Transfer of baby ownership under old New York law
The Elgin Echo reports a rarified deed in New York County where a 21 month old boy, Harry Sylvian Eugene Leben, is transferred for one dollar to Eugene Lebens and Mario Lebens, with Sylvia and Grizella Ricard as grandparents. The child becomes their property during minority, not adopted, and would receive no funds if guardians die, under the law cited by Assistant Corporation Counsel Francis O Neal.
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New York
New York County
Frank Gass
Corporaton
Francis O. Neal
Corporation
Eugene Lebens
Mario Cecile Lebenf
Sylvia Ricard
Grizella Ricard
Harry Sylvian
Eugene le
Two Men Roasted to Death in Brick Kiln Collapse
Kenmare New Jersey police report a deadly Kenmare Brick and Coal Company kiln collapse as manager B. W. Drake Sr and worker Clarence Bailey were buried or entombed in red hot bricks. Drake buried to his arms, Bailey found after an hour, both died. Drake’s son was seriously burned trying to save him.
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Kim
Clarence Bailey
Kenmare
N. J
Kenmare Brick and Coal Company
Drake
Bailey
Minnesota Forest Fires Seen Costly To Nation
Government forest service expert Raymond W. Pullman reports Minnesota faces devastating losses from wildfires with estimates ranging up to 10 million dollars. He notes heavy rain is needed for control, while fires continue across the region amid poor conditions and protection gaps cited by Smith Riley, chief inspector of the national forest district.
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Minnesota
Washington
Raymond W. Pullman
Forest Service
Smith Riley
National Forest District
Minnesota National Forest
Parade by Odd Fellows on Denver streets seals four thousand members
Four thousand members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and its Women's Auxiliary, the Rebeberals, gathered in Denver for the eighty fourth annual sovereign grand lodge session. The parade roared through principal city thoroughfares as delegates from across the continent joined in the event.
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Odd Fellows
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Lreberals
Denver
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Fifty Hurt in Fog Caused Head-On Crash on Railway Line
A foggy stretch on the Southwestern Traction Company line between Philadelphia and Chester saw a head-on collision of two cars. About fifty persons were injured with several reported fatally, as rescue efforts followed the wreck.
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Fog
Southwestern Traction Company
Philadelphia
Chester
Wright Flyer Tragedy Over Fort Myer Leaves Officer Dead
Aviator Orville Wright and Lieut. Thomas Selfridge were aboard a two man Wright aeroplane when a propeller blade broke during a flight over the Arlington grounds. Selfridge died and Wright was badly injured but reportedly improving.
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Fort Myer
Washington
Orville Wright
Thomas B. Selfridge
Signal Corps
Army
Selfridge
Adrln
Atriente Mechanisim
Early Fatal Steps Toward Heavier-Than-Air Flight
An 1890s series of fatal and near fatal experiments marks the dawn of aeronautics. Lieut Thomas Selfridge died in a military flight effort, German scientist Lilienthal and NM Pilcher perished testing gliding craft, and Charles Oliver Jones fell from a dirigible Boomerang in Maine. The Zeppelin lightning destruction at Echterdingen intensified the era’s perilous pursuit of flight.
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Rman Selentiet
Thomas D. Selfridge
United States Sisner Corps
Lillenthal
NM. Pilcher
Wright Brothers
Charles Oliver Jones
Maine
Count Zeppelin
Echterdengln
Wages and Prices Rise in 1907 Report Record
The July report from the Bureau of Labor shows average hourly wages in principal manufacturing and mechanical industries up 3.7 percent from 1904 to 1907, while retail food prices rose 4.2 percent. Regular weekly hours fell 0.4 percent, employment in surveyed establishments grew 1 percent, and purchasing power of an hour wage, as measured by food, slipped 0.5 percent from 1906 to 1907. Compared with 1899 ten-year average, 1907 wages per hour were 23.8 percent higher, with more employees recorded.
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Bureau of Labor
Bureau
Spme
Sketch of fatal aeroplane wreck and earlier airship incidents
A detailed sketch describes the Wright Selfridge aeroplane crash at Fort Myer with soldiers and spectators aiding the extraction of the injured. Wright survives with leg and rib injuries while Lieut Selfridge dies from skull fracture. The report cites prior incidents including a Morrel airship accident in Stuttgart and a Springfield Ohio airship escape, plus a 1907 airship fall and a broad 1907 wage and price analysis from the Bureau of Labor.
Creamery at Ewen to process ten thousand pounds daily
Facts for Farmers notes a Western Upper Michigan creamery being erected at Ewen to handle 10 000 pounds of milk per day and produce 400 pounds of butter. The National Wool Growers Association execution committee is choosing central warehouse locations with bids from St Paul Minneapolis Denver St Joseph Chicago and Omaha.
