Aviators Ready to Demonstrate Conquest of Air
New York reports Wilbur Wright and Glenn Curtiss prepare to test flights from Governors Island in an exhibition of aeronautic accuracy. Curtiss plans water landings with pontoons while Wright aims for motorless glides and sharp turns to prove machine equilibrium.
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Curtiss
New York
Wilbur Wright
Glenn Hi Curtiss
Governors Taland
Wright
Governors Island
Curthss
Peter
Curtis
Man killed in Georgia beer saloon dispute
Yenging Ga September 26 A beer saloon keeper shot and killed Gordon Hall after ejecting him earlier. Hall returned to the attached restaurant and Hall fired five pistol shots into Hall’s body, killing him instantly. Hall is jailed.
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Yenging
An Tfall
Aon
Gordon Hall
Gordon
Hall
Moors Resist Spanish Advance Near Selovan and Taormina
Report from La Restinga dated September 26 describes General Orozcos division advancing toward Selovan with a captive balloon directing movements. Moors set ablaze Moorish villages as heavy resistance slowed the Spaniards, who fired shells to drive them back. General Marina led operations, King’s regiment and artillery aiding, with Moors reforming behind a rock position west of Nador.
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la Restinga
Morocco
Orozcos
Yer
Ferday
Selovan
Marina
Taormina
Nador
Phillip MacDuffie Arrives in Atlanta for Law Practice
Charlotte North Carolina September 26 special Phillip C MacDuffie of this state left today for Atlanta to enter law practice He is a Wake Forest and Harvard Law School graduate and was once with Tyler and Tytler New York City Hevlist Mr Fred M Seely on arriving in Atlanta
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Charlotte
N.C
Philip C. MacDuffie
Atlanta
MacDuffiec
Wake Forrest
Harvard Law School
Tyler & Tytler
New York City
Helivist
Fred M. Seely
Two Charged With Murder In Hornbeck Incident
Leesville Louisiana September 26 Jack Erwin and Berry Mitchell both Hornbeck residents were arrested early today and charged with the murder of Charles FacGee town marshal of Hornbeck and Vernon parish deputy sheriff He was shot at that place last night His home was burned Wednesday night and authorities believe the blaze was incendiary The officer had been active against illegal whisky sellers.
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Leesville
Jack Erwin
Berry Mitchell
Hornbeck
Charles FacGee
Vernonrigh
Illiel
Live Oak
Fla
Lmb
Perry
Taylor County
Chariey Anderson
Marshal Hawkins
Anderson
Hawkins
Clerk to be brought back to Johnson City for extradition
Foy v Dulaney the absconding circuit court clerk of Washington county Tennessee captured at Kingston Jamaica will be brought to Johnson City this week after extradition from the state department. A detective sailed from Kingston last week with the official in custody.
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United States
Bristol
Tenn
Sheathed In Bags Cook And His Eskimos In Icebound Arctic Tale
The lengthy narrative recounts Dr Frederick A Cook and his Eskimo companions enduring a brutal Arctic storm while pursuing the pole. It covers early voyage from Gloucester aboard the Bradley, Greenland stops for guides, Etah and Annotock, base setup at Annatook, and staged installments detailing equipment, narwhal sighting, and progress toward the polar dash begun February 1 1908.
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Cook
Eskimos
Arctic
Polar
The
Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Gloucester
Bradley
Jonny Bradley
Greenland
Ingiefield Gulf
Capa Auckland
Cape Robertson
Etah
Annotock
Plenty
Dr. Cook
Annatook
Pola
Conquest of the Pole Through Crashing Ice Leads
Narrative describes crossing ice with snowshoes and sleds in extreme cold as explorers land supplies. It explains ice pack dynamics, the break between central polar sea pack and land ice, and how tides currents and winds shape the moving line.
