Douglass Launched First Six Masted Steel Schooner
The William L. Douglas, a six masted steel schooner built at Fore River, Quincy, was launched. She measures 389 feet overall, 306 feet waterline, and 42 feet beam, with 24 foot draft and 7700 tons displacement. Named for Brockton manufacturer W. L. Douglas, she features steam power, cargo tanks, and 22 sails.
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William L. Douglas
Fore River
Quincy
Mass
Oregon
Ww. L. Douglas
Brockton, Mass
Flowers For Sgt Taylor At Joy Street Station
Sergeant Taylor newly promoted receives a huge floral horseshoe from officers at Lagrange Street station. Standing nearly six feet tall it is made of roses ferns and carnations. Patrolman Stevens delivers the presentation speech as 80 officers applaud at roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Joy Street
Lagrange Street
Stevens
Arrested O'Donnell Captured After Bail Jump
Inspector Latter of the Revere police arrested Patrick O'Donnell on a default warrant. He was among men playing cards under the Boston and Maine railroad bridge at Revere on Sunday afternoon July 26 and, while on bail, skipped town leaving a note saying he would meet the police in heaven. He was believed to be found nearer home and was captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
Patrick O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Man credits Grape-Nuts for sharper brain and stronger body
A Marquette carpenter says a religious paper article led him to Grape-Nuts. Since starting the condensed food three years ago his thinking powers have improved, his muscles firmed, fatigue endurance doubled, and his stomach stays in good condition. Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
Mich
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Maine Reestablishes Quarantine On Massachusetts Cattle
Bangor Me Aug 25 The Maine Board of Cattle Commissioners reimposes quarantine after four foot and mouth disease cases are found in Wakefield Massachusetts No cattle from Massachusetts will be allowed into Maine until further notice Chairman Beal notified other commissioners
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Wakefield
Mass
F. O. Beal
Maine Board of Cattle Commissioners
Massachusetts
Maine
Beal
Wakefield Inspections Confirm No Further Hoof and Mouth Cases
State Board of Agriculture inspectors return to Wakefield to verify only four animals at the Tuzza farm were infected. They disinfected sheds, burned floors, and plan widespread herd inspections in Wakefield and surrounding towns. Dr Bennett warns while no epidemic is certain, further cases could lead to quarantine if found.
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Wakefield
State Board of Agriculture
Tuzza Farm
Tyzzu Farm
Tyzzu Place
Board of Health
A. D. Jenkins
Peters
State Board
Framingham
Animal Industrial Bureau
Dr. Bennett
Supplementary Registration Heaviest Night at Police HQ
Last night saw one of the busiest periods since the supplementary voters registration bureau opened at police headquarters with about 60 people registering. Congressman MecNary's Ward 138 constituents led, two barge loads arrived from South Boston. The scene resembled an old North End rally minus the red fire, with cheers for McNary and others, and Pemberton Square at caucus-like activity between 7 and 10 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supplementary Voters’ Registration Bureau
Police
MecNary
Ward 138
Boston
North End
McNary
Pemberton Square
Judge Gray for President
The Democrats of Lackawanna county in convention endorsed the Hon George Gray of Wilmington Del for President. Gray is a U S Circuit Court judge and chaired the Anthracite Strike Commission whose award settled coal field difficulties. He also chaired the arbitration board for Birmingham soft coal fields which issued its decision last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Penn
Lackawanna County
George Gray
Wilmington
Del
United States
Gray
United States Circuit Court
Third Circuit
Birmingham
Ala
Laurel Lake Boat Club Hosts Hotel Aspinwall Guests Race Day
A Thursday program at Laurel Lake Boat Club hosts a boat race for singles and doubles for Hotel Aspinwall guests. The trip to the lake will be by coach and car. Events include a women's single, mixed doubles, and a men's race using club boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LENOX
Laurel Lake Boat Club
Aldermen Call Special Session for Juror Drawing
The Mayor has summoned a special session of the Aldermen to meet at noon next Friday to arrange the drawing of jurors. The meeting will determine juror selection procedures and appoint a panel for upcoming court service.
