Soldier fires on Narragansett Pier officers at bridge
In Narragansett Pier Rhode Island two police officers Wright and Westlake were fired on by a Fort Greble coast artillery artificer Tracey or Lacey near the Carrouchet Bridge. Westlake was mortally wounded by a bullet that penetrated the left lobe of the liver. Tracey and companions were captured and jailed in Kingston.
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Narrangansett Pier
R. I
Narragansett Pier
Wright
Westlake
Tracey
Fort Gabriel
Dutch Island
Carrouchet
Joseph Westlake
Hitchcock
Keefe
Rhode Island
Providence
Kingston
Sherry
Fort Gable
Jamestown
Daniel Watson
W. T. Lacey
Watson
Lacey
Edward Clements
Saunderstown
John Wright
J. Hitchcock
Dr. Keete
Clements
Champlain
Fort Greble
Point Judith
Central Europe may unite to face US and Britain tariff aims
Berlin reports Baron August Sartorious Von Waltershausen of Strassburg University will write in Zeitschrift fur Sozialwissenschaft on a United States of Central Europe. He argues for a common tariff barrier among Germany Austria Switzerland Belgium and Holland and predicts political union among them futurely creating a strong economic bloc. He notes US and Russia possess greater recuperative power than Western Europe when facing external loans and cites post Civil War US loan refinancing from seven to two percent.
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Berlin
Baron August Sartorious von Waltershausen
Strassburg University
Zeitschrift Fur Socialwisserchaft
United States
Europe
Great Britain
Baron von Waltershausen
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Belgium
Holland
Russia
Miss Deacon Denies Rumored Betrothal to Crown Prince
London reports a letter from Miss Hadys Deacon daughter of Mrs Edward Parker Deacon asking papers to contradict rumors of an alleged betrothal to Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany.
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London Papers
London
Hadys Deacon
Edward Parker Deacon
Ondon
Frederick William
Germany
New Hampshire Old Home Week Opens in Concord
Concord New Hampshire reports the fourth annual Old Home Week continuing with fine autumn weather. Old Home Sunday drew worshipers to more than a hundred ancient meeting houses to hear new sermons and sing hymns with new choruses.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
The
Ate
Fiftieth Anniversary of St. Marys Church Observed
Newport Rhode Island observed the fiftieth anniversary of the consecration of St Marys church this morning with ceremonies marking the historic milestone in the coastal town.
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Newport
R. I
St. Mary’s Church
Favorite Remedy Promises Quick Help for Kidney and Liver Ailments
Albert C. Smith of Suffolk Hospital testifies that Dr. David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy provides faster relief for kidney, liver, bladder and blood diseases and rheumatism. It is advertised as the best medicine for women’s weaknesses, dyspepsia and constipation, with claims of curing nocturnal urination and burning pain. Sample and bottle prices are listed, with eye salve also offered at 25 cents.
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Albert C. Smith
Suffolk Hospital and Dispensary
Charter Street
Boston
Mass
David Kennedy
Bulletin on patents notes New England decline in last decade
Washington reports census bulletin on patents and manufacturing. New York rises to the top in population, patents, and manufacturing, while New England shows a retrograde trend in 1900 with declines in several states though Connecticut edges up modestly. Overall patent activity tracks factory growth.
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Washington
New York
New England
Massachusetts
Maine
Vermont
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Bulletin
Two Fatal Fires in Somerville Claim Two Victims
Somerville reports two morning deaths William Lyons eight perished after lighting a match in his nightdress and Delia O Keefe twenty four, domestic worker in Edward Colbert home. Both incidents occurred while families were away at church with minimal combustible evidence found. The boy died in the afternoon while the woman’s cause remains presumed from a lit match igniting her light metal dress. Curtain near stove damaged and woodwork scorched.
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Somerville
William Lyons
Delia O. Iseete
Edward Colbert
Monmouth Street
Lyons
O'Keefe
Colbert
Shah of Persia Arrives at Dover On Empress Steamer
Muzaffar-Ed-Din Shah of Persia reached Dover at noon aboard the Empress from Calais. Attended by British cruisers Galata and Immortal, the voyage was at slow speed by his request. Salutes and a military display greeted the party as Prince Arthur of Connaught met him and the Shah, though nervous at sea, spoke with animation through an interpreter. He then walked with the prince to the Lord Warden hotel for an overnight stay before continuing to London.
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London
Muzaffar-Ed-Din
Shah of Persia
Dover
Calais
Galata
Immortal
Shah
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Prince Arthur
Lord Warden
Muzaffar Ed Din
Fire destroys eight tenement block at Gaseya Burrillville
Fire in Burrillville wipes out an eight tenement block at Gaseya owned by Fred Whipple. Value tagged at 8600 with partial insurance. household goods loss up to 1599. All tenants escaped but three weeks old Albert Beaudry suffocated in a smoke saturated blanket outside.
