Salem’s Old Home Week Celebrates 150 Years in Salem
Governor Rollins attends Salem New Hampshire’s old home week events marking the town’s 150th anniversary of incorporation. Speakers emphasize town government, patriotism, and the value of local history, libraries, and highways for the town’s future.
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Salem
N. H
Rollins
New Hampshire
Salem Depot
Salem Centre
Charles T. Woodbury
Old Home Week Association
Boscawen
Webster
Fessenden
Dix
Moody Currier
Odiorne’s Point
Concord
Horace Greeley
Amherst
Bunker Hill
Mount
Indiana
The
Ohio Historical Society
Princess von Hatzfeldt Sails Home After Tragic Love Tale
New York report notes the adopted daughter of Mr. Huntington, Clara Elizabeth Prentice, now Princess von Hatzfeldt, who aged forty, has not visited her foster parents for seven years. Her early romance with Daly and Hanks ended in a double tragedy at the Palace Hotel, with Daly killed and Hanks taking his own life in a jail cell. She has lived in Europe since 1889, gaining social prominence in London.
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New York
Princess von Hatzfeldt
Mr. Huntington
Liverpool
Clara
Clara Elizabeth Prentice
California
Pacific Coast
Daly
Hanks
Palace Hotel
Europe
London
Oregon repairs may force ship home for fixes
The Oregon may have to return to the Pacific coast for permanent repairs instead of in Japan. If the ship is needed at the Taku station, Indiana may be sent to supply the Pacific squadron for about four months while the Oregon stays in dry dock. Repairs are estimated at $200000.
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Washington
Oregon
Japan
Pacific
Taku
Indiana
Largest single day gold bullion export from New York
The Teutonic and St. Paul will ship the largest consignment of gold bullion ever exported from New York in one day. Institutions Baring Magoun & Co. send 7,662,000 and Heidelbach Ickelheimer & Co. send 600,000, totaling 8,162,000.
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New York
Teutonic and
St. Paul
Baring, Magoun & Co
Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co
Naval changes provoke reassignments to Topeka
Washington August 14 Commander B B Underwood named executive officer of the Topeka and Commander F H Delano ordered to command the Topeka in a fleet reshuffle reflecting routine naval promotions and stationing moves.
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Washington
Underwood
Topeka
Delano
Advertising Reminder for Courier Readers
Advertisers may note that readers reported seeing their ads in the Courier. This reminder underscores the paper's reach and potential impact for business campaigns.
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The
Courier
Missionary Family Returns From China After Boxers Uprising
Rev. George Henry Ewing Mrs Ewing and China born children Ellen five Edward Raymond three and infant girl seven weeks arrived in Boston Aug 14. Ewing recounts danger in Paoting Fu, notes hostility toward foreigners and the railroad, and credits Consul Fowler for warnings ignored by Pekin officials.
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Boston
George Henry Ewing
Paoting-Fu
Che-Foo
Pekin
Fowler
Che Foo
Work of highwaymen in Attleboro assault and robbery
In Attleboro on August 14 near midnight William T. Haynes a dry goods merchant was assaulted and robbed by two men as he walked near his home. They struck him with a blunt instrument and took only 1.25 in coins and his keys. He crawled to his house and lay unconscious on the veranda. A constable believes he has a clue to one assailant.
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Attleboro
William T. Haynes
Haynes
Mr. Haynes
John Nery
National salute and advisory committee announced by Hanna
In New York on August 14 Senator Hanna unveiled the Republican national committee advisory roster including Platt Depew Strong and numerous state leaders. Separate dispatch notes Warner remains Massachusetts Sons of Veterans commander despite a pending resignation and will stay on with aid from the quartermaster general.