Cloudburst Devastates Marysville and Surrounding Towns
A cloud burst sent the Big Blue River 16 feet higher within hours flooding Marysville Kansas forcing residents from homes. One drowning, about fifty houses nearly submerged, seventy five people rescued by boat. A wall of water hit Vlieis and Seneca with heavy rainfall in the area.
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Marysville
Kan
Big Blue
Vlieis
Vermilion River
Here
Seneca
Lightning Strikes Brookyn YMCA Camp Near Ridgefield
During a heavy thunderstorm at Lake Waccadue near Ridgefield Connecticut two YMCA members Edward Monsees and D C Rogers were seriously shocked while C W Dietrich was stunned temporarily. The two men were unconscious for several hours but expected to recover.
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Ridgefield
Conn
Brooklyn
N. Y
Young Men’s Christian Association
Lake Waccadue
Edward Monsees
D. C. Rogers
C. W. Dietrich
Messrs. Monsees
Rogers
Boston and Albany Strike Ends with Reinstatement
After a two hour conference at South union station representatives of the Boston and Albany strikers and roundhouse men and Second Vice-President E Van Etten of the New York Central Road reached an agreement. About 275 men will return to work tomorrow morning ending a three week dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Union Station
Boston & Albany Railroad
E. van Etten
New York Central
Hudson River Road
Duffy Defeats Matthews to Retain World Title
Martin Duffy of Chicago won a 10 round bout against Matty Matthews in Port Huron retaining the light welterweight world championship. Matthews won several early rounds but Duffy landed more telling blows and controlled the later stages.
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Port Huron
Mich
Martin Duffy
Chicago
Matty Matthews
Matthews
Duffy
Boston Cricketers Lose to All Montreal Team
Boston Zingari Cricket Club suffered a defeat to All Montreal in Montreal on August 25. Zingari batsmen managed 45 in their first innings as All Montreal replied with 56 and then reached 56 in follow on before innings end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Boston Zingari Cricket Club
All-Montreal
Zingari
Wind storm sinks derrick killing six workers
A fierce wind storm toppled a Central Railroad of New Jersey derrick on Newark Bay bridge near Bayonne. Nine workers were on the structure with eight attempting to descend. six men died, four drowned, and several others were badly injured as the derrick plunged into the water.
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New York
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Newark Bay
Bayonne
Elizabeth
Two Women Drown After Catboat Capsizes Off Jamaica Bay
In a gale this afternoon in Jamaica Bay two women died after a catboat capsized about half a mile off shore. Mrs. John Holm and her sister Mrs. Bagna Rasmusden of Brooklyn perished. Holm was rescued but both women died before reaching land.
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New York
Jamaica Bay
John Holm
Bagna Rasmusden
Brooklyn
Cambridge Labor Day Parade Draws 3000 Union Men
Cambridge plans a Labor Day parade with nearly every local union represented. Central Labor Union President A. W. Morrison expects over 3000 men to form the parade line in Central Square.
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Cambridge
A. W. Morrison
Central Labor Union
Central Square
Labor Day Parade Route and Marshals Named
At 10 a.m. on Labor Day the procession travels along Massachusetts avenue Main street Sixth street Thorndike street Third street Cambridge street Winsor street Harvard street Prospect street Massachusetts avenue Harvard square Brattle square Mt. Auburn street Putnam avenue Western avenue to Central square where it disbands. President A W Morrison of the Central Labor Union is chief marshal with Harry Joel as assistant marshal and Thomas J Edwards as chief of staff.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Main Street
Sixth Street
Thorndike Street
Third Street
Cambridge Street
Winsor Street
Harvard Street
Prospect Street
Harvard Square
Brattle Square
Mt. Auburn Street
Putnam Avenue
Western Avenue
Central Square
A. W. Morrison
Central Labor Union
Harry Joel
Thomas J. Edwards
Labor unions plan Labor Day parade and Worcester convention
Denis D Driscoll calls affiliated unions to report at Central Labor Union headquarters Friday night to draw for Labor Day parade positions. A committee was appointed to inspect Massachusetts child labor and report at the State AFL convention in Worcester starting Oct 5. The Worcester meeting is expected to be the largest in state branch history.
