Balloon Explodes Over Crowded Rialmond Event Injures Boy
In Elgin, a balloon ascent near Linton Island drew thousands when the craft exploded mid descent. Fourteen year old Cobey suffered a crushed spine and internal injuries, later at Smith Infirmary. Manager Frank Robinson fled. Tubinson jailed on orders of Inspector Russell. officials charged improper apparatus during ascent.
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Rialmond County
Linton Island
N.Y
Lairman
William Cibey
Cobey
Milwaukee
Smith Infirmary
Tompkinsyile
Frank Robinson
Cobry
Ocean travel remains strong despite times of hardship
News from New York reports no sign of hard times in transatlantic travel as of September 5. Nearly 77,000 first class passengers sailed to England and Europe, with ships showing larger lists than last year and expected to nearly match the record season.
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New York
England
Continent
Thrashing Engine Blast Kills Engineer in North Dakota
An engine boiler explosion on a thrashing outfit at New Rockford North Dakota fatally injured Charlies Chmstall, with five others seriously hurt. Olmstall, working on the engine, was hurled several feet and badly mangled as debris struck nearby workers.
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Charlies Chmstall
New Bockford
N. D
Olmstall
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Dt Ag
Connecticut
Delaware
Col
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Jieracy
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Ostahouin
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Poan
Istana
Ao Ao
Carolina
Utah
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Virginia
Wisconsin
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Chsc Sehd Inf
Enos
Fire damages Altona business district in Canada loss
A large portion of Altona Manitoba near the U S border burned injuring no one. Stores Yoerger Vreesen Cablenz bank of Montreal Western Canada Land Company block and the Commercial hotel and post office suffered extensive damage with total losses estimated at $100000. Longworth stable destroyed in Cincinnati fire. five carriages lost. Robbers sentenced for Chautauqua bank hold up to ten twenty one years.
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Altona
Manitoba
Yoerger, Vreesen and Cablentz
Bank of Montreal
Western Canada Land Company
Postellice
Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Grandin Road
Cincinnati
Barik
Bill Leamant
Tarry Coleman
Chautauqua State Bank
Chautauuun Springs
Kan
Waterhouse
del Massey
Stite Reformatory
Fire in Sleeping Car Is Fatal at Staples Minn
A Northern Pacific sleeping car in the yards at Staples Minnesota caught fire and Mrs Joseph Pitts of Lisbon North Dakota was burned to death. All others in the car escaped. The train had been made up for Duluth but a crew was not in charge at the site.
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Northern Pacific
Staples
Minn
Joseph Pitts
Lisbon
N. D
Duluth
Death toll on Fourth of July reaches 163 deaths
Journal of the American Medical Association reports July Fourth fatalities totaling 163 with 5623 injuries nationwide. Six years of data show 1908 had the highest toll, blank cartridge and cannon fire cited as main injury causes, tetanus still deadly in some cases.
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United States
Journal of the American Medical Association
Medical Association
Farmers forecast Western Canada wheat yield under 160 million bushels
Farmers estimate Western Canada wheat crop at not more than 160 million bushels and the oat crop at 50 million, blaming hot weather for shrinkage. A conference among Minnesota health officers and dairymen in St Paul urged regulations prohibiting sale of breeding cattle not tested for tuberculosis, with Stocky urging tuberculin tests as well.
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Manitoba Grain
Minnesota
Bt. Voul
Wee
Stockusen
German inventor unveils wire transmitted handwriting device
Gustav Grzanna demonstrates a system sending handwriting and voice over a single wire at low twelve volt tension. A light ray exposes sensitized paper to reproduce pencil movements on a mirror guided receiver, with automatic developing bath completing the ten second output. Multiple messages can be received concurrently.
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Gustav Grzanna
London
Irig
Paris
Zeppelin’s Airship Sets New Record Flight
Count Zeppelin’s airship completed a cross lake flight from Friedrichstingen on Lake Constance with no repetition, traveling over the Rhine to Mayence at about twenty nine miles per hour. It resumed after repairs and logged a continuous distance of 261 miles amid crowds and salutes.
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Zeppelin
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichstingen
Lake Constance
Rhine
Mayence
Rver
Political notes from party nominations and conferences
The Iowa executive council issued a certificate of nomination for Congress man J. A. O. Tn He Hypographical Union of Lincoln Neb honored W. J. Bryan as a member. W. OJ Bryan received a trienale mascots from John Nelson president of Minnesota Agricultural Society. John Temple Graves, Independence party VP candidate, had surgery in New York. Winds Independence party convention met in Chicago with George W. McCaskrin named for Governor. Oklahoma Democratic primaries renominated Thomas D. the blind Senator by large margin. Eugene V Debs praised as saying Independence party unlikely to matter. Plimpton of Tremont Temple refused Halte Baldao Debs meeting on Oct 5.
