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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1911
Page
5
A passenger train derailed after defective rails, plunging into a ditch near Manchester. Twenty six killed and many injured as cars left the tracks and crashed, with veterans among the victims and fire following a theater fire at Cannonsburg.
Prosecution in the Henry Clay Beattie Jr. murder case presented auto related evidence at Chesterfield Wa. Witnesses argued the car’s mechanism marked the scene where a woman fell from the vehicle on the Midlothian Lumpike last month. Jury saw the auto’s underside and a grease pan as part of the case.
Bradstreet notes show improved mouse trade at large centers due to visiting buyers. Staple goods like dry goods wool sprint cloths and clothing show better buying but buyers remain cautious and purchase sparingly awaiting developments. Cooler weather modestly boosts trade while current clearance sales with price cuts limit profits and crop reports indicate little change in commodity prices.
A long flight test tracked a water craft and ocean liner voyage from St. Louis to Governor's Island, with 24 legs and 205 miles average leg distance. The trip began August 14 and ended August 8, covering 1205 miles, aiming to beat the previous world record by over 100 miles.
Harry Atwood the Boston aviator landed at Governor’s Island after a 1207 mile flight in a heavier-than-air machine. He flew from Nyack New York via Chicago setting a world record with no major mishaps. He said he would ship the machine to Boston and then depart for the west coast around October.
Paris police pursue a lead in the Mona Lisa disappearance from the Louvre. An official reports seeing a tall agitated man carrying a large panel wrapped in a pulsere blanket, who boarded the 7:47 express toward Bordeaux near the Louvre station.
Reports include a Missouri case of a bridegroom injured after a crowd incident, a Portugal republic first president chosen, medical and political shakeups in Canada and the United States, a 1912 Moose convention decision, Arctic discoveries, and transport repairs along a Mexican rail line.
Judge Harvey M. Trimble of Princeton was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic for the next year. Mrs. Corn M. Davy of Union Oregon was elected president of the National Women's Rebel corps. The Sons of Veterans voted to withdraw support from Adams University at Mason Ghyla amid debates over national per capita taxes and annual appropriations.
Dr. W P Cutter state food and drug commissioner notified St Louis Nutter and Reg ex change of a forthcoming order to ban the current recelpta or shippers count system for buying eggs in wholesale markets. He ruled that mixing good and bad eggs in consignments and then weeding out the bad eggs violates Missouri food law. A 1 pounder gun designed by Rear Admiral Twining to destroy aircraft was tested at the navy proving grounds in Indian Head Maryland with satisfactory preliminary performance.
Donald Horr drove a National car to win the Mois Cup at the Bigin road races. Charles Mere finished second, Avishing nine seconds behind the winner. Hugh Hughes averaged 64.34 miles per hour for 169 miles to win the Kane County Cup.
Reminiscences of early days in Iowa recount travels along the Indian reserve. Fort Atkinson and Dubuque are noted as tidy trading points in Northeastern Iowa with vivid incidents and local color.
A narrator recounts threshing oats with Vandorn and a small crew, including a yoke of steers, oxen, and horses. They haul grain to the fort, face a band of Indians blocking the road, escape a prairie fire, and return to Wilcox’s hotel with supplies.
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