Captain Strong Charged With Grand Larceny in Jewel Theft
New York July 21 A formal complaint of grand larceny was filed against former captain Putman Bradlee Strong by May Yoke former wife of Lord Francis Hope. Yoke with her mother and lawyer reported jewels valued at 250000 missing from Knickerbocker Safe Deposit safes and pawn tickets for 100000 recovered. A general arrest warrant was issued for Strong who recently vanished from Hastings home.
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New York
Putman Bradlee Strong
May Yoke
Lord Francis Hope
Strong
Hastings
Miss Yoke
Fifty Drowned In Hamburg Barge Collision
The Primus excursion steamer from Buxtehude was cut in two by the tug Hansa on the Elbe at 12 30 am and sank. About fifty people drowned with thirteen bodies recovered. survivors describe a sudden disaster with boilers exploding and passengers dancing on deck. Divers had retrieved forty five bodies and more may be found when the wreck is floated.
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Hamburg
Primus
Hine
Hansa
Elbe
Buxtehude
Blankenez
Father shoots son in self defense during brutal home attack
A confrontation escalated when a son attacked his father with a sledge hammer and the father, defending himself, shot the son dead after the assailant forced entry to a bedroom. The father was injured and hospitalized under police guard.
Admiral Crowninshield Sails From Christiana for Chatham
Rear Admiral Crowninshield sailed yesterday from Christiana Norway with the European squadron headed for Chatham England. The fleet includes the Chicago San Francisco and the Haineis. Haine is to enter the dry dock at Chatham immediately. Arrival is timed for the August 11 coronation ceremonies with a possible attendance at the naval demonstration aboard the Chicago.
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Washington
Crowninshield
Christiana
Norway
Chatham
England
Chicago
San Francisco
Haineis
Mackay's Burial Remains to Leave London for New York
London July 21 The remains of John W. Mackay of San Francisco will be taken to New York for interment in Greenwood cemetery Brooklyn. The exact date of removal and funeral arrangements will be decided after his son Clarence arrives in London, having sailed from New York on Saturday.
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London
John W. Mackay
San Francisco
New York
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Clarence
Dutch Column Surprised in Sumatra Operation
A Brussels telegram from Afchin in Sumatra reports a Dutch column was surprised by the enemy. Lieut Bruyn and eleven soldiers were killed and two officers wounded. The enemy reportedly had twenty four.
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Brussels
Afchin
Sumatra
Baseball scores from yesterday National and New England leagues
National League games featured Brooklyn 10 Philadelphia 1 in Brooklyn and Chicago 3 at Boston with Philadelphia 11 Cleveland 1 in Philadelphia, St Louis 2 Cincinnati 7 in St Louis, Baltimore and Detroit 8 and 2 at Baltimore and Washington 2 St Louis 1 in Washington. New England League results include Concord Fall River rained out, Manchester 2 Waverhill 1 in Manchester, Nashua 5 Lawrence 3 in Nashua, and Lowell 0 Dover 2 in Lowell.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston
Chicago
Phildelphia
Cleveland
Baltmore
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Concord
Manchester
Waverhill
Nashua
Lawrence
Lowell
Dover
Glass murder case postponed to August 25 in Dover
In Dover New Hampshire on July 21 the case of Martin A Glass charged with the murder of his brother George A Glass and with assault on his mother was continued until August 25 due to the mother's continued confinement to her room from injuries inflicted by her son.
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Dover
N. H
Martin A. Glass
George A. Glass
Father Kills Son in Desperate Home Battle
Chicago July 21 Patrick McCann seventy five shot and killed his nineteen year old son William after a quarrel at 219 West Kinsey street. William, armed with a heavy sledge hammer, defied his father who ordered him from the home, ending in a fatal confrontation with the elder McCann.
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Chicago
William
Patrick McCann
West Kinsey Street
Wiliam
Smuggling Case Nets Four Chinamen and Two Others
Newport, July 21 Four Chinamen and two other persons are jailed here after a capture by Deputy Collector Charles W Bailey of Newport. They allegedly smuggled Chinamen from Canada into the United States near Eden. The group includes Ernest Ryan and Martin Butler of Montreal. All were given a hearing and held in 500 dollars each for further proceedings.