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New York
Hanna
Republican National Committee
The
National Committee
Thomas C. Platt
Chauncey M. Depew
Wm. L. Strong
Samuel J. Wanwright
W. W. Gibbs
Pennsylvania
Myron ‘T. Herrick
Bishop B. W. Arnett
Ohio
Alexander Revelle
S. B. Raymond
Cyrus Field Adams
Ilinois
Edward Rosewater
Nebraska
Geo. von L. Meyer
Wm. B. Plunkett
Massachusetts
Chas. F. Brooker
Connecticut
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Thomas Lowry
M. V. Grover
Minnesota
H. H. Hanna
Indiana
J. A. Gary
Maryland
D. Ernest Lyon
Irving M. Scott
California
W. M. Barbour
John Kean
New Jersey
W. R. Clark
O. Stanard
Missouri
W. L. Stratton
Colorado
John L. Wilson
Washington
Chas
F. Pfister
Wisconsin
Wm. Livingston
Justice 8. Stern
Michigan
D. W. Mulvane
Kansas
E. E. Hart
Iowa
Salem
Fred BE. Warner
Sons of Veterans
Wir. Warner
Fred E. Bolton
Warner
Powers Trial Opens with Final Instructions Read
Georgetown Kentucky August 14 final instructions were read to the jury by Judge Cantrell in the Powers trial Judge James Sims opened for the defense asserting the instructions are too severe and may limit Powers acquittal The court states an accessory before the fact may be convicted even if the principal is not identified apprehended or tried
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Georgetown
Cantrell
James Sims
Five Men Held on Freight Car Break In Charge
Dover New Hampshire August 14 five men arrested charged with breaking and entering a freight car on the Boston and Maine road were arraigned this morning. James Harrington Amesbury George Hoyt Woburn John Harris Frank Davis and John McCarthy Peterborough pleaded not guilty. They were held in 200 dollars bonds each for the September term of the supreme court. As the jail is crowded they were sent to the house of correction at the county farm.
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Dover
N. H
Boston & Maine
James Harrington
Amesbury
George Hoyt
Woburn
John Harris
Frank Davis
John McCarthy
Peterbornt
Supreme Court
House of Correction
Kileren Charged With Defrauding Railroad in Massachusetts
In Newburyport on August 14 Patrick H Kileren of Lawrence waived a hearing in police court and was held in 500 for the superior court at Lawrence. Kileren reportedly sought to offer State's evidence to gain his freedom. Stephen Kent was convicted of maintaining a liquor nuisance at Byfield, fined 100 and six months in the house of correction. he appealed and was held in 400.
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Newburyport
Patrick H. Kileren
Lawrence
Boston & Maine Railroad
Simpson
Court House
Kileren
Stephen Kent
Byfield
House of Correction
Salute of Minute Guns Fired From Navy Yard
In Humbert's memory Boston marked the occasion with a salute of 21 minute guns, the largest volley ever fired in the United States. The ceremony took place at the Navy Yard with officials and spectators present to honor the fallen leader.
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Navy Yard
Ng Humbert Yee
Briisi
Boston
W. Sar
Tybaton
Coal Heats Onboard Ship Prompting Urgent Docking
The Edward Sewall, under Captain J B Sewall, arrived in San Francisco August 14 after 206 days from Baltimore. A coal cargo overheated while at sea prompting a near disaster in the Atlantic. The ship reached Montevideo, discharged 100 tons of overheated coal, cooled the remainder, then continued its voyage.
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San Francisco
Cal
Edward Sewall
J. B. Sewall
Baltimore
Atlantic
Montevideo
Defense rests in Eastwood murder trial in Vermont
In Middlebury Vermont on August 14 the defense rested in the Frederick Eastwood case for the murder of Franklin Fenn. The defense introduced evidence of insane behavior, while Dr A P Grinnell formerly dean of Vermont University medical faculty testified that Eastwood was sane before and after the crime.
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Middlebury
Frederick Eastwood
Franklin Fenn
A. P. Grinnell
the Unversity of Vermont
Eastwood
Patterson couple arrested in Wisconsin child abduction case
Kenosha Wisconsin August 14 William and Mary Patterson of Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania were accused of abducting Hazel Patterson eleven the daughter of Mrs Will L Maloney last evening. They were arrested at Waukegan today after an exciting chase and the child was recovered.
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Kenosha
Wis
Mary Patterson
Wilkesbarre
Hazel Patterson
Will L.maloney
Waukegan
Insurance Man Drowned in Brant Rock Bathing Scene
George R. B. Osborne aged 19 from Newton Upper Falls drowned while bathing in Brant Rock Mass today. He was employed by the Joan Hancock Insurance Company of Boston.
