Louis Paulhan Sets Cross Country Flight Record in Biplane
Louis Paulhan completed a remarkable cross country flight from Aviation Field to Santa Anita and back covering about 47 1/4 miles in just over an hour in a Farman biplane. He then carried multiple passengers including his wife on 22 and 12 mile hops, setting a new world record for heavy airplanes and carrying more than one passenger in a single day.
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Louis Paulhan
Aviation
Los Angeles
Farman
Aviaion Field
Baldwin
Santa Anita Racetrack
Washington
Alexandria
Paulhan
Aviation Field
Redondo Beach
Venice-by-the-Sea
Uniform State Laws Aimed at Workers and Commerce
Washington January 19 The National Civic Federation adopted resolutions urging uniform state laws on child labor protection universal insurance codes uniform vital statistics laws and worker compensation fairness. It backed water power development non navigable stream regulation and federal state cooperation. Stephen H Allen urged legal procedure reform and George L Douglas praised the food and drug act as a model extending truthfulness beyond food to other goods.
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Washington
National Civic Federation
American Bar Association
Stephen H. Allen
Kansas
George L. Douglas
Proprietary Association of America
Homesteaders Get Extended Time to Settle Western Lands
A House public lands committee measure, favorably reported by Rep Volstead, grants Montana North Dakota South Dakota Idaho Minnesota Colorado Wyoming homestead entrants until May 15 1910 to file entries or settle and establish residence. The extension does not shorten required commutation or residence time and allows a three month leave of absence from land after law approval.
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Washington
Montana
Public Lands Committee
House
Representative Volstead
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Idaho
Colorado
Wyoming
Zeppelin plans monster airship for Hamburg to London service
Count Zeppelin envisions a 984 foot long airship about 85 feet in diameter able to carry 300 passengers. Eight motors would power the craft with four in regular weather and four as reserve for overheating failures or storm conditions. The proposed route would link Hamburg and London as a passenger service.
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Cologne
Zeppelin
Hamburg
London
Governors Seek Out of Court Settlement in Carey Act Lands
Governor Norris and Attorney General Galen move to amicably settle the government suit to set aside Carey act land patents in Lewis and Clark county. The government alleges fraud. Interior has taken steps to sue for recovery. The officials will confer with Secretary Ballinger and then with Attorney General Wickersham to protect the state's good name.
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Washington
Norris
Galen
Lewis and Clark County
Board of Arid Land Commissioners
Interior Department
Wickersham
Ballinger
Clark Denies Montana Senate Bid In Letter
Ex Senator W A Clark of Montana states he will not seek re election and has not changed his position. He says Senator W G Conrad of Great Falls was never part of bitter controversy and they remain friends.
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New York
W. A. Clark
Montana
New York Herald
Clark
Senate
W. G. Conrad
Great Falls
Range leases endorsed by national stock association
The National Live stock association at its final session endorsed federal control of open range and a range lease law. Despite protests from Colorado delegates who argued that such control would favor big cattle firms over small stockmen, the resolution praising Pinchot and urging federal lease regulation passed.
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Denver
National Livestock Association
Colorado
Gifford Pinchott
Taft Nominates Harold Blake for Helena District
President Taft sent to the senate the nomination of Harold Blake as supervisor for the First Helena district. It is believed no objections will arise and confirmation will be swift. Director Durand wants Blake to start duties soon. Senator Dixon reported favorably on the nomination and on a bill creating Glacier National Park in Montana.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Harold Blake
Helena
Durand
Blake
Dixon
Public Lands Committee
Carter
Glacier National Park
Montana
House Public Lands Committee
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
W. H. Hunt
Congress
Holy Rollers tragedy in Linden ends with deadly exposure
George Paschot his wife and four children stripped to the skin on a Linden Washington roof in freezing weather. The 11 month old baby died of exposure and hunger while another child nears death. The elder faces possible manslaughter charges as the family’s mental state deteriorates.
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Bellingham
Wash
George Paschot
Linden
Washington
Paschot
Cure Your Kidney Ailments With Dean's Pills Testimonial
Mrs. Jane Williams of Butte Montana recounts a lasting cure after using Dean's Kidney Pills for disordered kidneys. She reports back pain relief and elimination of kidney-related issues after two boxes, with no recurrence in six years. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents nationwide.
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Dean
Jane Williams
Mercury St
Butte
Mont
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Fire kills and missing at Ellis building factory blaze
Philadelphia reports four confirmed dead with about forty missing and thirty seriously injured after a blaze at the Ellis building where 500 girls worked. Victims jumped from upper floors after escapes were cut, while fire chief Baxter estimates twenty five to thirty may lie buried in debris. The site housed C Snedaker & Sons shirt waist factory and four other firms employing girl workers.
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Philadelphia
Ellis
Baxter
C. Snedaker & Sons
Blake Chosen as First Montana Census Supervisor
Harold Blake of Anaconda, current Spanish claims commission clerk, is set to be named supervisor of census for Montana district one. The Montana delegation resolved the deadlock after Representative Pray blocked other nominees, with senators selecting Blake after Walker’s confirmation stalled. The nomination is to be sent to the president tomorrow, meeting the January 15 deadline.
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Washington
Harold Blake
Anaconda
Spanish Claims Commission
Montana
Pray
Walker
Butte
Dixon
Blake
Big Shoshone Dam Completed at Cody Wyoming
The last cement pour ends the construction of a 328 foot high government dam on the Shoshone River eight miles above Cody. It creates a 10 square mile lake to supply irrigation water for 159000 acres and marks a major western flood control milestone.
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Cody
Wyo
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