Russians to sail Black Sea squadron for Turkish waters
A Russian Black Sea fleet squadron was ordered to sail for Turkish waters to demand firm punishment for the murder of Russian consul Rostkovski in Monastir. Telegrams from Sebastopol and Sofia outline Russia’s demands, including severe punishment of perpetrators and officials, plus rapid reforms in Macedonia. The Turkish widow of Rostkovski rejected indemnity, returning the Nishani Shapakat decorations.
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St. Petersburg
Black Sea
Sebastopol
Constantinople
Russia
Monastir
Foreign Office
M. Rostkovski
Count Lamesdorff
M. Zinovieff
Ahmed
Czar
M. Rostkowski
Zinovieff
Vilayet
Uskub
Kossovo
Ismail Hakki
Macedonia
Salonica
Prieszead
Hilmi Pasha
Porte
Seven Dead in Winfield Band Concert Rampage
Gilbert Twigg opened fire on a crowd at a Winfield Kansas band concert injuring and killing seven. Victims include Port Smith and Dawson Bellitier. Roy Davis a school boy died. Elmer Farnsworth and Otis Carter dieing. Claude Reed Charles Thomas and James Clarkston in critical condition. Twigg left a letter indicating premeditation and had brooded over a love affair for years.
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Winfield, Kan
Gilbert Twigg
Twigg
Port Smith
Dawson Bellitier
Roy Davis
Elmer Farnsworth
Otis Carter
Claude Reed
Charles Thomas
James Clarkston
Winfield
Milkman Loses Watch From Wagon At Paige Street
Early morning incident on Paige street reports a milk man abandoning his wagon to fetch breakfast. A vest left in the wagon containing a watch disappeared when he returned. No other items or persons are mentioned. Authorities have not released further details.
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Paige Street
Cosurn and Co Distributors Telephones G and C
Cosurn and Co Distributors telephones chaos in the city as their service faces outages and customers report disrupted lines. Officials urge patience while technical teams investigate the fault affecting multiple districts.
Russia plans large Far East military buildup
London reports from St. Petersburg that Russia intends to raise Far East forces to 300,000 men as a precaution against potential warlike moves by Japan. The Daily Mail cites a reliable source in a despatch describing Moscow’s prep for any eventuality in the region.
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London
The
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Russia
Far East
Japan
NOVICES IN COURT BRIGHT WITH FIRST OFFENDERS
In police court this morning five first offenders including two women were fined two dollars each while one was released drunk. Ellen M. Kennedy held on $200 bail. Michael J. Graney, 33rd time offender, jailed six months. appeal left him $200 bail for superior court. Joseph McEvoy had sentence suspended then jailed six months. Augustus Rature held $500 until August 19 on a paternity warrant. Antonius Katsicares, 12, charged with stealing a quarter worth 25 cents from Rose Mulholland, held on $100 until August 21. Prof. Satros stood surety.
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Ellen M. Kennedy
State Farm
Michael J. Graney
Joseph McEvoy
Augustus Rature
Antonius Katsicares
Rose Mulholland
Prof
Satros
Antonius
Seven Gallons of Whiskey Seized at Central Street Saloon
Officers Brown Grady Duncan and Atkinson located seven gallons of whiskey at the saloon formerly run by Frank Barnard at 279 Central Street. The seizure followed a recent liquor case in police court where George Willette was convicted of keeping liquor with intent to sell. Willette had been a picket for the saloon and Barnard’s establishment has drawn police attention since the conviction. The liquor was found in a keg and a jug shortly after 9 o clock, Barnard was present but left and did not return.
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Frank Barnard
Central Street
Brown
Grady
Duncan
Atkinson
George Willette
Willette
Barnard
Raid on El Alderman Desmarais Fails to Find Much
A liquor raid on Cabot Street targeted El Alderman Philip Desmarais’s place. Two beer bottles were found. Desmarais had recently been convicted of illegal liquor sales, fined 76 dollars, appealed, and was held for the superior court.
