Hero in London as Bleriot Tours City Exhibited Monoplane
Louis Bleriot arrives in London after crossing the English Channel in twenty one miles in under half an hour. He receives a 1000 pound purse, is feted at a luncheon with Paul Cambon and War Secretary Haldane, and his monoplane goes on display at a London department store amid “Bleriot fever.”
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London
Louis Bleriot
English Channel
Les Baraques
Dover
M. Bleriot
Victoria Station
Paul Cambon
Haldane
Capper
Mr. Haldane
M. Biennot
Calais
Areonauts of
Great Britain
M. Pleriot
Wyndham
Aeroplane Club
France Jubilant Over Blériot Channel Crossing
Paris reports unanimous French pride as Louis Blériot becomes first to fly the English Channel. Enthusiasm fills newspapers while aviation pioneers foresee future passenger air travel and war potential. Hubert Latham’s misfortune is noted as the nation celebrates the breakthrough feat.
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Paris
France
Louis Bleriot
English Channel
Ernest Archdeacon
Georgesalsin
Rene Quinton
Henri Dea
Vaulx
Henri Barman
Algeria
Hubert Latham
Bleriot
England
Calais
M. Latham
M. Bleriot
Dover Heralds Bleriot Flight Across the Channel
Dover records a pioneering flight as Louis Bleriot crosses the English Channel in a small monoplane, completing the 21 miles in 28 minutes. He lands near Dover after a dramatic dawn voyage, receiving cheers from officials and French supporters. The feat wins a 5000 pound prize and stirs aeronautical circles.
Death by own action club linked to factory workers in Cleveland
Cleveland officials investigate a so called death by own action club formed by factory workers and youths, after 18 year old Rebecca Bosewick was found dead in Gordon Park. relatives warn of another planned suicide as the group reportedly read morbid literature and discussed escape from daily toil.
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Cleveland
Rebecca Bosewick
Gordon Park
Miss Bosewick
Miss Bosechek
Bosechek
Bosewick
Lot
Sherwin faces charge over bad check at Hof Brau
Charles E. Sherwin, a young man with prior police records, was jailed on a warrant for obtaining $5 from Hof Brau manager Will Wiebke with a worthless check. He allegedly used a blank check signed Charles E and Burwell after dining with another man and a girl on July 20.
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Charles E. Sherwin
Dickson
Will Wiebke
Hof Brau
Sherwin
Churubusco
Wiebke
Auto Factory May Be Located in Fort Wayne
Out of town interests met Fort Wayne businessmen to discuss locating an automobile factory here. P A Randall and F Graeter led the talks and planned to share details with more investors, though specifics remain withheld for now. Fort Wayne is viewed as promising for a factory and local capitalists are expected to respond promptly.
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Auto Factory
Fort Wayne
Messrs
P. A. Randall
F. Graeter
Bowser the Paperhanger Learns to Accept a Flawed Masterpiece
In a humorous tale, Bowser bragging as a top paperhanger clashes with reality as his work misstarts. He frets over wrinkles and misjudged measurements, finally admitting his talent may not fit every job while his wife endures tears and mishaps. The scene blends showy vanity with comic failure.
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Mrs. Bowser
Mr. Bowser
M. Quad
Auto smash injures family in Seymour incident
A car in Seymour ran away with a family aboard. Mrs Theodore Groub was seriously hurt with crushed shoulder and forehead wound. John Groub, Tom Groub, and others sustained injuries as the machine toppled. They were taken home with medical aid.
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Theodore Groub
John “Groub
Tom Groub
Gresui
Iselty
Fort Ritner
Howell Rowell Says I Move the Previous Question
The New York Press reports Howell remarks on rapid proposal habits and parliamentary law. Powell notes Howell’s reaction to being asked about sudden plans. Howell replies she has studied parliamentary procedure and quips I move the previous question.
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Howell
Papa's Superior Knowledge
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt notes a girl hints to George that his father learned he is a poet. The youth responds with a bitter remark about his papa's advantage with critics, reflecting family influence on artistic reception.
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Papa
George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Merciful Man
A brief humorous quotation from the Chicago Record-Herald where a man explains he does not reveal every tale heard at banquets to his wife because he loves her too much to share all the old stories. The line captures a light domestic irony.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Apology for Aeroplane Flights Sparks Witty Exchange
The Prospect notes a remark about aeroplane flights being a craze. A speaker questions the trend and jokes that lovers will be more in the clouds than ever, closing with a Wink by Josh.
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Josh
Indiana State Fair to Award 37600 in Trotting Pacing Week
The Indiana State Fair unveils its richest racing program for the week starting September 6 with purses totaling 37600. Hedgewood Boy and Lady Maude C will pursue world and track records under Dick Wilson, who can earn up to 3500 if conditions and performances meet all contract terms. Big entries from Kentucky, Wisconsin, New York, and Indiana underline a field of 300 trotters and pacers set to compete on a re-soiled, well-drained track likely to produce top times across multiple events.
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Indiana State Fair
Charles Downing
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Michigan
Colorado
Ohio
New York
Illinois
Wisconsin
California
Indiana
Dick Wilson
Rushville
Hedgewood Bay
Lady Maude C
Wilson
Hedgewood Boy
Lady Maude
Star Pointer
Lady Maud C
Bailey
Texas
Lucile Marion
Eva Cord
E. F. Geers
Memphis
Alonzo McDonald
Indianapolis
John H. Dickerson
Mamaroneck
N. Y
George H. Esterbrook
Denver
Col
Roy Miller
Lexington
W. G. Durfee
Los Angles
Cal
S. J. Fleming
Terre Haute
J. E. Benyon
Tenn
Dick McMahon
Libertyville
Ill
A. J. Hook
Georgetown
S. R. Holt
White River Stock Farm
Muncie
Ind
V. L. Shuler
Oat Jolly
Tipton
Walter Dunn
Charleston
Ll. H. Maybury
C. A. Chambers
Forest Park Farm
Indiana Fair
Hattine
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London Daily Mail
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M. la Fontaine
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Orleans
Channel
Latham
James B. Milner
Count Lambert
Sangatte
Bileriot
Anzani
French Aero Club
Parliamentary Aviation, Commission
Crow Motor Car Company
Abe
Bowser
Samuel
Associated Literary Press
Riggs & Riggs
SMASH
Seymour
State Fair
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