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Aew
Upper Michigan
Ewen
National Wool Growers’ Association
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Denver
St. Joseph
Chicago
Omaha
Wright Made Record Flights by Wright Brothers
Orville Wright stunned the world with aeroplane feats at Fort Myer before the accident, setting records for one and two person flights. His longest flight lasted 1 hour 14 minutes 20 seconds covering 51.3 miles, with prior tests ranging from 26 to 88.5 miles on consecutive days in September.
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Ohio
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Wright
A Fifer Without Tail Tests June Bug Aircraft
Members of the Aerial Experiment Association at Ilamimondeport New York removed the tail from the June Bug to test stability and speed. Flights showed less stability but higher speed, reaching over forty miles per hour with no rear air surfaces behind the rudder.
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Aerial Experiment Association
Ilamimondeport
N. Y
Fire devastates Hinton stables in West Virginia
A blaze at Hieron, West Virginia, destroyed the Hinton Livery Company stables. Thirty seven horses perished, with fifty vehicles and other property also burned, totaling about $30,000 in losses.
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Hieron
W. Va
Hinton Livery Company
Poughkeepsie
Alaskan Star of Bengal Wreck Leaves 110 Dead
Rescuers saved 27 survivors after the cannery ship Star of Bengal wrecked off Coronation Island in Alaska. The vessel broke apart as tugs Hattie Gage and Kayak battled gale and rain. divers and a cable ship reported the total loss with only masts visible. Survivors described drifting, a failed breeches buoy, and a fire that kept them from freezing while they reached shore.
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Star of Bengal
Helm Palut
Alaskan
Cormiution Island
Wringel
Hattie Gage
Cuntain Farrer
Coronation Island
Burnaide
Wrangel
Hattle Gage
Arter
Shipley Bay
Muir
Olson
Wagner
Trade and Industry Notes From Across States
Minneapolis health officers seize a large milk supply deemed unfit for foals. La Crosse firms donate 500 to the Rivers and Harbors Congress for inland water improvements. Fargo plans a trolley line to a new suburb Dill Month. Montana mine operators and workers hold a wage scale convention in Helena with a wage cut disputed. Pillsbury mills adjust operations and payroll. North Dakota seeks fair railroad rates amid Twin Cities discrimination claims. Pittsburg hosts a mining conditions conference following many fatalities. Belgian and US mine officials confer on mining conditions. Sedalia Missouri Pacific workers return to full time after financial strain. Engineer Beckler, noted for Great Northern projects, dies in Taft Montana.
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Minneapolis
la Crosse
Wis
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Fargo
Dillmonth
Northern Pacific Railroad
Montana
Helena
Plillsbury-Washburo Company
Pillsbury
North Dakota
North
United States
Pittsburg
Victor Watteyne
Department of Mines
Charles Palm
United States Geological Survey
J. W. Paul
Department of Mines of
West Virginia
Sedalia
Missouri Pacific
Beckler
Eivil
West Tunnel
St. Paul Pass
Taft
Mont
Pacific
Great Northern Railroad
Hoe
Montana Central
Business shows tentative recovery amid mixed data
Dun's Review of Trade reports steadier production and distribution while the failure record remains distorted by a heavy default. New demand in leading industries is limited. Pig iron makers buy more, prices rise, and foundries forge ahead. Building progresses, materials consumption rises, quarry work grows, and stone brick cement prices firm. Retail trade improves, Northwest merchants visit, textiles millinery and footwear absorb well. Grain provisions and live stock markets show better demand though costs stay high. wheat near 14 dollars a bushel. Bank clearings reach 284 million, best in eight weeks, up 10 percent from 1907. Failures in Chicago district total 84, with no big debtors over 5,000 dollars.
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Chicago
Dun
New York Business Shows Moderate Improvement in Robbing and Wholesale Lines
New York reports moderate gains in robbing and wholesale sectors as fall trade peaks in some cities. Out-of-town merchants retreat to home cities while fairs attract visitors, expanding trade volume. Purchases focus on staples with actual needs met, keeping sales below last year. Retail stocks are not burdensome, suggesting steady fall and winter demand. Strong results from large Western and Southern cities. Canadian data show fewer business failures this week.
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Laeger
Pacific
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Spares From The Wirhs And New Tuberculosis Gift
The article notes New York City’s Black population around 80 000 with about 8 000 West Indians. It also reports the German Emperor donating 24 600 to the Robert Koch foundation to fight the spread of tuberculosis.
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New York City
Robert Koch Foundation
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