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Newport
United States Customs
Charles W. Bailey
United States
Canada
Treasury
Ernest Ryan
Martin Butler
Montreal
Eden
Surgeon General O'Reilly Named To Succeed Forwood
Washington July 21 Colonel R M O Reilly is designated as surgeon general of the army to succeed General Forwood who retires September 7. O Reilly will serve until January 1909. He entered the service as a medical cadet in 1864 and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania medical department.
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Washington
R. M. O'Reilly
Army
Forwood
O'Reilly
Lave
Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Water Still Rising in Peorla as River Reaches Ten-Year High
The Incis river tonight climbs to twenty one and four tenths feet above low water, the highest level in ten years. Peorla, UL reports residents brace for further rise as authorities monitor the flood outlook.
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Peorla
Incis
Press Congress Opens In Berne With NY Leader Appointed
The International Press CONATORR opened in Berne Switzerland on July 21 with Walter Williams of New York named among the appointed vice presidents.
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Berne
Switzerland
International Press Conatorr
Walter Williams
New York
Awful Crime in Halifax Man Kills Wife Then Sleeps
George William Cook a retired British soldier is under arrest in Halifax on murder charges for slaying his wife of six weeks with a razor. He calmly went to bed beside the bloodied scene after the act and said he loved her and would die for her. He is about forty five and claimed a wife in New Brunswick.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
George William Cook
Albermarle Street
Body of Miss Bessie Chase Reached Malden
The body of Miss Bessie Chase arrived in Malden Massachusetts in a sealed coffin this afternoon and was taken to her family home. Her uncle accompanied the casket from Portsmouth. A floral tribute was sent by the Isles of Shoals hotel manager where Miss Chase worked. The funeral is at Centre Methodist church tomorrow at one and burial will follow Wednesday in Provincetown with services in that town.
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Malden
Maas
Bessie Chase
Miss Chase
Portsmouth
Isles of Shoals
Centre Methodist Church
Punitive Expedition Leaves Chindo for Barno in Angola
Lisbon reports a punitive force of three hundred Europeans and seven hundred natives has departed Chindo for Barno to quell a native uprising in Angola. Traders unable to flee are said to have been captured and mutilated by the natives.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Zambesi
Chindo
Barno
Angola
Calamity at Isles of Shoals Drowns Many Young People
The city feels the Isles of Shoals drowning tragedy as a calamity. Several victims were well known here. While criticism is hard, the incident appears not to be due to anyone's fault. It was an accident from circumstances unlikely to recur.
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Isles of Shoals
Peple
Lawrence Dally Eagle
Waterworks and Railways Reach Agreement on Y Line
Exeter Waterworks and the Exeter, Wampton and Amesbury railway reach a settlement with Portsmouth and Exeter Street Railways. The water company agrees to water gate matters and minor issues, permitting resumption of work and dissolution of the injunction.
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Exeter
Wampton
Town of South Hampton sued for injuries on Woodman road
Sheriff M M Collis has not served the town clerk with process. A suit for 1000 damages is filed against the town of South Hampton for injuries to Thomas Thompson of Amesiniry Massachusetts. He says he was thrown from a team on Woodman road after his horse broke through a weakened plank of a small bridge. The town allegedly is responsible for the highway defect.
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M. M Collis
South Hampton
Thomas Thompson
Amesiniry
Mass
Woodman Road
State agent investigates Hampton killing report
State fish and game official John W. Elkins has been in Hampton for several days examining the reported killing. His investigation focuses on locating details and gathering evidence about the incident and its circumstances.
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John WH. Elkins
State Fish and Game Commission
Hampton
Deers Shot Near Hampton In Marshes
Report from Hampton recounts a hunter observing a deer at close range with a field glass when a rifle shot rang out. The animal was killed by two men who fled the scene. Authorities informed Mr. Elkins. suspects not yet identified and face heavy penalties if captured.
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Hampton
Elkins
New Hampshire Music Teachers Festival at The Weirs
The New Hampshire Music Teachers Association announces a festival at The Weirs from Aug 4 to 8. E H Hood leads, with Miss Mary Phillips Webster lecturing in Boston on clavichord harpsichord spinet and original instruments. Wednesday features In a Persian Garden with lead soloists Hilddegarde Hoffman Adelaide Griggs John Young Frederick Martin and Anna Melendy as accompanist. Emanuel Fiedler will give a violin recital before the song cycle. Thursday includes violin vocal and pianoforte recitals and a grand miscellany by twenty-piece festival orchestra. Friday afternoon offers an orchestral concert, concluding with Verdi Manzoni Requiem directed by Henri G Blaisdell.
