Aviator Crosses Alps in Bold Flight Then Is Wounded
Peruvian aviator Yo George Chavez becomes the first to fly a heavier-than-air craft across the Alps in a monoplane but is seriously injured upon landing near Domodossola. His machine is wrecked and he is buried beneath the wreckage with both legs broken and serious injuries to his left thigh. Fellow flyer Weymann also failed in the attempt and was forced to descend after a short flight.
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Domodossela
Italy
George Chavez
Alps
Society For & Might
Brig
Switzerland
Chavez
Weymann
Roosevelt Victory Hopes Rise As Platform Draft Circles
New York announces Dr. Roosevelt sharpens platform ahead of convention inclining toward direct primary labor and tariff planks. Spokane reports investigation into suspected Alaska land frauds expanding, led by federal officials in the northwest.
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New York
Roosevelt
Spokane
Wash
Ann- Yerigmtion
Alaska
Tanour Cunningham
OM IS MOTHER OF DESERTED KITTENS
In Denver on September 23 a stray litter of four kittens was found after a fashionable woman dropped them from a trap on Sherman Street. A passerby saw the moment and brought the animals to Court Place Shelter. Thomas Eat To At The Oat Bholter acts as their devoted guardian and mother.
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Denver
Thomas
Court Plate
Sherman Street
Court, Place
Fom
Bodies of Five Babies Found in the Sewer
Denver police probe a possible infant trafficking ring after five infant bodies are found in a sewer during a city storm. Drainage workers discovered three bodies in a West Colfax basin amid floods and a nearby Carnegie library, Capitol and county courthouse sites. Two more infant remains were found earlier in the week.
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Denver
West Colinwell
Atella
Joe McIntyre
James P. Thomas
Bull bass story from Long Island Sound claims 160 pound weight
Stamford reporters note a wounded bull bass in Long Island Sound that professional fisherman George Gels of New York and local attorney James 8. Jenking will swear weighs as much as 160 pounds and is still alive seeking verification of the claim.
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Stamford
Conn
Long Island Sound
George Gels
New York
James 8
Jenking
Famous Harvard Student Christopher Royce Dies in Asylum
The piece reports the death of Christopher Royce at Danvers asylum after years of overwork. Son of Harvard history professor Sigatah Royce, Royce was once a celebrated prodigy who entered Harvard at 14 and excelled in mathematics and astronomy before pursuing applied science and film work.
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Boston
Christopher Royce
Sigatah Royce
America
Danvers Insane Hospital
Cambridge
Knopp
Sor
Harvard
Gony
Graduate School of Applied Science
Royce
Movaie
Million names on wife's petition to pardon Morse
New York reports reveal the wife of Charles W. Morse, imprisoned in Atlanta, gathering eighty plus names for a presidential pardon. She says Morse remains hopeful Taft will grant clemency and notes his struggle with writing and clerical tasks while serving a fifteen-year sentence.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Atlanta
Evereines
Morse Hes
Pak Saat
Mrs. Morse
Taft
Hym
Mr. Morse
Lfe
Uncle Joe Cannon Praises Taft At Republican State Convention
At Springfield Illinois on September 29 Uncle Joe Cannon attended the Republican state convention where the platform omitted his name. He praised Taft, defended tariff policy, urged faithfulness to Republican principles, and urged unity while noting the delegation was not mentioned for strategic reasons.
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Springfield
Uncle Joe
Cannon
Eniders
Congress
Taft
Lorimer
Lawyer Found Unconscious at Capitol in Cheyenne
Police investigate a Cheyenne incident where lawyer Jerry Jovel was found unconscious on the sidewalk near the state capitol. Special Officer Pleming revived him after he arrived from Colorado and may have lost memory after a drink. Details of the documents he sought and his clients’ papers remain unclear.
