Dorchester Athletics Face Maynard in Holiday Doubleheader
Dorchester Athletics meet Maynard at John A Crowe park with a morning game at 10 o clock in Maynard and an afternoon tilt at Arlington. Capt Morgan bolsters the locals for the holiday clash as Holdiee Boyce of Boston College and Lincoln High will pitch the morning contest with Fallon of Concord High at first base. The Dorchester club is described as a strong aggregation and a good game is anticipated Saturday afternoon.
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Dorchester Athletics
Maynard
John A. Crowe Park
Arlington Town
Arlington
Capt. Morgan
Holdiee Boyce
Boston College
Lincoln
Fallon
Concord H
Promoted to Captain in U S Infantry
Mr and Mrs James Coulter of East Street announce their son C Sidney Coulter has been promoted to captain of the 15th U S Infantry in France. He trained at Plattsburg and earned his commission as lieutenant before serving actively with Pershing’s men.
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James Coulter
East St
C. Sidney
Lowell Textile Council Hosts Guests For Upcoming Convention
Thomas Breck president of Maynard Textile council presided with Joseph Parkin vice president and Benjamin C Brown secretary as Lowell Textile council welcomed them. They discussed the forthcoming textile unions convention to be held in Lowell and council officials expect visitors a week from Sunday.
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Thomas Breck
Maynard Textile Council
Joseph Parkin
Benjamin C., Brown
Lowell Textile Countil
Lowell
Lowell Textil Council
Finnish church ministers and teachers convene in Boston
A conference of ministers and directors of Finnish churches and Sunday school teachers will meet at the Walnut Street Mission Church on Sunday and Monday. Delegates from all New England states and the eastern states will attend. A banquet will be served each day.
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Lucy
Ur ‘ Camp
Methodist Scandinavian Church
Martin Anderson
Liberty St
Boleton
Churcht
Walnut’ St. Mission
New England
We Think Too Much Health Culture From Oscar Sidhieit
A fragmentary piece discusses excess in daily life including habits, spending, work, speech, and behavior. References to health culture and an attributed name Oscar Sidhieit appear mid text.
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Oscar
Sidhieit
Superstitions Show Baseball Bats Treated Like Sacred Tools
A Popular Science Monthly note describes players dedicating effort to their bats. Some players coat bats with lacquer or use glass and bone to tidy them, believing a polished tool lasts longer or hits harder. The article notes these beliefs persist despite unclear evidence.
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Popular Science Monthly
Eli
Shellac
Definition of the bushel under New York law
The text lists standard bushel weights for a variety of commodities including lime coarse salt seventy pounds wheat peas potatoes clover seed beans onions Indian corn rye flaxseed sweet potatoes cornmeal rye meal carrots barley buckwheat herds grain timothy seed rough rice cotton seed dried peaches oats upland cotton seed dried apples bran. For fractional parts of the bushel the same fractional parts of these weights apply.
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New York
Creed of Epicures and the Philosophy at Athens
The essay explains how Epicurus and the Stoics represented rival aims in ancient philosophy. It notes that Epicureanism centered on pleasure and materialism, becoming the popular view at the dawn of the Christian era.
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St. Paul
Athens
Epicurus
Washington Star Quip Sparks Family Music Taste Debate
A Washington Star excerpt features a dialogue where Mr Cumrox questions a judge about his daughter Gladys’s musical progress. He notes her mother claims she displays shocking taste whenever Gladys plays a tune that "pounds."
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Mr. Cumrox
Gladys
Washington
Man Woman and Mouse
A quirky note from the New York Globe describes a threefold dynamic where a mouse fears a man, a man fears a woman, and a woman fears the mouse, highlighting unexpected anxieties.
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New York Globe
He Was Well Posted Jones Understanding His Wife’s Money
A cryptic note suggests Jones is aware his wife possesses wealth, and he also understands the financial advantage. The fragment hints at awareness of money within a domestic context.
