Dollar for Dollar That is War Director Says
Chelsea Bank director Thomas J. Martin asserts no misappropriation and forecasts full recovery for depositors. First National Bank reopened under OCC receiver supervision as investigators continue review. Winnimiset Bank already paid out fifty percent on deposits to hundreds of customers.
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Thomas J. Martin
Chelsea Bank
Chelsea
Mass
First National Bank
Ewer
Winnimiset
Frst National
Hinckley
Forest Fires Held In Check Near Mesaba Vermillion Ranges
Duluth Minnesota reports no wind today limiting forest fires on the Mesaba and Vermillion ranges. Homes mines and towns worth millions are at risk as crews backfire to halt spread. Smog hangs over the ranges and fear grows for homesteaders north of the Mesaba due to brush and timber proximity.
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Duluth
Minn
Mesaba
Vermillion
Mesaba Range
Vermillion Ranges
Double Drowning at Little River near Manchester
A double drowning occurred when Eugene LeMay aged 22 and Alice Marley aged 25 were found dead in Little River after an outing on the Nancy Hanks. LeMay was from Amesbury Maia and Marley worked in Middletown silk mill. Both were last seen Thursday. LeMay apparently drowned trying to save Marley who fell overboard. Marley’s body was brought to Manchester. her father John Marley had died four years earlier.
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Charles Hamlin
Eugene LeMay
Little River
Alice Marley
LeMay
Amesbury
Maia
Manchester
Cheney Silk Fac
Nancy Hanks
John Marley
Middletown
John Crawford
Crawford
John
Watkins
South Glastonbury
Pitcher Yeager Discharged After Timber Accident
Fall River baseball pitcher Yeager was arrested after an incident involving falling timber. Timothy O’Conor, a bricklayer, was struck on the head by falling timber and transported to Bridgeport hospital. Victims’ full condition and Cooper’s injuries remain uncertain.
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Yeager
Lynn
Masa
Ang
Joseph Teaper
Fall River
Fireltea
Timothy O'Connor
Bridgeport Hospital
Cooper
Stock Market Opens With Big Turnout and Heavy Buying
New York August 20 saw a bustling stock market debut with many vacationing visitors returning to town. Hariman Union Pacific Southern Pacific Amalgamated Copper led early gains as large blocks changed hands. London and several U S cities reported buying, with first hour volume surpassing 800,000 shares and a daily total over 600,000 shares.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange
Harriman
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Great Northern Preferred
Northern Pacific
American Smelting
Anaconda
Atchison
Reading
Illinois Central
Deaf Mutes In Session At New England Gallaudet Meet
New Haven hosts the twentieth biennial convention of the New England Gallaudet Association. Delegates arrive from various areas and are welcomed by Mayor Studley in City Hall council chamber where signs are interpreted. Services were held at St Pauls chapel and St Johns church with clergy from New York and Hartford officiating. The convention will continue through Wednesday with public invitations and interpreters repeating the sign language of speakers.
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New Haven
Newland
New England
St Paul's Chapel
St John’s Church
John Chamberlain
St Agnes’ Church
New York
Father Quinn
Hartford
Orchids for President A Filipino planter gifts Roosevelts
Chicago reporting that President Roosevelt will receive a premier orchid collection from Manuel de Uriarte a wealthy Filipino planter Seven thousand varieties are in the shipment aboard the army transport Thomas arriving Saturday Alice Roosevelt visited Uriarte conservatory in Manila and recalled her father’s praise for the orchid The gift includes a recall of the planter’s offer of a few specimens for the president A special car will transport the collection across the continent The second item notes the discovery of a dead man’s body in South Norwalk Aug 20
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Chicago
the Tribune
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Manuel de Uriarte
Thomas
Alice Roosevelt
Manila
Connecticut Weather Forecast Update
Forecast for Connecticut calls for fast tonight and toasty conditions with fresh south to southwest winds.
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Connecticut
Fired Out of Odessa Alleged Political Provocateur Exile
An American citizen named Ginson, described as a Russian Jew who recently obtained citizenship, was expelled from Odessa under a police convoy to the western front by order of the governor general. He had been briefly arrested months earlier on an alleged political provocative agent charge and re-arrested recently before expulsion. Ambassador Meyer reported the action but declined to protest. Separately, Cirillo the Italian anarchist linked to a plot against President Fallieries was arrested. authorities found explosives and bomb-making materials at his prison residence.
