Peace squadron delay and Russian envoys in Newport
Newport Aug 6 The peace squadron will likely reach Portsmouth Tuesday due to fog and travel changes. Mayflower with Mr Witte and Baron Rosen arrived Newport after a five hour stay, then headed to Boston by rail. In Portsmouth the readiness for the peace conference nears with the navy yard preparing the naval stores building for sessions tomorrow.
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Newport
R. I
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Citizens Meet to Tackle Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
Large Arlington gathering in the selectmen room with James A Bailey Jr presiding. Walter R Caswell and District Superintendent Minor outlined ongoing extermination work, urged continued public cooperation, and clarified legal tree cleaning requirements from the recent act.
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Arlington
James A. Bailey
Walter R. Caswell
Minor
Funeral services for Mrs Carlisle held at West Islip
Babylon Long Island August 6 funeral services for Mary J Carlisle wife of John G Carlisle secretary of the treasury under President Cleveland were conducted at West Islip by Rev George Downing Sparks of Christ Episcopal church Present were former President and Mrs Cleveland Senator J B Foraker Henry Waterston and Covington Colorado Mayor Goddson a Carlisle brother from Covington Colorado
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Babylon
L. I
Mary J. Carlisle
John G. Carlisle
the Treasury
President Cleveland
West Islip
George Downing Sparks
Christ Episcopal Church
Cleveland
J. B. Foraker
Henry Wateterson
Goddson
Covington, Colo
Carlisle
Lowell sale on Hindipo Nerve Tonic and Kidney Cure
Local dealers advertise a Lowell sale promising Hindipo Nerve Tonic and Kidney Cure with a 60 cent deposit and money back guarantee if it fails to work. Listings include Crawford Merrimacket Ellingwood Co Davis Drug Store A E Moore and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Crawford
Merrimacket
CE Garter
Westforg
Ellingwood & Co
Davis
Funeral for Bennington victim held in Quincy church
Quincy on August 6 held the funeral for Josephus T. Newcomb one of the men killed by the Bennington explosion in San Diego harbor California. The service at Christ Episcopal church was well attended with the church crowded throughout.
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Quincy
Josephus T. Newcomb
Bennington
San Diego
California
Christ Episcopal Church
Federal control of New Orleans yellow fever effort begins
Washington reports the U.S. public health service will assume direct management of the yellow fever outbreak in New Orleans. Surgeon J W White will oversee ward-based divisions with assigned federal surgeons, while citizens pledging funds ensure labor and materials costs are covered. Deaths total 105, cases 533, with 233 under treatment. funding aims reach $250,000.
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Washington
New Orleans
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
J. W. White
Marine Hospital
White
Marine Hospital Service
Wyman
Roosevelt
Citizens’ Committee of
Finance Committee
Citizens’ Committee
Bureau
Rush
U. S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Behrman
Smith
Frank O’leary
O'Leary
Supreme Court
Memphis
Tenn
Havana
Cuba
Doty
Gulfport
Fontainbleau
Louisville & Nashville
Mississippi
Ocean Springs
Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted by Lowell Woman
A Lowell woman testimonial extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney and bladder inflammation and related pains. The account claims relief from back ache, headaches, and nervous distress, urging readers to obtain the product from Ellingwood & Co. and FosterMilburn Co. as US agents.
Chinamen in Serious Fight Ends in Fatalities at Chinese Theatre
New York August 6 A pistol duel between rival Chinese societies in a Chinese theatre on Dover Street left two Chinese men dead and several wounded including two fatally. Hep Sing Tong operatives fired as the theatre packed with 400. Police arrested many district residents and rushed wounded to hospitals. Mack Duck allegedly led the attack and instigated the barrage with crackers.
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New York
Dovers Street
Elizabeth
Hep Sing Tong
Hip Sing Tong
Elizabeth Street
Mack Duck
Hip Sing Tongs
Duke of Cornwall's Own Rifles Visit Boston
The Duke of Cornwall's Own Rifles and 43d Canadian militia unit attended services at Trinity Episcopal church after assembling at the South Armory. They were escorted by multiple veteran and military groups through Back Bay to the church amid large crowds. Rev. Dr. Joseph Blanchard led the service. Evening events included a smoking concert at Knights of Honor hall and a banquet at Hotel Beaconsfield. British Veterans Association kept open house at their armory in honor of the visitors.
