Aeroplane Beats Vanderbilt Autos In Mineola Duel
Captain Thomas Baldwin, a 60 year old aviator, outpaced three Vanderbilt auto racers at Mineola aviation field. Baldwin’s aeroplane overhauled the cars traveling sixty miles an hour, then banked a sharp turn and returned to the aviation field to cheers from onlookers.
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New York
Vanderbilt Cap
Thomas A Baldwin
Yeterday
Mineolla Aviation Field
Baldwin
Motor Speedway
Mineola Fair Grounds
Captain Baldwin
Aviation Field
Raid Hits Mining Offices Across Several Cities
Officials from the department of justice raided the offices of Bb. Wh. Schesters and Company mining stock brokers in New York Inington Chicago Washington Detroit Providence Philadelphia and Milwaukee on charges of using the mails to defraud.
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New York
Bb. WH. Schesters and Company
Inington
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Providence
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Powers freed by pardon named for Congress in Kentucky
Caleb Powers, who endured eight years in jail and five murder trials over William Goebel's death, was pardoned by Governor Willson and nominated by the Republicans of Kentucky's Eleventh District to run against incumbent D. C. Edwards.
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Lexington
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Willson
Kentucky
D. C. Edwards
Democrats of New York Nominee Fight in Rochester Rally
In Rochester on September 29 three men mold the Democratic governor race scene Charis Murphy Daniel Cohaian and Sargeant Cram. Murphy holds over two hundred of four hundred fifty votes and faces pressure to unite the party and court Hearst favor. Judge Parker delivers routine remarks and assails executive interference and Roosevelt influence at Saratoga.
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Rochester
New York
Charis Murphy
Daniel Cohaian
Sargeant Cram
Murphy
Tammany
W. R. Hearst
Alton B. Parker
Judge Parker
Col. Roosevelt
Saratoga
Fall rains boost stock range in Wyoming
Reported in city letters from Wyoming stockmen describe heavy rains bringing renewed forage and improved range conditions after months of drought. Cattle and sheepmen had shipped flocks by rail and wagon to reduce numbers ahead of winter and hoped for relief as spring rains arrived. Alvin J. Mather, secretary to Governor Brooks, has returned with further dispatches.
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Wyoming
Alvin J. Mather
B. B. Brooks
Matrimony in Old Age Without Love Declares Aged Man
Frederick Greenwood, 72, of Norfolk, Virginia, says marriage after 60 is a companionship agreement and purely business after age 50. He wed Mrs. Reva F. Grower, a northern Virginia widow, and tells court clerks and reporters that true love is not required in late life matrimony.
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Washington
d'Joan
Benedict
Tooka
Frederick Greenwood
Norfolk
Reva F. Grower
Northern
Virginia
Greenood
bin Free Wise
Youth Accused of Stealing $500 From Sam Prompted to Speak
A young suspect facing theft charges is urged to provide details after viewing moving pictures. The case centers on a $500 loss attributed to the juvenile, with authorities seeking a confession or corroborating evidence.
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Sam
Boy steals to fund head operation in New York
Charlea G Mayer 17, longtime Shirley hotel worker, took 500 dollars from the Victoria in New York to pay for brain surgery he believes will restore sanity. After viewing a film about a mother’s suffering he confessed at Jefferson Market, telling his mother and magistrate he must have the operation or lose his mind. Mayer and his mother had moved to Denver from Atlantic City three years ago following a head injury earlier and a bat strike in a game.
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Denver
Charlea G. Mayer
Shirley Hotel
Mayer
Jefferson Market
New York
Magistrare Corrigan
Lottier
Wai
Charles
Atlantic City
Maxer
Parliament Members to Campaign in America for Home Rule
Irish delegates led by T P O Connor Joseph Devlin John Redmond and others plan a campaign in the United States to press for home rule. Redmond says reform requires Lords reform and cannot be granted by Commons only. Irish Americans meet Redmond at his hotel to discuss the issue.
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America
New York
T.P. O'Connor
Seph Devlin
John EB. Redmond
T. Royle
Qaetr
United States
Redmond
House of Lords
House of Commons
Pinchot Roosevelt Policies Spark Mining Congress Debate
The American Mining congress today opposed the Pinchot Roosevelt joint policies and urged state control of natural resources. Nevada's Wright assailed Roosevelt's conservation stance as excessive and urged home rule with less Washington interference. The report criticized federal control and cited Ballinger figures as never near Alaska fields.
