35 Airmen to Race 1000 Miles for 50000 Prize
Britain's 1000 mile air race from London to Manchester to Edinburgh offers a 50000 dollar prize from the London Daily Mail. Thirty five aviators enter including Vedrines Weymann Grahame-White Loraine and other leading flyers. The course runs Brooklands Hendon Edinburgh Bristol Brighton back to Brooklands with staged gaps and required rest periods.
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London
Britain
Edinburgh
London Daily Mail
Manchester
Paulhan
Brooklands
Hendon
Edgeware Road
Harrogate
Newcastle
Bristol
Stirling
Glasgow
Carlisle
Brighton
Exeter
Salisbury Plains
United States
M. Vedrines
Vedrines
Cc. T. Weymann
Nieuport
Cr. Grahame-White
England
Daily Mail
Robert Loraine
Trish Sea
George White
British and Colonial Aeroplane Company
British Petroleum Company
Royal Aero Club
Lynn merchant Drills Against Low Mood Grade Crossing Plan
P B Magrane of Lynn and Boston criticizes the Massachusetts Senate grade crossing low mood plan. He cites costs, claims elevation is cheaper, warns city and state funds would be wasted to favor Central Square real estate owners, and urges citizen input before a final decision.
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P. B. Magrane
Lynn
Boston
Massachusetts Senate
Central Square
House of Representatives
Committee On Ways and Means
Senate
Massachusetts
Springfield
Worcester
Fitchburg
Lowell
Lawrence
Salem
Boston & Providence
Roxbury
Brockton
Attleboro
Elizabeth
Newark
Wilmington
Liynn
State House
Wynn
Senate approves sweeping campaign publicity bill
Washington July 17 The Senate adopted the most drastic campaign publicity legislation in Congress practically without dissent. It caps spending at 10 cents per voter, sets $10000 and $5000 limits for Senate and House campaigns, requires public disclosure of all primary contributions and expenditures, mandates six day publication of general election costs, and requires public disclosure of job promises and political favors in exchange for votes.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Bacon
Bailey
Bankhead
Johnston
Bryan
Overman
Taylor
Reed
Missouri
Sutherland
Utan
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Borah
New York
Nevada
Philadelphia to Hub Afoot Tracks a Student Pendulum Quest
A 16 year old, Theodore Shaw, left Philadelphia to walk to South Lancaster Seventh Day Adventist Academy seeking the Ministry path. He crossed multiple states on foot, survived on apples, and reached North Everett exhausted yet determined to join his brother at the academy.
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Theodore Shaw
Ella M. Shaw
Porter Street
North
Everett
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Young Shaw
Ora D. Shaw
Theodore
Seventh Day Adventist Academy
South Lancaster
Post
Boston
Academy
Roelofs
New York
North River Docks
East River
Providence
Secret Lansdowne Romance Ends in May 12 Wedding
Philadelphia reports Irene Rementer of Lansdowne and Edwin Bowker of Wal tham Mass. wed after a covert three month romance. Bowker, with his firm, was sent to another region. a prompt elopement led them from Lansdowne to Wilmington for the ceremony on May 12.
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Philadelphia
Irene Rementer
Lansdowne
Edwin Bowker
Waltham
Mass
Bowker
Gets-It Sale Ad for Corn Removal
An advertisement touts Gets-It for corns calluses and warts. It claims painless removal with no irritation to skin, mentions safety versus razors, and notes 25 cents a bottle plus availability through E Lawrence & Co. in Chicago and Riker-Jaynes stores in Boston.
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E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Boston
Riker-Jaynes
Havoc by the heat drives damage in city reports
Heat waves plague residents with property damage as businesses hustle to repair. Wilson Bros., Scollay Square jewelers, showcases a large watch and water repair operation with ten skilled watchmakers. Open evenings, their single store near the Big Tattle remains a trusted trade destination.
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Wilson Bros
Scollay Sq. Jewellers
Boston
Curious Features in News of the Day
In St Louis on July 17 Fuzzy a Scotch terrier owned by Carl Zeller of the Zeller Brothers Catering Company has an artificial limb. The rubber wood and leather limb attaches by a strap and helps the dog move despite a crushed right hind leg found a month earlier.
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ST. Louis
Fuzzy
Carl Zeller
Zeller Brothers’ Catering Company
McPherson Avenue
Harvest Hands Sought as Northwest Sees Bumper 1909 Crop
Minneapolis July 17 1909 15 000 harvest hands needed as reports of good crops spread across the Northwest including Northern Minnesota North Dakota and Canadian provinces. John H Wilson manager of the State Free Employment Bureau stated the demand mirrors the bumper crop of 1909.
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Minneapolis
Northwest
Minnesota
North Dakota
John H. Wilson
State Free Employment Bureau
Harvest Labor Need and North West Yield Outlook
Crop experts from railroads estimate that more than 15 000 to 20 000 men will be required for harvesting. They also predict that North West yields will greatly exceed last year's output and may match the best crops on record.
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Northwest
Bonham Passes Peanuts Ordinance for Legless Vendor
Bonham Texas July 17 The City Council approved an unusual ordinance barring street peanut selling unless the vendor has lost both legs The aim is to allow an aged negro who has already suffered amputation to eliminate rivals by “freezing out” able bodied sellers in the peanut line
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Bonham, Texas
Bonham
Clear atmosphere lets Chicagoans view far Lake Michigan
Residents of Chicago enjoyed a rare sight as clear air allowed views across Lake Michigan. The white shore near Michigan City Indiana and tree farms were visible from several skyscrapers, with steamers about 40 miles offshore also seen. Mirages of the St Joe shore and other Michigan points appeared in the distance.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Michigan City
Ind
St. Joe
Michigan Points
Fels-Naptha Soap dissolves dirt for faster washing
The ad explains that Fels-Naptha Soap dissolves dirt like sugar in water, separating it into tiny particles carried away by rinse water. It claims whitening and cleaning without boiling, reducing washing time and effort in any season, and urges following directions on the red and green wrapper.
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Clare Victor Dwiggins
Jimmy
George
Alf
Pnp
Kean
H. J. D. Akney Universal Aeroplane Co
H. Barber
Andre Beawnont
de Conneau
Bleriot
John F. Benton Wets
Breguet
R. A. Camell
Cody
Deperdussin
Bristol Aeroplane
Bleriot Monoplane
Gordon
Grahame-White
Graham Gilmour
Greswell
Gustav
Fame
Stuart
Lionel Hollands
Blackburn
Robert Ligraine
Morane- Bore
Morison
Handley Page
Aeroplane
P Pizey
Pierre Prier
Janes Radle Tee
Antoinette
Sanders Aeroplane
Tabuteau
Ewe
Jame Valentine Deperdussin
Verdines
Morane-Borel
St. Paul
North Western Limited
North Western Line
Badger State
Chicago & North Western Railway
Chicago & North Western
J. E. Brittain
Washington Street
Dr. Hubbard
Waltham Man
Little Tom Tucker
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