Old Orchard Clergyman Defends Camp Meeting Tactics
In a pointed response Rev Dr L B Bates son of Maine Governor rebuts Rev F E B Leitch who accused evan gelists of circus like camp meetings. Bates defends money handling and insists Sunday appeals were modest and for expenses. He says most attendees stay in nearby hotels and that churches were not emptied by his campaigns.
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F. EB. Leitch
L. B. Bates
Old Orchard Methodist Church
Sain
Bates
Leitch
Maine
TI al
1000 Canoes Flock to Riverside Band Concert
More than 1000 canoes filled with young men and women gathered at Fox Island for a band concert on the river. The moonlight drew many canoeists into the evening hours, yet authorities reported no accidents and praised the crowd as one of the best ever seen on the river.
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Riverside
Fox Island
Boston Rangers Gaelic Club Receives Book Gift
At yesterday’s meeting the Boston Rangers Gaelic football club accepted a book gift from Congressman Sullivan and expressed its thanks for the present.
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Boston Rangers
Congressman Sullivan
Bride slain groom gone in New York mystery
New York August 21. After a brief honeymoon Mrs. Caroline Apuzzo is found dead in her bed. Police search for her young husband who has been missing since Friday night.
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New York
Caroline Apuzzo
Boy Fractures Legs After Fall on Saratoga Street
Rogers F. Francis, 16, slipped while attempting to board an inward bound car on Saratoga Street in East Boston yesterday afternoon. He was taken to Relief Hospital with two broken bones in his left leg and severe bruises.
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Saratoga Street
Boston
Rogers F. Francis
Relief Hospital
Modern Motor Pirate Outsmarts Victims In West Country Ride
In a dramatic tale, a London autoist Bradshaw and companion Roberts encounter a masked rival in a boot shaped silent motor near Shaftesbury. The stranger robs them of money and valuables after a high speed pursuit, leaving Roberts gravely injured and Bradshaw shaken. The attackers flee as a Salisbury-bound trap aids the injured men. The full account continues tomorrow.
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London
Salisbury
Plymouth
Dick Turpin
Bradshaw
Compton
Roberts
Fears of a Prince of Rome birth create Vatican anxiety
Rome officials fear a male heir next month to the Italian sovereigns could compel the Pope to grant the title Prince of Rome by birth. Cardinal Richelmy will likely administer baptism if needed, while the King moves the Queen to Piedmont to avoid conferring Rome city rights. The arrangement aims to keep the title by courtesy, not by birth, to avert political trouble.
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Rome
Vatican
Richelmy
Turin
Raccongi
Piedmont
Last of the G A R Hosts Leaves Boston
Practically the last of the great host of G. A. R. veterans who were guests of the city last week departed yesterday for home. Veterans, some with wives, viewed the city one final time as decorations are taken down. Nebraska veterans attended the Common band concert with baggage ready to leave after. Mechanics building is locked and may not serve such a purpose again. Encampment headquarters in Old South building remains open briefly to finish business.
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Nebraska
Mechanics
Old South
Immigrants Detained After Long Wharf Transfer
Vans carried immigrants from the White Star liner Cretic arriving at Liverpool and Queenstown to the Long Wharf detention pen. At 5 30 p m the last van emptied its passengers and 80 immigrants were said to be detained for thorough investigation. The group is described as cosmopolitan and likely the largest held for a ship’s arrival from Liverpool and Queenstown.
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Liverpool
Queenstown
Long Wharf
Charles
Town
Passenger trains not to wait for baggage
New Haven and Hartford railroad orders engineers to keep strict schedules no waits for baggage and no delays for express freight after express companies failed to ship goods on time causing timetable slowness across the system.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Mrs Alpheus Hardy Dead in Bar Harbor
Mrs Alpheus Hardy of Boston died in Bar Harbor at age 87 after a brief illness. One of the town s oldest summer residents, she was married to a Boston trustee who helped build the first summer cottage here over 40 years ago.
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Bar Harbor
Alpheus Hardy
Boston
Riverside Grounds Locker Theft Arrest of Employee George L Brett
Riverside August 21 police and grounds keepers catch George L Brett an employee with alleged stolen goods in his possession at the Riverside recreation grounds. He is arrested by Officer Scribner and taken to the Metropolitan Station then turned over to Weston police.
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Riverside
Riverside Recreation Grounds
George L. Brett
Scribner
Metropolitan
Weston Police
East Boston A O H Division 2 Annual Excursion
The annual excursion of Division 2 A. O. H. of East Boston was held yesterday aboard the steamer New Brunswick with over 500 members and friends aboard. The cruise toured both the north and south shores as attendees enjoyed the day.
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Division 2
Boston
New Brunswick
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Salisbur
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Maida Vale
Panion
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Clapham Common
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Siminster
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Winter Street
Lhe Coolest Department Store
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Madras
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