Grand Army of the Republic opens twenty eighth encampment in Pittsburg
The twenty eighth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opened at the Grand Opera House in Pittsburg with Commander-in-Chief Adams presiding. Delegates heard addresses on pensions and law and order as veterans filled the venue, and Louisville was chosen as the next host city.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Opera House
Adams
Pattison
Bernard McKenna
William M. Kennedy
Allegheny
United States
Washington
Comrade Long
Department of Michigan
Judge Advocate General
Department of the Interior
Quartermaster-General
Lynn
Mass
Treasury
Congress
Women’s Relief Corps
Union
Committee On Pensions
Pension Department
Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions
Fifty-second Congress
Pension Bureau
Mexico
Louisville
Henry Watterson
St. Paul
Rea
Davidson
Viva Voice
Ivan N. Walker
Indiana
Thomas G. Lawler
Illinois
Boston
Cleveland
Democratic City Committee
James Donovan
Democratic City Committee of
Edward L. Quigley
William J. Donovan
Chinese Army in Corea Seeks Winter Clothing in Protracted War
A Shanghai dispatch to Central News reports chief officers of the Chinese army in Corea telegraphed for winter clothing, signaling expectation of a prolonged war. A second Chinese force of 10,000 Han soldiers under Governor Wei advances toward Corea. The Corea king sends a special mission to Pekin bearing gifts for the dowager Empress on her birthday.
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London
Central
Shanghai
Corea
Wei
Pekin
Freitsch Arrives in Queenstown After Solo Atlantic Crossing
Captain Adolph Freitsch, the Finnish sailor who left New York August 5 in a schooner rigged skiff named Nina with no companion, reached Queenstown today. His boat was damaged, the rudder lost, and it was leaking. The note mentions new prices and lower duties with a revised catalogue sought from the importing firm at 44 and 46 Broad Street, Boston, for wines, teas and liquors.
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Queenstown
Adolph Freitsch
New York
Nina
Hetherate G Mporting Co
Broad Street
Oston
J Putnam Bradlee wreck near Dolphin's turn on Nantasket trip
The steamer J Putnam Bradlee carrying 200 to 300 passengers struck a submerged ledge near Dolphin's turn in the Weir River channel and began sinking quickly. Captain Boyden and Pilot Collins were aboard. Governor Andrew rescued passengers within twenty minutes. Repairs and salvage costs may approach the boat's value, with no clear blame assigned.
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Underwriters’ Association
J. Putnam Bradlee
Boston
Deer Island
Bradlee
Eastern Packet Company
Nantasket
Weir River
Nantucket
Andrew
Nantasket Line
Oliver Boyden
Daniel Collins
Boyden
Galliano
Governor Andrew
Atlantic House
T Point
Collins
General Martin
A. P. Martin
New England Mutual Insurance Company
Lincoln
Martin
Dr. Jenks
Board of Public Institutions
Johnson
E. J. Dyer
Masonic Equitable
Russell Agency
R. H. Holley
New England Mutual Accident Insurance Company
J. E. Robertson
The
Ideal Banjo Club
Wesley A. Gove
W. H. Clark
Two schooners ashore near James's Point
Baltimore dispatch reports on September 11 two coal laden schooners ashore at James's Point in northerly winds. The vessels, the George Bailey bound for New York and the Nelson Bartlett bound for Boston, both sailed from Baltimore and probably will be lightered.
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Baltimore
Nickerson
Alleghany
James’s Point
George Bailey
New York
Nelson Bartlett
Boston
Natural gas blast wrecks blocks in Alexandria area
A massive natural gas explosion in Alexandria near Anderson Indiana leveled the Free and Old Calloway blocks. The Myers family was buried in debris but rescued soon after. Two members, K. O. Myers and his sister, were fatally hurt. Local authorities investigate cause.
