Fast Telegraphers contest for honors in Chickering Hall
Telegr a ph operators across New England prepare for a first of its kind five class telegraph tournament at Chickering Hall on Tuesday evening. Prizes range from 20 to 50 dollars with champions to receive a monitored five minute sending session and a special event with audison. Judges include E B Pillsbury and W E Kettles among others.
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New England
Chickering Hall
New York
S. F. Shirley
Boston Globe
A. F. Booth
Associated Press
W. BK. Brown
Boston Herald
Everett J. Thompson
Bulletin
Norwich
Conn
J. J. McGarty
American Press
I. F. McAuliffe
G. Rogers
Postal Telegraph
N. Laenesse
Frank KB. Murphy
New England States
D. T. Hitz
Gladwin & Co
Thomas F. McAuliffe
James Deegan
U. S. Telegraph
Hartford
Harry H. Cooper
Charles E. Bagley
Charles A. Wardwell
Charles Head & Co
James H. Irwin
D. M. Crosby & Co
W. E. Brown
Globe
John P. Moore
John B. Gatins
Western Union Telegraph Serpers
Audison
BF. Wolfe
Herald
P. T. Hagerty
Thompson
Frank B. Murphy
American Press Association
Murphy
Borden
Boston Post
Lizzie Borden
Fall River
Moore
Shirley
Mr. Moore
Boston
E. B. Pillsbury
The
R. W. Starbird
Portland
Western Union
Eugene J. O’connor
Warren Dow
W. E. Kettles
C. H. Thomas
C. H. Morse
Order of Commercial Telegraphers
M. J. Connors
Charles Head Company
T. C. Devine
Western Union Telegraph Company
Daniel Carter
William A. Hazelboom
Brown Bros. & Co
Body of Gloucester Fisherman Found Drowning in Newport Harbor
The 23 year old Charles Cole of Gloucester Mass was found dead in Newport harbor near a wharf after reportedly stumbling overboard while boarding his vessel. A head wound suggested possible blunt force trauma though no other violence was evident. The coroner will hold an inquest and autopsy. John McCormick assisted earlier but was released with no charges.
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Newport
R. I
Charles Cole
Gloucester
Mass
John McCormick
Cole
McCormick
Dr Brady Named New Pastor At People's Church
The Newark clergyman Dr Brady will take charge of the People's Church. He will preach his first sermon next Sunday as congregants anticipate his leadership. Residence arrangements are not yet settled. The Rev Daniel Dorchester Jr of Boston University preached twice there yesterday.
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People’s Church
Brady
Newark
People's Church
Daniel Dorchester, Jr
Boston University
German Interest in Italian Finances Cites Berlin Plans
Berlin reports the foreign office is preparing a special report on Italy finances at the Emperor's command. Rumor ties the state to sending a financial commission to Rome. Germans hold vast Italian stocks and may absorb the forthcoming large Italian loan.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Italy
Rome
Germany
Watson Still Hopes After Narrow Yacht Race
Designer Watson remained upbeat about the Valkyrie after the first race, attributing the result to excursion boats and wind conditions. He noted the breeze was insufficient for a decisive test, while Lord Dunraven said the result was not discouraging and favored windward work in a stronger breeze.
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New York
Watson
Astor's Pall Mall Gazette on Vigilant and Valkyrie
The Pall Mall Gazette criticizes the Vigilant as an experimental design while praising the Valkyrie as capable though not guaranteed to win. It notes the Valkyrie’s Atlantic crossing as a mark of distinction that the Vigilant may never achieve.
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London
Dunraven to Be Honored by Conservative Associations
London reports the National Union of Conservative Associations will elect the Earl of Dunraven president at its Cardiff meeting in November. The Welsh landowner and former Under Secretary of Colonies is praised as a strong speaker and prudent statesman. Conservative circles expect a decisive victory in the next general election with seven years in power.
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London
National Union of Conservative Associations
Cardiff
Earl of Dunraven
Valkyrie
National Liberal Federation
Marquis of Bute
Marquis of Salisbury
Gladstonians
House of Commons
Dunraven Ancestry Traced From 240 A D Era At Adare Manor
The piece traces the Dunraven line from 240 A D through the Quin name, noting Inchiquin in Clare, the O Briens, and Donogh Quin of Kilmallock. It explains the creation of the Irish peerage Baron Adare, later Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl in 1822, and references the 1810 marriage of the first Earl to Caroline Wyndham of Glamorganshire, Wales.
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Dunraven
Adare Manor
Thomas Windham Quin
Mount Earl
O'Brien
Connac Cas
Gilliam Olum
Ireland
Hy Ifearnan
Inchiquin
Clare
O'Briens
Quins
O’quin
Coyne
Quin
Donogh Quin
Kilmallock
Cork
O’riordans
Limerick
Great Britain and Ireland
Baron Adare
House of Lords
Lord Adare
Earl of
Caroline Wyndham
Glamorganshire
Wales
Adare Manor and Lord Dunraven’s Irish Heritage
The estate and family history trace to the Quin Wyndham lineage with Adare Manor near Limerick as a Gothic residence. Lord Dunraven, a versatile figure from soldier to statesman, embodies a bold, action oriented life. The manor sits in a scenic valley rich in ruins and Legends, with the Shannon tributary and salmon-rich waters nearby.
