Wrights 20 Mile Hudson Flight Sets Aerial Record
Dayton’s Wilbur Wright soared over the Hudson for 20 miles total, 10 miles up and 10 back, in 33 minutes 33 seconds. Crowds cheered from Governors Island and ships as the aeroplane traced over Grants tomb and the harbor, landing safely at the aerodrome amid celebratory roars.
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New York
Granta
Hudson
Tovernors Taland
Thy
Mumrogam Ae Simuuss
Manhattan
Dayton
Hudson Fulton
Wright
Tts
Governors Island
Toma
Mortle
Old Castle William
Mushattan Island
Jersey Hills
Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Argyll
Grants Tomb
Utela
Chief of Cunard Line Passes in England
Swoletk Ontebert Watson, head of the Cunard Steamship Company, died at his residence in England. Born in Charleston, he built his wealth in Liverpool’s cotton trade with Watson & Co, later joining Cunard about sixteen years ago and serving as director and vice chairman before becoming chairman after the death of Lord Inverclyde.
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Swoletk Ontebert Widnes Watson
Cunard
Empany
Hestre Ynglams
Charleston SC
Fagland
Liverpool
Tame of Watson & Co
Watson
Cunard Steamship Company
Inter
Lord Inveredde
City bond vote approved with unanimous council support
The city council unanimously passed bond election ordinances totaling 3 million dollars to fund sewer works 1.35 million water works 0.9 million schools 0.6 million a new hospital 0.1 million and a crematory 0.05 million with December 15 as the election date. Councillors Chambers and Minor initially proposed school adjustments but withdrew objections stating support for the bonds and city interests.
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General Council
Chambers
Minor
Mr Minor
Ninth Ward
John S Candler
Spratling
Yoakum Plans Vast International Rail Network
San Antonio Texas October 5. The closing of contracts for railroads from Brady to San Antonio and from San Antonio to Rio Grande today is declared the final act in Yoakum’s plan for a great international system. Contracts were signed for financing details not announced. Prospects connect Brady with Fusco and link with the St Louis Brownsville and Mexico railroad at Rio Grande City. At Brownsville the Rio Grande is to be bridged to Matamoros, with Hines progressing to Tampico, heralded as a Yoakum road, extending a widespread network toward Mexico City.
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San Antonio
Texas
Brady
Rilo Grande
Fusco
Ety
St Louis
Brownsville
Mexico
Rio Grande City
Rio Grande
Matamoris
Mexhan
Hines
Tampico
Mexico City
Miners Rally Over Blind Tigers Riot at Star City
A mob of coal miners in Star City attacked the house of Joseph Smith who had given information against alleged blind tiger keepers. Stones broke windows and shots were fired through the walls though Smith was uninjured. He was later arrested on drunkenness and illegal liquor charges as miners seized portions of the alleged illicit goods from deputy sheriffs.
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Mullivan
Star City
Joseph Smith
Tomas
Ilegally
Blind Tiger
Smith
Conquest of the Pole serial tale by Dr Frederick Cook
The piece outlines Dr Frederick Cook’s ten installments detailing the 1908 dash to the Pole from Gloucester aboard the Bradley. It covers preparations, Arctic journeying past Greenland and Ellesmere, Eskimo companions, the long polar night, and the eventual approach to the Pole with vivid Arctic scenes.
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Pole
Frederick Cook
Gloucester
Poluraeas
Uskimore
Arctic
John B. Bradley
Greenland
Cook Werote
Inglefield Rule
Cape Auckland
Cape Robertson
Minh
Annatook
Dr Coalwa
Hiah
Anne
of Plenty
Hig Dash
Dr Cock
Tir Cook
Pele
Dr Cook
Cook
The Covavest of the Polf Eleventh Installment
Dr Frederick A Conk narrates part eleven of a polar serial as a small party nears the pole. The wind bites from the west and ice remains irregular with open cracks while dogs and men brace for the final push. Continued on Page Nine.
No Skepticism About This Discovery War on Gambling
New York report details indictments by Kings County grand jury against the Brighton Road and Coney Island Jockey Clubs, along with police officials and private detectives, for conspiring to allow betting on horse races. Governor Hughes pushes anti gambling drive as memory brokers and oral betting come under legal challenge. Names include Vanderbilt, Parsons, Dea, Tig er, OBrien, Reynolds, Meyers, and figures tied to Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay tracks.
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New York
Thia
Kings County
Brooklyn
Brighton Road Racing Association
Court of Appeals
Hughes
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Coney Inland
United States
WWE
Vanderbilt
Canes Island
John J Obrien
Hugh Reynolds
Hugh Meyers
O'Brien
Kentucky Colonel Fined in Danville Liquor Case
Colonel Lillard of Danville charged with illegal liquor sales in his drug store faced a 7000 fine in police court. The case noted his political prominence and ties to state politics, while detailing other related arrests and a broader crackdown on betting rings and licenses.
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Lillard
Danville
Boyle
Kentucky
Dansville
Bank Raom 4 Negro
Pat Lidon
Colonel Lillard
W . Bradley
United States Senate
J C W Beckham
Democratic Caucus
William Goebel
Frankfort
Foreign rosin menaces South in tariff dispute
Savannah man Henry Blun Jr alleges foreign rosin shipments to the South exploit classification under the tariff law to avoid duties. He says resin is imported as crude material or used in manufacture to dodge taxes, and cites Treasury and customs officials reviewing a shipment in Philadelphia while planning further talks with Acting Secretary Reynolds.
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Savannah
Wa Hington
Henry Blun Jr
Savannaha
Treasury Department
Blun
Rosin
Georgia
Republican National Committee
Treasury
Reynolds
Philadelphia
Department
Rogin
Opposition to merger of two colleges in county vote
County court adopted a resolution to withhold 160000 in bonds raised by residents for teachers and not release them to the college trustees after the January term. Debate revealed strong opposition among court members to aligning the college with Vanderbilt University and to consolidating the Lesbodg school location into a single Vanderbilt site. A merger scheme involving dominion of both institutions by the Vanderbilt chancellor was alleged during the debate.
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Nasmaile
Tenn Teuaoer
Davideen
Tada
Themabbete
Vanderbul University
Lesbudg School
Vanderbilt
Pellagra Caused by Poisoned Milk In Dying Child Case
A boy, son of Clarence Ellis, is dying from pellagra believed caused by poisoned milk. The child has been unconscious for 159 hours as doctors treat the illness in the home.
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Clarence Ellis
Fifty autos will make run for Fitzgerald
Fifty autos will start from Fitzgerald in the Good Roads contest planned for November. The Constiuing White gasoline scout car, traveling Albany to Fitzgerald route, began inspections, with a schedule through Ashburn, Abbeville, Hawkinsville, Perr, and on to Macon and Atlanta. The trip covered 26 miles Albany to Fitzgerald, completed in seven hours forty minutes including stops for gasoline and meals.
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Titsgerald
Maur J G Knapp
Fliegerald
Genigra Good Roads 4Ith Association
Constiutiang
Pitegerald
Avans
Albany Macon
Albany
Fitzgerald
Dougherty Worth Turner, Irwin
Ben Wil
Dougherts
South Georgia
Albans
Lolany
Dales
Ashbur
Trainville
Weather Prophecy Foresees FAIR Georgia Tuesday and Wednesday
A simple forecast predicts fair conditions in Georgia with little temperature change for Tuesday and Wednesday. Light variable winds are expected as conditions remain tranquil.
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Georgia
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