Despairing Polish Girl Ends Life After Faithless Lover
Ida Fleischer, 17, a native of JaroSlaw Galicia, dies by gas suicide in Isador Sachs’s 1738 Second Avenue apartment after her lover Samuel Goldstein proved unfaithful. Goldstein had visited the Sachs family years earlier but disappeared, leaving Ida despondent. The tragedy follows years of hardship and a failed marriage proposal. The coroner and undertaker await.
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New York
Ida Fleischer
Isador Sachs
Second Avenue
Mr. Sachs
Ida
Sachs
Samuel Goldstein
East Side
Goldstein
Fisk and Goff Fire Sale for Fall and Winter Clothing
A New England store advertises a complete liquidation of fashion garments after a four story above fire. Nearly all items are new fall styles displayed Aug i and offered at any price to clear inventory. The sale promises superior quality, urging customers to join the procession and come to the store.
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New England
OFF FOR CHINA BY TRAIN TO VANCOUVER
Thirty Chinese travelers departed last evening on the eight oclock Canadian Pacific train bound for Hong Kong via Vancouver. The party was led by H J Colvin and Yee Tie, CP native agent for Boston. A dozen women accompanied the group while a few Americanized Chinese sang at the station. May Loy of Rockford Vermont helped see friends off.
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Hong Kong
Vancouver
B. C
H. J. Colvin
Yee Tie
Boston
May Loy
Rockford
Drowning Victims In Nova Scotia Steamer Collision
A Chatham despatch reports the steamer Miramichi collided with the Osceola on the river above Black Brook. The jibboom tore off the steamer and swept the upper deck, drowning Rhoda E B Stewart and Amanda Lobban and Maggie Lobban, all of Chatham, with two injured survivors Matilda Stewart and Miss McLeod of Newcastle.
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Halifax
N. S
Chatham
N. B
Miramichi
Nova Scotia
Black Brook
Matilda Stewart
Miss McLeod
Newcastle
Rhoda EB. Stewart
Amanda
Maggie Lobban
Drowned Sailor Found In Sloop Bunk At Sea
The body of George Welch, drowned on sloop Jumbo, was recovered tonight by Captain Jasper Mooring and Officer Wells. It was found sitting upright in a bunk and was moved to Rockport after being placed aboard a tug.
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Newburyport
George Welch
Jasper Mooring
Wells
Rockport
Five Teens Lost In Quebec Boat Accident
Five young men aged 14 to 18 went out in a light boat at 4 PM in Village des Aulnais Que. Three hours later their dead bodies were found near land. Names are David St Pierre Ama dee Pelletier Edward Caron Joseph Morin Wilfred Labrecque. Cause of the accident unknown.
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Village Des Aulnais
Que
David St. Pierre
Amadee E. Pelletier
Edward Caron
Joseph Morin
Wilfred Labrecque
Steamer Conflicts with Boat on Eibe River Tragedy
A Hamburg dispatch reports the steamer Concordia struck the motor boat Beckman near Falkenthal on the Eibe River. Seventeen people drowned, including eight Laski family members. only Frau Laski survived.
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London
Hamburg
Concordia
Beckman
Falkenthal
Eibe
Laski
Frau Laski
Secretary Herbert Entertains at Harbor Bar
Secretary Herbert hosted Thomas B. Reed Secretary Lamont and ex Secretary Whitney at Harbor Bar in Harbor Mo this afternoon The fleet is set to sail Thursday to Halifax then Portland and Boston and will arrive at the New England port sequence in coming days
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Bar. Harbor
Herbert
Thomas B. Reed
Lamont
Whitney
New York
Halifax
Portland
Boston
Christian Scientist From New York In Care Case
A Christian Scientist from New York was sent for to aid the patient. He arrived and performed actions he believed would save the patient. Mrs. Betemcourt was buried yesterday, and her husband left for New York but will return. An official investigation is said to be conducted into the case.
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Non
New York
Betemcourt
Woman chases husband and unseen blonde at Coney Island water chutes
Mrs. McChesney of Bridgeport pursued her husband William to Coney Island claiming he left home under subterfuge for a day of amusement. She followed him to the elevating boat ride, spotted a blonde she knew from Bridgeport, and begged the boat to stop as it departed. Police searched for the pair but found no one. She refused arrest and vowed to deal with him herself.
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New York
Bridgeport
Man tries to murder wife then kills himself in Worcester
Samuel S. Prescott, 27, attempted to cut his wife Diana Comstock and fatally wounded her daughter Blanche, then shot himself in the head. Both were taken to the hospital. Prescott died at 9 am. Neighbors described him as despondent over work and likely insane.
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Worcester
Samuel S. Prescott
Diana Comstock
Blanche
Haswell Not Yet Arrested In Matteawan Case
Amelia E. Haswell, the Troy missionary, under suspicion of aiding the escape of Oliver Curtis Perry and four others from Matteawan Asylum, has not been arrested though papers were issued. Detectives shadow her, claiming evidence inclines toward prison terms, with Harrington Hopkins’s confession and exchanged letters as key proofs.
