Desperate cliff rescue saves Springfield boy on Catalina ledge
Irving Spalding aged three, son of A F Spalding, spent a day on a 60 foot high Catalina Island ledge. His father organized a search as evening fell and a rescue using a rope lowered from the cliff brought him to safety after two hours. He emerged unharmed beyond the fright and strain.
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Springfield
Ill
California
Los Angeles
Irving Spalding
A. F. Spalding
Santa Catalina Island
Young Spalding
Explosion Injures Fifteen in Cincinnati Viaduct Blast
A dynamite explosion near the Harrison Avenue viaduct in Cincinnati wounded fifteen people slightly and damaged windows across nearby homes and factories. The blast, believed to use nitroglycerin, was heard up to five miles away and damaged the viaduct under construction amid labor tensions.
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Harrison Avenue
Cincinnati
Fight for the Pennants Cliff Falls Kills Noted Architect
George Cooke, famed landscape architect linked to Samuel B. Parsons of New York, died at the Willows resort near Alpine California after being thrown from a wagon and plunging fifty feet. Five ribs broken, shoulder dislocated. Later items note other tragedies and incidents about arson, murders, and accidents.
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Cliff Fall Kills
George Cooke
Samuel B. Parsons
New York
Willows
Alpine
Cal
Secretary Wilson Blames Public for Farm Hard Times
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson argues that high living costs stem from labor draining away from farms. He cites domestic immigration, scarce farm labor, and wage limits as factors, urging steps to direct immigration to agriculture and restore farmer support for sustained production and prices.
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Wilson
United States
America
Union
Mutiny Reported in Monastir District Sparks Turkey Crisis
A reported mutiny of 7,000 soldiers in the Monastir District signals a potential revolution in Turkey. Threats from Third Army corps officers threaten to kill all generals in Macedonia if the jailed Young Turkey supporters are not released.
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Turkey
Monastir
Third Army Corps
Macedonia
Zeppelin Airship Wrecked in Alpine Storm Disaster
Count Zeppelin’s giant airship, the fourth he built, burned and exploded during repairs near Friedrichshafen after a benzine ignition. Four crew members were badly burned. Zeppelin escaped injury as the craft ignited and drifted away in the Alpine storm.
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Zeppelin
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Zeppelin Airship Crash Near Stuttgart Ends Long Flight
The Zeppelin airship broke up after a motor failure near Echterdingen five miles from Friedrichshafen, ending a 522 mile test run. Count Zeppelin planned new airships with funds raised in Berlin and Stuttgart as governments eye airship fleets, while officials praised the venture's scientific and military potential.
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Count Zeppelin
Smother
Berlin
Bremen
Stuttgart
Germany
Switzerland
Sewald
Count Zeppelli
Friedrichshafen
Echterdingen
Ireland
North Pole
France
Great Britain
United States
la Republique
Zeppelin
Composite Airship by M Mascot Aims Balloon Airplane Hybrid
A French aeronaut M Mascot unveils a hybrid craft combining balloon and airplane features. The 62 foot long triangular directing plane carries the cabin and propulsion system. A 28 HP motor drives a 10 foot walnut screw, while the cigar shaped balloon adds buoyancy.
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M. Mascot
Democratic candidates appeal to farmers for campaign fund
The first formal appeal of Democratic candidates for campaign contributions is directed to farmers. It notes the first contribution this year came from an Iowa farmer, a naturalized Swede. The Commoner is asked to call for and receive offers to be turned over to the national committee. Bryan has hosted delegations at his Lincoln home and addressed leaders, recording speeches on a phonograph.
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Iowa
Bryan
National Committee
Lincoln
Minor News Briefs From Across the Nation
Reports of a 64 year old William Williams murdered to stop a marriage to a 13 year old girl near Marydel Maryland. T Crum of Seattle shoots Alevert Moody during a hunting trip in Virginia City Montana. Henry Jones pioneer of Minnesota dies at 75 in Minneapolis Franklin Heights. A St Paul frame building on Chird Street burns, site of Civil War recruitment. Swiss referendum approves absinthe prohibition by about eighty thousand votes, impacting tax revenue.
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William Williams
Marydel
Maryland
T. Crum
Seattle
Ale Vert Moody
Virginia City
Mont
Henry Jones
Minnesota
St. Peter
Steads
Franklin Heights
Minneapolis
Chird Street
Market
St. Paul
Charles Fichler
Firat
Switzerland
Sultan Abdul Hamid Narrowly Escapes Dagger Attack
The Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hamid was stabbed in the breast at Constantinople by a junior palace official. The coat of mail saved him, and the would-be assassin, found with gold and ready to flee, was seized. Guards quickly sealed off the Yildiz Kiosk as the incident sparked palace uproar.
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Sultan Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Constantinople
Abdul
Abdul Hamid
Europe
Czar
Russia
Mourad V
Abdul Namid
Singer's Fingers Bitten Off in Dark Bull Terrier Attack
Opera singer Miss Emelle Gardner was attacked by a large bull terrier in a Seagate cottage pantry at night. The dog mauled her left arm and chewed off the first two fingers of her right hand, leaving her in critical condition at Coney Island Hospital.
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Emelle Gardner
Coney Island Hospital
Balloon Hamburg Meet Accident in Lubeck Landing
The Hamburg balloon of the Hamburg Aeronautical Society wrecked during an attempted landing at Lubeck. The incident follows earlier aviation setbacks and prompts review of safety procedures.
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Hamburg
Hamarg Aeronautical Society
Lubeck
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Illinois industry improves as July trade shows gains
Dun's Review reports broad recovery signals in Chicago area business activity with bank payments surpassing a billion dollars, lower this week’s commercial defaults, rising production, and stronger demand for pig iron steel and lumber. July permits approach 1907 highs while mercantile collections improve and wholesale activity rebounds. Grain and livestock receipts show mixed trends as bank clearings trail 1907, and failures in the district drop compared with last year.
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Central West
Chicago
Dun
Review of Trade
Trade and industry show modest improvement in New York
Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes little change from last week with a tilt toward moderate improvement. Fall job buying begins in August as buyers gather, while industry shows expansion in some lines and contraction in others. Iron and steel see larger orders and production of finished goods, but pig iron remains easy. USA weekly business failures rise to 275, with Canada at 32.
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New York
United States
Nationwide Market Averages For Cattle Hogs and Grains
Regional and city market quotes cover cattle hogs and sheep with price ranges for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo and more. Grain prices for wheat corn oats rye and barley appear with quality grades and week’s figures.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
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