Salem Firemen Muster Caps Bright Parade Day
Salem hosts the 13th annual New England States Veteran Firemen league muster with 6000 visitors, a 55-tub parade, and a dramatic play out on the common. Judges from Boston to Portland time events as Somerville, Stoughton, and Chelsea vie for prizes up to 200 dollars.
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Salem
New England States
Woman's Relief Corps
League
A. P. Gardner
Ira Vaughn
Second Corps
Samuel Abbott
Boston
Fred S. Bean
Manchester
N. H
Chas. H. Hooper
Peabody
Wm. E. Maybury
East Braintree
Jos.a. Stevens
Springfield
A. Everett Burnham
Central Falls
Andrew J. Cummings
Portland
David L. Adamson
East Boston
City of
Somerville
Alabama Coon
Stoughton
Liberty
Chelsea
Reliance and Shamrock III Compete In 1901 America Cup Opener
New York Aug 20 Reliance and Shamrock III, rivals for the America’s Cup, begin the thirteenth series off Sandy Hook on a thirty mile windward run. Captains Barr and Wringe lead fast crews as weather shifts test pace amid rain and fading wind.
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New York
Reliance
Shmrock III
Thomas Lipton
Albion
International Yacht Club
Sandy Hook
Shamrock III
Newport Reliance
Leeward
Charles Barr
Columbia
Robert Wringe
England
Hogarth
Belmont
Mineola
Weather Bureau
Jersey
New York Harbor
Butler Firemen Delegation Leaves for Salem on Special Train
A 100 member delegation from Butler Veteran Firemen's Association plus 30 or 40 outsiders rode a three-car special train at 7:15 this morning to Salem. They were joined by their drum corps and created much noise at departure. Mayor and Mrs. Charles E. Howe accompanied the party.
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Butler Veteran Firemen’s Association
Salem
Charles E. Howe
City Hall Notes on Typhoid Reports and Riverside Park Claim
Health reports show several new typhoid cases but not more than expected. many are mild. A woman claimed losses from the Riverside park explosion and city aid, but relief officials found she did not live there at the time and had previously resided in Wigginville, seeking damages she did not sustain.
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Dracut
Riverside Park
Wigginville
For Sale Cottage and Eight Room House in Pawtucketville
FOR SALE In Pawtucketville new six room cottage all modern and one eight room on Warwick street Price low Terms easy G H Davis 51 Star bird street Pawtucketville azl lm WANTED Books all kinds Chambers's Encyclopedia mechanical electrical and many other books for sale Merritt 425 Bridge street azl ot WANTED Men of integrity and business ability Must have first class references 1000 per year with commission privileges guaranteed right men Dodd end Co New York azl ot WANTED On printing press work 60 capable machinists to operate engine lathes and Jones Lamson flat turrets Also vice and floor hands Open shop nine hours These are not temporary positions for strike breakers to bridge over trouble We want first class men and will give good wages and steady employment to the right parties Address the Brown Cotter Gin Co New London Conn all 3t
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Pawtucketville
Warwick _ street
G. H. Davis
Starbird Street
Dodd, End & Co
New York
Jones & Lamson
He Brown Cotter Gin Co
New London
Conn
Southern Textile Company formed to take over seventy mills
A New Orleans despatch reports the Southern Textile company, a Southern cotton yarn mill combine capitalized at 14 million dollars, is nearly complete. The merger will see about seventy mills in North Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee come under one organization, marking the largest cotton merger to date.
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Chicago
Record-Herald
New Orleans
Southern Textile Company
Southern Cotton Yarn Mills
North Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Veterans of Spanish American War Elect Officers
San Francisco August 20 veterans of the Spanish American War and the Philippine insurrection elected officers led by Commander-in-chief General Owen Summers of Oregon. Senior vice commander Major B. T. Sime of California and junior vice commander Col. J. L. McLintock of Arizona were chosen. W. P. Metcalf of Kansas became judge advocate general and Joseph S. Brown of Washington surgeon general with Rev. Joseph S. Wooley of Rhode Island as chaplain general. Lieut. L. Hartman of Idaho was officer of the day. Adjutant general and quarter master general to be appointed by the commander-in-chief. A strong consolidation motion for existing veteran groups was approved and Rev. G. G. Wooley named as delegate to eastern meetings to push consolidation.
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San Francisco
Philippines
Owen Summers
Oregon
B. T. Sime
California
J. L. McLintock
Arizona
W. P. Metcalf
Kansas
Joseph S. Brown
Washington
Joseph S. Wooley
Rhode Island
Boston Afloat on Valise Discovery in Glace Bay
Boston reports a claimed valise found by Hotel Proprietor Michael Nolan in Glace Bay Cape Breton containing bonds said to be stolen by Willard S. Allen treasurer of the Methodist Preachers Aid Society. Police call the tale mysterious and likely a canard. Halifax police are being asked for information.
