Fog Blankets Whole Coast Hindering Shipping
A dense coastal fog disrupted navigation from Delaware Breakwater to Eastport. The T wharf fishing steamer Crest grounded on Ram Head bar while returning with a large catch. minor damage expected. Belfast naval officers heard the distress and guided by Pilot Crockett and QM Larrabee assisted the fisherman.
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Delaware
Eastport
Boston
T Wharf
Crest
Ram Head Bar
Belfast
Sawyer
Charles Crockett
J. W. Larrabee
Vacation Prize Seeks Best Unnamed Picture Title
Readers can win a $100 prize by submitting a title for the unnamed picture in next Sunday's Post. Entries must be received by the deadline and reflect the image's theme and tone.
No Goods at Regular Prices in Automatic Bargain Basement
The Automatic Bargain Basement operates on bargain merchandise only with extraordinarily low prices to move stock quickly. This pricing system aims to avoid losses from automatic price reductions while signaling a strict sale environment.
Automatic Price Reductions on Suits Previewed
An advertisement outlines staged markdowns for a suit lot starting at 10.75 on Aug 20. If unsold, prices drop to 8.00 on Sept 4, 5.37 on Sept 11, 2.68 on Sept 18, and give away on Sept 25, urging a rapid first-price sale to avoid reductions.
Navy to deploy 2000 to Nicaragua within 10 days
The Navy Department announced complete arrangements to send 2000 bluejackets and marines to Nicaragua within ten days to protect foreign lives and property and maintain railroad communications from the American legation in Managua to the Pacific coast.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Managua
Pacific Coast
Navy Department
Marines Sail From Philadelphia and New American Push
Eight hundred marines will sail from the Philadelphia navy yard next Saturday as Secretary Meyer orders the armored cruiser California from San Diego to Panama. The transport Prairie leaves Portsmouth to pick up 150 marines in Philadelphia then to Colon to Panama via the railroad to board California for San Juan del Sur and Corinto. News of the Leon massacre near Managua and Liberal victory details emerge as U S policy in Nicaragua faces criticism from Senator Bacon who accuses the executive departments of violating the law by using the military.
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Philadelphia Navy Yard
Meyer
California
San Diego
Cal
Panama
Prairie
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Colon
San Juan del Sur
Corinto
Bacon
State Department
Nicaragua
United States
Mrs Emerson to Wed Baltimore Man Today
Mrs Emilie A Emerson former wife of Captain Isaac E Emerson will wed C Hazletine Basshor of Baltimore today. The marriage follows a noted divorce case and a longstanding family friendship with Basshor amid Emersons fortune from a patent headache powder.
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Isaac E. Emerson
C. Hazletine Basshor
Baltimore
Emilie A. Emerson
Issac E. Emerson
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
C. Hazeltine Basshor
Emerson
Basshor
Euclid Avenue
Bassher
Bramwell Booth New Salvation Army Head
Bramwell Booth is proclaimed general of the Salvation Army in London after the reading of General Booth's will. He accepts the role in a prayerful speech, citing duty to God and the army, with condolences from King George and other leaders. White armbands with a red cross will mark the late evangelist's funeral.
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Ranger
Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
Army
George
Asquith
Canterbury
Church of England
London
Thomas B. Crosby
Earl of
Meath
Earl of Aberdeen
Salvationists
Evangelist
General Booth Burial Plans and Succession Readied
Funeral services for General Booth will be held at Abney Park cemetery in Stoke Newington with a procession from international headquarters and a service at Olympia the night before. Bramwell Booth is chosen as successor after a sealed 1890 appointment is opened, with officers pledging loyalty and support to the new commander in chief.
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General Booth
Abney Park
Stoke Newington
International Headquarters
Army
Olympia
Westminster
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Bramwell Booth
International
McKie
William Booth
Ranger
Fears Open Breach If He Attends Funeral
Ballington Booth, estranged son of Salvation Army founder General William Booth, fears attending his father’s funeral or taking part in tribute ceremonies. His wife Maud Ballington Booth works to secure a reconciliation, else Ballington will skip the funeral to avoid family hostility shown at his sister Mrs. Booth Tucker’s funeral.
