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Newspaper

Portsmouth Herald

Location

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1902

Page

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Exeter Happenings School Improvements For Opening Of Full Term

Exeter reports a new term with three new teachers, extensive exterior repainting, and a $1500 town appropriation funding improvements. A four room, two story schoolhouse replaces the old brick on Park street, costing $5150 with steam heat and strong ventilation, plus a 10 foot front corridor and multiple recitation rooms. Gale broadens his canvass with an open letter on liquor, receiving 150 replies split between Gale supporters and undecided voters, while liquor-law reform gains attention. The Exeter Opera House season opens Sept 18 with Daniel Sully in The Parish Priest, expected to be a standout. Mrs Anna M. Cammett, 31, burial at Exeter cemetery. Rev. William Woods officiates. Shipping activity includes the Kazie J. Call loading leather, while Herman F Kimball and barge traffic unload coal. Democratic caucus set for tomorrow 6–9 pm. 311 names on the check list. Woman’s Christian Temperance Union meets Wednesday at 3 pm with officers to be elected.

Park Street Winter Street Stephen H. Gale New Hampshire Bachelder Gale Exeter Kazie J. Call Newark Herman F Kimball Merrill News-Letter Cotton Mill Woman's Christian Temperance Union Rosa Akerman

Kittery News Roundup Notes Local Events and School Exams

Attorney Charles C Smith returns from Boston trip as New Castle ferry service is paused briefly. The Kittery Port fishing line PAP has brisk activity for the season. Entrance exams for Kittery High School will be at nine in the morning Wednesday with only notified students allowed. Church attendance was strong on Sunday. Local youths watched a Portsmouth baseball game, applauding GF Carman for catching for the Portsmouth team. The crack Kittery members continue to be active locally.

Charles C. Smith Boston New Castle Ferry Kittery Ukth School Te School Board Kittery Portsmouth GF. Carman Crack Kittery

Bowling Team Plans Reorganization and Concert Event

The bowling team from last winter moves toward reorganization with several members already starting practice. A large advance sale of tickets for a Wentworth Hall event on September 12 features top local singers with a promising musical program for fans.

Wentworth Hall

New Castle News From Newington September Update

The hotel and cottages stay open until the 1st or 3rd of the month. Wentworth links golf season ends with a win over Portsmouth. Walter Clarke leads as manager William K Hill. Gardner City hosts Walter Clarke in fall championship. Fort Constitution will gain drill ground and barracks. forts changes relocate hotels and cottages. Frederick Hill and family remain at Johnson cottage until October. Miss Katherine Furman and Miss Christine Bumpus visit Curtis for two weeks. U A M fair opens tomorrow with Portsmouth youths presenting a comedy. Mrs. John Hasbrook back from Dover. Hasbrooks to Chicago Tuesday. Fort Constitution detachment of soldiers arrives. William Furber of Portsmouth visits town. William Fulton of Epping vacations with family.

Newington Wentworth Links Portsmouth Wiliam K. Hill Walter Clarke Gardner City Frederick Hill Johnson Cottage Katherine Furman Christine A. Bumpus Curtis George Tarlton William Fulton Epping

Newington Residents Return and Local School Opens

Newington residents return from summer visits to Chelsea Boston and Newark. Hannah Pickering dies in Epping. Badger family visits Portsmouth then returns home. Hodges family from Attleboro stay with Coleman. Russell Staples returns from South Eliot. Mrs Pickering and children back from Newark. Sophia Hoyt resumes teaching at Haverhill. Hoyt boys visit Eliot. Ephraim Doawn ing burial in Newington cemetery. School opens with Greenough grammar and Hanscom Portsmouth primary. Moody Brooks Frink Badger start Portsmouth High. Packard family to Boston area.

Newington Charles Nutter Nutter Great Bay Chelsea Mass Hannah Pickering Epping Wwtusseil Badger Ralph Earl Coleman Portsmouth Edward Hodges Attleboro Enoch Coleman Russell Staples South Eliot William ©. Pickering George W. Pickering Newark N. J Sophia Hoyt Haverhill Manning Hoyt Warren Nutter Herbert Pickering Eliot Ephraim Doawning Brentwood Greenough Jennie Hanscom Freely Moody Roy Brooks Simms Frink Florence Badger Stillman Packard Boston

Brothers Byrne stage riotous New Eight Bells at Music Hall

The famous Brothers Byrne wow the crowd with the latest edition of their pan tomime comedy New Eight Bells at Music Hall. New features include the Martetles unicycle riders a sensational ship wreck fire scene and animated statues drawing hearty applause.

