Lure of the Air Claims Two More Victims at College Park
At College Park Maryland a Wright biplane testing for army aviators killed two men Lieutenant Leighton W Hazelhurst and Al Welsh professional flyer from the Wright School. The craft at 30 feet rose 50 mph then plunged likely due to snapped wires. Hazelhurst was Georgia born and a new aviation trainee. Welsh a famed Wright instructor born in New York.
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Hazelhurst
al Welsh
Wright School
Washington
Leighton W. Hazelhurst
Welsh
Army
Thos. C. Selfridge
Fort Myer
John Welly
San Antonio
Tex
Aviation
Georgia
Seventeenth Infantry
Wright Company
Ugigmely
Phil. Barmalee
New York
Colonel Roosevelt Declares Wider Cause Beyond Party
In a long statement from Oyster Bay on July 12, Colonel Roosevelt asserts his aims exceed party limits and defend the rights of citizens to nominate public servants. He criticizes the national committee and Taft ties, cites Indiana contest decisions, and warns the committee’s actions may be repudiated by the convention.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Republic
National Republican Committee
Taft
Indiana
National Committee
Thirteenth
G A R headliners to open Ohio state encampment
General H M Trimble commander in chief of the G A R and Newton J McGuire head the opening events for the Ohio state encampment in Springfield on Monday June 17. A public reception with addresses by these officers Commander J R Johnson of the department of Ohio General J Warren Ketter of Springfield and other noted men will be held Monday evening.
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Springfield
H. M. Trimble
Newton J. McGuire
The
Sons of Veterans
J. R. Johnson
Department of Ohio
J. Warren Ketter
Wickliffe Killed On Southern Tracks In Washington
Representative Robert C. Wickliffe of Louisiana was run down on the tracks of the Southern railway at Washington and instantly killed. Fifty-nine farm laborers sleeping in a barn near Tamboff Russia were burned to death when the building burned and collapsed. The Connecticut Republicans in state convention instructed their delegates to vote for Taft at Chicago. The Toledo district court fined Hocking Valley railroad $42000 and Sunday Creek Coal $20000 for rebating. The London Daily Mail plans to compete with the stock exchange in buying and selling stocks. Julia Marlowe, ill and thought to retire, will fill her New York engagement next week. the company will not be disbanded.
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Southern Railway
Washington
Tamboff
Russia
Connecticut
Chicago
Taft
United States District Court
Toledo
Hocking Valley Railroad Company
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Columbus
London Daily Mail
Stock Exchange
Julia Marlowe
New York
Fatal Clover Leaf wreck claims six lives near Frankfort
A Clover Leaf train wreck east of Frankfort Indiana killed an unidentified man and two boys and seriously injured a third youth. The victims were David Johnson of Providence Rhode Island Wilbur Milrose of Cleveland Ohio Roy Burell of Charleston Tennessee and John Wiley of Delphos Ohio. The three men and three boys were riding in a car ahead of a load of iron pipe when a seventh car derailed on a sharp curve causing eleven cars to pile up. All six deceased and the injured boy were crushed under the pipe as rescue efforts began.
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Frankfort
Ind
David Johnson
Providence
R. I
Wilbur Milrose
Cleveland
Roy Burell
Charleston
John Wiley
Delphos
Tragedy in Fulton Drug Store Firefight Claims Life
W. W. Drinkard, a Illinois Central train dispatcher, was shot and killed in a Lake Street drug store in Fulton Kentucky on June 12 after attacking by Ed Moss with a knife. Moss was wounded three times and is in critical condition.
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Fulton
W. W. Drinkard
Illnois Central
Lake Street
Ed Moss
Moss
Drinkard
Weather Notes from U S Weather Bureaus at 8 P M
Observations from United States weather bureaus at eight this evening indicate probable showers across regions. Forecasts suggest unsettled conditions with intermittent rain likely in many areas.
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United States Weather
Two Croatians in Elkhart Love Triangle Killed in Chicago
In Chicago a vendetta born from Elkhart Indiana love rivalry ended with a man stabbed to death in front of Paul Schoop’s saloon on Wells Street. The killer, also Croatin, fled into crowds. police seek Frank Plats of Elkhart and identified one victim as about 25, 5 foot 6, in a gray suit. Two watches and stamped letters found on the murdered man offer few clues.
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Chicago
Elkhart
Ind
Paul Schoop
Wells Street
Passavant
Frank Rebe
Schoop
Frank Plats
Frank Beebe
Wells
West Kinzie
Learns Family History at Sixty Two in Wisconsin
Mrs. H. H. Crozier of Marshfield Wisconsin discovers a full line of living relatives and her native roots after being adopted as a child. Born in Oswego New York as Miriami R Toft her parents died early she learned of kin through an uncle who answered an advertisement in a paper from her birthplace.
