Personal health notes and aviation records in brief
Edward H. Harriman states he is all right about his health. Glenn H. Curtiss wins the international aviation cup at Rheims with 47.65 mph. Henry Farman sets a 111.78 mile flight record at Rheims winning the Grand Prix. Captain J. T. Chase, civil war veteran, patents an airship. The article also reports political, business, and personal items including Morse seeking control of the Metropolitan Steamship Company and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Harriman
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
N. Y
Carter
Montana
Seattle
Glenn H. Curtiss
Rheims
France
Charles W. Morse
Tombs Prison
New York
Metropolitan Steamship Company
Henry Farman
Albert Newhouse
Bloomington
Ill
Indianapolis
Frank X. Riedinger
Delafield
Wis
Belle Gunness
Laporte
Ind
Fairfield
Neb
J. T. Chase
George B. Moulder
Illinois Central Railroad
American Association of Railroad Gardeners
Philadelphia
Taft fixes Beverly as summer capital once more
In a new order President Taft confirms Beverly Massachusetts as the summer capital for next year and leases the villa he is occupying for the season. News from Monterey Mexico reports 2000 dead and about 30 million dollars in losses from floods. An array of other events include a Bayonne New Jersey poker fine for thirteen husbands and labor disputes at Paris congress. The Mauretania makes a record Atlantic crossing in four days 14 hours 27 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Beverly
Mass
Monterey
Mexico
Bayonne
N. J
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Will Tibbetts
Red Wood Falls
Minn
Panama
Charles A. Coppersmith
Newton
California
United States Cavalry
Rush S. Wells
Covington
Clark & Scott
Burley Society
Navy
McKees Rocks
San Francisco
Rheims
Multitude of 1909 Crises Reported in Wide World News
Acquittal in Ottawa sparks race fears inHoopes ton. a balloonist dies in Coffeyville after a 500 foot fall. Emper or William invites Orville Wright and sister to Berlin box for Zeppelin arrival. Floods in Monterey Mexico kill over 1,200. damages near $20 million. Taft accepts McHarg resignation amid Roosevelt clash and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoopeston
Ill
John A. Lumbley
Ottawa
Coffeyville
Kan
Harry E. Hoffman
William
Orville Wright
Katherine
Count Zeppelin
Berlin
Monterey
Mexico
Taft
Ormsby McHarg
Department of Commerce and Labor
Roosevelt
Scranton
A. E. Swisher
Iowa Bar Association
Iowa City
St. Louis
G. E. Ackerman
Hedding
N. H
Cookman University
Jacksonville
Fla
Cygnet
Carrie Sanders
St. Joseph
Andrew Horn
Lackawanna
New York
Ardsley Hall
Joseph Harding
George E. Gethin
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forestry Service
Seattle
Wash
Northwest
Forestry Service
Titusville
Edwin W. Drake
Kelly Canning
Waverly
George McRoberts
Walter Davis
Irene Lockley
George Miller
Santa Grace
Johnstown
Patrick F. Campbell
Charles Hays
Campell
Fort Slocum
Frank E. Williamson
Florence Lillian Wood
Brooklyn
N. Y
Williamson
Harrys. Bates
San Francisco
Edward H Harriman
Elvert W. Shirk
First National Bank of
Tipton
Ind
Noah R. Marker
Chicago
College Park
Fred Young
Barnum
Minn
J. Holmes McGuiness
Edward H. Harriman
Arden
Indianola Public Library A Landmark Before Carnegie
The Indianola public library stands as a handsome yet simple structure before Carnegie era philanthropy expanded across Iowa. The building’s enduring presence highlights early community investment in knowledge and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Indianola
Iowan Chief of Gideons Helped Pass a Tariff Bill
A. B. T. Moore of Cedar Rapids was elected president at the Gideons national convention in St. Louis. The Gideons, a group of traveling businessmen, promote Christianity and distribute Bibles with emblems across hotels. Walter I. Smith of Iowa aided tariff bill passage by shaping House rules. Judge Smith is noted for never failing in political campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideons
Order of Gideons
St. Louis
A. B. T. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Gideon Band
Gideon
Texas
Oklahoma
Milwaukee
Chicago
Moore
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Pittsburg
Central Park
Walter I. Smith
Congress
Iowa
Committee On
House of Representatives
House
Judge Smith
Grants a Gas Franchise in Waverly to Donelon
The city of Waverly grants James J. Donelon the right to erect and maintain gas works within the city. Construction aims to complete the plant and lay a large portion of mains before severe weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
James J. Donelon
Donates Fine Library to University of Iowa
Brig. Gen. Richard Hoxie donates his war department and engineering themed library to the University of Iowa. The full collection enhances the reference department and will profit future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hoxie
War Department
University of Iowa
Rich mineral discoveries reported on Fiji islands
Copper gold and silver finds are reported on the Fiji islands and western Australia mining men await Suva regulations for mining. No commercial mining has yet been done on these islands and exploitation will follow once rules are published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiji Islands
Western Australia
Suva
Vitu Levu
