Roosevelt's three state tour draws massive crowds
Augusta Missouri August 26 President Roosevelt travels through three states delivering eight speeches to a quarter of a million people. Crowds along New England routes cheer wildly at stops in Massachusetts Maine and New Hampshire. He receives local honors and continues toward Lewiston and Old Orchard amid extended appearances and a historic Blaine House stay.
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James G. Blaine
President speaks in Maine recalling Blaine legacy
The President addresses Gov. Burleigh and Maine citizens praising James G Blaine’s memory and imagining his reaction to present events. He reflects on his familiarity with Blaine during his tenure as secretary of state and evokes strong Americanist sentiment among the audience.
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Cordial Reception By Citizens of Lewiston and Auburn
Lewiston and Auburn residents greet President Roosevelt with warmth on August 26 as he visits Maine. The cordial reception underscores strong local support and the president’s engagement with communities during his trip.
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Auburn
Old Orchard Maine Welcomes President on Train Arrival
President arrives in Old Orchard Maine amid a huge crowd of summer visitors and local residents. City officials and committee members from Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard greet him, and Amos L Allen introduces the President before a brief eight minute speech. The train departs for Portland at 1 50.
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N. B. Walker
Carlos Heard
Robert McArthur
Pepperell Mills
Charles H. Prescott
Fred C. Watson
William O. Freeman
H. H. Burbank
James O. Bradley
William H. Deering
A. G. Prentiss
Colley
M. E. Hill
E. M. Yates
James E. Chandler
John C. Miles
H. A. G. Milliken
James A. Kendrie
A. L. Jones
Chief Mewer
Roosevelt Visits Maine In Historic Presidential Tour
President Roosevelt arrived in Portland Maine marking the first time in years a sitting president has toured the state. He plans to visit every congressional district before departing tomorrow night as crowds gathered at each stop in perfect weather.
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President in Maine Praises Reed and Chamberlain
President speaks in Railway Square praising Thomas Reed for restoring effective Congress and honoring General Joshua L. Chamberlain. He credits citizens and soldiers for duty, law, and citizenship, urging daily practice of shared enduring values and noting a city drive after the speech.
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Connecticut
Israel
Egypt
New Mexico
Roosevelt Tour Brief Calr at Parker Home and Stops
President Roosevelt made a brief call at Capt. John Parker U S A home where coffee from his Cuban campaign pot was served. He also visited ex-Speaker Reed and the Longfellow homestead before continuing to Lewiston after brief park stops.
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President Roosevelt Visit Quietly Praised in Lowell
The article notes John P. Searle's handshake with the President, contrasts policing in Lowell and Haverhill, and praises Supt. Jackson and the reception committee. Fort Hill park flowers, rail guard details, badge removal, and souvenir quirks are described, with Superintendent Moffatt and Local Supt. Taft cited for well run arrangements. Some invitations for platform seats were stolen.
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Fort Hill Park
Miss Lamont Dead in Sorrento After Illness
Miss Julia Lamont, second daughter of Hon Daniel S Lamont secretary of war in President Cleveland's second administration, died today at her father's cottage in Sorrento Missouri after a lengthy illness. She had seemed to recover before a relapse yesterday. Funeral plans are not fixed. the body will be sent to New York for interment and a cable has been sent to Mr Lamont in Europe.
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Auto Crash in Long Branch Kills One and Injures Four
An accident in Long Branch New Jersey on August 26 left Frank J. Mathews dead and Mrs J H Cobb dying after their car plunged 35 feet from a guard rail. Passengers Louise Pizzini and Rudolph Meyer were injured and Rev Father Grant was shocked and bruised.
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Rudolph Meyer
President Roosevelts companion Father O'Reilly
On the Boston to Oyster Bay trip President Roosevelt was joined by Father O Reilly of the Augustinian Friars in Lawrence. He served on a committee from the Augustinian Order of America that recently presented resolutions to the President seeking fair treatment for friars in the Philippines.
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WADDELL DEFEATS BRIBED JUMP OFFER
Philadelphia star pitcher Rube Waddell rejected a $1000 jump bonus plus $500 monthly pay for the rest of the season and a $1000 signing bonus for a Brooklyn contract in 1903. Ebbetts of Brooklyn made the inducements via Frank Haller of Pittsburgh. Waddell informed manager Mack and departed with the Philadelphia American League club for Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Devoe Floor Paint Varnish Sells Higher at Adams Hardware
The varnish from Devoe’s floor paint line costs five cents more per quart and is sold by Adams Hardware and Paint Co. It is listed as a local hardware store offering.
