Pittsfield Aroused To Investigate Accident
Pittsfield residents debate responsibility after a street car disputed the President Roosevelt’s right of way in the city. A committee of investigation, named by the mayor and city government, will probe yesterday’s incident, while a separate council panel will review street car speeds. Driver Pratt is in satisfactory condition. Motorman Madden and Conductor Kelly faced court postponement, with bail set, and funeral plans for William Craig, the President’s guard, announced for Chicago.
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Pittsfield
Roosevelt
United States
Commonwealth
Pittsfield Street Railway Company
House of Mercy
D. J. Pratt
Euclid Madden
James Kelly
Joseph Tucker
Madden
Kelly
Wm. Turtle
Tucker
Street Railway Company
Turtle
Madden and
William Craig
Chicago
Roosevelt avoids serious injury after accident discovery
Oyster Bay reports Dr. Lung says no serious results expected for President Roosevelt from yesterday's accident. The President plans a luncheon guest Grand Duke Boris, with Cassini and Ogden Mills entourage, and sails next to Washington. Cortelyou improves and will join southern trip.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Lung
Roosevelt
Grand Duke
Boris
Newport
Ogden Mills
Count Cassini
Peirce
Washington
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Chattanooga
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Cortelyou
Hempstead
Attack Expected Near Narragansett Bay by Hostile Fleet
Newport Illinois September 4 A hostile fleet was not observed as Admiral Higginson has 48 hours to test Narragansett bay forts. Weather favored night attack with southeast rain. Outposts at Fort Greble fired on what looked like enemy signals but—ships turned out to be fishing steamers. Brooklyn cruiser passed 11 PM eight miles offshore en route westward with two tugs.
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Newport
R. IL
Higginson
Narragansett Bay
Fort Greble
Brooklyn
Practical Politics In Hayti Worsening Strife
Kingston Jamaica reports from Sept. 1 describing a growing crisis in Haiti. In the Chamber of Deputies M. Pierre leads Fouchard with a majority, while M. Firmin's revolutionary party gains. No settlement is seen as business halts in major towns and public workers abandon duties after General Sam resigns.
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Kingston
Hayti
Chamber of Deputies
M. Pierre
M. Fouchard
M. Firmin
Revolutionary Party
Sam
Harugari Officers Elected in Detroit Meeting
The German order of Harugari in Detroit on September 4 elected officers. President Charles Zelgenhagen of Chicago, Vice President L B Bischoff of Denver, Great Overseer Fred Schmidt of Pennsylvania, Great Secretary Charles Lauber of Brooklyn, and Great Treasurer Philip Koehler of Chicago were named.
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Detroit
Mich
Order of Harugari
Chas. Zelgenhagen
Chicago
L.B. Bischoff
Denver
Fred Schmidt
Pennsylvania
Charles Lauber
Brooklyn
N. Y
Philip Koehler
Odeon and Music Hall Fire Wrecks Cincinnati Structure
Fire at 5 a m destroyed the Odeon adjoining Music Hall in Cincinnati on September 4. Loss estimated over 110000, fully insured. Origin under the Odeon stage remains undetermined. Music Hall main building and its organ escaped damage. Odeon owned by the Music Hall Association.
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Cincinnati
Music Hall
Odeon
College of Music
Music Hall Association
Milk union seeks higher prices and uniform contracts
In Boston on September 4 the Milk Producers' union convened with 200 delegates from New England. They voted to instruct directors to press contractors for onion milk and a price of 40 cents per can of 8% quarts. Speakers noted high transport costs, reduced yields, and labor shortages, urging unified action to secure better prices and fair zone-based pricing.
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Boston
Milk Producers’ Union
New England
W. J. Fagan
West Warren
A. B. Ward
Westboro
W. A. Hunter
Harry Dean
Grafton
Frank Holmes
Center Parnstead
N. H
Sargent
Pittsfield
C. H. Gillman
Bradford
C. A. Monroe
Short Falls
C. E. Morse
Lancaster
B. F. Davis
Lee, N. H
Henry Clapp
Hampton, Conn
C. D. Sage
North Brookfield
Mass
D. C. Heath
Northboro
E. B. Morse
Townsend
Col
Richard M. Scammon
Stratham, N. H
Brooklyn Cruiser Cleared From New Bedford Early Morning
In New Bedford on September 4 the cruiser Brooklyn departed the area just before 9 am under her own steam.
