Mass militia to stage large war game on Massachusetts coast
A vast military exercise on the Massachusetts coast will involve 16 000 personnel, two opposing armies, and 350 000 dollars is needed to cover the event. Wireless telegraphy balloons and aeronautics will play key roles with Major General Tasker Bliss overseeing operations in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State
Washington
Massachusetts
Signal Corps
Army
War Department
Wilbur Wright
Carl F. Hartmann
District of Columbia
Pentra
Boston
Masz
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Fort Ethan
Aller
Cape Cod Bay
Mansfield
Leonard Wood
Departments of
East
Liam A. Pew, Jr
Igade
W. W. Witherspoon
Tasker P. Bliss
Army War College
Bedbugs and a Frugal Remedy Promised
A peculiar home care note claims a bed bug on a child’s clothing harms a household’s image and that Cyrus Presto Killer for Bedbugs, costing 25 cents, would have effectively cleaned the bed and spared neighbors from gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Presto
Tree Lockup in Delanco New Jersey Draws Tramps
Delanco constable George F. Hahner uses an improvised tree lockup to deter tramp raids. With no jail locally, he began chaining detainees to trees and later added handcuffs to deter repeat visits, noting many offenders leave town at dawn and rarely return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaneo
N. J
George F. Hahner
Hahner
Delanco
Beverly
Riveralde
New Lincoln Pennies Issued Today
Special from United Prenna Philadelphia Aug. 2 the new Line coin pennies issued from the mint here commemorate the th anniversary of the late President birth. The Lincoln head is from a photo in Charles Eliot Norton possession. The artist, Victor D Brennan, a 20 year old Russian who came to this country as a boy, relaxed the face to show Lincoln talking with children. He studied at night at the Cooper Institute in New York and has opened a studio in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Prenna
Philadelphia
Line
Lincoln
Charles Eliot Norton
Victor D. Brennan
Cooper Institute
New York
Paris
America
Girl Stricken at Picnic Dies in Hospital
Rose Keja a 15 year old Slavonian girl who collapsed at a picnic in Staedler's Park on Saturday died next morning at St. Vincent's hospital after being in a coma. Coroner Wilson ruled death from embolism of the heart, noting prior heart trouble and recent illness. She had arrived from Chicago Thursday and lived with her parents at 185 Island Brook avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staedler's Park
Rose Keja
St. Vincent's Hospital
Wilson
Chicago
Island Brook Avenue
New Haven Seeks Trade School Site in City's Chamber Meeting
New Haven leaders press for one of Connecticut's two state trade schools to be sited here. About 160 Chamber of Commerce signers and local manufacturers will urge the State Board of Education at a 3 PM meeting at 763 Chapel Street to locate the school in New Haven. Bridgeport contends for the site, noting its manufacturing base, but New Haven argues its railroad access and regional ties offer broader facilities. The act provides 50,000 dollars yearly for construction and operation. the school will be free with day and evening sessions for youths 14 and over during vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
State Board of Education
Chamber of Commerce
Chapel Street
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Park City
Elm City
Mrs Archibald McNeil Party Return From Northern Trip
Mrs Archibald McNeil and party nave returned from a motor trip through Northern New England. Miss Belle Kempenski of Hanover street left on Saturday for Falls Village where she will spend the remainder of the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald McNeil
Nave
New England
Belle Kempenski
Hanover Street
Falls Village
Personal and Musical News From Our Town
Nuptials of Dr J H Callahan and Miss Hattie Rack announced for early September. Miss Leonora Burns visits sister in Brooklyn. Miss Frances Coggswell returns home after Boston summer school. Frank O Rourke ill with typhoid at Fulton Street home. S C Osborne family home after Berkshires visit. Veteran teachers praised for long careers despite age. Miss Elia F Young chosen Chicago Public Schools Superintendent amid board endorsement. Milfront trolley incident ends with humorous basket mishap. farmer comments on rice pudding. Mrs Lewis C Fenton and daughter Mildred travel to Boston and Methuen, two weeks. Fenton to join later. Miss S E Baldwin and Miss M Harrigan vacationing in Catskills. Kathryn Mallen and Etta Drucker vacationing at Catskills and Saratoga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O'Rourke
Fulton Street
S. C. Osborne
Laurel Avenue
Berkshires
Lewis C. Fenton
Mildred
Goodwin Street
Boston
Methuen
Mr. Fenton
Roosevelt Shifts From Big Game to Church Work in Africa
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt resumes activities in Nairobi after a hunting break, attends Scotch church service, receives an impromptu reception, and leads a major Masonic lodge subscription. He plans to travel to Naivasha Thursday, stopping at Kijabe to lay the cornerstone for the African Inland Mission building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrington Dawson
United Press
Nairobi
