Casco Bay Fortified with Electric Lights and Wires
Casco Bay defenses near Portland are fortified with cables and telephones. Nearly 60 miles of cable laid in four weeks connect forts and promontories within 10 miles of the harbor. The system supports searchlights and rapid enemy reporting for the August joint Army and Navy drill. Jewell's Island and Two Lights are key telephonic warning points.
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Portland
Casco Bay
Peter B. Bradley
Williams
Jewell’s Island
Harpswell
Portland Head
Stock market opens strong in New York with broad gains
The New York stock market opened vigorously with wide buying across names. Amalgamated Copper 4244, Atchison 5914 to 59 1 2, Baltimore & Ohio 82, Rock Island 24 1 4 to 24 1 2, Union Pacific 72 1 2 to 73, with 4500 Rock Island shares trading at 24 1 4 and 2500 Union Pacific at 72 1 2 to 73.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn &Transit
Erie
Louisville
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
Sugar
St. Paul
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Texas & Pacific
North American
General Electric
Futures open steady in New York market
New York on August 13 futures opened steady with August at 12.44, September 10.77, October 9.94, November 9.74, December 9.73, January 9.74, February unavailable, March 9.76.
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New York
Brighton Beach Grand Circuit Meeting Entries Closed
New York August 12 entries for Brighton Beach grand circuit meeting closed. About 800 horses named for purse races led by Bonner memorial 2,12 class trotting for £20,000 with Jim Ferry Promise Swift Allie Wood Billy Buck Tiver ton Hawthorne Judge Cullen John Mc Authoress Elmigro Kinney Lou. Brighton 2.10 class pacing for $10,000 includes Olive Wood Tom Keene Trank Yoakum Trilby Direct King Direct Elastic Pointer Star Hat Brown Heels Peter Patton Albeck Armorel John A. McKearnon 2.05% will trot a mile to sulky Tuesday to beat the record.
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New York
Brighton Beach
Bonner
Torpedo boat destroyer Decatur narrowly escaped wreck
New York navy yard examination of the torpedo boat destroyer Decatur, which ran on Grindstone Neck off Bar Harbor, Me, found extensive damage. The under body was scraped nearly the full length, paint stripped, indentation on plates, propeller shaft badly bent, and the craft came close to a serious wreck.
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New York
New York Navy Yard
Decatur
Grindstone Neck
Bar Harbor
Gen Miles's Son Arrested on Bicycle Ordinance
Sherman Miles, son of Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, was arrested near East Hampton on Long Island for riding on side paths without a license tag. He claimed unfamiliarity with the laws, and the justice dismissed the case.
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New York
Sherman
Nelson A. Miles
East Hampton
L. I
Gustat Verstein Wedding in Worcester Halls
Abraham Gustat and Lena Verstein wed at Horticultural Hall Worcester with about 600 guests. The ceremony used the Hebrew ring service, led by Rabbi Herman Silver and Cantor Morris Kaplan. The event featured a large procession, banquet for 350, a wedding ball, and a notable reunion of brothers David Sakofsky of Boston and Max Sakofsky of Chicago.
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Worcester Lodge
K. of P
Knights
Myer Isenberg
Mollie Weinstein
Chicago
David Sapiro
Annie Ginsburg
Boston
Rae Verstein
Harry Gustaf
Athol
Knights of Pythias
Celia Sapiro
Hannah Sakofsky
Jennie Verstein
Ernest Verstein
Harry Sakofsky
Harry Cohen
Rabbi Silver
Cantor Kaplan
Gustaf
Goldie Verstein
Miss Urdang
Miss Mollie Weinstein
Minnie Sapiro
Mrs. Verstein
Worcester
New York
William Brock
Prescott Street
Philadelphia
Springfield
America
David Sakofsky
Max Sakofsky
England
Max
East
David
Well Known Passengers Sail on American Line Ship
On the American Line steamship Philadelphia bound for Southampton Lessie Fuller dancer sailed. Lionel Barrymore actor arrived last minute not booked, two minutes before gangways were set. Also aboard Prof. Geo Atkins Cornell Univ Major B D Cassat military attache Goelet and Harry A Inman.
