Great Crows At Revere Carnival
The Revere Beach Carnivals drew a large crowd with morning family groups and evening balloon ascents by Professor Stafford. Daring feats by Mr. Vrooman and a new act by Professor Danton drew crowds, while fireworks, a sham battle, and gospel performances added to the festival atmosphere. An accident at the George W. Jones range injured Henry Richardson and an attendant Lizzie De Bois was shot. police handled a theft incident and a crook was arrested with his identity confirmed.
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Revere Beach
Stafford
Richard Vrooman
Vrooman
Professor Foy
Professor Danton
New York
Hawkins
Metropolitan Park Commissioners
Bath House
George W. Jones
Henry Rich
Ardson
Morris
Frost
Chelsea
Lizzie de Bois
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bixby
Joe Knox
Boston Police Force
Herbert W. West
Pubic Police
Henry W. Gurney
Cambridge
West
Point of Pines
Bombardment Strikes Ciudad Bolivar Amid Civil War Turmoil
Report from Caracas states Ciudad Bolivar, capital of Bolivar state, was bombarded by government gunboats Bolivar and Restaurador with about 600 shells. Civil and foreign residents, including 3000 British subjects, seek protection as reports of atrocities surface and Britain is blamed for inaction.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Ciudad Bolivar
Bolivar
Great Britain
Bolvar
Restaurador
la Guayra
Orinoco
Strikers picket No 40 colliery amid clashes in Hazleton
In Hazleton Pennsylvania August 26 strikers line the approaches to Lehigh Valley Coal Company No 40 colliery. Non union workers were turned back with no serious trouble reported. Three strikers arrested for yesterday's riots. more arrests expected.
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Hazleton
Penn
No. 40
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
King Victor Emmanuel Heads to Berlin Visit
Italy's King Victor Emmanuel departed Rome this morning for Berlin to meet Emperor William. He was accompanied by Signor Prinetti the prime minister.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Berlin
William
Signor Prinetti
Limbe Battle in Haiti Ends in Fire and Casualties
At Limbe 82 miles north of Port au Prince provisional government troops attacked and recaptured the town from Firminite forces. The fight lasted from midnight to noon with many casualties and the town destroyed by fire. Marines from Crete-a-Peirrot aided defenders. General Alexis Nord assumed command. A second engagement occurred at Marmelade with few details. Cape Haitien remained calm as U S S Cincinnati arrived from La Guayra Venezuela.
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Cape Haytien
Limbe
Port-au- Prince
Provisional Government
Crete-a-Peirrot
Firminite
Alexis Nord
Marmelade
U. S. S. Cincinnati
la Guayra
Venezuela
Drowning death of George C Basford at Crowninshield Pond
George C Basford of Peabody drowned at Crowninshield Pond after supper last night. Watchman George G Letteney last saw him alive. Basford, a little over 48 years old, leaves a widow and two daughters and belonged to Jordan Lodge A F and A M.
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Peabody
George C. Basford
Crowninshield Pond
George G. Letteney
A. C. Lawrence Leather Company
Jordan Lodge
A. F
A. M
The Hound of Baskervilles Excerpt On the Moor
Sir Charles Baskerville dies and a huge hound is blamed as Holmes investigates a mystery on the moor. Watson and Holmes track clues, uncover a deception around Stapleton and his sister, and confront a fatal chase ending with Sir Henry and the convict Selden.
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A. Conan Doyle
Morning Post
Mortimer
Sherlock Holmes
Charles Baskerville
Baskerville Hall
Hugo
Sir Hugo
Baskervilles
Holmes
Sir Charles
Dr. Watson
Henry Baskerville
Stapleton
Henry
Sir Henry
Misa Stapleton
L. L
Laura Lyons
Dr. Tataon
Coombe Tracey
Stapeton
Miss Stapleton
London
Tie
England
Sir Henry Baskerville
Baker Street
Watson
Grimpen
Stapletons
Selden
Barrymore
Princetown
Charles
Fixing the Nets in a Holmes Watson Discussion
Holmes and Watson debate pursuing a brilliant criminal who learned of a failed plot and now confronts uncertainty. They acknowledge the danger, the need for solid evidence, and the difficulty of proving fright driven murder to a skeptical jury. Continued in Thursday's Post.
Avondale Colliery Resumes Operations Across Valley
Work restarted at Avondale colliery alongside several washeries in the region. Hazleton No 40, where riots occurred yesterday, reports workers returning without incident. Warnke washery in Duryea resumes under coal and iron police guard. Maltby mine has experienced miners back to cutting and hoisting coal. Dorrance breaker expected to start tomorrow.
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Revere
Rosch
Edward M. Bayliss
Budweiser
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass
St. Louis
Anheuser-Standard
S.S. Pierce CO
Jacob Wirth
Boston
Ciudad Bollan
Italy
Kaiser
Munyon
Tremont Temple
Haytian
Conan Doyle
Moor
Avondale Colliery
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