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Boston
Michael Nolan
Glace Bay
C. B
Willard S. Allen
Methodist Preachers’ Aid Society
Dugan
Police
Pierce
Halifax
Indications of fraud in Chicago City Hall
Chicago August 20. The city law department braces for wide frauds in special assessment rebates totaling about 1 000 000, with claimants vanished or forgot. Attorney Frederick A Sawyer allegedly forged a rebate warrant for 250 dollars using A N Mattison’s signature and cashed over one hundred warrants. He allegedly ran three offices in the downtown district and had ties with city hall workers who know rebate credits to property owners for twenty years.
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Chicago
Frederick A. Sawyer
City Law Department
Sawyer
A. N. Mattison
Down-Towen
City Hall
Veterans Gather for G A R Encampment Officer Elections
San Francisco August 20 visiting veterans convene in executive session to choose officers. Gen John C Black leads for commander with support from New York Ohio and Pennsylvania. Chaplain in chief candidates include Harmon Bross James H Bradford and Winfield Scott. Ohio nominates G Harman for surgeon general. Miss Sarah Brown daughter of John Brown visits. Samuel Birch dies at a hospital. health generally good.
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San Francisco
John C. Black
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Harmon Bross
D. D
Lincoln
Department of the Potomac
James H. Bradford
Washington, D. C
Connecticut Volunteers
Iowa
Winfield Scott
Phoenix
Arn
Department of Ohio
G. Harman
Lancaster
Woman’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the
Grand Army
Sarah Brown
Santa Clara County
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Miss Brown
Los Gatos
Cal
Samuel Birch
Boser Post
Arcanum
London Lord Salisbury In Critical Condition After Setback
London reports indicate Lord Salisbury is again critically ill with heart and circulation weakness, and pronounced nervous prostration. Viscount Cranborne says an accident last week worsened a prior illness, and the condition is deemed more grave this afternoon.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Viscount Cranborne
Body Recovered After Lake Tragedy Near Gloversville
A telegram reports the body of Miss Florence Brown recovered from Canada lake where she and George H. Evans drowned on Aug 12 near Gloversville New York. The body will be brought here for interment.
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New York
Florence Brown
George H. Evans
Canada Lake
Gloversville
N. Y
Roosevelt Taxed On 40000 Valuation In Oyster Bay
New York August 20 tax assessors for Oyster Bay township completed their records for the year showing a charge against President Roosevelt of 40000 dollars valuation. William C Whitney heads the list at 250000 dollars.
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New York
Oyster Bay Township
Roosevelt
Wm. C. Whitney
Cheap Old Orchard Beach excursion offered
A budget outing promises a delightful visit to Old Orchard Beach with departure on August 27 and a fare of 1.50 dollars from the starting point.
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Old Orchard Beach
Young man dies in self-inflicted rifle accident at power station
Geo A Nelson, 21, in charge of the Hudson sub power station, was practicing with his rifle when, while putting it away, the weapon discharged and bullet struck his brain above the right eye. He died instantly at the power base this morning. Nelson was from Nashua and well regarded in the community.
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Geo. A. Nelson
Hudson
Nelson
Nashua
Gentlemanly Burglar Shot By Policemen
West Forty-seventh street burglary suspect George Robinson alias Harry W Brooks was wounded on a rooftop shootout with detectives. Police recovered over ten thousand dollars in furs dresses jewels and laces and traced much of it to owners in the case. The hospitalized thief had explained his lavish lifestyle and tailor habits while guiding investigators to his apartments.
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New York
West Forty-seventh Street
George Robinson
Harry W. Brooks
Fire at Marion destroys large storehouse
Marion Aug 19 a large storehouse owned by George T Richards near the station burned today with losses in the thousands. The summer colony rushed to aid and George Richards was among those who tried to halt the blaze, along with Richard Harding Davis who helped bravely though futilely.
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Marion
George T. Richards
Richard Harding Davis
Observation prompts health claim on Ayer's Pills
A terse note requests identifying the next ten healthy men encountered who take Ayer's Pills, with a garbled tail “ssarss” that adds no clear factual detail or outcome. The fragment reads like an incomplete testimonial or casual prompt without verifiable data.
Rival yachts await favorable wind at Highlands race
Sandy Hook reports light wind and thick haze as Shamrock III and Reliance approach the lighthouse area. By 9 55 a m Reliance nears the lightship while Shamrock III trails four miles behind. Start delayed if breeze fails to pick up. weather clearing but wind uncertain.
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Sandy Hook
Reliance
Iselin
New York City
Defender
Sir Thomas
Barr
Shamrock
Shamrock I
Sandy Hook Bay
William Fletcher
Sir Thomas Lipton
New York
Erin
Monmouth Beach
N. J
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Hoch
Enasian
NEA Reliance
City Hall Notes
Chambers
Merritt
Bridge Street
Allen
Hudson Power House
Ayer
the Bulletins
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