President Roosevelt on southern tour after rest day
President Roosevelt and party will travel by rail from Washington to a southern tour, boarding at 7:30 p.m. on the Baltimore & Ohio line with a large group and private cars. They will pass through Harper's Ferry and Cincinnati to Chattanooga and Knoxville, then Asheville before returning to Washington. Messages of congratulations from Denmark, Germany, London, and other capitals accompany the escape news, with various newspapers weighing the President's significance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cortelyou
Barnes
G. A. Lung
Latta and Weaver
Illustrated
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
Baltimore & Ohio
Riva
Renia
Clarion
Manhattan
Harper's Ferry
Cumberland
Grafton
Wheeling
W. Va
Cambridge
Zanesville
New York
Columbus
Cincinnati
Queen and Crescent Road
Chattanooga
Tenn
Knoxville
Southern Railway
Asheville
Lenox-born David J Pratt, noted Berkshire liveryman
David J Pratt, born 1840 in Lenox, built a premier Berkshire county stable after opening a livery at Dalton on July 4, 1877. A careful driver, he chauffeured Gov. Crane and his council, earning strong local respect. Pratt served as deputy sheriff for six years under John Crosby, and he and his wife raise a family in the community.
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Pittsfield
David J. Pratt
Lenox
Dalton
Berkshire County
Gov. Crane
Berkshire
Pratt
John Crosby
President affronts motorman over accident in Boston
In Boston on September 4 the President pressed motorman Euclid Madden after the crash. He told him that losing control would be one thing, but not stopping after signals would be an outrage. A second account quotes the motorman saying he had the right of way.
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Boston
Euclid Madden
Roosevelt narrowly escapes death in multiple perilous events
The account recalls near misses for Theodore Roosevelt from Pittsfield to San Juan and the West. At San Juan 22 Rough Riders were killed around the colonel, yet he was unscathed. A courier near him fell to a stray iron fragment in Santiago, and a guide died from a gun misfire during a mountain hunt. A Wyoming outlaws’ shot killed his horse but not the rider.
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Boston
Pittsfield
San Juan
Rough Riders
Santiago
Roosevelt
Wyoming
Craig's Watchful Care Under Roosevelt Bodyguard Diehard Vigil
Detective William Craig of the secret service, Roosevelt's bodyguard since his presidency, was killed at Lenox on Sept. 3. He described the Worcester crowds as a major strain, praised police restraint, and insisted the danger lay in quick fanatic acts near the President. He traveled with the President, sleep near him, and kept a pistol ready in his pocket.
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New York
Roosevelt
Knickerbocker
Savoy
Garrick
Robert Ederon
Mr. Roosevelt
William Craig
Secret Service
Lenox
Craig
E. F. Tolman
Kendall Street
Senator Hoar
Mr. Tolman
Worcester
Mr. Craig
Washington
White House
New England
Mr. Smith
John EB. Wilkie
Chicago
Secret Service Department
Walter J. Cookson
Cookson
Sergt. Cookson
Dr David Kennedy Remedy Endorsed by Rhinecliff Clergyman
The Rev Aaron Coons of Rhinecliff New York testifies by experience that Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is the best kidney liver and blood medicine and will do all claimed. The remedy cures kidney liver bladder and blood diseases plus rheumatism dyspepsia constipation and female illnesses. Available in 60 cent and 1.00 sizes via druggists with a free sample by mail. Also promoted is Dr Kennedy's Rose Jelly for catarrh hay fever and cold in head.
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Aaron Coons
D. D
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Dr. David Kennedy Corporation
Rondout
N. Y
Worcester Telegram Portrayal Of Sergeant Cookson’s Remarkable Day
The article recalls Sergt Cookson’s steady duty as he interacted with a person of interest throughout the day and was thanked personally for his attentiveness. The untimely death of mig brings the incident back to his mind, as reported by Thursday’s Worcester Telegram.
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Sergt. Cookson
Mig
Cookson
Worcester
Septembers Country Life in America preview
The September issue of Country Life in America surveys fall planting for tulips and hunting season openings, with features on Salmon Fishing in Canadian woods, Peach-Growing, Touring in a Carriage from Illinois to Boston, and a photo-driven study of live toads. It also highlights Biltmore estate, The Irish Terrier, and a country home making section on exterior harmonization.
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America
E. T. D. Chambers
Canadian
Illinois
Boston
Biltmore
George W. Vanderbilt
North Carolina
James Watson
A. B. Phelan
September Table Talk spotlights Canning by experienced women
The September issue of Philadelphia's Table Talk highlights canning with practical women writers. Timely home work season begins, illustrated dishes showcase final outcomes, and the magazine promotes good living, cooking, and table fashions. Free samples offered on request.