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Maud Ballington Booth
Salvation Army
New York
Ballington Booth
William Booth
Iungland
Booth Tucker
Engineer Acts to Beach Gas Yacht After Fire
Bar Harbor Me August 21 A latter day Jim Bludsoe the engineer of the 50 foot gasoline yacht Betsey Ann chartered by General Edward Morrell of Philadelphia probably saved a number of lives when he stuck to his flaming post and beached the yacht off shore None of the passengers servants from Morrells summer home at Sorrento were burned The engineer whose name could not be learned alone was reached by the flames his arms and hands badly burned while the burning yacht was being beached His injuries are not serious
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Bar Harbor
Jim Bludsoe
Betsey
Wool Men Clash With Roosevelt Over Tariff Stance
Colonel Roosevelt and the Carded Woolen Manufacturers' Association, based in the Old South building, have exchanged sharp remarks after the wool men questioned his tariff position. George Emlen Roosevelt replied for the colonel, noting the letter arrived too late for New England speeches and instructing them to review his confessional statements as the answer.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt urged tariff action in letter from wool men
The wool men, through secretary Arthur Wheelock, press Theodore Roosevelt with a pointed letter dated Aug 21 1912. They question his tariff stance after New England speeches and his Chicago confession of faith. They demand a clear, plain reply on tariff revision and the mechanics of a protective tariff.
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Arthur Wheelock
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
G. E. Roosevelt
New England
Chicago
Point of Pines
Providence
Boston Common
Benton for Increased Power for Commission
Everett C Benton Republican candidate for governor supports granting the Railroad Commission power to fix rates and determine facilities by order. He favors strict regulation of public service corporations while ensuring a fair return for investors. Pelletier Faces Busy Day in Democratic Governor Drive. District Attorney Joseph C Pelletier campaigns with events in Chelsea Marshfield and Lawrence as he pursues the Democratic nomination.
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R. W. Washburn
Everett CC. Benton
Railroad Commission
Joseph C. Pelletier
Chelsea
Malone
Marshfield
Lawrence
Woman Drowned in Underground Stream Near Washington Square
An unidentified woman died in the underground river beneath Washington Square Haverhill. A chef in a restaurant above the covered stream heard her screams, the only clue to the tragedy as investigators probe whether drowning or rat involvement occurred.
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Haverhill
Washington Square
River tunnel tragedy feared in city river tunnel incident
A basement kitchen chef heard a woman crying from a covered river tunnel flowing beneath Washington square and Park. Police fear she was swept in by the tide or attacked by sewer rats, with an empty boat found in the culvert as proof of the deadly danger.
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Washington Square
Washington Park
Socialists Still Hopeful For November Ballot Access
Secretary Langtry rejected six Socialist State primary petitions for lacking signatures in four counties though Plymouth had enough. Page 1 notes the party can still circulate papers and seek a November ballot spot. a governor candidate last election earned over 3 percent, ensuring a Socialist ballot in primaries.
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Langtry
Plymouth
Bull Moose
Corsican Arrives in Liverpool After Iceberg Collision
The Allan Line steamer Corsican reached Liverpool from Montreal after striking an iceberg east of Belle Isle near Newfoundland on Aug 12. The ship’s forepart had collision bulkheads and showed little damage beyond that.
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Liverpool
England
Allan Line
Belle Isle
Newfoundland
Montreal
Curley Appointed House Assistant Whip Recalls Absent Democrats
Speaker Clark announced Representative Curley of Massachusetts as assistant Democratic whip with orders to place all members in their seats. Curley sent telegrams to absent Democrats urging return to Washington. The House plans to adjourn Congress this weekend and will publish a list of nonrespondents.
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Washington
Representative Curley
Massachusetts
Clark
House
Congress
Curley Tosday
Embroidery Pattern Adapts Medieval Coat Collar
A design of a coat collar in medieval stitch is shown in the Embroidery Made Easy feature of next Sunday's Post, part of a series on simple needlework.
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Gets-It corn cure promises safe relief for corns
Get-IT is advertised as a safe, non irritating remedy for corns callouses warts and bunions. It claims to end pain shrink the corn and let stockings stay on. Sold by E Lawrence & Co Chicago 25 cents and at Riker Jaynes Boston stores.
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E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Boston
Ally Riker-Jaynes
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