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New Hampshire Music Teachers’ Association
Weirs
E. H. Hood
Nashua Public Schools
Nashua
Hildegarde Hoffman
Adelaide Griggs
John Young
Frederick Martin
Anna Melendy
Emanuel Fiedler
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Henri G. Blaisdell
New Yorker arraigned in Dover for freight car break in
Thomas Budling of New York, claiming Portsmouth birth, was arraigned in Dover on a charge of breaking and entering a Boston & Maine freight car in the upper yard and stealing shoes. He pleaded not guilty and was held on $500 bail for the September term, with default commitment to jail.
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Thomas Budling
New York
Portsmouth
Dover
Boston & Maine
Budiong
Summer Visitors and Cottage Openings in Kittery Point
Mrs Warner and four children travel to Princeton after visiting Mrs Goodwin on Gerrish Island. Mrs Chase and Miss Chase visit Boston for two weeks. Mrs Newton visits Dornish Island. Mrs Belcher and Edna of South Boston stay with the Favours. Almon Fernald and son Theodore visit Crockett's Neck. Mrs Cutts and daughters visit Reading. John Tobey visits parents in the village. Belle McClure hosts a Gerrish Island tea this Tuesday. Most summer cottages are now open for the season.
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Warner
C. J. Favour
Almon Fernald
Theodore
Belle McClure
Gerrish Island
Long Trolley Tour Reaches Portsmouth on Way to Portland
J. M. Jordan of Elizabethport New Jersey conducting a trolley journey to Portland Maine passed through Portsmouth on Monday afternoon. His guidebook notes that the New Hampshire Gazette is the oldest paper in America and he stopped at its office to obtain a copy.
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J. M. Jordan
Elizabethport
N. J
Portland
Portsmouth
Ill Fate of William Frazier After Dynamite Blast
William Frazier remains critically ill at Cottage Hospital from injuries sustained when a dynamite cracker exploded on the eve of the Fourth. Blood poisoning developed despite care, after an earlier belief he had passed the crisis. The period of lamentation among the Hebrews began Monday at sundown and will continue until August 12 at sundown.
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William Frazier
Cottage Hospital
Mr. Frazer
Moody presses for completion of new dry docks
Secretary Moody aims to finish the dry docks at the Charlestown and local yards at once to speed up repairs for battleships. He shifted Charlestown work to Philadelphia’s City Securities and Trust to accelerate progress, citing limited Atlantic coast capacity. The plan seeks to balance ship repair by routing work to Portsmouth and Boston yards once docks are ready, ensuring ongoing local employment.
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Moody
Charlestown
Navy Department
City Securities and Trust Company
Philadelphia
Atlantic
New York Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Boston
Chalestown
Arrivals at the Ocean Wave base on Saturday
RYE NORTH BEACH list shows W. F. Locke of Boston A F Robertson and wife from Montreal with two Roby children Miss Blanche Street Miss Nora Street and others from Washington D C Mr and Mrs Charles A Roby Miss Roby Miss Katherine Toby Luther A Roby Miss Millie Griffin from Nashua G B Young of Brookline Miss Clara Payson from Wolfboro arrival noted at the Ocean Wave base on Saturday
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Ocean Wave
W. 5. Locke
Boston
A. F. Robertson
Montreal
Blanche Street
Nora Street
Washington, D. C
Charles A. Roby
Roby
Katherine Toby
Luther A. Roby
Millie Griffin
Nashua
G. B. Young
Brookline
Clara Payson
Wolfboro
Proposed Golf League Unites Seacoast Clubs for Play
Efforts are underway to form a golf league bringing Portsmouth and Exeter clubs together with Abenaqui of Rye Beach Wentworth at New Castle and the York Beach club.
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Portsmouth
Exeter
Rye Beach
Wentworth l
New Castle
York Beach
Fifty-Eight Drowned In Volga Ferry Disaster
A ferry boat sinking on the River Volga at Beresniki results in fifty-eight harvesters drowning. The ongoing cool weather is noticeably affecting beach conditions.
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St. Petersburgh
Volga
Beresniki
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