Le Centaur Sets 126 Mile Balloon Record
The balloon Le Centaur ascended from Ero Park in Pittsfield and flew to Bradford Connecticut, covering 126 miles in two hours and fifty five minutes. President Homer W. Hedge of the Aero Club Lieutenant S. M. Butler of the Automobile Club of America and Pilot Leo Stevens set a record noted by aviation and auto circles.
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Pttsfield
Aeronautic
Pittsfield
Bradford
Conn
Aero Club
Branford
Cortland F. Bishop
Bishop
James Gordon Bennett
France
England
Belgium
Spain
Italy
Russia
Germany
Switzerland
Alan R. Hawley
New York
L Orient
Pittsfield Park
Zeppelin rises with patches held by airship experts
The account describes a high wind ascent of a large airship with patched silk vents, viewed by George Westinghouse and others, noting the vessel with 16 gas compartments, two Daimler motors, and a 420 foot length. It highlights future races for the Bennett and Hawley cups and plans for American eliminations in Pittsfield.
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Berlin
London
America
Zeppelin
Daimler
Eich
Count Zeppelin
Engineer Corps
Zeppelin Navigates Lake Constance In New Airship
Count Zeppelin successfully navigates the air over Lake Constance in his new airship. He states that not long will pass before another ascent, signaling progress in aerial travel.
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Friedrichshaven
Wurtemberg
Count Zeppelin
Lake Constance
Ziegler Estate Appraisal Values Foster Son At Nine Million
New York reports the appraisal of William Ziegler estate assets totaling about 18.28 million dollars. Foster son William, now 18, stands to receive roughly 9 million, with future growth expected to reach at least 20 million by age 40. Widow E Matilda Ziegler gets 2.5 million and life residences. Real estate valued at 2.29 million. Personal estate and annuities defined by the will.
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New York
William Ziegler
Ziegler
Jamaica
Flushing
E. Matilda Ziegler
Fifth Avenue
Country Place
Great Island
Noroton
Conn
Female Madrid cop revealed after days of mistaken identity
A Madrid correspondent reports a police officer who fainted in the street was a woman. A physician confirmed she had served in the marine corps for the usual period and then spent 80 years as a policeman, advancing to sergeant, with no one suspecting she was a woman.
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Paris
Madrid
Marine Corps
Honorius brings gold cargo to East Boston under tight guard
The treasure ship Honorius from Buenos Ayres with $750,000 in gold double eagles arrives at National dock East Boston after stopping at Barbadoes for coal. A. C. Lombard Sons handles rapid transfer to local banks with guards and watchmen on duty, following a precedent set by the Arabistan.
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Honorius
Houston Line
Buenos Ayres
Barbadoes
A. C. Lombards Sons
States Divide Loving Hearts Romance Ends in Iowa
In Ackley Iowa William Johns of Illinois and Mrs Henry Johns of Iowa planned a marriage but could not decide where to live. The bride chose Iowa and Johns declared Iowa unworthy, ending all plans and negotiations for the wedding.
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Ackley
Iowa
Illinois
William Johns
Henry Johns
Johns
Modern bank replaces famous Golden Stool at Coomassie
In Coomassie, West Africa a site is secured for a British bank near King Prempeh’s former stronghold. The legendary Golden Stool, once revered by locals, has disappeared and a modern vault now stands where royal gold was kept as commerce arrives.
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Coomassie
West Africa
Prempeh
Seychelles
Married 61 Years but Both Are Blind in Vermont
St Albans Vermont November 4 Mr and Mrs Frederick John Edwin Harding a blind couple who have lived in St Albans for 35 years celebrated their 61st anniversary. The man is 88 and his wife 78. They had 10 children, all dead except two, yet both are reported in excellent health.
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ST. Albans
Frederick John Edwin Harding
England
Harding
Mrs. Harding
Portuguese King Plans Brazil Visit and South America Tour
A report from Rio de Janeiro states the King of Portugal intends to visit Brazil soon and will also travel to other South American countries. The notice notes the potential royal tour and regional diplomacy implications.
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Portugal
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Famine Reported in Kiangsu Province North
Missionaries report a grave famine in northern Kiangsu China with up to 10 million people facing starvation. Local magistrates block exits and provide no food, risking serious disorders as relief is delayed.
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Shanghai
Kiangsu
China
Fire at Alton New Hampshire Causes Massive Damage
A series of three incendiary fires in Alton New Hampshire destroyed property worth about 30000 dollars. A suspect from Portland Maine named Fred Hall was arrested on suspicion of arson after admitting presence in Alton. The Boston and Maine rail facilities suffered the heaviest loss estimated at 18000 dollars with trains and a wharf steamer Mt. Washington saved with difficulty.
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Alton
N. H
Fred Hall
Portland
Davis Crossing
Here
Hall
Boston & Maine
Mt. Washington
Boston & Maine Railroad
S. E. Colbath Company
S. C. Wentworth
Man arrested as suspected arsonist appears mentally unbalanced
Fred Hall of Portland Maine, detained as the suspected author of three incendiary fires at Alton New Hampshire, sought food at Station Agent John Pash’s house claiming money to pay. He showed no money and, suspected of being unbalanced, was taken into custody. He said he had worked in a Guilford lumber camp and was en route to his sister in Manchester but gave no identifying details.
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Rochester
N. H
Fred Hall
Portland
Alton
John Pash
Guilford
Manchester
Lynn Girl Keeps 13 Years of Sunday School Attendance
Miss M Louisa Humphries aged 20 of 7 Washington Street begins her 13th year of attending the Washington Street Baptist Church Sunday school without missing a session. For 12 years she braved winter storms and never let vacations or appointments interfere. During the February 1898 blizzard she crawled a half mile through deep drifts to reach the church.
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Lynn
M. Louisa Humphries
Washington Street
Washington Street Baptist Church
Miss M. Louisa Humphries Remembered for Faithful Sundays
Lynn girl Miss M. Louisa Humphries had not missed a Sunday school in 13 years and found her teacher after a church fire on January 15 1905, helping to hold a class on Essex street within sight of the flames.
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Essex Street
Etiquette Woes Plague Queen Victoria of Spain
Madrid reports Queen Victoria endures rigid court etiquette that isolates her from friends and language. She sits alone when the king is away, cannot nurse her child herself, and cannot speak English or interact freely, while anarchists threaten the royal couple.
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Madrid
Queen Victoria
Spain
Victoria
Queen’s accouchement shadowed by Spain’s strict etiquette
The Queen faces royal edict forcing presence at brutal bull fights and public birth publicity. An English physician, trusted since childhood, is attached to her household to protect her health and unborn child amid courtly constraints and ministerial intrusion.
Affray at Hoosac Tunnel docks ends with injury
Longshoremen James McDevitt of Malden via 349 Hyland avenue suffers a skull base fracture and Michael Connors of Roxbury is jailed at Station 15 on a self defense claim after a Friday afternoon clash at Hoosac Tunnel docks. Connors to be arraigned in Charlestown court.
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James McDevitt
Hyland Avenue
Malden
Michael Connors
Lenox Street
Roxbury
Station 15
McDevitt
Hoosac Tunnel
Connors
Charlestown
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