Regatta Opens on Clear Connecticut Waters in Springfield
The final day of the national regatta began with ideal conditions on the Connecticut River. Oarsmen warmed up as Bennett, defending champion and local favorite, stretched out for the senior event amid strong showings by the Spring field crew. The course was adjusted by officials to ensure a lively race with active shells and launches present.
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Springfeld
Mass
Connecticut
Bennett
Springfield
Amputation for Niemetz After East Haven Crash
In New Haven on August 15 at Dr Cheney private sanitarium, Brooklyn man Mr Niemetz, hurt in the East Haven accident Thursday night, had a foot amputated due to crushing damage. He recovered from the operation and is expected to continue toward recovery. The racing car owner remains undisclosed, linked to Granite Bay hotel circles. Franklin J. Donlin, the car’s driver, also injured with rib strain and other injuries.
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New Haven
Cheney
Niemetz
Brooklyn
East Haven
Granite Bay
Franklin J. Donlin
Holbrook
Donlin
Skeletons Found Linked to Fort St Charles Discovery
Winnipeg report says bones of Jean Baptiste de la Verandrye and Father Auinean, found by St Boniface college priests with Judge Prudhomme, mark the site of Fort St Charles built in 1732 by Stour de la Verandrye. Jean Baptiste was twenty, son of the exiled. The Roman Catholic church preserves the memory of Indians victims and notes prior efforts to identify the scene.
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Winnipeg
Jean Baptiste de la Verandrye
Father Auinean
St Boniface College of
Prudhomme
Fort St Charles
Stour de la
Heir Expected in Holland Queen Wilhelmina Motherhood Announcement
In Apeldoorn on August 15 1901 it is announced Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands is expected to become a mother. The notice mentions Meriden lodge and a preliminary filing with the secretary of state for a club Rouse Bere project valued at 25000 dollars.
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Quen Wilhelmina
Apeldoorn
The
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Hol
Meriden
Secretary of State
Rouse Bere
Firebarn Suspect Thomas Madigan Captured Near Westbrook
Madison Connecticut Aug 15 Thomas Madigan was arrested at daybreak in a Westbrook barn on suspicion of setting two farm fires this week. A search followed sightings near the Bartlett barn and Easton area before a late night capture. The man, who worked in Bridgeport, appeared rambling and may be mentally unbalanced, according to Dr Ayer.
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Madison, Conn
Thomas Madigan
Westbrook
Bartlett
Walter A. Wilcox
Dawson Ayer
Bartlet
Bridgeport
Ayer
Mob Attacks Portsmouth Jail Over Lynching Suspects
In Norfolk Virginia on August 15 a mob of over 300 men assaulted Portsmouth jail at 1 a.m. to lynch William King and Henrymith two Black suspects in the alleged assault of an elderly white woman. Deputies and officers blocked entry. hose was used to disperse. White leaders Wade Codd Martin Westbrooke and T C Williams were arrested with others as ringleaders. Warrants issued for about fifty more. By 2 a.m. the mob dispersed, rumors spread of plans to march on Norfolk jail.
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Springfield
Chicago
Deneen
Camp Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Charles Hunter
Twelfth
Madison Streets
Ada Grocery
Telwith
Madison
Ee Johnson
Norfolk
Portsmouth
William King
Henrymith
Katherine Long
Huegbert
Reed
Wade Codd
Martin L. Westbrooke
T. C. Willams
Bank Clerk Fogel Arraigned in Embezzlement Case
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania August 15 A bank clerk Norman J Fogel earning 1200 a year faced arraignment on embezzlement charges from the First National Bank of the city The thefts began in November 1906 and continued until August 1 totaling likely over 10000 He allegedly used simple methods to cover losses and once issued a 1000 cashier s check for a motor company purchases Bank officials only recently suspected foul play after cashier Francis Douglas noticed Fogel erasing figures and peering over his desk The investigation followed the sighting and is ongoing.
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Fogel
Wilkes-Barre
Norman J. Fogel
First National Bank
Joss
McLean
Francis Douglas
Murphy backs Bryan as New York aligns with Democracy
New York Aug 15 Charles F Murphy leader of Tammany Hall says democracy will win this year in New York state. He notes Bryan is stronger in the state than in 1896 or 1900 and cites discontent with Rooseveltism as a factor. Murphy endorses the ticket and platform and says no governor candidate is chosen yet and the race will be open.
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New York
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
New York State
Bryan
Iles
Roosevelt
Murphy
State Highway Dept cites contractor shortage for road work
Hartford August 15 The state highway commission warns of a dearth of contractors and says not enough men are available to begin all planned road projects this season. A 1907 law limits repairs to future work, complicating reconstructions already begun, while other notes from Mystic reference militant rhetoric and a Universal Peace union meeting.
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Hartford
State Highway Commissioner's Department
Treat urges eight meals daily to beat summer strain
Washington August 15 Charles H Treat treasurer of the United States advises a constant regimen of rest and careful eating to cope with heat. He advocates eight lighter meals a day with light lunches and a rice milk dish, plus a lengthy afternoon rest and nine hours sleep each night to maintain health during hot weather.
