Flower of Massachusetts Volunteers to Leave for Manassas
Three thousand men from the Fifth Eighth and Ninth Regiments plus the Signal Corps of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia depart Boston for Manassas at dawn. Columns assemble at North and South stations between 6 30 and 9 am with sections departing from Fitchburg and Boston Maine routes. Authorities pledge a temperance drive, banning liquor sales within camps. General Grant and General Bell command the opposing forces in the upcoming maneuvers.
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Flower of Massachusetts’ Volunteer
Signal Corps
Bull Run
Manassas
Pew
Oakes
Boston & Maine Railroad
Fitchburg
National Guard
Grant
Bell
Massachusetts Militia Regiments Deploy for Thoroughfare Camp
Ninth Regiment M V M sections under Colonels Donovan and Logan prepare for transport to Thoroughfare Virginia. Troops, tents, and camp gear are loaded at the armory. Co operation with town authorities is pledged to maintain order and prevent intoxication during movement and camp setup. It will take about 27 hours to reach the destination via New York New Haven and Hartford and Pennsylvania railways.
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Oakes
Pew
Donovan
Old Bay
Corbin
N. Y
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilbur Casey
Stolen Brookline Property Recovered
The Home of Louis 8 Woodruff suffered a break in between midnight and 8 yesterday morning. 42 pieces of embossed heavy silver worth about 1500 dollars were recovered by two girls, Ethel Edgerly and Blanche Gunter, who found the loot on Mrs. Armstrong’s estate and alerted police. Police investigate but have no suspects yet.
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Louis 8. Woodruff
George Armstrong
Ethel Edgerly
Beacon Street
Blanche F. Gunter
Woodruff
Brookline
Shots Trigger Panic at Hotel Italy in North End
Babation Pauley of 160 Salem Street caused chaos last evening by entering Hotel Italy with a revolver and firing in the upper hall. Guests fled to the street as police pursued, Pauley resisting Patrolman Healy before capture after a struggle.
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Babation Pauley
Salem Street
North End
Italy
Pauley
Healy
Cambridge Woman Says Husband Deserted Her
Mrs. William Claskey of 67 Gore Street East Cambridge told police her husband disappeared two weeks ago taking 1400 dollars. She asked the police to locate him and recover the missing funds.
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Cambridge
William Claskey
Gore Street
East Cambridge
Clough Appeals To Police To Locate Daughter
Mrs. J. B. Clough of 14 Cherry Street Somerville asked Station 8 and Lieutenant Hall for help finding her daughter Mrs. Etta Peterson. She last saw her in April and says the daughter left after the marriage. Peterson is said to be a stenographer in an Exchange building office.
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J. B. Clough
Cherry Street
Somerville
Station 8
Lieutenant Hall
Etta Peterson
Griffiths Case Delayed Again in Dorchester Court
Hyde Park businessman Charles T. Griffiths charged with drunkenness had his case continued to Thursday September 8 at the request of counsel. Griffiths pleaded not guilty and sought more witnesses after a crowded courtroom heard claims he was drugged and robbed on the day of arrest.
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Charles T. Griffiths
Hyde Park
Cameron
Station 11
Churchill
Dorchester District Court
Griffiths
Police list grows by ten thousand names this year
The police list totals rise from 184 550 last year to 194 564 this year including supplementary listings, an increase of 10 014 names.
Carnage Around Liaoyang Odds Favor Russian Defense
Reports from Tokyo and St. Petersburg describe Liaoyang as a brutal clash with the Taitse River hindering fording and fires raging from shelling. Both sides show fatigue after days of fighting as casualty tallies rise, with Japanese losses over 26,000 and Russian casualties potentially reaching 30,000 in the ongoing confrontation.
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Tokio
Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Liaoyang
Gratton Gives Pianoforte Recital for Roxbury Friends
A pleasing pianoforte recital opened the season, performed by Howard C. Gratton at 12 Rockland Street Roxbury yesterday afternoon for his pupils and friends. Gratton, a pupil of Boston composer A G Talmon, displayed fine technique and virile expression throughout the performance.
