Detroit Whitewashes Boston as rain-soaked opener falters
Detroit opened with 126 fans present as wet grounds slowed play. Boston fell 12 runs short to Detroit in a rough morning contest, with Greenway notable for RS and Poor fielding. Other scores: Indianapolis beat Washington 14 to 7, Philadelphia beat Chicago 3 to 0, Pittsburgh topped New York 2 to 1.
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Free raw materials for industry argued in Palmer rally
Democratic speakers urge free wool and other raw materials to lower costs and boost makers. They attack Republican tariff policy, defend Cleveland’s stance, and stress protection and broader markets. Officials cite wool, silk, cotton, and industry needs, pledging to open Mexico and Central American markets while restoring merchant marine prestige.
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Folger
McCulloch
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Blaine
Lodge
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Young voters urged to back Cleveland and Thurman for tax relief
In a rally style speech the speaker touts a fair tax reduction plan while urging increased youth enrollment in politics. He argues contemporary young men face stiff competition and scarce opportunities, saying Cleveland and Thurman offer policies to expand labor and capital opportunities and promote freer competition.
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Thurman
Civil Service Rules Expanded for Outside Towns
Governor Ames presided as Levi Stockbridge and Freeman H. Butler were reappointed to key boards. Eight amendments to civil service rules were approved to extend classified service beyond Boston and Cambridge, allow competitive physical exams for firemen and policemen, and permit substitute firemen without reexamination when needed.
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Amherst
Freeman H. Butler
Lowell
Board of Registration
Pharmacy
Civil Service Commissioners
Boston
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Dead Commander Wellington Honored With Private Funeral Plan
Expressions of sympathy flood in from Massachusetts militia officers and clubs as Colonel Austin C. Wellington dies in Cambridge. The regiment and allied groups arrange a black drape, formal escorts, and a subdued funeral at Cambridgeport Unitarian Church with services at 2 pm after a state of mourning.
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Lafayette lecture bridges two revolutions and praise
Mr George M Towle delivered the closing Old South course lecture on Lafayette and the two revolutions he witnessed. A Gaston school girls chorus led by H E Holt sang and waved flags as Towle described Lafayette from America to France, his role in Brandywine Monmouth and Rhode Island, and his later support for liberty.
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George McFadden Dies in Suicide Jump
George McFadden a brickmaker of Lynn aged 23 committed death by own action by leaping from Fox Hill bridge into the Saugus River. His companion William Cunniff and bystanders attempted rescue but he refused to grasp ropes. Body recovered near Newhall Mill Hast Lane. He was born in Nova Scotia.
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George McFadden
Fox Hill
Saugus River
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Cunniff
Newhall Mill
Hast Lau Se McFadden
Nova Scotia
Florsford's Acid Phosphate Boosts Brain Energy
An old newspaper blurb claims Florsford's Acid Phosphate imparts new energy to the brain, enhancing intellectual power and mental clarity. It describes a heightened sense of intellectual activity and improved focus.
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Army orders assign officers to forts and Rutgers college
Captain John P. Story of the Fourth Artillery is ordered to proceed to Fort Monroe Washington Annapolis Wilmington New York Sandy Hook and West Point under special instructions from the major general. Second Lieutenant Samuel B Smiley of the Eighth Infantry is detailed as professor of military science at Rutgers College New Brunswick NJ to take effect Oct 1 relieving First Lieutenant John T Honeycutt of the First Artillery who is ordered to join his battery.
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Clarksburg Builds Stone Church After Long Deserted Site
North Apams Sept 19. Clarksburg will soon have a church. A central site has been donated with lumber and stone for a stone edifice to seat 200. For nearly twenty years services were held in the schoolhouse as a Sunday school and brief prayers.
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Boston
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Funeral for Officer Fallon and Old Ninth sergeant
In Satem the funeral for Officer Fallon of the police force and the veteran color sergeant of the Old Ninth Regiment was held at St James Church with high mass by Rev J C Gray. The day also noted a health board plan by Civil Engineer C A Putnam to abate tannery nuisance via sewer to South River below Washington Street. Frank Glidden, missing Beverly Sept 10, was found dead near Benson's Point with no signs of foul play.
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