Hail storms spoil $100000 in tobacco losses
Severe hail storms swept over the Housatone Valley late this afternoon causing damage estimated at 80 000 to 100 000 to fully grown tobacco. The storms covered about 35 square miles with the main damage in Kent Northville Gaylordsville Hawleyville and Sherman. Most tobacco had already been purchased as it stood in the fields due to a short crop season.
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New Milford
Conn
Housatone Valley
Kent
Northville
Gaylordsville
Hawleyville
Sherman
Dresses and Hosiery Price List Highlights
Readable excerpt catalogs dresses and related apparel with prices across children's to women's wear. Items include cotton socks, lace boot hosiery, silk dresses, lingerie, petticoats, corset covers, wash dresses, serge dresses, waists, and union suits with varied price points from 25 cents to several dollars.
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Norfolk
Automatic Dress Price Reductions Explain the Sale Strategy
The notice outlines staged price cuts on dresses starting Aug 19 with 25 percent drops on Sept 5 to 3.18, 50 percent on Sept 12 to 4.12, 75 percent on Sept 19 to 1.06, and eventual giveaway on Sept 26 if unsold. It urges fast purchases to avoid future reductions by keeping the initial price extraordinarily low.
Postoffice to halt Sunday mail delivery nationwide
Washington reports a provision in the postoffice appropriation bill will end Sunday mail delivery at all first and second class post offices starting Sept 1. Residents of major cities from New York to Chicago will be unable to receive letters on Sundays even when picking up at the office.
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Washington
United States
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Sunday Mail Delivery Ends in Large Cities
The law bars Sunday mail delivery by first and second class post offices though special delivery letters may still go out. Access to lock boxes remains, but no new letters drop after Saturday midnight. Washington and other areas mirror the rule, likely boosting stamp sales at drug stores and increasing Monday mail congestion.
Suffragettes to Put Borden to Test in London
British suffragettes plan to test Canadian premier Robert L. Borden in London by presenting their views on political rights and asking for his opinion and potential actions for their cause in Canada. Borden has faced ongoing suffrage pressure since arriving in England.
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London
Robert L. Borden
Dominion of Canada
Borden
England
Poslam Promises Quick Relief For Sunburn And Skin Ailments
Advertises Poslam and Poslam Soap claiming rapid relief from sunburn itching eczema acne and various skin irritations. Highlights use for mosquito bites ivy poisoning rashes pimples hives and inflamed spots with claims of complete cure and improved complexion. Provides price 50 cents for Poslam and 25 cents for Poslam Soap and a free-sample offer from Emergency Laboratories New York.
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West 25Th Street
New York City
Wilson to Speak at Williams Grove Grangers Picnic
Sea Girt N J Aug 26 Governor Woodrow Wilson prepared a campaign speech for a Williams Grove Pennsylvania picnic on Thursday marking his first non New Jersey appearance this campaign and he said he will speak on specific occasions with no stumping tour.
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Sea Girt
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Williams’ Grove
Penn
New Jersey
Governor Announces Three Week Campaign Tour in Northeast
The governor outlines a three week itinerary focusing on New York Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Stops include Labor Day speech in Buffalo Williams Grove Grangers picnic Syracuse New York fair Scranton and Atlantic City with further events in Red Bank and Grand Rapids. He plans to address labor groups Press Club and veterans while arranging to speak in Buffalo under the United Trades and Labor Council.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Buffalo
Sea Girl
Williams Grove
Penn
State Grangers
N. Y
Woodrow Wilson League
New York City
New York Press Club
Atlantic City
Syracuse
Scranton
Red Bank
N. J
Grand Rapids
Mich
United Trades and Labor Council
Norman E. Mack
Trenton
Congress
Woman Burglar Receives Year Jail Term on Island
Mary Bradley twenty five is described as the alleged woman burglar who escaped from houses while dressed in men's clothes. Judge Sullivan in the Police Court sent her to the House of Correction for one year after a guilty verdict on two counts of breaking and entering. She was remanded in custody at $1000 bond for Superior Court trial.
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Mary Bradley
Sullivan
House of Correction
Williams defection sparks GOP realignment in Massachusetts
Hon George Fred Williams declares support for Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential contest. Democratic State chair Thomas P Riley dismisses Williams as powerless, claiming he will have no supporters in the state and that his moves ruin the party as he seeks the Bull Moose alliance.