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New York
American Line
Philadelphia
Southampton
Lessie Fuller
Lionel Barrymore
Geo. F. Atkinson
Cornell University
B. D. Cassat
United States
London
Robert Goelet
Harry A. Inman
Kishineff Riots Report Condemned and Details Given
London reports from Odessa describe two thirds of Kishineff in turmoil on the second riot day. Bosanquet cites organized rioters, police inaction, and a single Christian fatality. Jewish losses reach 41 dead and 303 wounded with 3 women said violated. officials promise improved conditions under Governor Urusoff. About 80 rioters arrested, 308 punished, 216 acquitted. 360 will be tried at Tiraspol in October, including 100 murder charges.
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London
Odessa
V. Bosanquet
Kishineff
Bosanquet
Associated Press
Bessarabetz
Prince Urusoff
Bessarabia
Tiraspol
Costs of Court Public Hearing in Boston Aug 12
A special legislative committee in Boston held its first public hearing at the State House on costs and fees of court. Testimony covered abolishing police and clerks’ civil action fees and redirecting or eliminating various writ and entry costs.
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Boston
State House
Me’en A. Pingree
Harry J. Cole
Joseph A. Willard
Suffolk County
John P. Manning
Suffolk Superior Court
Hearst's Presidential Prospects Kept Unendorsed
National Building Trades council resolutions adopted yesterday did not endorse William Randolph Hearst for president as previously reported. The actions endorsed William S. Waudby of Syracuse for labor and statistics commissioner to succeed Carroll D. Wright. Resolutions praising Hearst for the presidency have been introduced separately.
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Denver
Col
National Building Trades Council
Wm. S. Waudby
Syracuse
N. Y
Labor and Statistics
Carroll D. Wright
Wm. R. Hearst
Hearst
Roosevelt Outing Aboard Naval Yacht Sylph
The President and Mrs Roosevelt with several children and relatives enjoyed an outing on the naval yacht Sylph at Oyster Bay. The trip was expected to last hours along Long Island Sound. Sir Thomas Lipton accepted the invitation to view the naval review next Monday from the Mayflower which will fly the President's flag.
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Oyster Bay L. L
Roosevelt
Jacob A. Reis
Richmondy Hill
L. L
Long Island Sound
Thomas Lipton
Fire destroys cotton storage at Knight mills
Hyde Park August 12 Fire in a cotton storage building at the B. B. & R. Knight cotton mills on West River street damaged 200 bales of cotton and destroyed the building and a caravan wagon. The cotton valued at 12000 dollars may yield some use after picking over, but exact loss uncertain. The fire is believed incendiary as the storehouse has been closed since last Friday. The property was insured.
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Hyde Park
B. B. & R. Knight Cotton Mills
West River Street
Brooklyn Pastor Denounces Lynching In Spirited Address
The Southern View reports a Brooklyn pastor delivering a forceful condemnation of lynching in a public speech. He denounces racial violence and calls for justice, urging restraint and adherence to law. The address underscores the era's tense racial climate and religious leaders' voices for reform.
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Brooklyn
Chautauqua address condemns lynching and mob rule
Rev. Dr. Dean Richmond Babbett, rector of the Epiphany Church Brooklyn, spoke on lynching and mobs from an American standpoint at Chautauqua. He contrasted southern justification with a national view, denouncing mob violence and urging strict law, protection for all prisoners, and equal rights under Old Glory. Gen. Gordon followed with his tale of the Confederacy’s final days.