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Denis D. Driscoll
Central Labor Union
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Worcester
James R. Crozier
State Branch
Boston Central Labor Union
Fred J. Kneeland
T. J. Edwards
W. H. McCarthy
J. H. O'Neill
Cambridge Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers
Union 43
St. George’s Hall
Prospect House
Cambridgeport
Painters and Decorators’ Union 11
Boston
Brass Moulders and Caremakers
Osmo-Cemic System Claims Cures Yet Warns Against Illusions
An Osmo-Chemic medical institute urges cautious hope about rapid cures for long standing ailments. Physicians explain complete recovery is a restorative, gradual process and offer free examination and trial treatment to patients already under other care for catarrh asthma bronchitis consumption cancers or tumors who enroll by August 29.
Free X Ray Examination by Osmo Chemic physicians
The X Ray equipment of the Osmo Chemic physicians is the latest and most complete in the country. A special fluoroscopic attachment enables distinct eyesight diagnosis of all diseased parts, determining the cause of affliction. All invalids are welcome to this radical examination free of charge.
Women Hurt in Theatre Panic at Blaney's New Jersey
During a heavy thunder storm the lights went out at Blaney's Theatre Newark. The audience mainly women and children panicked and rushed the fire escape. Florence Helright, 6, fell from a platform and was probably fatally injured. No others seriously hurt.
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Npwark
N. J
Blaney
Florence Helright
Dr Clarke Stricken at Brookline Social
Dr John H Clarke of Roxbury aged about 40 suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while at a Brookline address with friends. He collapsed and was taken home for care with Dr Daniel P Doyle and Dr J H Pettee attending.
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Pond Avenue
Brookline
John H. Clarke
Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Roxbury
Clarke
Daniel P. Doyle
J. H. Pettee
Zionists Discuss Britain's Offer on African Settlement
The Congress of Great Britain’s offer to Jewish immigrants is under debate in Basel. Russian delegates oppose. German English and Italian delegates urge a committee of investigation. Judge Sulzberger of Philadelphia supports the scheme and Dr Herzl’s likely favorable view may influence the final decision.
Dominion Line Canada Sails Boston to Quebec and Montreal
The Dominion line steamship Canada of 10 000 tons will sail from Boston on Saturday September 12 for Quebec and Montreal via the Gulf of St Lawrence and St Lawrence River. The round trip rate from Boston, including meals and staterooms, plus a Montreal to Boston rail ticket, ranges from 40 to 50 dollars with stop-over privileges. For details contact Simmons & Marsters at 26 School Street, Boston Massachusetts.
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Dominion Line Steamship Canada
Boston
Quebec
Montreal
Gulf of St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence River
Rutland
Lake Champlain
Simmons & Marsters
School Street
Mass
Provincetown Sea Trips Draw Growing Boston Tourists
Daily excursions to Cape Cod offer eight hour sails from Boston. The magnificent steamer fills decks with happy travelers who often repeat the trip, leaving at 9 o clock daily and 9:30 Sundays, returning about 6:30 p m. Ample saloon promenade deck space and many well furnished staterooms are provided.
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Cape Cod
Boston
Osmo-Chemic physicians claim cure through cell life restoration
The statements praise Osmo-Chemic treatment and urge readers to investigate for themselves. They claim cures arise from scientific principles and Nature endowed power, attributing health to restoring cell life to its natural function.
Osmo-Chemic Light Cure Praised By Mrs Holmes
Mrs A A Holmes of 18 Trenton Street testifies that two surgical attempts failed to remove a seated cancer. After failing injections she found relief with Osmo-Chemic Light Cure, calling the doctors honest, affordable, and effective with pleasant treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Holmes
Trenton St
City
Tumor Under Tongue Cured by Osmo-Chemic Light Therapy
Mrs A B Farrar of 93 Bird Street Dorchester Mass recounts suffering from a tumor under her tongue. After X Ray examination by Osmo-Chemic doctors she began light cure treatment twice weekly and reports complete cure and praise for the physicians.
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A. B. Farrar
Bird Street
Dorchester
Mass
Kidney Disease Cured by Osmo-Chemic Light Cure
Grace Rhodes of 22 Exchange St Brockton Mass reports severe back pain and kidney trouble. After X Ray examination Osmo-Chemic doctors prescribed treatment and she says her kidneys are cured and she feels in good health. She trusts the Osmo-Chemic cure for others.