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Philip Desmarais
Cabot Street
Desmarais
Wreck Wounds Fourteen as Rio Grande Train Plunges
A Denver and Rio Grande passenger train derailed through a weakened bridge near Nathrop Colorado after heavy rain. Fourteen passengers were injured, including some from New York. The diner car became a hospital car and doctors arrived by 3 AM. A second wreck on the Colorado Southern near Sweeps? Sweandos was reported with the engineer and fireman seriously hurt.
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Buena Vista
Col
Denver & Rio Grande
Nothrop
Here
New York
Colorado Southern
Sweandos
Old Home Week in Maine Ends After Week of Reunions
Old Home Week in Maine closed today after a week of pleasant weather and happy reunions. Celebrations in many towns were successfully carried out, with centennials highlighted. The town of Raymond marks a 100th anniversary next Tuesday with Hon. Jos W Symonds of Portland to speak.
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Portland
Maine
Maine Old Home Week Association
Raymond
Jos. W. Symonds
Brutal Robbery Fells L B Seeley in Full View on Street
In New York a manufacturer L B Seeley 65 was beaten unconscious and robbed by two men in his East 23rd street office. The office boy was knocked senseless as the robbers fled to Madison Square Park with $50 a gold watch and chain. Police knew the assailants but had not arrested them by late night.
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New York
East 23Rd Street
L. B. Seeley
Madison Square Park
Seeley
Veterans Arrive for San Francisco Grand Encampment
More than two thousand G A R members and allied groups have arrived for the 37th annual encampment in San Francisco. Delegations from South Dakota New Hampshire and Illinois join the gathering. General John C Black among the latest arrivals may be elected commander in chief next year. Adjutant General Partridge of Illinois attends. The week will feature consolidations of wartime organizations.
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San Francisco
National
Dakota
New Hampshire
Illinois Party
John C. Black
Ilinois
Monmouth County Court Favors Tenant Over Bed Bug Move
In New York Aug 15 the county court of common pleas in Monmouth New Jersey ruled a landlord cannot collect unpaid rent from a tenant who moved out due to a bed bug infestation. The decision notes few similar cases exist on record and reflects a tenant‑friendly stance.
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New York
Monmouth
N. J
County Court of Common Pleas
Lost a Million Fraud Crisis Hits New York Water Dept
Water Commissioner Monroe uncovers evidence of fraud that cost the city nearly a million dollars. Three water department inspectors are suspended, with one likely to face charges within days.
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New York
Monroe
Water Department
Witchcraft troubles Kiukwan Chilk Indians in Alaska
Vancouver B C August 15 The steamer Princess May from Skagway reports tribal war among the Chilk Indians of the Kiukwan. For days a reign of terror has gripped the Chilkat valley. Belief in witchcraft is said to fuel the violence. One Indian killed and many injured.
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Vancouver
Skagway
Chilkat
Lander Jail Mob Faces Lynching Threat Over Killings
Advices from Lander indicate a probable lynching of James Keffer and James Dollard as a large mob gathered at the Lander jail in Cheyenne. The crowd armed with rifles and ropes dispersed after a brief leaders’ consultation, with an attack expected imminently. Dollard killed two men last Wednesday night while Keffer was condemned for murdering William Marrin, a stage tender on the Lander Rawlins line, two years ago and was to be hanged before a stay pending appeal.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Lander
James Keffer
James Dollard
Dollard
William Marrin
Lander- Rawlins
Supreme Court
Motorman in Saco Shoots Man Over Courtship
Harlan Hanson a 62 year old motorman on the Saco and Biddeford electric line was arrested after firing two shots at Frank Hagerman an 85 year old German courting Hanson’s daughter Louise at 4 Front street in Saco Maine. One bullet struck Hagerman near the heart and doctors say the wound could prove fatal though Hagerman may live. Hagerman suffered a second wound in the right arm.
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Saco, Me
Harlan Hanson
Saco & Biddeford
Frank Hagerman
Hagerman
New York
Front Street
Hanson
Louise
Weymouth
Maybury
Wil
Saco
George L. Emery
Louise Hanson
Saco & Biddeford Electric Railway
Grand Army
Relief fund drive expands as applicants outpace gifts
Applications for relief are being received while other fraternal orders send in their checks. A blind man contributes for the second time to the fund, showing renewed local support and rising public generosity amid the campaign.