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Howard C. Gratton
Rockland Street
Roxbury
Gratton
Boston
A. G. Talmon
Maine Troops Mobilize for Manasas Maneuvers
Maine National Guard dispatched for maneuvers at Manassas Virginia with the First and Second Regiments mobilizing in Portland. By night all but three companies are in town and four special trains will carry the troops south tomorrow via Worcester Nashua Boston Maine line Albany and West Shore routes.
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Portland
Maine National Guard
Manassas
Biddeford
Westbrook
Sanford
Worcester & Nashua
Boston & Maine Railroad
Albany
West Shore Railroad
Swimming Exhibition At Freeport Street Bath
Louis McInnis, instructor at the Free port street bath in Dorchester, announces an exhibition of swimming races this afternoon. Eleven events feature over 80 entrants from ages 7 to 18. Expert swimmers Jack Glenister and Tom Delehanty will perform fancy strokes and demonstrate techniques to students.
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Louis McInnis
Freeport Street Bath
Dorchester
Jack Glenister
Tom Delehanty
McNary Praises District Support for 4th Nomination Bid
Congressman McNary expresses satisfaction at securing a majority of votes in the 10th district for renomination. He notes Ward 15 endorsed his candidacy and Ward 24 joined at a regular ward organization meeting.
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McNary
10Th Congressional District
Little Girl Narrow Escape in Cambridge Ride Incident
A 10-year-old girl, Alice St. Clair of 49 Marlboro Street Boston, narrowly escaped being crushed while trying to steal a ride on the back of a team on Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge yesterday.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Alice St. Clair
Marlboro Street
Boston
New York S men set to strike over elevated lines
President William L. Jencks announced that Manhattan and Bronx elevated workers voted to strike if needed. Interborough leaders held talks with Police Commissioner McAdoo on police arrangements in case of action. Separately the Amalgamated Association backed its executive committee.
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New York
William L. Jencks
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Elevated
Manhattan
The
Bronx
E. P. Bryan
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Frank Hedley
McAdoo
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Jencks
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
Amalgamated
Bricklayers Strike Delays Harvard Medical School Project
Twenty bricklayers walked off the Harvard Medical School building in Back Bay over the hiring of a non union mason. Eight other workers were idled and construction halted as Norcross Bros faces possible talks for settlement today.
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Harvard Medical School
Back Bay
Norcross Bros
Miss Josie Slattery Receives Birthday Gifts at Dorchester Home
Miss Josie Slattery daughter of Mr and Mrs John Slattery returned from a vacation to 42 North avenue Dorchester and was presented a handsome piano by her parents for her fourteenth birthday A valuable pin was also given by Miss Burrill
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Josie Slattery
John Slattery
North Avenue
Dorchester
Miss Slattery
Miss Burrill
Chelsea Intoxicated Arrests Rise to Five in 24 Hours
Chelsea police report five drunken arrests in the 24 hours ending at 1 a m today. Mayor Willard ordered officers to arrest all intoxicated persons, with suspensions for neglect. Chief Hudson declined further comment, noting the mayor's ultimatum and prior concerns about enforcement.
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Chelsea
Hudson
Willard
Reunion of Company A Heavy Artillery at Nantasket Point
A reunion of Company A First Battalion Massachusetts Volunteers Heavy Artillery was held at Wade's Hotel Nantasket Point with all old battalion members invited. Ladies attended and a fish dinner followed a business meeting. The Royal Blue line party returning from the World’s Fair at St Louis praised New England climate. Other trips announced with rates and contact details for Joseph P Taggart.
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CO. A
Heavy Artillery
Nantasket
Massachusetts Volunteers, Heavy Artillery
Wade's Hotel
Nantasket Point
Royal Blue Line
St. Louis
New England
Fair Grounds
Boston
Joseph P. Taggart
N. E
P. A
Washington Street
Mass
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William A. Pew, JR
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William D. Donovan
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J. M. Oppenheim
J. H. Whitney
Green
Walter C. Stevens
Notman
D. Parker
Light Artillery
Kuropatkin
Taitse River
Maine
Freeport ST. Bath
M’nary
NEW Medical School
Chickering
W. H. Oakes
Fifth Regiment
Steve Newkirk
Norman
Tomorrow’s Sunday Post
Labor
Sunday Post
Europe
Tomorrow's Sunday Post
Mt. Monadnock
Massachusetts
Edward
Alexandra
Russia
London
Forrest
Worcester County
W. H.W. Emmons
Boston Police Board
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