Grand Lodge Meeting in Boston Elects Officers
A large Massachusetts Grand Lodge session opened in Boston at Tremont Street with 175 past noble grands admitted. Reports outlined, finance deferred, and officers elected in the afternoon with Charles N. Birchell named grand master and John A. Perkins continuing as general secretary.
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Boston
Grand Lodge
Massachusetts
Tremont Street
James A. Carpenter
Frank Botsford
H. H. Jackson
Connecticut
J. E. C. Farnham
Rhode Island
Nathaniel J. W. Fish
Henry E. Ruggles
W. J. Mills
Rebekah
Sae
Newell D. Johnson
Rebekah Ranch
Committee On Election and Returns
Jne
John A. Perkins
Odd Fellows
J. Lawrence Martin
Grand
Odd Fellows’ Home
Committee On Petitions
Rebekah Lodge
Harwich
Charles A. Buchell
Sumner P. Lawrence
George H. Fuller
William H. Hastings
J. Lawrence Morton
N. A. Very
Jay W. Nickels
Austin Tustey
Quincy House
Charles N. Birchell
New Bedford
Fitchburg
Chelsea
Waltham
Nathaniel A. Very
Salem
Brooklyn Anchored After Buzzards Bay Rocked Sailors Survive
New Bedford reports the cruiser Brooklyn ran aground at North Ledge during the Buzzards Bay action. After leaking, pumps kept her afloat and she moved to deep water, then anchored for the night. Officials expect dock time and repair costs may run into tens of thousands.
School Supplies Price List Fragment
A list of school items with unit prices includes Pencil Erasers 5c, 12 inch Oak Rulers, 400 page Commander Pencil Pad, Memorandum Books 10c each, Pen Holders 10c, Jeweled Top Pencils with gilt holder, Sealing Wax, Bound Composition Books 10c, Spelling Blanks 2c, Enamel Pen Holders 2c to 5c, Dickson's School Pencils 2c, Black enamel Penholders 10c.
Hosiery items listing with ribbed and seamless hose
The catalog fragment describes boys' heavy hose in 1 and 1 rib from Hercules in fast black with spliced heels and seamless construction. It lists Misses' fine rib hose in English risle fast black 2 and 1 rib seamless sizes 6 to 9 12? 1-2c per pair and Misses' plain hose in fast black fine cotton seamless at 25 cents per pair.
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Albion Dye
Hercules
Shoes for Boys and Youths at Low Prices
Advertises boys and youths shoes from satin calf with heavy double soles at 125 per pair sizes 11 to ee e e e, plus boys and youths shoes for 98 cents per pair for good wearers with heavy soles, and little men's shoes sturdy and serviceable with lace and button at 75 cents per pair.
Gay Newport braces for possible attack on Narragansett Bay
Newport R I Sept 4 another night passes without a demonstration by the hostile fleet. Only 48 hours remain for Admiral Higginson to test Narragansett bay forts and the fleet is expected off here this afternoon or tonight. A southeast rain hampered operations but by morning the weather cleared. Outposts at Fort Greble fired on vessels thought to be enemy, later identified as fishing steamers. The armored cruiser Brooklyn passed 8 miles offshore at 1 o clock bound westward, with two tugs in attendance as conditions darkened.
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Washington
Brooklyn
New York Navy Yard
Naval
Buzzard’s Bay
Cuba
Guantanamo
Delaware
East
New London
Conn
Fort Trumbull
Department of the East
Fort Rodman
Olympia
Puritan
Mayflower
Montgomery
Aileen
Frye
Block Island
Fort Wright
Narragansett Pier
Montauk Point
R. I
Kearsarge
Higginson
Alabama
Newport
Panther
Nina
New Harbor
Harbor Neck
Narragansett Bay
Fort Greble
Johnson for Governor. fall nomination foreseen
Cleveland Ohio September 4 Mayor Johnson avoided commenting on a presidential boom from the Sandusky convention. He praised the nominated ticket and predicted Democratic Ohio victory this fall. insiders say he will be Democratic nominee for Governor next year, aligning with Bryan's influence.
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Cleveland
Johnson
Sandusky
Ohio
Bryan
Cloge
Butchers Strike Averted In Chicago Stock Yards
Cattle butchers at the stock yards and across the West win higher pay. Packers grant a uniform wage scale boosting daily wages by about 25 cents in beef-killing departments. J Ogden Armour led negotiations for all packers agreeing to the scale.
