Wrights defend secrecy as they seek government sale
Dayton witnesses attest to Wright brothers flights with a two-surface aeroplane, powered by a homebuilt engine. They describe calm control, precise circling, and a record of several flights last year, while the brothers push for a government deal and refuse public demonstrations or cameras.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wright Brothers
Chanute
Wrights
Sims Station
Here
Springfield
Urbana
Wright
Henry Webbert
Orville Wright
Mr. Fouts
Mr. Lambert
Orville
Wilbur
Mr. Billman
Hamburger
Schindler
William Webbert
Mr. Weber
Charles Webbert
Earth
Huffmann
W. H. Shank
Parsons Fires Debate With The Family Book
New York November 24 Elsie Clews Parsons wife of Herbert Parsons issues a book The Family from G P Putnam Sons that advocates time and trial marriages as a social remedy The author a Barnard College sociology lecturer and daughter of banker Henry Clews explains the work as a historical survey of family relations with limited interview remarks available due to illness
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New York
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Elsie Clews Parsons
Herbert Parsons
Barnard College
Republican County Committee
Roosevelt
Parsons
Early trial marriages and challenged sacred rites
The author advocates encouraging early trial marriages as a path to permanency with the option to end it if unsuccessful and without heavy social condemnation in absence of children. They denounce marriage as an unquestioned sacrament and a relic of property norms, noting monogamy often coexists with promiscuity or easy divorce while polygamy satisfies a desire for variety associated with transient relationships.
Frisco Resort Raided After Grand Jury Probe
San Francisco police raided the Jackson street resort known as the Municipal Crib after Captain Martin testified he was told not to molest it and lacked sufficient evidence. A large number of the 150 women inmates were taken to the city prison following the raid.
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San Francisco
Martin
Jackson Street
Dinan
Billy Nolan Arrested In Gans Nelson Film Dispute
Cincinnati reports the arrest of Billy Nolan, manager of Battling Nelson, on embezzlement charges. He allegedly withheld about 7000 dollars from the California film treasurer while awaiting a ruling on proper proceeds division from the Gans Nelson exhibition.
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Cincinnati
Billy” Nolan
Denounced Inquiry Into Brownsville Riot By Negro Commissioner
El Reno Ok 24 Gilchrist Stewart head of the constitutional league of America to collect evidence on the Brownsville riot and discharge of three negro battalions says General Garlington and Major Blackstone conducted a sham inquiry. He sent Taft a telegram urging a full hearing in behalf of the soldiers, insisting the investigations aimed to frame the troops. He blames negroes as bumptious and argues the riot was fake to remove the Twenty-fifth infantry.
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el Reno
Navy
Gilchrist Stewart
Constitutional League of America
Brownsville
Tex
Garlington
Blackstone
Taft
Stewart
General Garlington
South Carolina
Fort Brown
Twenty-fifth Infantry
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston Guard House
Texas
Constitutions League
Garlington Objection Overruled in Battalion Inquiry
Garlington barred evidence from non commissioned officers claiming all men were accounted for except four on passes. Only twenty six battalion members were called to the investigation and they were not given a full hearing. The men feel the process unjust.
Wage Increase Granted for Southern Lines Employees
New Orleans reports that General Manager Curran announced wage boosts for employees of the New Orleans and Northeastern, Alabama and Vicksburg, and the Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific railroads. Raises vary by case, some dating from October 1 and others from November 1, with agents, clerks, engineers, firemen, conductors, and trainmen included.
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New Orleans
Curran
Northeastern
Alabama
Vicksburg
Governor to name three on Indiana Girls Industrial School Board
Indianapolis November 24 Governor Hanly announced he would appoint Mrs John B Elam of Indianapolis Mrs A W Caldwell of Lafayette and Mrs Sarah Campbell of Anderson to the Indiana Girls Industrial School board Buildings for the school are being erected near Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Hanly
Indiana Girls’ Industrial School Board
John B. Elam
A. W. Caldwell
Lafayette
Sarah Campbell
Anderson
Miss Otillia Schneider Faces Police Court Bail Hearing
Miss Otillia Schneider, once a German sister of charity, dressed as a Salvation Army worker, shot three men on Thursday at Fifty-ninth Street and Madison Avenue. She was arraigned in police court and held without bail for further examination as Paul Sheehan, a Columbia student, lies critical from his wounds. six Culver cadets were mentioned in court.
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New York
Otillia Schneider
Charity
Salvation Army
Fifty-ninth Street
Madison Avenue
Paul Sheehan
Columbia
Aged Tammany Leader to Retire From District Post
New York reports Patrick Keenan the oldest active Tammany figure in the Sixth Assembly district will retire after fifty years in politics. He cites fatigue as the reason and declines to discuss loyalties to Mayor McClellan or the old organization. St Patrick's Day marks his seventieth birthday and the handover of leadership at the Jefferson club in Seventh street.
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Patrick Keenan
Tammany Hall
McClellan
East River
Pat” Keenan
Giegerich
Keenan
Jefferson Club
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Census Department
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Ellis
Mr. Ellis
Wilber Wright
Wilbur Weight
Frisco Resort
Billy Nolan
Southern Lines
Board of Girls’ Industrial Home
Otiliaa Schneider
Culver
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