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Chautauqua, N
Dean Richmond Babbett
Church of the Epiphany
Brooklyn
John Temple Graves
Georgia
Chautauqua
Babbett
Durbin
Yater
Indiana
Illinois
Roosevelt
North
South
Whitlock
Danville
Ill
Chatauqua
John B. Gordon
Gloucester City Council Quiet as Visitors Debut Passes
City hall activity was sparse with few council members present at noon. Gloucester visitors enjoyed entertainment deemed a success. The committee on accounts adjourns tomorrow morning, a meeting the mayor skipped, raising questions of an apology or dismissal. Labor day committee plans a meeting tomorrow night.
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Gloucester
Labor Day Committee
Amur and Kwan-Tung Viceroyalty Established in Far East
A new viceroyalty combining the Amur district and Kwan-Tung province was created by ukase signed August 12. Vice Admiral Alexieff is named viceroy with supreme civil authority, overseeing administration, diplomacy, and fleet command in the Far East. Rules remain under 1845 framework until new laws are issued. A czar-ordered committee will monitor actions to align with ministerial policy.
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St. Petersburg
Amur
Kwan-Tung
Alexieff
Pacific
Far Eastern
Caucasian
Sheehan Rejoins Tammany After Talks At Saratoga
John C. Sheehan, leader of Greater New York Democracy, will re enter Tammany Hall according to Saratoga despatches. He had formerly ruled the organization and the move follows conferences with Leader Murphy of Tammany. Democratic state leaders reportedly patched up rifts to secure cooperation in the next presidential campaign.
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New York
John C. Sheehan
Greater New York
Saratoga
Murphy
Tammany Hall
Big Fight Betting Forecast for Jeffries Corbett Showdown
In San Francisco Aug 12 betting on the heavyweight championship is light with Jeffries a 2 to 1 favorite and 3 to 1 in Los Angeles. Jeffries and entourage stay at the Reliance club in Oakland through Friday as Corbett camp winds down. Anticipated $60,000 gate signals strong interest and Forbes Neill bantamweight clash tops undercard.
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San Francisco
Jeffries
Los Angeles
Jack
Billy Delany
Joe Kennedy
Reliance Club
Oakland
Corbett Camp
Harry Forbes
Frank Neill
Forbes
Contested Will Likely in Magoun Estate Case
Boston August 12 Edwin H Pope and Robert Frost named special administrators of Miss Margaret Magoun Medford estate The other named executor Judge Hammond declined due to anticipated contest potentially to be heard in the supreme court Hammond had acted as counsel for the deceased and may face further legal action as the will is challenged
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Boston
Edwin H. Pope
Robert Frost
Margaret Magoun
Medford
Pope
Judge Hammond
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Hammond
Committee on accounts adjourned to Friday at 10
The committee on accounts that was to meet yesterday is adjourned again to Friday morning at 10. It handles the Fourth of July salute bill and has paused action on that measure.
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Committee On Accounts
No Time to Spare Rent Offer for Homes
Urges quick action to change tenement housing this summer. Promises a first class tidy healthful home at the lowest possible rent. Call T. H. Elliott at 64 Central Street to view.
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T. H. Elliott
Central Street
Pope Seems Strong After Vatican Garden Walk
Rome on August 13 reports the Pope is quite well today after a drive and a stroll in the Vatican garden. He received the Austrian ambassador who presented credentials, as Monsignor Cagiano and Cardinals Rampolla and Mocenni opened the pontiff’s apartment and found money and valuables among the sealed items from the time of Leo XIII's death.
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Rome
Vatican
Monsignor Cagiano
Rampolla
Mocenni
Leo
G A R Adds to Guard Before 87th National Encampment
In San Francisco on August 18, several hundred G A R members joined the advance guard awaiting the opening of the 87th national encampment next Monday. Accompanying them were many tourists using low excursion rates to visit the state. Rail officials report four thousand passengers traveling through Ogden westward to date.
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San Francisco
87Th National
Golden State
Ogden
Argentine Town Shaken By Quake
Buenos Ayres Aug 13 Severe shocks of earthquake occurred at Mendoza yesterday A number of houses and the tower of the church of San Francisco were destroyed Five persons were killed and many others injured Mendoza a town of 18000 inhabitants situated 620 miles from Buenos Ayres on the railroad to Valparaiso All its chief buildings were destroyed by an earthquake in 1861.