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New Bedford
Brooklyn
Castro's grip in Venezuela tightens as revolution stalls
AP correspondence from Caracas reports that the Venezuelan government led by Gen. Castro regains momentum despite a scattered insurgent force. Castro's 5000 troops, Batisa's 2000, and 3000 on Trujillo frontier prepare to defend against Matos and allied rebels. Roads, rains, and mule transports hinder mobilization while the government regains credibility with 1 million bolivars in silver from the Philadelphia steamer.
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Associated Press
Caracas
Venezuela
Carupano
Cumana
Barcelona
Guiria
Velutini
Castro
San Casimiro
Camatagua
Alta Gracia de Orituco
Leopold Batisa
Villa de Cura
Aracuao
Trujillo
Matos
Seadaza
Alta Gracia
Domingo Monagas
Rolando
Penaloza
Luciano Mandosca
Riena
Solagni
Barquisimeto
Duaca
Valencia
Los Teques
la Guaira
Araguita
Santa Lucia
Philadelphia
Volcanic Eruptions Reported Across Caribbean Islands
Dispatches from Castries, Kingston and Paris detail volcanic activity and spreading ash clouds. Soufriere on St Vincent eruptions blamed for darkness and dust, with Morne Capote and Morne Parnasse areas damaged. Castillia reports heavy volcanic dust eight hundred miles at sea obscuring Haiti coast.
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Castries
Island of St. Lucia
Coast Telephone Service
Souffriere
Island of
St. Vincent
Paris
Ministry For the Colonies
Guadeloupe
M. Merlin
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Morne Parnasse
St. James House
Basse Point Heights
Kingston
Jam
Castillia
St. Thomas D. W. L
Hayti
Western cool wave reaches central valleys and lakes
A chill front spread from the West across the central valleys and upper lake region reaching the slope region. Frost appeared in Minnesota and parts of Iowa and the Dakotas, signaling early cold weather.
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Washington
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Alleged highwayman held for grand jury in Meis case
Wyatt of Tewksbury appeared before Judge Hadley after a hearing. He was held on $500 bonds for the grand jury, with authorities seeking the identity of his companion. The court noted probable cause but continued the case for further investigation amid ongoing police work. A separate ceremony followed, uniting Peter Varnavellas and Maria Varnavellas, ages 27 and 14, amid legal steps for the underage marriage.
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George Wyatt
Josephine Meis
Tewksbury
Hadley
Constable Manley
Hadhey
Wyatt
Peter Varnavellas
Maria Varnavellas
Peter
Jorgoulacos
Lawton
Varnavellas
Varnavelias
Savage
Police Cour
Frisco Shooting Sparks Political Club Tussle
Fred Marriott publisher of the San Francisco News Letter was shot three times at his home. Suspects are Thomas H. Williams Jr. and Truxton Beale, who claim Marriott smeared a young lady. Beale denied naming her. Both men were arrested after the attack and later bonded. The newspaper says Marriott’s wounds are not fatal.
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San Francisco
Fred Marriott
San Francisco News Letter
Thomas H. Williams
California Jockey Club
Truxton Beale
United States
Persia
Greece
Marriott
Williams
Beale
Premier Peters Allies With Canadian and American Capitalists
FOR COLD STORAGE Halifax Nova Scotia September 4 Premier Peters of Prince Edward Island announced the executive of the local government had entered into an agreement with a company of Canadian and American capitalists to erect and maintain a cold storage facility.
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Halifax
Peters
Prince Edward Island
Offenders Fined and Sentenced in City Court Records
The usual offenders were fined two dollars each: Joseph Sirois Julia A Carroll Elizabeth Bradley Peter J McLean Annie F Doran Joseph Duprey William Johnson James F O Connell Catherine Bowden. Sentences include Patrick Martin one year at a workhouse for vagrancy and others to jail or the State farm. A larceny case saw Jeremiah Linnehan and Patrick H Taff plead not guilty while Joseph Bruce, a sailor, was sent to the State farm after drunkenness and navy enlistment history.
