Boston Banker Francis B Sears Dies in Weston
Francis B Sears age 61 of 24 Marlboro street Weston died this morning of angina after a two week illness. Former vice president of National Shawmut Bank retired in 1913 after 12 years in that role and later chaired its board. He held roles with Lanett mills and Wells Memorial Association and served as director of several Boston firms. Survived by two sons Edmund H Sears and Fr B Sears Jr a daughter Mrs William Endicott Jr and two brothers Horace S Sears and E H Sears.
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Weston
Francis B. Sears
Marlboro Street
Boston
Sears
National Shawmut Bank
Shawmut Bank
Third National Bank
Teller
Southern
Wellington- Sears
Lanett Cotton Mills
Lanett, West Point Manufacturing
Roverdale Cotton Mills
Boston Y. M. C. A
Ths
Huntington Avenue
Trinity Church
Workingmen’s Loan Association
Workingmen's Co-operative Bank
Workingmen's Building Association
Wells Memorial Association
Algonquin
City and Exchange Clubs
Edmund H. Sears
Willett, Sears & Co
Fr. B. Sears
William Endicott, Jr
Horace S. Sears
Wellington, Sears & Co
E. H. Sears
St. Louis
Advice and Dr Lewis Baker Offer Health Tips
A long advertisement provides general medical guidance from Dr Lewis Baker, offering readers personalized advice by mail from College Building Dayton Ohio. It includes sample questions and responses about weight loss, nerves, dandruff, kidney and bladder issues, blood thickening, and vitality, recommending various tonics and tablets with directions.
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Lewis Baker
College
Bidg
College Ellwood Sts
Dayton
German War Plan Shifts To Meuse Front Near Maubeuge
Despatches indicate German forces advancing from Belgium have reached the Meuse line between Meziers and Maubeuge. Five corps aim to open the Meuse for the center army at Longwy and repulse French and British forces from Dunkirk to Maubeuge. Austrians massed at Innsbruck noted as strategic reserve for Germany and Austria.
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Belgium
Meziers
Maubeuge
Meuse
Longwy
Dunkirk
English
Verdun
Manchuria
Liao Yang
Rheims
Lorraine
Saareburg
Toul
Alsace
Vosges
Langres
Innsbruck
Austria
Belfort
Metz
Germany
Russia
Maubeuge-Lille
Artist John Sargent Missing in Austria
London Aug. 26. John Sargent the American painter has been traveling in Austria and nothing has been heard of him for five weeks. His sister has asked the United States embassy to locate him. She believes he is safe but unable to communicate.
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London
John Sargent
Austria
United States
How Prince William of Lippe Was Killed
A dispatch from German army headquarters states Prince Frederick William of Lippe died in battle before Liege. He was struck by two bullets in the neck and chest while standing with his infantry as Belgian forces surrounded them.
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Rome
Paris
Frederick William of Lippe
Liege
Vanity and poor judgment blamed on moral defects says Jesuit
Father Richard H. Tierney S J in Boston College Hall lectures to Boston archdiocese teachers warns nine out of ten poor judgments stem from vanity. He argues Americans rely on others for judgment, creating mental parasites and urges teachers to foster independent thinking, remove prejudice, and ensure meaningful learning.
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Richard H. Tierney
S. J
New York
Boston
Boston College Hall
Father Tierney
Another German prince is slain
Berlin reports via wireless that Lieutenant-General Prince Frederic of Saxe Meiningen was killed by a shell before Namur on August 23. Born 1861 he was the third son of George late duke of Saxe Meiningen and married in 1881 to Adelaide Princess of Lippe with six children.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Nauen
Sayville
Long Island
Prince Frederic of
Saxe-Meiningen
Namur
George
Duke of
Adelaide
Princess of
How Thin People Can Put On Flesh
Thin men and women struggle to gain weight as digestion fails to convert meals. The ad urges cutting none of the meals and taking Sargol tablets daily, promising 5 to 8 pounds of solid fat in two weeks and 10 to 25 pounds monthly, with guaranteed weight increase or money back.
Eleven Die in Steamer Collision Near Seattle
Eleven lives were lost when the Admiral Sampson collided with the Princess Victoria off Point No Point twenty miles north of Seattle in fog and smoke. Survivors were brought to Seattle by the Princess Victoria.
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Seattle
Wash
Admiral Sampson
Pacific Alaska Navigation Company
Canadian Pacific
Princess Victoria
Point-No-Point
Loss of crew and passengers on Princess Victoria reported
Eight members of the crew and three passengers perished. Drowned were captain Z. S. Moore and crewmen L. Cabanas W. E. Ricker Allen J. Noon. One captain refused to abandon ship. Passengers include Mzra Byrne reportedly stowed away aged fatally burned, G. W. Bryant bound for Seward Alaska, and Mrs Ruby Banbury Seattle. Purser named six unresponsive on roll. list may be inaccurate.
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Z. S. Moore
L. Cabanas
Cook
W. E. Ricker
Allen J. Noon
Mzra Byrne
Seattle
Steamship Company
Byrne
G. W. Bryant
Seward
Alaska
Ruby Banbury
George Banbury
Grand Trunk Pacific Steamship Company
Princess Victoria
Sampson
Victoria Collides With Sampson In Navy Tug Incident
The Princess Victoria towed most of the Sampson's people as boats were secured. Victoria struck Sampson abaft the beam at a quarter angle while moving 16 knots. Victoria returned with a split bow after Sampson sank. The Canadian vessel pennanted repairs, Unalga searches for bodies, Captain Moore led rescues as Sampson sank. Many passengers were asleep and rescued partly clothed.
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Victoria
Unalga
Port Townsend
Moore
Sampson
An Alphabet for Household Linen and How to Make It
The homes page for the next Sunday Post presents an alphabet guide for household linen and simple making tips. It promises practical, handy advice aimed at women readers seeking easy, useful instructions.
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Next Sunday Post
Volunteers Rejected by Foreign Consulates in Boston
Dozens of Americans seek enlistment as volunteers for the European war. French and British consuls in Boston decline applicants, stating only reservists are being called and that both governments have issued instructions that volunteers cannot be accepted. Many interred with Massachusetts volunteer militia.
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Boston
Europe
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Trench
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Cuba
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Mr. L. B
A. FA. O
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Centre Army
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Fr. Tierney
Dr. Pierce
Princess Victoria Rams
Wilson
Walsh
Curley
J. P. Collins
New England
America
Collins
Washington Street
Roxbury
Haynes
Chickering
Player Doll & Son
Mason & Hamlin
Emerson Upt
Frederick Upt
McPhail
Huntington
Pease
Steinberg
Vose
Kranich & Bac
Knabe
Behning
H. F. Miller
Hallet & Davis
Schumann
Kranich & Bach
Ivers & Pond
Steinway
Stieff
Weber
Roxbury Piano Storage
Mass
Dudley St
Dudley
Washington St
Forest Hills
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