Balloons in danger as search launched for missing aeronauts
Relays say relief expeditions were organized to find balloons Axerea Dusseldorf II and America I after they started in an international race in St. Louis. Officials fear the aeronauts are stranded in Canada or worse, with guards from Revenue cutters and Hudson Bay Company aiding the search while Aero Club of America notes record breaks in the race. Germania reportedly landed north of Quebec.
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St. Louis
Axarea
Dusseldorf II
America
Canada
Great Lakes
Hudson Bay Company
Ontario
Aero Club of America
Quebec
Narrow escape from quicksand grips two in Ault
John Caldwell and A. M. Coad were buried under five feet of quicksand at Ault Colorado this morning but were rescued by companions and pulled out uninjured.
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Ault
Colo
John Caldwell
A. M. Coad
Boys Hate Spuds So They Run Away From Home
Two 10 year old boys from Moline Illinois James Smith and Gilbert Lancaster ran away to Chicago because they could not stand mashed potatoes. They arrived in Chicago Monday afternoon and were picked up penniless and hungry near Harrison street. They told the desk sergeant they came to town for a change of diet and that their only meal plan was ice cream soda with one good meal daily.
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Chicago
James Smith
Gilbert Lancaster
Moline
Lil
Harrison Street
Conroy
Ketchel Fiances Grief Leads to Suicide Attempt
In Grand Rapids Michigan on October 21 Miss Jewell Bovine, fiancée of slain boxing champion Stanley Ketchel, attempted suicide by holding a vial of carbene to her lips in a carriage. Her sister intervened and stopped the act as grief over Ketchel’s death deepened.
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Grand Rapida
Mich
Stanley Ketchel
Jewell Bovine
Ketchel
Wday
Senator Aldrich Injured in Auto Run Down
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island was knocked down by an automobile in New York and seriously hurt. doctors say shock, not injuries, dominates his condition though age presents risks. Rockefeller Jr. reported the senator resting comfortably and likely to recover in days.
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Aldrich
New York
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Park Avene
Calhan
Colo
Here
Rock Island
Johnson
Alex Hilton
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Roosevelt Speaks for Lodge in Boston Campaign
In Boston Col Roosevelt urged voters to reelect Senator Lodge guarding against a national calamity. He praised Lodge’s support for progressive legislation and the tariff plank backing a tariff commission. He attacked Eugene N. Foss for attempting to dominate parties amid Massachusetts campaign tensions.
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Teddy
Lodge
Boston
Col. Roosevelt
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Senate
Eugene N. Fose
Weather Weekend Outlook Fair and Warmer Days Ahead
A fair and warmer weekend is forecast with pleasant Saturday and Sunday conditions. Temperatures rise gradually, and sunshine dominates the outlook across the area.
International aviation meet opens at Belmont Park
The international aviation meet begins tomorrow at Belmont Park with a total prize of 72 300. Top aviators from around the world compete for the Ogden Bennett 100 kilometer race worth 5 000 and a 10 000 prize from Thomas F. Ryan for a state wide flight salute to the Goddess of Liberty and return.
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New York
Belmont Park
Ogden Bennett
Thomas F. Ryan
Liberty
Framing Stupendous Steal in Wy Covert Water Plot
A tabloid style narrative alleges a conspiracy to misuse Carey act and state water permits to block irrigation and development on ceded Wild River lands in Fremont County Wyoming. It names the Wyoming Central Irrigation Co and state officials, claiming plans aimed to sell lands at inflated prices after delaying settlement and use of federal reservoir grants.
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N Pais
Fremont County
Wyoming
Timastony
Wyoming Central Irrigation Company
Ne Central
Wild River Indian Reservation
Clarence T. Johnston
State Engineering Department
Engineering
Wyoming Central
Essen
Western Woman Lassoes Her Drowning Husband
New York story of Jim Fortier of Tottenville who, angered by a political setback, pretended to drown himself. His wife, skilled with a lariat learned in North Dakota, cast a rope as he went under and dragged him to shore. A doctor revived him after a half hour.
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New York
Jim Fortier
Tottenville
North Dakota
Fortier
Strike breakers arrive as railroad workers walk out
St Louis October 21 three car loads of strike breakers arrived to take the places of boiler makers blacksmiths and pipemen who walked out on the Iron Mountain railroad today. Road officials say only 1500 quit but union leaders say the number is higher.
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St.Louis
Iron Mountain
Strikers Threaten Wider Walkout Over Gould Road Disputes
The text notes 2,500 workers at Gould roads threatening to call out men on other Gould roads if differences are not settled soon. This highlights a looming general strike and possible escalation across allied depots as negotiators seek a resolution.
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Ber
Gould
Wellman Rival Plans Ocean Trip
New York reports Joseph Brucker, formerly of Chicago, plans a westward Atlantic crossing in the airship Suchard. The craft nears completion in Munich and equipment will ship to the Canary Islands for a Teneriffe start next February. He aims for Porto Rico or Haiti, with Cuba and New Orleans as possible legs, using water ballast to counter sun heat rather than an equilibrator.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
Walter Wellman
America
Joseph Brucker
Chicago
Brucker
Munich
Canary Islands
Teneriffe
Porto Rico
Haiti
Cuba
New Orleans
Wellman
Melvin Vaniman
Wyoming veterans fees paid but not reported or delivered
A garbled report notes that $2,870.75 in fees were paid by C. W. Burdick to W. Fy Plaeging, but W. Fy Plaeging has not reported the payment to the state or delivered the funds. It mentions W. Bur eckman of the state central committee and the Wyoming state central committee context with four items due.
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United States District Court
American Live Stock and Loan Company
William S. Pflueging
Wyoming
American ‘Live Stock and Loan Company
United States
Cheyenne
C. W. Burdick
Republican State Central Committee
State of
Stupendous Wyoming Plot Aims at Wind River Lands
A lengthy expose describes a joint scheme by Wyoming state agencies and eastern investors to block settlement on ceded Wind River lands and seize control via water rights and Carey Act tricks. It alleges state engineers granted monopoly permits while withholding reservoir sites, enabling a vast land grab backed by powerful interests and federal influence.
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Wyoming Central Irrigation Company
Wyoming Central
United States Government
Wind River Reservation
Hetty Green's son buys 16000 unique picture postcards
Edward H R Green, son of Hetty Green, stops in St Louis on a New York to Texas trip and personally selects 16000 different postcards. He says there is no business motive and calls it a pleasant way to pass an afternoon. The collection includes funny, pathetic, beautiful and noteworthy cards and contains no duplicates.
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Bt. Louis
Edward H. Rh. Green
Jovlri
Hetty Green
New York
Texas
Texay
Children’ Hospital
Intenet Ag & Homecoming
Boon
Bank
Bayly Oorda
Mr. Green
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Spuds
Fighter
MacKay, Aan
Seer
Florence Nightingale
Mackay
C. T. Johnston
Corporation
Wycoming Central
Joy Morton
Mark Morton
Engineering Department
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