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Washington
Charles H. Treat
United States
Mr Treat
Gow Guild's Condition Cited in Governor Guild Ballot
Boston reports a ballot on Governor Curtis Guild Jr issued early morning by Dr James G Mumford outlining current health status and prospects. The document notes Guild's condition and progress as of August 15.
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Gow Guild
Boston
Curtis Guild, Jr
James G Mumford Gulia Hee
Children Brave Bear While Berry Picking Near Greeley
A group of children in a Pennsylvania hillside area near Greeley used rocks to shoo a bear approaching a pigpen. Farmer Lowdner and three men fired shots after the bear entered the pen, injuring the sow and driving the bear away toward the riverbank.
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Port Jer
Greeley
Druin
Lowdner
Died in chair Waterbury postmaster Guernsey dies suddenly
John H. Guernsey longtime Waterbury postmaster died shortly before noon at Dresh er Kiel cafe on Harrison avenue after a lunch with Charles Simpson the expressman. He suffered a twitch and a fatal heart failure within minutes. Guernsey served as postmaster from 1899 to 1907 and was prominent in Harmony lodge F and A M Nosahogan lodge I O O F. He had a musical talent and wrote songs. He left a widow and was living on Walcott road. death attributed to heart failure.
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John H. Guernsey
Waterbury
Dresher & Kiel
Harrison Avenue
Guernsey
Charles Simpson
Expressman
Mr Simpson
Mr Guernsey
Gov Enough
Whch
Burrall
Watertown
A. B. Simone
D. B. Wilson
East Matin Street
Connecicut Indemnity Association
William McKinley
D. B E. Fitzpatrek
Weond
Washington
J. H. Pilling
Walcott Road
Hannell
Waterville
Harmony Lodge
Nosahogan Lodge
Wroe
Simpson
Grand Street
Democrat
Postal receivership and arrests reported in Norfolk
A receiver was appointed for Penneys vast Coal and Cook in a Norfolk proceeding dated August 15. Arthur Kenkins was arrested the same day regarding a postal card sent to an inferior President Newswire in a related matter.
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Norfolk
Arther Kenkins
Rewswvei
Deaths in July show Hartford state disease totals steady
July yielded 1487 deaths in the state, 31 fewer than last July and 19 under the five year July average. Infectious diseases counted 158. accidents and violence 106. Infant mortality high with 299 under five and 48 over. Consumption 102, heart disease 110, nervous system disease 128, pneumonia 61. Typhoid 113 cases in 38 towns. consumption in 27 towns. Lake club notes Lake favored for governor. Lilley margins miscast. Lake likely to win on first ballot.
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Hartford
Conn
J. H. Townsend
Washington
Fire Department Drill At City Hall Tests Candidates
Chief Snage and the board of safety staged a fire department drill at city hall this afternoon using the big aerial ladder. About thirty candidates took turns climbing while ex firefighters O'Donnell Weston and Booth displayed varying levels of ladder skill as a crowd watched. The exercise aims to reveal who is fit for the department despite lingering rumors of six preselected hires.
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Snage
Board of Safety
City Hall
Snagg
William O'Donnell
Thomas Weston
No 1
Charles Booth
No 2
No 3
Booth
Local Deaths and Funerals in City Area
Maria Plintis died yesterday after hoop at the family residence 4 John street. Antanas Mazetkas aged nine months son of Mr and Mrs Ananias Mazetkas of 21 Green street died Wednesday. Mrs Adelaide Ayotte funeral held this morning from Lounsbury street with mass at St Anne's church and Calvary cemetery. Mrs Frederick W. Nettleton funeral held this afternoon from Woodlawn terrace with service at the residence and interment in Riverside cemetery.
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Maria Plintis
Hoop
John Street
Calvary Cemetery
Antanas
Ananias Mazetkas
Green Street
Adelaide Ayotte
Lounsbury Street
St Anne's Church
Frederick W. Nettleton
Woodlawn Terrace
Riverside Cemetery
Two Stung on Checks Man Uses Them on Two Firms and Disappears
New Haven August 15 Kirk Temple Street liveryman and Alling Rubber Co of Church Street seek James R Reynolds Yale Law School 1908 after he passed bad checks at both businesses. Reynolds, a spendthrift type, visited Kirk’s to hire a coupe and buy tires then at Alling Rubber bought two armchairs for 78 dollars and paid with a 10.60 dollar overpaying check. He gave a new name at the latter stop and vanished with plans to pick up items by car.
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New Haven
Kirk
Temple Street Liveryman
Alling Rubber Co
Church
James R. Reynolds
Yale Law School
Reynolds
Kirk's
Healt
Welch Hall
Fire wipes out barn at Massachusetts Agricultural College
In Amherst on August 15 the main barn at Massachusetts Agricultural College burned, destroying hay and farm machinery with cattle losses. Authorities estimate the damage at 40,000 dollars. Spontaneous combustion is suspected. Two student caretakers, sleeping inside, narrowly escaped death.
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Amherst
Mass
Massachusetts Agricultural Collage
We Have Moved to 89 South Main St
The notice records a business move to 89 South Main Street near Exchange Place. It states identical goods and prices, highlighting a fresh address with a note about coffee and a 200 lb item, implying unchanged offerings despite the relocation.
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South Main St
Eastern Tea Importersco
Hotchkiss
Templeton’s
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