Piedmont Park to Get Major Beautification Plan
Brooklyne landscape artist Olmsted presents preliminary Piedmont Park plans featuring lakefront terraces, four mile drives, a central island, a baseball ground, tennis courts, playgrounds, a public comfort building budgeted at 25000 dollars, and a bridle path with shaded edge plantings to transform the park.
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Bank robber commits suicide after Highland Park bank heist
A sharply dressed bandit robbed the D. M. Erskinne bank in Highland Park near Chicago, taking about 500 dollars. He fled on foot after a running duel with Town Marshal John Sheehan, then shot himself in the mouth when cornered in a shed. A companion was captured. The loot was found on the robber.
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D. M. Erskinne & Co
Highland Park
John Sheehan
Sheehan
Fred
John C. Duffy
Misa Nelle Fitzgerald
Joseph F. Richardep
Duffy
Misa Fitzgerald
Richards
Marshals Office
Eltizeng
Train Wreck Kills Fireman as Bridge Burns near McNeil
Fireman O J Sutton was killed and eight aboard the Austin and Northwestern express were injured when the engine and two cars plunged into a burning bridge over Watters creek near McNeil Texas. Injured include Benjamin Coyne B Withers Phillip Clark R Harts Rev Dr Lee Mrs Roberts O J Clapton and R H Hawkins. A heavy mist obscured the fire and the engineer could not stop in time.
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Texas
O. J. Sutton
Austin and Northwestern Railway
Watters Creek
Here
Benjamin Coyne
Austin
B. Withers
Phillip Clark
R. Harts
Dr. Lee
Liano
Mrs. Roberts
Liang
O. J. Clapton
Liberty Hill
R. H. Hawkines
Chillicothe
Balloon Flight Sets Long Distance Record to Virginia Coast
New York balloon New York piloted by Holland Forbes and Max Fleischmann, under Aero Club of America, landed near Richmond after a 7311 mile trek from St Louis in 19 hours 15 minutes. They reached 3000 to 8000 feet altitude, passing Lynchburg and Petersburg before Beach, Virginia.
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Frotimund Val
Aero Club of America
Holland Forbes
New York
Max Fleischmann
Cincinmati
Chesterfield County
Forbes
Indianapolis
Lynchburg
Mr. Forbes
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk
Petersburg
James River
Beach
Gaynor Faces Allegations Tied to Gamblers and Law
New York October 13 A sensational attack on Democratic mayoral nominee William J Gaynor is outlined by Robert H Elder Kings County assistant district attorney The statement claims Gaynor met with State Senator Patrick H McCarren and Eugene Wood to discuss nullifying the anti gambling law and arranging a habeas corpus case The report notes Gaynor questioned as to whether a golf bet case was decided in Nassau County and that Judge Gaynor defined a common gambler William Engeman linked to the Brighton Beach track is cited as not a gambler Elder says the charge is a trap for Gaynor and that the Republican Otto T Barnard campaigned at Columbia University and East Side events.
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William J. Gaynor
Robert H. Elder
Kings County
Brooklyn
William H Isins
Hearst
Gaynor
Elder
Sheepshead Bay
Eugene Wood
Wood
Patrick H
Jockey Club
Nassau County
Sterling
William Engeman
Brighton Beach
Ivins
Otto T. Barnard
Columbia University
East Side
Sutton Case to Be Heard by Grand Jury
Annapolis Md October 13 It was announced Mia Sutton mother of Lt James N Sutton Jr will lay charges against marine officers before the grand jury at Baltimore Maryland The federal grand jury will hear the criminal proceeding and may obtain witness Lt E P Boelker formerly dismissed from service two months after Suttons death who could not be located during the naval academy inquiry
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Mia Sutton
James N. Sutton, Jr
Baltichmere
E. P. Boelker
Sutton
Naval Academy
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company
Rand Opera
Atlanta
Atlanta Hotel Men’s Association
Atlanta Music Festival Association
Oscar Pappenheimer
R. S Wessely
Peel
Edmund Davis Giradot
New Orleans
Victor L. Smith
Entry list for Atlanta horse show grows with 32 Vanderbilt entries
Alfred G. Vanderbilt leads a strong field at the Atlanta Grand Opera era horse show with 32 entries from Oakland Farms plus entries from Laurel Farm Galatin Tenn Great Elk Farm Carbon Hill Ala Irvington Farms Pittsburg and Powhatten Farms Pewee Valley Ky. Army officers from the Eleventh US Cavalry will ride in six classes at the Auditorium Armory show October 19 20 21 and 22.
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W. &. Blitz
Auditorium Armory
Oakland Farms
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Newport
Vanderbilt
Laurel Farm
Galatin
Tenn
Great Elk Farm
Carbon Hill
Ala
Irvington Farms
Pittsburg
Powhatten Farms
Pewee Valley
Richard Tasker Lowndes
Danville
Princesa Sonia
Edne May
Offiecers
Eleventh United States Cavalry
Fort Oglethorpe
Chickamauga
Emil Laurson
Albert N. Mills
George Vidmer
Eleventh Cavalry
Chickamauga Park
Vidmer
Langhorn
Cushman
Amos
Harris
Chandler
Mills
Chester Mills
West Point
General Mills
Department of the Gulf
Used steam roller to take his life in Asheville tale
Asheville N C October 13 J R Giles of Wilmington N C an inmate at the Asheville sanitarium jumped beneath a ton steam roller on the French Broad river road four miles from Asheville. His head was crushed and doctors described the act as a temporary aberration for which he was being treated.
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Asheville
N. C
J. R. Gites
Wimington
N.C
French Broad River
Giles
Postmasters Meet Opens Four Day Alabama Convention
The Alabama Association of Fourth Class Postmasters began its annual four day convention in Birmingham on October 13. The group, with nearly 300 members, gathered for meetings and discussions on postal operations and service improvements.
Pirates win fifth game to take 3 2 lead in series
Pittsburg defeats Detroit at Forbes Field to move ahead three games to two in the world baseball championship. A home run by Manager Clarke and a daring Leach fall keep the Pirates on track as the scene shifts to Detroit for the sixth game.
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Forbes Field
Netrose
Garry Hermann
B. B. Jonhson
Mercury
National Commission
Hag
Clarke
Byrne
Leach
Ita
Jones
Sam Crawford
Weather Prophecy Forecast for Georgia Weekend
Continued on Page Ten. Weather Prophecy FAIR. Georgia or Tharadsy and Friday, slowly Tining temperature, moderate south winds.
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