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Poughkeepsie
Amelia E. Haswell
Troy
William E. Hopkins
Oliver Curtis Perry
Matteawan Asylum
Allison
George Wood
Miss Haswell
Ocean Grove
Wood
American Express Company
United States
Haswell
Hopkins
Perry
Newburgh
Perrott
Prayers Fail to Save Richmond Woman in Typhoid Illness
Mrs. R. A. Betemcourt died in Richmond after twenty one days of typhoid fever. Her Christian Scientist husband relied on prayer rather than medical care, while a small group shared prayers at her home. The case notes a religious dispute over treatment and the role of physicians.
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Richmond
R. A. Betemcourt
New York
Betemcourt
Mr. Can
Rival women's street fight ends in disorderly conduct
In New York last night a crowd at Third avenue and One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street watched a fight between two women, Helen Diamond 27 and Lilly Davis 19, who attacked a man and his escort. Police detained both suspects on disorderly conduct charges after clashes over an escorted date.
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New York
Third Avenue
Netterville
Helen Diamond
East One Hundred and Twelfth Street
Lilly Davis
East Thirty-third Street
Henry
Elopement scandal stuns Brooklyn family in August
New York August 19 Tillie White a prominent Twenty eighth Ward socialite married William Glass after a trip to Coney Island. Her father Denied blessing publicly. Tillie and Glass fled to Wappinger s Falls for a honeymoon while Mrs White and family faced the shock. The couple departed without parental consent and faced a dramatic confrontation at the White home.
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New York
Tille White
Twenty-eighth Ward
Brooklyn
Coney Island
William Glass
Wappinger's Falls
Tillie
Mr. White
de Sales Place
Glass
Mrs. White
Willie
Wards Redrawn to Fit Growing Somerville Population
Both Democratic and Republican voters in Somerville support new ward lines as the city grows from about 2,000 to over 62,000. Plans call for more wards with lines drawn to separate Democratic areas, aiming to elect aldermen and councilmen to balance city government and improve governance.
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Somerville
Boulder placed on track tries to wreck marblehead electric car
Lynn August 19 an attempt to wreck the Marblehead line electric car leaving at 9 pm failed to injure anyone. A large boulder was placed on the track near Hathaway turnout and the car struck it, was strained and nearly tipped but passengers escaped serious harm. Conductor James L Demerritt and Motorman O L Johnson led the car with many riders aboard.
Storm Swept Pittsburg Damages Wind Drills Lives
A Pittsburg Allegheny storm caused $100000 in damage with roofs and chimneys ruined and water flooding buildings. Several river craft sank Lud Keefer Tillie and barge Dakotah. ship crew and bystanders faced drownings and injuries amid downed wires and evacuations.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Allegheny
Henderson, Johnston & Co
Carson Street
Bedford Avenue
Ohio River
Judge Braley Grants Surprise Rethink on Knockout Case
John J. Martin and Lindsey C. Boyd, who pleaded guilty to giving knock out drops, had their sentences revised after Judge Braley learned fuller facts. Boyd’s term rose to six years in State prison, Martin to four, instead of two in the house of correction. A third defendant, Sosimo Olival, got ten years for felonious assault. Jeremiah F. O'Brien received one year for wool theft.
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John J. Martin
Lindsey C. Boyd
Boyd
House of Correction
Martin
Braley
Sosimo Olival
Chelsea
State
Jeremiah F. O’brien
North Bind
St Augustine Church In Andover Nears Completion
The new Roman Catholic Church of St Augustine in Andover, designed by Patrick W Ford of Boston, began with a corner stone ceremony. Expected occupancy is before next year. Brick with white stone trim, 12 ½ feet long by 52 feet wide, seating 712, two side chapels, no transepts, no columns, long truss roof, rear organ and choir gallery under the tower.
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Andover
Patrick W. Ford
Boston
East Bridgewater
St. Augustine's
Tramps Arm Themselves as Fargo Faces Unrest
In Fargo North Dakota a flood of laborers threatens to erupt into trouble as at least a thousand men roam with revolvers and guns. Hardware store burglaries rise nightly while residents fear robberies and violence. Vagrant ex-prisoners warn of a potential open robbery wave awaiting a chance to strike the city.
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Fargo
N. D
Ireland Building Collapse Coroner Seeks Owner For Inquest
Aug 19 Ireland New York coroner's inquest into deaths of sixteen workers from West Broadway Third Street collapse continued. Coroner Fitzpatrick issued a warrant for builder John Ireland, unable to find him despite subpoenas. Police Captain Hakins to serve warrant. Ireland’s Brookhaven summer home noted.
