TWO FLYERS KILLED IN BRUSSELS FLIGHT ACCIDENT
Aviator Laffon and M Paula died when their passenger carrying monoplane plunged from 250 feet after taking off for Brussels and return. The crash ended a high profile attempt to win a $30 000 prize from the Automobile Club of France.
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Lafon
M. Paula
Brussels
Laffon
Automobile Club of France
Paula
Los Angeles
Cal
Chaveza
Swiss Alps
Arch Hoxsey
Dominguez Field
Mount Wilson
Carnegie Observatory
Aviation
Wright
Latham
London
England
Doc S. Crate
Calais
France
Dover
North Sea
Saurch
East Cogat
Hogland
Indict Robin for Theft in New York Banking Case
A grand jury indicted Joseph G. Robin on theft charges linked to his handling of finances said to have caused the Northern bank of New York to close and affected nine branches. The Washington Savings bank is under temporary state control during its investigation with Robin as its president.
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New York
Joseph G. Robin
Northern Bank of New York
State Banking Department
Washington Savings Bank
Robin
Savings Institution
Northern Bank
Trainmen Granted Ten Percent Pay Increase
After a month of negotiation, conductors brakemen and flagmen in two railway unions, the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors, receive a ten percent raise. The increase affects about 76,000 workers and costs up to $5,090,000 annually.
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Chicago
Stpotherhood
Order
Railyway
Mill Cave
Comeda
Farmer Slsint Wife Held Laurens & C. E. A. Hamilton Found Dead
A young farmer near Laurens was found dead at his home with a belly wound and a bloody ax nearby. Authorities hold his wife for questioning as the case unfolds in local reports.
Spokane Vote on Women's Suffrage Adopts Proposals
The Spokane election sees the forerement form approved by a majority of 2,327. Many women register to vote, but only about two thirds participate.
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Spokane
Five Killed as Boiler Explodes at Pittsfield Ice Plant
An explosion at the Morewood Lake Ice Company plant two miles south of Pittsfield Massachusetts killed five workers and injured about twenty. The boiler blast hurled debris up to 200 feet, wrecking the storage area as rescuers rushed to aid victims at the Lake Morewood shore. Identified dead include Willan Dunn Edgar Allen John Eymond Leo Hornandez Martin Smith Wraitt Moore George Ward William Poppon and Frimet Hidreded, with many other victims presumed foreign. The injured were transported to House of Mercy Hospital in Pittsfield.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Lwo
Morewood Lake Ice Company
Willan Dunn
Yoakum Close Call Stirs Texas Frontier Report
A garbled report from Texas describes an attack involving javelins aimed at a ranch near Galveston and mentions Col. Yoakim’s narrow escape. The fragment references Frisco system and violent incidents, but the text is largely unreadable and lacks clear names or outcomes.
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Fricco
Gilveston
Tex
Yoakim
Wash Ranch
Chads
Fragmentary US political notice reflects confusion over Jackson Lav on Port
A garbled OCR extract hints at political figures and locations including Jackson and Lav on the Port with references to governance and possible voter actions. Names, places, and dates are distorted, but the piece appears to report a public or political matter with uncertain context and unclear outcomes.
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US & Mines
Jackson
Imola Attorney G bly Pass Meanin Cause Ends
Fragmentary report notes political and legal talk amid statewide governance debates. Mentions Governor Den, biennial reports, and various departments facing reform proposals and rapid policy shifts.
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Imola
Vesuvius Eruption Sparks Panic Among Tourists
Earthquake shocks followed the crater opening at Mount Vesuvius causing alarm among hundreds of Americans and other winter tourists in southern Italy. Great jets of steam and lava issued from the crater as tremors moved east to west with Etna continuing to smoke. Small altars were set up by timid villagers while residents watched the eruption with mixed fear and fascination.
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Naples
Mt. Vesuvius
Italy
Greece
Vesuvius
Mount Etna
Pitman Founder of Phonography Dies in Cincinnati
Benjamin Pitman, brother of Sir Y Pitman and world renowned as founder of the Pitman phonography system, died at his residence after about a year of illness. Born July 24, 1822 in Trowbridge England, he helped develop shorthand with his brother and is considered the father of shorthand in America by many, though his brother is credited with the original system.
