Bryan to Speak at New England Bimetallic Gathering
The New England Bimetallic League executive committee at Crescent Park in Pawtucket welcomed William Jennings Bryan as a speaker for a September mass meeting. Plans outline Bryan's address on September 8 with joint events surrounding August 24 and a three-session Monday lineup, though several arrangements remain.
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Pawtucket
R. I
New England Bimetallic League
Crescent Park
George W. Greene
Woonsocket
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Altgeld
Ilinois
Telegraphers Strike Signals Power in Railroads
The article describes a likely strike by railroad telegraphers and explains their crucial control over train safety and routing. It highlights the far reaching influence of a single operator and previews Sunday Post coverage including crime tracing methods and various sensational stories.
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Quincy
Sunday Post
Boston Police
Watts
John Arthur Simpson
Dover
N. H
Fitchburg
Post
Hinky Dink
Chicago
Boston
Jerry Watson
Pete
Andrew Carnegie
New England
Porto Rico
City Hell
James Parker
Philippines
San Mateo
Eighth
Massachusetts
Chickameauga
Parker
Hull
Floretta Vining
Merion Howard
Lily Langtry
Jersey
Gereld de Bathe
Bes
Local Mills Face Consolidation as Offers Rise
All River Aug 18 reports Barrows Wade Guthrie Co. and a New York lawyer weigh offers to buy three to four cloth mills. A second bid may come next week as stockholders, brokers, and treasurers gauge value and plan future roles in a potential consolidation and reorganization of mill assets and banking.
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River
Neal
Barrows
Wade
Guthrie
New York
Combine
Lss Aes
Barrows, Wade
Guthrie & Co
Lower Broadway
Barrows, Wade, Guthrie & Co
Southern Duck Combine
Southern
Individua
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Tompkinsville
Atlantic
Shamrock Arrives in New York After Quick Atlantic Passage
The cup challenger Shamrock reached New York unexpectedly after a 14 day 19 hour 58 minute crossing from the Clyde. Lipton’s steam yacht Erin towed Shamrock in light winds, prompting debate over race rules and whether the yacht must sail under its own power.
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The
New York Yacht Club
New York
Shamrock
Fairlie
Erin
Post
Hogarth
Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas Lipton
Southampton
Royal Wister Yacht Club
Clyde
Sharps
Hirin
Convag
Atlantic
Largest contract awarded for Boston water basin work
The Metropolitan Water Board awarded to Nawn & Brock the stripping of one third of the Clinton basin area, a project valued near $900,000 with total contracts possibly reaching $1,250,000. Chairman Henry H Sprague said the work will employ about 600 men and involve removing twelve inches of loam to reach solid gravel, with a railway built to move the soil to form part of the embankment.
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Metropolitan Water Board
Clinton
Nawn & Brock
Henry H. Sprague
Harry P. Nann
Democratic Committee
Ward 21
John L. Kelly
Sprague
Nawn & Brook
Moulton & O'Mahony
Moulton & O’mahony
Southboro
Harry Nawn
Brunswick Street
Quincy Street
Forecast for New England States This Weekend
Weather notes from Fair, Washington predict Saturday and Sunday differences across Maine and New England. Expect partly cloudy skies in Boston area with variable winds turning easterly, with possible showers in the afternoon.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Aera
Ian Otrature
Rhode Island
Genere
Boston
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S. Vorenberg & Co
Washington and Hanover Sts
Rae Chemwnniens
Lawrenge
SGU
Reopews
America
York
William Fife, Jir
Nawn.& Brock
Big Basin
Glinton
Bcart
Waahington Street
Bostom
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