Runaway Donkey Through African Desert Tale From Boston Traveler
George Reuschel of Boston recounts a long sightseeing tour across Africa and Europe. He describes a wild donkey ride near Cape Spartel as his animal bolted through the desert, the guide lost, and the keeper noting the shortcut to shade. He later mentions travel through Spain France Switzerland Germany Holland and England before returning aboard the Kronprinz.
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George Reuschel
Boston
Spain
France
Germany
Africa
Europe
Tangier
Cape Spartel
Reuschel
Switzerland
Holland
England
Kronprinz
Riots Break Out At Vienna Area Election Meet
At St Toerien near Vienna serious election riots erupted after a Christian Socialist meeting. Anti Semites led by Herr Lueger attempted to march through St Poelten, clashes ensued, police and gendarmes faced breaches, infantry restored order, and many arrests were reported. Another account cites 3000 demonstrators from the Freisinnige party with bayonet charged troops.
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Vienna
St. Toerien
Here
Herr Lueger
Err Fermar
St. Poelten
Guarch
Vesper Service at YM Union Features Choir and Navy Yard Chaplain
A vesper service at the Young Men's Christian Union last evening offered a program of musical selections by sopranos Leah Nowell Maude Southwick Lena Webber and Edith L Munroe contralto and boy soloists Frank Albion Howard and Herbert Warren Howard. Chaplain D H Tribou of the Charlestown navy yard delivered an address on Authority.
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Young Men's Christian Union
Leah Nowell
Maude Southwick
Lena Webber
Edith L. Munroe
Frank Albion Howard
Herbert Warren Howard
D. H. Tribou
Charlestown Navy Yard
Hague Tribunal Has a Mission
Paris Oct 12 Judge Penfield of the U S State Department and Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco and others at The Hague report on the Pious Fund case between the United States and Mexico. The court may rule within a week or month on res judicatae and the amount due, about a million dollars. Penfield praises arbitration, European understanding of American ideals, and the tribunal’s liberal influence on international law. Riordan plans to go to Rome to obtain stained glass and equipment for the Catholic University of California.
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Paris
William L. Penfield
United States State Department
Riordan
San Francisco
Hague
International Cout of Arbitration
Pious Fund
United States
Mexico
Penfield
Hague Organization
Hague Tribunal
America
Europe
International Arbitration Court
Rome
Catholic University of California
Historic Bowdoin Square Hotel Sells in Boston
The Bowdoin Square Hotel in Bowdoin Square Boston known as the Coolidge House changes hands to Hon James D Casey vice president of Massachusetts Breweries for 300000 The hotel long a landmark adjoining Bowdoin Square Theatre and the Baptist Tabernacle and near Baldwin Primary School and the New England Telephone building
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Bowdoin Square
James D. Casey
Massachusetts Breweries
Boston
Coolidge
T. Jefferson Coolidge
France
France, and Has Had As Guests Many Prominent People of E Europe
Bowdoin Square Theatre
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Chardon Street
Baldwin Primary School
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Wright to resign as labor commissioner in two years
Washington Oct 12 Colonel Carroll D Wright long time labor commissioner for 18 years will resign after completing his current tasks which are expected to take about two years He will then devote time to Clarke College Worcester Massachusetts as its president Wright still has to report on labor output restrictions tied to the Chicago plumbers case
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Washington
Carroll D. Wright
Clarke College
Worcester
Mass
American sailor wins King Edward bounty for triplets
London Oct 12 A former ship carpenter from the United States warship Oregon and Spanish American War veteran James Esterbrook is the first to receive Queen Victoria’s bounty under King Edward. His wife Mrs Esterbrook welcomed triplet girls born Aug 28 at Carter’s Rest, Wroughton, England. The bounty of one pound per birth is part of the royal privy purse tradition.
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London
United States
Oregon
Edward
James Esterbrook
Beacon Strike Declared Off After Wage Talks
The union carpenters strike at the Beacon building ends as negotiations between the Carpenters' District Council and Master Builders' Association proceed. Carpenters employed by Contractor Hersey to return to work while an understanding is reached. Charles McDonald of Union 218 elected business agent.
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Beacon
Carpenters’ District Council
Master Builders’ Association
Hersey
Charles McDonald
Union 218
Ben Franklin Assembly Initiates and Reinstates Members
At United Fellowship Hall the Ben Franklin Assembly 6463 K of L held a regular meeting yesterday initiating 50 members and reinstating 25. A postmeeting smoke talk featured toastmaster James F. Dempsey introducing Master Workman Thomas Canning who praised the order. Hugh Crossin Patrick Rowan and Thomas Casey sang, and Patrick Murray gave a recitation.
