New York Times to Build New Uptown Headquarter
The New York Times has acquired the triangle bounded by Broadway West Forty second Street and Seventh Avenue and will erect a large modern steel building for its own use. Occupancy expected early 1904. After 51 years on Newspaper Row the paper plans to move uptown, citing new traction facilities as a reason for the shift.
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New York Times
Broadway
West Forty-second Street
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the Times
City Hall
Times
Pennsylvania Railway
Irregular Open As Market Dances With Small Gains
New York stock market opens irregular with fractional gains and losses. Amalgamated 67, Atchison 91/2, Reading 674, Union Pacific 1074, Pressed Steel Car preferred up near a point. Early trading is light, holiday effects mute London’s usual influence and coalers firm as iron stocks hold steady.
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Atchison
Brooklyn Transit
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Erie
Louisvill
Manhatan
Missouri Pacific
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Pennsylvania
Reading
St. Paul
Sugar
Southern
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Steel
London
New York Cotton Futures Open Barely Steady
In New York trading on August 4 futures opened barely steady with values for August at 8.24 and September 7.88. December 7.73 and January 7.71 72 were listed alongside other nearby months from 7.70 to 7.77, reflecting a narrow initial range.
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New York
ISHERWOOD'S CAPTURE AND OUTLAW CHASE NEAR COLE FARM
Local possees combed woods and fields through the night seeking the robber Isherwood after Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Cole provided a detailed description. Sheriff Bothwell, warned by Cole, suspects Isherwood as the man behind the Saturday incident. A Pole farmhand encountered a blue clad stranger with a revolver near the Root farm, who fled after being spotted.
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Isherwood
Cole
Mr. Root
Isherwood Arrested in Barre After Chase
A young man named Edward Isherwood, adopted by Mrs. Ann Isherwood, was captured after a townwide pursuit in Barre Centre. Deputies and locals nabbed him near Barre Plains. he offered no explanation beyond "Fina out" and refused to discuss his whereabouts since prison. Mrs. Isherwood disputes identity, citing another Edward Isherwood and recounting his past aboard a U.S. training ship and travels.
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Root
Barre Centre
Bothwell
Isherwood
Eugene Williams
Fred Barnes
Eugene Freeman
Harold Hinckley
John Mullins
Mullins
Ann Isherwood
Blcss
M Street
Edward Isherwood
Barre
Courier- Citizen
Edward Carence
Ben
Edward Huntington
Whipple Street
Bette
Charlestown
Ayer
Ken
Alrig T
Newport
R. I
Edward
Forestry for posterity calls for science and state action
Foresterly work aims to leave a better forest for future generations, requiring large-scale planning and state or corporate investment. The text argues against wasteful, short-sighted lumbering, noting that newsprint demand and pulp mills drive steel into Canadian forests. It urges scientific sylviculture and protected reserves to balance present needs with future forests, criticizing blanket bans as impractical.
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New York
United States
Adirondacks
Appalachian
Frank Hix Fayant
Float overturns injure several during Old Home Week parade
In Spencer on Saturday during the Old Home Week celebration a parade float carrying thirty young ladies overturned on a steep hill after the horses became unmanageable. Several occupants were seriously hurt including Carrie Eddy Stella Taylor Rose Gagnor and Nora O'Brien. The wagon tipped as it rounded a curve. most others escaped uninjured.
Steamer Batavier II to Land at Hook of Holland Citadel
The Batavier II, moored near Cafisbok Castle, will be landed at Hook of Holland and transported to a reserved cottage in January. The arrangement includes conveyance to the cottage and an awaiting escort.
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Cafisbok Castle
Hook of Holland
Buller’s Tactics Accused of Misusing Medical Wagons
London reports Surgeon General Hamilton at a British Medical association meeting in Manchester accuses General Sir Redvers Buller of using army medical wagons with the Red Cross to ferry ammunition to the front and arming bearer companies as escorts during the 1881 Boer war, based on orders from the chief medical officer.
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London
Genera Hamilton
British Medical Association
Manchester
Redvers S. Buller
Red Cross
Usi
Denly
Buller
German Tariff Debate on Steel Rails in Reichstag
Berlin Aug 2 The tariff experts press the American tariff literature as they weigh ten marks per ton rails. Bernstein cites the Havemeyer claim that tariffs breed trusts while Posadowsky-Wehner notes U.S. census data. Morgan’s view on production looms as the steel trust faces possible disintegration and possible prohibition for price control. The committee aims to finish the first reading by Aug 15 and may seek treaties if the bill stalls.
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Tariff Committee
American Senate
House
Count von Posadowsky-Wehner
Interior
United States
Herr Bernstein
American Trust Company
Henry O. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
United States Steel Corporation
Charles M. Schwab
New Jersey
J. Pierpont Morgan
Count von Posadowsky’ Wehner
Guard posted at Clarence Adams case in Chester Depot
Chester Depot Vermont August second double guard now on duty at the bedside of Clarence Adams the alleged victim of a local millers spring gun with burglary charges against him Adams former selectman and State Representative facing growing citizen support for his appearance in court mass meeting voiced indignation and pledged to ensure Adams is brought to trial a warrant for burglary was served and a surety bound himself for 3000 to produce Adams when fit for court
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Chester Depot
Clarence Adams
Adams
W. L. Ware & Sons
Man Killed on Georgetown Branch Identified as Frank Welcome Jr
An unknown man killed by a shifting engine on the Georgetown branch of the Boston and Maine railway was identified today as Frank Welcome Jr of Providence aged 42. He was run over and his head was nearly severed, his body horribly mangled.