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Lord Dunraven
Wales
Wyndhams
Wyndham
Quin
Shannon
Gladstone
London Telegraph
Adare Manor
Limerick
Ireland
Desmond
Elizabeth
Adare
Dunraven
Death debate in Waltham over pencil transmission theory
In Waltham a 7 year old girl died after a diphtheria attack. Her father proposed a pencil transmission theory, prompting Board of Health debate. Doctors debunk cautious while noting no other cases in months and plans for a contagious ward advance with funding.
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A. H. Marden
Fitchburg
Board of Health
Edward F. Cutler
F. A. Foster
School Street
Unknown Man Found Dead by Train Near Ward Hill
This morning a badly mangled body of an unknown man about 30 was found on the railroad near Ward Hill in North Andover. He was believed to have been killed by a freight train after being run over.
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Lawrence
Ward Hill
North Andover
Lowery and Innes Still On Vacation Not Suspended
South Boston policemen Lowery and Innes remain on vacation and drawing salaries despite an alleged assault case. Police Board chair says the vacations were planned, the board has no authority over salaries, and no suspension will occur until a court verdict.
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South Boston
Lowery
Innes
Fallon
McNutt
South Boston Citizens’ Association
Lee
Mr. Lee
Washington
Mass Meeting of Local Club at Klein’s Hall
About 260 attended a mass meeting at Klein’s Hall 1091 Washington last evening with Sol Birds chairing. Speakers included David Klein Morris Cohen Bernhard of New York L Horwitz of the Hebrew Citizen and others. The club will be social and political and a reading room opens soon. Ninety eight new members signed the roll. A series of public meetings is proposed during the coming campaign.
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Klein’s Hall
Washington Street
Sol Birds
Messrs
David Klein
Morris Cohen
Mr. Bernhard
New York
L. Horwitz
The
Hebrew Citizen
Boston Dramatic Club Triumphs In Banker's Daughter
The Boston Dramatic Club staged The Banker's Daughter in Brockton on Friday and Saturday evenings. The show was well staged with a bright, clever cast. William H. Wilson, known as Harold A. Parker, earned much credit for directing the production.
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Boston Dramatic Club
Debun Brockton
William H. Wilson
Harold A. Parker
Free Food and Shelter Movement in Boston Falls Apart
A Boston charity initiative led by Mr. Pattyson offered free food and shelter at the Park Square Common. The plan collapsed as funds proved insufficient after two meetings, with churches and hotels unable to provide the promised aid, leaving twenty men hungry and the movement indefinitely tabled.
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Park Square
Pattyson
Charles Street
English Expert Talks on the Social Question at Wells Memorial Hall
William Clarke opened a six lecture series with a reading on Ruskin Carlyle and the social question before an audience of 100 plus including many women. He urged decentralization and initiative referendums, criticized party politics and the Lords, and contrasted British and American parliamentary systems while stressing dignity in work and relief from business domination over labor.
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William Clarke
Wells Memorial Hall
Clarke
Ruskin and Carlyle
House of Lords
United States Senate
House of Deputies
America
Small Bradford Fire Causes Minor Injuries in Charlestown
A $200 blaze on the second floor of a wooden three story building in Bradford court Charlestown caused an alarm from Box 421 at 7 06 last night. The fire origin is undetermined. Occupants include Marshall Green William Musk and Frank Wagener who allege their buggy was overturned after being hit by the hose wagon en route to the fire. Musk received a slight elbow bruise at Station 15 treated by Dr Gunter.
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Bradford Court
Charlestown
Joseph Lee
Marshall Green
William Musk
Caldwell Street
Frank Wagener
Mystic Avenue
Somerville
Charles River
Pastor Chosen for Maverick Church East Boston
The Maverick Congregational Church plans to call Rev. Smith Baker D D of Park Avenue Church Minneapolis after an unpublicized committee vote. Baker, a Maine native educated at Bangor Theological Seminary, has a long Lowell ministry and a 19 year tenure with 1200 members, now joining East Boston.
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Maverick Congregational Church
East Boston
Elijah Harr
D.D
Smith Baker
Park Avenue
First Congregational Church of
Lowell
Barbour
Bangor Theological Seminary
Detroit
Montreal
Seattle
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Astor
National Union Conservative Association
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Johnson
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Peabody Medical Institute
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W. H. Parker
Conantetton
Remedy Co
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DR. Rappoport
Court St
Commonwealth OF Massachus Setyts
Middlesex
John Q. A. Avery
Melin
Cambridge
Gilbert N. Harris
New Hampshire
Fservd, Frothingham & Bexby
Pemberton Square
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Fred H. Seavey
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