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Woonsocket
R. I
Gaseya
Burrillville
Fred Whipple
Albert
Octave Beaudry
Plumbers to Convene in Omaha Convention Opens
The United Association of Plumbers Gas and Steam Fitters holds its annual convention in Omaha Nebraska starting tomorrow with most of about 200 delegates present. The organization claims 400 local lodges and 25 000 members nationwide.
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Omaha
Neb
United Association of Plumbers, Gas and Steam Fitters
Former Mayor Gillmer Ends Life in Paterson
David T. Gillmer aged 60, a former mayor of Paterson New Jersey, shot himself today amid long illness and despondency. He had been in poor health for some time.
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Paterson
N. J
David T. Gillmer
United States Troops to Storm Fort Bacolod in Mindanao
Turmoil in Mindanao grows as American forces prepare a decisive move against Bacolod Fort following Moro attacks on Camp Vickars. Gen Chaffee urged rapid action to maintain Moros' support. Taft arrival plans in Manila reflect mounting tension amid libel trial of Kerr and O'Brien.
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Manila
William H. Taft
Singapore
Straits Settlement
United States
General Alava
Gov. Taft
Alava
Malacanan Palace
Frederick Kerr
Edward O’brien
Freedom
Benito Legarda
Civil Commission
Ambler
Father McKinnon
Philippines
First
Bacolod
27Th Infantry
Camp Vickars
Mindanao
Bacalod
John J. Piershing
15Th Cavalry
Lake Lanao
Chaffee
Zamboanga
Cape Town Wrecks and Storm Toll Recounted
The statement that the Highlands wrecked off the coast was erroneous. The Highfields from Cardiff and the Brutus from London were lost in the storm with twenty three drowned from the Highfields. Captain Dunham and ten others clung to the bridge before being washed away. The liner City of Lincoln went ashore and the Kaiser from Hamburg was damaged.
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Cape Town
Highlands
New York
East London
Highfields
Cardiff
London
Table Bay
Dunham
Lincoln
Kaiser
Hamburg
East Africa
Body recovered in New York bay from tug Jacob Kuper blast
The body of a man was found and towed to the quarantine station. It is believed to be one of the firemen from the tug Jacob Kuper which exploded off Tompkinsville last Wednesday. The body shows both legs broken at the knees and burned hands.
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New York
Jacob Kuper
Tompkinsville
Ministers Gather for National Bible Conference in Winona
In Winona Indiana August 17 opening the eighth annual National Bible conference drew about 1500 ministers from diverse denominations. Rev J Wilbur Chapman preached the opening sermon lamenting church coldness and idleness in ministry. George Johnston Ross preached his first U S sermon on the Glory of Christ urging reverence for the Saviour. The hillside service drew nearly 3000 attendees.
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Warsaw
Ind
National Bible Conference
Winona
J. Wilbur Chapman
George Johnston Ross
St. Paul's Church
London
United States
Christ
Northfield
Round Top
James Mursell
Upper Clayton Baptist Church
Mursel
F. B. Meyer
Christian Endeavor
Europe
Geo. Jackson
Methodist Tabernacle
Edinburg
Scotland
Arthur J. Smith
New York
F. C. Hall
Indianapolis
International Committee
Canada
Thomas M. Chalmers
Chicago
Boer generals meet King Edward on royal yacht voyage
London reports Boer generals Botha DeWet and Delarey met King Edward on the Victoria and Albert after travel from South Africa. They were greeted aboard the Wild Fire by Earl Roberts and Lord Kitchener and toured the fleet. Botha enjoyed social games while DeWet wrote his book and Delarey discussed with officers. The visit followed by a plan for a funeral in Brussels for Gen Lucas Meyer with wreaths from Kruger and Chamberlain.
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London
Botha
DeWet
Delarey
South Africa
Cowes
Isle of Wight
King Edward
Victoria and Albert
Southampton
Earl Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Waterloo Station
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Vryheid
Natal
Spithead
Chamberlain
Nigeria
Edward
Brussels
Lucas Meyer
Gen. Meyer
Kruger
Joseph Chamberlain
Pope’s Health Allows Name Day Reception at Full Scale
In Rome on August 17, the Pope’s good health prevented suspending Saturday audiences. Dr. Lapponi limited guests to 200, but the Pontiff overruled and added 100 more. Felicitations came from Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria and King Alfonso of Spain, the latter sending his first note to his godfather since coronation.
