Zeppelin Airship Endures Furious Wind and Crash
Count Zeppelin’s airship, after years of effort, was ripped by a violent wind and a tangled wreck on landing for repairs. A front engine failed due to a melted groove, leaving one engine to propel the craft at reduced speed, gas lost, and the vessel severely damaged upon landing near Echterdingen.
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Nackenheim
Mayence
Beenn
Count Zepelin
Fichterdingen
Echterdinger
Count Zeppelin
Anehey
Priedrichshafen
Wreck of the Airship Leaves Zeppelin in Grief
Wind gusts topple the airship causing a dramatic crash on a plateau near a field of fruit trees. The front motor explodes and a black smoke plume vanishes the craft, leaving aluminium envelope stripped and debris scattered. Count Zeppelin mourns, funds opened in several cities to fund a new balloon.
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Count Zeppelin
Stuttgart
Friedrichshafen
Herlin
Bremen
Germany
Switzerland
Baldwin Leads New Dirigible Flight Test at Fort Myer
Captain Bald win conducted a test flight at Fort Myer in a new dirigible bal loon. Curtiss managed the planes and motor, increasing speed though peak velocity was not reached. After 600 feet, the motor was stopped to rebalance as the gas bag proved slack, and the craft landed with gas bag pumped full.
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Washington
Baldwin
Fort Myer
Curtiss
Curtiss Airship Trims Gusts in 8 Minute Flight
An airship demonstration at 640 p m showed Curtiss increasing propeller speed as a seven mile wind pushed the craft. Spectators gasped as the ship tilted twenty degrees, planes compensating to regain balance. It landed within a hundred feet of its tent after eight minutes, with speeds of about twenty miles an hour with the wind and ten miles against it.
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Curtiss
Destructive fires drive Fernie into refuge towns
The Tk river valley forest fires burn past regional towns with Fernie destroyed. Michel Hosmer and Cranbrook escape danger while the timber belt burns. Estimated life loss at 38 and property damage from five to six million dollars. Refugees from Fernie housed in Frank, Bhairmoore and Nelson as men return to rebuild. Aid arrives. nurses and doctors treat the injured and guard against disease.
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Vancouver
BL. C
Tk River
Fernie
Michel Hosmer
Cranbrook
Amon
Frank
Bhairmoore
Nelson
Ernie
Outlaw Leader Downing Shot Dead by Ranger in Wilcox
William P. Downing a veteran outlaw once linked to the Stiles Alvord gang was killed in his Wilcox saloon by Arizona Ranger Speed who was serving a warrant. Downing drew a weapon and Speed fired in self defense.
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Douslis
William P. Downing
Arizona
Wilcox
Speed
Downing
Philadelphia Aldermen Beat Milwaukee Spiders for Charity
The Philadelphia aldermen defeated Milwaukee 8 to 4 in a charity game for the United States championship, the second meeting in two years with the Quakers winning both.
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Milwaukee
Philadelphia Aldermen
Milwaukee Spldermen
United States
Quakers
Santa Fe to Issue Bonds Bonds for Atchison system subsidiary planned
New York August 6 reports the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway has completed arrangements with J T Morgan and Co for a bond issue of 16 00 bonds as part of an authorized 850 000 000 issue by a subsidiary of the Atchison system.
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New York
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
J.T Morgan & Co
Atchison System
Acrobat Goes Bananas in London Hotel Hall
A London hotel proprietor, Mr Berkeley, hears a cry and finds a contortionist from a circus trapped in his room. The performer, twisted from behind his neck, begs for help as he slides down stairs on his hands. He is freed and collapses in exhaustion.
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Berkeley
London
Clurk
Itv
Tovannet
Mr. Berkeley
Ife
A Bedouin's Iron Woman Locomotive Story
A Philadelphia built locomotive enabled the Jaffa to Jerusalem rail line in 1892. Professor Tf W Dunning recalls arriving in Jerusalem as the first train arrived on August 20 1892. A Bedouin from beyond Jordan described it as a big iron woman that screeches and then runs away, a tale that spread through Moab.
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Jaffa
Jerusalem
Philadelphia
Tf. W. Dunning
Palestine
Central America
Jordan
Moab
Maud Muller Scene Recalls Humorous Country Judge
A light verse from the St Louis Republic recounts Maud Muller pretending to rake hay on a summer day. A local judge rides by, scorns her as lazy, spanks his horse, and rides away, leaving romance unfulfilled.