Trains Crash in Fog Kills Two Brakemen
Philadelphia on August 15 reports two Pennsylvania Railroad freight trains colliding near St Dav ie s and Radnor stations killing two brakemen and injuring the second train's engineer. Several tramps may be buried in wreckage. Fog blamed for the accident.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
St. Davie’s
Radnor
Clue Found in Post Office Robbery Near Southwest Harbor
In Southwest Harbor Missouri investigators recovered a paper sack on Dog Mountain about two miles from the post office. The sack marked Southwest Harbor contained a few stamps and fuse remains. Sheriff EB Higgins and the postmaster took the item for examination as part of the probe into the $1000 loss believed caused by safe blowers.
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Southwest Harbor
Dog Mountain
EB. L. Higgins
One Little Ayers Pill at Bedtime Ad
A brief ad-style line touts a single Ayer s Pill to lift ten tons of care, implying a bedtime remedy. The fragment presents a dated promotional tone with survivalist copy and street humor.
Relief Fund Disbursements Listing From Courier Citizen
A historical accounting shows payments from the Courier Citizen Relief Fund to multiple recipients including John C. Burke as Treasurer with dated entries from August 4 to August 11 totaling several thousand dollars. Items list charity dancers, lodges, unions, and individuals such as S. H. Knox, Maude Lancaster, Henry Woods, Mrs. Levi Dumas, and the Sunday School at Wesley Church along with various local organizations and employers.
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John C. Burke
Courier-Citizen Relief Fund
Boston & Northern St. Ry. Co
Brussel
Bigelow Carpet Co
L’etoile
Frederick P. Marble
Maude Lancaster
King’s Daughters
New Tewksbury
A. Dege
J. C. Wadleigh
Henry Woods
Levi Dumas
Wesley Church
Charlotte P. Kitson
North Chelmsford Foundry
Cccss
Geo. L. Cady & Ons
Lawrence C. E. Union
Society St. Jean Baptiste
LIB Toile
Divine Aware
Henry F. Whiting
ROD Court Merrimack, F. of A
Frank P. Cheney
Waverly Lodge
Sons of St. George
Swedish Mutual Aid Society
H. R. Barker Mfg. Co
W. H. Stafford
W. M
Brotherhood of R. R
Mary Nesmith
Old Orchard Excursionists and Contributors Listed
Group of names including Bertha M Rowlandson and J T Fontaine noted as part of Old Orchard excursionists with various contributions listed. A grand total figure appears as 810,661.58 with smaller amounts 5.00 5.90 and 3.35 among donors.
Relief Fund says over twenty thousand needed
The Relief Committee continues to process aid applications daily and expects total needs to surpass twenty thousand dollars. Donations pour into the Courier-Citizen with blind Tommy Dixon giving two dollars, Lowell lodge of Elks contributing fifty, Waverly lodge Sons of St. George offering twenty five plus fifteen for members in need, and Swedish society among others giving. A committee led by Aspen, Nelson and Holgate handles fundraising, aided by letters from Centralville Rebekahs and others. Continued on page seven.
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Relief Committee
Relief Fund
Courier-Citizen
Tommy Dixon
Lowell Lodge of Elks
Waverly Lodge
Sons of St. George
James T. Aspin
William Nelson
D. Robert Holgate
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Rostkovski
Count Lamsdorff
Sofia
M. Rotkovski
Vilayets
Balkan
Murderer
Ei-Azhar
State Board of Health
CS. B. Cosurn & CO
Hadley
Durbin
Indiana
Taylor
Kentucky
Gov. Taylor
GOV. Beckham
GOV
Durbin Wang
Beckham
T. C. Campbell
Goebel
Union National Bank
Lowell
Bierrimack St
G A. R
Ayer
Courier Citizen
L’ Etoile
Old Orchard
E. R. Dean
Everett, Mass
Bessie McGovern
Thos
G. Dixon
Boston
Dla. G
J. L. Barnard
Ral
Lowell Waste Co
Concord St. A. C
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Bigerow Carpet Company
Brassles
Centralville Rebekahs
Courier-Citizen Co
Centralville Rebekah Lodge
Fella Flemings
South Lowell
Joseph Hicks
Treas
Chelmsford
Powell Street
Young Women's Christian Association
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