Pius X Seeks Unity to Stop Macedonian Massacres
Rome reports Pope Pius X urged Austria and other Catholic powers to form a united front to halt massacres in Macedonia. Cardinals back a public denouncement urging humanitarian action. Villages in Monastir vilayet suffer, with troops looting and civilians fleeing. Rumors of Turkish forces crossing the Bulgarian frontier caused a stock drop in Turkish securities.
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Rome
Pius X
Macedonia
Vilayet
Monastir
Dynamite Wrecks Vaskapu Off Constantinople
Survivors of the Hungarian steamer Vaskapu report two dynamite bombs exploded near Varna and the bridge during the night, blowing off the captain and two mates. The stokehole was wrecked, an apprentice killed, and 15 lives lost in the Black Sea attack attributed to Bulgarian revolutionists. Engineers and most passengers were saved. crew showed gallantry.
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Constantinople
Vaskapu
Black Sea
Varna
Bulgaria
Burglars Busy in Brookline
Patrick Johnson discovered a large burglary at his Brookline home on Davis and Gorham Avenues. Entry was gained by smashing a basement window. Police seek suspects but summer absences left few witnesses, delaying an estimate of loot.
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Patrick Johnson
Davis and Gorham Avenues
Brookline
Johnson
Plymouth
Turks Destroy Fifty Villages in Various Districts
Autonomy lists fifty villages burned by Turks in Resen Kostur Krushevo and a monastery, with four burned in Strashkopolit, and a priest murdered. At Valekosti Bebre, Turks and Bashi Bazouks surrounded the village plundering homes and assaulting women. Troops killed residents trying to escape as the village was set afire in four places. twelve women and children perished. one child was hanged. sixty peasants killed overall with bodies left in the streets.
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SOFTA
Autonomye
Resen
Kostur
Krushevo
Strashkopolit
Valekosti
Bebre
Miss Knowlton Aims Past 1000 Mile Record
Miss Sadie Knowlton the long distance bicycle rider has covered 450 of 1090 miles by 11 pm and heads for Framingham to reach 590 miles before a rest before resuming the next 500. Despite heavy rains and mud she maintains record pace and could surpass Margaret Gast’s 99 hour mark for 1000 miles by several hours.
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Sadie Knowlton
Framingham
Miss Knowlton
Margaret Gast
Indorses Its Candidates by Tammany Ward Meeting
The Tammany Club of Ward 17 at 172 Hampden street ratified the Democratic ward committee indorsement for Senator John J. Gartland Jr and Representatives Jeremiah J. Good and Thomas F. Curley for the House. About 200 voters attended as Club President James M. Curley led speeches critiquing opposition and urging party unity. Gartland arrived during the meeting to supporters’ welcome and remarks. The session ended with singing and dancing.
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Tammany Club
Ward 17
Hampden Street
Democratic Ward Committee
John J. Gartland, Jr
Jeremiah J. Good
Thomas F. Curley
Flouse
James M. Curley
Representative Good
House
Organization
Representative Gartland
Senate
Curley
Sterling Club Outing Fetes East Boston Democrats
East Boston Democrats from regular and anti factions enjoyed a party at Freddock's Island with oratory games and meals. Peter Maguire, club president, launched a bid for Ward 1 Representative while Ward 2 candidates spoke for themselves and urged party harmony. Maguire touted strength and unity amid past rifts.
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Boston
Freddock’s Island
Sterling Club
Peter Maguire
Ward 1
Ward 2
Maguire
Tragic New England Rail Crash Kills One and Injures Dozens
Rescue teams worked through debris after a west bound crash near Nashua and Lowell. Motorman Samuel Mays and several passengers died. Among the injured were Postmaster George Andrews and Mary Costello, with ambulances ferrying victims to Nashua and Lowell hospitals.
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Mansfield
Fenno
Pelham
Donahue
Samuel Mays
Conductor Fox
Sam
Stevens
George Gilbert
Nashua
Mays
Gabriel Collette
Seleetman Mansfield
Andrews
Lowell Road
Pelham Centre
Haverhill
Lowell
Greeley
Collette
Gilbert
Mary Costello
Nhh
Lowell General Hospital
Rescuers Describe Pelham Trolley Disaster Scene
Eyewitness James Dona hue of Lawrence recalls a brutal Pelham Nashua trolley crash. He and bystanders helped extract injured passengers, described shattered roofs, crushed bodies, and a delayed arrival of medical help as a doctor finally arrived after one and a half hours.
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Pelham
N. H
James Donahue
Lawrence
Nashua
Frank Smith
Smith
Mansfield’s
Etta Yacht Seeks Repairs After Grounding
The yacht Etta carrying owner Edward P. Boynton and three others reached Bath Maine for repairs after running aground on Swan Island due to a broken steering gear and leaking near the rudder hole.
