Walker completes 79 day San Francisco to Boston trek
Sergeant John Walsh of Fort Logan Colorado finishes a 79 day walk from San Francisco to Boston planting his flag in Boston Common for 20 minutes. He weighed 185 pounds at start and 130 on arrival. He shared food with a starving man, shot a thief, and earned 5000 dollars from Colonel Wade with extra potential.
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Golden Gate Athletic Association
Weston
H. G. Wade
the Athletic Association
Colonel Wade
Wade
Gore Asked to Head New England Tour by Progressives
The New England Progressive League meeting at Quincy House urged Senator Gore to undertake a speech tour of New England. The Bryan-aligned group discussed campaign fund ideas, including hat passes, but some members opposed fundraising at Bryan events. They urged Bryan supporters to subscribe to the Commoner.
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Oklahoma
New England
Progressive League
Quincy House
Bryan
Alexander Troup
Connecticut
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Troup
Gerry Brown
John C. Cobb
Portland
John W. Coughlin
Fall River
Cobb
Giant of the Berkshires Celebrates 89th Birthday
W. M. Shepardson, known as the giant of the middle Berkshires, turned 89 in Lenox on August 11. He challenged any man his age or 40 years younger to a catch-as-catch-can match, but none accepted. Born August 1, 1819 in Clarksburg, he is a lifelong Methodist and active Democrat who never missed a Democratic convention and yesterday split a half cord of wood.
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W. M. Shepardson
Middle Berkshires
Shepardson
Clarksburg
Lovett Shepardson
Admiral Evans to be retired August eighteenth
Washington March 11 Rear Admiral Robley D Evans former commander of the Atlantic battleship fleet will be placed on the retired list on August 18 He is at Lake Mohonk New York on leave of absence
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Robley D. Evans
Lake Mohonk
N. Y
Powers
Point Allerton
Mary A
Edward Powers
Easy Concord Street
Boston
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Harriesom Avenue
Boston Men Helped Draft Sinn Fein Constitution
Boston figures Patrick A. Foley Thomas Doherty and Hon Thomas J Collins shaped a new Sinn Fein constitution at Keystone Hall during the first national convention. The national council of Ireland was endorsed and Irish independence declared an aim of the American organization. Sinn Fein in America will back the Irish Council and campaign to enlist all Irish by birth or descent.
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Patrick A. Foley
Thomas Doherty
Thomas J. Collins
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National Council of Ireland
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Irish Council
Horse thieves plague New York City delivery horses
At the New York State Grocers Association opening in Jamestown on August 11 grocers reported horse theft as a major problem. NYC grocers said delivery service horses are regularly stolen while drivers are inside delivering goods, highlighting a new urban risk.
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Jamestown
N. Y
New York State
Peruvian Congress Protests After President Is Pushed
Lima reports the Peruvian Congress voted unanimously to protest an insult to the president after former political prisoner Pierola pushed Senor Pardo off a Lima sidewalk on the night before. The incident occurred amid political tension in the capital.
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Peru
Republic
Senor Pardo
Pierola
Parker Heads to Seattle After LA Arrival for Bar Association Meet
Judge Alton B. Parker arrived by car from Los Angeles in San Francisco and plans to proceed to Seattle for the National Bar Association gathering. He will visit Yosemite before continuing north.
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San Francisco
Alton B. Parker
Los Angeles
Seattle
National Bar Association
Wright Portrait: Wilbur Wright as Birdlike Figure in French Press
The Paris press and aeronautic experts describe Wilbur Wright with vivid imagery. Franz Reichel in Figaro calls him tall and severe with a birdlike, long bone structure and a blue gray eye, noting a wind‑tanned face and a steady, intelligent gaze. He is labeled ardent and fanatic.
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Paris
Wright Brothers
Wilbur Wright
Franz Reichel
Figaro
Wrights Longest Flight At Mans Flight Ends In 3 42
Wilbur Wright of Dayton Ohio achieved the longest flight in his aeroplane trials at Mans France, staying aloft three minutes and forty two seconds. The craft circled the field three times at eighty six miles per hour, then landed near the grandstand amid enthusiastic applause before resuming the flight to return to the starting point.
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LH Mans
France
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Wright
Woman Breaks Jail to Free Husband in Kentucky Raid
Mary Moore wearing men's clothes led a midnight assault on a Kentucky jail to free her husband, an alleged murderer and bigamist. She freed Moore and three other prisoners in the escape.
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Sergent
Mary Moore
Moore
Urchins Loiter at Battery Street Station Causing Fare Delays
Passengers disembarking the L trains at Battery Street confront swarms of urchins who squeeze through turnstiles and snatch baggage. Officials report rising complaints as youths intercept travelers at noon and late afternoon ferry times. Two offenders were arraigned for loitering and placed on probation. more arrests expected.
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Battery Street
Atlantic Avenue
North Ferry
East Boston
Eastern Steamship Lines
Baker
Weak Weary Watery Eyes Welcome Marine Hye Remedy
A historic note presents Marine Hye Remedy as an eye tonic marketed to soothe tired watery eyes. The item aims to relieve irritation and fatigue with a restorative formula.
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Ade
Zeppelin Opposes Central Fund for Zeppelins
Count Zeppelin rejects a plan proposed to Emperor William by Walter Rathenau to form a national commission to manage and allocate funds donated in Germany for Zeppelin’s aerial navigation experiments. Zeppelins co workers say he will resist guardianship over gifts and money. Gifts include wines cigars and neckties among other items received.
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Count Zeppelin
Emperor William
Walter Rathenau
German Electric Company
Germany
Zeppelin
Esperor William
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