Weston’s Long Tramp Begins From New York at Seventieth Birthday
Edward Pay son Weston, the world’s famed walker, starts a 4000 mile foot voyage from New York to San Francisco on his seventieth birthday. He aims for 100 days excluding Sundays with rest days for temperance talks, funded by lecture proceeds. He will be followed by a journalist group and staff.
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Edward Payson Weston
Walker
New York Post Office
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Weston
Portland
Chicago
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Balloon race entries closed for international event
Zurich will host the International Balloon Race next fall with entries from the United States Germany Italy and Switzerland. Entries include one American balloon three German three Italian and two Swiss craft with the start set for late September or early October. Grand Prairie Texas reports a runaway horse injuring several people, including D A Bradshaw and Clyde Irby at Dr Payne's drug store porch.
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Switzerland
International Aeronautic Federation
Grand Prairie
Tex
D. A. Bradshaw
Dr Payne
Mr. Bradshaw
B Gordon
Clyde Irby
Julius Stovall
Jay Payne
Tulsa Buys Supplemental Giant Water Pump
The city purchases a supplemental giant pump for the water system. It will pump 4,000,000 gallons daily and weighs 190,000 pounds. The pump is now undergoing enlargement and rehabilitation projects.
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Tulsa
Okla
Miss Ethel Raney Sails Toward Oyster Bay
Washington report notes Miss Ethel Raney sitting left Wednesday afternoon bound for Oyster Bay with travel plans shaping a local maritime side note.
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Washington
Ethel Raney
Oyster Bay
Shoemaker Recalls Deep Ties With Illinoisan Family
A shoemaker recounts letters from a former Illinois town, the model depot agent father, and a girl who sang in his shop. He describes fishing trips, a Christmas visit to Indiana, and delivering the girl's body during diphtheria, a gesture that left him proud and worn from the journey.
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Ilinois
Pertreckler
Big Four
Indiana
Old Illnois
St. Louis Republic
River flood drowns three near Selma Alabama
The Alabama river overflows its banks near Selma causing a Negro family home to be swept away and the husband wife and a child are drowned in the flood.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama
Italian officer learns English spelling lesson at supper
In The Balkan Trail Fredor recounts an Italian officer who taught himself English and spoke to English guests, prompting a joke about pronunciation. Judge George Dallas of the U S Circuit Court for the Third Circuit resigns, surprising officials and marking retirement eligibility.
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Fredor Re
Philadelphia
George Dallas
United States Circuit Court
Third Judicial Circuit
Taft
Mi-o-na Tablets Promised To Cure Indigestion Woes
An old advertisement touts Mi-o-na as a cure for neervous prostration and indigestion. It claims relief within days, noting improved sleep, reduced sour breath, and restored nourishment to nerves. E J Jenkins sells the remedy with a money back guarantee at 50 cents a box.
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M-o-ian
E. J. Jenkins
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