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Odessa
Ginson
Russia
Meyer
Marseilles
France
Cirillo
Fallieries
Subway Cooler Test Reveals Western Brooklyn Subway Air Cooling
New York reports a test of a large patent blower at the Brookyln bridge station aimed at cooling the subway. The system, still incomplete, draws air from a roof opening into a galvanized chamber and through a rambling chute while an ammonia plant to chill the air is not yet in operation.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Ali
State employment plan aids released prisoners in Chicago
The Illinois State Employment Department, with Chicago bureaus and elite support, will begin assisting men women and boys released from penal and reform institutions next Monday. Governor Dunne has approved a plan to entrust the agency with securing work for those who have completed sentences or shown good conduct. The system has been prepared for initial steps next week.
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Chicago
Hil‘hols
Deneen
Boston Sizzles as Heat Peaks in New England
Boston endured a record hot day with official readings of 82 and street instruments at 88. Humidity hovered around 72 percent, offering little relief. Water sprayed through tenement districts to cool streets while other New England cities reported similar conditions, including Portland at 78.
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Boston
New England
Weather Bureau
Portland
Jesse Burton Dead In Woodbury Notice
Jesse B. Burton, senior of J. & B. Burton Co, died today in Woodbury aged 51. Native of Litchfield County he was a leading figure in town and connected with Stanley Rule and Level Co of New Britain and its cherry wood ventures. He built a fortune in business and was generous in his gifts.
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Jewe Burton
Woodbury
Jesse B. Burton
J. & XS. B. Burton Co
Litchfield County
Taggei Ee Meee Tork
Stanley Rule
Level Co
New Britain
Eyewear Trial Promised Before It Is Too Late
A fragmentary notice urges quick eye examinations and properly fitted glasses to prevent worsening vision. The ad hints at an optical dealer offering case reviews and fittings, emphasizing timely action to protect sight.
Earthquake Devastation Report From Valparaiso
Reports from Santiago and Valparaiso describe a major quake with about five hundred dead and millions in damage. Sequences of aftershocks disrupted railways and telegraphs, while authorities, foreign legations, and firms in London New York and Berlin monitor losses and aid. martial law and widespread destruction mark the event.
Ecuador Proclaims New Tariff Schedule Effective November 1
Washington Aug 20 Ecuador has proclaimed a tariff schedule sent to the state department. It provides for complete re classification and reductions on chief exports to Ecuador. A curious feature allows cabinet members to be exempt from import duties for personal use.
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Ecuador
Washington
State Department
Flag of German Federation Floats Daily at New Haven To-Day
The German Federation flag figures in a two day outing for Sons of Herman lodges celebrating the national lodge’s golden jubilee. An expansive parade includes lodges from multiple cities, a Teutoburg Woods battle reenactment, and a picnic at Lion Park West Haven with hundreds in uniform and Daughters of Herman participants.
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New Haven
Sons of Herman
National Lodge
New London
Hartford
South Norwalk
New Britain
Torrington
Bridgeport
Norwich
Westport
Portchester
N. Y
Stamford
Middletown
Ansonia
Seymour
Waterbury
Meriden
Daughters of Herman
Herman
Louis Rempfer
Teutons
Thusnelda
Emelie Lehmann
Doubleheader Set As Orators Meet Prodigals In Bridgeport
Waterbury hosts Prodigals and Durant’s men in a Bridgeport double header with about 600 fans watching. Treat and Thackara handle Waterbury’s bats while Murphy and O’Rourke the Second lead the Orators. Red O’Rourke Umpires as Waterbury climbs from a slow start to score in each inning after the second, trailing 1 to 4 by the seventh inning.
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Jim O'Rourke
Durant
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Treat
Thackara
Murphy
O'Rourke
Red O'Rourke
Chicago woman Agnes Brown safe after Chile quake
A telegram reports Miss Agnes Ewing Brown of Chicago is safe in Santiago Chile after an earthquake there. Brown went to Santiago in May as director of the normal schools under the Chilean government. She is a University of Michigan graduate with degrees from St Mary's Academy Notre Dame Indiana and the University of South Dakota.
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Chicago
Agnes Ewing Brown
Santiago
Chile
Brown
Miss Brown
University of Michigan
St Mary's Academy of Notre Dame
Indiana
University of South Dakota
Camp Meeting Opens in Willimantic Under Nor wich District
Camp meeting under the Norwich district of the New York East conference opened today on the association grounds in Willimantic with Rev Mr Bartholomew presiding. E M Wheeler of Providence will direct music and Rev D W Adams leads Epworth league activities. Augusta mill strike ends as cotton mills resume operations after August 2 stoppage.