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Iowa
Tt. J. Nelson
Minnesota Agricultural Society
W. OJ
Bryan
John Temple Graves
Independence Party
Perivate
New York
The
Winds
Chicago
Ceorge W. McCaskrin
Hook Island Nowmlice
Oklahomm
Thomas D
Rugene Ve Debs
Indiana
Socialist Party
Hoston
E P Sargent Dies After Illness and Service to Immigration
Frank Merce Sargent, Commissioner General of Migration, died in Washington on Friday from stomach troubles and related diseases. Born November 18, 1854, in East Orange VI, he started as a locomotive forman and led the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen for seventeen years. He served on the Industrial Commission after McKinley’s appointment and was named Commissioner General of Immigration by Roosevelt on July 1, 1902, a position he held until his death.
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Frank 2. Sargent
Washington
Frank Merce Sargent
East Orange
Do‘bor
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Peoria
Georgie M. McCullough
McKinley
Mr. Sargent
Industrial Commission
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Roosevelt
Immigration
Chicago Stock Yards and Transit Company forms
A new firm to operate independent stock yards on a large scale starts Oct 1 as the Chicago Stock Yards and Transit Company with 2,500,000 capital stock. Twenty nerves have been purchased at Thirty ninth street and Porty-eighth avenue as buildings rise. The firm is expected to cut prices. A Fort Snelling school for children is planned for this fall to address a lack of suitable teachers at the fort. St Paul agrees to supply the necessary public school teachers to place the fort school on par with city schools. The fort authorities have accepted the offer.
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Beet Trust
Chicago Bears
Chicago Stock Yards and Transit Company
Thirty Ninth Street
Porty-eighth Avenue
Wid
Fort Snelling
St. Paul
Fights Back In Long Reply In Standard Oil Case
A tart reply filed in Chicago Thursday to Standard Oil's petition for a rehearing accuses government counsel of framing captions and groundless arguments. New Jersey firm attorneys challenge the Federal Court of Appeals ruling upholding a $29,240,000 fire verdict and question the second hearing petition. The document defends the court's previous consideration and cites Oliver Wendell Holmes in a discussion of the Bogardus testimony as key to Judge Grosseup's reversal of the fine.
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Chicago
Federal Court of Appeals
Landis
New Jersey Corporation
Cownst
Oliver Wendel Holmes
Bogardus
Grosseup
Stock Sale Ties New Haven to Friendly Hands
Long standing battle over the New Haven big block of Boston and Maine stock ends with a sale to Billard, allegedly bound by no explicit obligations though officials doubt he will act against them. News also notes a Canadian Pacific strike by 8000 to 10000 workers over a new schedule, a Bell Mardy led protest, and industrial moves affecting Fort Dodge, Clarion, and Winnebago Traction.
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New Haven
Boston
Vancouver
Renl
Arbitration Board
Montreal
Bell Mardy
Union Tank Line Company
The
Oil Trust
Trenton
N.dh
Clarion
Chicago Great Western Railway
Fort Dodge
Omaha
Hayfield
Oelwein
Winnebago
Wis.) Traction Company
Trust Company of America
Oliver 0. Mulley
Fred (. Best
Russell L. Smith
Milwaukee
Reading and Lackawanna Railroad
Hiamigers
Night Sweats and Cough Promoted by Peruna Cure
A 1902 reader recounts severe catarrh and a deep seated cough that caused night awakenings and chest pains. After trying various remedies, the writer used Peruna with strict adherence and reports the alarming symptoms disappeared and health improved. The account notes repeated use to ward off colds and mentions a skeptical observation about a bill collector and a Chicago Tribune exchange.
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W. Walton
Cordi
van Nesa St
Ron Antonio
Tex
Taying
Ten Years of Baokache and a Kidney Pill Cure Tale
A Columbus Ohio woman recounts ten years of backache fatigue dizziness and nervousness. After using Donn's Kidney Pills she reports quick relief and a permanent cure. Ad ends with dealer note and price. Includes a separate quotation about dignity from Irish life literature.
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Thos
Vine St
Columbus
Ohio
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. X
The Pale Girl Golf Story and Coffee Diet Myth
A fragment from a 19th century style column recounts a New York athlete remarking on a golfer’s slow play and a Dakotan woman nicknamed the Pale Girl who quits coffee after drinking Postum. She credits Postum and Grape Nuts with restoring health, easing headaches and indigestion, and improving vitality for her family.
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Dak
Mikes
N. Dak
Postum Co
Tintete
Crevk
Wellville
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