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George Fred Williams
Roosevelt
Bull Moose Party
Thomas P. Riley
Democratic State Committee
Williams
Clark
Democratic Party
New Party
Democrats Align With Wilson in State Contest
A survey of longtime Democratic leaders shows broad alignment with Governor Wilson. Prominent figures like ex-Congressman William S. McNary and Colonel Whitfield Tuck express confusion and support for Wilson while noting Mr. Williams has shifted to the Progressive side.
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Williams
Wilson
William S. McNary
Harbor and Land Commission
Whitfield Tuck
Dedham
Democratic Party
Tuck
Clark
Daniel Kiley
Springfield
Martin M. Lomasney
Frank Richardson
Essex
Bull Moose
Reuben Rush
Joseph C. Pelletier
Water Front Fleet Resumes Trade With Rich Fresh Fish Haul
A mixed fleet of 18 groundfishermen two swordfishermen and one seine r furnished the wholesale trade with abundant fresh fish as business reopened yesterday. The Ralph L Hall led with 2000 large mackerel and 6000 medium fish, followed by others including the Flavilla and Katie L Palmer with swordfish. Receipts totaled 811000 pounds of mixed fish with haddock cod hake pollock halibut and cask. Prices, vessels, and cargo details are listed along with passenger and cargo notes for the White Star Line Arabic. Imports and exports show a weekly decline versus 1911. The three masted Boston schooner Edwin G Farrar will launch tomorrow led by Rogers & Webb. The steamship Massachusetts ran late due to engine trouble.
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Ralph L. Hall
Flavilla
Katie L. Palmer
Mary B. Greer
Elizabeth W. Nunan
Frances P. Mesquita
John J. Fallon
Jessie Costa
Alice M. Guthrie
E. C. Hussey
Good Luck
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Haddock
Europe
Boston
Edwin G. Farrar
E. S. Bowker
Phippsburg
Farrar
Rogers & Webb
State Street
J. F. Chase
Frank RB. Witherbee
Massachusetts
Eastern Steamship Corporation
India Wharf
New York
Shipping News Mini Almanac Fronts A Lot Of Arrivals
Shipping lists numerous steamers and schooners arriving at various ports including Admiral Schley Jensen Hawes and City of Bangor along with barges to Philadelphia and New York. The almanac notes sunrise and sunset times and tide heights, reflecting a busy maritime period with vessels from Boston to Baltimore and Maine to New Jersey.
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Jensen
Port Antonio
Jamaica
A. W. Perry
Hawes
Charlottetown
Brown
Bangor
Swatara
Phillips
Parker
Fats
Mahanoy
Pocopson
Philadelphia
Vesta
Kemp
Lynn
J. H. Rutter
Guttenberg
Lackawanna
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Hoboken
N. J
Lyn
Chemung
Pequest
Watuppa
Hammond
New York
Croft
Mauret
Elizabeth Palmer
Wade
Norfolk
Edward H. Cole
Rogers
Baltimore
Samuel 8. Thorp
Pierce
Port Reading
Mary E. Lynch
Robbins
Stonington
Prince Arthur
Yarmouth
Calvin Austin
St. John
N. B
Dingley
Portland
Eastport
Dorchester
Newport News
M. BE. Harper
Lambert's Point
Massachusetts
Wiconisco
Triton
Salem
Summit Hill
John Scully
Hampton Roads
Charmer
Henry Failing
Quetay
Weymouth
Nile
Rockport
Itasca
South Gardiner
Daniel Bailey
Virasselis
Nantasseat House
Alvert Baldwin
Williams and allies split over Bancroft clash in Massachusetts
The article notes Williams once influenced Governor Foss and aided his congressional bid in a Republican district. A rift formed after Foss appointed General Hugh Bancroft to the dock commission, with Williams opposing Bancroft and breaking with other Democratic leaders over Roosevelt versus Wilson support.
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Williams
Foss
Congress
Fourteenth
Hugh Bancroft
Dock Commission
General Bancroft
Mr. Williams
Colonel Roosevelt
Wilson
Major Robert Crowley
Lowell
Daniel Toomey
Springfield
Charles D. Smith
Gloucester
Jeremiah J. Watson
Boston
Christopher Callahan
Holyoke
Marines Say They Will End War In Nicaragua
In Managua on August 26, United States minister George T. Weitzel informed General Vaca of Leon and General Luis Mena that American forces will restore peace. Vaca requested an eight day armistice, which the government rejected as forces abandoned Leon fortress and rebels hold the town.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Vaca
Leon
George T. Weitzel
United States
Luis Mena
Dakota Dan Makes Brief National Theatre Appearance
Crowds packed the National Theatre to see Dakota Dan yesterday afternoon and last night though his lawyer barred further vaudeville appearances during the ongoing case. Eleanor Gordon headlined Light Housekeeping with John Daly Murphy. the bill also featured Wentworth and Vesta, a notable dog act, Josephine Saxton and her six picks, Casey and Smith, Brown and Small, Marsh Craig, and Charley Bradley.
