Tragic Aerial Race Ends in Three Fatalities at Vincennes
Paris June 19 three aviators die in a Sunday circuit race at Vincennes near Paris. LeMartin crashes after takeoff, Princeieai’s carburetor fire brings his machine down, and Landron perishes when petrol tank explodes on landing. Lieutenant Gaubert is injured but survives. Crowd of about 250,000 watches chaos and police struggle to contain rioting after the wrecks.
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Paris
Journal
Vintennes Artillery
LeMartin
Catve
Esy
Moutineaux
Princeieai
Aviaors
Landron
Chateau Thierry
Gaubert
Avine
Dalcer
Soissons
Vincennes
Wepine
Iss
New Way to Cut Deficit by Enforcing Old Postal Law
Representative W. E. Cox of Indiana urges enforcing a long ignored statute prohibiting express firms from carrying mailable matter over post routes. He argues this would convert a postal deficit into a surplus of over 25.9 million dollars annually by restoring government control of profitable short hauls and limiting private carriage on long routes. Cox has introduced a resolution requesting the Postmaster General explain the law and rights allowing express companies to operate on post routes.
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Washington
W. E. Cox
Indiana
Post Office Committee
Post Office Department
Cox
Hitchcock
Congress
Tafts Silver Wedding Reception at White House Sets Record
The June 20 reception at the White House hosted by President and Mrs. Taft for their silver wedding anniversary drew over 4,000 guests. The gifts comprised the finest silver collection Washington has witnessed, marking a historic display at the mansion.
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Washington
White House
Taft
Another Charge Remains in Lefontaine Arson Case
Wabash Ind June 12 The jury that heard John Schuster charged with burning his Lefontaine hotel was discharged after over thirty hours of deliberation without reaching a verdict. A second arson charge will be filed against Schuster.
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Wabash, Ind
John Schuster
Lefontaine
Schuster
Ships Held Up Amid Concessions After Strike
London on June 19 reports concessions granted to some striking crews. Ships are being held up while the strike movement continues to spread and the sailors express jubilation.
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London
Ceaven
The Steeple Jack’s Perilous Ascent to the Sky
Harper's Weekly describes the steeple jack’s perilous craft as he hoists and fastens anchors, climbs towering chimneys, and paints swaying structures. It notes rope work, pulleys, weather, and the nerve required to work high above ground with danger of loose bricks and corrosion.
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Tie
Eider
Jack
Ces
Harper's Weekly
Caesar and the pirate episode amid Rhodes voyage
James Anthony Froude recounts Caesar's capture by pirates off the Ca rian coast while en route to Rhodes. Held on Pharmacusa for six weeks with three attendants, Caesar paid a large ransom of about £10,000, then pursued and crucified the pirates at Pergamus though seeking clemency for some.
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Caesar
Rhodes
Aezean
Pharmacusa
Carian
Coey
Mi Jetus
Pergamus
James Anthony Froude
Popper and Blinks Front Run In Plain Talk
In a clipped period voice, a mock dialogue from Harpers Weekly critique of Coronel Blinks. The exchange mocks political maneuvering and slang as Billups comments on Blinks’s near total control over opponents. The piece uses humorous barbs on language and clever wordplay to lampoon political cunning.
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Littl Wille Billups
Coronel
Ben
Nan
Huarpers Weekly
Noted Patience in Training Man Made Manan
The Baltimore American quotes describe George as hasty in culture yet in need of patience for his role. He underwent a regular training course in both areas and often accompanied his wife shopping to match items, highlighting routine patience and practical learning.
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George
Manan
Baltimore American
The Rolling Ocean Sketch Dialogue Fragment
A fragmented dialogue passage presents nautical talk with lines about throwing something overboard to save time and trouble. It references a character Louden and a sketch titled The Rolling Ocean, with a conversational exchange about handling a sour lunch. The readable text is sparse and lacks a clear event or outcome.
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Louden
Horrors of Siberia in Revolutionary Women Figures
London Tit-Bits recounts Vera Figner a famed Russian revolutionary jailed for twenty years in Schusselburg fortress along with other female inmates. It details brutal Siberian confinement Figner endured and her later work for education, plus stories of Mme Sigida and Marie Spiridonova highlighting warder cruelty and harsh sentences.
