Miss Knowlton Breaks Record Pace in 1000 Mile Ride
Miss Sadie Knowlton, the South End cyclist, aims to set a new 1000 mile women’s record. She started from Hanson and Tremont at 7:30 pm and faces completion by 7:50 am, with an expected finish around 4:20 am after a grueling trek. She credits a second wind and careful eating of steak bread and coffee after a mud cold storm delay and rough night.
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Sadie Knowlton
South End
Margaret Gast
New York
Miss Knowlton
Hanson and
Tremont
Ashe
Sheaid
Providence
Framingham
Seven new indictments in postal cases revealed
A federal grand jury in Washington returned seven indictments in postal cases involving six individuals. Names and details remain sealed pending arrests. Also noted were the Toronto location of Leopold Stern and the surrender of George W. Beavers to New York authorities.
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Washington
Post Office
Federal Grand Jury
District Attorney's Office
Postoffice Department
Leopold Stern
Baltimore
Toronto
George W. Beavers
Salary and
New York
Stern
Beaver
Grand Jury
Payne
Bristow
Boston Area Weather Forecast Update
Local forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for partly cloudy conditions on Wednesday. Thursday is likely fair and warmer with variable winds becoming southerly.
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Boston
Vicinity
Throat trouble cured by Father John's Medicine
Mrs E A Caraurey of 53 Elm Street Charlestown reports yesterday’s cure of throat trouble attributed to Father John's Medicine.
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John
E. A. Caraurey
Elm Street
Charlestown
Boston Opens Public Schools With Record Attendance
Boston's public schools begin today under heavy demand as attendance records are expected to be broken. Superintendent Edwin P. Seaver and staff prepared for crowded primary grades and new applicants, with entrance exams at the Normal and High schools starting now.
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Boston
Edwin P. Seaver
Dart
Mouth
Appleton Streets
United States
Warren Avenue
West Newton Street
Death of Yale graduate Frederick A. Osborne in Boston
Frederick A. Osborne 45 of New York City was found dead in his Hotel Essex room in Boston. A Yale 16 and Yale Law School alumnus, he had recently come to Boston to settle. Death appears from heart disease. body sent to City Hospital morgue for autopsy.
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Fred A. Osborne
New York City
Essex
City Hospital
Frederick A. Osborne
Yale
Yale Law School
Connecticut
Alabama
Osborne
Old Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Boston
Draper
Undertaker Jones
Aper
Woman Identified in Bridgeport Suicide Case
The Bridgeport death at Beardsley Park is identified as a Boston woman by her husband Cyrus G. Conant a Boston ship broker. He said her mind was impaired since February from grief over a child’s death and arranged for burial in Boston after tracing her from Springfield two weeks ago.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Beardsley Park
Cyrus G. Conant
Boston
Mass
Cambridge Press Sold to M Alice Spencer Geddes
On Friday last M Alice Spencer Geddes became sole owner of the Cambridge Press as all other interested parties signed away their rights on her behalf.
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Alice Spencer Geddes
Cambridge Press
Cheers for Her Pluck at Newport Horse Show
At Newport Rhode Island on September 8 Mrs. Thomas W Pierce of Topsfield Massachusetts sustained a slight fracture to her right leg after her jumper Tornado fell during a jump. She returned to the casino within an hour to a standing ovation. The day featured a $200 cup event won by E D Jordan of Boston with Reginald C Vanderbilt as reserve and a popular victory for the road team of Albert G and Reginald C Vanderbilt against seven rivals.
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Newport
R. I
Thomas W. Pierce
Topsfield
Mass
Tornado
Strauss & Hextor
New York
E. D. Jordan
Boston
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Albert G
Noted for Her Daring Mrs Thomas W Pierce of Salem
Profile of Mrs Thomas W Pierce formerly Alice Rogers of Salem famed for horsemanship and bold stunts. Daughter of Arthur Rogers, sister to Mrs George Wheatland, linked to the Peabodys and Rogers families. Married to Tom Pierce of Topsfield, winters in Salem, Bronx Newport and Boston visits. She and her sister are celebrated riders with Myopia Hunt Club and win blue ribbons. a bet once cost them their hair.
