French aviator Latham fails cross of English Channel
Herbert Latham launched from Sangatte in a Canot Antoinette monoplane heading toward Dover. The engine failed about 12 miles out, forcing a water landing off Calais. he was rescued uninjured aboard the torpedo boat Harpon and vowed to attempt another crossing within a week or ten days.
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M. Latham
Calais
Latham
Paris
Sangatte
M. Lebavasseur
Associated Press
Harpon
Cape Gris-Nez
Aeroplan
Ist
Dover
Lebavasseur
Dover Flight Ends In Rescue Of French Aviator Latham
Dover July 19 reports say Herbert Latham failed in his English Channel attempt but was rescued at sea. News wires said the monoplane floated after a torpedo boat Harpon picked up Latham, who remained seated and smoking a cigarette.
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Dover
Herbert Latham
English Channel
Latham
M. Latham
Harpon
Dallas
Cusatham
Tree Expert John Davey to Lecture for Civic Association
Kent Ohio forester Prof. John Davey will speak at the Commercial club rooms Wednesday evening before the Fort Wayne Civic Association meeting on Trees Their Preservation and How to Plant and Trim Them. The talk is linked to the city beautiful movement and a planned series of talks and demonstrations.
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John Davey
Civic Association
Kent
Commercial Club
Fort Wayne
Henry Kappel Awards Building Contract on East Wayne Street
Henry Kappel awards Louis Delagrange the contract to erect a three story building on East Wayne street adjoining the old high school. The project costs about 30000 dollars and includes store rooms on the first floor with twenty eight offices above. It will be ready for occupancy in the early fall.
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Henry Kappel
East Wayne Street
Louis Delagrange
Tariff bill talks near final week as tax clause tops agenda
Washington July 19 conference committee of both houses agrees to senate corporation tax amendment after re drafting by the attorney general. Aldrich says little left to do and expects passage by Thursday or Friday with changes easing free hides and coal duties amid White House pressure for downward tariff revisions.
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Washington
Houses of Congress
Senate
Cullom
Atlantic City
House
Senator Aldrich
Wickersham
Root
Aldrich
Payne
Taft
White House
Bradley
Kentucky
Internal Revenue
James C. Wheeler
Internal Revenue Officers
Lee Taft
Cannon
Dwight
New York
Uncle Jos
Speaker Cannon
Chicago
Congress
White’ S House
Indiana Trustee Ball Exonerated in School Printing Case
Governor Marshall exonerates W. C. Ball of Terre Haute a trustee of the Indiana boys school at Plainfield from intentional wrongdoing over printing for a company in which he is interested. He violated the statute technically but acted without personal gain and saved state costs. investigation continues regarding printing for the Methodist church.
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Indianapolis
Marshall
W. C. Ball
Terre Haute
Indiana Boys’ School
Plainfield
Ball
Peoria Man Completes 2 Million Dollar Electric Deal
S. L. Nelson of Peoria former Fort Wayne Traction executive arrives for a brief vacation after arranging a rapid 2 million dollar sale of an Des Moines electric lighting system. He sold to the McKinley syndicate he has long worked with, with price near 2 million. He is joined by his two daughters for a visit with his mother in Hicksville.
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S. L. Nelson
Peoria, Ill
Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction Company
City
Fort Wayne
McKinley “Syndicate
Nelson
Hicksville
Children Need Mother Gray's Powders for Sickly Kids
Mothers who value their children should not be without a box of Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. Use throughout the season to ease sickness and constipation.
Bowser and the Rats Study Natural History Ends in Mishap
Mrs Bowser interrupts Mr Bowser’s cellar study of a house rat as he experiments with natural history. A misadventure leads to a frightful scuffle with multiple rats driving him outside, prompting a vow of future revenge and plans to resume research later.
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Bowser
Mr. Bowser
Mrs. Bowser
Yaller
Natural History
Porter Arrested In Fraudulent Paper Case Near Wabash
George Porter, 19, living two miles south of Wabash, was arrested on a charge of issuing fraudulent paper that was cashed. Others are suspected of involvement with Porter in the scheme. J.W. Pord, former Huntington County Bank president, declined to comment.
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George. Porter
Wabash
Gayledoe Bum
Baker & Co
Porter
J.W. Pord
Huntington County ‘Bank
A Changed Condition
A Chicago Record-Herald quote notes a man on a diet saying he has not tasted meat for nearly six months. He claims the diet has improved his finances and he expects full independence within a month.
Seaside Showdowns and Summer Theater Duins
The burlesque manager quips that theaters close in summer as audiences drift to the coast for seaside bathing displays. Comedy and singable opera costumes lose appeal in hot weather, reflecting seasonal attendance patterns noted by the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Doesn't Yet Brown Yes A Social Snub Revealed
Snappy exchange hints at marital ties and familiarity as a tension between two men rises in a New York Life scene.
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Brown
Old Man
Smith
New York
Fragmentary Exchange Voices Support for Professor Faddy
A brief dialogue snippet shows two individuals debating Professor Faddy's views with cautious agreement. The exchange uses clipped phrasing and ends with mutual affirmation. The source presents a snapshot of opinion rather than a formal argument.
Adonida Barber’s Mischievous Rascal of a Client
The narrator recalls a frequent client who is kind and skilled with a blade yet irksome at times. He jokes, teases, and even chokes with onion breath, while the barber keeps calm and praises the fellow’s shaving talent despite the mischief.
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Colorado
California
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Portland
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Dently
MUSE
England
North Bea
Brance
Abery
Prem
Menee
Des Moines
Bowser and the
RATS
M. Quad
Associated Literary Press
Studies Natural History
Chicago Record-Herald
Professor Faddy
Adonida
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