International Rowing Regatta Opens at Austin Texas
The regatta runs through the 18th with professional and amateur single and double sculls from quarter and half mile dashes plus a $3000 consolation prize. Noted competitors include Hanlan Teemer Gaudaur and Ross. Local business offers extra prizes and a suit promotion of 15 dollar price with guarantee and money back option.
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Austin
Tex
Hanlan
Teemer
Gaudaur
Ross
Weather forecast summary for New England and nearby states
May 14 forecast calls for Maine fair and warmer inland with variable winds. New Hampshire and Vermont expect increasing clouds and warmer temperatures with variable winds. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut see partly cloudy skies and warmer interiors with variable winds. Eastern New York likely showers as clouds increase and temperatures rise.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Art Treasures catalog touts superb publications
An advertising notice promotes the Post Portfolio Department offering the largest finest art publications. It advertises Number 1 ready today with a coupon and one dime, pointing readers to page 2 for the coupon.
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Post
Tarkill Forest Fire Threatens Cape Village Homes
A forest fire near Tarkill in Duxbury on May 14 endangers Charles Chandler's house and barn. Wind shifts saved several properties as the blaze scorched nearly three miles of timber and burned thousands of acres, with multiple Chandlers and others reporting heavy losses of timber and lumber.
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Duxbury
Tarkill
Kingston
Charles Chandler
Pembroke Road
Five-Mile Hill
Nahum Sampson
Horatio Chandler
Chandler
Nixon Bog Company
Elbridge
Levi Chandler
Elbridge Chandler
Nathaniel Chandler
Alonzo Chandler
Crofton Shute
Edward O'Neil
Wood fire in Wilmington destroys Carter wood yard
A woods fire near Burlington Wilmington spread quickly burning about two hundred cords of wood owned by Edward Carter Selectman. The blaze damaged or endangered homes as hundreds of acres burned and strong winds hampered containment with residents packing furniture and aiding in extinguishing efforts.
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Wilmington
Burlington
Edward Carter
Carter
Joseph Ames
Startling Scene in the National House Leads to Removal
May 14 in Washington a loud distraught man in the public gallery warned that unless the Coxey bill passed the White House Treasury and Capitol would be destroyed. Speaker had doorkeeper eject him after a clash. The man named Matthew A. Cherry, a Blacksmith from the city.
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Washington
House
White House
Treasury
Capitol
Matthew A. Cherry
Fire Damages Growing Wood In Prolonged Blaze
Fire crews fought for nearly two hours to subdue the flames that swept a growing wood, causing substantial losses. The extent of damage to timber stands is not yet estimated.
Maine timber loss hits Coplin plantation fire
The Coplin plantation fire burns extensive spruce timber valued in the thousands. Coplin is bordered by Eustis Mount Abram Lang and Redington, with Bradstreet Bros of Gardiner as owners. The blaze also damages Lang plantation owned by Lawrence Bros, and Redington forests burn as Superintendent Davis keeps special trains ready for transport.
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Phillips and
Redington
Fires Burn Acres Across Dedham Spots May 14
Dedham firemen battled wood and grass fires at Islington Federal Hill and West Dedham. The entire force fought blazes that approached the home of Selectman Weatherbee and the land of General Stephen M Weld. Several acres burned with damage to growing wood.
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Dedham
Islington
Federal Hill
West Dedham
Selectman Weatherbee
Stephen M. Weld
Haven Street
Capitol Crank Warns Destruction If Coxey Bill Fails
A Washington man declares he will destroy government property unless the Coxey good roads bill passes. Captured by Capitol police, he is held in the guard room, then taken to the sixth precinct. Officials note an uptick in cranks around the Capitol and White House, stressing heightened precautions.
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Capitol
Washington
White House
Industrial Army leader arrested at Socialistic meeting
Michael D. Fitzgerald, head of The New England Division of the Industrial Army, attended a Socialistic meeting in Philadelphia on May 14 and was arrested on a making charge.
