Leaders Absent as Pingree Attacks Trusts at GOP Meet
Detroit July 14 delegates attend national Republican league convention in an off year. Mayor Maybury, a Democrat, was not invited to welcome delegates. Governor Pingree urged opposition to favored corporations while Colonel Duffield touted GOP unity. President Woodmanse and Dingley received warm remarks. Hanna and Thurston absent. Election for league presidency ongoing with Crawford Fleitz Pollasky vying. College league gathers amid light attendance, suggesting April timing.
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Detroit
National Republican League
League
Maybury
H. M. Duffield
Pingree
Duffield
Republican Party
Woodmansee
Dingley
Michigan League
Ways and Means Committee
Convention
Hanna
Thurston
Crawford
Kentucky
Fleitz
Pennsylvania
Pollasky
Chicago
Illinois
Republican College League
Atkinson
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Canada
Epworth League
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Ratchford
Workman Sovereign
The
Knights of Labor
Eugene V. Debs
Arbitration Committee
W. P. DeArmitt
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
DeArmitt
West Acton notices and local updates
West Acton items report ill health and family moves in the community. Cadet band plans lawn parties, Universalist Sunday school picnic set for Fort Bond in late July, and a lawn party with music by the cadet band. A local obituary notes Carroll Perkins of Boxboro. Commercial ads promote clothing, hats, and affordable stoves at Littlefield's and Knowlton's.
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Universalist
Fort Bond
Irving Whitcomb
Concord Junction
G. A. Conant
Geo. S. Dodge
G. Ernest
Munich
Bavaria
Paris
Woburn News
Carroll Perkins
Boxboro
Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Boxboro Grange
Littlefield’s
Miss Knowlton’s
Littlefield
Moxie
Dot
N. C. Tucker
Tuttle, Jones & Wetherbee
Albert Moore
Littleton
J. P. Fletcher
Shrewsbury
Stephen Townsend
Michigan
Y. P. C. Union
Detroit
South Acton
Congregational Church
W. R. Buxton
First Universalist Church
South Adah
Mass
Wm. F. Dusseault
Angora
W. F. Skelton’s
Maple Street
British Troops Face Heavy Losses at Candia Clash
The Times dispatches report a serious Can dia clash between British forces and Bashi Bazouks sparked by interference in a skirmish with Christians. Sixteen British soldiers were killed along with many Bashi Bazouks. Five foreign warships have been sent to Candia to curb further Mohammedan movements.
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London
Times
Athens
Candia
Roosevelt criticizes Black over Parker removal stance
Theodore Roosevelt commenting on Governor Black's stance regarding Mayor Strong's removal of Commissioner Parker says Strong was justified and should have been sustained. The remarks were made at the home of E. D. Morgan after Roosevelt was approached by a press representative in Newport R. I.
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Newport
R. L
Theodore Roosevelt
E. D. Morgan
Commissioner Parker
New York
Black
Mayor Strong
Roosevelt
Parker
Wesleyan Seminary Trustees Meet in Portland
The Wesleyan seminary at Kents Hill held a trustees meeting in Portland. The treasurer reported a $10,000 reduction in floating debt over the past year. Allen B. Chase was elected professor of mathematics and military tactics, and Miss Harriet L. Tufts was chosen to lead the art department.
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Portland
Wesleyan Seminary
Kents Hill
Allen B. Chase
Ohio Wesleyan University
Harriet L. Tufts
Chelsea
Mass
Mrs Hay Narrow Escape in London Omnibus Incident
Mrs Hay wife of the United States ambassador escaped serious injury in London yesterday when the pole of an omnibus pierced the carriage panel near where her head rested moments before. The driver was arrested.
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London
Holyoke Man Arrested for Bigamy After Deserting Partners
David Carron was arrested in Holyoke on a bigamy charge. The complaint is filed by Calanie Carron of Woonsocket, who says he married her in 1891 and deserted. He then married a Holyoke woman in 1892, with whom he had a child.
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Holyoke
Mass
David Carron
Calanie Carron
Woonsocket, R. I
Humprey and Jeline Buy Ohio Valley Railroad
Henderson Kentucky report: Alex P. Humphrey of Louisville and Adrian H. Jeline of New York purchased the Ohio Valley railroad for a price of 2,050,000 dollars after an upset bid.
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Henderson
Alex P. Humphrey
Louisville
Adrian H. Jeline
New York
Ohio Valley Railroad
Publication Office Deadline for Weekly Insertion
Notices urge matter reach the office by Tuesday night to be in the same week issue. Early receipt protects against delays and condensation. News ads and subscriptions may be left with A. L. Noyes at the post office.
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A. L. Noyes
T. F. Newton
Audubon Society to Protect Birds in Acton Centre
The Massachusetts Audubon Society, founded January 1896, aims to protect birds by discouraging purchase and use of wild bird feathers. It will promote bird life appreciation, nest protection, and enforcement of bird laws. Membership information available from Bertha Ke. Hosmer, local secretary for Acton.
