Drowning Tragedy at Old Orchard Beach Claims Three Guests
A trio of summer visitors at the Eastman cottage near Old Orchard Beach, Ottawa residents Miss Thomas an Ottawa schoolgirl 19 Walter Basham a Montreal railway employee 60 and Alderman George Ford 60 of Ottawa drowned after being swept by a heavy undertow witnesses say a little girl first raised alarm as the tide rose responders recovered Basham and Thomas bodies with Ford still missing at night the incident cast gloom over the beach with relatives arriving from Canada for the holiday season
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Old Orchard
Old Orchard Beach
Eastman
Abbott
Atlantic
Miss Thomas
Ottawa
Walter Basham
Grand Trunk Railway
Montreal
George Ford
Rideau Street
Lady of Basham
Bashar
Beng
Thorsus
Piazza
Eastman Cottage
L. C. Upham
Atlantic House
Mr. Basham
Basham
Ford
Miss ‘Thomas
Cyclist Fatally Strikes Bank Teller in Asbury Park
In Asbury Park New Jersey steakert stone a 33 year old paying teller of the First National bank of Phillipsburg was fatally injured by a bicycle ridden by Frank L Tenbroeck Jr 17 son of a former mayor. Stone died at 11 pm after being struck just as he stepped from behind a trolley car. Stone leaves a wife and a six year old daughter.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Stone
First National Bank
Phillipsburg
Frank L. Tenbroeck, Jr
Mr. Stone
Tenodroach
Tenbroeck
Dempsey Welcomes Baby Daughter in City
In the city on August 6, to Mr and Mrs Charles F Dempsey of Broadway street a daughter. Cook Taylor Co Central street closing out odds and ends at rock bottom prices. See the ad this morning without fail.
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Dempsey
Charles F. Dempsey
Broadway Street
Cook, Taylor & Co
Central Street
The Woman With Hair on Her Face
An appeal from a skin care practitioner claiming to have tested and discovered remedies to remove facial hair and promising effective treatments. The writer urges readers to contact for guidance before attempting self treatments, citing years of experience.
Father's visit as John C Best awaits execution
In Salem jail an aged father of John C Best, 68, wept and clasped his son in a poignant morning meeting. Officials observed with emotion as Best, stoic, faced a grim future. The elder Best plans to stay with Rev. Millish while awaiting transfer to the state prison for execution.
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Salem
John C. Best
Best
Col. Johnson
Turnkey How
Isaac M. Millish
Sackville
N. B
Distinguished Visitors in Boston With Payne and Spooner
Postmaster General Henry C Payne and Mrs Payne and Senator Spooner of Wisconsin with Mrs Spooner and the senator's son are in Boston. Payne will visit Secretary Moody aboard the Dolphin during naval maneuvers. The Spooners plan a brief New England holiday, while Payne enjoys his vacation and may postpone a Boston Post Office visit until returning from the Dolphin voyage with Secretary Cody.
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Boston
Henry C. Payne
Payne
Senator Spooner
Wisconsin
Spooner
Moody
Dolphin
New England
Cody
Fatal Tennessee Feud in Jackson County
Nashville dispatch reports two killed and two wounded in a gunning match linked to an old feud between the Carter and Lynch families. Jim High peach and Brooks Carter are dead, John Carter seriously wounded, and Richmond shot in the wrist. The incident occurred at Brooks Cartier's country store. Lynch brothers are under arrest.
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Nashville
Tenn
Jim Highpeach
Brooks Carter
John Carter
Richmond
Jackson County
Carter
Lynch
Brooks Cartier
Lynch Brothers
DROWNED IN CLOUD BURST AT BLOSSBURG NEAR SATON
A cloudburst swept Blossburg near Saton New Mexico drowning Mrs Francesco Dominguez and three children. A Terceo family of husband wife and three children is also reported drowned. They were seen before a wall of water arrived and search efforts have failed.
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Trinidad
Col
Blossburg
Saton
N. M
Francesco Dominguez
Terceo
Boston & Northern requests license for two more boilers
Gloucester August 7 The Boston and Northern Street Railway petitions for a license to locate two more boilers and engines at the lower power house. Abutters oppose the move. The company invited city council and officials to an outing to set time and place for a banquet, but the council refused, fearing public obligation to grant concessions.
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Gloucester
Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
Street Railroad Company
Shaw mother injured trying to save burning child
Wakefield reports a mother, Mrs. B. S. Shaw, was fatally burned while trying to rescue her two year old from a burning oil stove. The child also is not expected to survive.
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Wakefield
B. S. Shaw
New York Yacht Club Cruise Sets Records to Vineyard Haven
The New York Yacht Club cruise from Newport to Vineyard Haven delivered record times in westerly winds. Constellation won the large schooner class with 3:32:01 ahead of Corona and Elmina in other classes. Yankee led the sloops, with multiple classes racing and several boats reporting topmasts lost or grounding incidents. Tomorrow's 70 mile run to Provincetown awaits as crews hope for continued southwest breeze.