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Rome
Lapponi
Francis Joseph
Austria
Alfonso
Spain
Millionaire Higginson Boards Ride Upstart Driver
Frank Prevost, 19, a Mt Clement delivery wagon driver in Toledo, gave a stranger a ride. After a friendly chat the man offered drinks and tobacco, which Prevost declined. Before leaving town on Thursday, the visitor, identified as San Francisco millionaire Higginson, gave the boy $2100 in tank notes to start a business at his majority.
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Toledo
Frank Prevost
Mt. Clement
Prevost
Colonial troops bid farewell at Westminster Abbey
At Westminster Abbey in London on August 17, colonial troops still in England attended a farewell service. Canon Weldon officiated at the morning ceremony invited by Very Rev. George Granville Bradley the dean of Westminster.
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England
London
George Granville Bradley
Westminster
Westminster Abbey
Canon Weldon
Sleighing Returns on Mount Washington Summit
Rain on Saturday night turned to snow at Mount Washington New Hampshire with half an inch on the ground and a 34 degree thermometer. Frost created fantastic designs on the summit all day.
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Mount Washington
N. H
New battleship Maine enters port then sails to Brooklyn
The Maine arrived at Tompkinsville Staten Island from Philadelphia early today and anchored off the port before moving to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The ship was put in the dry dock for painting.
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New York
Maine
Philadelphia
Tompkinsville
S. I
Brooklyn Navy Yard
About the House column in Lowell Weekly Journal
The About the House department invites readers to send in tips, hints, and household suggestions for the column. Readers may mail ideas to the About the House department of the Lowell Weekly Journal.
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Lowell
Lowell Weekly Journal
Dorothy's Fan Romance in Dreamy Japan Art
Dorothy's Fan presents a stage drama set in Japan with a dreamy romance. Lovers wander under a red pathway traced by the artist, as parasol and coquette figures frame the tale. A Puritan maid named Dorothy faces love and restraint while two youths pursue a heartbound path.
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Dorothy
Japan
Dawn
Editorial Reflections on Domestic Cleanliness and Economy
The author argues a domestic worker should maintain immaculate kitchens and notes the disparity when a new, costly maid is hired. The piece laments persistent untidiness, praises home-made garments over ready made, and observes an unusual summer with coal shortages forcing continued heating. Emphasis on clean dish towels, air drying, and regular washing to avoid foul odors.
Ice factories and the cost of ice from the South
A southern writer claims ice factories make ice cheaper south of the line, a claim the writer doubts. The piece discusses regional price differences and the plausibility of cheaper ice in the South versus the North.
Home Made Bread Proved More Nutritious Than Bakers Bread
A careful and elaborate experiment shows that home made bread is more nutritive than bakers bread. At the same cost home made bread is valued at about one third more than bakers bread, and ice cutting in the North is discussed as a difficult labor to match factory ice.
Sleep-Forbidden Eyelids Spawn Tea Plant Tale
The familiar Buddhist legend recounts Darumah of sixth century India after nine years of meditation falling asleep and waking enraged. He cuts off his eyelids and throws them to the ground where the tea plant allegedly grows, a story noted in the Exchange.
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Darumah
India
Corn bread recipe uncertainty from old neighborhood tale
An elderly narrator recalls a corn bread method with a humorous, uncertain cadence. The speaker uses dialect to describe measuring meal and water and baking until it seems just right, reflecting culinary improvisation and cultural speech.
Sally Lunn and Cottage Fruit Pudding Recipes
Two historic recipes adapted for modern cooks. Sally Lunn uses baking powder with pastry flour butter milk water and eggs baked in a buttered iron pan for about 45 minutes. Cottage Fruit Pudding combines butter sugar egg milk flour baking powder and fruit baked until set then sliced and served with fruit-flavored hard sauce.
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Sally Lunn
Russia
New York Post
Cake Making Basics from Boston Cooking School Magazine
Miss Mary L. Wade outlines cake making fundamentals from the Boston Cooking School Magazine. She covers butter and sponge cakes, batter preparation, proper oven temperature, and timed baking stages. The instructions stress pan prep, readiness of tools, and careful door handling during baking.
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Mary L. Wade
Boston Cooking School
Hygienic Way Of Drinking Urged By Doctors
The Philadelphia Telegraph reports a new hygiene theory for parents. Doctors advise drinking from a glass without touching the rim with lips. The lips should touch only the outside of the lower lip, avoiding contact with the rim to prevent infection from previously handled glasses.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Bonnes Bouches and Witty Exchanges Across Minds
A collection of quips from various papers including Senator Hanna’s wish to eat what he pleases and force a Democrat to digest it, a father and son tea remark with honey and chewing gum, reflections on mosquitoes and flies, and a Scots admonition about temper and soft answers with a woman as the target.
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Hanna
Papa
Son
Harry
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