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Massachusetts‘Audubon Society
Bertha KE. Hosmer
Acton
Organ grinder and tourists observed in town week
Hudson reports an organ grinder with a monkey attachment drew the attention of local youths during the first of the period. Two Italians with heavy packs moved through town from the waterworks on one of last week’s hot evenings, heading toward Boston.
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Boston
Sudbury Local Notes and Community Updates
Smith Finney returns from New York and a new barber arrives as the Morocco factory restarts after a week off. About 300 visitors came to the Wayside Inn, while a lower tax rate pleases citizens. Church notes, lawn party results, and a Y P C union delegate head to Detroit are mentioned along with local gossip and upcoming services. A freight wreck near Wayland disrupts travel with seven cars derailed and minor injuries.
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Wayside Inn
Heat Boosts Crop Growth Across New England States
The week brought hot sunny weather aiding growth in crops from corn to potatoes across New England. Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut reported improved yields, with haying advancing and berries abundant though some pests and late drought concerns linger. Storms on the 6th and 7th caused road washouts but limited crop damage overall.
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Boston
New England
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Maine
Vermont
Trustees to distribute fortune of Miss Belinda Randall
Boston July 14 trustees of Miss Belinda Lull Randall Roxbury plan nearly 400000 in gifts to Boston area institutions and colleges. Distributions include MIT Cambridge Foxcroft Club 70000 Radcliffe College 20000 Children's Aid 50090 Tuskegee Institute 20000 Calhoun University 10000 reserved for a trades school 95000 other bequests to Cambridge Prospect Union Hampton Normal Institute and more.
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Belinda Randal
Boston
Belinda Lull Randall
Roxbury
Foxcroft Club
Cambridge
Massachusetts Institut of Technology
Children’s Aid Society
Radcliffe College
Cambridge Prospect Union
Hampton
Normal Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Calhoun
University
Randall
Miners Strike Lull As Arbitrators Face Tough Task
Pittsburg July 14 An idle district shows a lull in the miners strike as officials plan daily meetings to keep up resolve for a 69 cent rate. Leaders include Garland Grundy Carrick Kelley and M D Ratchford with arbitration expected to deliver a settlement.
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Pittsburg
Snowden
Wheeling
Garland
Amalgamated Association
Thomas Grundy
United Teamsters
M. P. Carrick
The
Painters and Decorators
John Kelley
United Labor League
Cannel
Warner and Morgan
Beaver County
Mercer County
Eagle
Monongahela City
Brownville
Knob
Beaumont
Umpire
Albany
M. D. Ratchford
United Mine Workers
Patrick Dolan
Dolan
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Orleans Celebrates Centennial With Gov Wolcott Guests
Orleans Mass July 14 The town marks its centennial with a 10 30 am arrival train from Boston bearing Governor Wolcott and guests. A committee welcomes him as a band leads to a tent for exercises and a banquet to follow. Noted attendees include Attorney General Knowlton Judge Harriman Senator Morse Bates Brooks Higgins.
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Orleans
Mass
Cape Cod
Boston
Wolcott
Knowlton
John L. Bates
John G. Brooks
Harvard College
S. S. Higgins
Somerville
H. P. Harriman
Wellfleet
W. A. Morse
Tisbury
Sultans stubborn on peace proposals and Turkish forces recalled
Constantinople dispatch says the sultan remains obdurate on peace terms. Edhem Pasha rushes to Constantinople and all Turkish officers furloughs are cancelled in preparation for renewed hostilities. Foreign ambassadors stop verbal remonstrance and will not press diplomacy until war coercion is defined.
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London
Constantinople
Edhem Pasha
Domofd
Turkey
Miners Strike Spreads Toward West Virginia
J. J. Phillips reports a telegram from Flemington West Virginia saying miners are on strike and the movement may extend into the state. He warns markets face shortages and suggests railroads could stop hauling West Virginia coal if workers withhold service.
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Cleveland
J. J. Phillips
Flemington
W. Va
West Virginia
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Republican League
West Acton
Etta Clark
G. A. Hayward
Ashby and Townsend
Henrietta Cutler
Natick
Willis Mead
Mrs. Hay
Acton Centre
Hudson
Cedar Canoe
R. M. Hoyle
Concord, Mass
Iver Johnson Bicycle
B. J. Richardson
Thos. F. Parker
Main Street
Mill, Maynard, Mass
D. Holnies
Maynard, Lass
Sudbury
Smith Finney
C. Hunter
Morocco
W. F. Dusseault
Sarah A. Brackett
Jackson Brackett
Abbie M. Saunders
Concord
Sam Hill
Wayland
Horace G. Bowers
Bowers
Charles Downing
Haviland
William Hanson
East Sudbury
South Framingham
Ellen
House of Correction
Hanson
Cropa
New Hampshire
Eagle Pit
Sultan
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