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Maud Muller
Observation on simple pleasures in New York Press dialogue
In a brief exchange from the New York Press, a speaker praises simple things while another notes his self satisfaction. The fragment captures a domestic, reflective tone with ordinary conversation.
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New York Press
A Good Manager Question Stirs Yonkers Debate
In Yonkers Statesman style the dialogue questions whether a manager is good. The exchange notes a wife’s behavior and marital dynamics as a proxy for managerial competence, highlighting social context over formal criteria.
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Yonkers Statesman
Knights of Pythias Parade Dazzles Roston Crowd
Ten thousand Knights of Pythias lodge members marched through Roston despite showers. The parade featured diverse floats and costumes with armored knights on horseback, royalty in purple and gold, feudal castles, and symbolic protection scenes, delighting spectators from start to finish.
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Roston
Knights of Pythias
Boston
Damon
Pythias
Solomon
Sheriff appoints Richard Harding Davis deputy in Westchester
Westchester County Sheriff Lane names Richard Harding Davis as deputy sheriff joining A. C. Bostwick J Campbell Thompson and Paul G. Thibaud in the squad. Davis, at Marion Massachusetts, thanks the sheriff and pledges to enforce the law and “put the fear of the sheriff into the hearts of all evildoers in North Castle.”
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White Plains
N. Y
Sheriff Lane
Westchester County
Richard Harding Davis
Westchester
A. C. Bostwick
Standard Oil Company
J. Campbell Thompson
Metropolitan Railway System
Paul G. Thibaud
Davis
Marion
Mass
North Castle
Tragic Drowning Near Eau Claire Family in Duck Boat Mishap
In Superior Wisconsin on Sunday evening Phat R. Hume his wife and their child from Eau Claire were drowned attempting to cross Lake Nebagan. The bodies of Mrs. Hume and the baby were found in the lake after the duck boat overturned and a search followed their failure to return.
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Superior
Wis
Cowherd Leads in Missouri Democratic Primary
In St. Louis on a August day the Democratic primary appears to have chosen W. S. Cowherd as governor nominee by roughly a 16000 vote plurality.
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Cowherd
Missouri
St. Louis
Aug
W. S. Cowherd
Teamsters Refuse Amalgamation Proposal in Detroit
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters reject overtures from the United Teamsters of America to merge the two groups. Detroit and Auge are referenced as context in the report.
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International Brotherhood of Teamsters
United Teamsters of America
Markets Snapshot Chicago Wheat Corn Live Stock Prices
Chicago market quotes show wheat and corn by sample with various No. grades and bid ranges. Live stock and hay receipts feature hogs cattle and sheep price bands. East Buffalo notes list steady hogs and strong lambs. a joke closes the item.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Haute
Perth
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Buffalo
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
No Terrors For Him The Angleworm How To Escape Poisoned Plants
A fragmented speech mix questions how to avoid plant poisoning from sprays and mentions devotion to science and strange tasting after meals. The text alludes to a judge and casual remarks on poison and remedies without a clear narrative.
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Paris
Greece
Reminders to Balaam's Counsel and Witness Exchange
Counsel reminds Balaam of past events as the witness affirms. The exchange emphasizes a case that warned him, highlighting a cautionary moment in the dialogue between counsel and witness.
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Balaam
The Tactful Firefly in Harper's Weekly
A playful verse describes a clever firefly that glows brightly at night until passing a lonely lane of lovers where it lowers its light with tact. The poem emphasizes consideration and bright behavior as the insect drifts through a moonlit scene.
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Harper’s Weekly
Good Figuring and Votes in Osolo Township
A letter notes a good financier and wife cutting lamp costs by reducing a servant’s pay. Republicans in Osolo Township are urged to meet at Johnson school house on August 11, 1908, at 7:30 p m to nominate the township ticket for November. Precinct committeemen Charles Dill and Ephraim Bird will attend as organizers.
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Ella
Stella
New York Press
Osolo Township
Johnson School House
Money to Loan on Easy Terms at Raymer Monger Building
C C Raymer offers money to loan on easy terms from the Monger building. Includes brief note of available loans and contact location for applicants.
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C. C. Raymer
Monger Building
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