Air King Hamilton and the Intercity Flight Feats
The article chronicles Hamilton and rival aviators Glenn Curtiss and others performing daring air feats. Hamilton makes an intercity flight from New York to Philadelphia and back, delivering letters and meeting reception crowds. Promoters forecast flights between New York and Chicago and St Louis with big prizes, deeming Hamilton a rising leader in aviation.
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Glenn Curtiss
Albany
New York City
Charles Hamilton
Philadelphia
Governor's Island
BG AE Rae
G Ipagor
Hughes
Vania’ Hamilton
U Polson Bargahat
New York
Chicago
St Louis
Hamilton
Stage called over socks and divorces in one tale
Illinois actress Margaret Dington once mocked home duties to chase stage glory. After divorcing Daniel Frohman in Reno she wed Edward J. Bowes, who plans to bankroll her return to performing and long socks. Bowes vows support as she heads on tour with her private car and stage career.
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Margaret Dington
Illinois
Bloomington
Linda
Frohman
Bowes
Miss Niington
Miss Ellington
Seven financiers named to form Ryan's money heptarchy
Thomas Fortune Ryan predicts a seven man rule of global finance led by J Pierpont Morgan with successors among Henry P Davidson Otto H Kahn Mortimer L Schiff John B Dennis George F Baker Jr and James Stillman Jr all of New York He plans a Europe voyage amid ill health and renewed interest in Kongo gold prospects near Solomon's mines.
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Thomas Fortune Ryan
Virginia
New York
America
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York City
J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr
Henry P. Davidson
J. P. Morgan & Co
Otto H. Kahn
Mortimer L. Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Coo
John B. Dennis
Blair & Co
George F. Baker, Jr
First National Bank
James Stillman, Jr
National City Bank
Ryan
Europe
King Solomon’s Mines
Parr to Receive $100000 Reward for Government Fraud Find
Richard Parr a New York customs deputy helped expose a sugar underweight fraud totaling about $2,000,000. Although the reward fund was initially short, Taft and Secretary MacVeagh have approved the payout. Parr plans to invest most of the prize in real estate to secure his family’s future.
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Uncle Sam
Richard Parr
New York
Parr
Sam
Taft
MacVeagh
Nistemireagate Apt de Ratanea
Wade
Drentah
Richard ‘Parpis
Welcoming Roosevelt Returns to Oyster Bay Home
Col Theodore Roosevelt has retired to Oyster Bay to rest after a strenuous welcome in the nation. He enjoyed the affair, especially meeting Rough Riders, plans to focus on literary work and social duties, and will not yet comment on political affairs. He has held private talks with public figures whose judgment he trusts.
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York
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
The
Rough Riders
Roosevelt
Crows Return Boosts Corn Yields in Van Buren County
In Van Buren County Michigan farmers reintroduced crows after decades of pest control. The crow outbreak hurt corn yields, but after capturing and releasing thousands of crows from the Wabash area the birds returned, and that autumn produced the largest corn crop in five years as grub populations declined and fields recovered.
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South Haven
Mich
van Buren County
Michigan
Wabash
Telephone Boon to King London King George Privileges
A Victorian column explains how King George enjoys priority on trunk lines, often bypassing time limits and causing faster clearance of royal calls. It portrays his measured, clear speech and rarely exceeding standard waiting times, highlighting the privileged use of London’s telephone network.
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London
King George
Frogs Halt Beachside Concert Music Clash in Santa Barbara
The famed conductor La Monaca quits performing on the beach after noisy frogs disturb the first Saturday night concert at the Plasa del Banos. He vows to move his program to uptown parks until the amphibian chorus croaks away.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
la Monaca
Plasa del Banos
Marahes
Signor Muscente
Breeding Show to Feature Livery Guarded Fowls
A Brockton exhibitor titled Peggy, valued at 10000 dollars, will headline the San Joaquin Poultry association show next November in a major feature. The entry, noted for drawing crowds, has created a sensation wherever displayed and faced restrictions in the past due to crowding and traffic issues.
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Brockton
Cal
Peggy
San Joaquin Poultry Association
Bes
Miner pays photographer for 306 pictures of wife
Alaskan mine operator Alonzo Provost sent 306 to a Seattle photographer to obtain photographs of his wife in every pose. Mrs Provost visited the studio for five days of posing, enabling Provost to view numerous intimate images while he remained in Alaska.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Alonzo Provost
Undefeated Northwest Champion T A Ireland Rifle Star
T A Ireland of Colfax Washington, undefeated Northwest champion and holder of four world records, recounts kidney trouble that affected his vision and nerve control, then credits Doan's Kidney Pills for relief after trying many remedies. He invites follow up details for stamp requests. Foster Milburn Co offers 50 cents a box.
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Ireland
José
Doan
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Senator Depew Birthday Health Reassures Reporter
In Washington on his seventy sixth birthday Senator Depew told a reporter his health was perfect and that his appearance backs his claim. A census taker story follows, with a humorous exchange about who is the head of the house at a Hillyer residence.
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Depew
Washington
Luggage Quip Marks Unlucky West
DeLancey Nicoll, a sharply dressed lawyer, teased a westerner at the Union Club saying he came to New York with two large bags stuffed in the knees of his trousers. The remark sparked a polite smile as the speaker pretended to search for luggage in the traveler’s bag.
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DeLancey Nicoll
Union Club
New York
Hestfeolt
There's a Reason Behind a Vain Proposal
A quip about marriage ethics and social pressure emerges from a overheard exchange. One character asks Paul if he would marry Widow Muller if the speaker died. Paul declines, citing social judgment as the motive others offer. The tale pokes at human waste of time forecasting action.
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Paul
Muller
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