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America
Akins to Sleep on Roof for Open Air Health Cure
West Virginia Senator Stephen B Hikins plans an open air treatment to recover from months of illness. He will sleep on a roof compartment at his Washington residence, braving wintry nights in a room described as a luxurious outdoor bedroom. Senator Kline has been bedridden for weeks, drawing concern.
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Washington
Stephen
Hikins
West Virginia
K Ntrest
Bennior Kline Han
Conference of American Societies in St Louis
In St Louis last week major U S associations on labor legislation economics sociology and political science held joint and separate sessions. Notable talks featured Prof Henry W. Parnum Yale and Prof Franklin H. Giddings Columbia with Dr. Woodrow Wilson addressing the joint sessions on taxation and land value.
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Wis
American Eco Association
American ‘Association
American Political Science Association
American Sociological
American Home
Congress
Ve.co
American Association For Labor Lepheluien
Pontrat HH
American Sociological Society
American Statistical Assoriation
Henry W. Parnum
Yale University
American Resociation For Labor Legislation
Bprof
Franklin H. Giddaga
Columbia University
Frederick L
Packers Fight For Time In Be.ef Trust Case
Chicago indicted members of the so called beef trust vow to use every technical means to stall the criminal proceedings begun by the government. Attorney Buckingham obtained a delay to file objections to the dismissal of the suit in equity to enjoin the National Peking company from violating the antitrust act. The government suit was dismissed on orders of Attorney General Wickersham to prevent the packers from evading trial on the criminal indictments.
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Chicago
Beef Trust
Kohlvant
Whited States
Gcevorge T. B Buckingham
Peking Company
Wickersham
Grosecup
Donation Promises Major Gift to New York School
A donor, unnamed, pledges 1.3 million dollars to Columbia University in a joint announcement by Columbia directors chair George J T Rives and Presbyterian leader Robert W. De Forset. The funds aim to support a hospital and university alliance, with Edward S. Harknea contributing additional funds from a wealthy New York and Cleveland family.
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Presbyterian Hospital
New York
Fonor
George JT. Rives
Chuirman
Robert W. de Forset
Presbyterian Tewphel
Mostcal
Informs
Edward 8. Harknea
Cleveland
Amended Road Law Promises Statewide Oversight and Reforms
The proposed measures aim to reform road management by creating a county supervisor of roads to oversee districts and culverts, shifting bridge work from county commissioners, and requiring centralized planning to prevent haphazard improvements. The changes follow stalled prior efforts and seek coordinated statewide road development. Superintendent O'Brien reports 10,808,241 fish distributed over two years, including Gretna and Valentine hatcheries, from two weeks old fry to mature stock.
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Reid
Gow
Ronda
Friends of Good Roads
Senate
House
O'Brien
Atate
Gretna and
Valentine
Ponts
Nebraska Fifty Second Legislature Opens With Veteran Members
The Nebraska Thirty second state legislature convenes in Lincoln on the first Tuesday of January 2011 to tackle major duties. Sixty of 198 members have prior legislative experience. the oldest veteran is Taylor of Albion who began service in 1885. Notable actions include reports from the University of Nebraska regents, a push for wide open primaries, and funding allocations such as forest reserves aid to counties and school districts.
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Whtch
Tf 4
Thirty Second Legistieuve
No Sejate
Weowe Nore Corved
Bintis Dineehes
Taylor
Nestor
WB. Taylor
Ulbertson
Elete Ontering
Javing Deen
Leiterature
Kentucky
Crittenden County
Monk
DD. B. Henderson
W. 2. Taylor
C. Hawnett
Gibbon
L. A. Varner
Sterling
Seasion
Varner
Senate
Nemaha
Johnson
Bassett Taylor
Sterling Bun. & CG
Bassett
Buffalo County
Nebraska Legislature Likely To Address Freight Transportation Laws
Discussion in Nebraska on express and other freight movements free of charge. Adams Express Superintendent Butler seeks railway commission approval to amend current law. Attorney General A F Mullen criticizes weak antitrust enforcement. biennial report requests 25 000 for investigations and prosecutions.
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Franks
Express
Nebraska
Butler
Adams Express Company
Railway Commission
Mullen
A. F. Mullen
Insect Plague and Fruit Tree Plan Sparks Debate
A chaotic report from Nauheim Germany describes insect infestations and winter refuge in buildings. A Chicago alderman proposes planting fruit trees to aid experiments, hoping transplanted trees curb pests, but experts warn care and timing are needed to avoid worsening damage.
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