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Willimantic
Norwich
New York East J Conference
Mr Bartholomew
E. M. Wheeler
Providence
Epworth League
D. W. Adams
Withdraw Troops Ordered From Brownsville Rio Grande
San Antonio dispatch reports the War Department orders immediate withdrawal of black troops from Brownsville and other Rio Grande areas in Texas. The move affects garrisons along the border as tensions rise over troop deployments and civil rights enforcement.
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San Antonio
Tex
Wwec
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Texas
Bryan today issues another dep fire Sullivan
Aug 20 Jacksonville judge reports Willam J. Bryan wants no Illinois instructed delegates unless Illinois National Committeeman Roger B. Sullivan is rejected by the state convention. Bryan says he is delighted as details unfold. Also: Bryan sails Gibraltar bound steamer Princess Irene. Parker seeks 200 Madison Square Garden seats for Alabama reception. Alabama primary set for Aug 27 with delegates to follow.
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Peoria
Owen P. Thompson
Jacksonville
Ill
Willam J. Bryan
Ilinois
Illnois
Roger B. Sullivan
Bryan
Gibraltar
William J. Bryan
Birmingham
Ala
John L. Parker
Alabama Bryan Reception Committee
John W. Tomlinson
Madison Square Garden
Parker
Opening of Buckingham Music Hall October 2 Dedication Concerts
Buckingham Music Hall in the Buckingham building will be opened and dedicated October 2 with a festival. Victor Herbert and his full symphony orchestra headline two concerts with famed soloists Madame Louise Homer and Signor Campanari. Waterbury chorus and pipe organ accompany the evening show. a matinee at 2:30 precedes the 3:15 dedication. The general committee includes Albert J. Blakesley as chair and many local names. An additional item notes Thomas J. O’Brien, American minister to Denmark, had a private audience with King Haakon on August 15 after visits to Stockholm and Christiania.
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Buck Ingham
J. H. Whittemore
Hospital Association
Victor Herbert
America
Madame Louise Homer
Signor Campanari
Conried
Metropolitan Opera Company
Waterbury
Herber Mirers
Mater
Albert J. Blakesley
Harris
Bartlett
Edward W. Beach
George H. Benham
John L. Bonn
George E. Boyd
Charles B. Church Nl
Isaac B. Clarke
Harry L. Cooke
Saugatuck
Arthur M. Dicknson
Jacob Kaiser
Isaac P. Kellogg
William P. Lamb
Robert P. Lewin
William H. Miner
Charles F. Mitchell
William D. Pierson
R. A. Lasett Smith
William J. Stanley
Arthur Towne
Milton Well
Hans Saro
Charles E. Farnham
Arther Hangley
Copenhagen
Denmark
Thomas J. O'Bfrien
Stockholm
Christiania
Haakon
Norway
City News Requiem Mass and Drowned Man At Police Station
Waterbury area attendees join Thomaston for a requiem mass honoring Iter Timothy O'Brien. The drowned Thomas Sullivan's belongings await pickup at the police station. After fourteen years, the estate of Elizabeth Carroll is settled, with about a dozen heirs and a plan to distribute proceeds. County commissioners will hear Attorney Cassidy's remonstrance to Sueree's tomorrow.
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Waterbury
Thomaston
Timothy O’brien
Thomas Sullivan
Elizabeth Carroll
Carroll
Welton
Walnut
Consetttreets
Cassidy
Sueree
Motorists Held Up In New York City Turmoil
A despatch reports an attempted uprising aimed at assassinating the president and overturning the government. Freyer and Palma meetings led to summoning a House Seaton to discuss the uprising. Rebels seized steamship Consolacion as authorities guard coast roads and delay telegrams. Another death in Chicago tied to a bank wreck suicide. Jime Edward Kollered, 48, hanged himself after exposing a $25 loss two months prior.
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New York
Fromvana
Freyer
Palma
Seauton
Pino Guerra
Pinar del Rio
Torday
Chicago
Ill
Waukee Avenue
Jime
Edward Kollered
Some Elegant Coaches in August Sales Attract Buyers
The notice touts red tagged quarter fees and big savings as coaches appeal to buyers. It urges readers to visit and discuss needs, promising growing interest and favorable deals for those seeking transport or related items.
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Stret
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Talca
Amtiverpool
W. R. Grace & Co
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Berlin
Oversea Electrical Company
Chilean Electric Street Railroad and Light Company
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Prodigals
Cotton Mills Resum
Augusta
Edwards Manufacturing Co
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