Mrs Richards in Hysterics After Attempted Self Destruction
Mrs Mary E Richards of 40 Partridge avenue Somerville is recovering after taking a small quantity of chloral hydrate at the Veterinary Hospital 50 Village street with her husband present. Dr James Tobin says the act stemmed from temporary aberration of mind and hysterical distress.
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Somerville
Mary E. Richards
Partridge Avenue
Veterinary Hospital
Village Street
Richards
Arlington Ready to Sail with Large Rum Cargo to Africa
The barkentine Arlington at Pier 2 New York & New England, South Boston, valued around 115000 dollars, is prepared to sail for Ram W. C. A. under Captain Fickett. It carries 500 hogsheads and 50 barrels of rum, 53 tierces tobacco, 100 cases canned beef, 6000 tins, 20000 gallons oil, and 4322 feet of pine lumber, described as one of the port’s costliest cargoes to be shipped to heathens.
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Barkentine Arlington
Pier 2
New York
New England
Boston
Ram W. C. A
Fickett
Arlington
Boston Woman Held for Grand Jury After Court Guilty Sentence
Stella Lombard 22 known as Maud Roberts was found guilty of intoxication and cold fingered theft after luring an Earl Street man to an alley. Judge Wentworth sentenced her to four months with bail set at 500 dollars for the grand jury. Emma Miller also faced charges for robbing Charles Fisher of cash and a diamond stud with grand jury action pending.
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Stella Lombard
Wentworth
Maud Roberts
John Woodward
Boston
Allston
Miss Lombard
South End
Lombard
Chickering Place
Hughes
L Road
Woodward
Emma Miller
Charles Fisher
Fels-Naptha Soap Cuts Laundry Labor and Wear
Fels-Naptha soap, combining naphtha and soap, saves half the labor of washing and halves the wear on clothes according to its claim, highlighting efficiency in home laundry.
Third Setback for Balfour in Sevenoaks Fight
London August 24 H W Foster Conservative re elected to the Sevenoaks seat after receiving 891 more votes than Liberal Beaumont Morice. The narrow victory follows North Leeds and North of Ireland losses and signals a third setback for the Balfour government amid education bill controversy.
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London
H. W. Foster
Sevenoaks
Kent
The
Treasury
Beaumont Morice
North Leeds
Ireland
Mr. Foster
Vanderbilt feud spreads to children and staff in Newport
Aug 22 Newport reports the Vanderbilt and Whitney family feud now extends to servants at The Breakers Oakland Farms and the Whitney place. Household staff are forbidden to speak with Beaulieu or R T Wilsons crews, while Neely Vanderbilt loyalists face instant dismissal for dealings with Vanderbilt or Whitney staff. The feud's bitterness far surpasses prior family estrangements. Gertrude Whitney and Grace Vanderbilt avoid each other in public, preferring not to meet even in shops or social events.
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Newport
Vanderbilt
Breakers
Oakland Farms
Whitney Place
Avenue
Neely
Whitney
H. P. Whitney
Mrs Vanderbilt To Stage Midway Plaisance At Beaulieu
Newport Rhode Island August 22 Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt plans a Midway Plaisance entertainment Monday evening at Beaulieu. The Wild Rose company will be brought from New York to perform along a driveway to the villa with fortune tellers singers and other humorous acts. A substantial stage will welcome a cotillion with many pretty escorts.
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Newport
R. I
Cornelius Vanderbilt
iMidway Plaisance
Beaulieu
Wild Rose” Company
New York
General Botha Welcomed in Brussels Arrival Sparks Cheers
General and Mrs. Botha arrived from The Hague to a hearty reception by the Brussels populace as they were welcomed during their visit.
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Brussels
Botha
Hague
Electric train could speed travel to two hours Boston New York
General Electric workers in Lynn build machinery for a high speed electric train aimed at 9 to 100 miles per hour with trials planned in Illinois. If successful, Boston to New York may take about two hours from today’s six. Chicago to New York could drop to 100 hours.
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Lynn
General Electric Works
Illinois
Boston
New York
Chicago
Chicago, Highn & Peoria Elevated Railroad
Schenectady
General Electric Company
Thomson
Philadelphia
Germany
Girl gets two years for abusing horse
Plymouth August 22 Miss Lottie Brown jailed in Plymouth for two years after overdriving a horse owned by John Mason of a Rockland livery stable. The animal was driven to Nantasket several weeks ago and Brown has a local police record.