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Brant Rock
Mass
George RB. Osborne
Newton Upper Falls
Joan Hancock Insurance Company
Boston
METHODISTS AT WEIRS CAMP MEETING DAY TWO
The Weirs New Hampshire August 14. The second day of the annual Methodist camp meeting drew a large audience though bad weather made outdoor meetings impossible. In the morning Reverend Samuel McLaughlin spoke on The Literary Effect of the Bible and Reverend Geo. F. Maid, D. D. of New York preached.
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Weirs
N. H
Samuel McLaughlin
Geo
FP Maid
D. D
New York
Two Whites Killed in Georgia as Negroes Arrested
A Savannah telegram reports two white men were killed and a third wounded when nine alleged African American assailants fired on a party including Capt. Jesse Wade, Constable Milton Mears, and Filmore Herrington near Screven county. Wade survived after enduring about 40 shots. Mears’ valuables were looted. Nine suspects were jailed. others fled across the Savannah River into South Carolina. Capt. Wade, brother of ex-State Senator A. P. Wade, leads the Screven cavalry unit.
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Savannah
Sylvania
Screven County
Filmore Herrington
Milton Mears
Savemen
South Corona
Herrington
Sanders
Jesse T. Wade
Mears
Jesse Sanders
Capt
Wade
Capt. Wade
A. P. Wade
1St Georgia Regiment of Cavalry
White residents impose rules after Cheneyville killing
In Cheneyville Louisiana white residents meet after Bennie Wall was killed by a Black man. A five member committee drafts resolutions to expel idle Black people, close bars, seize firearms and curb depots, sidewalks, and crowds. Cheneyville becomes a focal point in Uncle Tom’s Cabin lore.
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New Orleans
Bennie Wall
Joe Milton
Cheney Rapids Parish
Cheneyville
No Joke This Time Steve Brodie Dies of Consumption
Steve Brodie the Bridge Jumper is gravely ill with consumption and has been moved to Liberty in Sullivan county to enter a sanitarium. His death is expected soon after a brief appearance in New York marked by a resurgence in health. He recently relocated to Buffalo to run an establishment.
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New York
Steve Brodie
Liberty
Sullivan County
Buffalo
Brodig
Michigan
Li Hung Chang and China Reform Divide
Ainslee's Magazine notes Li Hung Chang's shifting stance on the Chinese reform movement. It cites Leung Chi-tso’s claim that Li aided reformers in exile a year and a half ago, then aligned with the Empress Dowager as rebels faced persecution. The piece recalls Grant’s praise and a memorial at Grant’s tomb as context.
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Li Hung Chang
Chinese Reform Party
Grant
Riverside
New York
Leung Chi-tso
Pekin
Yokohama
Marquis
China
Ainslee
China's ancient calendar system described for readers
The article sketches China's calendar origins noting a 2400 B C revision by the sage ruler Yao. It highlights the calendar's antiquity, its unique peculiarities, and the enduring celestial basis that informs present Chinese dating.
Endorsement for Peruna as remedy for summer catarrh
A Chicago letter from Miss Mattie L. Guild of the Illinois Young People's Christian Temperance Union praises Peruna as a universal cure for catarrh of the stomach and mucous membranes. The note claims Peruna cures catarrh of the liver bowels and pelvis and even dysentery, with a Montgomery Alabama testimonial citing relief from indigestion. A free book on Summer Catarrh is offered by The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus Ohio.
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Mattie L. Guild
Illinois Young People’s Christian Temperance Union
Chicago
Ill
L. A. Johnson
Pilham
Ripley Streets
Montgomery
Ala
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Chinese Lunar Calendar Described in Historic Account
The article explains that the Chinese year is lunar at 345 days, with nineteen year cycles adding seven months. It notes no fixed week, a 120 minute hour changing with Western influence, and cycles of sixty years with stem and branch year names. Pekin sits twelve hours ahead of New York.
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Pekin
New York
Occidentals
Yao
Chaldea
Montreal Star
Closing out hammocks and accessories sale at Pollard Co
Pollard and Co advertise yard sale of hammocks at deep discounts. Regular 1.25 lines cut to 0.08, 1.69 and 1.60 items reduced to 1.25 each. Jersey pillows for hammocks and furniture pieces offered, smaller round pillows 29 cents, larger square pillows 89 cents, basement location in Courier ad.
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A. G., Pollard & CO
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Methodists
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Harvard Brewing Co
Lowell, Mass
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