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Boston
Duke of Cornwall’s Own Rifles
New England
Trinity Episcopal Church
South Armory
British Association of Naval and Military Veterans
Boston Fusilier Veterans
Highland Dress Association
Rhode Island
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Amoskeag Veterans
Back Bay
Captain's course approved by chief in quarantine case
Washington August 6 Secretary Shaw telegraphed Captain E C Chaytor of the revenue cutter Winona sustaining his enforcement of the yellow fever quarantine between Mississippi and Louisiana and giving general instructions. The despatch replies to Chaytor’s note noting serious friction between the states and asks for an official definition of the cutter’s authority.
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Washington
Shaw
E. C. Chaytor
Winona
Mississippi
Lousiana
Chaytor
Leicester Speed Law Crackdown Sparks Lookout Station
Worcester report details Chief Quinn of Leicester vowing strict enforcement of the speed limit. The Worcester Automobile Club has set a lookout in Spencer to flag and count vehicles, enforcing 15 mph from Spencer line to the power house and 12 mph beyond, with penalties for violations.
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Worcester
Quinn
Leicester
Worcester Automobile Club
Spencer
Spencer Line
Power House
Worcesterne
Starved the Woman Who Eloped With Him
Naugatuck Connecticut August 6 A married man and a New Haven dentist Dr Krgil H Munson faced arrest after allegedly eloping with 18 year old Alice Thorndike. She said she was nearly starved as Munson was short of cash. Munson pleaded guilty to improper conduct and received 30 days in jail. The girl will be returned to her New Haven parents. Munson's wife had left him months earlier.
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Naugatuck
Alice Thorndike
New Haven
Miss Thorndike
Krgil H. Munson
Munson
Benjamin's Hotel
Tucker
Prisoners Escape By Cutting Steel Bars in New Hampshire Jail
Concord New Hampshire August 6 three prisoners cut through three sets of steel bars to escape Merrimack county jail John Higgins of Franklin Joseph Daquin of Hopkinton and Alex Mraymond of Sunook awaiting grand jury action on charges of breaking and entering A reward has been offered for their capture
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Concord
N. H
Merrimack County
John Higgins
Franklin
Joseph Daquin
Hopkinton
Alex Mraymond
Suncook
Inter-convention Christian church excursion details
Special trains run from Chicago August 1 attracting travelers to the coast with stops at Denver Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. The route via Chicago Union Pacific Northwestern offers low return fares from California and Chicago from August 6 to 14. Booklets maps and full itineraries available from J E Brittain 300 Washington St Boston Mass. Old Orchard excursion August 10 round trip $1 50 via Boston and Maine R R.
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California
Chicago
Union Pacific & Northwestern
Inter-convention
Christian Church
Denver
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
J. E. Brittain
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Peace Prayer Issued By Bishop Potter At Quernleigh
Cooperstown N Y Aug 5 At Quernleigh his country place Bishop Potter today issued an official notice presenting a prayer for use in the Episcopal churches of the diocese of New York. The prayer asks Almighty God to guide the peace commission from Russia and Japan in Portsmouth and to hasten a day of universal peace. The bishop offered no prophecy on the commission's ultimate decision.
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Cooperstown
N. Y
Quernleigh
Potter
Russia
Japan
Portsmouth
N. H
Diocese of
New York
Jesus Christ
Peace Commission
Railroad Strike Sees Little Change Continues To Aug
St Paul Minn Aug 6 there remains a wide variance between official statements from the Order of Railway Telegraphers and Northern Pacific in the ongoing strike. The discord signals little progress toward settlement as both sides maintain firm positions amid mounting labor tension and service disruptions across the system.
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St. Paul, Minn
Northern Pacific
Fortieth Robbers Hit Treasury in Opatoff Attack
Forty armed men attacked the Opatoff treasury in Russian Poland at dawn. They killed or wounded all watchmen and secured ten thousand dollars. Police and guards launched a pursuit as investigators catalog the evidence.
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Opatoff
Russian
Poland
Captain E P Howell Atlanta journalist and mayor dies
Captain Evan P Howell of Atlanta, longtime South journalism figure and former mayor, dies at 65 after a three week illness from a carbuncle and diabetes. He retired from the Atlanta Constitution in 1887, served in the Confederate army, practiced law, and held state legislative roles. He declined a diplomatic post offered by President Cleveland.
