Open season misfires prompt calls for restraint
The Adirondacks and Maine woods see rising fatal misfires as so called hunters shoot at imagined quarry. Judge Storrs of New Jersey killed Major Smylie of New York by mistaken aim, highlighting risk among recreational shooters and urging stricter measures, including possible manslaughter indictments for fatal mistakes. Authorities advocate jail for careless gun use to curb deaths.
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Adirondacks
Grass Pond
Blue Mountain Lake
Judge Storrs
New Jersey
Major Smylie
New York
Licorice Trust
Maine Woods
Maine
Ziegler Baldwin North Pole expedition verdict unfolds
The second Ziegler funded voyage returns to Norway after Baldwin’s failed expedition last year. Critics say lavish gear and multiple dogs hindered progress, praising lean, self reliant teams. The piece notes Arctic strain breeds tension and hints at Peary’s strategy of using natives as crucial to success.
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William Ziegler
New York
North Pole
Norway
Hkvyelyn B. Baldwin
Tromsoe
Frithief
Baldwin
Blubbber
Wtter
Ziegier-Baldwin
Peary
Pole
Roosevelt Sets Out On Southern Tour Despite Wounds
President Roosevelt has begun a southern tour with facial wounds still visible. He plans to press forward with his schedule after reaching key stops. The itinerary focuses on rallying support and highlighting administration goals amid ongoing recovery.
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Roosevelt
South
Roosevelt Must Not Risk Presidency In Public Hunts
The piece argues Theodore Roosevelt should avoid dangerous public excursions that could endanger the presidency. It notes Roosevelt's vigor but insists his health and strength must be reserved for public service, not private thrill seeking. It compares private citizens and the President, advising prudent conduct to prevent needless peril.
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Heis
Colorado
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
The
Republic
New England
Massachusetts
John Hay
Antiquated system prompts Vermont call for reform
The piece argues Vermont should abandon the plurality vote for state offices and adopt a majority rule remove electoral failure to elect a governor and lieutenant governor. It notes vacancies in representation and looming October Legislature session with prohibition debates shaping political stakes.
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Vermont
Right of way on public highways debated after Pittsfield disaster
A motorman’s remark about having the "right of way" is explored as a misinterpretation of who controls road passage. The piece argues the public owns the highways and has priority over any corporation, and that electric railways carry no superior rights to private vehicles. Farmers and milkmen share the same right of passage as trolleys.
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Roosevelt
Pittsfield
Observant Citizen Notes Small Laughs and Local Happenings
The column recalls a young man chatting on the telephone with a girl, prompting smiles for his staged bow. It mentions the yellow day anniversary, volcanic events, a query about the Twenty sixth Regiment’s Philippine deployment in April 1900, and telegraph and submarine cable traffic figures. Rumors claim the Talbot avenue line may end, affecting Roxbury transit. J S Hyde and family arrive from Europe. Hyde Windlass profits noted. Louis H Rebholz plans to resign to study music.
Local notices and society notes hint at parish life and labor day events
Stage veteran and Knockabout Canoe Club member plans marriage to a popular Allston girl. A. P. badge of congratulations goes to Bob Fahey as mother and daughter recover. A schoolteacher explains the word merne as a kopje or small hill. Alderman McGoldrick of St John prominent in Labor Day parade receiving gifts and urging labor cooperation. An experimental 10 mile per hour electric train from Boston to New York could cut travel to two hours. Hosea M. Quimby’s Bible name inspires nurses to nick him Holy Moses Quimby. Civil service classes grow in Prospect Union with 20 hopefuls aiming for November exams.
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Knockabout Canoe Club
Allston
Bob
John H. Fahey
The
A. P
Jack” McGoldrick
St. John
N. B
Thompson
State of Maine
International Line
McGoldrick
Norumbega Park tour reveals ancient people and theatrical charm
Lt reports on Norumbega Park history and features from a summer visit. He details the Norumbegamists supposedly underlying the park’s name, the open air theatre with daily vaudeville, an Indian colony led by Chief Daylight, rustic wigwam, wickerware sales, and odd amusements including penny arcades and a lung tester, all set against the park’s shady hills and tree-lined paths.