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Peary
Robeson Channel
Central Polar Sea
Lead Around Polar Sea Creates Ice Barrier Challenge
The report describes rapid new ice forming in a low temperature polar sea lead. Offshore ice crushes against land pack, forming a cemented band along shores that hinders sled travel. The author suggests the lead may circle the polar sea as a buffer and notes a course set toward the eighty fifth parallel on the ninety seventh meridian to account for easterly drift.
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Polar Sea
Purple Haze Over Icy Voyage Sets Scene for Page Three
A sea journey describes a sunset in a purple haze with prismatic colors over three seas. Frail floes and low pressure lines marked the central pack as travel continued, temperatures plunging to forty one below and a zigzag trek yielding seventeen miles in a day. The night’s beauty featured a glowing horizon and an orange band before continuation on page three.
Photograph of Dr. Cook Reunited With Family Upon Return
Illustration shows Frederick A. Cook on a tug's deck as he arrives in America after his two year North Pole voyage. He holds his youngest child, waves his hat, and is greeted by Mrs. Cook, their daughters, and a reception committee. Cheerful scenes aboard the tug, steamship, and Grand Republican follow his arrival.
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Frederick A. Cook
America
North
United
Explorer
Ronway
Mayor Maddox Returns Home After Five Week Midwest Canada Trip
After a five week tour visiting Canada and western cities, Mayor Robert F Maddox and Mrs Maddox arrived in Atlanta. He praised Atlanta as the best place visited, urged bond issuance, and noted trips to Montreal Seattle Denver Salt Lake City and Chicago. He highlighted waterworks plans in Los Angeles and Denver and commented on Sanitary progress including earth closets bans. He also recounted meeting President Taft during the journey.
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Canada
West
Robert F Maddox
Maddox
Atlanta
League of American Municipalities
Montreal
Mra. Maddox
Dontrait
St. Paul
Winnipeg
Bamff
Canadian Rockies
Vancouver
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Yellow Signe Park
Denver
Chicago
Union Depot
Gor
Ene
Church Stops Theater Work Protest Winds Up in Court
Moore Memorial church and Dr Len G Broughton challenge contractor H L Stevens over Sunday work on a Forsyth and Luckie theater. City permit questions raise matter of church action and potential court case as investigation continues.
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H. L. Stevens
Moore Memorial Church
Len G. Broughton
H L Stevens
Forsyth
Luckie Streets
Len G Broughton
Harvie Johnson
Press Huddleston
Huddleston
Johnson
Fett
Cooper
Stevens
P. Afgrey
Annley
Tee
Moore Memorial
Lewherana
Taft Preaches in Tabernacle to the Mormons
Former President Taft delivers a sermon at Lake Temple Tabernacle addressing Mormon congregants. He speaks on faith service and governance, urging civic virtue and unity among members and local leaders.
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Taft
Tabernacle
Taft Sermon Calls for Amity Among People in Salt Lake City
President Taft preached at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City delivering a sermon-like appeal for amity among the people. He cited Proverbs on avoiding harsh words, praised patriotism, and shared stories to stress lifting toward higher ideals. He spoke to about 20 000 schoolchildren and later addressed men at the Young Men’s Christian Association before touring Ogden.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Mormon Tabernacle
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Tabernacle
Young Men's Christian Association
Unitarian Church
Balt Lake
Ogden
Ogden Canyon
Lester Park
Senator Smoot
Weather Prophecy Forecasts Cloudy Pattern Across States
The forecast predicts mostly cloudy conditions across Georgia and Virginia with cool, brisk north winds along coasts and showers near the coast in Georgia and the Carolinas. West Florida to East Texas show fair weather with modest wind shifts and warmer conditions lingering in north portions of some states. Indiana and nearby regions expect continued cool, fair conditions with light to moderate northeast winds.
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Washington, D. C
Georgia
Hatteras
Virginia
Worth
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
West
New Mexico
Oklahoma
New
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
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New York Herald Company
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Cannes
Republic of Mexico
Necro
Mar
Thal
Bady
Chelford
Newcastle
Glenwood Springs
Colorado
Salt’ Lake City
Seattle Exposition
Chilberg
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