Farman Demonstrates Air Navigator at Brighton Beach Flight
Henri Farman’s heavier than air rig from France made the first American flight at Brighton Beach. The aeroplane rose about 25 feet then landed gracefully as crowds cheered. A second test followed, with 769 yards covered, before power was cut to protect a lumber pile.
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France
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Aero Club of American
America
Young girl killed in Roslyn auto crash
Louise Reinhardt eleven year old daughter of John Reinhardt a newspaper artist died from injuries after an automobile crash near Roslyn Nassau county hospital in Mineola. Her father John Reinhardt son Frederick thirteen and chauffeur B A Ward were injured when a tire burst causing the car to crash into a telegraph pole.
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Louise Reinhardt
John Reinhardt
Nassau County
Baseball scores from American Association and leagues
Baseball scores from the day include American Association games in Columbus and Toledo and Indiana. Detroit defeated Boston and Chicago edged Washington in the American League. New York and St Louis, Philadelphia and Cincinnati results in the National League alongside Boston over Chicago and New York over St Louis.
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Boston
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Washington
Cleveland
New York
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Philadelphia
T. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Wheat market quotations from Minneapolis report
Market notes show Minneapolis wheat quotations for July and September bids. On track values list No. 1 hard at 1.15 dollars per bushel, No. 1 Northern at 1.13, No. 2 Northern at 1.19, and No. 3 Northern at 1.06.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Rochford Land Co. Want Column Offers Farm Lots in SD
Rochford Land Co. offers four half sections in South Dakota with excursion rates to the Dakotas each Tuesday. Also lists wanted help a good competent girl for housekeeping and several real estate sales including a nearly new house on Bridge Street, two cheap building lots on a premier street, a house with barn and garden, and 160 acres of good farm land at 46 dollars per acre.
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Dakotas
Bridge St
Cattle and hog prices from St Paul market report
St Paul market prices list ranges for cattle, hogs, sheep, and veals. Cattle grades good to choice steer prices about six to six seventy five, cows and heifers four to five, veals three seventy five to five. Hogs quoted four to four sixty nine, sheep wethers four to four fifty, yearlings four twenty five to five, spring lambs five seventy five to eight twenty six.
Wheat and Plax Prices Charted for July Contracts
Duluth reports wheat on track with No 1 hard at 1.20 and No 1 Northern 1.19 while July 1.19 and Sept 97 percent. Plax on track with May 1.25 Sept 1.246 Oct 1.23 and Nov 1.22 Dec 1.21.
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Duluth
Northern
Market quotes for Chicago commodities and pork prices
Wheat July 89 3/4 cents Sept 90 1/2 cents Dec 92 cents. Corn July 74 1/2 cents Sept 61 1/2 cents May 61 1/2. Date July old 1 cent July 53 cents Sept 44 4/4 cents May 45 4/4. Pork July 15.67 dollars Sept 15.75 15.77 Oct 15.85. Butter cream eries 18 20 cents dairies 17 19 cents Eggs lige Poultry turkeys dc chickens 12 cents springs 15 17 cents.
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Chicago
Market quotes for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago
Prices listed for cattle including Reeves Texan Western stockers and feeders cows and heifers calves with ranges from $1.50 to $7.25. Hogs show grades light to good to choice heavy and pigs with values from $5.40 to $7.06. Sheep and yearlings and lambs trade between $2.60 and $6.69.
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Reeves
Taft Receives Busy Day Amid Travel Dilemma
Hot Springs Virginia August 1 Candidate Taft spent the day answering heavy mail with his secretary and three stenographers. He split his time with a morning golf game and an afternoon ride with General Corbin. Colorado invites Taft to Labor Day fair in Denver, which could disrupt his plan to campaign without travel. Three miniature Tafts reported by new parents in New York Indiana and Illinois will each receive autograph letters. The Illinois child weighed 25% pounds at birth and the New York baby is said to have the real Taft smile. Taft has not decided if he will reply to Bryan’s remarks on the acceptance speech.
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William Howard Taft
New York
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Bryan Accepts Democratic Nomination in Lincoln
In Lincoln Nebraska on August 1 only a small number of visitors paid respects to the Democratic nominee for president. Bryan rapidly advanced his acceptance speech and said the program would be completed by August 5. The August 12 notification event was announced by Mayor P W Brown with Bryan’s approval. The main ceremony will be nonpartisan and simple, with plans indicating a vast audience at the capitol grounds for formal notification of Denver convention action.
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Conference at Sagamore Hill discusses Panama canal policy
At Sagamore Hill a conference on the Panama canal zone and Panama relations was held with Secretary of War Wright and Isthmian Canal Commission head Joseph Bishop. Gifford Pinchot met with the president on conservation efforts as the panel plans its next steps.
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Wright
Isthmian Canal Commission
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Gifford Pinchot
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National Conservation Commission
Energetic Campaign Planned for Bryan Kern Bid
Democratic national committee members converge in New York to coordinate an opening of Eastern headquarters for Bryan and Kern. An advisory committee chaired by David R. Francis of Missouri will guide strategy with leaders from all regions, while a separate labor committee targets the labor vote. Norman E. Mack will base chief operations in Chicago and travel to stay connected with the East.
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Democratic National Committee
Norman E. Mack
Bryan and
Kern
Mack
Chicago
East
Hitchcock stays neutral on New York governorship
New York August meeting shows Frank Hitchcock chief of the Republican national committee declines to name a candidate for governor. He refuses to engage in state campaign disputes and keeps views on Hughes renomination private while resisting inquiries about Roosevelt or Patt.
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New York State
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Hughes
Hitchcock
Roosevelt
Judge Patt
Cincinnati
Ketchell Stops Kelly in Third Round in San Francisco Bout
Stanley Ketchell defeated Hugo Kelly of Chicago by knockout in the third round after Kelly built a lead in the first two rounds. Ketchell landed decisive lefts to the jaw late in the final round, knocking Kelly down and out after a heated exchange.
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Stanley Ketchell
Hugo Kelly
Chicago
Kelly
Ketchell
Special Council Formed to Enforce Constitution in Constantinople
Constantinople reports a special council formed to implement the constitution immediately. Kiamil Pasha, foreign and interior ministers, the state council president, and the legal adviser to the porte comprise the body. The Young Turks press ahead to stabilize finances and standardize official salaries.
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Kiamil Pasha
Foreign Affairs and Interior
State Council
Porte
Veterans aim to fund Grand Army battleship
Owen Gray Post G A R at La Rue launches a drive to raise funds for a mammoth United States battleship. The post asks the ship bear the name Grand Army of the Republic in memory of Civil War veterans. Contributions of $1 or more are invited from all citizens.
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United States
Owen Gray Post
la Rue
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
G. A
Secretary of War
Heat Causes Death by Own Action in Burlington
David Lamasuey, a well known horse dealer across the state, committed suicide in Burlington Iowa on August 1. Authorities believe extreme heat left him temporarily irresponsible, ending his life during a heat wave.
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Burlington
David Lamasuey
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