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Norumbega Park
Mass
America
Christopher Columbus
Columbus, O
Nor
Chief Daylight
Penobscot
United States
Clerical Justice and the Fall of a Priest's Resolve
Father Curley’s mood shifts reveal a hidden personal tragedy. Margaret McLaughlin’s pleas touch a guilty past as James McLaughlin confesses a desperate theft to fund ailing Margaret’s care. The priest confronts faith, duty, and a painful choice amid poverty and betrayal.
My Way Out of the Chalet Stolen Quietly
A fragment notes Newton Newkirk escaping a chalet without being heard. The entry ends with a prompt that the story continues Monday.
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Newton Newkirk
Father Curley Admits Complicity In Flight From Police
In a tense scene a distressed narrator warns of a coming officer and pleads with Father Curley to step aside. Curley decides to aid the fugitive, declaring his own mental torment and promising eventual forgiveness through repentance while Father John departs quietly.
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Margaret
Father Curley
Father John
Lowell Cadet Henry McCue Wins Annapolis Nomination
Henry Michael McCue, 18, son of Michael S. McCue of the Lowell Water Board, earned Senator Hoar's nomination as a cadet to Annapolis. A Lowell High School graduate of 1901, he passed high marks in the High School Regiment and awaits a Washington exam on Sept. 15. He plans to enter Navy service, helping his grocery work while preparing.
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Lowell
Henry Michael McCue
Senator Hoar
Annapolis
Michael ST. McCue
Lowell Water Board
Henry McCue
United States Navy
McCuen
Tie
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Naval Academy
Washington
McCue
Henry Watterson Attacks New York's 400 Again
Henry Watterson in the Courier-Journal delivers a sharp editorial denouncing the New York smart set. He condemns moral laxity among the elite, citing women and men amid betting, travel, and luxury, and attacks their influence on society versus the virtuous middle class.
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Louisville
Henry Watterson
Courier-Journal Today
New York
London
Paris
Monte Carlo
Trouville
Aix
D'Annunzio
Bourget
Mecca
Oeran
Sherry
Delmonico
Waldorf-Astoria
Hamlin Campaign Appeal Urges Vigorous Democratic Campaign
Massachusetts Democrats are urged to attend caucuses on September 10 to elect delegates to the State convention. The appeal contrasts Gaston’s limited stump experience with Hamlin’s proven debater and national issues expert background, outlining Hamlin's long service in the Treasury and diplomatic roles, and his readiness to lead a forceful campaign.
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Charles S&s Hamlin
Prescott F. Hall
George P. Cooke
Massachusetts
Gaston
Hamlin
the Treasury
State Senate
United States
McKinley
Japan
Russia
Behring Sea
North Pacific Ocean
David S. Jordan
Leland Stanford
University of California
Democratic Party
Poarty
Hamin
Commonwealth
School Street
George Plp
Cooke
Frescott
Open Tonight Until 10 Prices on Wear and Hats
Open Tonight Until 10. Everything that men and buys wear, $3.50 for trousers that were $5.00, $3.00 for trousers that were $4.00. Hats fall for $3 or $2. Open Tonight Until 10. Hamlin campaign notes urge Democratic caucus votes.
Rallies Planned for Ward 4 and 17 Politicians
Next week Representative Hayes assigned ward room nights for Monday and Tuesday to Kelcher and Taney. Denison and Conry schedules shifted to smaller halls. Ward 17 Curley faction to host music and speakers in Tamimun Hall tomorrow afternoon, with Pitagerald Curley and others. A Murphy for Representative rally is set for Albernian Hall Hampden Street tomorrow afternoon.
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Hayes
Kelcher
Taney
Dennison
Conry
Pennison
Curley
Mormon Missionaries Return on the Commonwealth
The Dominion line steamship Commonwealth arrived at Charlestown with 1251 passengers including 59 Mormon missionaries. About 672 passengers traveled steerage mostly to the West and Utah where many converted to the Mormon faith, while steerage men outnumbered women and several families joined. A young girl funded passage for her mother and two cousins, and a saver brought over a sister.
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Commonwealth of the Dominion Line
Charlestown
Utah
Sia
New Hampshire
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Roxbury
J. S. Hyde
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Hivde
Thett Louis H. Rebholz
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General Elestric Company
Worcester Insane Hospital
Hosea
M. Quimby
Holy Moses Quimby
Prospect Union
ML Horts
Marie Stull
Monument Street
Reverend Father
Margaret McLaughlin
Hagglard
John
James
Jim
James McLaughlin
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Henry M'Cuf
Lloar
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