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Russia
Vera Figner
Schusselburg
Siberia
Mme
Sigida
Siberian
Kuru
Kara
Marie Spiridonova
Colonel Luchanovsky
Krupp Works Ranked World’s Largest Plant
A census shows the Krupp works in Germany as the largest single industrial plant, employing 8,726 workers with families totaling about 250,000 dependents. The site includes a steel foundry, gun testing grounds, a vast railway system, electricity and gas plants, and substantial coal, coke, and horsepower production.
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Krupp Works
Germany
Krupp
St. Paul
Chicago Tribune
Language Question in Belgium Bolsters French in Brussels
The Belgian parliament left school language choice to parents. A canvass of three major Brussels schools shows overwhelming support for French with 261 of 264, 329 of 340, and 456 of 470 parents choosing French, totaling 1074 for French and 18 for Flemish.
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Belgium
Brussels
London
Glohe
A Word For the Mustache From Vienna Doctor
Dr Paul Krager a Vienna physician argues the mustache serves health value protecting the nose from dust and bacteria. He cites 500 cases of severe headache throat and nose trouble among male patients and notes 420 had clean upper lips. He likens to eyelashes protecting the eye from dust and small particles supporting his view.
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Paul Krager
Vienna
Palace ruins and Greek bronze unearthed near Meroe
Near the Nile at Me Roe, Mr J Garstang reports excavations reveal a buried city including a palace a perfectly preserved bathroom the wall of an acropolis quays and harbor a bronze herd with inlaid eyes larger than life described as an excellent piece of Greek art by the London Times.
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J. Garstang
Meroe
Nile
London Times
Prince Arthur Acts as Proxy for Kings in Ceremonial Duties
Prince Arthur of Connaught frequently serves as proxy for King George, following prior duties substituting for King Edward. An anecdote suggests the line on his visiting card would read that he understudies on very short notice, reflecting his urgent ceremonial role.
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Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Edward
George
Foley's Kidney Remedy For Chronic Kidney Bladder Trouble
Foley's Kidney Remedy is recommended for chronic kidney and bladder issues. It tends to regulate kidney and bladder action and is heating, strengthening, and bracing. For sale by all druggists.
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Foley
Loyal Friends Are Friends Indeed
A humorous quip celebrates loyalty despite flaws. The speaker praises a friend for honesty and support, noting faults are trivial, and stresses enduring trust. The verse vibrant with affection contrasts mischief and virtue, ending with a pledge of steadfast friendship.
Thousands Witness Electrocution In Logansport Indiana
Thousands watched as William Blake, a telegraph wire repairer, hung head downward for twenty minutes in an electric wire strung scene. Two thousand two hundred volts coursed through him. rescued alive, he died soon after. A testimonial from F S Rexord of Kansas City praises Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and back pain relief. For sale by all druggists.
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Logansport
Ind
William Blake
F. S. Rexoord
New York Life Building
Kanesea City
Foley
Silent caller and maiden clash over nights of longing
In a terse exchange the silent caller confronts the maiden about nightly visits and taking time away from other suitors, with a cryptic reference to someone named J-1 dot and LT.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Not the Seme Footman deputy sheriff in talk about Harlow
The overheard talk dismisses rumors about Harlow and notes a possibl e deputy sheriff acting as a car charged official. The fragment mentions Little Binks and Jinkinson with a humorous misnaming. An unrelated medical ad for Foley Kidney Pols appears at the end.
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Harlow
Little Binks
Jinkinson
Harpers Weekly
Speeding Men Mistake Stopposts for Graves on Connecticut Road
Two men raced along Connecticut roads in a high powered car. A passenger asked what cemetery they were passing. The driver replied Cemetery, clarifying the white posts were mileposts. This report from the San Francisco Chronicle notes the misidentification and humorous roadside moment.
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Connecticut
San Francisco Chronicle
Fragmented old comic exchanges from daily pages
A collage of short dialogue snippets from various papers. Tommy refuses prayers at night while a Sunday school teacher questions him. Another joke has a boy named George admitting partial involvement in a broken window, with a remark about how the ball was thrown.
