Weather and city notices across Boston papers
Light showers in the city as urban notices list events from deaths and regatta protests to a Christian Endeavor convention in Philadelphia. Reports mention contrived arrests, a jewelry store robbery aftermath, and local club yachts returning from the eastward trip.
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Boston Association of Vassar Alamne
Maria Mitchell
New England Electric Exchange
Boston
Christian Endeavor
Philadelphia
Lester Hapgood
Boys’ Institute of Industry
South End
United States Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Dorchester Club
Bell the Ohio crank leads Charleston Negroes to Canaan
The Savannah River preacher Bell, once ruled lunatic yet freed, gathers a growing following of negroes in Charleston South Carolina. He claims angels will arrive and instructs followers to abandon work as they prepare for a promised land march next month amid talk of lynching.
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Savannah River
Canaan
Massachusetts Riflemen Fail to Win in Alexandria Cup Match
London reports the Massachusetts riflemen, using Martini-Henry rifles, trained for Wimbledon selections and competed in the Alexandria cup match. No first rank prizes were awarded. Hinman totalled 60 across 500 and 600 yards, with Farrow 55, Edes 53, Doyle 51, Hussey 50, Johnston 40, Huddlestone 37, while the winner scored 68. Johnston also hit two bull’s-eyes in the 200 yard pool.
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London
Massachusetts
Wimbledon
Springfield
Edes
Doyle
Hussey
Johnston
Huddlestone
Cricketers at Edinburgh in July match
Philadelphia cricketers and Gentlemen of Scotland played at Edinburgh. Scotland batted first and were bowled out for 66 as Paterson took four wickets and Clark five. Visitors ended first innings with six wickets down, Paterson 62, Morgan 13, Etting 4, Scott 14, R D Brown 40, Clark 47, Steever 20 not out, extras 16.
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Philadelphia
Gentlemen of
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Paterson
Clark
R. D. Brown
Morgan
Etting
Scott
Steever
Extras
Clevelands
Bostons
Cambridge
Bakely
Zimmer
Brown
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Kelly
McAleer
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Hardie
Nash
Faatz
Tebeau
Lebeau
Funs
Quinn
Bennett
Richardson
Radford
Raster
Clarkson
Tebean
Stmene
Dervishes Reported Moving North With 5000 Forces
From Camp July 8 Colonel Wodehouse telegraphs the Egyptian troops sighting the dervishes moving northward with about 5000 men and 300 camels. He says his force cannot attack again but will pursue with steamers and urges assembling a strong force at Assouan to cooperate.
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Wodehouse
Assouan
Accident to Emperor William during Norwegian trip
July 8 report from Berit states Emperor William and his party visited the Buar Glacier when a mass of ice shifted. A fragment struck the Emperor on the shoulder and knocked him to the ground. Full details are unavailable but the injuries are described as not serious.
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Berit
William
Buar
Queen donates for Armagh rail disaster sufferers
London reports the Queen donated £50 to victims of the Armagh rail crash. Wimbledon sees W Renshaw defeat FE Renshaw in three sets. Vienna notes fifty Russian officers en route to Serbia with war material and pontoons. Paris records Goblet asserting that Boulangism threatens no republic and calls for progressive policy.
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Eun
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Reni
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Danube
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Ife
Wind storm damages Kronsberg village in Dakota
Crisscrossing headlines report Kronsberg Dakota where every house suffered damage with six houses blown down. John Norquay ex premier Manitoba received state burial in Winnipeg the largest in Canadian Northwest. Remains lie in state at Parliament and are viewed by thousands.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
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The
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Melville Garden
Downer Landing
Portsmouth
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New Bedford
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Greenfield
J.J. Lynch
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Mitchell
Lunt
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Maritime arrivals and incidents list from July ships and events
A dense listing of ships arriving and sailing from July dates at New York, Liverpool, London, and other ports, naming vessels such as Egyptian ALonarch, Slavonia, Texan, Helvetia, and Damara, with origins including New York, Philadelphia, and Havana. The fragment mentions a 14 year old, Frank Webster of Portland, Me., thrown from a horse yesterday.
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Army and Naval Orders Include Duty Changes and Inspections
Washington orders shift Brigadier General Holabird to temporary duty in Boston and New York. Captain James Chester's inspection orders for Amherst College Orchard Lake Military Academy and Lansing Agricultural College are revoked. Lieutenant E B Underwood to duty at the Naval Academy on Sept 5. Lieutenant James L Smith to examination for promotion. Chaplain William Morrison to the receiving ship Franklin at Norfolk on Nov 1.
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New York
James Chester
Third Artillery
Amherst College
Massachusetts
Orchard Lake Military Academy
Lansing Agricultural College
Michigan
Naval
E. B. Underwood
Naval Academy
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William Morrison Haseen
Franklin
Norfolk
Chautauqua Opening Highlights Noted Faculty and Projects
The Chautauqua summer session opens with the College of Liberal Arts led by Dr. W. R. Harper of Yale. Yale professors E. H. Moore William S. Knapp and George K. Stevens teach, with others from Boston University Amherst Johns Hopkins and Trinity College. A teachers retreat, cooking school, and new $12 000 building for kindergarten art classes are described.
