Yacht Race Revival As Reliance Leads Shamrock
Autumn storm delays eased but seas remained heavy near Sandy Hook as Reliance and Shamrock resumed their America's Cup race. By 3:15 p.m. Reliance held a two mile lead, rapidly moving toward the outer mark and the 15 mile run home, with Shamrock pressed to close. Counts show slow early progress, rough seas, and a looming time limit under tall waves and shifting wind.
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Reliance
Shamrock
Sandy Hock Bay
Sandy Hook
Navigator
Regatta Committee
Barr
Captain Wringe
Sir Thomas
Erin
Committee
Wnt
Hook
Wringe
Thique
Senlly
Thomas
Hightship
Leeward
Windward
Long Beach
Challenger
Journeymen Plumbers Meet in Hartford Semiannual Convention
The third semi annual convention of the Connecticut State Association of Journeymen Plumbers Gasfitters and Steamfitters met in Hartford at Bricklayers hall. President Charles Kiefer called the meeting to order and delegates from multiple cities attended including Meriden New Haven Waterbury Norwich Shelton Stamford Green which and New Britain Bridgeport and Hartford. Merrick of Chicago head of the association spoke on benefits of the organization. M F Flynn of Hartford was elected to the executive board to replace John Holland Bridgeport. Next meeting planned for Bridgeport in February 1904.
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Connecticut State Association of the Journeymen
United States
Canada
Hartford
Bricklayers’hall
Charles Kiefer
Meriden
D. J. Lynch
P. J. McLaughlin
New Haven
P. F. O'Mara
Waterbury
H. A. Hull
Norwich
John Mullings
T. Hourihan
T. Hines
M. F. Flynn
John Holland
Bridgeport
Passengers In Peril on Lake Ontario
Niagara Falls dispatch reports the steamer Chippewa with about 200 passengers facing peril amid a severe Lake Ontario storm. The vessel struggled to reach the river channel with shoaling waters and fog signals all day.
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Lake Ontario
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Prominent Directors Indicted Over Newark Train Car Crash
In Essex county court, seven wealthy men linked to the North Jersey Street Railway Co face manslaughter charges after a February collision near Clifton avenue killed nine Newark high school students. Indictments name Cassatt Crimmins Young Ward Gaddis Shahley and Shipman Smith Pratt Bick among defendants.
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Newark
N. J
Essex County Court
Clifton Avenue
North Jersey Street Railway Co
Alexander J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
John D. Crimmins
New York
Edward C. Young
First National Bank of
Jersey City
Leslie D. Ward
Prudential Insurance Co
Elisha B. Gaddis
David Young
North Jersey
J. Roosevelt Shanley
Charles M. Shipman
James Smith
Arthur W. Pratt
Richard Bick
Bryan Drops Ohio Stump Tour Over Johnson Rift
Cleveland August 31 Anxious to stump Ohio for Johnson William J Bryan cancelled all Ohio engagements including a Toledo appearance and possibly a Columbus state fair non partisan talk He had praised Mayor Tom L Johnson in recent years but ends a friendship by endorsing gold Democrat John H Clark Bryan refuses to aid Johnson’s faction after Clark backed Clark’s bid and opposed Bryan in 1896 and 1900, forcing a solitary fight in Ohio without Bryan’s support.
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Ohio
Cleveland
William J. Bryan
Tom L. Johnson
Columbus
Johnson
Bryan
John H. Clark
United States
Clark
Papal Blessing Read To St Benedict the Moor Parish
A blessing from Pope Pius X for New Yorks colored community was read at St Benedict the Moor on West 53rd Street. Rev John Burke, in Rome, conveyed the papal message expressing affectionate blessing and interest in their welfare. Bishop Le Roy and Father O Keefe spoke on papal and church support for race welfare.
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le Roy
New York
Pope Pius X
West 53Rd Street
John E. Burke
Rome
Pope Pius XX
Holy Father
O'Keefe
Pius X
Cardinal Gibbons
Burke
Order of the Holy Ghost
United States
Small Brother Killed Him in Accident at Play
Chicago August 31. Carl Vandervest eleven was struck on the head by a club in a fencing area while playing with companions. His brother Clarence nine delivered the swing and believed to have caused instant death. the family and friends say it was an accident and distress fills the household.
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Chicago
Carl Vandervest
Clarence
Carl
Hay and Minister Bey Turkish Waters Dispute
Washington August 31 Chekib Bey Turkish minister had a long interview with Secretary Hay and refused to discuss it beyond AP dispatches. Hay then visited the navy department and said that keeping the European squadron away from Turkish waters could not be guaranteed as communication with Brooklyn and San Francisco awaiting arrival at Beirut seems impossible.