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Thomas W. Pierce
Alice Rogers
Salem
Tom Pierce
Topsfield
Casey Little
Pierce Estate
Newport
Boston
Pierce
Adolph Ladenburg
Kernochan
Greta Pomeroy
Myopia Hunt Club
George Wheatland
Arthur Rogers
Peabodys
Rogerses
Wheatlands
Mrs. Pierce
Falem
Gardiner staffer and associate bailed after illegal registration
Michael Gibbons a Brookline gardener for Mrs. Jack Gardner was arrested at Roxbury Crossing on illegal registration charges. He claimed he sought to vote to qualify his daughters for a normal school seat and posted bail after his sister secured it. A Charlestown man, Y H O'Connor, was also arrested for illegal registration and released on bail.
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Jack Gardner
Michael Gibbons
Warren Street
Brookline
Roxbury Crossing
Gibbons
Roxbury
Y. H. O’connor
Decatur Street
Charlestown
City Square
First Letter by Pius X Issued From Rome
Rome reports that Pius X issued his first official document a brief letter addressed to Cardinals Vannutelli Rampolla Ferrata and Vivesoy Tuto confirming their appointment by Pope Leo to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the immaculate conception dogma. The missive is followed by a Virgin Mary prayer signed by Pius X.
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Rome
Pius X
Pontiff
Vannutelli
Rampolla
Ferrata
Vivesoy Tuto
Leo
Virgin Mary
Fire Destroys Residence on Dell Avenue
Melrose reports damage to the home of Robert Philpot on Dell avenue from fire and water, rough estimate about 500 dollars. No injuries reported. The incident occurred this afternoon.
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Melrose
Robert Philpot
Dell Avenue
Cotton's Marines Ready to Land in Beirut Urgency Grows
Be ir ut reports show Admiral Cotton prepared to land marines at a moment's notice with quick firing guns. Foreign consuls, including Rayndal, fear further Turkish lawlessness as Mohammedan unrest spreads. Brooklyn and San Francisco patrol Beirut while Smyrna and Salonica fear outbreaks and Serbs join Macedonian revolutionists.
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Beirut
Syria
Cotton
United States
Rayndal
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Smyrna
Salonica
Violence in Beirut raises US concern amid sectarian clashes
Rear Admiral Cotton reports. In Beirut on September 7 a clash between Muslims and Christians left six Greek Christians, two Muslims, and a Turkish soldier dead and several wounded. Turkish troops promised to bolster security as authorities work to restore order. The Navy prepared to land forces if needed and copies were sent to the President and State Department.
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Washington
Navy Department
Cotton
Beirut
Leutenants
United States
State Department
Turkish Circular Threatens Bulgarian Bands in Macedonia
Constantinople dispatch reports the Turkish government preparing a circular to the powers. It states the government will pursue armed Bulgarian bands in Macedonia and possibly into Bulgarian territory, citing Bulgaria's attitude as a trigger.
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London
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Beirut riot death toll unsettled after sectarian clash
Official dispatches from the foreign office outline a Beirut outbreak on the night of September 6 between Christians and Mussulmans. Five or six were killed and many wounded as the city remained in a state of agitation.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Briof
Beirut
Massacres and Exodus Reported in Macedonia Crisis
Reports from Sofia and Constantinople describe 50 000 plus killed or missing in the Macedonia region with 300 000 Turkish troops in the area. famine and refugees are widespread as forests burn and villages are destroyed. Sarafoff is said to be wounded near Dairene.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonian Interior Organization
Macedonia
Seren
Kostur
Monastir
Constantinople
Porte
Sarafoff
Dairene
Magelssen Attacked Twice Near Beirut
The Egyptian Gazette reports vice consul Magelssen was attacked while riding home near Ras Beirut. A bullet narrowly missed him as he investigated the street, prompting a government inquiry and the Italian and Austrian consuls to seek help for burglaries.
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Berlin
Alexandria
Egypt
Magelssen
Ras Beirut
Beirut
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