Forts Destroy Three Warships Near Portland Harbor
Searchlights at midnight traced a warship entering the harbor as Fort Williams fired heavy cannon. Six and 13 inch guns sank three vessels, likely gunboats or torpedo boat destroyers, while Fort McKinley and Fort Levett each contributed a round sinking another vessel. Troops in tents faced rain and discomfort during the action.
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Portland
Harvor
Fort Williams
Fort McKinley
Fort Levett
General Chaffee Inspects Camps in Heavy Rain
General Chaffee visited army and state militiaman camps at Portland and Cape Elizabeth as rain worsened roads. He reviewed intrenchments and ordered changes, while troops waded through mud during outdoor drills at Fort Adams Fort Greble and Fort Wetherill amid the storm.
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Portland
Chaffee
Army
Cape Elizabeth
Fort Adams
Fort Greble
Fort Wetherill
Patrolman Dragged by Runaway Team in North End Rescue
Patrolman Bowlen was dragged from Haymarket square to Hanover street while restraining a frightened wagon team. The unattended wagon on South Margin street spooked the horses, causing chaos and near-collisions before Bowlen finally halted them at Hanover street. No injuries reported. team owned by H. N. Glidden of Fulton Street.
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North End
Bowlen
Haymarket Square
Hanover Street
South Margin Street
Blackstone Street
H. N. Glidden
Fulton Street
Hostile Fleet Divided Near Portland Harbor
Aug 25 191? The attacking squadron under Rear Admiral A S Barker anchors off Seguin Island near the Kennebec River while a second section remains unlocated. The Kearsarge flagship with eight ships arrives at Seguin. Orders call for rapid defense of Portland Harbor with troops landing to strike from the coast.
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Portland
A. S. Barker
Seguin Island
Kennebec River
Kearsarge
Cushing’s Island
Mills
Portland Harbor
Seguin
Hand Hurt In Car Collision At Bath Road
An open electric car carrying excursionists for Easton Beach collided with a car ahead on Bath road at 5 pm in Newport. A man named Richardson suffered a severe hand injury when it got caught between the wreckage and the controller. Two or three other passengers received minor bruises.
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Newport
R. I
Fall River
Easton Beach
Bath Road
Richardson
Lynn Woman Missing Raises The Gertrude Dean Case
A Lynn report says Mrs. Gertrude Dean has vanished. South Framingham police report a girl named Gertrude Dubois also missing whose description matches Mrs. Dean. Lynn police seek Dubois’s father and consider the two cases possibly linked as one person.
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South Framingham
Lynn
Gertrude Dean
Gertrude Dubois
Dubois
Loynn
Society Gears Up for Fall Weddings Among Notables
Beverly society anticipates several autumn marriages headlined by Miss Nellie Lyman daughter of Hon. and Mrs. George H. Lyman to Charles Lovering of Boston. Additional nuptials teased include Miss Marjorie Cochrane and Howard G. Cushing and Bertram Gordon Waters of the Ludlow to Miss Helen Kent Shaw. Waters, Harvard captain ten years ago, is described as a fine athlete with a commanding presence.
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Nellie Lyman
Boston
Harvard
Beverly
George H. Lyman
Charles Lovering
Minna Lyman
Lymans
North Shore
Miss Lyman
Eleanora Sears
Marjorie Cochrane
Howard G. Cushing
Bertram Gordon Waters
Ludlow
Helen Kent Shaw
Waters
Miss Shaw
Reliance Edges Shamrock III in Narrow Cup Victory
The Reliance defeats Shamrock III by 1 minute 19 seconds after a tightly contested 10 mile windward leeward course. Captain Barr’s team seized the weather gauge at the start and extended their lead as conditions varied. spectators witnessed a chaotic, stormy finish with strong wind shifts and a late surge by Shamrock III.
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Fife
Atlantic
Jersey
Long Island
Barr
Reliance
Gaston Cites Key Points in Massachusetts Campaign
At a Salem Democratic meeting Colonel William A. Gaston outlined likely issues for the state race including home rule for municipalities, tariff reform, Canadian reciprocity, and reducing state debt. He urged unity, broader voter engagement, and disciplined organization to win. Ex-Mayor Walter L. Ramsdell urged party strengthening in the city.