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Vineyard Haven
A.g
New York Yacht Club
Newport
Boston
Constellation
Francis Skinner, Jr
Commodore Ledyard
Corona
F. F. Brewster
Yankee
Brenton’s Reef
Vineyard Sound
Lady Torfrida
Navigator
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Hildegarde
Hadymion
Shenandoah
Chanticleer
Emerald
Iroquois
Elmina
Muriel
Katrina
Quisetta
Amorita
Seneca
Shamrock
Quickstep
Ingomar
Adatha
Mavis
Gevalia
In- Gra
Ailsa
Mineola
Rainbow
Hester
Neola
Queen Mab
Caressa
Zenta
Weetamoe
Humma
Meclipse
Isolt
Altair
Ondawa
Gossoon
Hebe
Mira
Eidolon
Alcatorda
Buzzards Bay
Agatha
Nae Ae
Ariadne
Railroad War Signals Move to Cut Traffic
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad informed Western Maryland Railroad it will discontinue traffic shifted to Cherry Run as a formal step in a broader clash. The action follows tensions with the Pennsylvania railroad and Gould interests seeking to make the Western Maryland a trunk line challenger to B and O and Pennsylvania.
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Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Western Maryland Railroad Company
Cherry Run
Pennsylvania Railroad
Western Maryland Railroad
Goulds
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Greek King George Hosts Chicago Olympian Delegates
King George of Greece met Judge John B. Payne and Olympian delegates Laverne W. Noyes and J. Furbish Jr. in Aix les Bains at the Hotel Splendide. The visitors from Chicago were in France on August 7 to discuss the games.
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Aix Les Baines
France
King George
Greece
John B. Payne
Laverne W. Noyes
Hen
J. Furbish, Jr
Chicago
Hotel Splendide
Neely to get back $6500 from post office funds
New York Aug 7 6500 dollars in gold and currency seized from Charles F Neely’s trunk after his arrest for post office frauds in Cuba will be returned soon. Post office inspectors failed to prove the money was part of his loot. Neely released under President Palma’s amnesty proclamation. The funds are with Washington post office officials as the secretary of war refused to hold them. Neely plans to apply for the money in the coming days.
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New York
Charles F. Neely
Post Office
Cuba
Neely
Palma
Washington
Shaw ruling on free re-entry for foreign produced goods
Secretary Shaw announced that articles of foreign manufacture may be re admitted free of duty upon return to the United States if they have not been enhanced in value or improved while abroad and proper safeguards protect revenue. The decision clarifies eligibility for re entry after prior import and duty payment.
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Washington
Shaw
Court Martial Convenes Against Penrose in Erie
The court martial for Charles W. Penrose assistant paymaster U S N attached to the steamer Michigan at Erie convened and adjourned until tomorrow Major L W T Waller Marine Corps is expected to defend the accused The charges allege false and fraudulent balance returns embezzlement scandalous conduct absence from duty and negligence in obeying orders
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Erie
Charles W. Penrose
United States
Michigan
L. W. T. Waller
Marine Corps
Penrose
Australian Canadian ship ping combines debated in London talks
In London on August 7 the Australian premiers and Canadian ministers, led by Laurier, debated creating a ship pooling service linking Canada England Australia and South Africa to rival the Mor gan plan. No final decision was reported.
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London
Canada
England
Australia
South Africa
J. Pierpont Morgan
Ilfrid Laurier
Grandest Summer Tour to Nova Scotia and PEI
Thomas H. Durning hosts a six day guided voyage from Lowell on the S S Halifax to Halifax Port Hawkesbury Cape Breton Prince Edward Island and back. Priced at thirty dollars covers transportation meals stateroom carriage tours baggage handling and all trip expenses with departure September 2 and return September 8 from Lowell.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Straits of Canse
Cape Breton Island
St. George’s Bay
Northumberland Sound
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
T. H. Durning
Nova Scotia Tourists' Association
Lowell
Middlesex Street
S. S
Bay of Fundy
Cape Sable
Sable Island
Halifax Harbor
Citadel Crowned
Port Hawkesbury
Cape Breton
Port Hawesbury
Straits of Canso
Norway
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Arthur Rhodes
Rhodes
NEW Hair Store
Merrimack Street
Minin Telephone
Sen. Spooner
City of
Gloucester City
Dumps
Shete
Jim Dumps
Sunny
N. Y. Yacht Club
Breeze
Maryland R. R. Co
King George OF
Tour OF
Maritime Provinces
Paradise
Durning
the Parker Coal & Coke Company
Prescott Street
Tel
Thomas H. Durning
Palmer Street
H. B. Shatlock & Son
Henry A. Whitne
Bellingham
Ian
Restro
Respiro
Chas. T. Saul
Benj. A. Gilbert
Colonial Building
Boylston St
Mass
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