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Philadelphia
Housekeeping
Table Talk
Andover Meeting Endorses Fund for Smallpox Costs
A long meeting in Andover approved a 5000 dollar appropriation to cover smallpox case costs from last spring and summer, illustrating the cost of carelessness to the many. Rev. Clark Carter marks thirty years of city mission work in Lawrence. Rev. J. J. Johnson of Pontiac RI preached at Christ Church, while George W. McCombe of Newton Centre led services at the Baptist church. Electric streetcars descend a hill at high speed, often rivaling autos, with frequent boarding dangers. School openings with large attendance are expected. Hampton Beach Band to give a grand concert at Canobie Lake Park on Sunday, Sept. 7.
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Clark Carter
Lawrence
J. &. J. Johnson
Pontiac
R. I
Christ Church
George W. McCombe
Newton Centre
Baptist Church
Concord con men target real estate man in bunco plot
A Concord real estate owner received an anonymous letter demanding 2500 dollars behind a gatepost by the Pembroke road. A phony package was placed but vanished next day, drawing post office and detective inquiry. The scheme, signed "A Band of Revenge," prompted police involvement.
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Concord
N. H
Lower River Bridge
Pembroke Road
Post Office Department
Washington
Emperor William Attends Unveiling in Posen Poland
In Posen on September 4 Emperor William and Empress Victoria witnessed the unveiling of a statue of Emperor Frederick with the Crown Prince and officials present. They received a provincial Diet address, and William urged Germans to abandon petty strife, noting concerns over non German subjects adapting to life in the country.
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Posen
Prussian
Poland
William
Frederick
Victoria
Frederick William
Count von Buelow
Diet
Wiliam
Leading Friar Arrives in Lawrence for Private Visit
The Most Reverend Fr. Thomas Rodriguez OSA head of the Augustinian order arrives in Lawrence with assistants and will stay at St. Mary's parish residence through Monday. He plans visits to St. Mary's and St. Lawrence's churches and the Andover priory, noting his trip is for private matters concerning the order in the United States.
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Washington Mills
American Woolen Company
Rodriguez
Philippine Islands
Roosevelt
Philippines
Grave peril as Pelee eruption claims two thousand lives
Despatch from Castries St Lucia reports violent Pelee volcano eruption near Martinique last night with about 2000 deaths. Many Balau residents flee. British steamer Savan reaches Castries from Trinidad reporting dust cloud 20 miles south of St Vincent.
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Castries
Island of
St. Lucia
B. W
Royal Mail
Martinique
Savan
Hunter
Trinidad
St. Vincent
Freeman meeting adjourned after tied ballots in Barre
In Barre Vermont on September 4 the Freeman's meeting at Washington adjourned after many ballots failed to yield a representative. Three candidates ran so closely that no one secured a majority, leaving the town without legislative representation.
Harvard town dances and visits mark Labor Day events
The town held a hall dance on the evening of the 29th and a Labor Day dance to aid the Chemical Engine company. Visitors and residents, including Miss Pearl Dyar and families from Chelmsford, Chicago, Somerville, Cambridge, New York, Washington, and Cincinnati, spent time in town. Several locals attended the C. E. convention at Acton Centre. The season’s town schools opened on Sept 2 with good enrollment.
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Chemical Engine Company
Pearl Dyar
L. W. Dyar
Geo. F. Dyar
Ruth
Chelmsford
Herbert Sawyer
Chicago
Arthur Fisher
Somerville
J. G. Miller
S. E. Farwell
New York
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Rooevelt
Atlee
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Shah de Perse
Mortorman
David Kennedy
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ISOC
Country Life In
Ainslee
Brand Whitlock
Thirteenth District
William Dean Howells
Malachi Nolan
Norman Duncan
Newfoundland
Billy Luff
Master Goodchild
Samuel A. Wood
St. Louis
Earl W. Mayo
Woman's Commonwealth of
L. T. Smyth
R. J. Morgan
Julia Truitt Bishop
Richard Linthicum
Mexico
Henry Eliot
Donahoe’s
Donahoe
France
Anna Seaton Schmidt
John J. O'Shea
E. F. Dunne
Republic
Edith Martin Smith
Maximilian
F. M. Capes
Alice L. Milligan
Alice Furlong
Taft
W. J. Colville
Charles Brodie Patterson
Stanton Kham Davis
Carrie D. McLaughlin
A. L. Cady
Alwyn M. Thurber
Abby Morton Diaz
Myra E. Withee
Andover
Hampton Beach
Canobie Lake Park
A. G. Pollard & Co
Madras
Oxfords
Percales
Matapolans
Palmer St
Merrimack, Palmer and
Middle Streets
Bunco Game
Crooks
Mar
Tinique
Pelee Erupts
Freeman
Harvard
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