Wright Aero I Air 94 Minutes at Le Mans Field
Wilbur Wright set a world aviation record with a 1 hour 31 minute 25 second flight at Auyours field Le Mans France drawing thousands as French aviators watched. He battled wind and kept control to beat European rivals while Orville Wright’s earlier 62 minute flight and later 1 hour 21 minute 24 second solo flight in Washington followed, amid reports of injuries and ongoing trials.
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le Mans
France
Wilbur Wright
Auyours Field
Wright
Wilburn Wright
Europe
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Washington
Orville
Lieut
Selfridge
Monday
Jacksonvillle man Ledbetter admits fatal harm near Marietta
Walter Ledbetter a Black itinerant man was arrested by Sheriff Bowden at Marietta settlement and confessed to a serious incident involving Mrs Norman and her daughter on Saturday. Residents threatened mob violence but Ledbetter was moved to Duval county jail for safety.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Walter Ledbetter
Bowden
Marietta
Sole Client and Attraction in Fresno Matrimonial Scheme
Fresno California September 22 arrest of Mrs. Margaret Walder a young woman from Minnesota on a charge of using the malls to defraud. She is alleged to have run a matrimonial agency with herself as the sole client and attraction.
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Fresno
Cal
Margaret Walder
Minnesota
Pretender's Son Weds American in Secret Match
Paris dispatch reports Prince Miguel of Braganza, eldest son of the pretender to Portugal’s throne, secretly married to Mrs. Samuel Sloan Chauncey, a wealthy American widow. The ceremony occurred recently, with details kept private.
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Paris
Prince Miguel of
Braganza
Domi Miguel
Portugal
Samuel Sloan Chauncey
Cholera Kills 400 in Day Across Cities
Reports from St Petersburg and Manila detail rapid cholera spread with hundreds of new cases and many deaths. Authorities close liquor outlets, deploy police, and dispatch troops to assist health inspectors. In Manila, civil commission orders 200 constables to aid the cholera campaign and limits public gatherings. Americans affected include Alfred McVeigh and infant Josefina Halil. Camp Lawton veterans volunteer as sanitary inspectors.
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St. Petersburg
Muuunicipal
Seminofisky Military Hospital
Rostov-on-the- Don
Manila
Civil Commission
Gen. Smith
Alfred McVeigh
Josefina Halil
C.A. Davis
Camp Lawton
Smith
Hitchcock Still Big Chief in Republican Campaign
Senator Crane of Massachusetts denied rumors of a power shift in the Republican leadership after a Chicago visit to discuss campaign management. He stated he came at Chairman Hitchcock's request and endorsed Hitchcock's handling, noting Taft was satisfied with Hitchcock's leadership after a Cincinnati meeting.
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Chicago
Senator Crane
Massachusetts
Republican National Committee
Hitchcock
Crane
Associated
Taft
Cincinnati
5 000 at Odd Fellows session in Denver
Five thousand delegates and visitors attended the eighty fourth annual sovereign grand lodge session of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Denver with about 6 000 present for the meetings. Rebekahs meet at El Jebel Temple as delegates debate deputy grand sire and other vacancies.
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Denver
Col
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellow
el Jebel Temple
Politiles
Casto
Murder of Former Friend in Ivel Sparks Tennessee Duel
In Hot Springs Arkansas on September 22 Charles Dunfield of Pennsylvania was killed Monday by Sam W. Ray of Tennessee after a quarrel between former friends. The shooting ended a long running dispute and is under investigation.
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Manchester
Eng
Lancashire
Hains
New York
Specia Grand
Charles T. Hughes
Flushing
L. L
Peter C. Hains, Jr
T. Jenkins Hains
William Annis
Hot Springs
Ark
Charles Dunfield
Pennsylvania
Sam W. Ray
Tennessee
Foraker Is Out of GOP and Seeks Re election
Cincinnati dispatch reports U S Senator Joseph B Foraker cancels all speaking engagements and asks to be relieved from national and Ohio campaign duties He says he will seek re election but operate under no party committee He plans a statewide effort to defend his candidacy and answer Hearst charges Taft stance on Toga Weaver detailed and discussed by colleagues Roosevelt appeals for Taft election with support from Republican committees
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Cincinnati
United States
Joseph B. Foraker
Frank H. Hitchcock
National Speakers’ Bureau
Willams
Ohio Republican Committee
Foraker
Associated Press
Hearst
Senator Foraker
National League of Republican Clubs
Judge Taft
Columbus
Taft
Crane
Ohio
Massachusetts
Pike Street
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
William B. McKinley
Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Committee
Congressional Committee
William H. Taft
Republican Congress
Mr. Taft
Congress
Fifield Fire Draws Train Aid From Minneapolis
A forest fire near Fifield Wisconsin prompted a special train from the Minneapolis fire department to travel via the Wisconsin Central to Fifield near Ashland on Monday. The blaze is considered part of ongoing forest fire activity in the region.
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Fifield
Wis
New Richmond
Ashland
Minneapolis Fire Department
Wisconsin Central
Milwaukee Businessman Robert J. Wallace Dies at 47
Robert J. Wallace of Milwaukee aged 47, a prominent local business figure and past three years president of the Wholesale Saddlery Association of the United States, died here from Bright's disease.
