French Aviators Battle Vast Wind At Air Meet
In Rheims on August 25 Paul Kam flew eighteen and a half miles in a 20 knot breeze and Ble riot set a new ten kilometer world record at 46 miles per hour. President Fallieres visited with cabinet members as pilots faced near gale conditions and Blériot completed a low level 6 1/2 mile lap in 8 minutes 4 4 seconds, beating Glenn Curtiss the prior record by 31 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rheims
Paul Kam
Bleriot
Fallieres
Dven
Bunau-Varilla
Paulham
Glenn H. Curtiss
Wreck of Norwegian Bark Erral Returns to Victoria
The Norwegian bark Erral wrecked on Middleton reef June 18. Only five of twenty two crew survived the voyage, found nearly dead by the steamer Tafu. Captain Anderson and the second mate died building a raft, and Anderson’s wife drowned her four children before joining them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Erral
Middleton Reef
Australia
Tafu
Anderson
Bail Granted for Three Men in Windsor Trust Case
New York August 25 bail was set for Donald L. Persch Walter M Clark and Charles Katz after legal argument with District Attorney Jerome and Justice Mulqueen Persch secured 50000 bond Clark 20000 and Katz 25000 with the indemnitors names supplied to the district attorney in confidence before release
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jerome
Justice Mulqueen
Donald L. Persch
Walter M. Clark
Charles Katz
Windsor
Persch
Clark
Katz
Milwaukee Tragedy: Cousin Kills Girl Then Takes His Life
Bert Mahron, 23, shot his cousin Mabel Brooks, 15, after a courtship was discouraged by her parents. He died later in a hospital, while the girl is expected to recover. Authorities report the incident occurred after rising tensions over the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Bert Mahron
Mabel Brooks
Mahron
Mrs. Youtsey Seeks Divorce in Goebel Case
Mrs. Henry Youtsey, wife of the only man now serving sentence for complicity in the 1899 Goebel murder, filed suit for divorce in Winchester Kentucky. The case ties to the famous governor assassination probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Henry Youtsey
Goebel
Winchester
Forest Fires Reported in Benzine and Grand Traverse
Serious forest fires are reported in Benzine and Grand Traverse counties Michigan with alerts issued for firefighting and containment efforts as of August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Detroit
Benzine
Grand Traverse
Monroe riot as Wade shoots whites and objects in Monroe
In Monroe on August 25 William Wade a negro armed with a double barrel shotgun opened fire on white residents and nearby objects before being killed. Twenty nine people were wounded including police and officials. Wade’s body was burned after hanging from a pole. Wade had recently arrived from Pine Bluff Arkansas with several accomplices linked to a revenge society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
William
Wade
Hegre
Hugh Bigger
T. H. Grant
Simon Marks
Tuskegee
Ala
George McCormick
Quachila Lumber Company
A. A. Forsythe
D. A. Breard
North Louisiana Shingle Company
Ed Strong
Southern Express Company
Joe Thompson
Iron Mountaino Railroad
Albert Marx
Southern Hardware Company
J. L. Kendall
Iron Mountain Railroad
D. G. Trousdale
Southern Grocery Company
J. W. Merrman
Wells- Fargo Express Company
Wede
Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas
Spanish Forces Ready Offensive Against Moors
Melilla Morocco August 25 General Marina commander of Spanish forces expects to assume the offensive within ten days or a fortnight unless unforeseeable delays occur. He bears heavy responsibility as the next moves may decide dynastic fate. He will lead a strong force to deny the Rifists victory in the open. The Rif policy targets the extending line of communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melilla
Morocco
Marina
Gloom Settles Over McKees Rocks After Fatal Strike
Pittsburg August 25. Gloom covers the manufacturing village as funeral processions wind from the Greek Catholic church to St. Marys cemetery for slain strikers. Troopers recover three more bodies near railroad tracks and culvert while families mourn in dust and grime. A brief truce ends hostilities for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
McKees Rocks
St. Mary's Cemetery
Schoenville
Pittsburg and
Lake Erie
Insurance Commissioners Meet Opens Fortieth Convention
Colorado Springs hosts the fortieth annual National Insurance commissioners meet with thirty six states represented. Governor Shaffroth welcomed the delegates in a short address to open the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
The
National Insurance Commissioners
Shaffroth
Henry W. Fagley Dies at 59 in Des Moines
Henry W. Fagley aged fifty nine prominent department store owner with holdings in St Paul Des Moines Sioux City Cedar Rapids and other cities died in Des Moines after a four day illness of typhoid pneumonia consulting a city hospital obituary notes his business empire and city connections in Iowa and Minnesota.pointer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Henry W. Fagley
St. Paul
Desaines
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Vessels Collide In Rain Storm At Montevideo Harbor
In a heavy storm the Argentine excursion steamer Colombia and the North German Lloyd ship Schlesien collided at Montevideo harbor entrance. The Colombia sank quickly with 150 to 200 people drowned or killed, many women and children, while the Schlesien sustained minor damage and remained under port authorities. Rescue was hampered by high seas as survivors were brought ashore and the Uruguayan fetes were postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Colombia
Bremen
Buenos Ayres
Custom House
Body to be disinterred of Lt. Sutton at Arlington
The body of Lt. James N. Sutton of the U S Marine Corps will be disinterred and examined by medical and gunshot experts to identify wounds. Before reinterment, Arlington grounds will be consecrated by Cardinal Gibbons under Catholic rites. If arm and skull wounds suggest distant weapon, family may seek congressional inquiry or a Maryland federal jury trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James N. Sutton
United States Marine Corps
Arlington
Cardinal Gibbons
Maryland
Oklahoma and Missouri pick up after heavy rain breaks drought
The drought across Oklahoma, Arkansas and parts of Missouri ends as a heavy rain falls. Heat since July 15 eases and corn and cotton yields are expected to be satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Harriman Returns Home After Cure Amid Rail Road Talk
Edward H. Harriman arrives in Hoboken and travels to Arden upon the Hudson seeking the after cure after Austrian baths. He speaks of health and plans, hints at rail expansion and new territory, while directors of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific declare only regular dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward H. Harriman
United States
Arden
Hudson
Bad Gastein
Southern Pacific
Jersey City
Hoboken
Mr. Harriman
Harriman
New York Central
Union Pacific
Fatal Crash Kills Young Doctor and Injured Father
In Peoria Illinois on August 25 Dr Fay E Edwards twenty four was instantly killed and his father Dr J E Edwards seventy was fatally injured when their automobile was struck by a Chicago and North Western passenger train at a crossing near Toulon. The elder physician is not expected to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria, Ll
Fay E. Edwards
J. E. Edwards
Chicago and Northwestern
Toulon
Brothers Die After Hudson Rescue Jump
New York on August 25 George Ludwig leaped from his motor boat to save his brother Emilio who had fallen overboard into the Hudson river. Both men drowned in the attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Ludwig
Hudson River
Emilio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kempf
McKenna
Minneapolis
California
Via
H. F. Carter, D. P. A
South Third St
Windsor Trust
Bullet
the Herald For
General Marina
Insurance Commissioners
Sutton
Ben
Father
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!