Byrnne Byrne

Gilnockie steam yacht arrives for launch on Winnepesaukee

Mrs. George W. Armstrong introduces her new $25,000 steam yacht Gilnockie at Laronia, delivered by special train. John H. Dow of Lakeport will launch it on Take Winnepesaukee Tuesday. The yacht, transported on three flat cars from Portsmouth, is expected to be among the lake’s fastest and most handsome craft.

Laronia George W. Armstrong Winnepesaukee John H. Dow Lakeport Portsmouth

Seventh Annual Field Meeting A New Hampshire Women's Club Event

The seventh annual field meeting of the New Hampshire Women's club will be held at the Profile House in the White Mountains from Sept 23 to 25. Excursions to the Old Man of the Mountain and trips to Franconia and Bethlehem are planned, with programs including discussions on rural school needs and reports from federation delegates. Special railroad rates and hotel packages are offered for attendees, with a large turnout encouraged.

New Hampshire Profile House New Hampshire Women’s Club White Mountains Oscar Fhime Washington Franconia Bethlehem Federation Mrests Ssave Ambler Gilman Meredith Manchester Musical Club Connell General Federation of Women’s Clubs Los Angeles National Conference of Charities and Corrections Detroit Lillian Streeter Concord New England Federation George Channing Darling Providence R. L Portsmouth Intergale Junction Fabyan

Freeman's Point Construction Advances and Wharf Completion

At Freeman's Point brick work resumes after delays with seventy five masons at work. The night crush er operation is temporarily suspended. Three more side tracks added to White Mountain Paper plant freight lines, some running through buildings. A new crib wharf near the plant is completed aside from top planking, providing a strong landing for large ships along the waterfront.

White Mountain Paper Company

Abenaqui Club Defeats Portsmouth at Country Club Links

The Abenaqui golf team defeated Portsmouth Country Club at the Country Club Links on Saturday afternoon.

Abenaqui Club Portsmouth Country Club Country Club Links

Movements of Naval Vessels Reported at Sea and Shore

The Navy Department notes cruiser Buffalo reaching Colombo on the way home from the Philippines, San Francisco departing the Azores for Norfolk, Mohican arriving in San Francisco, Atlanta sailing from Port Trinidad to Montevideo, and torpedo boat squadron arriving in New York. Two vessels were placed out of commission: torpedo boat Farragut at Mare Island and the colier Almonda at Norfolk. Torpedo boat destroyer Perry was commissioned at Mare Island, manned by Farragut’s crew.

Navy Department Buffalo Colombo Philippines San Francisco Azores Norfolk Mohican Atlanta Port Trin Montevideo Aotilla New York Farragut Mare Island Perry Mare Island Navy Yard

Navy Yard Pay Day and Yard Activity Report

Laborers and mechanics receive pay at the Navy Yard on Wednesday. Rivet heater Robert Anderson joins shipfitting. Edward Leslie from steam engineering is on sick leave. James McCarthy Jr reports to construction and repair. Electrician Haber of the U S 3 Vixen on furlough in Brooklyn. William Barrett of equipment electrical force rests in Lawrence, Massachusetts. machinist William Kelley off sick at home. Boiler maker Carleton of gun boat Vixen on furlough in Hast Loston and Chelsea, Massachusetts. Steamer Alice Howard hauled for repairs. workers ferried between yard and dock via ferry and electric lines. Yard cars in use across the yard. Leadingman Ernest Jackson buys house in Rogers Road, Kittery. Yards and docks crew preparing mud and rock sites for a wall. Dry dock readying for U S S Raleigh. largest ship since docking of transport Resolute. Large rowboat taken for repairs. Skipper Shields plans to race the Kearsarge again. Electrical work sets up lighting and power across yards and docks. pumping station on Seavey’s Island to feed standpipe. Wiremen install power to general store and elevators for moving stores. Building material from Boston and Maine railroad distributed by switching crew. U S Vinen baseball club plays stone cutters and Eagle. losses noted but praised for effort. Yankton’s representation still awaited.