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Salem
Democratic City Committee
William A. Gaston
Canada
Gaston
Boston
Washington Street
John H. Sheedy
Colonel Gaston
Massachusetts
United States
New York
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Old Bay
Walter L. Ramsdell
Lynn
Race in Detail: Shamrock III Races Reliance
New York reports the yacht race start at 11 00 with a triangular course of 10 mile legs. Shamrock III and Reliance duel for windward position as wind shifts from south toward stronger breeze. By 11 42 both tack, Reliance leads with Shamrock III gaining speed and heeling as wind rises to seven knots.
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Reliance
Shamrock
New York
Jersey
Long Island
Barr
Shamrock III
Wringe
Ceaeanaceaee
Captain Barr
Wringer
Highland Beach
Shamrock Ili
Police raid Roxbury boxing club and arrest two men
Roxbury officers led by Sergeant Byrne raided the Roxbury Athletic Association on Washington and Williams streets during a 50s era boxing exhibition. Tommy Daly and Kid Lewis were arrested amid claims charter rules were violated while Tony Moran of New York fought Kid Goodman of Boston, Moran's corner stopped the bout in the fourth and Goodman won by stoppage.
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Roxbury Crossing
Byrne
Roxbury Athletic Association
Washington and
Willams Streets
Bluecoats
Guardians of the Peace
Tommy Daly
Kid Lewis
Daly
Lewis
Roxbury Court
Tony Moran
New York
Kid Goodman
Boston
Moran
Goodman
Secret Brant Rock Elopement Sparks Local Sensation
The 16 year old Grace Holman Snell and 19 year old Loring W. De Groff married secretly a month earlier, delaying their wedding trip while the Brockton bank payday loomed. Brant Rock residents debate a wave of sensational rumors as officials deny an elopement.
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Brant Rock
Solomon Stevens 95-Year-Old Salem Man Celebrated
Solomon Stevens marks a birthday in Salem on August 2. The longtime tailor, age 95, retired after more than five decades in tailoring. He reads without glasses and enjoys a pipe, despite having survived a past blast that left him remarkably active.
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Salem
Solomon Stevens
Police Help Family Move in Hanover Street Station
A man named Morris Greenberg rushed into the Hanover street station seeking police protection for himself and his goods at 119 Salem street. He claimed a dispute with Julius Rottenberg and said locals blocked the move, but Reserve Officer Conley observed Greenberg moving his belongings with a small crowd dispersing.
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Morris Greenberg
Hanover Street
Salem Street
Morris
Rosatto
Julius Rottenberg
Expressman
Conley
Greenberg
Tornado Path Ripples Through Severe Disturbance
A tornado seems to have struck along the most intense part of the disturbance, sweeping through its path. Local reports indicate extreme weather effects and potential structural damage in affected areas.
Danbury In Darkness After Severe Shower
A severe shower cut power in Danbury Connecticut and halted streetcar service for hours as trees toppled wires. Lightning struck multiple sites with no fires reported. Hail fell briefly for about ten minutes injuring several pedestrians and alarming a woman sheltering at the post office.
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Danbury
Conn
Sailboat Capsizes Near Norwalk Rescue of Pastor and Son
In South Norwalk Connecticut a small sailboat carrying the Rev. John Davison and his 13 year old son capsized near Kyser Island at the Norwalk Harbor entrance. They clung to the hull until rescued by Charles Young and Conrad Borda, Norwalk printers, who pulled them aboard the launch Porthusa. The Rev. Davison was staying with his family at Belle Island.
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South Norwalk
Conn
John Davison
Grace M. E. Church
Bay Ridge
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kyser Island
Norwalk Harbor
Charles Young
Conrad Borda
Norwalk
Porthusa
Davison
Belle Island
Farmer Andrew J Brown Dies At Lower Beach Pond
Andrew J Brown, a 70 year old farmer from Wolfboro New Hampshire, was found deceased by his own hand at Lower Beach Pond today. The incident ends a long life of local farming and community involvement.
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Wolfboro
N. H
Andrew J. Brown
Lower Beach Pond
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Freliance
Sandy Hook
Peniance Course
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