Aviator Latham Rescued After Dover Flight From Calais
The French aviator Herbert Latham attempted a Channel crossing from Calais to Dover. After starting near Sangatte and flying about sixteen miles at height, his monoplane’s motor failed and fell into the water. The torpedo boat destroyer Harpon rescued Latham and his aircraft, with a crowd watching from the Calais shore as the start was signalled and the flight began at dawn.
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Calais
France
Herbert Latham
English Channel
Calaia
Dover
England
Harpon
Latham
Sangatte
Lathe
M. Labavasseur
Cape Grie-Nex
Aero Anist
Clit
Rizon
Lightning Strikes Fans Kill Two at Park Event
A severe lightning strike hit the bleachers at a park event on July 20 causing multiple injuries and two deaths. The deceased are Thomas Haverson and Weston Frye. Abe Oliver remained critically ill at a local hospital. The report notes a chaotic scene and ongoing emergency response.
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Perons
Thomas Haverson
Weston Frye
Abe Oliver
Tunnel Under Hudson Marks New York New Jersey Link
The text reports the completion of a tunnel under the Hudson with a ceremonial kickoff in New York and New Jersey. A signal from Miss Harriet Floyd McAdoo triggered the start as guests watched undersea progress and a flotilla sounded in welcome.
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Areo
Miss McAdoo
New York
New Jersey
Knickbocker
William McAdoo
Harriet Floyd McAdoo
Hudson River
Jersey
Exchange Place
Jersey City
Jersey City Hall
Wittpen
Go. Fort
Ieee Ieee
Peerios Pee
New England
Ieee
2000 Breakers at Work in McKees Rocks Pa
About 2000 workers filled the plant at 7 o clock Monday in McKees Rocks as a provisional strike stance continued. Company officials said with police protection they expect to meet normal output by Wednesday. State constabulary guarded access but most workers remained home. Strike leaders report only a few returning while pressure to resume full operation builds. A separate note mentions a diggable journey to Nancy France from Meaux.
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Offile
Hoffstat
McKees Rocks
State Constabulary
Suilra
Smith
Constabe
Nancy
France
Meaux
Bar le Duc
Court of Inquiry Opens on Sutton Death at Naval Academy
Annapolis July 20 A court of inquiry at the United States Naval Academy investigates Lieut James N Sutton's death on October 12 1907. Mrs Rose Sutton Parister and her mother present papers to reveal new circumstantial details, aiming to clear the officer’s name and determine who caused the fatal act.
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Annapolis
Navy Department
Board of Inquest
United States Naval Academy
James N. Sutton
Marine Corps
Rose Sutton Parister
Naval Board
Parker
Hoth
Young Sutton
Sutton
Lieut
Slater
Carvel Hall
Will Teatity
Iain
Suttons
Col
Charles C. Doyen
Sergt. de Hart
de Hart
Sheut
Don Carlos, Pretender to Spanish Throne, Dies in Bangkok
Don Carlos, Duke of Madrid and claimant to the Spanish throne, died after a period of ill health. Born March 20, 1848, in Laybach, Austria, he had led opposition and proclaimed loyalty in Aragon and Valencia during the Carlist conflicts. He had long claimed succession under a now-archaic royal line and was last active in the years of the Four Years War.
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Charles VI
Caritat
Don Carlos
Don J
Spain
Aragon
Catalina
Valentia
Sayler girl testimony key to Miller murder case
Reliant on Goldie Sayler 11 year old daughter of the Crescent City banker slain in the crime that also implicates Mrs Sayler and others. The child’s forthcoming testimony is viewed as pivotal to the state’s push for a conviction of Dr William Miller.
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Watseka
Goldie Sayler
Crescent City
William Miller
Sayler
Mra. Saylor
Mra. Miller
Goldie
Saloons in Texas Quit After New Liquor Law
In Austin on July 20 a thousand Texas saloons shut down as the new law invalidates all liquor licenses issued after February 20, 1909. It limits saloons to one per 500 residents, causing widespread closures and forcing many owners to cease operations.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Midus
Inw
Old Spanish Coins Found in Pass Christian
In Pass Christian Mississippi on July 20 a quantity of old Spanish coins was found. The coins bore date marks including 1774 and 1822.
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Tad
Bost
Thicago
Con
Hudson
IW York
Detective
NAVY
Court OF Inquiry
Becun
Iin Fergarten
Qiovan- el
Degege
Washington
George Washington
Tony
Harper
Hetender
Varez
Allan King
Wateska
Thene
Madlones Haak
Tains Ofton
Duke
Omaily Bevin
Pet Sosifactin
Lowi
Joseph Robbins
Quincy
Joseph Robina
America
State Asylum For the
Jacksonville
John K. Tanner
Oournor
Alameda
Cal
Fay
Ass Pru
Mason's Jars
Conner-Fulbright Grocery Co
COX
Crites
Butchers
Lang
North Side Square
Butter & Mitchell
Suttle’s
East Center Street
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