Five Killed in Violent Strike Riot at Schoenville Plant
At the Pressed Steel Car works in Schoenville near Pittsburg Pa a strike turned deadly as a mob attacked the mill gates. State troopers deputy sheriffs and seven foreigners died and many were wounded as riot control efforts and boxcar jails followed. Women joined the riot amid arson and arrests as mounted troops charged through streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Schoenville
John L. Williams
Harry Exler
Lurea
John C. Smith
Lubelfan Jones
George Kitch
John O’donnell
Smith
Gumbert
McKees Rocks Council Seeks State Help in Strike
The McKees Rocks city council votes to urge Governor Stuart to summon the state constabulary from the Pressed Steel Car plant. A strike at the plant left 7 dead and several wounded, with one more fatality reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKees Rocks
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Stuart
Pressed Steel Car Company
Schoenville
Wright Signs Contract For Hudson Fulton Flights
James M. Beck announced Wilbur Wright has signed a contract to present a series of flights during the Hudson Fulton celebration. Possible circuit of New York by the Hudson river New York bay East river and Harlem river is cited as a feasible route with Glenn Curtiss also expected to fly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Hudson- Fulton Committee
New York
James M. Beck
Aeronautics Committee
New York Boys Complete World Circuit in 41 Days
Walter Brown and John Munnich, sent around the globe by a New York newspaper, were brought ashore in New York on a special tug after finishing a world circuit in 41 days 8 hours. The feat surpasses Jules Verne’s fictional eighty day voyage by nearly half the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter Brown
John Munnich
Mauretana
Globe
Jules Varne
Briand’s Rise to French Premiership Highlighted
The article chronicles Aristide Briand’s political ascent from Nantes born lawyer to minister of public instruction and worship, then justice and worship, noting his liberal, moderate stance on church and state separation and his influential role in shaping the 1905 bill. It also includes a humor piece featuring Speaker Cannon defending milder profanity and a joke about a Danville man opening patent cans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristide
Briand
Ihene
Brench' Brance
Cisigeneeatt
Socialists
Thority
Ne Guyot- Dessalgue
Valley Forge
Danville
Orville Wright Sets 72 Minute Passenger Flight Record
Orville Wright in Fort Myer Va flies 72 minutes 40 seconds with Lt Labm as passenger. He surpasses Wilbur Wrights 1 hour 9 minutes 31 seconds record at Le Mans. This flight also meets government power and speed standards in straightaway flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Labm
Signal Corps
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
France
Orville
Aviator’s 1908 flight ends in crash near drill ground
On September 12 1908 an Army pilot with Major George O Squiere flew 5.88 miles over the drill ground. In an attempt to beat that flight he crashed on September 17 1908 injuring himself and killing Lieutenant Thomas E Selfridge when a propeller leading edge failed after two circuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O. Squiere
Army
Thomas E. Selfridge
Signal Corps
Anti-Saloon League Probes Dry County Bottles Show Evidence
In Columbus Ohio the Anti-Saloon League and Personal Liberty League agents are buying liquor from blind tigers in dry counties to prove prohibition fails. They plan to present labeled evidence to the legislature and pursue warrants to arrest sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Omelatg
Personal Liberty League
Rose County
Dry
Tigers
Colum‘tus
House of Assembly
Blind Tigers
Thaw Returned to Matteawan Asylum After Acquittal
Harry K Thaw was moved from Westchester County jail to Matteawan asylum for the criminal insane. Mrs Mary Copley Thaw issued a statement saying the only request was transfer to Bloomingdale asylum and that an acquitted man should be freed. She defended the decision as not involving bonds or sensational terms and awaited the court of appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matteawan, N
Harry K. Thaw
Westchester County
Matteawan Asylum
Mary Copley Thaw
Bloomingdale Asylum
Harry
Cour of Appeals
Two Women Killed in Crossing Crash at Kankakee
Mrs Geo Granger wife of a retired Kankakee merchant and Miss Genevieve Rabig of Chicago were instantly killed when a Big Four train backed onto a crossing in Kankakee Ill causing a touring car to be struck. Five other occupants were seriously injured as the engine and caboose obstructed the view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Ill
Geo. Granger
Genevieve Rabig
Chicago
Evangelist Billy Sunday Injured in Auto Collision
In Laportt Indiana near Yellow Creek Lake a collision between two cars left Evangelist Billy Sunday and his wife injured. Their vehicle overturned and they were thrown into a ditch. Mrs Sunday is seriously hurt while Billy Sunday suffered painful bruises.
