Vets Marker Dedicated at St Johnsbury Vermont
In St Johnsbury Vermont July 18 veterans of the Third Vermont Regiment gathered for a reunion marking the 50th anniversary of mustering into service. A stone marker honoring the site of the original mustering was unveiled by Robert Stone great grandson of former Governor Erastus Fairbanks. The event included taps by George E Bryant and remarks by General Franklin G Butterfield. Officers were elected: Colonel E Pingree Lt Colonel C H Woodbury secretary treasurer H C Newell.
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Johnsbury
George E. Bryant
Lowell
Mass
Third Vermont Regiment
United States Service
St. Johnsbury
Robert Stone
Erastus Fairbanks
Vermont
Edward T. Fairbanks
Thomas O. Seaver
Woodstock
Franklin G. Butterfield
Derby
E. Pingree
Hartford
C. H. Woodbury
H. Cc. Newell
Woman of Eighty Makes Voyage Alone Across Atlantic
Brockton, July 18 Mr. Andrew Miller aged 8 8-year-old woman? No seasick no missed meals in voyage alone across the Atlantic. Mrs. Miller visited her son John Miller after arriving here claiming never to have been ill a day and to have never missed a meal. Regular meals and regularity in everything she said made food taste better on the ship than on land.
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Brockton
Atlantic
Andrew Miller
John Miller
One Million Voted to Make New London Harbor Big Port
Hartford July 18 The General Assembly voted one million dollars for improvements to New London harbor to develop it as an ocean terminal. The funds will be raised by a state bond issue.
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Hartford
Conn
General Assembly
New London Harbor
In the Tunnel Bargain Basement Rewards for Spotting Ads
A promotional note invites readers to earn five dollars by reporting exaggerated or misrepresented statements in advertisements found in the Tunnel Bargain Basement. The reward goes to the first caller who alerts authorities.
Lawrence Faces Bankruptcy Amid Cash Crunch
Lawrence July 18. City Treasurer William A. Keleher said the treasury holds 58 208 04 while bills total 83 740 due before Aug 1. About 10 000 due on redemption bonds and interest, with more large notes later in the year. Financiers and officials offered no hope for relief from the debt ridden city.
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Lawrence
William A. Keleher
Coul
Fleecers of Sailors Flee Fleetown and Provincetown
July 18 police court imposed drastic punishment on men who came to fleece visiting sailors. The convicted men fled the town fearing arrest, moving toward Truro by country roads. Illegal liquor sellers were dismayed as one man offered over 100 pint bottles of whiskey at 12 cents each to dispose of goods quickly.
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Provincetown
Truro
Experimental target practice moved from Cape Cod Bay to Chesapeake Bay
The Delaware target program was postponed to Aug 20 and shifted to Chesapeake Bay due to cost and scheduling, while Atlantic fleet practice remains set off Virginia. Battleship Idaho to arrive for maneuvers with Delaware Kansas New Hampshire and South Carolina. Chester and Salem join fleet off Gardner's Bay. Crew transfers and aviation trials aboard Curti ss machine dominate Portsmouth Boston and Providence town movements.
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Delaware
Cape Cod Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk
Atlantic
Virginia
Cape Cod
Idaho
Philadelphia
Kansas
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Chester
Salem
Hugo Osterhaus
Gardner's Bay
Montana
Portsmouth
Hannibal
Provincetown
Boston
Vermont
New Jersey
Mississippi
Navy
Glenn Curtiss
Marines to undertake new physical training course at Annapolis
The Marine Corps will detail First Lieutenant Torrey Second Lieutenant Miller and six noncommissioned officers to a course at Annapolis to develop a new system of physical training. Afterward the officers will be assigned to training and recruiting stations to instruct recruits. Wives and relatives of naval officers flock to Provincetown as the summer colony expands with arrivals including Mrs Brunby Mrs Morrison and Mrs Badger marking a surge in residence at hotels cottages and flats.
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Torrey
Miller
Annapolis
Marine Corps
Provincetown
Brunby
Frank H. Brunby
U. S. S. New Hampshire
Norfolk, Va
Watch War Game on Block Island Draws Shore Glimpses
Shore residents at Block Island Rhode Island report fleeting glimpses of torpedo boats destroyers and submarines during a naval war game staged off the coast. The exercise drew crowds along the shoreline as vessels moved through restricted waters with observers noting maneuvers and signaling. Authorities urged caution and kept a tight watch on the area to prevent interference with the drills.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed By Woman
A Elwood Indiana woman reports relief after six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound avoiding surgery. The ad touts the remedy for female ills including displacements inflammation irregularities and backaches claiming widespread testimonials and health restoration.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Elwood
Ind
Pinkham
Sadie Mullen
N. B. St
Alost
Pinkham Musiciees
Mystery War Vessels Seen Around Rhode Island Coast
Watch Hill Block Island and Newport residents reported war era vessels near the coast. Two destroyers lingered by Block Island while small submarines sailed off Point Judith and Brenton's Reef in Narragansett Bay, staying well offshore to conceal identity.
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Stroyers
Watch Hill
Block Island
Newport
Point Judith
Brenton’s Reef
Narragansett Bay
Inner workings of sugar trust exposed in New York
Washington B. Thomas, chairman of the American Sugar Refining Company board, revealed during extended questioning the trust's inner workings before a special congressional committee resuming its investigation in New York. He saw no present evil in the company yet disagreed with Havemeyer era policy.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Washington B. Thomas
Special Congress Committee
Washington
Thomas
H. O. Havemeyer
Arbuckle Illness Prompts Mohonk Inquiry on Sugar War
A Mohonk Lake report says John Arbuckle, long viewed as the key witness, is so ill that a sub committee led by Representatives Garrett and Madison will travel Friday to Mohonk Lake to obtain his testimony. He is expected to shed light on the sugar war between his company and American Sugar Refining, including settlement terms once known to Havemeyer.
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John Arbuckle
Mohonk Lake
N. Y
Garrett
Tennessee
Madison
Kansas
Hardwick
Arbuckle
Mr. Arbuckle
H. O. Havemeyer
Havemeyer
Thomas
American Sugar Refining Company
New Jersey
James M. Beck
The
National
Beck
Death by Self Inflicted Gunshot in Oakland Farmer
Houston July 18 Decatur Morrison a 60 year old farmer living in Oakland ended his life with a shotgun the act described as caused by temporary insanity authorities report no other details forthcoming the tragedy adds to local rural distress in the region
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Houston
Decatur Morrison
Oakland
Insurance head boy at $5 a week
Herbert man Robinson a homeless 19 year old errand boy testified how he was picked off the street dressed up and made president of two mutual fire insurance companies and secretary of a third at a total salary of five dollars weekly in Philadelphia on July 18.
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Philadelphia
Herman §. Robinson
Three 1 Percent Officials Held On Fraud Charges
At the hearing end three 1 percent officials linked to raided fraudulent concerns were held on bail for trial while others’ cases continued. Held were David Balaity Jacob Malschick and Charles Weinberg. Robinson admitted he presided over directors meetings but knew nothing of actions taken. He claimed a janitor became president of one company. Ernst K Mueller testified the firms had fake capitalization totaling 1 660 000 and subscribers named from the city directory. The concerns allegedly issued fire insurance nationwide and claimed monthly receipts of 27 000.
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David Balaity
Jacob Malschick
Charles Weinberg
Young Robinson
Balaity
Robinson
Unequalled Tonic and Body Builder Claims
An advertisement asserts a tonic builds flesh and strength, cures colds throat and lung troubles bronchitis asthma and consumption with no alcohol or dangerous drugs, presenting itself as a safe health remedy.
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