Balloons Land After Rough Weather Stops James Gordon Bennett Trials
Balloons returning from Kansas City contests for the James Gordon Bennett trophy and altitude record were forced to earth by rough weather. Seven of nine reached the ground with distances from 29 to 468 miles. two balloons remain missing. Landings occurred in Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. America II landed near Elmetsboro Iowa at 1 30 am after a 29 mile flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Condor
France
Berlin
Germany
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
America II
William F. Assmann
J. C. Hurlburt
Elmettsbore
Balloon races report from early aviation event results
The report details multiple balloons including Pennsylvania ALT 1 Topeka II Berlin T Buckeye and Kansas City II landing near towns in Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and Minnesota with distances of 300 to 450 miles. Lahm cup not won and record of 1171.9 miles by Allan R Hawley remains unchallenged. Pilot Jacobs recounts a gale landfall near Dunnell Minnesota after a storm stranded the Topeka II for hours.
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Pennsylvania 1
E. R. Hanneywell
Buffalo Centre
Topeka Ir
Frank M. Jacobs
W. W. Webb
Dunnell
Minn
Berlin T
Leopoldo Vogt
Martin Schoeller
Aide
Austin
Buckeye
Frank C. Lahm
J. C. Wade, Jr
Lacrosse
Wis
Kansas City II
J. C. Honewell
John Watts
Kennan
Mason City
Topeka II
Kansas City TI
Allan R. Hawley
Pennsylvania
Jacobs
Minnesota
Frothingham Predicts Victory Over Foss at Brockton Fair
Lieutenant Governor Frothingham declared he would defeat Governor Foss after a Brockton Fair crowd, claiming the reception for Foss showed the tide turning against him and a statewide shift in sentiment. He asserted his own imminent win and withheld further observations from the large gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Frothingham
Foss
Brockton Fair
Republican rally in Masonic Hall boosts Taft focus in Massachusetts
A Worcester rally drew 200 Republicans while nine other meetings drew 20 to 50 attendees. Speakers tied campaign momentum to Taft and a possible Democratic presidential win in 1912, with critiques of Foss and tariff policy and calls for trust-busting enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Ames Saunders
Taft
Frothingham
Massachusetts
Walker
Worcester County
Foss
John J. White
James
Swift
Watch Recovered From Nantucket Fisherman Loss
Charles Burns of the A. Rich fish concern at T wharf received a valuable watch chain and charm yesterday. He had lost the items overboard while fishing off Nantucket weeks earlier. A Lowell member of the Ellis order found the emblem and returned the watch.
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Charles Burns
A. 4
T Wharf
Nantucket
By & Lowell
Order of
Ellis
Miks
Eee
Harvard German Museum Model In Professor Francke's Hands
The Harvard Ger manic Museum model by Professor Bestlemeyer of Dresden is now with Professor Kuno Francke. Funded by Adolf Busch of St Louis with 250000 dollars the building spans Kirkland street and Divinity avenue and Frisbie place. The two unequal wings form a right angle with a central massive tower anchoring the design. Begin date unsettled as site remains unavailable though Francke hopes for an early start.
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Harvard
Kuno Francke
Bestlemeyer
Dresden
Germany
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Kirkland Street
Divinity Avenue
Frisbie Place
Diviiity Avenue
Th University
Proiger Francke
Bridegroom Conductor Dies After Freight Train Fall
Conductor John G. C. Greaney, a bridegroom of four weeks, died in a Houston hospital from injuries suffered when he fell beneath a freight train at Monticello yesterday. One leg was severed and the other crushed. He hailed from Canterbury, New Brunswick.
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Houston
John GC. Greaney
Monticello
Asiative
Canterbury
N. B
Watertown Arsenal Controller Claims $275,000 Annual Saving
Colonel Wheeler testified before a congressional committee that if the efficiency system were fully in force at Watertown arsenal the government could save about 275000 annually compared with present costs. He cited savings seen where the system is fully applied and discussed workers fearing rating penalties. The hearing adjourned after a brief exchange over the term maligned with union men. Hearings resume at 9:30.
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Watertown Arsenal
Wheeler
Congressional
John R. O'Leary
Third International
The
Moulders
Colonel Wheeler
Redfield
Tilson
Wilson
Life saved with a key at East Dedham station
Officers at East Dedham street station saved Daniel Whelton alias John Thompson by forcing a key between his teeth to prevent swallowing a bundle of papers while he was being booked. He had attempted to destroy evidence by swallowing the bundle.
