Bugs Bees Birds And Bears Their Hobby Delegation
Boston opens to 450 delegates for the seventh international zoological congress with 144 foreign and 305 American attendees. Notables include Jaques Loeb and R F Scharff, lectures on heredity and deep sea life, and a busy week of addresses, receptions, and excursions at Harvard Medical School the Museum of Art Arboretum and Somerset Hotel under Alexander Agassiz.
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Boston
International Zoological Congress
Microscopic Society
Jaques Loeb
R. F. Scharff
O. Folin
L. T. Hobhouse
W. Bateson
Harvard Medical School
John Murray
Quincy
Barrett Wendell
Stephen Aparthy
Hungary
J. W. von Wijike
Royal University of Groningen
Holland
A. A. W. Hubrecht
University of Utrecht
Dublin
Royal Society of Ireland
C. Deperet
University
Somerset
Alexander Agassiz
Louis Agassiz
The
Congress
Museum of Art
the Arboretum
Hotel Somerset
Wellesley College
Cambridge
United States Bureau of Fisheries and of Biological Laboratory
Wood’s Ele
Chinese Masons Bury Their Dead in Chinatown Funeral
The Ma sonic service for Wong Shee Chung and Lung Quen was held at Masonic Temple with Chee Kong Tong Lodge leading. Attendees included Grand Master May Dong Quing of New York and many Freemasons from across New England, with elaborate altars, symbolic foods, and band music marking the solemn rites.
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Wong Shee Chung
Lung Quen
Chee Kong Tong Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Chinatown
On Leong Tong
Hep Sing Tong
New England
Harrison Avenue
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Lewis Jones
Lawrence Cain
Station 4
China
May Dong Quing
Saul
May Han Sect
Beach Street
Kingston
Essex
Roxbury Crossing
Old Home Sunday Observed Across New Hampshire Churches
Old Home Sunday marked today with union services led by former pastors and regional ministers in communities such as Somersworth Woodsville and Manchester. Speakers included Dr J A Rondthaler Reverend O C Sargent and others presenting topics on New England heritage and religious life across towns from Concord to Wilmot.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Somersworth
J. A. Rondthaler
Chicago
New England
O. C. Sargent
Baptist State Convention
Woodsville
North Country
E. J. Aiken
State Bible Society
William Richards
D. D
New York City
Littleton
Arthur Little
Dorchester
Mass
Bosciwen
W. H. Morrison
Brockton
Sanborn
E. B. Young
Merrimac
Rochester
Walter Cole
Northfield
Springfield
M. F. Johnson
Nashua
Milford
D. E. Milter
London
Mabel C. Johnson
Bates College
Wilmot
A. S. Chick
Etna
Hanover
E. R. Wilkins
Manchester
Accuse Pedler of Stealing Green Fruit
Newton August 18 Not satisfied with the ripe fruit in his house Charles Carstanton a fruit pedler of 109 North street Boston attempted to load green apples from Chestnut Hill trees onto his person and was arrested in a street sale incident reflecting alleged theft on the public way.
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Newton
Boston
Charles Carstanton
North Street
Chestnut Hill
Cigarette Fire Causes $2500 Damage in Somerville Hall
A lighted cigarette left in the balcony of Bacon Hall in Somerville started a fire early yesterday morning. The blaze in Hill building caused about $2500 in damage, traced to a dancer from Saturday night’s event. Water intrusion affected Samuel McAskill’s candy store where most damage occurred.
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Bacon Hall
Hill Building
Somerville
Samuel McAskill
Woman and Baby Killed by Assassin in New Orleans
Mrs John Bond a widow aged 30 of Millerton Claiborne parish and her infant were shot to death last night through a side window as they slept. The assassin fired buckshot into the house. no clue or suspect is named in the report.
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New Orleans
John Bond
Millerton
Claiborne Parish
Warning Voice From Shaw On Financial Conditions
Former Treasury secretary and Carnegie Trust president Leslie M. Shaw discusses U S industrial wealth shown by farms mines forests and factories and warns that bank withdrawals and reduced spending could trigger a downturn He argues for confidence courage and restraint to prevent delayed industry activity in a tense economic climate.
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New York
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Carnegie Trust Company
Pet Sold Wanted by Police in Pascoag Case
Pascoag Rhode Island August 18 Ernest Pet sold, for whom police are searching, remains at large as authorities pursue leads. Local officials urge any information to contact the station.
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Pascoag
R. I
Ernest Petsold
Belief He Is Suspect in 8 Year Old Helen Brown Death
In the belief that he is the murderer of Helen Brown, the 8 year old girl who was found dead Friday, was still at large today.
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Helen Brown
Millionaire Philanthropist Travels Iowa For Relief Funds
Webster City, Iowa, August 18. Abraham Slimmer, a noted multi millionaire and Iowa philanthropist, plans to spend his five million dollar fortune personally by traveling the state to find people in need and relieve their distress with his own hands. He may extend his alms to other states as he continues his journey.
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Webster City
Abraham Slimmer
Iowa
Bell Boy Receives Two $250 Checks In Tempest Over Gift
In Northampton on August 18 a bellhop named Austin McCarthy nearly lost a $250 donation from J Kennedy Tod of New York after talking about it. Tod’s wife disapproved and tried to recover the money, but Tod intervened, McCarthy kept the funds, and a new bank book showed the deposit. Local tale ends with Mrs Tod’s reaction undisclosed.
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Northampton
Austin McCarthy
New York
J. Kennedy Tod
Tod
New England
Mr. Tod
McCarthy
Mac
Funeral Fracas Over Gallagher Service in St Aloysius
In St Louis Aug 18 funeral services for James Gallagher a bartender were held at St. Aloysius Church. During the sermon Father Kelly admonished disruptors as Jack Gallagher interrupted and then left. The service was conducted under the Order of Eagles and tensions over attendance were addressed by William A. Cleary.
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Gallagher
Father Kelly
Jack Gallagher
Order of Eagles
William A. Cleary
Reception and Dance at Fort Andrews
The garrison at Fort Andrews held an informal reception and dance at their bar racks Saturday evening. Many officers and privates were present with friends from Hull and the summer colony of Peddocks Island where the garrison is located.
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Fort Andrews
Hull
Peddocks Island
Mother Shot by Small Son in Worcester
Worcester, Aug. 18. Mrs Frances McAfee, 38, wife of George A McAfee, was shot in the chest at 7:15 pm by a revolver held by her seven year old son Wyman. Police say the shooting was accidental. Mrs McAfee is in City Hospital. the bullet is not found at midnight. The gun, believed unloaded, lay on a bureau when the boy picked it up to inspect it.
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Worcester
Frances McAfee
George A. McAfee
Birch Street
Wyman
Frankie Owens Much Better
Frankie Owens four year old wanderer at Massachusetts General Hospital rests on a small cot in Ward H while recovering from blood poisoning in the right leg. Hospital says he is rapidly improving and will soon leave. He will return to the State Board of Charity and be sent back to Brentwood New Hampshire, six miles from Exeter. Nurses note his keen mental acumen though he can demand attention when querulous.
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Frankie Owens
State Board of Charity
Frank
Frankie
Old New Hampshire
Brentwood
Exeter
Chanler Boom Now Launched in Washington Speech
Washington Aug 18 A presidential boom for Lieutenant-Governor Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler of New York has landed in Washington. Democratic politicians say advices from New York indicate the boom is serious and will be launched at the proper time. It is claimed that Charles F Murphy and State Chairman Conners have been consulted and favor the proposition. A source notes the move could bring in substantial funds.
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Washington
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
New York
East
Charles F. Murphy
Conners
Chanler
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