Atwood Heads for New York to Break Distance Record
Pilot Atwood nears Rhinecliff to set a new world long distance record. He has flown 1,131 miles from St. Louis across Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania and New York totaling 25 hours 8 minutes in 10 days. He expects to reach New York Thursday afternoon 13 miles beyond the 1,164 mile record.
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Indiana
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Buffalo
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Rhinecliff
Atwood Flight Near New York City Hurdle
Harry N. Atwood reports from Albany area with a Boston aeronautics note thanking Harvard and Boston for support. He says his St Louis to New York flight is halted by a collision with an apple tree near Castleton and outlines plans to resume with two hops to reach New York.
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Harvard Aero Meet
Boston
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Albany
N. Y
Castleton
St. Louis
New York
Hudson River
Atwood
Edison’s Wife Sought by Rail Officials in Minnesota
Minneapolis officials seek Mrs. Edison as letters from Thomas A. Edison fail to reach her in Detroit. Mrs. Edison had been visiting there before heading to the Pacific coast. Mail returns to Detroit marked Not here despite efforts by Michigan Central and Soo Line officials.
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Minn
Thomas A. Edison
Paris
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Sault Ste. Marie
Huston
Michigan Central Railroad
Detroit
Michigan Central
Edison
Soo’’ Road
Fire Destroys Paint Shop in Cambridge Near Harvard Square
A spectacular one thousand dollar blaze hit I. W. Hussey’s paint shop at 24 Palmer Street Cambridge near Harvard Square just before midnight. The frame building and surrounding wooden structures were saved mainly by the rapid response of the fire department.
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Harvard Square
Cambridge
I. W. Hussey
Palmer Street
Bremen Arrives at Buzzards Bay For Torpedo Practice
The German cruiser Bremen reached Buzzards Bay this morning and announced plans for torpedo practice. Local residents debated the legality of a foreign warship conducting target practice in U S waters. Lieutenant Lutzjohan stated there was nothing improper about the arrangement.
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Bremen
Massachusetts
Buzzards Bay
New Bedford
Bay
Lutzjohan
Taft denounces demagogues on wealth reform
President Taft, on the eve of a 40 day campaign swing, declares opposition to the nostrums of reform from demagogues and theoretical extremists. He draws a parallel with G A R veterans and predicts a long, bloodless battle to curb concentrated wealth and tightens his stance on regulating powerful combinations.
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Rochester
N. Y
Taft
Frontenac Hotel Fire at Thousand Islands
The Fron tenac Hotel on Round Island in the St. Lawrence River burned from 10 pm and 12 am with no loss of life. The six story structure housed 160 guests from across the country, many from New York City. Principal owner C C Emery of New York valued the property at about $500000.
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Clayton
N. Y
Frontenac
Thousand Islands
New York City
Round Island
St. Lawrence River
Wellesley Islands
C. C Emery
New York
New York Man Elected Commander of Spanish War Veterans
Maurice Simmons of New York City was elected commander in chief of the United Spanish War Veterans at the reunion in Oklahoma City. Atlantic City was chosen as next year’s meeting place.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Maurice Simmons
New York City
United Spanish War Veterans
Atlantic City
Chicago Resumes Lead as Baseball Results Highlight Card
National scores feature Cincinnati over Boston 5 to 0 and Chicago defeats New York 6 to 3. Pittsburg beats Brooklyn 6 to 3 while St Louis and Philadelphia also shine. Harpoon wins another race for Quincey cup. tennis favorites advance. racing thrills at Goshen and Columbus.
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Harpoon
Goshen
Columbus
Cleveland Girl Engaged to Randolph West
Aug 23 Tamworth New Hampshire report says Miss Esther Cleveland 17 eldest daughter of the late ex President Grover Cleveland is engaged to Randolph B West of Princeton New Jersey. Mrs Frances Cleveland declined to deny or confirm and ordered telephone lines to be kept clear.
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Randolph West
Dean West
Princeton University
Tamworth
N. H
Esther Cleveland
Randolph B. West
Princeton
N. J
Frances Cleveland
Engagement Expected Between Miss Cleveland and West
Miss Cleveland and young West, longtime friends due to their fathers' ties to Princeton University, have been seen together often since childhood. West, visiting at the Cleveland summer home, spent much time with Miss Cleveland, making their engagement unsurprising.
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Princeton University
Mt. Cleveland
University
Andrew West
Princeton
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Cleveland
Jury of Farmers Will Try Beattie
A twelve man jury is seated after the defendant challenges four jurors. The prospective panel is described as largely young country farmers, forming a rural majority for the trial of Beattie.
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Beattie
Riots in Wales Spark Troop Deployment Near Bargoed
Rioting broke out at Bargoed on the Glamorgan border with twelve English and Jewish shops looted. Troops were called to assist police and dispersed the wreckers. Soldiers remained in Tredegar and Rhymney as mobs threatened further violence. Rabbi Leibowitz condemned the attacks on Jews as unprovoked and some Jewish families fled South Wales.
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Newport
England
Bargoed
Glamorgan
Monmouthshire
Tredegar
Rhymney
Liebowitz
Sin clair to file divorce libel against Meta Fuller
Upton Sin clair author of The Jungle, a socialist figure, plans a divorce libel against his wife Meta H. Fuller, whom he wed in 1900. He intends to name a young Western poet as corespondent and will act after consulting counsel.
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New York
Upton Sinclair
Chicago
Meta H. Fuller
Arden
Del
Sinclair
Minot J. Savage
Beattie Trial Begins With Jury Seated In Virginia
In Chesterfield Court House Virginia on August 23 the jury for the Henry Clay Beattie Jr murder case was seated. Beattie faces the electric chair if convicted of killing his wife as the Commonwealth plans to begin witness testimony with Thomas Owen the murdered woman’s uncle. Beattie remains in the local jail while his father and supporters depart by public conveyance.
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Chesterfield Court House
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Richmond
Commonwealth
Thomas Owen
Farmer jurors form panel for Beattie trial
The panel of 16 men included 12 farmers led by No 1 N W Farley and No 2 H L Wilson with three nonfarmer profiles. Beattie and counsel chose four farmers to drop from the list as Judge Walter A. presides near the Court House.
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N. W. Farley
H. L. Wilson
A. L. Fetteroff
Irving L. Bass, Jr
W. W. Fuqua
W. L. Burgess
M. E. Purdie
M. ©. Robinson
Thomas A. Hancock
Lewis Robertson
W. P. Rooks
M. EK. Blankenship
Notable Yale Leader and Historic Figures Births
Elisha Williams born 1604, Yale president. James W. Wallack born 1795, actor. Theodore Parker born 1810, clergyman reformer. Charles F. McKim born 1847, architect.
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Elisha Williams
Yale
James W. Wallack
Theodore Parker
Charles F. McKim
Fair Forecast for Boston and New England
Forecast for New England calls for fair weather on Thursday with cooler conditions in the southern portion. Friday remains fair with moderate northwest to north winds.
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Boston
Washington
New England
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