Portland Harbor Battle Entrances by Fleet under Admiral Barker
On August 26 Portland Maine watched a multi section fleet attack the harbor starting at midnight. The Kearsarge Alabama Illinois and others pressed landings and bombardments from Fort Williams Preble and Levett, with two sections maneuvering toward Whitehead passage and the main ship channel. The scene closed with combined ships anchored near Fort Gorges as sporadic firing continued into the night and resumed later.
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Portland
Barker
Long Island
Portland Observatory
Kearsarge
Alabama
Illinois
Chicago
Whitehead
Hussey’s Sound
Cape Elizabeth
Fort Williams
Forts Preble
Levett
Whitehead Passage
Williams, Levett
Preble
Cushing’s Island
Fort Preble
Fort Levett
Williams
Admiral Barker
Maine Naval Reserve
Fort Gorges
Peak’s
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Fort McKinley
Baltimore
Newport
Worden
Stewart
Cow Island
Little Chebeague
Great Diamond
Indian Cove
Portland Head Passage
Merrimack Woman's Dept Ends Summer Stock At Half Price
The Merrimack Women's Department marks down remaining summer stock as fall arrivals come in. Twenty five white shirt waist suits and linen and lawn skirts are half price with multiple price points from 2.50 to 5.00 and 3.75 to 7.50 for larger lots. White lawn waists and skirts also discounted, ends of lines offered at 1.25 to 1.75, with favorable late season demand anticipated.
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Merrimack Women's Department
Troops Gathered in Macedonia to Double Turkish Force
Constantinople reports the government will summon the remaining European reserves to join the second and third army corps, boosting Turkish strength in Macedonia to 350 battalions. Abraham Pasha leads the troops as seven battalions are sent to Florina to secure Monastir and Salonica.
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Constantinople
Macedonia
Turkey
Abraham Pasha
Florina
Monastir
Salonica
Seven Die As New York Storm Ravages District
A fierce August storm in New York and vicinity killed seven people and injured many more. A derelict collapsed on a Newark drawbridge, four men drowned near Elizabethport, and three were hurt. A theater panic in Newark followed a lightning flash while a girl was seriously hurt from a fall. Lightning struck excursionists on Mt. Beacon, killing Mrs. Gotfried Greess and rendering five others insensible. A catboat accident near Jamaica Bay left John Hahn and his sister and wife’s sister involved, with the women dying. A three story wall at a Brooklyn job site collapsed. one mason Joseph Scudder died. Rockaway Beach saw tents and booths topple, with rescues and further peril reported.
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Newark Bay
Elizabethport
Blaney
Newark
Mt. Beacon
Hudson River Highlands
Gotfried Greess
New York
John Hahn
Jamaica Bay
Hahn
Barren Island
Amboy Street
New York Avenue
Brooklyn
Joseph Scudder
Cooper Street
Ethel
Rockaway Point
Annie
Woman Finds Husband in Ayer's Hair Vigo Esar
A short, fragmentary note reports a woman discovering her husband in a setting related to Ayer's Hair Vigo Esar. The item reads as a terse social brief with unclear specifics but centers on a marital discovery.
Fire at Lynn box factory causes $50000 loss
A early morning blaze at the Littlefield & Plummer wood and paper box factory in Lynn caused about $50000 in damage, most covered by insurance. The plant’s rear bays extended to a harbor wharf, hindering firefighting. The loss will delay shipment for Lynn shoe makers as box stock is disrupted.
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Lynn
Littlefield & Plummer
Salem
Lynn and Nahant Steamboat Company
Isaac Call
W. B. Littlefield
Hovton
Maine
Camp
Geo. Hy Pluer
New Hampshire
Four Masked Men Rob Atlin Mine for Gold Dust
Vancouver B C Aug 26 Four masked men last night held up the watchman of the Fetherstonhaugh mines in Atlin Alaska and stole nearly 20000 dollars worth of gold dust collected in sluices earlier. The watchman was gagged and tied, and the robbers loaded the clean up into sacks and fled in the dribs.
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Vancouver
B._G
Fetherstonhaugh
Atlin
Alaska
Short Cotton Supply Hits Bolton Trade Woes
Bolton England August 26 The cotton trade suffers its worst state in 15 years due to a scarce supply. Heavy demands fall on benefit societies as many workers remain idle.
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Bolton, Eng
Fatality in Le pond accident at St. John's Hospital
Charles Giroux who fractured his spine diving in Le pond died at 7 10 this morning at St. John's hospital. He remained conscious until his last moments and endured intense pain.
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Charles Giroux
St John’s Hospital
le Pond
St. John’s Hospital
Adams Building Foundation Collapse Buries Workers in Boston
A 20 foot foundation wall of the Adams building on Court street collapsed into the East Boston tunnel excavation in Boston. Three men were crushed. Patrick Joyce from Roxbury is thought fatally hurt and two Italian laborers are seriously hurt, with one named John Devoto. Rescue efforts delayed by panic among Italian workers.
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Boston
Adams
Court Street
Patrick Joyce
Roxbury
Coleman Brothers
Joyce
John Devoto
Two House Fires Reported in City Early Morning
Two fires occurred within hours of each other. The first, at Bridget Morris’s home on John Street, was caused by a boy playing with matches, box 113, alarm at 8:33, minor damage. The second, on Claire Street near 10:50, box 33, had the same cause and caused more damage, with costly dresses burned and an estimated loss around $200 at William McCabe’s house, owned by P H Riordan.
