New England Rifle Meet Opens With Record Bullseyes
Private George W. Reed of Wakefield by 28 consecutive bullseyes leads the 500 yard slow fire re entry at the fifth annual New England Military Rifle Association meet on Wakefield range. Ensign Highbury of the Naval Academy narrowly escapes injury when a pistol explodes at the line. Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Naval Academy teams score well amid wind and skirmish practice.
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Wakefield
Shuman
New England Military Rifle Association
George W. Reed
Ensign Highbury
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Reed
N. P. Stiles
First Regiment
Maine
Nor Way
George W. Chesley
Connecticut
New Haven
Cc. A. Jones
Naval Cadet
R. R. Stewart
W. N. McDonald
O. BE. Mercer
Gloucester
F. Bradley
E. C. Barker
Keene
Henry
F. Osborne
Vaughan
W. R. Murphy
Fifth Massachusetts
Stoneham
Two Ceremonies for Marriage in Brockton
Eugene J. Mathieu of Lowell and Miss Lena Desrosiers of Brockton wed after a false start when a justice of the peace married them without a governor license. They had lived together ten days in Lowell, then re wed properly in Catholic rites after obtaining the needed licenses and permissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Eugene J. Mathieu
Lowell
Lena Desrosiers
Chauffeur Burned In Gasolene Fire At Gloucester
John Darwen a chauffeur for Henry B Welch of New York was badly burned about the head and body when a gasolene fire exploded while he cleaned an auto at Gloucester. The machine valued at 8000 was destroyed and the garage suffered about 500 as a result of the blaze.
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Gloucester
John Darwen
Henry B. Welch
New York
Darwen
Parsons & Wonson
Earl Cadwell Drowns Near Nantucket While Swimming
Earl Cadwell a 21 year old New Haven Connecticut student at Pratt Institute Brooklyn drowned off Nantucket while attempting to swim from a boat. He worked as a head waiter to pay his way through school next winter.
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Nantucket
Earl Cadwell
New Haven, Conn
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cadwell
Salem Moving Day for Deeds Registry and Probate Court
Arrangements completed for the removal of the Registry of Deeds for the Essex South District to the new Salem building next Saturday and the Probate Court will move immediately after the August 2 session.
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Essex South District
Salem
Street Railway Orders Forty four Cars for Boston and Old Colony
The Boston and Northern Street Railway Company orders 44 standard semi convertible cars for its lines with 12 assigned to the Old Colony street railway. Laconia Car Company builds the cars for delivery in September.
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Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
Old Colony Street Railway
Laconia Car Company
SLAIN MAN'S WATCH MISSING AS CAMBRIDGE MURDER PROBED
Cambridge police fail to find the watch and rings of Stewart McTevish the asylum orderly whose body was found mutilated in the Hotel Florence Cambridge. Clothing stained with blood is sent to Harvard Medical School for analysis and officers question Mrs Richmond who refuses to discuss the case.
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Florence
Cambridge Street
Cambridge
Stewart McTevish
Gardner Insane Asylum
Captain Hurley
Whitney
Harvard Medical School
Albion Richmond
Duke
Richmond
House of Correction
East Cambridge
Navy to scrap scout cruisers in favor of destroyers
Washington reports that the Navy Department prefers torpedo boat destroyers over scout cruisers. Officials say the three scouts Chester Salem and Birmingham proved costly experiments, with destroyers costing less and achieving 30 knots versus 25 for scouts. Destroyers are deemed more seaworthy and capable as eyes for battleships.
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Washington
Uncle Sam's Navy
Department
Navy Department
Chester
Salem
Birmingham
Navy
Carbolic acid attempts by widow at Nottingham Hotel
Mrs. Maria E. Tolman 60 of Meadville Pennsylvania attempted suicide with carbolic acid at the Hotel Nottingham in Boston. She admitted the act and was taken to City Hospital with a strong odor present in her room. hospital treatment given and recovery believed possible.
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Maria E. Tolman
Sherman Street
Meadville
Penn
Nottingham
City Hospital
Tolman
the Nottingham
Boston
Howe
H. E. Mace
Dr. Mace
Miss Tolman
Six destroyers head to Alaska on northern waters cruise
Six torpedo boat destroyers including the Whipple Trux tun Hull Paul Jones Perry and M Hop kins rendezvous in Seattle today before a long cruise to Alaska. Commanding officers and crews will gain maneuvering practice and familiarization with northern seas.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Whipple
Truxtun
Hull
Paul Jones
Perry
M Hopkins
Price Faking Rages During Clearance Season
A fragment notes a chaos of price manipulation amid clearance sales. The item list mentions a 36c lot including veils and white lace veil. The readable text hints at shopper frustration and discount confusion in a retail setting.
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Price
Countess Szechenyi Reported In Best Health In Budapest
London reports Countess Szechenyi formerly Gladys Vanderbilt is in excellent health and resides in Budapest after a Vienna visit with Professor Schauta. She married in January 1908 and had a daughter born that October. The child remains in good health and did not join her mother in the United States recent trip.