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Chicago
Ill
J. Ogden Armour
Knights of St John and Malta Conclave in Saratoga
The general chapter elected officers including Commander Charles Hayward Wilmington Del vice commander Edward P Campbell Brooklyn captain general J W King Bradford Pa chancellor Francis S Houghtaling New York and trustee James Tams Trenton N J Mount Vernon was chosen as the site for the next annual conclave in Saratoga N Y on September 4.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Knights of St. John and
Malta
Charles Hayward
Wilmington
Del
Edward P. Campbell
Brooklyn
J. W. King
Bradford
Francis
Houghtaling
New York
James Tams
Trenton
N. J
Mount Vernon
Extra Good Pillow Cases From Mill Remnants
Pollard & Co offers pillow cases made by their seamstresses from mill remnants, selling at 10c each and 12½c per case. Sizes 40 42 and 45 inches wide by 36 inches long. Tubing cases available at 12½c each, $1.45 per dozen.
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Atlantic
A. G. Pollard & CO
Directors Chosen for Dover Street Railway Company
The Dover Northwood and Concord street railway directors were selected: Eliza R. Brown Arthur G. Whitemore Thomas H. Dearborn Col Daniel Hall Wallace D Lovell Walter C Chester and J Frank Springfield. E R Brown named president and W D Lovell treasurer.
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Dover
Dover, Northwood and Concord Street Railway
Eliza R. Brown
Arthur G. Whitemore
Thomas H. Dearborn
Col
Daniel Hall
Wallace D. Lovell
Newtonville
Mass
Walter C. Chester
Northwood
J. Frank Springfield
Rochester
E. R. Brown
W. D. Loveil
Japanese Success in Formosa Rebels' Stronghold Capture
London dispatch reports that Japanese forces in Formosa conducted a rear attack and captured the insurgents' stronghold near Taiwan. The position was described as difficult, set in a defile forested area surrounded by steep mountains.
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London
Formosa
Tokio
The
Taiwan
Professor's Proposal Hint Sparks Bacteria Mention
In a Detroit Free Press dialogue, a mother asks about a professor's proposal and the daughter reveals the moment nearly arrived, lamenting that she carelessly spoke of bacteria, revealing social tension and marital prospects.
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Detroit Free Press
The Woman With Hair on Her Face
A self styled expert claims to have tested every known method to remove facial hair and offers his discoveries. He asserts knowledge of how to kill hair and the effects on skin, inviting readers to consult or write for full information and a fee.
Landslide Disaster Kills Nearly Seven Hundred in Trans Vienna
Correspondence from Tiflis, Transecaucasia, Russia, reports an Aug. 17 landslide caused by seismic disturbances. Twenty villages were destroyed and about seven hundred people were killed.
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Vienna
Frithjof Returns From Arctic Expedition Voyage
Christiania reports the Baldwin Ziegler Arctic expedition steamer Frithjof passed Honningsvaag yesterday and is heading back to Tromsoe. The voyage marks a notable phase in the northern exploration effort with Frithjof continuing its return toward port.
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Christiania
Norway
Baldwin-Ziegler
Frithjof
Honningsvaag
Tromsoe
The Ice Cream Soda Pleasures on Merrimack Street
A spectacles wearing man proclaims warm weather and hails Carleton & Hovey's ice cream soda as the coolest refreshment. He invites a young man to the Merrimack street store to try a glass, noting the drink's cooling effect and satisfaction from the visit.
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Panama
Carleton & Hovey
Merrimack Street
Tillman vows resignation if Gonzales calls him liar
Lieutenant Governor Tillman, defeated candidate for governor, says he will resign immediately if Columbia State editor Gonzales calls him a liar to his face. He challenges a face to face confrontation, promising quick surrender within 15 minutes of acceptance, though Gonzales has not responded.
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Tillman
Gonzales
Strike Ends as Bricklayers Return at Union Pacific Shops
Omaha Neb Sept 4 A building trades strike at Union Pacific shops ends with bricklayers and helpers returning to work and company carpenters replacing strikers. Most of the workers had already gone back to work yesterday.
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Omaha, Neb
Union Pacific
Martial law restored in Agram after Croatian outrages
Proclamation of martial law in Agram halted rioting as mobs looted Servian shops and torched stock. Captain Vitas was beaten when seized at his home while several rioters, including women and two reporters, were arrested. Widespread wrecking fueled suspicions of preplanned agitation.
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Agram
Hungary
Vitas
Croatia
Belgrade
Nationalancor
Greater
Vienna
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