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Adams Hardware and Paint Co
Dry Goods Market Shows Improved Week of Trade
The Boston Herald notes a better week for dry goods with jobbers cutters and converters seeking more stock. Prices hold firm on high and medium grades while lower grades ease. Yarn and print cloth markets show mixed demand. weavers and spinners report firm prices and reduced Southern cotton, signaling cautious optimism for the coming season.
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Russia
MI DNA Dyspepsia Cure Restores Digestive Health Quickly
Ellingwood & Co advertises MI DNA as a novel remedy for dyspepsia that does not affect the food but renews digestive fluids, restoring stomach and bowels to natural function. Relief is claimed after the first day with complete symptom disappearance and a guaranteed cure for any chronic case. Free samples offered at Central and Merrimack streets corner.
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Lexington special town meeting approves $15000 water supply boost
Middlesex County residents vote to appropriate an extra $15000 for the town water supply. A five member committee is tasked with studying the feasibility of adopting the metropolitan system to replace the current supply, with a report due two weeks from Monday night.
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Wakefield approves $60,000 for sewer project total $285,000
At a Wakefield special town meeting Monday night $60,000 was appropriated for the metropolitan sewerage system, bringing the total to $285,000 as work remains only half finished. Citizens fear rising costs from an initial estimate of $300,000 while the current tax rate stands at $19.20 per thousand.
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Morrill family returns from Alfred Maine trip
Mrs E E Morrill and Miss Stella Morrill report two weeks in Alfred Maine. Mr Howard Foster of North Tewksbury leads a trolley party from Tewksbury to Revere Beach via Tewksbury Centre and Wilmington. Several locals traveled to Lowell to view President Roosevelt and felt their trip worthwhile as his carriage passed.
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Roosevelt
Local Notes on Visits and Teaching Moves in Littleton
Littleton gossip notes include the Shaw brothers visiting Grandfather Houghton, Miss Sawyer returning to Cambridge to teach, and Mrs. Mary Harris of North Leominster visiting relatives. Other items cover corn roast at a cottage, teachers moving to Chelsea and Sudbury, and teaching grads from Lowell normal school taking posts in Boxboro and Sudbury.
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North Leominster
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Belle Miles
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Abbie Yapp
Boxboro
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Young People’s Guild Meeting
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Hart Ladies Host Friendly Barn Party for Friends
The Hart sisters Alice and Annie hosted an evening of music and dancing for their young friends in their new barn. The King's Daughters open their session with an event Tuesday afternoon led by Mrs. Harriet Hopkins. The high school starts next Tuesday while other schools begin the following week. Selectmen will call a meeting once public notice is issued to discuss electrics through the area.
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King’s Daughters
Harriet Hopkins
Mrs Edward Wetherbee Dies After Long Boxboro Stay
Boxboro correspondent notes the death of Mrs. Edward Wetherbee on Friday due to dropsy of the heart. Funeral held at home Sunday. Pastor’s sermon on the death of Saul offered reflections for the living. Visitors from outside town joined local worship. Flowers adorned the altar. Clarence and Eben Mead and F W Dodge visited family. Clarence began two week vacation with a fishing trip on Sudbury river. Mrs S B Hager shows slow recovery. B E EB
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Culver Lumber Co Placed in Receivership in Kansas City
The Culver Lumber company, successor to the Kansas City Southern Lumber, owner of timberlands at Craighead Oklahoma and lumber yards in Kansas City Kansas, was placed in receivers' hands today on the manager H A Culver's application. Estimated assets total 650000 dollars with liabilities about 250000 dollars.
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Culver Lumber Company
Kansas City Southern Lumber Company
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H. A. Culver
Schooner for Vanderbilt Planned by Herreshoffs
Newport August 26 reports say the Herreshoffs at Bristol are designing a large schooner for Cornelius Vanderbilt. The vessel is to be sent to Kiel Germany.
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Lowell Man Recovers From Pneumonia With Medicine
George L. Hall of Lowell writes that a dangerous pneumonia threat was cured by Father John's Medicine. He notes he is taking it to build up and urges others who use it to recommend the remedy.
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