Balloonist makes 200 mile New England flight
H Percy Shearman president of Williams College Aeronautical Society lost self control with a knife in his mouth and pierced the balloon bag. He fell unconscious into the basket as the balloon drifted to the Estes property on Auburn Maine outskirts after a 200 mile flight from Pittsfield Massachusetts through rain hail and extreme cold.
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Auburn
Percy Shearman
Williams College Aeronautical Society
Springfield
H. B. Estes
Pittsfield
Mass
New England
Beautifying and health tonics advertised for skin and vitality
An advertisement promotes several beauty remedies and a tonic. It outlines a spurmax glycerine skin polish to brighten complexions, a greaseless cream jelly for blackheads and wrinkles, a lash growth treatment with pyroxin, a delatone hair removal paste, and a blood tonic recipe using alcohol hardene sugar water for improved appetite and liver function.
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Blackhead
Balloonist Shearman Bombs Through Storm to Lake Auburn Landing
Shearman intended for Canada but descended after a perilous night ascent from Pittsfield. A violent hail storm and freezing air weakened him as he tried to deflate the gas bag with a knife. He landed on the Estes farm near Lake Auburn and was taken to Lewiston Hospital, where he recovered consciousness and explained parts of his flight.
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Shearman
Lewiston Hospital
Pittsfield
Sherman
Estes Farm
Former Boston manager Henry Stanley dies at 48
Henry C. Stanley a noted minstrel and former manager of a Boston orchestra died at his Philadelphia home aged 48. Current and former colleagues recalled his stage and management work in Boston and beyond.
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Philadelphia
Henry C. Stanley
Boston
Governors in Tilt at Conference
Governors Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey and Emmet O Neal of Alabama clashed over initiative and referendum at the Governors conference in Lake, New Jersey. O Neal defended his stance with a ten minute speech, then stepped outside to cool off before the discussion ended.
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Srmang Lake
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Emmet O'Neal
Alabama
Conference of Governors’ Convention Hall
Wilson
O'Neal
Governors Clash Over Initiative and Recall Debate
The Alabama and other governors critique initiative and recall, arguing it weakens executive power and courts are the proper check. New Jersey's governor contends strong executive leadership can coexist with direct democracy while warning against mob rule and distrust of democracy.
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O'Neal
Shacks Must Come Down Orders Fire and Building Chiefs
Mayor Fitzgerald called for immediate action on ramshackle unoccupied buildings and proposed a conference between Fire Commissioner Daly and Building Commissioner Everett. He cited a Blue Hill avenue fire as prompting the move and urged funding for a new auto chemical and ladder truck at Ladder 23 Grove Hall.
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Fitzgerald
Daly
Everett
Quce
Blue Hill Avenue
Talbot Avenue
Grove Hall
Multien
Fire Hazard Commission
Engineer Run Over by His Own Train
Lewis H. Dunton of Somerville an engineer on the Fitchburg division of the Boston and Maine railroad was killed instantly yesterday morning when a flat car rolled back and passed over his head in the south yard near Prison Point at about 11 30. The 38 year old man had stepped from the engine to help coworkers and fell as the train slackened and shifted, pulling the pin on a flat car.
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Lewis H. Dunton
Somerville
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Prison Point
Dunton
Reid Torpedo Target Record Broken at Gardeners Bay
The torpedo boat destroyer Reid set new marks at the autumn practice in Gardeners Bay L I achieving a .96 score with eight 2000 yard shots at 29 knots and 20 knot ship speed. An eighth division flotilla will sail to Chesapeake Bay for gun drills while Lieutenant F R McCrary receives hospital care for a severe hand laceration from a torpedo propeller incident.
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Newport
R. I
Reid
Gardiner’s Bay
L. I
Dixie
Chesapeake Bay
Sterrett
F. R. McCrary
Naval Hospital
McCrary
New England Aviation Company Buys Rockingham Track
The New England Aviation Company purchased Rockingham race track at Salem New Hampshire for use as a sports arena including aero meets. It formed a board of directors at a stockholders meeting in Boston and plans to start business immediately. The company is capitalized at 1 million dollars and will hold winter sports at the park when weather permits.
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Boston
Houghton & Dutton
Lepe
Rockingham
Salem
N. H
Gove & Gove
Equitable
Milk Street
Grand jury report due September 19 on United Shoe probe
The federal grand jury investigating United Shoe Machinery Company will not report on Thursday. U S District Attorney Asa P Srench said it will reconvene on Tuesday, September 19, when the jury's report on Sherman Antitrust Act violations and restraint of trade is expected to be made public.
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Federal
United Shoe Machinery Company
Shoe Machinery Trust
United States
Asa P. S’rench
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Dyspepsia Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless candy like remedy that digests food, relieves indigestion, sour stomach and gas within five minutes, and prevents headaches and sleep disruption from stomach issues. It sells a 50 cent case through druggists with claims of thorough cure of dyspepsia.
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Pape
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