Outbreak at Beirut sparks deadly ethnic clash
A Beirut riot between Christians and Mussulmans erupted after a Muslim shot a Christian at the American college. The fight drew troops, left several dead and wounded, and raised fears of wider disturbances across the Turkish empire as foreign fleets gather near Beirut and nearby cities.
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Constantinople
Beirut
Mussulmans
Mussulman
American College
United States
Brooklyn
Cotton
Wall
Paris
Foreign Office
Wiped Out San Miguel Destroyed by Hurricane
A New Orleans Record Herald telegraph reports San Miguel on the Yucatan coast was flattened by a hurricane with no survivors seen. The Breakwater crew found the town in ruins on its voyage from New Orleans to Belise, marking the historic site where Cortez first landed in Mexico. The disaster elicits widespread casualties along the Mexican coast.
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Chicago
New Orleans
Record-Herald
San Miguel
Yucatan
Belise
Mexico
Cortez
Mexican
Three Days Drunks Before Judge Hadley
A three days collection of drunks was presented to Judge Hadley in the police court this morning. A lengthy blotter lists thirty four names from various backgrounds. First offenders, including one woman, were released with two dollar fines for eight others. Mary Stuart and Mary Platt faced workhouse terms, with Platt appealing to the superior court. Several others received jail sentences, probation, or suspension as the court handled the mixed case.
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Hadley
Gideon T. Miles
Robert J. Miles
Walter Miles
Joseph Cowan
Joseph Dubois
Daniel E. Simms
Plaistow
N. H
Martin Brydon
Thomas F. Mulligan
Mary Stuart
Mary J. Foley
Mary A. Platt
Mary Whitely
D. J. Donahue
Michael A. Gilligan
Thomas McDermott
State Farm
Three Arrested in Halle for insulting Emperor William
In Halle Prussia dated Sept 8 three men and two women were arrested for insulting Emperor William. The exact act is not detailed. Also noted Lake Winnipesaukee excursion from Lowell on Sept 15 with a $1.50 round trip via the Boston and Maine railroad.
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Halle
Prussia
William
Setember
Lake Winnipesaukee
Lowell
Boston & Maine Railroad
Fire destroys Allegheny Transfer stables in Pittsburg
A morning fire at the Allegheny Transfer company stables at Sixteenth and Liberty streets, Pittsburg, caused extensive damage across a block. Losses reach at least 263000 with about 60 horses dead or fatally injured and 50 to 60 wagons and storage buildings destroyed, plus damage to several nearby firms and dwellings.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny Transfer Company
Sixteenth
Liberty Streets
Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Streets
Liberty Avenue
Spring Alley
James Sands
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Comstock Brass Manufacturing Company
Theumber Manufacturing Company
Beckwith Death Date Dispute Tangles Big Inheritance
New York news notes a court bid to set the date of Arthur Beckwith’s death for estate tax purposes. Beckwith, an artist from a prominent family, vanished from an asylum in 1894 and was later found in Havana, then housed at Sanford asylum. Leonard Beckwith, his brother, died in 1895. Administrators seek to establish precedence of Arthur’s death date to shift most fortunes to Leonard’s heirs.
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New York
Arthur Beckwith
Sanford Hall Asylum
Flushing
L. I
Leonard Forbes Beckwith
Subway Commission
Leonard
Litchfield
Conn
Havana
Cuba
Squalor
Sanford
Woman Shot Protecting Husband as Union Men Attack Suspect
In Chicago on September 8 a young wife, Ida Reichstein, 33, was shot in the right side while shielding her husband from an armed assailant, saloon keeper Rudolph Hoppe. Hoppe fled to his saloon after firing at Reichstein, where a crowd of union cornice workers beat him until police intervened. The quarrel began in Reichstein’s rooms and culminated with Hoppe firing twice and Reichstein stepping forward as a shield. The injured woman’s prospects were described as dire by physicians.
