Santos-Dumont to risk life in new motor airship
Santos-Dumont plans to pilot a new motor driven helicopter style airship in the Deutsch-Archdeacon race for a $20,900 prize. The Helicoptere uses a bamboo frame two lifting props and a nine to twenty four horsepower engine with no gas bag or planes, promising lift and movement despite slow speed.
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Santos-Dumont
Paris
Dumont
Helicoptere
Two Die in Portland Railroad Crash in Fog
Two people died and a third may die after a collision of two Westbrook division electric cars of the Portland Railroad Co near a steep hill in dense fog. Eleven others injured, including m otorman Perley Crockett with severe injuries. Victims were Winfield S. Leighton 16 and Pearl C. Roberts about 29, both from Westbrook.
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Portland. Me
Westbrook Division
Portland Railroad Company
Winfield S. Leighton
Frank B. Leighton
Westbrook
Pearl C. Roberts
Perley Crockett
Winfields. Leighton
Maine General Hospital
Steamer New Shoreham Runs Aground In Thick Fog
The steamer New Shoreham bound for Providence from Block Island via Newport ran aground at Bullock's Point in thick fog. The ship was uninjured and floated free at high tide three hours later. Between 39 and 40 passengers were taken to Providence by another vessel.
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Providence
New Shoreham
Block Island
Newport
Bullock’s Point
Cardinal Gotti Nearing Death Amid Illness
Rome reports Cardinal Gotti prefect of the Propaganda is gravely ill with pneumonia and is said to be dying after several days of illness.
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Cardinal Gotti
Rome
The
Propaganda
Burton's Ruse to Get Money in Senate
A Kansas Senator faced a mileage payment dilemma after conviction and prison sentence. An official supposedly saw him in the chamber when he briefly appeared in the cloakroom, enabling the mileage claim to be approved.
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Washington
Senate
Burton
Kansas
Seton Defrauded Co. Bond Scheme Under Fire
Harry Thomas, manager of the Hamilton Bank Note Co., testified in New York that he quoted two prices for bonds printed for Charles Augustus Seton, now accused of grand larceny in floating 8 million dollars for the Houston Galveston Interurban Railway. He said Seton paid 1545 and that 8500 was charged, with promoters claiming the higher price. Thomas added Seton asked telegraph notices to Texas promoters that bonds must be held up due to text conflicting with Texas law.
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New York
Harry Thomas
Hamilton Bank Note Company
Charles Augustus Seton
Houston, Galveston & Interurban Railway Company
Seton
Thomas
Texas
Fish Pier Receives Large Fresh Catch and Trade Briefing
Sixty fishing vessels arrived at the fish pier since Sunday bringing in 349 500 pounds of mixed fish including haddock cod hake and cusk. Prices per pound ranged from 2 14 to 6 12 cents for various species. The Cunard liner Ivernia departs for Queenstown and Liverpool with 217 passengers and a record cargo of wheat corn provisions butter and cheese. Boston foreign trade last week totals and ship movements are noted with several arrivals and sailings listed. The Landsman.
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Cunard
Ivernia
Queenstown
Liverpool
E. M. Baldwin
C. H. Baldwin
Boston
Montague Tallack
Dorothy Tallack
John Tallack
Park Riding School
Miniature Almanac Maritime Arrivals and Departures
The almanac notes r rises and sets times and day length, then lists arrivals and clearances of steamers and ships. Key vessels include Cambrian London Jan 6 and Peter Jepson Nov, Nieuwejaar Progreso Mex, Admiral Farragut Henshaw Port Morant Jam, and Manitou Antwerp. Departures include St Croix, Edda Macoris James S Whitney. Ivernia and Buceros sail for Liverpool and New York.
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Sheckell
Hull
Eng
Cambrian
Hiscoe
London
Peter Jepson
Nieuwejaar
Progreso
Mex
Unique
Haraldsen
Louisburg
C. B
Farragut
Henshaw
Port Morant
Jam
Plymouth
Hansen
Portsmouth
N. H
Leader
Doane
Newburyport
Canisteo
Hoboken
Dow
Murray
Baltimore
Manitou
Antwerp
Philadelphia
Ivernia
Liverpool
Upique
Nor
Buceros
New York
S. W
St. Croix
St. John
N. B
Portland
Eastport
Edda
Macoris
S. D
James
Farm Oddity In Derby Ducks Legged Hen
In Derby on January 22, Joseph Lussier reports a farm oddity a creature with duck legs and feet a hen head and cackle that swims and lays hen eggs. The double nature puzzle baffles the farmer as he seeks a proper description for the remarkable animal.
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Derby
Conn
Joseph Lussier
Invitations Are Wrong Roosevelt Wedding Invitations
Social critics argue the Roosevelt wedding invitation wording turns a private event into a public reception. They note past advice from Ward McAllister on Nellie Grant and suggest private invites should list Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt rather than the President and Mrs. Roosevelt to avoid official implications.
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New York
Roosevelt
White House
Nellie Grant
Ward McAllister
McAllister
Grant
Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Attache Probes Suspects in Francis Wiley Case
An agent from Bridgewater travels to Portland Maine to verify if two arrestees are Minot St. Clair Francis and Frank R. Wiley who escaped Bridgewater on September 17. Portland police report the pair are held for U S authorities with trial set for January 24, delaying further action until surrender.
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Bridgewater Institution
Boston
Portland
Minot St. Clair Francis
Frank R. Wiley
Bridgewater
Shaw
District Police
United States
Portland Officials Confirm Francis Identity in Red Beach Case
Portland Missouri January 22 officials say John Ashton the suspect in the Red Beach post office break in and watchman shooting is Minot St. Clair Francis the Bridgewater Mass escapee. Bridgewater officials are en route to identify him. Ashton says the man in the photograph resembles him but closer to the Bangor suspect.
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Portland
John Ashton
Red Beach
James Brown
Minot St. Clair Francis
Bridgewater
Mass
Ashton
Francis
Bangor
Roosevelt urges better rifle practice in National Guard
President Roosevelt during a White House visit tells National Guard delegates he wants rifle training expanded. He urges fair distribution of rifle practice funds to state units and strong marksman ship across national guardsmen.
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Washington
National Guard
White House
Roosevelt
Rigid immigration laws urged by Sargent on Atlantic tour
Commissioner General Frank P. Sargent said the United States will soon stop being a haven for felons and sickly immigrants as the new English immigration law and stricter port enforcement go into effect. He toured Atlantic coast immigrant stations, aiming to curb the traffic. Later notes report drownings, lost items, and a classified ad seeking trustworthy men for legitimate work.
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United States
Frank P. Sargent
Immigrant Bureau
Boston
Atlantic
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