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Danzer
Tommy
Philadelphia Record
Catfish Scarcity Mentioned In Amateur Night Signal
A playful Chicago News exchange sketch notes the catfish being scarce this year while a Cub Reporter asks about dogfish attacking a man. The snippets hint at Friday night plans and light urban humor in a newspaper exchange.
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Dick—Darling
Dolly
Chicago News
Exchange
Bestrated
Winding the Alarm in Yonkers Neighborhood Chats
A Yonkers Statesman brief captures a lighthearted exchange about a neighbor's dog, described as a watchdog. The child asks when the dog is wound up, prompting a fatherly reply that the dog acts as an alarm clock in the mornings.
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Pop
Yonkers Statesman
Death Knell of Friendship
A terse meditation on friendship ends as suspicion poisons trust, invoking St Augustine to note how doubt erodes ties and leaves estrangement in its wake.
Two Veterans Retire From Major League Baseball
Orvie Overall of the Cubs and Jake Stahl of the Boston Americans announce plans to retire from baseball this season. Stahl pursues banking in Chicago while Overall, wealthy from mining in California, will leave the mound as Chance must cope without his top pitcher.
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Orvie Overall
Cubs
Jake Stahl
Boston Americans
Stahl
Chicago
Overall
California
Chance
Orvie
Township business meetings at K of P building office
An office notice states weekly township business will be transacted in the first office room of the Knights of Pythias building on Wednesdays and Saturdays each week.
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Cates
Ind
Jos. Starkey
Fulton Township
Firstont
K. of P
Allen's Foot-Kase Promises Relief for Tender Feet
An advertisement claims Allen's Foot- Kase antiseptic powder eases swollen aching feet and makes walking delightful within moments. It purports to relieve soreness, provide rest and comfort, and is sold everywhere for 25 cents with a free sample offer. Olmstead LeRoy N Y.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Germany's New Sprinter Rau Stuns Track World
A German sprinter named R. Rau from Berliner Sports Club emerges as a top talent, after a strong indoor showing in Berlin. He clocked 50 meters in 5.7 seconds, signaling potential trouble for visiting rivals at the Stockholm Games next year.
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Germany
R. Rau
Gould
Berlin
Rau
America
England
Stockholut
Uniqqne Baseball Team Formed at Pennsylvanian Uni
Uni Versity of Pennsylvania students organize a diverse Casinopolitans baseball team to face Philadelphia prep schools and minor clubs. The lineup features pitchers FLY Kim Koren Jr Ricarte and batters Culum Reeves Shryock Jiminez Penabaz Jacobson Co mas Tsang with players from Cuba Puerto Rico China and the United States. Meanwhile Waseda University from Tokyo, Japan sails to the United States as guests of the University of Chicago, arriving in San Francisco late April. They plan a three game Chicago series and Western trips against Illinois Indiana Iowa Minnesota Northwestern Purdue and Wisconsin with games May 6 June 3 and June 17.
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Porto Rico
J. E. Culum
J. F. Reeves
United States
J. R. Shryock
R. Jiminez
Cuba
FL Penabaz
R. Jacobson
M. Comas
H. S. Tsang
China
Waseda University
Tokyo
Japan
University of Chicago
San Francisco
Chicago
Chicage
University Muuni
Western Conference Association
Wwlinots
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Northwestern
Purdue
Wisconsin
Baseball in England Again Strives to Catch on
The National Baseball Association of London plans a major summer effort to popularize baseball in Britain. No strong London players are available, but a fixture may be arranged between the Brushers and a group of American stars. Rhodes Scholars at Oxford will field teams.
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England
National Baseball Association of London
Great Britain
London
Brushers
Rhodes Scholars
Oxford
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H C. Yount
Covington, Indiana
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Newtown, Indiana
Ted Norary
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Covington, Ind
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Attorney At Law
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Covington
Blook
Northeast Corner Public Square
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Generet
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C. D. Redden
Covingtor
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Jam Leib
K. W Richeson
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