Dredgers Complete 2500 Mile Voyage to Boston Harbor
The British flagged tugs J. O. Gravel Sin Mac and Powerful towing the scoop dredge Napoleon drill boat No. 4 and two scows arrived in Boston Harbor after a 2500 mile voyage from Cleveland via the St. Lawrence river. They will start dredging harbor channels for the Great Lakes Dredging Company, with work expected to last at least two years.
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J. O. Gravel
Sin Mac
Powerful
Napoleon
Great Lakes Dredging Company
Boston Harbor
Atlantic Works
Boston
Cleveland
St. Lawrence River
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Dredging Fleet Towed Through Great Lakes to Boston
The towing of the dredging fleet was a gigantic marine undertaking. Towboats were charted at Chicago to guide the fleet through the Great Lakes and the Canadian canals. At Montreal the tugs J. O. Gravel Powerful and Sin Mac picked them up and towed them to Boston.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Montreal
J. O. Gravel
Powerful
Sin Mac
Boston
Death claims James R. Soley
James Russell Soley, former assistant secretary of the navy and New York bar member, died at Roosevelt Hospital from pneumonia after illness beginning August 22. Born Boston October 1, 1850, Harvard 1871, he taught law at Annapolis, served as Navy assistant secretary 1889-1892, practiced law in New York, and advised Venezuela in the 1899 Paris arbitration on the boundary with British Guiana. He lectured on international law at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
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New York
James Russell Soley
Roosevelt Hospital
Soley
Boston
Harvard
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Navy
Navy Department
Venezuela
Paris
British Guiana
Naval War College
Newport
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Missing Charlestown Politician James D Sullivan
James D Sullivan, 48, a Charlestown politician, vanished after renting a room at Willard Carlyle's lodging house on August 27. He paid with a $1 bill, later shown to hold $490, and left for his room at 409 Main Street, never to be seen again. Sullivan, a Ward 4 representative candidate in 1898, is feared to have fallen foul of foul play.
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James D. Sullivan
Charlestown
Bunker Hill Street
Mr. Sullivan
Willard J. Carlyle
Main Street
Carlyle
Jack Sullivan
Hancock Square
Sullivan
Schlosberg Buried After Ball Game Tragedy
Meyer Schlosberg the young director of the Civic Service House was buried yesterday afternoon from his home at 384A Monument Square after being killed Sunday while umpiring a ball game. The Civic Service House flag was half masted all day as directors and members attended the bereaved family.
Newest White Kid Hat Becomes Fall Fashion Fad
The Millinery Trade Review notes fall hats blend felt and straw in pale pink rose scarlet wine red blue lavender orange and reseda with sweeping brims and high or low crowns. A striking white kid hat with emerald velvet facing feathers and lilies showcases the new style.
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Gainsborough
Lea
Odd Fall Hats Push Fashion in Warm Weather
A fashion note describes felt and velvet hats worn in heat as September town wear, not seaside or late season. French models mix felt and straw with black and white Tagal blocks, and small black motor hats appear on young and older wearers.
Britain shifts coal to Scotland as Morocco talks continue
Amid fluctuating sentiment on Moroccan negotiations, Britain acts to back the home fleet by ordering 20 000 tons of coal from Cardiff. Germany’s responses to French Morocco proposals hint at equal status but with reservations.
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Agadir
Great Britain
Admiralty
Cardiff
Scotland
Germany
Morocco
France
German counter proposals threaten French Morocco gains
Paris reports Germany’s Moroccan demand terms tilt toward vast concessions to German subjects, blocking new French ventures under protectorate status unless internationalized. German positions, amid Mann brothers and related firms, risk privileging Germany beyond any other power. No sign Paris will accept these terms. possible path is a new international conference via another Algeciras signatory.
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Paris
Germany
France
Morocco
Mann & Mann Brothers
Algeciras
Paris Expert Estimates 6 Million Strong French and German Armies
Paris correspondent for the Army and Navy Journal asserts a 6,000,000 force for France and Germany's army would be the hardest for the enemy to crack, noting Paris would be the toughest target.
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Germany
Paris
New York
The
Army and Navy
French Fortifications Stand Against German Advance
The article describes French strategic fortifications along the frontier including Verdun Toul Epinal Belfort and Paris with 27 forts forming a 120 kilometer perimeter. It argues these modern camps and retranches would delay any German attack and Paris would remain difficult to besiege, supporting French resolve for peace.
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Eally
Nogi
Japag
Fussis
Ingenieur
Serrenda Rivierés
Ain
Alénc
Verdun
Toul
Epinal
Belfort
Wiinal
Nancy
Siaken
Paris
Belgium
Belgian
Maubeuge
Lille
Laon-La Fere
Teutonic
New Keith Vaudeville Theatre Opens in Lowell
The RB F Keith Vaudeville Theatre opened in Lowell with a 2000 seat capacity. Manager W H Stevens earned congratulations after an all star bill including Gordon and Keyes and the act Paris by Night. The $300000 venue, among New England’s finest, drew a full house and social excitement.
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Lowell
Keith Vaudeville Theatre
New England
W. H. Stevens
B. F F. Keith
Gordon and
Keyes
Lowell Boys
Paris
Library Closed For Trustee Dr Thomas Dwight Funeral
The Public Library will close on Tuesday September 12 until 1 pm due to the funeral of Dr Thomas Dwight a nine year library trustee and local figure.
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Thomas Dwight
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International Journal of Surgery
American Journal of Clinical Medicine
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