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National Theatre
Dakota Dan
Dan
R. Scharton
Clent
G. A. Haley
Eleanor Gordon
Boston
Orpheum Theatre Bill Pleasing and Entertaining Crowd
The Orpheum Theatre program yesterday pleased patrons with Winkler's military dancers leading the bill. Other acts included Mae Elwood and company in The Girl From Yonkers Browning and Lewis singing and talking comedy Lillian Gonne comedienne Metropolitan Trio operatic selections Frank Brothers comedy T St Onge Fourcher bicycle act and Cutting comedy acrobat. Late week associates include Al Herman Thelma Parker Keit and De Mont Flying Waldo aerialist among others.
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Orpheum Theatre
Winkler
Mae Elwood
al Herman
Gordon's Olympia Show Promises Strong Night
Captain Pickard and his acting seals lead the bill with a laugh friendly troupe. Virginia the soubrette charms, Clyde Veaux and company well received. Other acts include Land and Little, Freeman and Hall, the Arthur Trio, the Grovinnis, and photo-plays.
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Gordon
Olympia
Pickard
Virginia
Clyde Veaux
Land and Little
Freeman and Hall
Arthur Trio
Grovinnis
Scenic Temple Opens 1912-13 Season With Diverse Acts
The Scenic Temple inaugurated its regular season with a strong program headlined by Mme. Jenny and trained Angora cats and monkeys, Mattie Locket known as the original Buster Brown Girl, and Loyd and Gibson. The photo-play exhibit offered humor and education, pleasing audiences.
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Mme
Jenny
Mattie Locket
Buster Brown
Loyd
Gibson
Durbar in Kinemacolor Draws Wide Exhibits Nationwide
The Durbar in Kinemacolor has sparked widespread interest with exhibitions in nearly every city. Tremont Temple hosts a 16 weeks engagement, highlighting the crowning of King George and Queen Mary as Emperor and Empress of India in natural color and motion.
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All America
16 Year Old Joseph Briel Missing From Charlestown
Joseph Briel age 16 of 53 Moulton Street Charlestown has been missing for two weeks and his parents fear an accident may prevent his return.
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Joseph Briel
Moulton Street
Charlestown
Victim Wins Bunco Game in Greek Resident Scam
In Brockton a Boston man tried to buy George Costa’s business. Costa met his conspirators who handed him $74 in fake change after rounds of drinks. Costa alerted police as the group dispersed and could not be found.
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Brockton
George Costa
Boston
Costa
Bull Moose to Run Cochran for Congress
W Bourke Cochran former Democratic Congressman was designated by the Progressive committee of the first district as candidate for Congress after a deadlock with J D Coles Tappin of Oyster Bay. Tappin refused the nomination, clearing Cochran for the race.
Dr. William D. Lamb 89 Noted Lawrence Physician Dies
Lawrence mourns Dr. William Daniel Lamb age 88 89 former mayor and oldest physician in the city founder of the Unitarian Church Society and Civil War veteran who helped name Lawrence after the Boston family He served in a Union hospital in Virginia and practiced for 66 years after moving to Lawrence from Charleston City in 1824.
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Lawrence
William Daniel Lamb
Unitarian Church Society
Lamb
Boston
Virginia
Dr. Lamb
Charlton City
Crowds Flock to Gen Booth Bier in London
Despite heavy rain crowds continued to view the body of General William Booth at Congress Hall Clapton. Dying Aug 20, Booth’s lying in state was extended to Tuesday as mourners waited outside. King George and Queen Mary sent a wreath, with the American ambassador Whitelaw Reid also sending orchids.
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London
Congress Hall
Clapton
Salvation Army
William Booth
Hadleywood
King George
Queen Mary
Whitelaw Reid
Woman Nearly Dies After Mistaken Carbolic Acid Drink
Mrs. Dennis K. Brady of 243 Grafton Street Brockton narrowly escaped death after accidentally drinking carbolic acid. She screamed for help. Dr. H. A. Chase treated her for nearly an hour, saving her life as her throat and tongue suffered serious burns.
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Brockton
Dennis K. Brady
Grafton Street
H. A. Chase
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