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Grace Rhodes
Exchange St
Brockton
Mass
Osmo Chemic Treatment Cures Chronic Neuritis
Mrs C S Brownell of Lawrence Street Lynn Massachusetts says after consulting Boston hospitals and doctors without diagnosis she found relief with the Osmo Chemic system. X ray revealed chronic neuritis and she reports perfect success and praises the Osmo Chemic doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Brownell
Lawrence St
Lynn
Mass
Boston
C. 8S. Brownell
Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine Ad
The Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine Incorporated lists chief consulting physician J L Plunkett M D with permanent offices across multiple cities including Boston Lynn Worcester Manchester Portland New Haven Bridgeport and professional hours from 9 to 12 and 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 daily with Sunday closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Plunkett
Boylston Building
Boylston St
Boston
Mass
Central Square
Lynn
Main St
Worcester
Elm St
Manchester
N. H
Congress St
Portland
Maine
Church St
New Haven
Conn
Cannon St
Bridgeport
World's Smallest Republic Formally Surrenders
Altenberg or Neu tral Moresnel, the smallest republic on one and one half square miles with about 9500 people, ceases to exist as Prussia sells its claim to Belgium after years of governance by an elected mayor and council. The region, long disputed by Austria, Prussia, Belgium and Holland, was governed since 1816 by local rules based on the Napoleonic code. A gambling pavilion proposal prompted joint scrutiny, leading to the sale and dissolution of Moresnel’s republican status.
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Berlin
Altenberg
Moresnel
Prussia
Belgium
Holland
Austria
Liege
Mary Anderson May Reappear in England
London reports that Mme Mary Anderson de Navarro plans to return to her native land and perform again for the public. Robert Gray, who sailed on the Lucania, conveyed an offer of 225000 dollars for a series of 150 readings from Shakespeare and other poets, a figure described as gigantesque for an ordinary actress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mme, Mary Anderson de Navarro
Robert Gray
Lucania
Mme. de Navarro
Shakspere
Princess Louise Launches Dominion Battleship at Barrow
The Princess Louise Duchess of Argyle presided at Barrow noon today as she launched the battleship Dominion. Royal attendance and ceremonial rites marked the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Princess Louise
Duchess of Argyle
Dominion
Barrow
Glass workers near a strike in Boston and New York
A sympathetic strike by the Boston Glass Workers Union 39 is said to be imminent. About 1000 glass workers in New York have been on strike for weeks over a blacklist scheme that bars discharged men from finding work in any other glass shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Glass Workers’ Union 39
Glass Workers
New York
Ludwig Beisenbaum Sails to Germany in 19 Foot Dory
Halifax observers saw Ludwig Beisenbaum depart for Germany this afternoon aboard his 19 foot dory named Columbia I. A sizable crowd gathered along the waterfront to give him a hearty sendoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. S
Ludwig Beisenbaum
Germany
The New Koch Tuberculine Cures Consumption
The Koch Lung Cure announces a new inhalation treatment called Tuberculine that claims to cure consumption and asthma. At 361 Boylston Street Boston doctors say vapors reach deep lung areas and heal diseased spots, with patients reporting rapid improvement and renewed strength. Mrs. Eliza J K Thomson of Waltham praises the remedy after years of illness and incurability. Free consultation and one treatment offered at the Boston office.
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Boston
Boylston Street
Koch
Edward Koch
Eliza J. K. Thomson
Exchange St
Waltham
Mass
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Lady Attendants
Oxford
Washington Street
Sergt. Taylor
Lagrange Street Station
O’donnell
Inspector Latter of
Heaven
Ward 13
Judge Gray
Pennsylvania Democracy Indorse Coal Commission
Boston & Albany
Boston Cricketers
Tremont Row
Oxford Lewis Jones & Son Undertakers
Lacrance ST
WOGAN
Joseph Warren
William and
Mary Hogan
Upham’s Court
Sydney (C
Cambridge Union
Cambridge Central Labor Unio
LABOR
White Dental
Washington St
DeRoelle R. H. White Co
Ephone
DR. Clarke Stricken
Britain
Provincetown
Europe
Incorporated
Mary Anderson
Eisenbaum
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