Death of Centerville Youth in Artic After Assault
Thomas Tourgee, a Centerville youth, was found unconscious with a fractured skull in front of a Artic business building. He died at Rhode Island Hospital after a head wound and a gunshot wound near the left eye were found. Police seek to verify his claim of a saloon quarrel and bottle blow.
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West Warwick
R. I
Thomas Tourgee
Centerville
Artic
Tourgee
Rhode Island
Women Vote Rights Questioned In Kansas Elections
In Topeka Kansas on August 30 women seeking to vote may refuse to reveal their exact age. Some election officials have pressed for precise ages while others note women are not required to state their age to cast ballots.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Buttons Identify Woman's Skeleton in 1913 Drowning
Miss Myrtle Ellers wore a gown matched by dress buttons found with her skeleton near Pettibone Park. The skeleton was discovered along the Mississippi River 13 miles from La Crosse, and the buttons were the identifying clue linking to the drowned woman from July 4, 1913.
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LA Crosse
Wis
Myrtle Ellers
Pettibone Park
Mississippi River
No Excuse For Woman Drudge Says Doctor
Dr William Lee Howard argues household drudgery stems from a woman's acceptance of monotony and fears criticism. He urges wives to break the rut, take days off, and adopt new methods to avoid nervous breakdowns and poor health.
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William Lee Howard
Dr. Howard
Dedication of New Cemetery in Montvale by Hebrews of Greater Boston
Several hundred attendees including prominent Hebrews from across Greater Boston gathered for the dedication of the Meretz Cemetery at Montvale. Rabbi S. J. Friederman delivered the dedication sermon stressing the growth of the Jewish community in Massachusetts. Isaac Harris Carl Gerstein and E. Stone also spoke.
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Greater
Boston
Meretz
Montvale
S. J. Friederman
Sharei Jerusalem
North End
Massachusetts
Isaac Harris
Carl Gerstein
E. Stone
Irish-American anger at Cummings pledge to Germany
A Boston reader denounces Mr Cummings for pledging Irish aid to Germany citing Belgian atrocities at Louvain and the burning of the Catholic college There is call for Irish Americans to repudiate his stance and question his loyalties and actions.
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Mr. Cummings
Faneuil Hall
Pearl worth $1000 found in a clam
Henry Knapp of Greene, Butler county, member of the soldiers' Home in Marshalltown, found a perfect lavender clam pearl weighing over 28 grains in a dam taken from the Iowa River. He sold it for $600 to a local merchant. it is expected to be worth $1000 in the Eastern market.
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Marshalltown
Henry Knapp
Soldiers’ Home
Greene
Butler County
Iowa River
Home Hampers Idea Sparks Cooperative Buying Plan
Massachusetts Agricultural College explores cooperative buying and selling among housewives in cities and country areas. Inspired by Edith Loring Fullerton of Medford Long Island the concept aims to bypass middlemen for greater producer and consumer profits.
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Massachusetts Agricultural College
Edith Loring Fullerton
Medford
Long Island
Direct Farm Produce Hampers Cut Intermediaries
Mrs Fullerton and two daughters launch direct farm to consumer hampers priced at 1.50 net with delivery costs covered. They ship at 7 am for noon delivery and claim savings of 7 cents to 3 dollars per hamper. They emphasize home end farming for women and value preserved fruits and vegetables.
Opportunity in Argentina urges New England manufacturers
The Boston Chamber of Commerce highlights Argentina trade potential in Current Events calling on New England fabric makers to target Argentine buyers. It cites textile demand of 86.9 million dollars last year, with cotton and woolen goods dominating purchases and notes German and British competition waning this year.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Republic of
Argentina
New England
United States
Boy Walks 100 Miles in 24 Hours Without Food
GEORGETOWN Del Aug 30 Free days after he had been put in charge of the officers of the Industrial School at Wilmington Barnard McCurdy of Georgetown walked back home in one day and night without anything to eat or any rest. McCurdy is 14 years old. When he arrived he was so tired he could hardly stand and his shoes were almost in tatters.
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Georgetown
Del
Wilmington
Barnard McCurdy
McCurdy
Poles to Pray for Fatherland Rally in Greater Boston
Polish-Americans in Greater Boston and across the United States plan a Sunday Sept 13 day of worship and prayer for Poland’s liberties. A formal appeal will be made to the U S government to use good offices to aid Polish subjects in Europe in response to Czar Nicholas I’s home rule proclamation.
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Greater Boston
United States
Poland
Nicholas I
Europe
Bride Overcomes Superstition With 13 Guests At Breakfast
At a West town home 13 Rhode Island Red hens laid 999 eggs in five months through Aug 1. During a wedding breakfast, 13 guests sat down to feast. A baby next door was brought in and propped in a chair, lifting the bride’s fear of the number 13 and saving the meal.
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Town
Holmes
Rhode Island
Fant
Adolph Manne
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Rill
King City
R. A. Holmes
Baby
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