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Dedham Street
Daniel Whelton
John Thompson
Bog
Dan
Whelton Apprehended After Attempted Swallowing of Evidence
Whelton was seized in front of the Grand Opera House as officers confronted him about items to be used as evidence. He tried to swallow papers, later torn from a book and policy slips, before being restrained by Concannon Grant and Sgt Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whelton
Grand Opera House
Concannon
Grant
Sergeant Hughes
McCloskey
Cambridge man fined for disturbance on streetcar
Edward H. Duggan of 127 Sidney Street Cambridge was arraigned in Cambridge District Court on a charge of causing a disturbance on a Boston Elevated surface car Thursday evening. He was convicted and fined $15.
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Edward H. Duggan
Sidney Street
Cambridge
Cambridge District Court
Boston
Ile
Old B M TICKET OFFICE MANAGER DEAD
Samuel Gray 84 former Boston & Maine ticket office manager died at his Cedar Street boarding house after a two year illness. Born in Portsmouth New Hampshire he once owned Brady's End oil wells and edited the Portsmouth Chronicle. Funeral from his Portsmouth home Monday at 3 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gray
Boston & Maine
Washington Street
Brady's End
Penn
Cedar Street
Mr. Gray
Portsmouth
N. H
Portsmouth Chronicle
Obituaries Trace Fraternal Help and Local Burials
In Marshfield and nearby communities obituaries note beloved husbands and wives, a 91 year old Baker, Catherine Bender of Milwaukee, Walter Bergman of Belmont, Elizabeth Bernard of East Boston, Mary Burke of Roxbury, and others. Funeral details list residences, church services, and interment plans across Boston area parishes and cemeteries.
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Baker
Marshfield
George Martin Baker
Bean
Brighton
Thomas
Ken Bean
Finnigan
Winship Street
St. Columbkine’s
Bpender
Milwaukee
Wis
Catherine (Nee Hayes
W. H. Bender
Bergman
Providence
Walter Bergman
Ericson Street
Belmont
Gustav Vase
F. of A
Klippan
Vasa
Structural Iron Workers Union
Stoughton
Elizabeth I
Frederick J. Bernard
White Street
Boston
St. Joseph's Church
Orcut
Ote
Ren
Christensen
Conia
N. H
Antony Christensen
Ien
Tatlberg
Tremont Street
Danist’ Brotherhood
Anne A
C. D. Chapman
Washington
Church of the Ascension
Newcomb Streets
Crowley
East
Mary E
Ray
John Crowley
London Street
Mast
Boston Street
Dorchester
Bridget Ral
Seas Delyba
Arove
Obituary notices from Dorchester and surrounding towns
Death and funeral notices for John V Mahony Catherine O Connell Annal Wagon Osgood Margaret Ryan Ralph Seaverns Charles A Twitchell Katherine M Walker and Ladies Auxiliary No 4 East Boston with addresses dates times and church services listed for Oct 5 to Oct 9 1911 including burial and procession details and notices to relatives and friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Unity Club
Bartlett Street
Roxbury
Ryan
Lawrence
Margaret Ryan
William A. Ryan
St. Margaret's Church
Dorchester
Francis J. Ryan
St. Angela's Church
Mattapan
Immaculate Conception Church
John J. Walker
Trainor
Bowel Street
Orday
St. Joseph's Church
Circuit Street
Ladies’ Auxiliary NO
Boston
Alster J. Growley
M.A, Cavan
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Lans Eittra
NY Locomobile
Locomobile Company of America
Commonwealth Av
DS Ber
Gcuucua
K N. Ok
New Fleischman Yeast
Union M
City
Raceh O
K BI
Raymond
Germanic Museumes
Germanic Museum OF
A. P. Langtry
Robert Luce
Luce the Orator
Aden
Golong
Eig
Doz
van Gee's Gall
S of
England
Leal Glenlivet
Shere
Clare
sinterCo
Ine
Tremont
Wolf's
Hanover
Portland Streets
Charles F. Atwooorisvos
Boylston "Or
Patro
Greater Boston
Oston
North
Chelsea Street
Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Holy Name. Society
Kelly
Roslindale
John Kelly
John Sheehan
Ashland Street
Church of the Sacred Heart O
Joseph
J. Micheros
Br Anthony
Moran
Auburndale
Mary BE. Moran
Nay
Timothy J. Bowler
Murray Road
Mond
Himase - Bernard
West Newton
Calvary
Metry
Waltham
Mass
Mackkey
Michael, Ghariew
Ceral Thiry
Summer St. Corner
Devonshire
Washington St
Franklin
Sesmith
New York
34Th Street
Bet
Broadway
Sth
Ave
Westminster Street
Philadelphia
15Th and
Chestnut Streets
Buffalo
Main Street
Hunyadi
Janos
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