Curtiss Wins James Gordon Bennett Trophy at Rheims
Glenn H. Curtiss, the American aviator, wins the James Gordon Bennett trophy for the 20 kilometre course at Rheims in 15 minutes 30.35 seconds. Bleriot challenges, Lefebvre and Latham finish behind, while Cockburn crashes at the start and several entrants fail to start.
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Suppression of Facts by Forestry Service Charged
Washington aug 28 common sense has been displaced by visionary theories in West development says Ormsby McHarg assistant secretary of commerce and labor. He says forest service exaggerations claim timber exhaustion and suppresses facts while urging development and West growth against East control.
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Harriman Not Scheduled For Operation Amid Illness Quiet
Edward H Harriman remains at his Arden Hill home with no surgery planned as physicians monitor his condition. Jacob H Schiff visited Arden house to assess Harriman health and reported he seemed cheerful and not gravely ill.
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Standard Oil
Finley Denies Trauger Mayor Candidacy Ties
Columbus dispatch reports William L. Finley denies involvement in John L. Trauger’s bid for Columbus mayor as Democratic faction tensions rise. Trauger attacks local bosses led by James Ross while Harmon supporters face scrutiny over past actions and potential carpetbagging.
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Greek Army Officers Mutiny Over Reform Demands
Mutinous Greek troops taken from the garrison march to the suburbs and encamp as Premier Rhallis resigns. King George tasks M. Mar vomichaelis with forming a new ministry amid officer discontent over favoritism and slow junior promotions. Four captains were arrested last night. Public unrest grows.
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Monterey Flood Devastates City Blocks and Kills Hundreds
A Monterey flood after days of record rain washed away four city blocks on the south side, drowning eight hundred people and rendering 15,000 homeless. Damage reached twelve million dollars as Santa Catarina river crest inundated the city, cutting power and triggering widespread panic.
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Flood Devastates Monterey Region Floods Santa Catarina River
Daylight reveals harrowing scenes as residents cling to rooftops above a raging Santa Catarina river that rose to twenty miles per hour. The Monterey steel plant sustains near a million dollars in damage while the Mexican Lead company smelter is cut off and submerged, with total losses feared to exceed three million dollars.
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Flood Devastates Monterey as Santa Catarina Rages
Laredo Texas reports a catastrophic flood along the Santa Catarina river through Monterey Mexico. Officials fear up to 1000 deaths and 1 to 2 million dollars in damage as a deluge swells the river to a mile and a half wide. Telephones fail, power and water systems flood, and trains cannot reach the city amid widespread destruction.
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Texan Shoots Kentuckian in Hotel at Fort Worth
S. H. Webb an insurance agent from Louisville Kentucky was shot four times and killed in the lobby of the Majestic hotel by T E Baldwin of Abilene Texas Baldwin followed Webb into a restaurant and kept shooting until he collapsed Baldwin surrendered to police and offered no statement.
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State finance conditions prompt reevaluation of deposit banks
Columbus banks authorized to hold 700000 of state funds as active deposits report about 0 in balance while securities on file remain. Treasurer Creamer weighs calling in inactive deposits to shore up active funds as state revenues decline and upcoming appropriations approach.
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