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Plymouth
Limerick to Honor Boer Generals with Freedom
Dublin Aug 22 The corporation of the city of Limerick has decided to confer the freedom of the city on the three Boer generals as the greatest living champions of civil and religious liberty.
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Dublin
Limerick
Widener Couple Welcome Daughter in Pinard Cottage
Joy surrounds Pinard cottage No. 1 as Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Widener of Philadelphia welcome a daughter born this morning between 9 and 10 o'clock. Flowers arrive from well wishers in Newport.
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Ndpwport
R. I
Cottage Colony
Pinard Cottage No. 1
Joseph E. Widener
Philadelphia
Widener Cottage
Two Months for Bicycle Thief in Somerville
Ernest Estabrook was arrested at 111 Walnut Street Somerville and sentenced to two months in the House of Correction for larceny of a bicycle belonging to William Dempsey. Dempsey left his wheel in a friend's lower hall on Walnut Street. it later appeared in a Boston pawnshop.
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Ernest Estabrook
Walnut Street
Somerville
William Dempsey
House of Correction
Dempsey
Boston
Postum Helped Readings Veteran End Coffee Suffering
Merrill Hutchinson of Reading Massachusetts recalls disability from coffee after the Civil War and credits Postum Cereal Food Coffee with curing dyspepsia. He says he drank coffee three times daily, gained weight, and now weighs about 160 pounds at age 62 while doing hard work.
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Merrill Hutchinson
Reading
Mass
Husband in Jail as Wife Fights for Life
George H. Whitney, an Acres & Taylor mill employee in Chariton City, is jailed on assault charges after allegedly stabbing his wife Ellen T. nine times at their home and mill gate. Ellen T. Whitney, in precarious condition, remains under care as investigators, with Itvey in custody at the Southbridge station. The couple, married three years with no children, quarrelled at noon before the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southbridge
George H. Whitney
Acres &Taylor
Chariton City
Ellen T
Whitney
Joseph Conway
New British Consul and New Quarters for the Consulate
The British consulate moves to a new building at Atlantic Avenue and Milk Street. The old quarters at 13 Exchange Place are vacated after 30 years. Vice-Consul W. H. Stuart resigns. Consul J. E. Blunt heads toward retirement in October while Vice-Consul Clipperton of Philadelphia runs the office.
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Atlantic Avenue
Milk Street
His Majesty's
Exchange Place
W. H. Stuart
J. E. Blunt
England
Clipperton
Philadelphia
Dog catcher seizes unlicensed mother of four puppies
In Charlestown at 146 Medford Street, a dog catcher took the mother dog for lack of a license payment. The four 16 day old puppies, all black and small, are now left to fend for themselves as the owner William H. Ross had not paid the $5 fee. Neighbor John Donovan mourns the loss of the mother just as the pups open their eyes.
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Bessie
Medford Street
Charlestown
John Donovan
William H. Ross
Colorado Capitalists Lose Big as Gates Fails Colorado Gamble
Wall Street tallies show John W. Gates and associates losing about 3.4 million dollars by Aug 22 in the Colorado Fuel and Iron bid. An injunction delayed the August 20 meeting, leaving Osgoood’s faction in control and Gates’s group with a depreciated stake amid a market slide.
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New York
Wall Street
John W. Gates
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Gates
Osgood
United States Steel Company
Chicago
Robert E. Osgood
Colorado Company
Colorado
Osgood & Co
Mr. Gates
Isaac Lambert
John J. Mitchell
James Blair
Denver
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Saratogase
Stuyvesant Club Man Fined in London For Fast Driving
Rutherford Stuyvesant a noted New York club man who wed the Countess Warren naer was fined by a Kingston on Thames magistrate for furious driving. A constable testified his car covered a quarter mile in 30 seconds and the magistrate observed his pace nearly knocked him down on the way to court.
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London
Rutherford Stuyvesant
New York
Warrennaer
Kingston on-Thames
Stuyvesant
Mr. Stuyvesant
Maine Republicans lament Hendersons absence in campaign
Knox county Republicans report disappointment as Speaker Henderson, now in Camden, will not join the Maine campaign during his 10 day visit. He plans to speak in other states mid September but would break his vacation to speak in Maine, which he will not do.