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New York
Ireland
West Broadway
Third Street
Fitzpatrick
John Ireland
Hakins
Brookhaven
L. L
Strikers Compromise Ingrain Carpet Weavers Return
In Philadelphia on August 19 the ingrain carpet weavers agreed to resume work at the old wages in mills paying the new schedule after September 16. Joseph Taylor & Son signed the schedule at Star Carpet Mills, and eighty weavers returned. Hoyle Harrison & Kahe workers, who struck over a wage cut last Tuesday, returned to work today under the reduction.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Taylor & Son
Star Carpet Mills
Taylor & Son
Hoyle, Harrison & Kahe
A P A Takes Action Denounces Spring Valley Mayor
The American Protective Association of Cook County passes resolutions denouncing the Spring Valley mayor as cowardly disloyal and un American for not quelling the uprising. Sheriff Clark is assured the APA stands ready with 50000 men to aid in keeping peace at the mining town.
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Chicago
The
American Protective Association
Cook County
Spring Valley
Clark
Fire attempts on United States Company Central Falls mill
Police search for a firebug after an attempted arson at the United States Company's Central Falls mill in Pawtucket. The plant is the largest in Central Falls with hundreds of workers.
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Pawtucket
United States Company
Central Falls
Miss Irma Wagenie Weds Noted Musician In Paris Church
Miss Irma Wagenie daughter of Mme Therese Dubuc Newbury Street and C E B McLaughlin a leading musician and NE Conservatory faculty member was married at the Church of Notre Dame des Victories yesterday. The bride, given away by her brother-in-law Thomas Mack, wore ivory silk brocade with mousseline de soie, Valenciennes lace, and a lilies of the valley veil. The rector Rev Pere Renaudier presided. best man was Frank Gilbraith of Brookline.
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Irma Wagenie
Mme
Therese Dubuc
Newbury Street
C. EB. McLaughlin
New England Conservatory of Music
St. Peter’s Church
Dorchester
Church of Notre Dame Des Victories
Thomas Mack
Pere Renaudier
Frank Gilbraith
Brookline
Garment Workers Council Appoints Settlement Committee
At a Boston district meeting a five member committee was chosen to negotiate settlements with clothing contractors. The panel will meet daily at Bennet Street starting this morning until all contractors sign, and aims to match the union demands from the previous year.
Lord Wolseley Appointed Chief of British Army
In London on August 19 the Hon William St John Broderick announced in the House of Commons that Field Marshal Lord Wolseley would succeed the Duke of Cambridge as commander in chief. The Duke will relinquish command on November 1 instead of October 1 to allow completion of the autumn army inspection.
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London
William St. John Broderick
House of Commons
Lord Wolseley
Free Baptist Association Opens Annual Convention at Ocean Park
The Free Baptist Association of New England began its annual convention at Ocean Park Old Orchard Me with three sessions attended by delegates from many states. Speakers included Rev C B Cheney Lewiston president, Rev B P Moulton Somerville on Church Extension, and Rev H M Ford Hillsdale on denomination policy. Mrs Libby Griffin read a paper on Deaconesses, Miss Carrie J Bacon spoke on Sunday School efficiency, and George C Chase Bates College discussed Educational Work.
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Old Orchard
Free Baptist Association of New England
Ocean Park
Temple
C. B. Cheney
Lewiston
B. P. Moulton
Somerville
Mass
H. M. Ford
Hillsdale
Mich
Free Baptist
Libby ©. Griffin
India
Carrie J. Bacon
Cleveland
George C. Chase
Bates College
St Louis Speed Trial Prep Nears Completion
London August nineteenth reports the American line steamer St Louis set for a trial tomorrow with notable passengers including Congressman Boutelle of Maine and naval attache Commander Gowles. Griscom hosted a dinner for invitees before they travel to Southampton. officials Commander Bradford and Lieutenant Mulligan will represent the U S government at the trial.
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London
St. Louis
Boutelle
Maine
Gowles
Griscom
Wright
Howard Taylor
Wilding
A C Hibernians Excursion Postponed To Sept 1
The Ancient Order of Hibernians annual excursion from Aug 18 to Roberts Grove is postponed to Sunday Sept 1. Tickets dated Aug 18 will be accepted for Sept 1.
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Order of Hibernians
Robert’s Grove
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Fisk & Goff
Boylston ST
Washington and
Tremont
China
Mrs. McChesney
Samuel Prescott
Mrs. Haswell
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Riimer
Wwe
Manx
Baitien
N. Y
Bl. E. Woodwar
Bromfield Sts
Masten
Papa White
Lynn Electric
Swampscott
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Judge Braley
Melton
Cassimere
DiVeVny Vinny
Remeber
Summer St
Wenines
ST. Augustine’s Church
T. Augustine’s
Bubuc
M’laughlin
Garment Workers’ Committee
Duke of Cambridge
Baptists
Schlitz
Milwaukee
Satan
Kni Ae Ar. Munde
Ravem
Purchase St
Jos
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