Buried 47 Bennington Dead in San Diego Honor Service
San Diego observes a solemn burial of 47 Bennington gunboat sailors in a coastal cemetery. An immense procession covers a 10 mile funeral route, with wreaths from local businesses and no bands, as city officials and military figures attend the observance amid widespread mourning.
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San Diego
Cal
Litle
Loma
San Diego Bay
Pacific
Monterey
California
Commodore Stockton
Old San Pasqual
Fort Rosecrans
Coast Heavy Artillery
Universal Brotherhood
Pointoma
Fortuna
Bennington
F. J. Drake
Lucien Young
E. D. Scott
Sehon
Highwaymen Foiled In East Boston Car Ride Attempt
Three highwaymen tried to stop Thomas Merrigan and C J Keleher as they crossed the Lynn marsh toward Revere. A horse whip spelled the end of the attack and the assailants fled. Merrigan and Keleher reported the incident to Revere police. marsh detectives searched the area.
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Thomas Merrigan
Jeffries Street
Boston
C. J. Keleher
Bremen Street
Lynn Marsh
Revere
Merrigan
Keleher
Pilgrims Start 10 Day Journey to St Annes Shrine
More than 300 Catholics from New England depart from North Union station led by Rev Father Edward F Saunders toward the shrine of St Anne de Beaupre in Quebec Canada. The six car Canadian Pacific train carries the pilgrims with a Lowell stop enriching the group. High mass and a novena are planned upon arrival in Quebec and the voyage is expected to take about ten days.
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North Union Station
St. Anne de Beaupre
Quebec
Canada
New England
Lowell
Redemptorist
Edward F. Saunders
ST. Ann’s Church
Somerville
Fort Rosecrans Trench Displays 60 Foot Long Burial Channel
A deep 60 foot long trench measures 14 feet wide where bodies are laid in ambulances from Fort Rosecrans. Officials describe the somber scene as part of a disaster response setup and note the scale of the makeshift burial area.
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Fort Rosecrans
Bennington Disaster Telegrams Describe Fatal Boiler Blast
Acting Secretary Darling sent the Bennington disaster report to President Roosevelt. The wreck resulted from a boiler leak and burst, causing two explosions and filling the ship with scalding steam. 190 aboard. 45 identified dead, 11 dead unidentified, 48 wounded, 17 missing. Captain Drake orders civilian doctors and supplies. burials set for Fort Rosecrans with military honors.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Charles H. Darling
United States
Bennington
Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Drake
Mare Island
Fort Rosecrans
Department
Mitchell
Larimer
Independence
San Diego
Army
Darling
F. J. Drake
Frank DeCurtoni
Dwight N. Holland
Clurter
May float Bennington to Washington reported in telegrams
In San Diego Captain Drake advised the department that he expected to float the Bennington and had ordered a board of investigation to determine the outcome. The telegrams indicate the impending operation as part of official naval reporting.
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Department
Drake
Bennington
Mare Island
Board of Investigation
Washington
San Diego
Czar Goes to Meet Kaiser as Peace Talks Loom
The Russian Emperor sailed from Peterhof aboard the Polar Star to an unscheduled meeting with Emperor William on the Hohenzollern off Borgo Finland. The talks target war and Morocco ahead of Russo Japanese plenipotentiaries with no foreign office presence noted.
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St, Petersburg
Peterhof
Polar Star
Emperor William
Hohenzollern
Borgo
Gulf of Finland
Helsingfors
von Essen
Sevastopol
Port Arthur
Chagin
Almaz
Rojestvensky
Vladivostok
Sea of Japan
Hintze
Neeloff
Count Alvensleben
William
Hermesand
Sweden
Russia
Washington
Portsmouth
Far East
Czar's Trip Triggers Press Debate in France
Paris July 23 Emperor Nicholas' cruise in the Gulf of Finland to meet Emperor William draws wide comment. Some papers fear German influence could hinder Russia's peace program in the east while others say William may push Russia away from France. Journal des Debats notes Russia awaits Nicholas' first acts on return.
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Paris
Nicholas
Gulf of Finland
William
Russia
France
Journal
Des Debats
Four Lost From Yacht in Gale Off Brandywine
Four crewmen drowned when the yacht Markeete sank near Brandywine lighthouse in Delaware Bay during a gale. Dr. Hobart A. Hare and Lucius B. Landreth were rescued in Philadelphia, while the other four crew members were missing.
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Lewel
Del
Markeete
Brandywine
Delaware Bay
Hobart A. Hare
Philadelphia
Lucius 8
Landreth
Zealand
Circe
Brandywine Shoals
Dr. Hare
Fred Vogel
Lghthouse
Delaware
Young Teddy Again a Sunday School Teacher
President Roosevelt joined by Mrs. Roosevelt and daughter Ethel attended morning service at Christian Church Oyster Bay. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. resumed his usual place as a teacher in Christ Church Sunday School. Mr. Morton and Dr. Alexander Lambert of New York stayed at Sagamore until Dr. Lambert returned to the city tonight.
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Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Ethel
Christian Church
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Christ Church
Morton
Alexander Lambert
New York
Sagamore
Lambert
Burial rites of Kinsley Post veterans at church service
Wellington services for Blackmar funeral included G A R members. The mourners heard a quartet sing Face to Face and veterans from Post 113 stood guard of honor. An elderly widow asked for a single floral leaf for her ailing husband, who also served.
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Wellington
Eliza K. Leman
William McKinley
Middlesex Club
John Q. A. Brackett
Edgar R. Champlin
John Haskell Butler
Cornish
Kinsley Post
Horton
Amory
Ruddick
Henry
Post 113
George E. Lavery
Oliver P. Ricker
James D. Leatherbee
James M. Porter
Charles H. Boardman
L. Lorenzo Billings
Eulogies Honors General Blackmar At Copley Square
Dr Horton’s sermon at Second Church lauds General W. W. Blackmar as a brave civic leader who mixed enthusiasm with charity. He notes Blackmar’s military service, presidency of the Grand Army of the Republic, steadfast friendship, cheerfulness, and dedication to duty, ending with a prayer for his widow.
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W. W. Blackmar
Copley Square
E. A. Horton
Emerson
Sumter
Grand Army of the Republic
Alaska
Post 113
Dr Horton’s Poem Eulogizes Gen Blackmar At Funeral
Dr I A Horton read a commemorative poem at General Blackmar’s funeral, praising his courage, comradeship, and public service. The lyric tribute honors his leadership, calls for unity, and urges remaining faithful to the cause as memories endure.
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I. A. Horton
General Blackmar
Gobble Robinson found dead in gunny sacks in Lynn
Alonzo Robinson 43 known as Gobble Robinson was found dead face down in gunny sacks inside Carrier express wagon at Nahant. Medical Examiner says suffocation likely from liquor influence. He was last seen in Lynn with two unknown men. money he carried missing. He left a wife and two children.
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Nahant
Alonzo Robinson
Gobble Robinson
Broad Street
Lynn
Pinkham
Robinson
Carrier Company
Hurt by fall in fit on Tremont street
John Connell a 22 year old of 84 Warrenton street was stricken with a fit in front of 257 Tremont street last evening and fell injuring his scalp. He was taken to the Relief station.
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John Connell
Warrenton Street
Tremont Street
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