Robert Anderson Edward Leslie James McCarthy, Jr Department of Construction and Repair Electrician Haber Brooklyn William Barrett Equipment Electrical Force Lawrence Mass William KR. Kelley Department of Steam Engineering Varasaml Duchs Ernest Jackson Steam Engineering Rogers Road Kittery Scan U.S. S Raleigh Shields Kearsarge Seavey's Island Boston and Maine Railroad Portsmouth U. S Vinen Stone Cutters Eagle

Ready to Give Gates All the Colorado Coal and Fuel Fight

The article centers on Gates as the central figure in a fierce Colorado coal and fuel dispute. It details political pressure, industry stakes, and responses from opponents while outlining the broader regional impact and potential outcomes.

Denver man Osgood claims victory over Gates in coal and tel case

John C. Osgood of Denver boasts the record of besting John W. Gates. He says the Colgvale coal and tel incident is not closed but is ready to give Gates all the gut he wants, while he remains unconcerned.

John C. Osgood Denver John W. Gates Colgvale Osgood Gates

Figures in Battle Poem From Baltimore American

A verse by Josh Wink portrays a captain and his foe in a siege, both using arithmetic to reckon casualties and powder costs. The dialogue blends nautical imagery with math problems to conclude that all hands are dead, critiquing war’s cost and folly.

Josh Wink Baltimore American

G A R National Encampment Plans Noted for Oct Washington

State G A R headquarters announce the thirty six th national encampment will be held in Washington D C during the week of October 6. The New Hampshire delegation and companions depart Concord by special train October 6 at 3 P M and Manchester at 3 30 P M. An encampment ticket form is issued with a round trip rate of 11 73 from Concord. Tickets are valid October 3 to 7 with return by October 14.

Washington D. C New Hampshire Concord Manchester

Naval Transfers and Assignments Short List

Lieutenant C F Kempff detached from the Albatross and ordered to the office of naval defense San Francisco. Surgeon R M Kennedy moves from the Franklin to the Newport torpedo station relieving Assistant Surgeon J J Snyder who goes to the naval hospital Philadelphia. Chief Carpenter P T Ward retired from the Cincinnati to home. Chief Sailmaker F Watson from the Hartford awaiting orders. Warrant Machinist R B Smith assigned to ships Naval Academy.

C. F. Kempff Albatross Office of Naval Defense San Francisco R. M. Kennedy Franklin Newport Torpedo Station J. J. Snyder Naval Hospital Philadelphia P.T. Ward Cincinnati F. Watson Hartford R. B. Smith Naval Academy

Cured Hemorrhages of the Lungs Claim by Wood Man

A. M. Ake of Wood Indiana reports severe lung hemorrhages years ago. After unsuccessful treatment by several physicians he used Foley's Honey and Tar. He states his lungs are now as sound as a bullet and recommends the remedy for advanced lung trouble. Phil brick's pharmacy.

A. M. Ake Wood Ind Foley Philbrick

General Gale looms large in governor bid in state

General Stephen H. Gale of Rockingham County has boosted his gubernatorial campaign with strong support across the state. Friends say the outlook is favorable as firemen prepare their apparatus for the eighteenth event.

Stephen H. Gale Rockingham County

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Victor Disk Talking Machine Canneys Music Store Congress Street IS. K. Ames Vermont Portamouth Ames’ Butter and FA Store Fitchburg Leominster Quincy Dover Gloucester Westfield Newburyport Woburo Northampton A. P. Wendell & Co Market Square Des Ain Thomas G. Lester Water Street State Street Gen. Gale Exeter Opera House Arthur Vaughan Daniel Sully Anna M. Cammett Fred W. Lammett William Woods Methodist Church Cammett C. Warren Carrie A. Colbath New Castle Freeman's Point The Abenaqui Adams Sulloway Parker Straw Brooks J. W. Washburn Leavitt Sides C. Washburn Bennett McDonough Armatrong Navy Yard Carleton Vixen Hast Loston Alice Howard Colorado G. A. R. National Encampment NAVAL Squamscott Withey Eter Ww.e
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