Earthquakes Strike Mexico City Killing Fourteen
Earthquake shocks across Central Mexico wreaked damage from Acapulco to Oaxaca. Fourteen people were killed outright and many injured in Mexico City and surrounding areas. the quake damaged churches, walls, and waterfront buildings while the American colony escaped major harm.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Pacific
Querato
Oaxaca
Acapulco
Chilpancingo
Guerrero
Popocateptl
Almeda Zocato
Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Tlacotalpam
Silacaycapam
Duzmah
Meroteon
Pach Uca
Wrights Fulfill Contract In Ten Mile Air Flight
Orville Wright completes a ten mile cross country flight at Fort Myer with Wilbur Wright and Lt. Benjamin D. G. Fowlois aboard. The flight exceeds 42 mph, sets speed records, proves aeroplane viability in peace and war, and triggers government bonuses for the Wright brothers. General James Allen confirms no more test flights at Fort Myer.
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Aeroplane
Washington, D. C
Orville Wright
Wilbur
Benjamin Dp. Fowlois
United States
Fort Myer
Shuter Hill
Pone Mile Run
James Allen
Army
Giris
Panama pays indemnity to relatives of murdered seamen
Panama agrees to US demands over the Columbia and Buffalo incident. The government will pay $5,000 to the relatives of Boatswain's Mate Rand of the Buffalo and $1,000 to Seaman Br or Crisby, both killed or wounded in the same affair. Police officers involved are to be dismissed.
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Washington, D. C
Panama
United States
Columbia
United State
Buffalo
Republic
Rand
The
Crisby
Stubor
Pat Als0
Great Aero Static Exhibition Opens In Rheims 1910
Paris reports the August 22 opening of the grand aero static competition at Rheims with prizes totaling 40 000 francs or dollars. Entrants from France, America, Australia, England and Italy include Latham Farman Delagrange and Curtiss in monoplane and biplane designs. Glen Curtiss will fly an American entry inspired by Wright machines as top aviators compete for records and glory.
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Paris
France
M. Bleriot
English Channel
Wright Brothers
Henr Farman
Latham
Curtiss
Rheims
America
Australia
England
Italy
Glen H. Curtiss
New York
Wright
Bleriot
DeLagrange
Farman
Lambert
Tissandier
Santoos Dumont
Notorious robbers caught in Memphis raid
Secret Service agents and postal inspectors tracked and captured Frank Warren alias Hand and Half Kelly, W. Noakes, and a woman claiming to be Mrs Noakes in an eastern Memphis suburb. A cache of stamps in sheets was found hidden in a bedroom after a surrounding operation led by C K Llewellyn and E H Kline.
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Secret Service
Memphis
Tenn
United States Secret Service
Post Office Department
Frank Warren
Franklyn
Ilinois
Ohio
Indiana
C. KE. Llewellyn
Chicago
F Post Office
E. H. Kline
Editor Rides 2000 Miles To Invite Taft To Texas
Edward O'Reilly editor of the San Antonio Light Gazette is Texas emissary to invite President Taft to visit in the fall. He will ride horseback across West Texas in forty five to fifty days using three horses with relays and will wear a complete cowboy outfit. The invitation bears signatures of Governor Campbell and other state officials and the mayors of major Texas cities.
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Taft
Galveston
Texas
Edward O‘reilly
San Antonio
Campbell
Exas
No Revolution in Mexico Claims San Antonio Businessman
Saltillo magnate F DeJ Villarael told San Antonio that Guadalajara rioting was a student youth outbreak not a revolution. He said Diaz promises fair elections next year and people seek peace and property security, expecting a fair result with Corral or Reyes. He added that the disorderly youths will be suppressed.
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San Antonio
Texas
F. Dej. Villarael
Saltillo
Mexico
Guadalajara
Diaz
Corral
Reyes
Crane loses race with stork on record train trip
Senator W Murray Crane failed to beat the stork by five hours after a whirlwind journey from Washington to Pittsfield using three special trains. Mrs. Crane gave birth to a son while he rushed on a Baltimore to New York special. The first leg went from Westington to Baltimore by special.