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Washington
Chekib Bey
Hay
Associated Press
Navy Department
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Beirut
Salisbury's Burial At Hatfield In Private Ceremony
The body of Lord Salisbury, who died August 22, was interred this afternoon beside his wife in the Cecil family burial ground at Hatfield. The private ceremony was attended by all his children, Premier Balfour, Lord Selborne and a few neighbors, with tenants and Hatfield inhabitants present. A memorial service in Westminster Abbey drew royals, diplomats, ministers, and peers in a separate observance.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Cecils
Hatfield
Premier Balfour
Lord Selborne
Westminster Abbey
King Edward
Emperor William
Ambassador Choate
Choate
Nonagenarian’s romance learned after 74 years tale
Miss Mary Ann Terhune of Orange New Jersey nears her 94th birthday and recalls a vow she made at age 20 to never marry after the fiancé died shortly before their wedding. She has never required a doctor, living with niece Mrs Harvey Green at 25 Ward Street.
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France
Orange N. J
Mary Ann Terhune
Harvey Green
Ward Street
Miss Terhune
Garrett Terhune
New Brunswick
Trousseau
Revell Denies Engagement Between Alice Revell and Sir Thomas Lipton
Chicago reports A H Revell denies any engagement between his sister Alice Revell and Sir Thomas Lipton. Lipton guests Mr and Mrs Revell and Miss Revell attended yacht races. Revell returned from New York for a Chicago fire. He and Miss Revell depart to answer family needs. Lipton is expected in the city within a week or ten days awaiting entertainment by the Revell circle.
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A. H. Revell
Chicago
Sir Thomas
Alexander H. Revell
New York
Alice Revell
Thomas Lipton
Revell
Miss Revell
Thomas
Union Labor in Chicago Expands Membership and Wages
Chicago records show union rolls rising from 120000 to 248000 in the year since September, marking more than a doubling. The year’s wage increases totaled 9.5 million dollars, underscoring Chicago as the best organized city in the world amid living-cost pressures.
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Chicago
Connecticut Weather Forecast Brightens East and West
Rain to night and Tuesday in the eastern part, fair and warmer in the west. Fresh to brisk easterly winds bring unsettled conditions, with expected gradual improvement later.
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Connecticut
Political pointers stir Democrat mayoral race
In Waterbury a heated dispute erupts over campaign tactics and age eligibility. Attorney Lynch disputes a Sunday article alleging coercion and boosts his claim of fitness, while Thoms's supporters test party loyalty and potential slates. A Tammany meeting looms with sharp rhetoric and threats of bold moves.
Bristol's Old Home Week Parade Draws Thousands
Bristol August 31 saw twenty thousand visitors for Old Home Week as the town is decorated for the celebration. Governor Chamberlain and staff, Comptroller Seeley, and Congressman Henry were among the guests. A parade crowds numbered twenty five hundred participants this afternoon.
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Bristol
Chamberlain
Seeley
Henry
Great Day For Editors At Oyster Bay Luncheon
President Roosevelt hosted a luncheon at Oyster Bay with guests including John McMackin New York state labor commissioner Henry L Einstein editor Ervin Wardman of the New York Press Dr Albert Shaw editor of the Review of Reviews and J Lincoln Steffens. Later welcomed A J Wemimg editor of the Comet Bray Mor Mo and James Martin of the New York Tribune who plans to present Dr Carlow Martin of the Dundee Advertiser Dundee Scotland.
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New York State
Martin of
Scotland
Oyster Bay
Hoosevelt
John McMackin
New York
Henry L. Einstein
Ervin Wardman
New York Press
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
J. Lincoln Steffins
A. J. Wmeming
Comet
Braymor
James Martin
New York Tribune
Carlow Martin
Dundee Advertiser
Dundee
Bridgeport Old Home Week Parade Shorter Than Expected
Bridgeport Aug 31 heavy rain reduced interest in old home week events. Only fifty cars joined the automobile parade, a morning ball game with New Haven was postponed, and auto races were canceled due to soaked grounds. A large civic and military parade later drew 9,000 participants under Grand Marshal Burroughs.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeports
New Havens
Burroughs
City News Roundup of Social and Local Events
Yay J McDonald and Thomas Sayers visit New York while Prof Frazier teaches a dancing class in Leavenworth hall on Sept 14. The board of public works holds a regular monthly meeting at 4 pm tomorrow. Engagement announced between Charles Winbourg of Manhattan Clothing and Miss Annie Saxon of New Haven. Cornelius Daly of Worcester, Yale crew member, visiting classmate Jesse Devine of Bank street. Mrs Paul Gallagher and family return to New York from East Mainstreet. James Pryor will drum major Thomaston band for Bridgeport old home week. Marital bans for Edward Hlayes and Elizabeth Hill published. Quinn brothers James and Thomas in jail on bond. likely released soon. Mutual Securities Co notes no policies yet amid strikes. Lawsuit: Hunt and Mareng vs Guarantee Credit Clothing Co. Max Reiner sues for $5,000 against Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co. Labor news: Lynch endorsed for mayor. Labor Day parade planned. Mass meeting of A O U W set for Sept 4 in Pythian hall with grand lodge officers and McNall to discuss new assessment plan. 700 to 800 A O U W members in city closely follow the proposal.