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Joseph Sirois
Julia A. Carroll
Elizabeth Bradley
Peter J. McLean
Annie F. Doran
Joseph Duprey
William Johnson
James F. O'Connell
Catherine Bowden
Patrick Martin
William M. Hines
State Farm
Thomas F. Dyer
Bernard McNulty
Mary Linnehan
Charles Donnnelly
John Brennan
Jeremiah Linnehan
Thomas H. Hart
Owen J. Riley
Patrick H. Taff
Hugh McOsker
Joseph Bruce
Navy
French Alliance Lecturers Schedule U.S. Tour
The Federation of Alliances Francaises in the United States announces two official lectures for the coming season. Germain Martin of L Universite de France will tour October to December speaking on historical topics. Leopold Mabilleau of Musee Social in Paris will address Harvard Cercle Francaise and others on economic and social sciences and help inaugurate a Chicago French normal school to train teachers.
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New York
Federation
Alliances Francaises
United States
Musee Social
Paris
M. Mabiileau
Cercle Francaise
Harvard
Alliance Francaise
Chicago
Federation Alliances Francaises
Conference Coming on Morgan Transatlantic Steamship Plan
New York reports indicate decisive action on the practical operation of Morgan’s transatlantic steamship combination. Directors from Leyland American Red Star Atlantic Transport lines meet in New York for conferences later this month. White Star director W. J. Pierze is expected to head the overseas group, with European directors en route to attend.
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New York
Morgan Trans- Atlantic
Journal of Commerce
Leyland
Morgan
Red Star
Atlantic Transport
W. J. Pierze
White Star Line
Atlantic
Baer’s Take Casts Gloom Over Coal Strike Region
Wilkesbarre Pa Sept 4 President Baer declares settlement impossible except on railroad coach terms. Business hopes fade as meeting between Philadelphia Reading chief and Senators Quay and Penrose fails to yield a peaceful settlement. Mitchell weighs Baer statement and may reply soon denying Morgan contact.
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Wilkesbarre
Baer
Philadelphia & Reading
Quay
Penrose
Mitchell
Bauer
City Contest Forces Democratic Split and Republican Advantage
The piece details GOP satisfaction over Democratic infighting in a congressional race. It notes Bruce and Sparks dynamics, Lowell and Lawrence factions, and potential outcomes if Bruce wins. It cites Eagle and Sun editorials from today, and questions the purpose of Lowell delegations to Bruce.
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Bruce
Lowell
Lawrence
Butler Ames
Senator Sparks
Bruce Press
The
Eagle
Sparks
the Sun
Sun
Canton Pockets Gompers Backing for McKinley Memorial Drive
President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor approves a state canvassing plan. A committee will appeal to 1500 AFL locals in Ohio to raise funds for the McKinley Memorial association, and local chapters are being prepared to receive letters seeking contributions.
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Canton
Ohio
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
McKinley Memorial Association
A. F. of L
Farmers Parade at Middlesex North fair committee named
The farmers parade committee at the Middlesex North fair invites entries with enthusiasm. Promising to be a highlight of the exhibition the committee members are Geo. W. Trull North Tewksbury Thomas Varnum Lowell and D. N. Cluff Dracut for applications to enter.
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Middlesex North Fair
Geo. W. Trull
North Tewksbury
Thomas Varnum
Lowell
D. N. Cluff
Dracut
City Hall Notes on Meetings and Bonds Signing
The water board will hold a meeting tonight. The committee on accounts and the committee on parks meet on Friday morning. The city solicitor hosted a gathering in his office as bondsmen for paving contracts appeared to sign the necessary papers.
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Water Board
Committee On Accounts
Martial law ends unrest in Agram streets
Proclamation of martial law in Agram Hungary yesterday led to restored order as police took over street patrolling from the military.
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Agram
Hungary
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Forther
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Pres. Baer
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