Youthful Champion Wins Dalton Sheep Shearing Prize
William Down, a boy under 17, takes the champion prize in sheep shearing at Dalton Devon England, defeating many rivals in the competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Down
Dalton
Devon
Eng
Land suits knocked out in Oklahoma tribal land cases
Judge Ralph Campbell sustained the demurrers in US suits to set aside deeds and leases by citizen allottees in the Five Civilized Tribes. The court held no United States title remains to allotted lands and Indians are citizens with full rights. The suits were dismissed due to multiple defendants tied to numerous separate land transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Ralph Campbell
United States
Five Civilized Tribes
Oklahoma
Indiana
Western railroads sue to block Des Moines rate cut order
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific and six western railroads filed suit in federal court to enjoin the Interstate Commerce Commission from enforcing its June 20 rate order at Des Moines. The challenge centers on through interline freight rates being set lower than sums of local rates, marking a third attack on the commission’s ruling. The railroads named include Illinois Central Chicago Great Western Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Chicago & Northwestern Chicago Burlington & Quincy Iowa Central and Wabash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Western Railroads
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Des Moines
Rock Island
Illinois Central
Chicago Great Western
Milwaukee
New Drainage Ditch Proposed Across Four Iowa Counties
On September 16 the Franklin Wright Hamilton and Hardin boards of supervisors meet in Iowa Falls to consider a joint drainage project. If approved the 27 mile ditch will run mostly through Wright and Hamilton with about seven to eight miles in Franklin and will move nearly one million cubic yards of dirt at seven cents per yard, costing around seventy thousand dollars and draining about 28 000 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Ila
Boards of Supervisors
Franklin
Wright
Hamilton
Hardin
Joint Drainage Board
Franklin County
National Army Tournament Opens with Taft Attendance
Des Moines reports the Great National Tournament of the United States Army will run September 20 to 25 at the fair grounds. President Taft will open the event on Monday. Attending are military attaches from Britain France Austria Italy and Russia, plus five Royal Canadian Army officers observing troop mobility for their nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Taft
Washington
Royal Canadian Army
United States
Woman Run Over by Street Car in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Am brose Jeffrey of 1724 Second avenue Cedar Rapids was struck by a street car at Hast Thirteenth street and Grand avenue. The car crushed both legs above the knees and she died at Mercy hospital shortly after arriving by police at 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ambrose Jeffrey
Second Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Thirteenth Street
Grand Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Fist Fight Fatality In Muscatine District
Hiram Oakes a retired Columbus Junction merchant died from injuries after a fight with Charles Brown of Fredonia over a financial account in Muscatine Iowa on August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowan
Muscatine
Hiram Oakes
Columbus Junction
Charles Brown
Fredonia
Flood Invades Monterey Leaving Hundreds Drowned
A flood struck Monterey between 1 and 2 am Saturday causing eight hundred deaths, leaving 15,000 homeless and property damage around 12 million dollars. A grain fire is reported amid the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Monterey
Chicago to New York City Round Trip Fare Advertised
Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley double track route tickets on sale daily through September 30. Fare to New York City and return 25.50 dollars. Liberal stopovers allowed on any Eastbound line. Write W S Cookson A G P A 1385 Adams St Chicago NL for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York City
Grand Trunk
Lehigh Valley
W. S. Cookson
The Ever Changing Waist Line
A compact reflection on fluctuating waist measurements and fashion expectations, contrasting nightly assurances with morning headlines. The author cites Mrs. Wilson Woodrow via American Magazine to note how the waist line shifts in unstable times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Woodrow
American Magazine
The Antispeed Argument Fable Referenced by Official
The office head recalls a messenger boy’s reading as worse than expected. He explains the material was the fable of the hare and the tortoise, used to illustrate a point about speed and progress.
Notable ads and quips note health and humor
A collage of vintage ad slogans mentions Castoria for children, includes witty lines about love headaches and digestion, promotes WRIGLEY’S SPEARMINT for teeth and relief, and jokes about fame, boxing, and undertakers in a playful, era-specific ad page.
Also Mentioned on This Page
General News
Orient
Adair
Madison
Union
Srient
Andrew Carnegie
Walter J. Smith
Percy
Kitty
Hudson-Fulton
Wrigley
Lydia E. Pinkham
Noah, Ky
Lydia HE
Pinkham
Hoianp
Noah
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