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Dalton
Mass
Washington
Pittsfield
W. Murray Crane
Torpedo Boat Ferret Breaks Harbor Obstructions
In Portsmouth Virginia the torpedo boat destroyer Ferret demonstrated the failure of a large bomb with wire entanglements to stop torpedo craft. The Ferret easily cut through the obstructions in the upper Portsmouth harbor during a realistic war maneuver.
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Portsmouth
Ferret
Mississippi Legislator Charged With Whiskey Violation
Wesson legislator W. W. Robertson faces court action on a charge of violating state prohibition law. An affidavit accuses him of retailing intoxicating liquor.
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Wesson, Miss
W. W. Robertson
Wesson
Mississppi
Georgia school funds face 1911 rise to 2 500 000
The 1909 Georgia appropriation of 2 225 000 for public schools remains for 1910 and is set to rise to 2 500 000 in 1911 after a tight appropriations committee vote. Aides debated bills to hold 1910 at 2 225 000 or lift both 1910 and 1911 to 2 500 000. The session also discussed biennial assembly terms and county tax returns showing varied gains and losses.
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Atlanta
Georgiia
Appropriations Committee
House
Parker
Tolbert
Brinson
Decatur
Ault of
Olk
Dodge
Habersham
Rabin
Schley
Pierce
Glasscock
Chattooga
Webster
Shipping Georgia Sheep On Profitable Wool Run
Wool growers in Colquitt county Georgia move sheep by carload as range conditions drought and fires cut profits. Prices quoted at 1.75 dollars per head from Moultrie and other county points with multiple shipments reported in Rob inson district.
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Moultrie
Colquitt County
Robinson
Weol
B. Moulivie
Sea Island Cotton Growers Seek Savannah Warehouse
Five hundred sea island cotton growers met in Savannah to form the Farmers Union Sea Island Cotton Growers association. They consider building a large warehouse in Savannah to store cotton and stabilize prices. Mayor Tiedeman welcomed the delegates. President Webb spoke, and Colonel G Arthur Gordon cautioned against price volatility.
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Savannah
Sea Island
Farmers' Union
Sea Island Cotton Growers’ Association
Tiedeman
Webb
G. Arthur Gordon
Real Island
Mercantile Cotton Crop Reporting Company Formed in New York
New York City reports a new firm to gather crop statistics competing with the department of agriculture. The Mercantile Cotton Crop Reporting Company of New York lists incorporators David H. Miller L L Fleming and N L Carpenter. Theodore H Price will be secretary and Arthur H March may become president. The plan includes nationwide correspondents and timing with government reports. The firm may take over Bertha Bureh's duties at the Washington bureau.
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New York
New York City
Department of Agriculture
Mercantile Cotton Crop Reporting Company of
Lst
Albany
David H. Miller
Beaver Street
L. L. Fleming
Broad Street
N. L. Carpenter
William Street
Theodore H.price
Arthur H. March
Cotton Exchange
Cotton Belt
Bertha Bureh
C. ©. Hyde
Bureau of Statistics
Washington
Albany's First Bale Marks 1909 Georgia Cotton Crop
Deal Jackson of Dougherty county grown cotton earned the distinction as the first bale farmer for years. The bale, weighed 381 pounds and classed fully middling, sold for 20 cents per pound to the International Cotton Co of Albany. It will be shipped to BW A Cutts & Co in Savannah for onward transport to New York.
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Albany
Georgi
Deal Jackson
Dougherty County
Jackson
International Cotton Company
A. W. Muse Co
BW. A. Cutts & Co
Savannah
New York
Hotels for Thunderbolt Modern Structures To Be Built
Savannah Ga Thunderbolt plans two new modern hotels to open this winter one funded by the Doyle estate and one by Mrs Bannon. One will sit on the northern end of the resort and the other on the southern end with Mrs Bannon expanding her long running hotel.