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Bridget Morris
John Street
Claire Street
William McCabe
P. H. Riordan
Floods in Chefoo Wash Away Town in China
Reports from Shanghai describe a cloudburst and torrential rain at Chefoo that caused a catastrophic flood. Hundreds are drowned with vast property loss feared in millions, though no foreigners are reported dead. The disaster followed a severe thunderstorm and widespread flooding.
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Victoria
B. C
Shanghai
Chefoo
Powder Explosion Kills Four at Carthage Works
Carthage Missouri August 26 An explosion at the Carthage powder works early today reports four boys killed and many others injured.
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Carthage
Baby Boy Named Francis Grover Cleveland
The baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland at Buzzard's Bay Massachusetts has been christened Francis Grover Cleveland. The name was chosen by the other children after their father and mother.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
Francis Grover Cleveland
Yacht Race Weather Forecast From Washington
New York reports a special weather note for Thursday’s international yacht course with light to fresh northeast winds shifting to east and southeast in the afternoon and likely cloudy skies. Franklin Field.
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New York
Washington
The
Death of Dr. Christopher G. Tiedeman at Buffalo hospital
Dr. Christopher G. Tiedeman dean of Buffalo law school died at a New York hospital after a surgical operation. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 10, 1862.
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New York
Christopher G. Tiedeman
Buffalo Law School
Charleston
S. C
Wanted Agents to canvass for responsible house
Bright men or women sought as agents to canvass and collect for a reputable house. Fine opportunity to sell first class goods. Salary or commissions offered. Apply D A Floyd Superintendent 26 Central Street room 33 a27 6t
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D. A. Floyd
Central Street
Dracut Man Drunk In Police Court Sees Beers Review
Lawrence D Lilley a Dracut farmer showed up drunk in the police court. Judge Hadley ordered his hat removal and Lilley was arrested after refusing. Other docket items include Oatman fined 20 dollars for child support disputes and multiple drunkenness cases, with several defendants held for superior court or continued to August 29.
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Lawrence D. Lilley
Hadley
Lilley
Grady
Oatman
Michel Kelly
Flynn
Duncan
Kelty
Welch
Michael
Edward Donohoe
Donohoe
Kelly
State Farm
Helena McKenna
Breault
Helena
Gilbertville
Alfred J. Cronin
Louis Gruenwald
John J. Hoar
Peter McCusker
East Chelmsford
Mooney
Parks Receives 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 Year Sing Sing Sentence
Sam Parks, business agent for the Housesmiths and Bridgemen's union, was sentenced in New York on August 26 to not less than two years and six months nor more than three years and six months in Sing Sing for extortion.
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New York
Sam _ Parks
Housesmiths and Bridgemen’s Union
Sing Sing
Bell Boy William Richardson Died by Self Harm
Superintendent Moffatt reports a Portsmouth police chief message: William Richardson, a bell boy once with the Rockingham hotel, killed himself with carbolic acid on August 25 in Portsmouth New Hampshire. He may have belonged to Lowell's Waiters Alliance. local police find no evidence he ever worked in the city.
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Wm. Richardson
Waiters’ Alliance
Moffatt
Portsmouth
N. H
William Richardson
Rockingham
Lowell
Richardson
Four Men Drowned In New Jersey Drawbridge Storm
Four men died and three others injured when caught by a sudden storm while working on a temporary superstructure near the center of the old Central Railroad of New Jersey drawbridge spanning Newark Bay from Bergen Point to Elizabethport. The dead are James J. Conlon Otto Ellinson John McLain and Charles Tingley. The injured were left incomplete due to fragmentary report.
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New York
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Newark Bay
Bergen Point
Elizabethport
James J. Conlon
Otto Ellinson
John McLain
Charles Tingley
Men killed as storm brings down derrick on old bridge
A storm slammed a derrick towering 170 feet above the existing bridge during its replacement by a steel drawbridge. The structure collapsed with a thunderous crash heard half a mile away, and the workers were swept away with it.
Storm reports no damage to cup de fender or challenger
New York reports on August 26 that claims of damage to the cup de fender or the challenger from yesterday's storm are unfounded. No incidents or verified damage occurred according to officials.
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New York
Soft Shoes For Men And Comfort Fit Footwear
The text argues men need soft comfortable shoes like women and notes many men have wide toe joints making standard shoes uncomfortable. It states stock or custom orders are offered for footwear designed to fit wider feet.
Shoe ad promises fitting all feet with wide stock
An advertisement offers Al Bunion Shoe Vici Kid Uppers Double Sole Congress and Lace in sizes 6 through 12. It claims the stock can fit any foot regardless of tenderness and mentions a price in stock.
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Vici
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Portland Harbor
Merrimack Clothing Co
City Hall
Rear Admiral Barker
Ayer
Esar
Foundation of
Adams Building Falls
DR. Tiedeman
El-Azhar
State Board of Health
Dracut
Ralph M. Oatman
Olivine
J. Joseph Hennessey
Catherine E. Oatman
Mrs. Oatman
Wallwork
Merrimack Street
Sam Parks
Bell Boy
al Bunion Shoe
Sullivan Bros
Makers
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