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London
Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Budapest
Vienna
Schauta
United States
Two Governments to Aid This Young Wife
An 18 year old Elizabeth New Jersey woman Sophie Stiles seeks protection from the United States and Austria Hungary to prevent deportation. She says she was brought from Austria at 16, married April 10, and that her husband James Stiles abandoned her after a child was born. Guardianship rests with Henry Fairfield. Fairfield visited the Austrian ambassador to secure aid and protect her rights.
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New York
United States
Austria- Hungary
Elizabeth
N. J
Sophie Stiles
Henry FE. Fairfield
Austria
James O. Stiles
Stiles
Fairfield
Life guard saves girl ends in romance unlikely
Washington report details Joseph Booker 23 a champion lightweight life saver who saved Miss Blanche Wilson after a Chesapeake canal capsizing during a boat ride. He then proposed marriage as they dried their clothes and strolled. Miss Wilson is considering the proposal.
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Washington
Joseph Booker
Joseph
Blanche Wilson
Billiards Duel Leads to Church Wedding in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on July 26 William Caruso won a billiards match against a Garibaldi Club rival and earned consent to marry Miss Filomena Cirino, sister of the defeated foe, at the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel.
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Philadelphia
William Caruso
Mazzini Garibaldi Club
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Christian Streets
Caruso
Filomena Cirino
Airship Removes Hair in Garwood Home Test
Miss Helen Bull mourns a coiffure loss after hair tangled in a miniature airship clock motor. The model aeroplane, recently completed, rose in a Garwood room during its first test, prompting a careful release of the lock-spring motor as the propellers whirred.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Helen Bull
Garwood
Actress Mabel Howard Quits Stage To Become Nun
New York July 26 The former Broadway star Mabel Howard once with Belasco road companies abandons acting to join the Convent of Our Lady of the Charity of the Good Shepherd in Angers East Ninety first street. She plans to stay for life saying the stage promises little compared to other useful work. Born 1884 Indianapolis she trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and appeared in Zara and The Heart of Maryland with Belasco and in Sherlock Holmes and Weather Beaten Benson later.
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New York
Broadway
Mabel Howard
David Belasco
Miss Howard
Our Lady of the Charity of the Good Shepherd
Indianapolis
Ind
Cincinnati
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Carnegie Hall
Richard Mansfield
Zara
Leslie Carter
Maryland
Sherlock Holmes
Otis Skinner
Weazra Kendall
Benson
American soprano Alys Lorraine wows Paris audiences
Illinois singer Alys Lorraine, a rising American soprano, wins praise across Europe. She credits training from Tamagno and other teachers for her rapid rise, hopes to return to sing in New York as Madame Butterfly and seeks engagement with a major New York opera house. She impressed audiences in Amsterdam and met graciously with royal figures.
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Paris
Alys Lorraine
Miss Lorraine
New York
Minneapolis
Italy
Tamagno
Lest
Holland
Monte Carlo
United States
Amsterdam Opera House
Jenny Lind’s Niece To Sing In United States Tour
Miss Christine Lind, grandniece of Jenny Lind, will visit the United States this winter and perform in several cities. F B Luce of Sunbury, who recognized her talent, funded her musical education after hearing her sing a Swedish folk song.
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Jenny Lind
Sunbury
Penn
Christine Lind
Yvenny Lind
United States
F. B. Luce
Miss Lind
Tragic Fall Near Jersey Shore Claimer
Mrs. Clarence P. Sterner, visiting her parents with a seven month old baby, died after tripping on her skirt while riding with her father near his home in Jersey Shore Penn. She reached for roadside flowers, fell into a ditch and died before help arrived.
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Jersey Shore
Penn
Clarence P. Sterner
Mrs. Pankhurst to Visit New York in Autumn
News from New York reports English suffragette Mrs. Pankhurst will travel to the city in the autumn. The despatch to Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch confirms the plan amid reports she faces potential jail time for her outspoken advocacy on behalf of suffragists.
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New York
Pankhurst
London Salayette
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Tobacco brings this widow a husband in Alaska
In Richmond Virginia a young widow Corinne Raleigh 25 sent a lonely note in tobacco. Cyril Worthingham a former Virginian miner in Alaska read the message, exchanged letters and pictures, and now heads toward Virginia to wed the widow.
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Richmond
Corinne Raleigh
Alaska
Cyril J. Worthingham
Virginia
Peach basket hat ruined by unexpected watering in Pine Bluff
Miss Victoria Harrel paid 60 for a peach basket hat that resembled a flower pot. She set the hat on a sardiniere with ferns while her mother watered the jardiniere from the house. The hat and trim were wilted and ruined when she returned.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Victoria Harrel
Cork Leg Campaign Ends for Baltimore Girl
The drive to collect 15 000 cigarette coupons to obtain a cork leg for Miss Tillie Muller, who lost her leg in a train accident four years ago, ended today with over 23 000 coupons received. The company will be contacted tomorrow to arrange the leg for the child within the week.
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Baltimore
Tillie Muller
Millionaire Weds After One-Hour Courtship in Waukesha
J. G. Stroud a Wil liston North Dakota lumber magnate married Miss Mabel Leverence in Waukesha Wisconsin after meeting an hour earlier. Stroud interests include North Dakota remarks about lacking handsome women. Leverence aged 19 has lived her life in Waukesha.
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Waukesha
Wis
J. G. Stroud
Williston
N. D
Mabel Leverence
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