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New York
Leander Richardson
The
Illustrated Dramatic News
John T. Sullivan
Rose Coghlan
Madison Square Theatre
Louis Massen
John L. Sullivan
Jefferson Market Court
Richardson
Armstrong and Dowling
McLaughlin
West Twenty-eighth Street
John T. Sul- Man
Philadelphia
Penn
Michael D. Fitzgerald
New England
Industrial Army
Milford brush fires devastate quarries amid ongoing flames
Mil ford reports brush fires raging for days near town harming standing and cut wood. This afternoon the stone sheds at Hawyard's quarries burned as owner helped fight fires on adjoining property.
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Milford
Hawyard
Forest Fires Ravage Wood Resources Across State Line
Three days of extensive forest fires burn across the New Hampshire border in Rockingham county. In Plaistow large quantities of cord wood belonging to various parties have been destroyed.
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Haveerhill
State Line
Rockingham County
New Hampshire
Plaistow
Forest fires threaten timber near Laird's mills in Barre
Fire crews report wildfires raging around Laird's mills in Barre Vermont on May 14. Authorities fear the blazes will destroy large quantities of valuable timber and set back local lumber operations.
Lovell Diamond '94 Model Cycle Boasts Superior Quality
Be sure to bring a skilled mechanic to examine the Lovell Diamond '94 Model Cycle for make style and finish. The shop claims over 50 years of business reputation and invites verdicts after testing all others. Open Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
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Lowell
Fitzgerald followers march on Chester amid arrests
In Chester Pennsylvania on May 14 Fitzgerald and two associates were jailed on $800 bail after an incendiary speech urging action against the government. The Industrial Army contingent of fifty three departed for Chester with leaders Avery Gannon and Adams coordinating meals meetings and a petition to Congress discussed at Star Hall.
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Fitzgerald
White House
Washington
Labor Lyceum
Gannon
Chester
Penn
Fitzzgerald
New England Division
Industrial Army
Avery
Adams
Star Hall
Congress
Wilmington
Coxeyite Parade Falls Short Of Expectations In Denver
The Coxeyites parade in Denver on May 14 attracted about 500 marchers, far fewer than the predicted 10,000, though the speakers platform drew around 10,000 listeners. Addresses were delivered by Sovereign of the Knights of Labor Jay Cooke Jr General Hegner of the Denver Coxey reserve and Pueblo's Judge Kerr.
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Denver
Col
Coxeyites
Master Workman Sovereign
Knights of Labor
Jay Cooke, Jr
Hegner
Denver Coxey Reserve
Judge Kerr
Pueblo
Coxey Nominated for Congress in Ohio District
Populists of Ohio eighteenth district meet in Massillon to nominate Jacob S. Coxey, Commonweal leader, for Congress in McKinley’s former district.
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Canton
Ohio
Massillon
Jacob
Coxey
Congress
McKinley
Fatal Runaway Tragedy In Brattleboro From Moody School Party
A carriage accident on South Main Street Brattleboro Vermont injures five Moody's school women from Northfield with Miss Marianna Blood of Auburndale Mass killed instantly. Several others fatally or seriously hurt, including Miss Burt and Miss McNeilly. The group had left Northfield for a pleasure drive and the yoke broke on a steep hill. The press note by Mr Moody states the upcoming wedding of Miss Emma Moody will be private.
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Brattleboro
South Main Street
Moody’s School
Northfield
Misses Blood
Miss Burt
Wardwell
Caldwell
George B. Crowell
Miss Blood
Mr. Moody
Trainwreck near Owego Kills Child in Wreck
A train bound for Owego derailed two miles north of Elmira on May 14. The engine baggage car and a coach left the track, the coach toppled and passengers were evacuated. The child of Thomas Mahorn died, with several others injured including B F A Eldridge James Rogera Lew Waldo Frank Kronger Frank Thompson John Filspatrick and D T Wheelen.
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Elmira
N. Y
Owego
Thomas Mahorn
BF. A. Eldridge
Fairhaven
James Rogera
Binghamton
Lew Waldo
Frank Kronger
Groton
Frank Thompson
John Filspatrick
D. T. Wheelen
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