Dayton Man Opens Eyes of New Yorkers
Dayton aviator Wilbur Wright, of Dayton Ohio, flies ten miles up the Hudson to Grant's Tomb and returns to Governors Island in 33 minutes, drawing crowds, sirens, and cheers as he joins Hudson and Fulton in aeronautic feats. The flight covers twenty miles there and back with an elevated seat aboard ships’ masts watched by sailors.
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Dayton
Hudson
Fulton
Grant
New York
Governors Island
Wilbur Wright
Sfudson
Manhattan
Avia
Octogenarian Falls From Loft Injures Man In Kimbolton
Kimbolton Oct 5 An 82 year old resident Mr S C Kirby sustained severe bruises after fainting in a granary loft and tumbling to the floor below. Doctors report no broken bones and hope for a full recovery despite the age.
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Kirby
Two More Suits Filed Over Railroad Rates in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio Tom O Crossen Perry County prosecuting attorney filed quo warranto actions against the Toledo Central railroad. Two suits followed against the Kanawha and Michigan Railroad and the Wocking Valley Railroad alleging freight rate discrimination monopoly formation and efforts to stifle competition.
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Columbus, O
Toledo Central Railroad
Tom O. Crossen
Perry County
Kanawha and Michigan Railroad Company
Tocking Valley Railroad Company
Crossen
Hocking Valley
Kanawha and Michigan
Knife blade 19 removed after eighteen years
Alfred Skinner of Pocahontas Arkansas, visiting Washington, displayed a dirk knife blade fragment taken from his shoulder after an 1891 attack by a drunken assailant at Reyne Arkansas. Skinner shot the attacker dead and was acquitted on self defense grounds.
Miss Fernanda Wanamaker Weds French Count in Paris
In Paris on October 5 Miss Fernanda Wanamaker daughter of Rodman Wanamaker and granddaughter of John Wanamaker married Count Arthur de Heeren. Two ceremonies followed a Catholic service at St Philippe du Roule with orchestra and a Protestant rite at the bride’s Champs Elysées home. Witnesses included Ambassador Henry White and Marquis del Muni.
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Paris
Fernanda Wanamaker
Rodman Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
Arthur de Heeren
Count Heeren
Biarritz
St. Philippe du Roule
Avenue Des Champs Elyssees
Alfred G. Mortimer
Philadelphia
Henry White
Marquis del Muni
Italian warship Etruria leads Hudson-Fulton display
Visiting Italian navy vessels the Etruria flagship and the Etna are highlighted in the Hudson Fulton celebration. Count Leonardi di Casalino commands the Etruria with officers Lieutenant Zaragli Lieutenant Alvigni Captain Serrano Lieutenant Alcaini and other minor commissioned officers aboard.
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Mediterranean
Leonardi di Casalino
Zaragli
Alvigni
Count di Casalino
Serrano
Alcaini
Weather Outlook for WV PA and OH Today Into Wednesday
The forecast shows fair conditions across West Virginia with little temperature change through Wednesday. Western Pennsylvania and Ohio also expect fair weather with steady temperatures and light to moderate winds from the east.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Danes Disappointed By Cook Records Waiver Request
Copenhagen reports disappointment over Dr. Cook asking the University of Copenhagen to waive its claim to the first examination of his expedition records. Public opinion distrusts foreign bodies judging the records first, deeming it only fair to let the Danish university review them first in light of local honors.
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Copenhagen
Cook
University of
Taft Delivers Conservation Speech in California
President Taft arrived in Sacramento and stayed until dawn then toured Oakland and San Francisco. He spoke at the state capitol grounds stressing conservation of natural resources and reaffirming support for Roosevelt policies.
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Satan
Sacramento
Roosevelt
Cali
Taft
Oakland
San Francisco
State Capitol
Taft Halts Banquets Beef and Cabbage Satisfy West Welcome
President Taft faced a flood of hospitality in the west forcing a pause on banquets. Captain Butt wired Seattle that the menu should be plain food and not elaborate. Taft’s secretary confirmed beef and cabbage as the preferred fare.