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Ben Franklin Assembly
K. of L
United Fellowship Hall
James F. Dempsey
Thomas Canning
Hugh Crossin
Patrick Rowan
Thomas Casey
Patrick Murray
Americans to Build Electric Rail Line in Chile
Chilean papers welcome Americans as the charge d affaires in Santiago heard that an American construction syndicate agent plans to develop Chile and negotiate a line for an electric freight railway from Valparaiso to Santiago la Les. A leading Chilean newspaper criticizes the North Americans for seeking world markets.
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Valparaiso
Chili
Galveston
Texas
United States
Legation
Santiago
Hutchinson
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
American Construction Syndicate
Chill
Santiago la Les
South American
French Institute Judges Yell at Basque Language Contest
A Paris congress on protecting Basque highlights Basque vocal contests. Basque provinces in France and Spain strive to preserve their tongue amid pressures from neighboring languages. A French Institute member presides annually over the Trinzinia long-cry competition, funded by M. d Abbadie’s bequest.
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Paris
Fentarable
France
Spain
Governor Crane Recovers From Saturday Accident
Dalton dispatch reports Governor Crane suffered no ill effects from a minor crash on Saturday. He was shaken but slept well and moved about the house today and plans to resume duties tomorrow as if nothing happened.
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Dalton
Poppies and a Far Northern Hope
A Cohasset youth and a local maid share a moonlit interlude in a southern garden. He leaves for the north with no regret while she clings to longing, recalling poppies, stars, and a hopeful future as a distant star appears. The maid cherishes memories and poems as distance and time separate them.
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Southland
New England
Tolstoi
Goodby
Heaven
Earth
Northwestern Line Announces October Pacific Coast Rates
The notice advertises low October fares from Boston to the Pacific Coast and Western destinations including Chicago to San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Portland Tacoma Seattle Victoria and other points in California Oregon Washington and British Columbia. Rates are $33 for tickets and inquiries are directed to Northwestern Line at 868 Washington Street Boston.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Victoria
California
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Northwestern
Washington Street
Boston
Buffalo Back From Manila.
The United States steamer Buffalo arrived in New York from Manila and Asiatic waters with 42 officers and 568 men. Departing June 5 with 750 men, 800 tons of stores, she exchanged midshipmen at Gibraltar and Cavite, operated amid cholera risks, and completed transfers across Nagasaki and Wu Sung, ending with a call to Messina before returning home with personnel sent from European duties.
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New York
United States
Buffalo
Manila
Gibraltar
Cavite
Rodgers
Rainbow
Wilder
Philippines
Nagasaki
Japan
Evans
Kentucky
New Orleans
Helena
Vicksburg
Wu Sung
China
Monterey
Wilmington
Saturn
Hong Kong
Home
Singapore
Colombo
Port Said
Messina
Sicily
Albany
Delays in New Ship Construction Highlight Yard Issues
Rear Admiral Bowles reports progress on vessels under construction has been unsatisfactory due to non delivery of structural steel strikes and work stoppages at San Francisco Seattle and contract delays on armor for several battleships and monitors. He urges more officers for the construction corps and a policy shift to modernize navy yard plants for efficient shipbuilding.
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Washington
Bowles
Naval Bureau of Construction
Secretary of the Navy
San Francisco
Seattle
Nebraska
Maine
Missouri
Ohio
Arkansas
Florida
Nevada
Wyoming
Admiral Bowles
Illinois
Decatur
Perry
Preble
Biddle
Thornton
Wilkes
Navy Yards
Congress
Navy Department
Navy Yard
Father Gasson Opens Catholic Doctrine Series at Immaculate Conception
The Rev Thomas I Gasson spoke at the Church of the Immaculate Conception last evening for the first in a series of Sunday night conferences explaining Catholic teaching. The crowded church attracted many non Catholics and featured a question box for audience inquiries after the talk on God and His nature.
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Thomas I. Gasson
Father Gasson
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National Biscuit Company
Just Ets
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Canal St
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Parker House
Charlesgate
Empire
Tuileries
St. Mark’s
St. George’s
Williams College
Radcliffe College
Boston City Hospital
McLean Asylum
Adams Nervine
Eye and Ear Infirmary
Paine Furniture Co
Canal Street
LABOR
French Institute
ST. Jacobs
POST
Sunday Post
Martha A. Proucy
Cohasset, Mass
Pacific Coast
the French-American Wine Co
Essex Street
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