State Honors For Dead Poet James Whitcomb Riley
James Whitcomb Riley will lie in state at the Indiana State Capitol from 3 to 9 p m Monday, honoring the Hoosier poet who died Saturday night in Indianapolis. Governor Ralston requested the honor, and schools and institutions across the state closed to pay tribute. Riley’s simple, heartfelt poetry touched children and families nationwide, and his loss is felt as a national cultural treasure.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James Whitcomb Riley
State Capitol
Samuel M. Ralston
Henry Eitel
Riley
America
James Whitcomb Riley to Lie in State at Indiana Capitol
Indiana Governor urges public mourning and requests Riley lie in state in the Capitol rotunda from 3 to 9 p.m. Monday July 24 1916. The funeral will be private at his home Tuesday morning with burial tentatively planned for Crown Hill Cemetery. Thousands pay respects at the Riley home and Mrs Holstein suffers shock but is not seriously ill.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Indiana
Capitol
Riley
Crown Hill Cemetery
Charles F. Holstein
Death of James Whitcomb Riley Draws National Expressions
Sincere grief over poet James Whitcomb Riley's death filled papers nationwide. Notable tributes compare him to Robert Burns and recall Riley's reception in Boston by the New England Women's Press Club. Acknowledgments describe his lasting influence on American literature and a recent Indianapolis birthday holiday tribute.
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James Whitcomb Riley
America
Robert Burns
Scotland
Mr. Riley
Boston
New England Women’s Press Club
Indianapolis
Indiana
Churchill Reacts to Death of American Poet Riley
Winston Churchill learned of Mr. Riley’s death by telephone at his summer home in Dublin New Hampshire. He described Riley as a tremendous loss to American letters and one of the country’s most loved men and classic poets.
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Winston Churchill
Mr. Riley
Dublin
N. H
America
James Whitcomb Riley Remembered After Death
The poet James Whitcomb Riley is mourned for his many poems and favorites. The sense of personal loss from his death will be widely felt.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Mr Riley’s Death Reported in Local Notice
A brief local obituary note reports the death of Mr Riley with condolences offered from the community and mentions the family by name.
Death of James Whitcomb Riley Echoes in Literary World
James Whitcomb Riley's passing is noted as a distinct loss to poetry lovers. William Dean Howells, ill at his York Harbor residence, conveyed his deep reaction to Riley's death through his nurse, underscoring the impact on fellow writers.
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James Whitcomb Riley
William Dean Howells
York Harbor
New York Fire Loss Drops From First Year
New York City this year reported a fire loss of 5,757,018 at a population eight times larger than in 1865 when the paid department began. Commissioner Robert Adamson released the annual report noting the 1915 loss was more than 1,000,000 less than the department's first year.
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New York
New York City
Robert Adamson
Missing man and missing money puzzle in Chelsea
Philip Miller of 50 Third Street Chelsea mourns the loss of 75 in US money hidden in his clothes after retirement. He reported waking yesterday to find it gone. A younger man named Harry Miller who shared his bed with him is also missing as police search for both men and the funds.
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Philip Miller
Third Street
Chelsea
United States
Harry Miller
Milwaukee
Marcus X. Jensen
Cincinnati
The Elf Child Poem by James Whitcomb Riley
A rustic poem depicts Little Orphant Annie aiding in chores and telling goblin tales. The verses warn children to mind parents and teachers or face goblin consequences, with imagery of shadows, firelight, and nocturnal creatures.
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Annie
Mrs Annie Fiske Dies in 84th Year
Mrs Annie Fiske of 172 Adams street Milton died last night in her 84th year. She was the widow of Colonel Francis Samuel Fiske Civil War veteran who commanded the Second New Hampshire Infantry and served 34 years as bankruptcy clerk of the district court.
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Adams Street
Milton
Francis Samuel Fiske
Second
New Hampshire Infantry
Wife of Ambassador Sharp Leaves Paris
Paris July 23 Mrs William Graves Sharp wife of the American ambassador with her two younger children sailed on the Rochambeau for a short visit to her home in Ohio planning to return in October.
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Paris
William Graves Sharp
Ohio
Antis Emblem on Suffrage Quarters Creates Color Talk
The anti suffragists claim their emblem on the suffragists Dorchester home but the scene reveals red roses red hollyhocks and other red flowers filling the veranda garden and kitchen decor.
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Antis
Dorchester
Dorchester Mansion Hosts Suffrage Roots and Redrose Debate
A Post tour of the Lucy Stone Blackwell mansion on Boutwell Street, Dorchester, reveals the Woman's Journal editorial rooms and suffrage history. The 117 room estate overlooks Dorchester Bay with roses planted by Lucy Stone, while activists debate whether red flowers symbolize anti suffrage past and should be removed.