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Jones
Bones
Revival of the Knightly Order and a Bride’s Suspicious Broker
The text recalls a medieval revival of a knightly order by James II and Anne on December 31 1708 with sovereigns and knights, then shifts to a modern tale of a prospective groom and a marriage broker who points to a silver closet as evidence of wealth prompting questions about borrowed valuables.
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Athelatan
James II
England
Anne
Sea Otter Fur Compared To Seal Skin Infinities Of Beauty
The sea otter is nearly twice the size of the river otter and its fur, unprepared, is more beautiful than seal skin. The true underfur is as thick as a seal’s and longer, with outer hairs soft as a babble’s tail and pale gray hues. A humorous quip notes hats made of banana skins would save time by slipping on quickly.
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Bable
Morning Star denial of William B Jones death report
A newspaper dispute unfolds with The Morning Star denying a prior death report of William B Jones after The Evening Post noted an earlier obituary error. Simeon Strunsky is cited as commenting on the misprint.
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Morning Star
William’ B. Jones
Bess
Simeon Strunsky
New York Evening Post
William B. Jones
Her Excuse. Mother and Daughter Dialogue Revealed
Dialogues show a mother reacting to a scene with Mr Woodbe close to her daughter in a parlor. The daughter defends the man’s nearsightedness and a tone of scandal hints at social restrictions. The text includes a punchy exchange about a tramp past and a film industry past.
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Alice
Top and Bottom Chiropodist Humble Footnote
A brief contrast notes a chiropodist as a humble person content to stay at the foot of the body. It contrasts the barber who is ambitious, starting at the head and remaining there.
Italians and Austrians Fight On In Several Fronts
Fronts in Austro Italian and eastern regions show reduced violence while Italian forces push to retrieve positions on the Bainsizza plateau north of Gorizia. Austrian defenses hold. Russian and German actions unfold in Bukowina and near Riga with mixed advances. Western Front see little action due to bad weather as Verdun quiets with trench stalemate.
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London
Bukowing
Moldavia
Bainsizza
Gorizia
Cadorna
Monte Santo
Bessarabia
Bukowina
Boyany
Novoserlita
Teutonic
Gokahani
von Mackensen
Roumaniana
Russia
Verdun
Charity Rewarded Tramp Wins Evansville Will Case
Indiana Supreme Court sustains the will of Marshall MacMurran of Evansville, a former tramp who left $27 000 to Mrs. Mattie Hannum of Vincennes for a thirty year old act of kindness supplying him a bite and a cup of coffee at a farmhouse. The ruling confirms the prior court decision and names the beneficiaries and amount.
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Vincennes
Ind
Marshall MacMurran
Evansville
Mattie Hannum
Indiana,supreme Court
Missing Fragments From Legal Notice Involving McMurran Case
Fragmentary court filing shows Arthur P West, assistant treasurer of the National Surety Co, linked to a suit by the erew brothers and half sisters against Tate. Partial figures include 96000 in cash on government bonds and a potential transfer to Mrs Han, with unclear context.
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Arthur P. West
National Surety Company
Tm New York
Erew Brothers
Tate
McMurran
United States
Han
Want Bill Dismissed In Federal Antitrust Case
Boston fish interests reply to federal anti trust proceedings deny conspiracy to restrain trade and deny any price fixing or territorial division agreement They ask the court to dismiss the bill. Amsterdam reports Germany will restrict paper for schoolbooks and stop new book production.
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Boston
Boston Fish
Sher
Federal District Court
Amsterdam
Germany
Wosy Zeitung
Panama Canal Records Biggest Year in Traffic
Washington reports the Panama Canal saw a record fiscal year with 1876 vessels passing through the waterway, the highest since its opening. The statistic marks the canal’s busiest period to date, reflecting growing maritime activity.
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Panama Canal
Washington
Canal
Monte Attell Eyesight Sought After Eye Surgery
Monte Attell once prominent bantamweight boxer is in Pittsburg Aug 20 and underwent an operation hoped to restore his eyesight. The former champion remains hospitalized as physicians battle to save his remaining vision.