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Chicago
Ida Reichstein
Rudolph Hoppe
Hoppe
Reichstein
Cornice
Chicago university to explore near ancient Babylon
President Harper of Chicago University secured the Sultan of Turkey’s consent for an expedition to the area around ancient Babylon. The project begun in July 1900 has culminated in a formed party that will depart this fall to seek Nebuchadnezzar era temple ruins and the tomb of Abraham.
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Chicago
Harper
Chicago University
Turkey
Babylon
University of Chicago
Nebuchadnezzar
Abraham
Middlesex Grand Jury Opens Session at Court House
The Middlesex county grand jury sits this week at the court house with Judge Frederick Lawton opening the session. Clerk Ambrose calls the roll. all respond except Andrew J. Burnett of Melrose. Jurors listed include Franklin Jaquith foreman and Charles F. Varnum among others. They will adjourn to Cambridge and the fall term begins Monday for Lowell cases.
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Middlesex County
Court House
Frederick Lawton
Ambrose
Andrew J. Burnett
Melrose
Cambridge
Superior Criminal Court
Lowell
Franklin Jaquith
Foreman
Billerica
Frank P. Lemont
Clerk
Waltham
James A. Bailey
Arlington
George W. Blanchard
Winchester
Charles W. Clark
Malden
George M. Cloyes
Somerville
John P. Dailey
Lexington
William F. Davis
Newton
Charles P. ¥Arnsworth
Lincoln
Irving L. Hodgdon
Bedford
John T. Kennedy
Ashland
Russell Robb
Concord
Louis E. Roberts
Weston
Herbert C. Rockwood
Groton
Ralph C. Roundy
Dunstable
Edward J. Ryan
Marlborough
Anthony J. Sylvester
Addison Twining
Burlington
Charles F. Varnum
Daniel J. Wetherbee
Acton
Dexter C. Whittemore
Carlisle
Suicide of Mrs. Helen Worthington Purinton
Helen Worthington Purinton, wife of Col. Holman Purinton, a social figure in Masonic and national guard circles, killed herself at home last night. Despondency from ill health and fear of a surgical operation were cited as factors, using a 38 caliber army revolver given by her husband’s Knight Templar comrades before she left for the Philippines three years ago.
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Chicago
Helen Worthington Purinton
Col
Holman Purinton
Masonic
National Guard
Knight Templar
Philippines
Purinton
Trade union congress denounces Chamberlain fiscal policy
At Leicester today President Hornidge warned that Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's proposed fiscal changes threaten the nation. He backed old age pensions and attacked free trade ideas as harmful, noting land laws as a major misery source. A near unanimous resolution condemning the change was carried and to be sent to Chamberlain.
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Leicester
Eng
Trades Union Congress
Hornidge
Chamberlain
City of Everett Burns After Oil Steamer Explosion at Port Arthur
Standard Oil steamer City of Everett, loaded with 12,000,000 gallons of oil, caught fire from an explosion last night and is burning at the dock near Port Arthur. The ship had cleared yesterday for New York. No loss of life reported so far.
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Port Arthur
Te Sd
Standard Oil Company
City of Everett
New York
Under Suspicion in Chicago City Railway Murders
James Redmond alias William ONeil and Arthur Tibbetts were arrested on charges of complicity in murders at Chicago City Railway barns a week earlier. The case hinges on circumstantial evidence, notably Redmonds recent heavy spending. Redmond formerly resided in Kansas City and faced a prior 1900 murder trial for a girl named Schumacher, from which he was acquitted. Tibbetts was detained due to Redmonds residence in his home.
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Chicago
James Redmond
Wm. O'Neil
Arthur Tibbetts
Chicago City Railway Company
Redmond
Kansas City
Schumacher
Tibbetts
Baker Hosts Labor Day Guests At Groton School Ties
Mr and Mrs J Avison Baker entertained over Labor Day with guests Masters Burt and Everett Warren sons of the famed Dr Warren of Groton school. The boys are chums of T Roosevelt Jr and appear in social circles of prominence.