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Savannah
Thunderbolt
M. J. Doyle
Famous House Burned at Spalding Estate in Brunswick
The Summer Home of James Spalding, The Retreat, on St Simon's Island burned. Built in 1700, the historic house hosted visitors like Aaron Burr and Fanny Kemble. It had not been habitable since the 1898 storm, yet its two century old oak timbers remained solid.
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James Spalding
Brunswick
St Simon's Island
Aaron Burr
Fanny Kemble
Moonshining suspects held after raid in Georgia
United States Commissioner L. M. Erkin held Frank Guill a white farmer of Hancock County and Pierce Chatman a colored farm hand on alleged illicit distilling charges. Deputy Marshal Frank Riley captured them at Guills farm, where they reportedly possessed portions of the product. The moonshine plant was destroyed.
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Macon
United States
L. M. Erkin
Frank Guill
Hancock County
Pierce Chatman
Frank Riley
Guil
Mobs Loot Spanish Cities Amid Barcelona Bloodshed
Madrid reports show improving Catalonia but Barcelona remains a brutal upheaval zone as troops refrain from firing on rioters. Women join street fighting while Madrid admits Morocco defeat and faces growing unrest and antiwar protests near the royal palace.
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Madrid
Spain
Catalonia
Alfonso
Maura
Barcelona
Quebec
France
Morocco
Abyssinia
Paris
Royal
Nordica Weds New York Banker Third Husband in London
Opera star Madame Lillian Nordica marries George W. Young, a New York banker, at Kings Weigh House church in London. Young, previously married to Natalie Braye, received $500000 in a divorce settlement. Nordica’s prior spouses included Frederick A. Gower who died crossing the English Channel, and Zoltan Doeme from whom she divorced. Her bridal gown featured duchess lace over white chiffon.
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New York
London
England
Lillian Nordica
George W. Young
Kings Weigh House
Ridgley Carter
Mr. Young
Natalie Braye
Trenton
N. J
Russian Toques Loom Over Peach Baskets In NYC Hat Boom
In New York City a shipment of 200 fur hats from Paris sparks a fashion clash with peach baskets, as the new Russian toques promise a dramatic rise in height and stature, replacing the popular wide-brimmed styles and altering the look of women’s coiffure.
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New York City
Paris
Old Guard
Wildcat Hunt for President and Golf Links at Taft Ranch
President Taft to visit the Taft ranch near San Antonio in November with planned diversions including wildcat and jackrabbit hunts. Joseph H. Green, superintendent, oversees preparations for the entertainment. Golf links are being hurried to completion along with a pagoda and bath house on the gulf.
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San Antonio
Texas
Taft
Taft Ranch
Joseph H. Green
Tota
Gulf
Rivet Slingers Show Skill In World’s Largest Apartment Hotel
New York Sun reports on ironworkers building the world’s largest apartment hotel at Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. Rivet slingers launch red hot rivets up through multiple floors while a man with a keg feeds fresh rivets, all coordinated with precision as fires blaze from portable furnaces.
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Eighty-sixth
Eighty-Seventh
Amsterdam Avenue
Broadway
New York Sun
King Menelik's Hair Locks and Emeralds Collection
The London Globe reports Abyssinian monarch Menelik II amassed over 2000 labeled hair locks in varying colors and textures. It notes his taste for emeralds and a stone of unique size and lustre, illustrating his unusual collecting habits.
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Menelik II
London Globe
Old Doctor Uses Champagne To Gauge Patient Ability
A physician explains he orders champagne for every new patient to assess whether they can afford treatment, saying the cue helps him when writing the bill. The Philadelphia Press quotes the exchange between the young doctor and an older practitioner.
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Philadelphia Press
The New Woman Made Over by Quitting Coffee
A Richmond Virginia woman describes severe health problems from coffee and explains how stopping coffee with Postum and using Grape-Nuts improved her condition. She reports weight gain, restored sight in one eye, renewed energy, better reading memory, and now walks longer distances. She suggests others try the products and notes the ad endorses The Road to Wellville and “There’s a Reason.”
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Richmond
Wellville
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