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Wausau
Wis
H. H. Crozier
Marshfield
Crozier
Oswego
N. Y
Miriami R. Toft
W. Foster
Depre
Cake Devours 200 Pounds for DAR Banquet in Toledo
Daughters of the American Revolution banquet in Toledo featured a 200 pound cake crafted from 180 eggs, 40 pounds sugar, 15 pounds butter, 20 quarts milk, 60 pounds flour, vanilla, and 30 pounds icing.
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Toledo
Daughters of the American Revolution
They Called Him Papa on His Honeymoon Arrest Case
Valparaiso Indiana groom John W. Smythe faced arrest while on his honeymoon for having two other undivorced wives. He finally acknowledged three wives when their children addressed him as Papa, revealing a complex family situation.
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Papa
Valparaiso
Ind
John W. Smythe
SAFET WABASH BLOCK SIGNALS
The Wabash Improvement Program plans extensive double track signaling with modern semaphore signals and concrete construction. Block signaling uses track circuits, copper wire bonding, and battery controlled signals that stop on danger and require a clear next signal for movement.
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American Railway Association
City Clerk Notice Dated May 27 1912
By order of the Common Council the City Clerk Charles A Baldwin publishes notice dated May 27 1912. The document appears in a public records section with the clerk signature and date stamp 6 31 12.
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Common Council
Charles A. Baldwin
Estate of Hannibal C. Yount Administrator to Auction
By order of the Fountain Circuit Court and subject to its approval the administrator of Hannibal C. Yount deceased will conduct an auction at ten o'clock A M to settle the estate.
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Fountain Circuit Court
Hannibal C. Yount
Sale of Estate Personal Property by Fountain Trust Company
The Fountain Trust Company as administrator offers at private sale until sold the estate of Hannibal C. Yount. Items include 23 Fountain Trust Company shares 20 First National Bank shares 10 Melott Bank shares 20 Central Casualty shares Mellott Building and Loan stock a law library with 174 Indiana Supreme Court volumes 46 Indiana Appellate Court volumes digests textbooks and forms a large literary collection and office furniture. Cash upon delivery. Sale to continue daily at the Fountain Trust Company offices Covington Fountain County Indiana. QO P Lewis attorney for administrator 6 31 12 3w
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Washington Street
Covington
Fountain County
Indiana
First National Bank
Melott Bank
Central Casualty
Mellott
Indiana Supreme Court Reports
Indiana Appellate Court Reports
The
Fountain, Trust Company
Hannibal C. Yount
QO. P.lewis
Adimyr
Our Growing Nation. Fifty Years of Progress and Wealth
The piece compares 1860 to 1910 showing the US rise to dominant world producer shares in wheat gold silver manufactures pig iron coal steel copper petroleum cotton corn and railway mileage. It cites savings bank deposits rising from 693000 in 1860 to 9142000 in 1910 and deposits from 149 million to 4.07 billion, illustrating wage-earner gains.
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United States
Leslie's
Red rear lights ordered for marching troops at Aldershot
A corre spondent suggestion to have soldiers carry red reflector lights at night to warn motorists has been adopted at Aldershot after incidents where a Hampshire regiment unit was struck by a taxicab. A rear file man will wear a red belt reflector to signal troops’ presence to drivers.
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Aldershot
Hampshire Regiment
London Express
Technical hotel keeper schools expand in Europe
The article notes technical schools in Switzerland and two new institutions in France train hotel keepers. Programs include singing languages business and social correspondence and climate studies, alongside practical hotel management topics like service ventilation accounting kitchen management and supply purchasing.
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Switzerland
France
Vipers of Fontainebleau Drain Department Budget
In Seine et Marne France the snake killing budget rose as vipers proliferated in the Ile de France. A Fontainebleau forest gamekeeper alone killed 1818 vipers that year earning 125 dollars while the department paid 550 dollars overall for the program. About 8000 vipers were killed in the year at seven cents per head.
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Fontainebleau
France
Seine-et-Marne
Ile de France
Luckless Swiss Patients Outside Basel Dentists Skewed Licenses
In Basel Campagne outsiders can practice dentistry without required preliminary exams. Of thirty six practicing so called dentists, only one holds a federal diploma. others include a chimney sweep, a butcher, and failed tradesmen, illustrating lax oversight.
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Basel
Basel Campigne
Geneva Cor
Pall Mall Gazette
Remedy ad promises cures for skin sores and pains
A promotional note touts a salve claimed to heal facial eruptions, boils, sores, chapped hands, chilblains, burns, bruises, and piles. It asserts quick relief and lists Irvin & Willard's price of 252.
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Irvin & Willard’s
Mound City Horse Shoe Paints Wear Longest Look Best
Readable fragments describe Rainier's Pharmacy involvement and a slogan about Mound City Horse Shoe Paints seeking the longest lasting finish. The item hints at a local business promotion with emphasis on appearance and durability.
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Mound City
Rainier’s
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