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Georgetown
Frank Welcome, Jr
Providence
Haverhill
Boston and Maine Railway
Canada to Have South African Steamship Line
Toronto reports Canada will gain a steamship service linking one port with South Africa. The Canadian Manufacturers' Association learned of the move today via a cable from Sir William Mullock, Canada’s postmaster general in London, urging to fill the first ships. The board of trade conference held two weeks earlier is seen as a catalyst for the decision.
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Toronto
Canada
South Africa
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Younge
William Mullock
London
Mullock
Board of Trade Conference
Aged merchant dies in Bangor of Asiatic cholera
John P. Greely a retired Bangor merchant died after a three day illness caused by eating greens and drinking ice water. Dr Briggs states the case was without doubt Asiatic cholera and says no other cases are feared as precautions are in place.
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Bangor
John P. Greely
Briggs
Greely
Machiasport seeks new steamship service to eastern Maine
Machiasport residents urge a replacement steamer after the Frank Jones ceased operations reaching Machiasport. Central Washington county business leaders backed by petitions seek Eastern Steamship to assign a vessel to the route. Projections estimate 10,000 annual passengers and sizable freight, with New Brunswick connections via the Washington County railroad boosting summer travel.
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Machias, Me
Frank Jones
Portland
Machias Valley
Eastern Company
New Brunswick
Machias
Washington County
Return of Tourist Travel Boosts U S Traffic
London dispatch reports scenes of renewed US travel as sea lanes reopen. The St Paul and the Campania are reported well filled today with notable travelers including Senator Aldrich and Chinese princes and envoys among the party.
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New York
United States
London
Tribune
St. Paul
Campania
Aldrich
Lightning Strikes Coney Island Church Two Injured
A rare thunderstorm in New York floods evening skies with ink darkening lights. Lightning hit the Our Lady of Solace church at Coney Island as Mass ended, knocking two worshippers unconscious before revival. Harlem street caved in amid the storm causing residents to flee into the rain for safety.
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New York
Harlem
Church of Our Lady of Solace
Coney Island
Father Brophy
Lodginghouse Muster Robberies Reported in Marblehead
The Marblehead veterans muster saw pickpocketing as several men report losses. Stephen B. Perkins faced a $5 theft and Samuel K. Stone lost $16 while boarding a train. The Manchester Union praised muster management but noted local losses, with at least half a dozen townsmen among the victims, amounts from $5 to $100.
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Stephen B. Perkins
Marblehead
Samuel K. Stone
The
Manchester Union
Lowell
Manchester
New York Yacht Club set for annual cruise to Marblehead
The New York Yacht Club cruisers gather in New London and plan a voyage around Cape Cod ending in Marblehead. Five days are allotted including a Newport layover for the Astor Cup races, then Vineyard Haven, Cape run, and final Marblehead return with an optional opera recata event and ban on Tuesday.
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Conn
Crack Steam Yachts
New York Yacht Club
Cape Cod
Marblehead
Massachuse
Newport
Vineyard Haven
Cape
Mar’lehead
Princess Rospigliosi Gives Birth To Daughter In Rome
The Princess Rospigliosi formerly Miss Marie Reid of Washington D C gave birth to a daughter in Rome Aug 2. Both mother and child are well. Rejoicing among opponents of the princess marriage centers on the birth of a girl. The princess had wed the prince after a Bangor Maine divorce which the Roman Catholic church did not recognize.
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Rospigliosi
Marie Reid
Washington, D. C
Frederic Parkhurst
Bangor
Anti Clerical Demonstrations Rise in Paris and France
Paris and other towns saw anti clerical activity amid the schools question. A 3060 strong Socialist procession moved from Hotel de Ville to Place Maubert singing anti clerical tunes. Police kept order as clerical opponents protested nearby. Farther afield clashes occurred at Bordeaux and Vienne with police dispersing crowds.
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Place Maubert
Hotel de Ville
Place Mautert
Bordeaux
Roanne
Loire
Kerlouan
Finisterre
Vacationers and locals take seaside breaks in New England
Mrs W S Davis of 173 Hale street and Mrs William Lyman of Westford street spend two weeks at Onset. Mrs Addie Mooney of 3 Blodget Street entertains her mother and sister Mrs Elvira Jordan of Salamanca New York and Mrs Estella Kimball of Binghamton. B H Preston of Davis Square resumes activity after illness. E F Ingalls enjoys breezes at Old Orchard Beach. Ada Martin and her children plan Salisbury Beach stay. John E Drury and family at Old Orchard Beach. Rev Eugene A Dorgan on vacation in Buffalo. Frank Bramhall named assistant foreman at Merrimack Print Works.