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Monte Attell
Pittsburg
Montite Attell
Te Eteery
Skipper 97 Years Old Pilote Végec! to Port
Old captains tale: Captain James Moore aged 97 from Parraboro N B sails the Adelia from Advocate N B after a stormy Atlantic passage. The ship weathered a gale and a leak despite repairs at St John as Moore returns to service.
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Pilote Végec
New Brunswick
Boston
James Moore
Parraboro
Adelia
Advocate
Adela
St. John
Woman Mayor Joins Governor Catts Staff in Florida
Mrs. George J. Horwits, elected as the first woman mayor in the South, is appointed a major and an aide on the staff of Governor Catts in Tallahassee Florida.
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Tallahassee
Mig
George
J. Horwits
South
Catts
Weather Almanac Forecast for New England
Almanac notes for Thursday August 30 provide sunrise and sunset times, moonset, high and low tides, and a forecast for New England predicting partly cloudy skies.
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Almanac
New England
Gold Control Tightens as US Grips Exchange Flows
The United States moves to curb gold and currency exports to neutrals and allied nations amid fears of American gold leaking to Germany. Treasury plans licensing and tighter checks on shipments with overseas relays and banks monitored by officials to block covert transfers.
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Washington
Aig
The
United
sesGeyeta
Britain
Germany
Nah Elneneihus Board
McAdoo
South America
Mexico
Switzerland
Spain
Denmark
Holland
American Tire
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary’ of the Treasury
Golad
Inby
War Aid Delivers Condensed Milk to Macedonia
Forty cans of condensed milk sent to Macedonia by war supply. Red Cross coordinates transport and distribution amid scarcity.
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Aaroneet
Macedonia
War Supply
Red Cross
Milk Shortage Delays Convalescent Care in Macedonia
Report from Salonika notes a war council special appropriation for milk, with hospitals in Macedonia strained as fighting continues. Cattle losses and supply cutbacks leave convalescent soldiers without dairy nutrition, slowing recovery.
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Salonika
War Council
Macedonia
Ryan
Smoke Screen Defense At Sea Debuts On Atlantic Port
An Atlantic port report describes a two hour battle with a submarine off the Bay of Biscay aboard a French steamship. Smoke bombs released from side tubes created a black cloud to blind the U boat while naval gunners fired. The vessel signaled as the smoke cleared revealing the beetling action in hazardous combat.
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Atlantic
Prssengers
Bay of Biscay
Sania
Russian treason case cites secret Berlin links
In Petrograd an espionage trial accuses General Soukhontinov of high treason for allegedly sending military secrets to Berlin. His wife faces charges as an accomplice. The proceedings occur before the senate’s cassation department as authorities pursue the case in Russia.
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Petrograd
Soukhontinoft
Homlinoft
Berlin
Soukhomiinott
Bere
Cassation Department
The
Senate
Russia
Bradshaw Murder Probe Opens in Vermont Case
The Caledonia County grand jury begins secret inquiry into the death of Attle Alice Bradshaw. Her body was found on the border of Aug. 9, more than a month after her disappearance. Housekeeper Miss Hicks, John Bradshaw’s father, Mrs Alvin, friend Kerwin, and a farm hand are held on murder charges.
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St. Johnsbury
Caledonia Courtty Grand Jury
Attle
Alice. Bradshaw
Etta
Hicks
John. Bradshaw
Alvin Eee Léke
Kerwin
Senne
Ihomy
Held For Murder Case Leaves Courtroom Tense
A defendant in a murder charge was held for a hearing as details emerge of Croce and relations involving his wife. The Alabama Coal Strike settlement is reported as resolved with 25 000 workers affected. A trolley crash in Buffalo injures 29 passengers when a crowded car derails at a viaduct. A government mobilization note predicts no serious clothing or equipment shortage.
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Abireletto Ruggiero
Sebaisticino “Croce
Mie 4
Croce
Alabama
Washington
Wilson
Atttke
Department of At
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