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Buenos Ayres
Mendosa
Valparaiso
Monastir Officials Dismissed Amid Turkish Moves
Constantinople Aug 13 Riza Pasha minister of war has been dismissed. The wali of Monastir has been exiled to Tripoli.
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Constantinople
Riza Pasha
Wali
Monastir
Tripoli
Chinese Rebels Win in Kwantung Province Action
Hong Kong reports rebels defeat imperial troops at Hwei Chou Fu in Kwang Tung. Imperial reinforcements totaling 3000 German drilled troops have arrived at Canton to bolster authorities.
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Hong Kong
Hwei Chou Fu
Kwang Tung
Canton
Excursion Train to Old Orchard Beach Ships From Boston Station
An excursion train operated by the Boston and Maine Railroad departed Northern station at 8 16 this morning bound for Old Orchard Beach carrying 490 Lowell residents. The season’s final trip to the shore will leave Thursday morning August 27.
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Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Northern
Old Orchard Beach
Lowell
Relief Fund Donations Pour In For Wigginville Sufferers
A relief fund collection at the Free church in Wigginville draws contributions from Mrs. Randall Mrs. Clee Mrs. Parker Mrs. Soper Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Abels plus donors including W H Bagshaw heirs of Walter H Bagshaw L Etoile and King’s Daughters of North Tewksbury. Subscriptions range from five to ten dollars with letters urging further support and a goal of twenty thousand dollars. Local residents Frederick P Marble Blanche G Bicknell Maude Lancaster and J are among signatories.
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Lincoln Street
Free Church
W. Randall
J. Clee
B. Parker
E. D. Soper
W. B. Clark
S. Abels
Courier-Citizen Co
Wigginville
Frederick P. Marble
Betting at San Francisco Favors the Champion
Sporting men flock to San Francisco for the Corbett versus Jeffries clash set for Friday night. A nine train from Los Angeles brings Southland supporters hoping for a Jeffries win at 2 to 1. Corbett trains vigorously, while Jeffries rests in Oakland and plans light work until fight night.
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San Francisco
Corbett
Jeffries
Los Angeles
Southland
Sam Berger
Yank Kenney
Oakland
Mrs. Harrington Laid To Rest In St Patrick's Cemetery
The body of Mrs. Mary Harrington, a former city resident, arrived at Middlesex station yesterday and was buried in St. Patrick's cemetery under Undertaker Rogers. She died in North Adams.
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Mary Harrington
Middlesex Station
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Rogers
Harrington
North Adams
Obituaries of Mary Morse Phinney and Jabez Stanley
In Concord on August 12, Mary Morse Phinney aged 11 months and 4 days, daughter of Mr and Mrs M M Phinney formerly of this city. In South Wellfleet on August 11, Jabez Stanley aged 62 years of this city. Funeral from No 7 Bagley avenue off Foster street Friday afternoon at 2 30 o clock. Friends invited.
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Phinney
Concord
Mary Morse Phinney
M. M. Phinney
Stanley
South Wellfleet
Jabez Stanley
Bagley Avenue
Foster Street
Miss Helen Wmerson Visits Brother in Boston
Personal item noting Miss Helen Wmerson of Queen Street is visiting her brother in Boston, offering a brief glimpse into local social ties and travel.
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Helen Wmerson
Queen Street
Boston
Drowning of Hannah O'Donnell at Swampcott shore
Hannah O'Donnell a 19 year old maid in Philadelphia summers at Little's Point Swampscott was drowned while bathing yesterday afternoon with a companion Miss O'Donnell could swim and disappeared under water her friend called for aid and the body was recovered near the Tedesco club grounds
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Lynn
Hannah O'Donnell
C. R. Lee
Philadelphia
Little’s Point
Swampscott
Tedesco Club
Miss O'Donnell
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