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Yay J. McDonald
Thomas Sayers
New York
Frazier
Leavenworth Hall
Board of Public Works
Charles Winbourg
Manhattan Clothing House
Annie Saxon
New Haven
Cornelius Daly
Worcester
Yale
Jesse Devine
Bankstreet
Paul Gallagher
Gallagher
Thomas M. McGrath
East Mainstreet
James Pryor
Waterbury
Thomaston
Bridgeport
Sacred Heart Church
Edward Hlayes
Elizabeth Hill
Quinn
James
Thomas
Mutual Securities Co
Benjamin Marcus
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co
Louis Foley
East Liberty Street
Foley
Main
Benedict & Burnham Co
Traleymen’s
James M. Lynch
Pythian Hall
Grand Lodge
Workman MecNall
Kansas
Connecticut Lodge
No 52
Supreme Lodge
Workman McNall
ARS
Navy recruiting party opens in G A R block area
A traveling United States navy recruiting party opened headquarters in the G A R block on East Main, announcing age, health, and apprenticeship requirements. Officers Mokley and Bourke will visit Poughkeepsie and Hartford to enlist applicants, with past travels yielding hundreds enlisted from 800 to 900 applicants.
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G. A. R. Block
East Main
Vid F. Boyd
R. A
J. H. Molloy
Charles G. Keck
N. Y
Mokley and Bourke
Haven
Hartford
Carp
Daly Returns from Convention with Clocks Strike News
John T. Daly, president of the Central Labor Union and a clock factory striker, reports the Buffers Publishers and Workers convention voted to spend money to fight the company. He says the policy aims to mobilize 1800 workers to target the clock company and outlines broader union organization east and west. No action noted at the Beneicit and Burmi factory.
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John T. Daly
Central Labor Union
Cleveland
Daly
Labora
Mir Daly
Beneicit & Burmi
Jurors List Sent to Town Clerk by Commissioners
Commissioners have sent a juror list to Town Clerk Brett. The roster includes H Atwood, George Alexander, John Allman, Eugene Adt, Edward gan, B A Benham, Martin Campbell, James Tyne, C Comerford, F B Rice, L R Carter, James Coughlan, T M Cruess, E L Frisbie, Dubhaime, W H Camp, Monson, J B Elvis, R B E Adam Faber, W F Gililen, Robert Walker, J J Geraghty, G H win, Samuel Root, A L Greats, A W Goldsmith, C Hauser, Hotchkiss, W P Jarrett, J Jenks, A H Lowe, E O Martin, C S Mi, J J McAuliffe, J J McAuley, R Resmovest, EB D Rush, J A Osbornay, Panneton, G Partree, A J B Platt, C R Perkins, W Tompkins, M L Warner, E H Welton, I Goodrich, B Sedgwick, W French, A A Irion, M T Pond, J Persey, Edward Miller, E G Munger, M Baril, H IL Hyson, F A Richards, J N Bernier, J EB, Kifford, D De Gregory.
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Brett
H Atwood
George Alexander
John Allman
Eugene C. Adt
Edward Gan
B. A. Benham
Martin James F. Campbell
James Tyne
C. Comerford
F. B. Rice
Ll. R. Carter
James Coughlan
T. M. Cruess
E. L. Frisbie
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Fatal Eruption of Geyser Attracts Tourists
In Wellington Aug 81 a terrible Waiman gu geyser eruption swept several sightseers away by boiling water. The incident disrupted a popular geyser viewing area and prompted rescue efforts. Prince Ferdinand Goes to Sofia Reported in Budapest Aug 1, Bulgaria’s Prince Ferdinand arrived in Budapest and departed for Sofia, signaling royal travel.
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New Zealand
Prince Ferdinand
Sofia
Budapest
Bulgaria
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