American Writer in Danger Amid Gurugu Battle Foreshadowing Mass Destruction
Melilla dispatch describes Spanish Moorish fighting at Mount Gurgu with torching of villages. Capt. Fortescue, US war correspondent for the London Standard, narrowly escaped a Moorish and Spanish volley. Women flee with domestic items as artillery demolishes towns and brutal scene unfolds.
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Melilla
Mount Gurgu
Fortescue
United States Army
London Standard
Col. Lewis
London
Fortencue
Kraal
Lewis
Mount Gurugu
Department of War
Miners Die in Cave-In at Mesaba Range
Two miners Joseph Sto link and Peter Slovoreska were buried when a cave-in at the Mesaba range claimed their lives. Haste to recover them failed as the men were unmarried. Bethea will contested by cousins seeking to block funds to Dixon hospital.
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Bany
Mesaba Range
Joseph Stolink
Peter Slovoreska
Bethea
Sterling
Ill
H. Bethea
Dixon Hospital
Taft Enjoys Tasty Meal During Northwest Visit
President Taft arrived in Yakima at 5 30 am and greeted by Senator Jones guest on the Spokane train. He spoke in the city, then traveled to Seattle for two days of receptions and a luncheon with Ballinger. He later dined at Bozanto Inn near Lake Hayden, praising bear meat over crocodile. Ballinger joke with roses accompanied his return to Spokane.
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Yakima
Wash
Taft
United States
Jones
Spokane
Seattle
Ballinger
Bozanto Inn
Coeur de Alene
Idaho
Philippines
Lake
Hayden
Hunteman
Jake
Giffor Pinehot
Curtiss in Flight as Wright Tests Aeroplane in New York
Aviation progress notable as Curtiss conducts flight tests and Orville Wright also tests an aircraft in New York. The demonstrations highlight ongoing advancement in early air travel and aeronautics.
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Wilgur Wright
New York
Wright and Curtiss Open Hudson Fulton Flight Trials at Governors Island
Curtiss flies 15 feet for 12 minutes and Wright flies 100 feet for 10 minutes at Governors Island as spectators watch. Curtiss reports ideal weather and plans more flights while Wright prepares for experiments. Only a few officers and reporters observe the early morning trials. Wright sends congratulations to Curtiss as the aviation showcase begins.
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New York
Wilbur Wright
Glenn H. Curtiss
Hudson-Fulton
Governors Island
Curtiss
Governor's Island
Wright
Curtise
Charles Fost
Ilard
Speed Dash Killed at Riverhead Auto Derby
The Riverhead Suffolk county derby on the new course saw J. Bates killed and Lytle gravely injured when an Apperson car skidded near Mattituck. Louis Chevrolet won the Class B race in a Buick after Mrs. D. W. Loft halted racing. The accident halted play as doctors treated the wounded and Bates died at the Kirkus home.
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Riverhead
L. L
Long Island
Suffolk County
J. Hates
Herbert An
Lytle
Apperson
Mattituck
Bates
Stevens
Hogan
Terrell
D. W. Loft
W. K. Vanderbilt
Louis Chevrolet
America
Arthur Lee
Open Letter on War Department Rules for Civilian Appearances
Mr. Michaelis asks if any war department rule governs civilian appearances and requests the reply be issued as an open letter. The inquiry seeks guidance on appropriate conduct and official framing for private citizen involvement in wartime proceedings.
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Michaelis
War Department
Postmasters Back Parcels Post Between Cities and Rural Routes
Kansas City convention of postmasters adopts resolution favoring a parcels post system linking local post offices with surrounding rural free delivery routes. Joseph Stewart, second assistant postmaster general, speaks on cost savings as a key aim under Hitchcock’s plan for the year.
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Kansas City
Convention of Postmasters
Tuesaday
Joseph Stewart
Hitchcock
Former Gov McSweeny McSweeney Dies in Baltimore Sanitarium
Miles B. McSweeney former governor of South Carolina and known as McSweeny Beach Columbia Sept 10 died in a private Baltimore sanitarium. The notice gives his passing and background in public service.
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Torgh
Duluth
Minn
Bill
Bear
Canada
Joseph Adler
Speed Dash
J. Bates
Herbert Lytle
Grant
Army Gard
I. W. Guisinger
Conner-Fulbright Grocery Co
Arkansas Gazette
Cignet
Holls
Good Story
Hoford Sentra
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