President Roosevelt nearly killed in Berkshire carriage crash
Pittsfield mass Sep 3 President Roosevelt escaped serious injury when his tally ho carriage was struck from behind by an electric street car near the Pittsfield Lenox line. Secret Service agent Wm B Craig was killed. driver Pratt injured. Gov Crane and Secretary Cortelyou unhurt.
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Hosevelt
New England
Secret Service
Wm. B. Craig
D. J. Pratt
Roosevelt
Lenox
Dalton
James Kelly
Luke J. Madden
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Kelly
Pratt
Cortelyou
Curtis
Connecticut
Stockbridge
Great Barrington
Massachusetts
Milford
Bridgeport
Oyster Bay
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Berkshires
Craig
Senator Dawes
South Street
Country Club
Crane
G. A. Lang
Navy
Washington
Montgomery
White House
Mass
Lawrence
Wm. Craig
Col. Montgomery
Mr. Loeb
Wilkie
Treasury Department
Taylor
Richard Taylor
Successful Bombardment 2 A Naval Onslaught on New London Forts
Early today the enemy launched a third attack on New London forts led by four battleships Kearsarge Alabama Massachusetts and Indiana. Fort Wright at Fisher's Island bore the main assault while Michie and Terry offered defensive support. After sustained firing from 4:50 to about 6:50 the ships withdrew then renewed attack near Fort Wright attempting a landing prevented by Gatling guns. The clash continued with Mansfield and Wright contested as the fleet maneuvered across Buzzards Bay toward Cuttyhunk and Nashawena. Fort Wright and Mansfield remain focal points as officials await the arbiter’s report.
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New London
Conn
Army of Defence
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Alabama
Massachusetts
Indiana
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Fort Michie
Fisher’s Island
Davis
Block Island
Fort Mansfield
Napatree Point
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Michie
Terry
Board of Arbitration
Higginson
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Mishaum Point
Round Hills
Dartmouth
Buzzards Bay
Mishaum
Brooklyn
Olympia
Frye
Cuttyhunk
Peoria
Penikese
Nashawena
Quick's Hole
Puritan
Woodman
Quimby
Wolcott
Johnson
Stevens
Foster
Soldier Edward Roy Killed During Fort Wright Manoeuvres
Fall River Sept 3 Edward Roy a soldier from North Tiverton R I was accidentally killed at Fort Wright yesterday during war manoeuvres. He was the son of James Roy of North Tiverton and had enlisted only a short time ago.
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Fall River
Edinvard Roy
Fort Wright
James Roy
North Tiverton
R. I
Money for Miners Counted After Labor Parade
Chicago reports the money fund for miners totaled 3730 dollars after the Labor Day parade. The committee counted the contributions from the large American flags carried in the procession and completed the tally early on Monday.
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Chicago
Convulsions hit Tre mont & Suffolk operative
Peter Dolan, an operative in the Tremont and Suffolk line, was rushed by ambulance to Corporation hospital this forenoon with convulsions but soon recovered.
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Peter Dolan
Tremont & Suffolk
Corporation Hospital
From Old Kentucky Letter Praises Father John's Medicine
Dr L A Crinnian of Stanley Daviess County Kentucky sends a letter praising Father John s Medicine. He reports a sister who took the remedy feeling like a new person and much improved though over two years old. He wishes the medicine continued success and signs the note as M D.
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L. A. Crinnian
Stanley
Davies County
John
M. Dy
Four warships shell Fort Rodman in hazy New Bedford harbor
Four unidentified warships opened bombardment on Fort Rodman at dawn. Fort Rodman returned fire as heavy guns roared from fleet and shore. By 9:30 a.m. the vessels and fleet maneuvered eastward off Dumpling light in Buzzard's Bay while firing continued and the attack’s purpose remained unclear.
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New Bedford
Fort Rodman
Three Dollar Shoes Stand as Best Value in America
UR THREE DOLLAR SHOES claim top price performance in America. The makers announce they back this statement and offer the best $3 shoes, rivaling $4 options, with all leathers including patent and enamel in street and dress shapes.
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America
Newport Report Signals Navy Movement Near New Bedford
At daybreak no enemy sighted off Newport R I this morning. Shortly before 3 a m lights appeared to the southeast as the fleet seems to head toward New Bedford. The sea is clear, distant vessels visible, and signal stations and forts stay quiet.
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Newport
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New Bedford
Sighting of battleships near Block Island at daylight
Point Judith reports no major incidents besides the daylight sighting of the battleships Kearsarge Alabama Massachusetts and Indiana heading toward Block Island. The day is clear boosting seaward observation. A new air balloon will loft this afternoon to aid shore patrol by providing reconnaissance over twenty miles, with a lookout using a telephone to relay data to headquarters.
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Point Judith
R. I
Kearsarge
Alabama
Massachusetts
Indiana
Block Island
Col. Reber
Battleships reach Block Island crowding Long Island Sound
Block Island Rhode Island September 3 The battleships Massachusetts Kearsarge Indiana and Alabama arrived at 930 this forenoon and within half an hour headed southwest slowly Observers say their movements suggest a planned attack on forts at the entrance to Long Island Sound following the morning engagement at Fort Wright Kishers Island
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Block Island
R. I
Massachusetts
Kearsarge
Indiana
Alabama
Fort Wright
Kisher
Full Money Forfeited After Pickpocket Arrest
Lynn Sept 3 Police expected Frank Howard alias Cunningham arrested during President Roosevelt's visit by Boston Inspector Knox. Held in 500 bonds by Judge Berry despite protests of the city marshal he failed to appear this morning.
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Frank Howard
Cunningham
President Roosevelt
Inspector Knox
Boston Police
Berry
Highwaymen Arrest in Tewksbury Robbery Case
George Wyatt held on $800 after a Tuesday night holdup near Harndon's Corner in Tewksbury. Victim Mrs. Josephine Meirs of Woburn reported a bag snatch and a man intoxicated at the scene. Wyatt confessed drinking. another robber remains at large. Bail set. multiple follow ups and adjournments ordered.
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George Wyatt
Manley
Tewksbury
Harndon's Corner
Josephine Meirs
Woburn
Easi Y
Hadley
Josphine Meirs
Charles Livingston
James F. O'Connell
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Stutton
Cargoes Afloat Not Exempt From New Grain Rules
Hamburg reports official circles state that the Aug. 29 Boersenhalle claim was incorrect. Grain cargoes already afloat from New York to Manitoba and other ports are not exempt from the new certificate of origin requirements.
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Baltimore
Buffalo
Newport News
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Montreal
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Toronto
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Socialists nominate state ticket in Omaha for governor
Omaha Nebraska September 3 Socialists named a state ticket here headed by George E Bigelow of Lincoln for Governor The national Socialist platform was reaffirmed.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
George E. Bigelow
Lincoln
New American Jockey Club Planned by Gates and Drake
J W Gates and John A Drake plan a new American Jockey Club with a circuit spanning New York Chicago Washington Cincinnati St Louis Memphis and San Francisco The project is described in a Chicago Tribune special from St Louis and includes a quip about honesty from a wealthy congressman and his son.
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J. W. Gates
John A. Drake
Jockey Club
The
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New York
Washington
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DERAILED TRAINS COLLIDE IN LAWRENCE NEAR SALEM BRIDGE
Passengers were shaken but none seriously injured after the Bar Harbor express and a Haverhill bound train collided near the Salem street bridge in South Lawrence. The Bar Harbor engine and several cars were damaged, but all aboard escaped major harm as crews swapped engines and continued to Haverhill.
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Bar Harbor
Portland
Boston
Goodwin
Fall
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