Knowles Tells How He Caught and Killed a Bear
Martin reports seeing a wild looking man on a horseshoe pond trail but guides doubt the sighting and suspect a wild animal. Knowles continues his forest diary describing hardships, birch bark messages, plans to trap a bear, and a wildcat encounter with a fawn. The piece notes public fascination and ongoing updates via the Sunday Post.
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Knowles
Martin
Horseshoe Pond
Snowles
Sunday Post
Spencer Trail
Big Spencer Lake
Second Week in the Forest Details Camp Life
In his forest diary Joseph Knowles describes a permanent camp, bark cabins, and moss walls as he advances his shelter. He notes a night fire, new food like frogs legs and wild berries, and plans to trap for skins later. His birthday is spent alone in the wilderness, with memories of his mother and thoughts of friends.
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Joseph Knowles
Horseshoe Trail
Franklin to Honor Memory of Webster
Governor Felker and Dartmouth's Nichols join McCall Pingree and Gallinger among speakers at Franklin New Hampshire commemorating Daniel Webster birthplace. The program includes opening remarks by William E. Chandler and readings by Clarence E. Carr with a list of notable attendees and a benediction.
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Franklin
Webster
Concord
N. H
Samuel D. Felker
Ernest Fox Nichols
Dartmouth College
Samuel W. McCall
Samuel E. Pingree
Vermont
Daniel Webster
William E. Chandler
Stufus P. Gardner
Frank N. Parsons
Clarence IE. Carr
Jacob H. Gallinger
Samuel FE. Pingree
Nahum J. Bachelder
William D. Sawyer
Franklin, N. H
Statesman
Catching His First Bear in a Pitfall Tale
A hunter recounts trapping and killing a yearling bear at a pit near his berry country camp. He describes starting the bear, its attempts to escape, clashes with a paw blow, and his final blow to end the animal. He plans to forgo a skinning sketch this week and send it later.
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Nightfell
Sunday Post Will Print Further Messages From Knowles
The Sunday Post will publish additional communications from Joseph Knowles as they arrive, continuing the ongoing correspondence in print.
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Joseph
Knowles
Sunday Post
New Police Board May Reorganize Force in Portsmouth
Governor and council appointed a new board of police commissioners in Portsmouth New Hampshire causing speculation about widespread changes. The board is expected to appoint nearly all new officers with Tom Wilkinson likely to become chief and few existing patrolmen to be reappointed.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Tom'’ Wilkinson
Mary Smith Falls 20 Feet at Dorchester Back Porch
Mary Smith aged 212 years and daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Smith of 5 Charlton Street Everett was hurt after falling from the back porch two stories up at 66 Dickens Street Dorchester yesterday afternoon. She struck her head and suffered a severe brain concussion. Her parents were visiting neighbors when the accident occurred as a picket railing broken out left a gap over a foot wide.
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Mary Smith
William J. Smith
Charlton Street
Everett
City Hospital
Dickens Street
Dorchester
Mary
Thomas Smith
John Smith
Extradition Fight Over $18,000 Fox Theft In Maine
Lemuel Coughlin of Fortune Cove P E I is held in Portland Maine on a warrant linked to the theft of two black foxes valued at $18,000 each from Prince Edward Island. Police arrested him after identification by Officer Charles Black. A Monday hearing is planned to decide on extradition.
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Portland
Lemuel Coughlin
Prince Edward Island
Coughlin
Fortune Cove
Charles Black
Maine
James H. McCann
Mr. McCann
Samuel L. Bans
Appoints Receiver for Montana Consolidated Gold Mining
Livingston Montana August 24 George B McCaron of Livingston was named by District Judge Law of Bozeman as receiver for the Montana Consolidated Gold Mining Company its mines mills and water power plant The company incorporated for 10 000 000 and property alleged to be worth
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Livingston
Mont
George B. McCaron
Law
Bozeman
Montana Consolidated Gold Mining Company, Incorporated
Two Aviators Die In Paris Race Collapse Of Hydro Aeroplane
In Rouen France August 24 French aviator M Montalent and passenger M Metivier were killed when their hydro aeroplane collapsed during the hydro aeroplane race from Le Pecq near Paris to Deauville. Montalent was among the nine competitors and had reached Rouen at about 1000 feet.
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Rouen
France
M. Montalent
M. Metivier
Montalent
LePeeq
Paris
Deauville
Turbulent Crossing Ends in Fatal Barge Crash
Crowds watched as a river barge mishap sent a machine pitching and dropping. Montalent of Rouen and Metivier were mangled. Montalent crashed through the deck while Metivier fell into the river. Georges Chemet finished Deauville in 3 hours 50 minutes as gusts battered the racers and others retired. Charles Weymann, an American, exited Rouen due to motor trouble.
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Montalent
Metivier
Rouen
Georges Chemet
Deauville
Charles T. Weymann
New Peace Flag Offered At Universal Congress
The Universal Peace Congress in Amsterdam during an excursion today heard Rev. J. W. van Kirk of Youngstown Ohio offer a seven stripe rainbow peace flag to the Peace Bureau at Berne. A similar flag will be presented to Andrew Carnegie for the Palace of Peace inauguration on August 28. The first ship through the Panama Canal will carry the flag.
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Hague
Universal Peace Congress
Amsterdam
J. W. van Kirk
Youngstown
Congress
Peace Bureau
Berne
Andrew Carnegie
Palace of Peace
Panama Canal
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Hague Congress
New England
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