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J. Avison Baker
Burt and
Everett Warren
Dr. Warren
Groton School
T. Roosevelt, Jr
Cambridge Senator Apsey Declines Renomination Bid
Chairman Dal linger of the Republican city committee received a letter from Senator Apsey representing Cambridge in the state legislature. He states he will not seek re nomination to the Senate this year.
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Cambridge
Dallinger
Republican City Committee
Apsey
Senate
First Ww Co Tu season meeting set for Sept 10
The first business meeting of the season will be held at 145 Merrimack street on Thursday September 10 at 3 o clock. A full attendance is earnestly desired and all women are cordially invited.
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Merrimack Street
Baskerville AP Operator Dies of Spotted Fever at Missoula
Missoula Montana September 8 J R Baskerville an Associated Press operator with a Washington D C home died here tonight from spotted fever a strange Montana malady caused by a wood tick bite He fell ill after returning from a mountain outing.
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Missoula
Mont
J. R. Baskerville
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Montana
Baskerville
President Roosevelt Arrives in Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt reached Oyster Bay New York at 9 57 a m in the morning amid a calm arrival noted at the local station. He planned a day of rest and informal engagements with residents and supporters.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Desperate Fight by Hoboes in Box Car Near Newport
Two men seized a box car on an eastbound freight near Newport Maine at dawn. Officers and trainmen forced them to retreat after gunfire wounded Officer George S. Cole. the wounded officer and the attackers fled toward Dexter, leaving behind a dynamite stick in a stocking. Authorities suspect tramp cracksmen linked to recent break-ins in Eastern Maine.
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Newport
Dexter
Maine
Offi
Cer
George S. Cole
Cole
Nashua City Clerk Survives Fatal Car Wreck
George W. Bowler city clerk of Nashua was aboard a wrecked eastbound car near Pelham with fellow traveler Joseph Mason from Fall River. Bowler escaped unharmed after the roof crushed the vehicle and the motorman was killed. The crash killed and injured others, including the Paradis girls, as rescuers and doctors were summoned. Bowler helped organize aid and relayed news to his wife while the incident unfolded.
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Nashua
George W. Bowler
Bowler
Fall River
Joseph Mason
Joe
Mason
Pelham
Lowell
Oak View Farm
Paradis
Haverhill
Condition of Victims in Pelham Accident Update
Victims in the Pelham crash show improvement despite Mrs. Charles Gilbert remaining unchanged. Mrs. George G. Andrews improved and recovery expected, while Postmaster George Gilman Andrews’ body was sent to Nashua and then Hudson for burial. Mrs. James Dillon and Mrs. Sylvia Gilbert bodies were moved to their homes, and Gabriel A. Collett’s funeral was held. Dr. Greeley investigates causes for a report to County Solicitor Wason. private inquiry with no press details. road settlements noted. Claim Agent Rockwell and followers visited to settle claims.
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Pelham
Charles Gilbert
Gilbert
George G. Andrews
George Gilman Andrews
Nashua
O'Donnell
Hudson
N. H
James Dillon
West Brookfield
Mass
Sylvia Gilbert
Gabriel A. Collett
Louis Geronzague
Greeley
Edward S. Wason
New Hampshire
Rockwell
Normal School final exams and staff notes amid fall term
The final entrance examinations for the State normal school occur today and continue tomorrow. Regular classes resume Thursday. About 50 students are writing this forenoon, with the entering class expected near 80. Only staff change is the resignation of music director Miss Vesta Sawtelle, due to marriage. Law’s successor not yet appointed.
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State Normal School
Vesta Sawtelle
Law
Wreck Near Pelham Involving Michael Glynn
Fragmented report notes Michael Glynn involved in a wreck near Pelham with falling timber and injuries. The article mentions George Leander wounded and another person unconscious, with details scattered and unclear about location, team or officials.
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Michael Glynn
Pelham
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Sarandos Kursulas
Thomas Greves
Tyngsboro
B. Cosurn
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Home Again
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