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Taft
West
Captain Butt
Seattle
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
Washington fair notes and residents early fall events
Local items report visitors from Wheel ing Pleasant City and Cambridge at the Washington fair. The Central Guernsey Company drills on Fitzgerald farm. A shooting scare near Forsythe Mines prompts a town visit. Guernsey county fair praised for success with large attendance and solid receipts. Prairie fire near Hutton Alberta burns, one death and a hospital patient as teams fight flames.
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Evaline Conwell
Elizabeth Vyrick
Wheeling
Mary Wallace
James J. Patterson
Coshocton
O. Trenner
Pleasant City
Jacob Amstot
Holton
Raub
Elmer Thompson
Eyesville
Fitzgerald
Central Guernsey Company
A. Briggs
Moberly
Missouri
Washington
Oxford Township
Briggs
Edward Cunningham
R. E. Lawrence
Pittsburg
J. P. Mahaffey
Cambridge
Perry
R. H. Henry
Columbus
R. 5
Frame
Pennyroyaldom
Forsythe Mines
Bailey
John K. Law
John
Guernsey
Barberton School Board Probes Misconduct Rumors
Superintendent Jas M Carr asks for a thorough inquiry after an open Barberton school board meeting where the board appointed a committee of the whole to investigate persistent rumors of misconduct surrounding Barberton public schools. Prof. Carr, formerly Cambridge schools superintendent, is seeking clarification and accountability.
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Barberton, O
Jas. M. Carr
Cambridge
Akron
Carr
Barberton
Barberton Public Schools
Five Die When Small Boat Capsizes Near Minas Basin
In Wolfville Nova Scotia on October five of seven aboard an auxiliary sailboat drowned after a squall flipped the craft during a Boatisland excursion. Robert Martin and four relatives perished including children Percy aged fourteen Hattie thirteen and Gertrude three. Robert Stivers and wife survived after clinging to the upturned boat for four hours before rescue. Mrs Stivers is not expected to recover.
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Wolfville
N. S
Minas Basin
Robert Martin
Percy Martin
Hattie Martin
Gertrude Stivers
Boatisland
Robert Stivers
Woman in Six Day Sleep Stint At Passavant Hospital
Mrs. Kate Mannesohn of Miller Street awoke briefly during a six day trance at Passavant hospital in Pittsburg. Doctors call it a peculiar nervous condition but report marked improvement and a full recovery expected within days.
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Pittsburg
Kate Mannesohn
Miller Street
Passavant Hospital
Easy target seen for aircraft in naval warfare
New York observers including Commander Sims noted Wilbur Wrights flight over the Hudson. They agreed the airplane could be easily hit by shrapnel from big guns and that further perfection is needed before it offers great naval advantage in warfare.
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New York
Wilbur Wright
Hudson
Sims
Minnesota
Expect Confession From Lamphere
Laporte Indiana October 5 Ray Lamp here an accomplice of the archmurderess Mrs junness has only days to live due to consumption. State's Attorney Smith believes he will confess and clear the Gunness death farm mystery as his death nears.
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Lamphere
Laporte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Junness
Smith
Gunness Death Farm
Indictments Hit King County Tracks and Gambling Network
Kings county grand jury returns indictments against two New York race tracks police officials five private detectives and twenty five bookmakers in a crackdown on racing gambling tied to the so called memory broker system Governor Hughes campaigns against oral betting after months of rumors and agitation following the Hart Agnew law.
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New York
Hart- Agnew
Kings County
Brooklyn
Brighton Beach Racing Association
John A Walsh Must Serve Five Years in Prison
Chicago Ill Oct 5 John R Walsh railroad magnate newspaper publisher and millionaire banker convicted of misapplication of Chicago National Bank funds must serve five years imprisonment The Federal Appeals Court affirmed the Circuit court findings after a determined fight
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Chicago, Ill
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Federal
Circuit
Cleveland Sets Three Cent Fare Across Street Lines
Cleveland reaches a settlement ending the street railway dispute. The initial fare on all lines is three cents with one cent for transfers. The company gains a 25 year franchise while the city preserves the option to buy the lines when municipal ownership becomes lawful. This marks a major victory for Tom L. Johnson.
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Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
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Alfred Skin
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President Taft
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Man
Hans Yagerson
Mary Segelstad
Calgary
Hutton
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