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Evangelist Sunday
Laportt
Ind
Yellow Creek Lake
Billy” Sunday
Sunday
Curtiss Sets Air Speed Record at Aviation Week
Curtiss and M Paulham led the second day of aviation week in Rheims France. Curtiss lowered the 6 15 mile course speed to 8 minutes 82 25 seconds while Paulham made two high altitude flights of 49 14 and 46 kilometers in the endurance test for the Prix de la Champagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rheims
France
Glenn H. Curtiss
M. Paulham
West Point Dismisses Seven Cadets Over Hazing
By Taft directive seven cadets at West Point are dismissed for hazing Rolando Sutton. Dismissed are John Booker Jix Richard W Hocker Earle Dunmore Chambey Trevore Gordon Lefevre Albert Crake and Jacob Fortner. Sutton, attacked on guard duty, was wrapped in sheets and beaten with pillowcases.
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West Point
N. Y
Taft
United States Miltary Academy
Rolando Sutton
Sutton
James N. Sutton
Naval Academy
Annapolis
John Booker
Jix
Richard W. Hocker
Earle Dunmore
Chambey Trevore
Gordon Lefevre
Albert Crake
Jacob Fortner
Melilla censorship blocks Spanish naval operations plan
Fragmented OCR suggests a note on censorship influencing Spanish forces near Melilla. It mentions a sea landing, a need for 2,000,000 men of quality, and construction of a canal to be occupied fully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melilla
Berhollae
Pegun
Wellman plans a longer faster airship after disaster
Despite the disaster, Wellman remains resolute about reaching the north pole by airship. He will build a longer and narrower ship with higher speed and other improvements, using lessons learned. Workers enlarge the airship house and prepare for another campaign.
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Wellmar
Walter” ‘Wellaman
North Pole
Wellman
Man commits suicide by dynamite in Ohio shop
Erwin Seitz, 30, placed a stick of dynamite in his mouth in Zoar near New Philadelphia, using a match to ignite it. His head and left hand were blown away and his chest mangled. He had been drinking and had conflicts with his father and sister with whom he lived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Philadelphia
Erwin Seitz
Zoar
Seitz
New Yorker Sues Manager Over Cat Incident
Emily Jones, a New York cook for a glove maker, sues Ernest Smellice for 100000 dollars claiming he kicked a cat through a window screen. She alleges eye injury from rusty wire particles and damages to her future prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
New York
Ernest Smellice
Emily Jones
Islands Vanished by Sea Belief Grips Acapulco
Dispatches from Acapulco report residents believe the Clipperton Islands were swallowed by the sea after recent earthquakes. No contact from the islands has come, a disturbance noted in nearby waters, and Acapulco officials urge the war department to send the gunboat General Guerrero to search for the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clipperton
Mexico City
Acapulco
Clipperton Islands
War Department
Insurance firms Face Anti Trust Suit in Arkansas
In Little Rock on August 20, it was alleged that 65 insurance companies with $156 million in capital participated in a rate agreement on December 16, 1908. Prosecuting Attorney R. E. Jeffry filed suit in Newport seeking penalties up to $65 million under the state anti trust law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
R. E. Jeffry
Third Judicial District
Newport
Mayor orders plain clothes patrols in Nashville
Nashville authorities act after belief that uniformed officers hinder enforcement of prohibition. Mayor James S. Brown instructs Chief Henry Curran to have all patrolmen discard uniforms and clubs and report in plain clothes. The order takes effect this morning.
