Start of America dirigible voyage across Atlantic begins
Wa ter Wellman and a six man crew lift off from Atlantic City amid fog aboard the airship America. They report progress northeast with wireless messages and aim to reach Sable Island after about thirty days at sea U. S. East Coast observers watch the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Vaniman
Weather Bureau
Chalfonte
Robert Miller
America's Zone
Sable Island
Nantucket
Morning Passage Toward Cape Race Reaches 350 Miles
The report notes the vessel would reach Cape Race, about 350 miles farther, by 7 o'clock Wednesday evening, marking a significant leg of its voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Race
Wellman Safe After Abandoning Ocean Airship
Walter Wellman and five companions are rescued after abandoning the airship America off the North Carolina coast. The battered craft, in flight about seventy two hours and likely traveled around 800 miles, may hold the record for dirigible distance. They are en route to New York aboard the Trent and had deserted the derelict due to distress and drift from trans Atlantic lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter Wellman
America
Trent
North Carolina
Wellman
British Isles
Trenty
Bogoslav Volcano Erupts Violently Off Alaska Islands
Seward, Alaska October 18 The Bogoslav volcano in the Aleutians erupts with flames lava and ash. The revenue cutter Tahoma reports lava flows mile high smoke and steam rise from the crater birds are killed and the vessel rows ten miles offshore with decks ash covered while officers photograph the spectacular eruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Alaska
Bogoslav
Aleutian Islands
Frog
Tahoma
Bakersfield Opium Joints Raided by Sheriff’s Team
Led by Fred C. Baden and Louis Zeh with forty deputies, the raid netted seventy five opium pipes valued at three thousand dollars and opium worth fifteen hundred. Twenty three Chinese proprietors were arrested as thirty one joints were raided across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Fred C. Baden
Louis Zeh
State Board of Pharmacy
J. W. Kelly
Chinatown
Treasury Department
Bread Line Feasts On Tammanys Uneaten Sandwiches
A Tammany delegation failed to eat 7000 sandwiches on a return train from a state political meeting. Charles White, state committee sergeant at arms, distributed the surplus to bread line patrons, turning an unused haul into a welcome meal for hungry New Yorkers on Oct 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tammany
Charles White
State Committee
Revels of Reno Divorcees to Be Published
Miss Leslie Curtis, staying at the Hotel Regent in San Francisco, plans a forthcoming book based on six months in Reno divorce circles. Her manuscript details orgies, cross loves, lavish parties, and erotic thrills as she observes both men and women seeking freedom from marriage. The tale promises truth, with Reno residents and Nevada politicians poised to push stricter divorce laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Reno
Leslie Curtis
Regent
Sutter Street
New York
Curtis
Moana Springs
Laughton’s
Rick
Miss Curtis
Nevada
Exposed social shifts stir Reno crowd over reform
Amid a wave of anti gambling sentiment the Reno public awaits a formal expose of Eastern laxities. Citizens fear penny in the slot divorces and the inner workings behind the scenes as reform efforts gain traction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
New York Court Rules Husband Not Obliged To Support Mother-In-Law
The domestic relations court ruled in Stockey vs Stockey that a husband is not required to support his mother-in-law. The magistrate said there is no legal ground for the belief that a husband must support the wife’s family and that a wife living with her mother does not obligate her husband to provide support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Court of Domestic Relations
Stockey
Man uses boy as screen in fatal shooting in New York
Charles Fischer, 12, was used as a shield to stop a bullet fired by ex-pugilist Harry Greenwald. The shot pierced the boy's brain and he died within an hour. Greenwald fled after a chase. the weapon carrier escaped. Greenwald is at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Fischer
Harry Greenwald
Greenwald
Not in the Least Alike Taft and Roosevelt Look at Life
William Allen White contrasts William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, noting Taft’s cautious, methodical approach and steady work ethic versus Roosevelt’s open minded, restless exploration of many paths. The piece also highlights their attitudes toward exercise, morality, culture, and daily life in vivid contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Roosevelt
William Allen White
Taizt
Starting Another Controversy Ought to Trim Your Beard
The Chicago Tribune quips about trimming a long beard and hair, noting concerns from doctors about kerma and possible hazards. The playful exchange targets a boy urged to shave and to cut his hair, reflecting humorous street commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerma
Chicago Tribune
Also Mentioned on This Page
Atlantic
Atlantic City
N. J
Atlantic Ocean
Water Wellman
F America
Melvin Valiman
F. Murray Simons
J. D. Irwin
John Aubert
Albert Louis Loud
Man
Boy
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!