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Cheyenne
Lee
Jerry Jovel
State Capitol
Pleming
State Building
Lovell
Colorado
Gieveta
Iain
Bhelog
Aldomine Yell
Deenone
Talib
Body of stenographer found in rear of house
Miss Bya Swan a former Paso Robles teacher and stenographer has been found dead in the rear of a residence in San Francisco. Police believe she died in Dr James Grant's office and hold Grant and nurse Mary Messer-Smith while searching for former assistant William Sachs. A new Grant aide provided the clue to the discovery.
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San Francisco
Bya Swan
Paso Robles
California
James Grant
Grant
Mary Messer-Smith
William Sachs
Hart 13 Selected as Wyoming Militia Drill Master
Senator F E B War ren has not heard when Captain Verling K Hart will be retired and assigned as instructor of the Wyoming national guard. Details of when the change takes effect are unavailable but expected in a few days with Hart based in Cheyenne. He is a respected Quartermaster supervisor overseeing Fort Russell improvements and will become the chief drill instructor for Wyoming troops.
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United States
F. EB. Warren
Washington
Verling K. Hart
Fort Russell
Wyoming
Hart Leave
Rejected lover tries dynamite murder of widow in Lodge town
An unsuccessful attempt to murder Belle Crowley by dynamite occurred at her home in Leadville. A rejected suitor planted six sticks in a box along the house, set a 50 foot fuse, and fled. The explosion caused minor damage but no injuries to Crowley or George Houghton, who was asleep inside.
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Leadville
Galo
Belle Crowley
George Houghton
Democratic program outlined in Missouri speech
Champ Clark, House minority leader, outlined ten Democratic policy goals before the Missouri Democratic Editorial Association. The plan includes tariff reduction, reciprocity trade, abolition of superfluous offices, tighter appropriations, reviving the merchant marine, direct election of senators, stronger anti trust enforcement, natural resource conservation, and improved waterways. Clark warned Republican infighting mirrors 1890s conflicts and styled it a path to a Democratic victory.
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St. Louis
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Democratic
Missouri Tonight
TJ Sean
Canada
United States
Clark
Secret Marriage Reported for Boulder Resident
Word reached Boulder that William Piske Hunter, longtime resident, secretly married in Los Angeles to Miss Bunker, a stenographer, on a date in September. The announcement links the couple and notes Hunter's Boulder roots.
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Calipornta
Boulder
Colo
William Piske Hunter
Los Angeles
Miss Bunker
Wreck on Rock Island near Clayton Kills Sixteen
Denver reports a rail wreck two miles east of Clayton Kansas as a Rock Island line train from Kansas City to Denver plunges into a washout. Sixteen dead including four trainmen and multiple passengers, with thirteen injured. Rescue efforts continue as bodies are recovered and a special relief train ferries doctors and nurses to the scene.
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Denver
Rock Island
Clayton
Kas
Kansas City
Frank Pickenplugh
Goodland
Kan
William Mills
Philip Hiffman
Jo W. Usher
Pennsylvania Street
W. E. Shively
Herman Miller
G A R Postpones Lee Statue Debate In Capitol Battle
At Atlantic City the national encampment voted 133 to 102 to postpone indefinitely action on placing Robert E. Lee's statue in the national capitol. The session included debate on pensions and veteran increases, with new officers installed as encampment activities wrapped up.
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Atlantic City
Robert E. Lee
National Capitol
Mother Finds Kidnapped Girl After Yearlong Search
Mrs. Blake Barrows spent 5000 and crossed 15000 miles seeking her daughter Dottie Barrows who vanished from Houston in 1900. Dottie, 14, alleged dentist Gordon Martin hypnotised her and spirited her to Evansville before being last heard from while Mom pursued leads across the United States and Canada. The note to Houston urged help as the girl cried for home. The Barrows planned to reunite in Houston.
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Ind
Blake Barrows
Dottie
Houston
Texas
Rvansville
Mre
Barrows
Gordon Martin
Jim
Canada
Galveston
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