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Lucy Stone Blackwell
Boutwell Street
Dorchester
Post
Pope’s Hill
Alice Stone Blackwell
Henry Blackwell
Lucy Stone
Woman's Journal
Pope's Hill
Dorchester Bay
Boston Harbor
Massachusetts
Labor Day Parade Aims to Display Union Strength
Boston Central Labor Union leaders urge a large turnout for the Labor Day parade to show public how organized labor stands ready for any event. Parade organizers decline to publish figures but expect a substantial procession in line.
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Organized Labor
Boston Central Labor Union
Boston unions prepare for largest parade in movement history
Harry Jennings of the C L U reports unofficial assurances from city unions. The parade is shaping as the largest yet with more marchers and decorated floats. The Theatre Stage Employees No 11 votes to join and considers a float. A Boston-wide union turnout is anticipated with months of planned preparations. William L Brown returns from Cuba and speaks to the group.
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Harry Jennings
Fhe
No. 11
Washington Street
Boston
William L. Brown
Cuba
Abrahams Labor Candidate Endorsed by Boston Typographical Union
The nomination of Henry Abrahams as labor's candidate for the city school committee received strong backing from Boston Typographical Union No. 13 at a meeting in Faneuil Hall. The union referred the matter to its executive committee with full authority to assist financially and otherwise.
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Henry Abrahams
Boston
Chicago
Robert J. Kane
The
Herald
M. A. Knock
Labor union notes on picnics and Labor Day planning
Teamsters Local 149 reported a financially successful sick and death fund picnic at Caledonian Grove. Local 25 Labor Day committee met to review sub committee reports for the parade. Local 879 Sand and Tip Cart Drivers unanimously raised weekly wages by one dollar. Longshoremen diverted from island outing to celebrate at Boughan’s Hall Charlestown amid yesterday’s rain.
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Caledonian Grove
Local 25
Wien
Boughan's Hall
City Square
Charlestown
Auto Crash Ends Chase of Thieves
A wild pursuit of a stolen automobile through South Boston streets ended when the pursuing car crashed into the fleeing vehicle near the Mercer and Ninth streets corner. The thief and accomplice escaped in the confusion after the collision.
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Mercer and
Ninth Strets
Cambridge Couple Chases Stolen Runabout Through City
William P Shine of 242 Albany Street Cambridge reports his automobile stolen last night after he and his wife saw two youths driving off from 350 Dorchester Street. The pursuit carried into Dorchester Ola Colony Mercer and Ninth streets. James H White of 314 K Street South Boston joined the chase, colliding with the Shine runabout near a Mercer Ninth street turn and knocking the cars apart with a tele phone pole involved.
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Albany Street
Cambridge
Shine
Dorchester Street
Ola Colony Avenue
Mercer Street
James H. White
K Street
South Boston
White
Mercer
Ninth Streets
Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Craft Attacked
A Lloyds despatch from Tynemouth reports the Danish motor ship Samsoe towed in waterlogged condition after shelling by a German submarine. The crew was saved. Also reported are the Norwegian sailing vessel Batts and the Swedish sailing vessels Juno and Ida set on fire and in sinking condition.
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Lloyds
Tynemouth
Samsoe
Batts
Juno
Ida
P. O. Clerks Day Declared On Floating Hospital Trip
The Boston floating hospital trip for today and tonight was named Post Office Clerks' Day by the Boston Post Office Clerk's Association Branch 6 at its last regular meeting.
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Boston Floating Hospital
Post Office Clerks
Boston Post Office Clerk’s Association
Shackleton aid mission to rescue men from Elephant Island
Britain's plan to send the vessel Discovery under Lt Cmdr James Fairweather to reach Shackleton's Antarctic party on Elephant Island if the third rescue attempt fails. Elizabeth Marsh, 70, longtime Boston Press Club stewardess famed for pies, dies after April illness. she was born in England.
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Ernest Shackleton
Elephant Island
South Shetlands
England
Governor and Company of Adventurers
Hudson Bay
Discovery
Admiralty
James Fairweather
Devonport Dockyard
Sir Ernest
Elizabeth Marsh
Boston Press Club
Marsh
The
Press Club
New England
Pope Leo XIII's Body Transferred to New Crypt
A Rome despatch reports at 8 pm Saturday the coffin of Leo XIII was moved to a new resting place in St. Peter's Chapel of the Presentation. The private ceremony was attended by high ecclesiastics. Cardinal Merry del Val inspected the coffin and noted a small split in the wooden shell, while the inner zinc container remained intact. The ritual lasted about fifteen minutes.
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Rome
Havas
Leo XIII
St. Peter’s
Seek to Identify Man Killed in Woods
Quincy police seek to identify a man found shot in the woods behind Fuller quarry. The body, with a bullet wound and revolver beside it, has been in the woods since early April. A Boston newspaper dated April 3 was found in the victim’s pocket.
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Fuller Quarry
George W. Higgins
Boston
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