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RB. J. Wallace
Milwaukee
Robert J. Wallace
Wholesale Saddlery Association of the
United States
Bright
Seven Shot at Moreland Tent Meeting in Danville
Seven people were shot at a large tent meeting in Moreland, Danville, Kentucky, as the crowd began to disperse. Several victims are reported seriously wounded. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene.
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Danville
Moreland
Thaw asks jury to rule on sanity in habeas case
In White Plains Harry K Thaw petitions for a jury trial on his sanity in habeas corpus before Supreme Court Justice Isaac N Mills The hearing is adjourned to next Saturday Thaw remains in White Plains jail District Attorney Jerome cites prep delays while Thaw's attorney Charles Morschauser agrees to the adjournment Justice Mills indicates a quick decision is desired If denied Thaw may return to Matteawan state asylum The article also notes a separate Oakland California crash where six occupants are injured but none fatally hurt
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White Plains
Harry K. Thaw
Mills
Jerome
Morschauser
Thaw
Matteawan
Pittsburg
United States Court
Bloody siege as couple resists Baxter County posse
In West Plains Missouri a violent shootout erupts near Preston South of the Missouri Arkansas line after John Roberts killed neighbor Obe Kessinger. Sheriff Mooney and Baxter County officers are wounded as Roberts and his wife repel arrest. The couple barricade their home for hours until deputies breach the door. Mrs Roberts mortally wounded. she dies. Roberts and two deputies are seriously hurt and taken to Mountain Home Arkansas.
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West Plains
John Roberts
Prestonis
Missouri-Arkansas Line
Roberts
Obe Kessinger
Mooney
Baxter County
Ark
Max Lowery
Kessinger
Fatal Jealousy Drive Ends in Double Tragedy in La Grange
In Chicago area news, Lewis Turner shot dead his fiancée Dora Helmer and then killed himself, dying while kissing her. The couple had been engaged for over a year but recently quarreled over Dora attending a horse show with another man.
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Chicago
Lewis Turner
la Grange
Dora Helmer
Wheaton
Duluth Broker Found Dead on Train in St Paul Station
H G Emmons a two story broker from Duluth was found dead in a sleeping car berth aboard a train as it neared Union Station in St Paul Montreal Bishop Car michael dies at age.
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Duluth
St. Paul
Minn
H. G. Emmons
Union Station
Cholera Crisis Deepens In Europe And Manila
Reports from St Petersburg detail a rapid rise in cholera with 380 hospital cases and 154 deaths in a day, while Rostov and three provinces log hundreds more cases and deaths. Authorities plan new hospitals as typhoid adds to the strain. In Manila the civil commission orders 200 constables to help health inspectors and bans large gatherings and fiestas to curb the outbreak.
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St. Petersburg
Rostov-on-the-Don
Pavitik Pavi- Mnoff
Navy
Forest fires devastate towns near Marinette Wisconsin
A Sept 22 report from Forest City across the Michigan line says Marinette County was destroyed by forest fires. Six lives were lost and Morgan interests saw mills in Oshkosh destroyed along with a large store and thirty dwellings. Fresh fires threaten farms and timber, with flames four miles from Marinette in multiple directions.
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Marinette
Wis
Forest City
Michigan Line
Marinette County
Morgan Interests
Oskosh
Great Fire Threatens Menominee Area in Wisconsin
Never since 1871 have fires posed such a danger to Menominee and Marinette counties with flames near Niagara Falhorn Junction and Ingalls. Residents pack and trains prepare to evacuate at short notice as high winds loom. Soo Line bridge at Falhorn burned briefly but saved by section crews.
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Menominee
Wis
Marinette
Niagara
Falhorn Junction
Ingalls
Soo Line
Palthorn
Revolution in Portugal Reports Stir Lisbon Newspapers
Revolution in Portugal reports spread in Lisbon papers with claims monarchical extremists fear republican arming for revolt. Allegations say extremists hide large quantities of arms in convents where authorities avoid intrusion.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Woman Confesses Fire At Alaska Town For Insurance
Mrs. Fred Gringle of Alaska confessed to county authorities that she and her husband set fire to the town of Alaska to collect insurance. She is jailed locally while her husband is held in Bangor for separate questioning.
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Eureka
8. D
Fred Gringle
Alaska
Water theft in drought hit western Kentucky
Steep water scarcity in western Kentucky prompts theft reports as residents accuse outsiders of stealing supply. In Hopkinsville on September 22, light rain offered some relief after weeks of drought, but concerns over access to water persisted as authorities investigate suspected pilfering from those with reserves.
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Kentucky
Hopkinsville
Chelsea Fire Guts Near Acre Of Buildings Near Tracks
In Chelsea Massachusetts on April 12 a major blaze caused by an earlier fire destroyed nearly an acre of wooden buildings on the north side of the Boston and Maine tracks. loss estimated around 300000 dollars.
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Chelsea
Mass
Bostéin
Maine
City
Hisektrour
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