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Anderson
Ind
Alexandria
Free and Calloway
E. O. Myers
K. O. Myers
Ericsson Preliminary Run on the Sound in New London
Torpedo boat Ericsson completed a three hour preliminary run to acclimate the crew to the vessel and test steam steering and supplementary apparatus. The trial was fully satisfactory and indicates the contract speed is attainable. another run may occur tomorrow as the ship prepares for formal government trials.
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New London
Conn
Ericsson
Dubuque
Forecast for New England and Eastern New York
Forecast issued from Washington outlines Thursday weather for New England as fair and warmer with southerly to southwesterly winds. Eastern New York is fair with showers possible Thursday afternoon or night and interior warms with southerly winds.
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Washington
New England
New York
Springfield Carnival Reveals Sanger's Unpaced Mile Triumph
Sanger led by beating top riders to set a world unpaced mile record and win $495 as Springfield hosts the annual carnival. Boston riders, including Fuller, claim several Class A prizes while Sanger defeats Johnson in multiple events. Attendance nears ten thousand as the day centers on the unpaced mile and stock-standard sprint showdowns.
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Sanger
Springfield
Johnson
Boston
Jack Wettergreen
Maiden Bicycle Club
Pettigrew
Press Club
Fuller
Malden Club
Williams
Waltham
Sims
Philadelphia
Titus
Tyler
Raymond McDonald
Columbia
J. P. Bliss
Springfield Club
E. H. Smith
E. H. Baines
J. Ewing
Bald
Ray McDonald
Tommy Warren
Hartford
Tom Cooper
Chicago
Johnny Johnson
Taxus
Githens
Arnold
Lumsden
Taylor
Cabanne
Young Fuller
Malden
Alvin T. Fuller
Church
A. H. Davey
Bliss
MacDuffee
Cooper
Coleman
Little Pinkey Bliss
McDuffee
Wettergreen Strang
Heyer
C. W. Williams
Wettergreen
Mysterious Somerville murder suspect arrests in custody
Somerville police arrested Patrick Sullivan and Patrick Foley on suspicion in the Durcy Foster murder near Billerica. Sullivan, 28, of Joy Street Place, is a Irish-born pedler, while Foley, 24, of Horace Street, Somerville, is a laborer born in Ireland. Officers tie both to sightings in Woburn and Lyons stable horse evidence as the investigation continues with further identifications pending.
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Patrick Sullivan
Patrick J. Foley
Woburn
Billerica
Sullivan
Somerville
Durcy Foster
McKenna
Livingstone
Billerica Road
Ireland
Revere
Patrick Foley
Foley
Horace Street
Newton
Livingston
Kelley
West Newton
Nichols
Cox
Post
Chestnut Street
Murderer on trail haunts Woburn search party
A large scouting party led by Mayor Murray and Chief McIntosh set out from Woburn police headquarters to Somerville nine miles away to pursue alleged murderers of Darcy Foster. The group included Officer McKenna Selectman Haskell and a Post reporter. Public anger grows as detectives probe leads across Burlington Billerica and Boston while Foster's family endures a somber vigil.
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Woburn
Murray
Darcy Foster
McIntosh
Philip McKenna
EH. B. Haskell
Billerica
B. W. Livingstone
Post
Somerville
Winchester
Medford
North Billerica
McKenna
Boston
Burlington
Wade
State Police
Foster
West Newton
P. Sullivan
Sullivan
Inspector Kelly
Chestnut Street
Somer
Holyoke Blaze Report Hits Linden Street
A serious fire in Holyoke Massachusetts on Linden street destroys several fine residences. A general alarm sounds as flames force residents to leap from windows amid multiple casualties. Fire crews battle the blaze through the afternoon.
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Holyoke
Mass
Linden Street
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Rae
Waitt & Bond
Blackstones
Dee Tower
Barxarp & Co
George Ormsby
Tremont St
J. ST. Phelps
State Agt
Dev
Freitsch
Putnam Bradlee
Dolphin
Gov. Andrew
GOV. Andrew’s
Rueter & CO
Boston Riders
Fosters
Joy Street
East Somerville
Ace Street
Officer McKenna
Paine’s Furniture Co
Canal ST
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