lights signs boating speed permits and activities on the Charles River. The article lists prohibitions on signaling fireworks bathing attire and waste while urging reform of river management.
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Charles River
Ottoman fury recalled in Europe memorandum of outrages
A memorandum documents Turkish harshness in the Schtif district and Adrianople vilayet. It cites massacres near Salonica, destruction of homes, expulsions, and mass arrests. Bulgarian merchants, priests, and teachers face deportation and suppression as Greek authorities tighten control.
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Schtif
Vilayet
Adrianople
Salonica
Baldevo
Banitzas
Tchourilovo
Karbinza
Moghhia
Smerdesch
Enidje
Gorna-Ribnitza
Tgoumenetz
Dobrilaki
Nikoden
Seres
Kirkidisze
Constantinople
Porte
Monastir
Mussulmans
Europe
Boston Social Fishing Club Enjoys Outing
Four Brockton men and a chauffeur missed the Boston outing when their car broke down in Holbrook. The Boston Social Fishing Club party of 54, led by Hy Abbott, fished from the A. W. Chesterton tug, with George Steward hauling in an 18 pound cod as the day’s prize winner.
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Holbrook
Mass
Brockton
Mr. Drake
Crescent Pharmacy
Atwood
William Merrill
Seth Holmes
C. L. Churchill
Boston Social Fishing Club
Hy Abbott
O. A. Atkins
B. Heidecker
George Steward
Harvey B. Russell
Abington
Bill Pitcher
Milk Street Fame
F. M. Wild
W. H. Nicholas
EH. F. Gilman
E. H. Fenno
Culver House
North Abington
Norton
W. H. Shaw
Joseph Lewis
Dorchester
City Point
Richard E. Walsh
A. W. Chesterton
Congress ' Street Bridge
Minot’s
Chesterton
Broad Sound
Nantasket
Quincey Bay
Paris Rider Sets One Hour Cycling Record
At the Parc des Princes on August 16 M Dangla rode 81 kilometres 108 metres in one hour setting a new track record.
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Paris
Parc Des Princes
M. Dangla
Pineapple and Butternut Pills Claim Fast Liver Relief
An advertisement touts Smith's Pineapple and Butternut Pills as a remedy for sluggish liver and constipation. It claims to restore digestive and bowel function, improve biliousness and headaches in one night, with a 25 cent price and a signature “W. F. Smith.”
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Smith
Nature
W. F. Smith
Believed Agent of Highbinders Linked to Chinatown Conflict
Moy Yen, a Hep Sing Tong member, was arrested on Beach Street while allegedly attempting to shoot two fellow Chinese. Police and a Post reporter say the Highbinders planned the attack, with informants inside Chinatown monitored for months while authorities claim the society wields vast power and impunity.
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Moy Yen
Hep Sing Tong Society
Beach Street
Post
Chinatown
Highbinders
Russian Press Sees No Comment On Turkish Fleet Move
St Petersburg Aug 16 The Russian press downplays dispatch of a division of the Black Sea fleet to Turkish waters, noting officials made no commentary. Novoe Vremya argues that Europe is not affected by Rostkowski's murder and predicts Russia will press demands on Turkey without concerted action.
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ST. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
M. Rostkowski
Europe
Turkey
Boston and Albany Strikers Forecast Victory This Week
The machinists on the Boston and Albany division of the New York Central railroad won central approval yesterday to demand 10 hours pay for a nine hour day. The Blacksmiths Union 209 pledged full support, and blacksmiths working for the railroad will back the machinists. Officers expect a settlement this week with officials restoring the old daily rate.
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Boston & Albany
New York Central Railroad
Central
Union
Eliot Street
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