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Bath
Etta
Edward P. Boynton
Boston Yacht Club
Swan Island
Kennebec
Storm Floods Dorchester Homes Debilitates Three Families
Saturday night’s Dorchester storm flooded basements at 97, 99 Clifton Street and 95 Clifton Street. Water rose to five feet, destroying furniture worth about 1000 dollars and washing away Sunday dinners. Mr Thorley, Mrs Thorley, and other residents faced hunger while repairs were needed.
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Dorchester
Clifton Street
Dudley Street
Joseph Thorley
No. 97
Roxbury
Hudson Pelham & Salem Street line wreck statement
General Manager Franklin Woodman released a report on a collision caused by miscommunication at Pelham Centre. Two cars, bound for Nashua and Lowell, collided after one car started without proper clearance. emergency crews treated the injured in Lowell and at Hale Hospital Pelham.
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Pelham
Franklin Woodman
Hudson, Pelham & Salem Street Railway
Lowell
Nashua
Canobie Lake
Pelham Centre
Pelham Square
Mr. Stevens
Stevens
Hale Hospital
John C. Irish
Bell
J. W. Meigs
Durant
Threats Silence Pelham Rail Inquiry After Disaster
Medical examiner Dr. Greeley, appointed to investigate the Pelham trolley wreck, threatened arrest to compel the railroad to reveal the cause. Conductor Fox, initially blocked, finally told that Starter Stevens signaled the proceed. Stevens was overwhelmed and unable to answer.
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Pelham
N. H
Greeley
Fox
Stevens
Jealous Suitor Fires At Canaan Couple In Road Incident
In Canaan New Hampshire on September 6 a former suitor William Imprette fired at a couple on a back road. A bullet hit Joseph Graham’s coat and hand while Josie Nelson was wounded in the arm. Imprette later barricaded himself at home and was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, near death.
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Canaan
N. H
Joseph Graham
Josie Nelson
William Imprette
Graham
Miss Nelson
Imprette
Enfield
Lowell
Roosevelt Sets Course for Syracuse Labor Day Address
President Roosevelt departed Oyster Bay at 9 tonight for Syracuse to formally open the New York State fair and deliver a Labor Day address. A large crowd waved farewell as he passed the station platform, greeting acquaintances and lifting his hat. He travels with Secretary Loeb, executive staff, press representatives, and four Secret Service officers.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Syracuse
Loeb
Secret Service
RIT RSA Offers Practical Business Courses at Boston Institute
The Comer school invites prospective students and parents to learn about its Commercial Shorthand and Combined Courses. Now in its sixty fourth year, the institution opens Sept 8 with rooms open for visitors at 666 Washington Street near Beach, Boston.
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Co. E. Comer
Washington St
Cor. Beach
Boston
Love and social clash end in Chicago divorce suit
Marion Burnham, daughter of S. W. Burnham of Yerkes Observatory fame, rose in Evanston society while Addi son W. Hitt faced social barriers in Boston. After eight years of marriage strife and infidelity accusations, an uncontested divorce was filed in Chicago. The bride seeks Evanston society again as she returns home.
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Addison W. Hitt
Boston
Evanston
Ill
Marion Burnham
S. W. Burnham
Yerkes Observatory
Lake Geneva
Astronomical Society of London
Society of Evanston
Hitt
Sacred Relic Received by St Anne's Church at Fall River
St Anne's Catholic Church in Fall River held a solemn service as a bone from St Anne's body was formally received by the society. Thousands attended, with many more turned away. The ceremony was led by Rev Father Lowney of Providence Cathedral and featured a sermon by Father Delmerre. Two years earlier a forearm bone fragment had been housed in the church, then the reliquary was broken into and the relic stolen.
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St. Anne’s Catholic Church
Fall River
Father Grolleau
St. Anne
British Veterans Decorate Graves of Seven Comrades
Memorial Sunday activities by the British Naval and Military Veterans Association decorated graves near Boston. Detachments visited Woodlawn Holy Cross East Boston Newton and Dedham, taps sounded, then a procession to Roslindale for service at Church of Our Saviour. Read list of decorated graves and medals earned by seven veterans. sermon by Rev J Wynne Jones. Royal and US colors unfurled.
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British Naval and Military Veterans’ Association
Boston
Woodlawn
Holy Cross
East Boston
Newton
Dedham
South Station
Rossindale
Fusilier Veterans’ Association
Gillespie
Lane
Uniformed Sons of St. George
Courtenay
Roslindale
Church of Our Saviour
J. Wynne Jones
Great Britain
United States
Thomas Smith
King’s Own Borderers
Roberts
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
H. M. Connellon
Walnut Hill
Seaforth Highlanders
Henry Clinch
Scotch Rifles
South Africa
George Irwin
Royal Garrison Artillery
Peter Gillis
Lucknow
China
William Hamilton Macdonald
Mr. Jones
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