Assassination of King Humbert at Monza Italy
King Humbert was fatally shot during a prize distribution in Monza near Rome. Angelo Bressi de Prato was arrested after the attack, which occurred as the king entered his carriage amid cheering crowds. Locals described the swift aftermath and rising tension as officials met to address the shocking event.
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Trally
Humbert
Angelo Bressi de Prato
Mowaza
Daly Ac
Prato
Tuscany
Weather Indications From Waumnneaton
Waumnneaton July 27 forecast for New England predicts mostly fair conditions on Monday with a general trend toward fair weather Tuesday A fresher south wind is expected shifting to the west across the region.
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Waumnneaton
New England
Inspection dates for Portsmouth company set for August 16
Major Frank L. Kimball of Nashua, inspector of the site practice of the N. 8, N. G., announced the annual inspection schedule for brigade companies. Company B, Second Regiment, Portsmouth, will be inspected August 16 at 1 30 p m.
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Frank L. Kimball
Nashua
N. 8
N. G
Second
Portsmouth
Social week in York features Norwood fete and jail exhibit
Two major social events marked the week in York Me with a mid summer fete at Norwood's grove and an Old Jail museum exhibit of historic industries. The St George's church ladies led by Miss Edwards and Miss Cheney organized the fete, drawing a large, generous crowd and netting a substantial sum. The jail display offered a vivid look at ancient methods of carding spinning flax and wool, with York's old families in colonial dress guiding visitors. Proceeds pleased organizers as the York Historical and Improvement Society received two new donations from Bryan Lathrop Esq and George T Cheney.
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Norwood
York Iarbor
York
Old Jail
Dr. Slazen
Evelyn Hazen
Charles Grant
Renise Nutchins
Emily Hutchins
Edw
Niddy-Noddy
Imperial edict seeks peace talks as China braces
Shanghai correspondent reports a new imperial edict ordering viceroys and governors to negotiate peace with foreigners as hostage ministers are held. Officials vow to defend against foreign advance along the Yangtze and prevent any escape by foreigners. Li Huang Chang seeks retirement due to age amid rumors of uprisings along the Yangtse. Meanwhile in Santiago de Chile foreign troops and U S forces prepare for potential action as a Fifth Infantry battalion sails for the United States returning from Guantanamo and Caracoa with winter campaign gear.
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Taly
Shanghai
Daily
Exprear
Anye
Bhantung
Li Huang Chang
Tien Taiu
Pekin
Li Bang Chang
Yung-tse-Kiang
Santiago
Pe Cus
Fifth Regular Infantry
Bordon
United States
Fthe McPherson
Guantanamo
Caracoa
New York
No Proof Yet on Foreigners in Pekin Crisis
Shanghai report from the Daily Telegraph correspondent says ministers are confident but no proof exists beyond an alleged Japanese legation message dated the 19th claiming foreigners are alive. The general situation remains darkening as observers await verifiable details.
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Loxnon
Shanghai
Daily Telegraph
Pekin
Nuoner
Open Air Theatre at Central Park Draws Dover Crowds
In Dover area news, a sacred concert by Henson's American band and The Dazzler company at Central Park Open Air Theatre drew large crowds. Also report notes North Beach life saving crew to begin duties at midnight Tuesday. A young worker, Fred Biston of Somersworth, lost middle finger at a mill card room. Patrick Cassily, Dover Irish resident, died at home aged 73 years 9 months. Blueberries remain scarce across the state due to frost and low rainfall, with prices 15 to 20 cents a quart.
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Central Park
Fred Biston
Somersworth
No. 2 Mill
Patrick Cassily
Dover
Tolend Road
Henson
American Band of
Rochester
Dazzler Company
Open Air Theatre
City Directory Updates And Local News From Portsmouth
The New England Telephone directory is revised for July with 392 instruments in Portsmouth and nearby towns. Three new young men join the New Hampshire bar, including Parker and Simes, as offices expand. A modern hotel may replace the Piscataqua in Kittery under Paul Brothers and Mosars. Telephones move to number calls, watermelons appear in markets, and the quartermaster in the Philippines requires boxed reading material for shipment.
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New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Staanbacribers
Kittery
New Castle
Rye
Greenland
Peter Emery
Navy
George F. Parker
Thomas TH. Simes
Paul Brothers
Paul
Azores
Portsmouth
Philippines
Quartermaster’s Department
Maine Notes: Ship launches and local incidents
The torpedo boat Barney was launched at Bath. Gardiner’s Alton L. Jordan died in a shafting accident. Freedom farmer Eugene Botton died by self-inflicted hanging after religious excitement. Rumford Falls machinist John Bleyen killed by a belt mishap. Biddeford seeks patrol signal system and patrol wagon. Gov Powers’ 12 year old son narrowly escaped drowning at Old Orchard. Burglary and petty larceny reports rise in Biddeford and Sneo.
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Bath
Alton L. Jordan
Gardiner
Eugene Botton
John Bleyen
Rumford Falls
Gov. Powers
Maine
Old Orchard
Dangers of Chloral as a Hypnotic Drug
Professor LW Wilcox in Post Graduate warns chloral as the most popular hypnotic is also the most habit forming and unsafe. He notes clergymen, digitalis couse with chloral, and cases of fatty heart degeneration. He cites chloral derivatives like chloral amide and chloral acetate, discussing habit potential and prolonged action.
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British Medical Association
Adiminister Digitalis
Richet
LW. Wilcox
Married Men Live Long Says Berlin Scientist
An interesting Berlin study by Dr. Schwartz claims marriage aids longevity. An analysis of ages 40 to 70 shows higher marriage rates among older men and lower mortality for married individuals, with notable figures among centenarians who were not bachelors. A New York Herald note adds context on social attitudes toward marriage and aging.
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Berlin
Vybhodovtor
Srom
Meo
Ily Neat
Schwarts
de. Schwarts
New York Herald
Hood's Sarsaparilla Presents Wise Blood Advice
An old column extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as America's greatest medicine aiding blood purification. It frames good counsel as earned by experience and urged readers to profit from this tonic's virtues.
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Hood
America
Road rollers take over city streets in asphalt drive
The New York Sun describes steam powered road rollers moving through city streets, tram traffic, and right of way conflicts. Two crewmen accompany a gripman as the giant machines lumber along, crossing cable tracks and sharing lanes under their own steam.
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New York Sun
Sleep Correction by a Correct Clock
An observer notes a man who, after planning to rise at 8, mistakes his clock as half an hour fast. He wakes in the night, corrects the time in his sleep, and remains asleep until the clock silently reaches half past eight. The tale illustrates sleep physiology from Marie de Manacsine.
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Hla
Marie de Manacsine
Source of Supply in Verse and Vexed Theory
A clipped quotation from the Chicago Tribune discusses posts and the writer’s view that posts are not born or made, with a weary interlocutor noting a recent shift in belief that they may be neither born nor made. The fragment hints at literary debate over origins and craft.
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Erltiv
Chicago Tribune
Clever Buffalo pair fleece painter for quick cash
Two Buffalo men recruit a street painter and promise $25 a week for a set output of water color portraits. The painter creates 100 works in five days, disappears with the money, and the pair sells every piece, netting $4,000 in two weeks before the artist reemerges as a dime museum announcer.
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Centra
Tio
Main Street
Buffalo News
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