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Atlanta
Evan P. Howell
Howell
Atlanta Constitution
South
First
Georgia Regiment
Cleveland
Whale barges ashore in thick fog near Fishers Island
New London Conn Aug 6 two whale barges and a steam lighter went ashore on the west end of Fishers Island in heavy fog and high sea. Telephone service to the island is cut. The vessels beached on a sandy shore near Race Point about two and a half miles east of North Dumpling Island lighthouse. Tug and wreckers from New London will not return until tomorrow morning.
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New London
Conn
Fishers Island
Race Point
North Dumpling Island
Conductor Killed by Passing Car in Edgewood
Providence R I August 6 D F Ryan a street car conductor aged about 26 was killed at Edgewood today after a car moving opposite struck him. He had his head out of the window looking for an overheated axle when struck. His skull was fractured and he died within minutes. He is survived by a widow.
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Providence R. L
D. F. Ryan
Edgewood
Ryan
Japanese reboard ships after Castrisbay landing
Despatch from Godzyadani reports Japanese forces who landed at Castris Bay in Manchuria have returned to their warships. All shore buildings along the bay were burned in the action.
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St. Petersburg
Godzyadani
Manchuria
Castris Bay
Fall River Mill Dividends Rise in latest Quarter
Fall River reports mill dividends for the quarter ending July 31 total 217 150 dollars, up 67 300 dollars from the same period last year. The increase reflects stronger production or earnings across local mills.
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Fall River
Wool Trade Showings Quiet Yet Active in Demand
The American Wool and Cotton Reporter notes a largely quiet week with large buyers focusing on worsted goods and high grade wools. Montana wools begin to move as clean prices edge toward 70 to 72 cents for fine and medium sorts. demand favors higher grades, especially half bloods, with strong selling capacity observed for available stock. Boston receipts reach 33,221 bales this week, 314,154 domestic and 122,792 foreign since January, with total weekly sales around 8.265 million pounds.
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Porter
Seaboard
Montana
Boston
Now is a Good Time to Buy Sheeting
A. G. Pollard & Co urges customers to buy now while stock remains on hand as prices rise on all sheetings. Remnants of Dwight bleached and unbleached sheeting and pillow casing have just been opened.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
All Grades Roasted Fresh Daily by O'Brien Brothers
Always Fresh. You make no mistake when you come to us for your coffees. All grades, roasted fresh every day. O'Brien Co., Tea Dealers, 227 Central Street.
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O’brien
Old Orchard Excursion on Boston & Maine R R
A reader notes an excursion to Old Orchard on August 10 offered by Boston and Maine Railroad. Round trip fare is listed at $1.50.
Citation for Probate of Nelson L. Tuttle Estate
To the heirs at law next of kin and all others interested in the estate of Nelson L. Tuttle late of Westford deceased. A will purportedly the last will has been presented for probate by Lizzie M. Tuttle executrix. You are cited to appear September fifth in Cambridge to show cause why letters testamentary should not be granted. Publication to be made weekly for three weeks in Lowell Daily Courier and notices mailed or delivered seven days before court. Witness Charles J. McIntire Esq First Judge July 26 1905. F. M. Esty Asst. Register.
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Nelson L. Tuttle
Westford
Lizzie M. Tuttle
Cambridge
Middlesex
Lowell Daily Courier
Lowell
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
F. M. Esty
Asst. Register
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Price’s Neck
Brenton’s Reef
Block Island
Brenton
Reef
Baron Rosen
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Admiral Mead
Navy
Wentworth
Europe
Herbert D. Peirce
Young
Portsmouth Court House
Court House
Mead
Messrs
Berg and
Batchoff
Chapoff
Treasury Department
Hotel Wentworth
Ceed
Federal
Tion
Doan
L. A. Clifford
Northern Street
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Nothern Roads
H. B. Perham
Telegraphers’ Union Tonight
Idaho
Duke
Old Orchard
Boston & Maine R. R
E. P. Howell
Adam
Reliability
Appleton Block
Central St
the Smith
The
Smith Premier Typewriter Company
Devonshire
Albert
Mall
Albert Chemical Co
Albert Building
Middlesex St
Uptown
W. T. S. Bartlett
Merrimack St
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Probate Court
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