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Rockland
Knox County
Henderson
Camden
Maine
Eit Henderson
Dyspepsia and Hood’s Sarsaparilla Claim Relief
Suffering from dyspepsia, a reader describes constant discomfort and irritability. The advertisement promotes Hood’s Sarsaparilla as an effective remedy and claims thousands cured. Hood’s Pills are praised as the best cathartic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
H Hood
German Koch Lung Cure Promises Lung Disease Relief
The Koch Lung Cure advertises a Tuberculine based treatment endorsed by the German government to cure Consumption Catarrh Asthma and Bronchitis using inhalation oils and vapors. It claims cures, offers free initial consultation, and invites inquiries to its Boston office at 361 Boylston Street or home treatment by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Koch
Boylston Street
Boston
Koch Lung Cure
Parkinson Heads England Photographers Association Officers
The concluding session of the annual convention at Copley Hall elected Parkinson as head of the Camera Men section. Other officers chosen include a vice president and press secretary, with details announced at the meeting.
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Parkinson
Camera
England Photographers’ Association
Copley Hall
Vice-press
Boston
Photographers’ Association of
New England
Local Officials Named in Mystic Organization Slate
The report names George E. Tingley of Mystic secretary and George M. Bolton of Rockville treasurer, with 8 M. Holmann of Attleboro as state vice-presidents and Warren C. King of Portland as a member, forming the core of the slate.
Convention Votes For No Prize Abolish Salon
Ard H. Kimball of Concord C H Fuller of Rutland and F W Stiles of Westerly R I participated as the convention voted to abolish the salon next year and to hold a no prize convention.
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Ard H. Kimball
Concord
N. H
C. A. Fuller
Rutland, Vt
F. W. Stiles
Westerly
R. I
Arrival of U S S Enterpr ise at Funchal Madeira
Massachusetts Nautical Training School officials receive a cablegram from Commander Edward D. Taussig of the United States Navy confirming the U S S Enter prise has arrived at Funchal Madeira.
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Massachusetts Nautical Training School
State House
Edward D. Taussig
United States Navy
U. S. S. Enterprise
Funchal
Madeira
Chief Wade Comment On Extradition Motion In Lynn Case
State police Chief Wade said Detective George C. Neal would not rush to Toronto to seek extradition of George W. Clark the Lynn suspect in a string of bad checks. He added no decision would be made for several days.
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Wade
State Police
George C. Neal
Toronto
George W. Clark
Lynn
Shooting at a Pool Room: Zarrello Fires at Cassaino
Joseph Zarrello 103 Staniford street pursued by over 100 after shooting John Cassaino 99 Staniford street in the leg with a 28 caliber revolver. Cassaino taken to Haymarket Square Relief Hospital. Zarrello arrested by Patrolman Critchett and to be arraigned in Municipal Court on assault with intent to kill.
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John Cassaino
Staniford Street
Joseph Zarrello
South Margin
Pitts Streets
Critchett
Zarrello
Joy Street
Cassaino
Haymarket Square
Stamford Street
Sandelo
South Margin Street
Pitts Street
Gaskin
Lodge To Sponsor Chanler Infant At Newport
Mrs Lodge wife of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge will be a sponsor for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Winthrop Astor Chanler in Newport next Sunday. The President Roosevelt and Lewis Chanler will be god fathers with Chanler represented by proxy as he is abroad. Details of the ceremony await the President arrival and reconciliation of schedules with Rev Henry Morgan Stone who will officiate.
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Newport
R. I
Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Roosevelt
Winthrop Astor Chanler
Lewis Chaniler
Chanler
Henry Morgan Stone
Tragic Death From Live Wire Kills Portland Worker
John Kelly, about 35, employed by the New England Telephone Company, was instantly killed in Portland today after touching a live wire. He leaves a widow and one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
John Kelley
New England Telephone Company
Sullivan Charged in Dynamite Plot Ordered to Grand Jury
Lowell August 22 Thomas Sullivan was formally ordered to the grand jury in Police Court this morning on a charge of attempting to injure his mother's house on Claire street with a dynamite cartridge on August 3.
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Lowell
Thomas Sullivan
Claire Street
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Grady
Dr. Grady
Bac
Joseph W. Crady
Tremont Street
Mrs. Richards
Africa
White Dental
Washington Street
R. H. White Co
Oxford
Talanhanea
Leroyevey v
Balfour
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Wideners
Professor Koch
Morris Burke Parkinson
George M. Bolton
S. M. Holman
Photographers Association of New England
Neal
Mrs. Lodge
Sullivan
King Dental Parlors
Avon Street
Jordan's
White's
Bc Foc
Lighthill
Boylaton
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