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Los Angeles
American* Mining Congress
Wright
Nevada
Roosevelt
Washington
Lb. J. ‘Glagis
Morace T. Jones
Ballinger
More Testimony in Illinois Central Car Fraud Case
Chicago witnesses describe payments and deposits in car fraud schemes. A. Goodrich testified that checks to Illinois Central officials were made out to him and then swapped for the officials. He named Frank Harriman and Ira Rawn among implicated officials. Weather forecast calls for fall Friday and Saturday.
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Chicago
A. ©. Goodrich
Minois Central
Frank B. Harriman
Ilinois
Ira G. Rawn
Heir to Million to Stay in Navy
Horace Keeley, heir to a large estate, plans to remain in the Navy despite questions about an inheritance. Reports note a stipulation that he must earn at least $75 a month by his 25th birthday to claim the estate, a target he says he can meet in the Navy.
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Navy
Norfolk
Horace
Keeley
Chigaso
meeRich
Sike Jeannine
Keeler
Strike situation grows serious in Northern Colorado coal fields
Reports from Boulder say the long strike in Northern Colorado coal fields has reached a serious stage. Strikers threaten to confront strike breakers arriving from West Virginia as they arrive, signaling potential violence and heightened tensions.
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Boulder
Colorado
Ananias Alumni Gift Roaring Gavel at G O P Convention
At the Republican convention in Saratoga a gavel marked Avanias Alumni was carried to the podium. Colonel Roosevelt shook hands with the artifact as workers struggled to move the large instrument to the table. The gavel bears a lengthy spiked design and the inscription Avanias Alumni on its haft.
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Saratoga
Wnyc
Roosevelt
Bara
Representative Beehmyer Tells of $1000 Vote Payoff
Chicago news reports Representative H J C Beehmyer testified before Senator Lorimer’s investigation committee that he received $1000 after voting for Lorimer. He said the money was paid for his vote and that the payment was not part of any premises. Beckmyer claimed custody of the money in the state attorney's office for protection.
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Chicago
H. J.C. Beehmyer
Senator
Lorimer
Beckmyer
Browne
States’ Attorney's Office
Carson City Closes Gambling Halls After 50 Years
In Carson City the doors of gambling houses shut for the first time in half a century. Following legislative action, gambling ends October 1 with an extra grace day remaining only for limited games. Attorney General Stoddard’s ruling bans bridge and other money games, ending fortunes won on cards in the town.
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Carson City
Gert Harte
Mark Twain
Stoddard
Avia tor Brookins Wins $10,000 Prize in Flight Record
Walter Brookins piloted a Wright bi plane from Chicago to Springfield covering 187 miles in 7 hours 12 minutes with two stops and claimed the Chicago Record-Herald prize. He broke the American continuous distance record, reached Gilman where a pump failure caused a delay, then continued to Springfield hoping to complete another leg.
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Springfield
Walter Brookins
Wright
Chicago
Chicago Record-Herald
Gilman
Mt. Pulaski
Hamilton
Albany
New York
Nying Haas
Visite
Wilbur Wright
Brookins
Fire Rages In Times-Democrat Offices Area
A blaze erupted in the Times-Democrat offices in New Orleans on September 29 and threatened the building and nearby structures. Fire crews battled flames as surrounding blocks faced danger.
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New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Stig
Judge Carey Receives Big Ovation at State Fair
At the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas on September 29 Judge Joseph M. Carey drew one of the largest ovations for any citizen, official, or candidate. The crowd greeted his appearance in the grand stand with widespread enthusiasm as reports of his guber candidate status circulated.
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Judge Carey
Douglas
Joseph M. Carey
Wyoming
Woman Dies After Burned Praying Bonfire Incident
Mamie McCarthy an 18 year old girl in St Louis burned herself to death while kneeling amid a bonfire of religious books and magazines saturated with fuel. She moved moments before she died at the city hospital. An earlier scene described as political excitement involved Wyoming cowpunchers and Judge Carey, with cheers and a handshaking crowd on a track.
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Mamie McCarthy
Sb22
Water Street
Cty Hospital
Natorial
Wyoming
Ion
Judge Carey
Wyoming Range
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