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H. B. Adams
Johns Hopkins University
J. T. Edwards
Chamberlain Institute
Edward Olsen
University of Dakota
J. A. Broadus
Louisville
A. Wright
Boston
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Trinity College
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Ireland
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Massachusetts State Board of Education
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Quincy
Mass
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Bridgewater
KE. P. Ewing
Chautauqua
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Troy
N. Y
Burroughs
H. C. Hovey
Bridgeport
America
Lakewool
Chautauqua Lake
J. Harry Wheeler
Atheneum
Newsboy Wins Traction Case in Supreme Court New Trial
In Philadelphia, Charles Orbann, a newsboy, won $18,000 judgment after being injured by a traction company car. The court cut and then increased the verdict through appeals, with Supreme Court ordering a new trial. A second trial awarded $20,000, and Judge Finletter denied another new trial.
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Salem
Philadelphia Traction Company
Paiapenruraa
Court of Common Pleas
Finletter
Charles Orbann
Orbana
Traction Company
Gordon
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Chippewa Reservation Talks Fail to Yield Agreement
The commission negotiating with Chippewa bands for opening their reservation met thrice. Leaders protested annuity payments and land sale proceeds, blaming whites for pine forest fires. They cited too small a reservation, about 260 acres per person, and preferred larger Brule allocations. no agreement emerged. General Crook advised and explained proposed benefits, but talks stalled.
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Thief River Band
Neganmagred
United States
Crow Creek Agency
Berlain
Crook
Fires and arson alarms sweep several local sites
July 8 reports from Salem and nearby areas describe a house fire sparked by two tramps at Dr. A. M. Dudley’s corner North and Essex streets, with no damage after a neighbor’s intervention. Glve Loverstar notes a Freshwater Cove two story home owned by H. S. Hovey destroyed, occupant Osmond O. Earle insured for furniture. Mitton recalls a Pierce estate barn blaze late night causing about 2500 loss. a man fleeing was arrested as James Quinn.
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Freshwater Cove
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Hovey
Boston
Osmond O. Earle
Mitton
Edward L. Pierce
James Quinn
Educators Take Counsel At Bethlehem Meeting
The sixtieth annual American Institute of Instruction opened in Maplewood Bethlehem New Hampshire with President G A Littlefield presiding. Brown University President E B Andrews spoke on The Indispensableness of Historical Studies to the Teacher, urging history as central to liberal education and to shaping public thought.
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Rusk
George William Hill
American Institute of Instruction
Bethlehem
N. H
Andrews
Brown University
Brown
Berntelrem
Grand Casino
Maplewood
G. A. Littlefield
Rhode Island
New England
Forrest F. Emerson
Temple Quartet
Boston
Republic
Commonwealth
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M. Taine
Browning
Fire Alarm at Dorchester Avenue Clothing Factory
A slight fire occurred last evening at 6:55 in a three story wooden building 110 Dorchester avenue occupied by A Blabin clothing maker and owned by Mr Thatcher. Damage was 300 dollars extinguished by Engine 15. Box 634 alarm earlier yesterday at 2:06 was false. At 1:44 yesterday afternoon Box 814 reported a fire in the ruins of Martin Downing's building on Brighton avenue Brighton with no damage.
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Mr. Thatcher
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Martin Downing
Brighton Avenue
Brighton
Salem Tax Rate Hits Historic High Amid Grumbling
The Salem tax rate for the year rises to 17.60 dollars an increase of 1.60 from last year. It marks the highest rate the city has seen since 1873 with much grumbling from residents.
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Salem
Impending break up of the Interstate Commerce Railway Association
A Chicago despatch reports Western railway leaders feared the Interstate Commerce Railway Association would fall apart after the Denver Fort Worth and Texas gave thirty days notice to withdraw. The Alton’s exit looms. leaders expect others including Union Pacific Chicago St Paul Kansas City Iowa Central Wisconsin Central and Denver Rio Grande to follow. The Denver Fort Worth and Texas cites competing southern lines diverting traffic and seeking independence as the reason. Meetings in New York and Concord NH touch on Trunk Line leadership and railroad compromises with no final agreement reached.
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Interstate Commerce Railway Association
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Chicago
Western Railway
Chicago & Alton
Denver, Fort Worth & Texas
Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas
Alton
Union Pacific
Denver, Fort Worth &Texas
Walker
Chicago, St. Paul
Kansas City
Iowa Central
Wisconsin Central
Denver & Rio Grande
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Denver, Fort, Worth &Exas
Southern
Return of the Bostons and Cleveland clash on tough play
Baseball recap of Boston versus Cleveland with pitching by Clarkson and a bouquet for Radford. Details of hits, errors, and key moments from the Boston win, plus separate notes on New York Giants opening grounds against Pittsburghs and a Phillies win over Indianapolis.
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Clevelands
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R. BH
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Kaatz
Nash
Ow Quinn
Tebeau
Bennett
Zimmer
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Ewing
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Western railroads face clashes over rate cuts and dissolving association
Abbott fines Chicago and Alton 200 dollars for a supposed rate violation from Chicago to Denver. Several lines threaten to withdraw as presidents weigh the practical dissolution of the Interstate Commerce Railway Association. Westward advices praise Denver & Rio Grande, while earnings and proprieties across multiple roads show mixed gains and large property expenditures.
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Denver & Rio Grande
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