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Addie Mooney
Blodget Street
Elvira . Jordan
Salamanca
Estella. Kimball
Binghamton
N.Y
Salisbury Beach
John E. Drury
Old Orchard Beach
Eugene A. Dorgan
M. L
Buffalo
Frank Bramhall
Merrimack Print Works
Steyn Arrives at Southampton Under Guarded Escort
Former President Steyn of the Orange Free State lands at Southampton with family after a difficult voyage. He will travel to The Hague for a meeting with Kruger, while ill and unable to be interviewed. Dutch officials and escorts accompany him.
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London
Steyn
Orange Free State
Southampton
Messrs. Fischer
Wessels
Disbruyn
Hague
Kruger
Utrecht
Fasting to Reduce Flesh Proves Fatal for Woman
A parallel tale of extreme dieting ends in death after a woman attains a slender figure and dies before friends can view her altered appearance. The report notes fasting as the cause and warns of dangers from dieting extremes.
Funeral notices from local families in Catholic cemetery services
The article lists multiple funerals with 2 PM services from residence homes on Adams Clark Sum mer and Cady streets. Burials occurred at St Patrick's and Edson cemeteries. Clergy included Rev J M Craig Rev Fr Mullin and Rev Fr McDonald with choirs and soloists Donnelly and Ivers. Undertakers Molloy O Donnell Brooks Rogers arranged details.
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Margaret Sweeney
Patrick and
Mary
Adams Street
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Molloy
Margaret Garvey
Clark Street
Edson
C. H. Molloy
Rena R. McAuley
Summer Street Court
J. M. Craig
Edson Cemetery
Brooks
Mary Ann Richards
Cady Street
St. Peter's Church
Fr. Mullin
James FE. Donnelly
Mr. Donnelly
Moliin Ivers
J. W. McKennedy
John Arlin
John Flood
Charles Smith
John Magee
Cornelius Calnan
Alexander E. Rountree
St. Patrick's Cemetery
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Thomas F. McKay
John McKay
James Norton
Joseph Richards
Catherine Craig
Daggett
James F. O'Donnell
John Murray
Central Street
Fr. McDonald
New York
Schmidt
Mike Ivers
George McElroy
Timothy
Edward Hagins
Patrick McGrath
John Cunningham
Thomas Coleman
Rogers
Infant Lyndall Rodger Dies at Bartlett Street Home
In Lyndhurst, Aug 4, at the home of Charles and Alice Rodger, 55 Bartlett Street, infant Lyndall E Rodger aged 22 days is noted. The piece discusses the Edson vacation school teaching the craft of bottoming chairs, implying diligence, yet hints at less commendable interpretations in other places.
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Rodger
Charles
Alice
Bartlett Street
Lyndall
Edson
Senator Bacon as a Cook
Augustus Bacon of Georgia is praised for dignity and gravity in senate debates. A colored assistant recounts a hunting trip memory where Bacon, unseen by a cook, served terrapin soup and answered a blunt question about his role, highlighting humor and leadership in a social moment.
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United States
Augustus O. Bacon
Georgia
Senate
Saturday Evening Post
John W. Maddox
Bacon
Mr. Maddox
George
Darky
Thrift and Hope Behind a Tough Farm Field
The article recounts two Judson Memorial clergy courting a farmer in a stony thin soil field. They ask what he hopes to grow there and he answers cheerfully that he sows to encourage it and to see what lies beyond, a quiet tale of perseverance.
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Edward Judson
New York
Dr. Judson
Providence
Jes
Mark Twain Returns to Wealth Through Henry Rogers
Mark Twain’s finances improve significantly as Henry H. Rogers, Standard Oil and copper magnate, rehabilitates his fortunes. Rogers manages Twain’s surplus cash, investing safely and profitably, growing a small start into a substantial nest egg. The Kansas City Journal lauds Rogers’s generous stewardship and timely actions.
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Mark Twain
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil and Copper
Mr. Rogers
Wall Street
Twain
Kansas City Journal
How Mrs. Craigi es Works as a Writer
The London Mail notes Mrs. Cra i gies method involves juggling three or four books at once. She conceives a plot and then rethinks it until she believes it true in fact and theory. The process is long, and most works take four years from initial conception to publication.
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Craigie
John Oliver Hobbes
London Mail
Convert to Islam Shakes American Colony in Constantinople
Miss Davis, teacher at the American College for Girls Salari, renounces Christianity and joins Islam after falling in love with a Turkish pupil’s uncle. The move perturbs the American colony in Constantinople as she enters the Mohammedan faith.
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Constantinople
Miss Davis
American College For Girls
Salari
Small Things Honor God and Seek Guidance
A short reflection on how every small thing can honor God or insult him by acting without guidance. The quote by Ruskin asserts that truth for the Deity applies to his revelation and urges humility in handling minor matters.
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Ruskin
Burne Jones Denies Vanderbilts Purchase Rumor
Burne Jones denies that Mr Vanderbilt paid eighteen thousand dollars for a rag a bone and a hank of hair. The denial aims to spare Mr Vanderbilt from damaged reputation and question of taste.
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Burne-Jones
Mr. Vanderbilt
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