Aviator Dashes Through Air to Save Brother Aviator
In Liverpool at Freshfield, aviators Higginbotham and Patterson witnessed a dramatic air rescue. Patterson flew three miles to assist Higginbotham as his Blériot faltered, then pulled him from a near rollover. Crowds cheered the daring, though Higginbotham fell from his car before impact.
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Brother Birdman
Liverpool
England
Freshfield
Higginbotham
Tfight
Patterson
Pete
Cal Velt Spends Quiet Day in Cincinnati During Campaign
Cal Velt spends a quiet day in Cincinnati on September 9 declining parades and a full program. He meets Mr. and Mrs. Nichélaa Longworth, tours the Ohio Valley exposition, attends luncheon and delivers remarks. He holds a reception at the Longworth home and defends New Nationalism and expanding federal powers over conservation and corporations.
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Cincinnati
Cal ‘Velt
Nichélaa Longworth
Longworth
Conservaton
Reconciled at Last Frank Work and Burke-Roche Family Rift Heals
A long quarrel between Frank Work, an aged millionaire, and his daughter Mrs Burke-Roche over extravagance and an arranged marriage ends in reconciliation. Work, now infirm, had disowned her after she married Aurie Batonyl. she had been living in Newport and visited his home at No. 12 Hastings Street.
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New York
Frank Work
Burke-Rodhe
Aurie Batonyl
Burke-Roche
Newport
Work
Batonyi
Divorce Granted to San Francisco Woman Marking Milbank Ties
Mrs. John S Tanner won a divorce in Frisco and gained custody of Betty Tanner the so called human orchid. The court awarded her the Malden name and capital custody while noting the Milbank family fortune remained with Jeremiah Milbank in New York. No alimony or property share was requested.
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San Francisco
John S Tanner
New York
Tanner
Betty Tanner
Jeremiah "Milbank
Atlas Condensed Milk
Wilshire Place
Betty
Isaac Milbank
T Biar
Chicago
Los Angeles
Capita
Hylly
Tragedy at the Saloon Ends in Double Death
James McLachlan shot and killed his wife at the saloon and then attempted suicide by a self inflicted wound. He lies under guard at St Johns hostel as an inquest is held and autopsy confirms the gunshot did not prove fatal for him. Police recover the weapon used, previously linked to other incidents, as witnesses await.
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James McLachia
Lik Wire
Thei
St. John's Hostel
McLachlan
Tag
Melavhlan
Ray Newman
Justice of the Peace
Padgett
Delroy Shingle
Leper John Kokas Travels Eastward From Salt Lake City
John Kokas a leper left Salt Lake City on an eastbound train bound for New York with Greece as his destination. He carried no identifying marker and fled a quarantined tent, aided by friends, amid unclear railroad details and limited liability from authorities.
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Salt Lake City
New York
Greece
John Kokas
New York City
Kokas
Salt Lake
Nttle
Disaster Sinks Pere Marquette No. 18 Ferry on Lake Michigan
Ludington Mich Sept 9 One of the worst Lake Michigan navigation disasters occurred when the Pere Marquette No 18 ferry sank twenty miles off Port Washington with thirty lives lost The ship carried 42 crew and two women passengers from Baginaw The wreck occurred as loaded freight cars shifted causing the vessel to capsize The total loss exceeds half a million dollars covered by insurance Rescue efforts were underway with reports of several bodies recovered and survivors sought
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Ludington
Mich
Lake Michigan
Egg
Pere Marquette No
Pere Marquette Railroad Company
Port Washington
F. Seepanek
Werry No
Ainking
Hobble Skirt Sensation Stuns Denver Crowd
A 1920s crowd gathered outside a Denver post office on Sixteenth Street as a fashion sensation featuring hobble skirts drew mixed reactions. A brunette in a bright red outfit sparked chatter with a curvaceous, glove-like fit while onlookers watched the slow procession amid a bustling corner scene.
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Denver
Post Office
Sixteenth Street
Aviator Hamilton Seriously Injured in Crash at Fair Race
Charles K. Hamilton of Yelmatov suffered serious injuries when his MH plane crashed during a ground race around the fairground track. He was rushed to a hospital with believed internal injuries after the crash tonight.
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Charles K. Hamilton
Yelmatov
Fair Ground
Pennies Lost in Chance Games in Denver Schools
In Denver near public schools gambling devices target children with penny slots and small nickel games. Candy stores and shops around schools host these devices which lure girls and boys, drawing hundreds of pennies. The devices resemble roulette wheels and are described as pure gambling devices aimed at impulse play.
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Denver
Abe
Browne Verdict Sparks Courtroom Cheer in Not Guilty Ruling
The jury found Lee O'Neil Browne not guilty of bribery linked to Senator Lorimer's election. The verdict triggered an uproar and ten minutes of cheering as Browne, tearful, hugged attorney Charles Erbstein and was carried from the room. States' Attorney Weyman urged that timidity not hinder prosecution in Sangamon County.
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Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
Lorimer
Roo
Charles Erbstein
Sangamen
Weyman
Timoto
New York Tailor Promises Perpetual Motion Air Craft
A New York tailor releases a six page statement claiming a perpetual motion aircraft will revolutionize travel. He alleges the motor runs on perpetual motion and hints at influence from Count Zeppelin. He describes a machine with modules, offering a bold plan to carry passengers and share designs with President and others while promising completion soon.
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New York
Count Zeppelin Lg
Ptt
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Hy Tanner
Mr. Tanner
Aldle
Seldoum
Helen Gould
Constantinople College
Net York
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American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
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Misa Gould
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Pere Marquette Railroad
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