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Nashville
New
Tenn
Nasville
James S. Brown
Henry Curran
Two Auto Tourists Killed in New Jersey Collision
In New Brunswick New Jersey on August 23 George A McLean of Chicago and his son George A McLean Jr died after their touring car struck a tree. Seven other members of the party were severely injured in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N.J
George A. McLean
Chicago
George A. McLean, Jr
Fire Leaves Thousand Families Homeless in Krementchug Russia
A blaze at a local lumber mill in Krementchug Russia Aug 1924 left about a thousand families homeless in the district. Fire officials reported rapid spread and extensive property loss with no immediate word on casualties or cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krementchug
Russia
Ball makes first triple play in major league history
In a historic sequence, Ball positions to double Wagner and tag Stahl, completing a triple play on McConnell. Stahl’s lead off forces Ball to cover, Neal tags Stahl, and Ball executes a rare first in major league baseball. Only six prior instances exist in baseball history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McConnell
Wagner
Stahl
Neal
Ball
Belmont to Race Mostly in America Boosts Turf Outlook
August Belmont states he will race predominantly in the United States, deeming the future of American turf bright despite a slow return of old popularity. He has eyed racing here closely this season, believes public generosity will sustain the sport, and plans to train thirty nursery bred yearlings for next season with trainers John Whalen and Thomas Welsh. Belmont will also send three yearlings to England as a nod to trainer Wat son, while Kentucky breeding establishments will be showcased on New York courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Whalen
Thomas Welsh
Metropolitan
Jockey Club
Belmont
England
Watson
Kentucky
New York
Steady 2 10 Trotters Scarce
The article notes that a horse capable of three successive 2 10 trots commands high value for breeding or development. It argues a 2 10 trotter is valuable enough to win internationally, and enthusiasts prize any horse that can sustain three 2 10 trots in succession.
Changes In Athletic Rules At A A U Meeting
At a recent Amateur Athletic Union gathering, new championship rules were approved adding events such as the hop, step and jump and javelin throwing. The ten mile run is reinstated as an annual fixture after years absent from the list.
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Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States
Vanderbilt Captures Leading Winnings on Preuch Turf
W K Vanderbilt tops the winners list on the Preuch turf since March 12. His horses have earned 160,400 by July 15. Maurice Rothschild follows with 121,200. Verdum, baron de Rothschild's great single winner, totals 110,600 including the Grand Prix. Vanderbilt's Oversight is third with 61,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
W. K. Vanderbilt
Maurice Rothschil
Baron de Rothschild
Million Cost Blaze Threatens Decatur Hotel Area
A large fire consumed the Decatur hotel area near a district block, threatening the main TM Serre city. Springfield sent four engines to aid, but the department was hampered by collapsing walls and hose damage, destroying Yellowing building and many stores including Meorhhouss Wells Hardware and City book store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serre
Decatur “Hotel
Springfield
Meorhhouss & Wells* Hardware Company
Henry Bachrach
John Spotts
Sam's Confectionery
City
Dick’s
Danielsen
Peerless
White Front Pool
Union Pacific Tea Company
Shade’ Lokey
Young's
P. Augustine
Noah's Ark
Ww. Armstrong
W. W. Harris
Post Jewelry
Elwood & Handlin
Cho
Ralph & Young
Wrights Allege Infringement Against Aeronautic Society
Welbur and Orville Wright filed suit in the United States circuit court in New York City alleging infringement of their aero plane patents by the Aeronautic Society of New York. The complaint states the society bought flying machines from the Herring-Curtiss company and Curtiss, then staged public exhibitions with admission fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrights
New York
Welbur
Orville Wright
Aeronauts
United States
Aeronautic Society
Herring-Curtiss “Company
Glenn H. Curtiss
Curtiss
East Buffalo and Chicago cattle and hog price summary
Market notes show cattle and hog quotes from major cities. East Buffalo Chicago Pittsburgh Cleveland and Boston listings include steers cows heifers bulls stockers and feeders with varied prices for calves sheep lambs hogs and wool related items. New York Toledo and Cincinnati figures report mixed grain and meat prices with regional demand indications.
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Chicago
C. Pittsburg
S -2
Cleveland
Boston
Ohio
Tahoe
Delaine
Tucky
Indiana
Cincinnati
New York
Toledo
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Ischoén vitle—Worhén
Aristide Buiand
Ripa Movement
Personal Liberty Leng
Matteawan
Neil Ball
Cleveland Americans
Doveur
AL Décatt
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