Count Zeppelin’s five hour drift amid navigation woes
The piece discusses Count Zeppelin’s reputed five hour loss while steering toward Berlin during a balloon voyage, noting the immense challenge of navigation from altitude. It explains methods to regain position using landmarks, lights, bearings, and compasses, and describes onboard instruments planned for the Clement-Bayard voyage to ensure accurate latitude, longitude, and course.
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Count Zeppelin
Berlin
London
Clement Bayard
France
Bitterfeld
Clement-Bayard
Paria
Wormwood Scrubs
Mesrs
Kelvin
White
Paris
French
Treport
M. Clement
Lieut. Osborne
R. N
Bar
Great Britain
Finds Kin After 40 Years in Bristol Pa
Joseph Kesiah of Bristol for the first time in four decades hears from relatives in Spain. He was drafted at 17 in Seron to the Spanish navy, endured illness aboard ship, fled to New York, then worked in Bristol oyster business. An American consul traced a Garcia family, likely Kesiah’s, in Seron and a brother Jose Quesada Garcia confirms kin. Kesiah plans to visit Spain to reunite with surviving siblings.
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Bristol
Joseph Kesiah
Spain
Seron
Almeria
Havana
Cuba
New York
Kesiah
Clifton Heights
Malaga
Garcia
Jose Quesada Garcia
Coasul
Lemons Seen as Cure for White Plague in Sioux City
Mrs. Charles Banse of Sioux City credits a lemon remedy with reversing a fatal tuberculosis diagnosis. She reports boiling twelve lemons daily for twelve days and noticing marked improvement before the period ended. Banse claims she is now healthy with lungs unaffected and endorses the lemon cure.
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Sioux City
Charles
Banse
Raiffeisen banks aid Dutch peasants with low interest loans
In Holland village banks organized by the Raiffeisen model provide credit to peasant proprietors at low rates. A German mayor inspired the system to shield farmers from usurers. Local chapters fund cattle, farming needs, and savings with minimal salaries for staff, subsidized by the Dutch government.
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Hague
Holland
Father Raeffeisen
Germany
Intonding
Raiffeisen Banks
Raiffeisen Bank
Board of Directors
Committee of Control
Raiffelsen
Netherlands
Plague Germs in Milk in Washington District
Health Officer Woodward reports fifteen percent of DC tuberculosis deaths traced to milk. Agriculture inspectors last week found many district cows infected. of 154 animals examined, 57 were diseased.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Woodward
Department of Agriculture
New Tuberculosis Hospital to Open Next Year in New York
A $2,360,000 TB hospital for New York patients will be completed next year on Staten Island. It will house more than 1,000 patients. The project began with a city appropriation of $1,000,000 and an additional $1,850,000 has been approved.
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Tuberculosis Hospital
New York
Staten Island
American
Johnson
Charles Comiskey
Chicago
National Commission
New York Yankees
Orchid with Seven Tails Wins Special Prize
London notes an orchid bearing seven red and white tails, elongated six inches to needle fineness, tipped with speckled petals, winning a special prize for Sir Trevor Lawrence at the Horticultural Society show at the Horticultural Hall.
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London
Sir Trevor Lawrence
Horticultural Scenely
Horticultural Hall
Fans Don’t Want a Baseball War Rumors in New York
National pastime tensions stir fans as Ban Johnson looms large, backing Heydler against Murphy. The piece outlines league power battles, proposed schedules, sign tipping inquiries, and player movements including Asmussen and Lynn, with performance notes from 1910 season previews.
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Ban B. Johnson
John A. Heydler
Pulliam
National League
Johnson
John M. Ward
Heydler
National Commission
Ward
Charles W. Murphy
New York
Ban Johnson
John Heydler
John Ward
Chicago Cubs
Murphy
Klein
Evers
Chance
Steinfeldt
Pittsburg
Cub
Bia
RALF BACKS POPULAR AS FOOTBALL CAPTAINS
Ralf backs popular as football captains. Football players occupying halfback positions dominate, with 14 captains named for next year’s elevens. A nationwide list of over 100 selections includes Yale Princeton and Chicago with 36 halfbacks named and leaders identified.
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Ralf
Yale
Princeton
Chicago
Oral betting woes plague Emeryville racing venture
The Emeryville track under the California Jockey Club faces poor turnout and rules permitting only oral betting. Management projects a loss of 25 000 to 30 000 by season end as conditions lag and prospects for next winter are unclear. Horsemen warn California thoroughbred fortunes hinge on legislative reversal.
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Emeryville Track
New California Jockey Club
Racing Board
California Jockey Club
California
Clarke Signs Two-Season Pact To Lead Pirates
Fred Clarke has agreed to manage the Pittsburg National League club for two more seasons. If the team stays in championship status, Clarke expects to secure Hans Wagner's signature. He hints he may return to the farm after the term ends.
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Fred Clarke
Pittsburg
Dreyfuss
Hans” Wagner
Clarke
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