British East Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Masonic Lodge
Africa
Knox plan to fund Honduras debt shocks Central America
United Press reports Secretary Knox proposes American banks refinance Honduras public debt to pressure Central American governments. Bonds trade well below par as Britain restricts action by Monroe Doctrine. If successful, Knox aims to influence other republics and curb belligerent presidents through diplomatic pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Knox
Central America
State Department
Honduras
Great Britain
Root
Lynchers Take George Johnson From Platte City Jail
United Press dispatches report that George Johnson, accused of killing farmer J. W. Moore on June 20, was seized from Platte City jail and lynched before his trial. Johnson had been held for safekeeping in Kansas City and was moved to Platte City for trial readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Kansas City
George Johnson
J. W. Moore
Farmer
Platte City
Johnson
Johnso
Shoyg Moore
Strom J
People’s Forum: Poverty, War Costs, and Public Grievances
A Milwaukee News report from the Democratic column recounts a citizen complaint about rising living costs and poverty. The writer denounces government neglect, mocks military spending as waste, and condemns capitalism for harming the poor, noting a Socialist rally in Milwaukee with speaker Robert Hunter of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee News
Robert Hunter
New York
Stratford School Board to Study Hollister Heights Site
Stratford officials discuss site options for a new Hollister Heights school. Samuel Beardslee reviews two or three Barnum avenue lots, with conclusions to be presented. No town funds yet, with a meeting needed to authorize expenditure likely between 20 000 and 38 000 dollars. Concerns include sanitation, overcrowding, and the pending center school addition. The board may rent center rooms until completion, and a portable room remains for Huntington district overflow.
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Samuel Beardslee
Hollister Heights
Barnum Avenue
Shelton
Stratford Avenue
City of
Bridgeport
Center
Center District
Center School
Huntington
Huntington Road
David L. Rhoades
Charlies A. Silliman
Cape Codway
Provincetown
E. Mellor
Mis
Park
Pilla
Drowning in Canal Claims Two Docero Brothers
Stamford August 2 A canal accident left James 25 and Anton ia 19 Docero dead after slipping into the water late last night Both brothers were visiting relatives and could not swim as they fell from a steep bank into the canal Authorities say they likely inhaled fumes from nearby activity during the tragedy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stampord
Stamfont
James
Antonia Docero
Local notes from the Middletown area and surrounding towns
A column of brief items mentions residents visiting relatives in Middletown and Manchester, church services at St James and the Methodist church, local farming and market notes, a Masonic festival preparation on Stratford avenue, moves to Derby, a Bethany Sunday school picnic at Walnut Beach, Mission preaching by Rev T N Robertson, Congre gational children winning blue ribbons at Seaside Park, and social outings including visits to Coney Island and Grange talks with a party of six siblings attendees, plus ice cream and cake afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Mary Connor
Father O'Connor
Elizabeth O’conner
Manchester
Conn
St. James’ Church
George A. Porter
Stratford Avenue
H. M. Garlick
Derby
William Gugseinheim
Bethany Sunday School
Walnut Beach
T. N Robertson
Seaside Park
Webster Conine
Harold King
John Taylor
Norton Stephens
Harold Hale
Ralph Sherwood
Frederick Beach
Florence Lewis
Mary Hall
Eisie Hubell
Myra Curtis
Natalie Wilcox
Dorothy Peck
Pauline Perry
Alice Sherwood
Grace Rufford
Lillian Watsons
Gertrude Palmer
George A. Fairchild
Coney Island
Mouchouse
York State
the Grange
Rebekahs
Crane
Suvin Hock
Tith
Stock market outlook and a fatal rail incident in Torrington
The report notes a buoyant market outlook with cautious length ahead and confirms no overloaded bull accounts. In Torrington on August 2 Ignatz Szale, 26, Lithuanian, was struck by a southbound train and died. he left a father and brother in the old country and a half sister in Brideepo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrington
Ignatz Szale
Ue Nead
Old Country
Brideepo
Calcutta Faces Cholera Threat as Epidemic Fears Rise
European section of Calcutta faces a malignant cholera outbreak with hundreds of cases and several deaths. An exodus to the countryside grows as authorities struggle to contain spread amid a general panic inviting drastic measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Calcutta
Saintly Cousin and Child Smokers in Early Tales
A fragmentary piece recalls Margery and Cecilia, nicknamed St. Cecilia for her devotion to music, and a curious scene with prints. It shifts to a 17th century England anecdote via Jorey’n de Rochefort describing children carrying tobacco to school, mothers filling their pipes, and masters teaching pipe handling.
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Margery
Cecilia
Soem
St. Cecilia
Margers
England
Jorey'n de Rochefort
Worcester
France
Cnry
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