Balloon Flight Tale From Indiana Race
Cleveland telegram relays Carl Fisher account of the Indiana balloon’s 49 hour 25 minute flight ending near Ruskin Tennessee. The crew faced cold, water stops, gunfire threat, and a perilous ascent and descent over Nashville, finishing near tree tops with no ballast dumped. Authors include Fisher and Bumbaugh, noting rare whirlpool conditions and near fatal ascent.
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Cleveland
Ray Long
Cleveland Press
Carl Fisher
Indiana
Fisher
Ruskin
Tenn
Brown County
Kentucky
Tennessee
Wela
Aj Circus
Nashville
Bumbaugh
Ave
Japan Threatens 1911 Labor Treaty Renewal War Risk
State Department reports Japan will not renew the 1911 treaty unless the United States allows Japanese laborers on the same basis as other foreigners. President Taft aims to use tact to avoid a rupture, as Japan views the current terms as a slight to its honor. Japan also warns Britain over a similar renewal and signals potential clashes in Australia and British Columbia.
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Washington
State Department
Knox
United States
Taft
Japan
Mr. Taft
California
West
England
Australia
British Columbia
Wets Win Big Majority in Manching County Vote
In Manching county Youngstown June 10, wets secure a decisive victory by 1698 votes in the fiercest county contest on record. Clerks report a clear win for wets with strong turnout and sharp campaign contrasts across districts.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Manching County
Special Hy Council Session Names Bailey Street and Sets Election Officers
The Hy City Council met in a special session with Mayor Love presiding to extend the Grafton Traction Company franchise and appoint election officers and registrars for a June 14 bond election. Bailey Street on the West Side was named for Senator B F Bailey, with council adjourning after minor matters.
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New Street
Bailey Street
Senator B. F. Bailey
Love
Grafton Traction Company
Clark Demoss
J. R. Morgan
Wait Bartlett
Wm. Hodel
M. B. McClain
J. C. Liewellen
Thos. E. Moran
David Hardesty
C. M. Hopp
L. H. Humphrey
A. Bartlett
GW. Ford
Eugene Sommerville
Lawson Starcher
Joyce
Hiram Gaines
B. F. Bailey
R. D. Mackin
McGraw Avenue
Bailey
Six Men Die In A Hot Flood At Wheeling Furnace
At Wheeling Steel and Iron Company Mortains Ferry Blast Furnace a plug blew out releasing molten metal into the work shed. Six foreigners were killed and ten injured in the blaze. Superintendent Fred Zimmerman was burned while aiding another worker. The accident occurred at 8 16 pm as coal and slack poured into the tank.
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Wheeling
Mortains Ferry
Wheeling Steel & Iron Company
Fred Zimmerman J
City whistle test outlines alarms for water gas shutdowns
Public notice from Mayor J. W. Love and Water Works Superintendent F. A. Ross detailing a Friday 10 o'clock whistle test. Alarms distinguish wards one through five with varying blast patterns and two short blasts for pump station employees. two long blasts signal gas shutdown.
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J. W. Love
F. A. Ross
Face Extinction Through Milk
Budapest June 10 Nathan Straus New York philanthropist warned at the International Dairy Congress that tuberculosis in milk threatens humanity and the dairy industry He urged tuberculin tests and Bang segregation to save herds and pasteurization of all milk from infected cows We could face a generation of rising tuberculosis costs and a ruined metropolis unless pasteurization is applied to milk from tuberculin tested herds.
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Budapest
Nathan Straus
New York
International Dairy Congress
Mr. Straus
New York City
French doctor cites Carrel grafting experiments at Rockefeller
Paris reports Prof Paz1 describing Dr Carrel's work at Rockefeller Institute on transplanting organs and grafting limbs. He cited grafts to a fox terrier, including a hind leg from another dog, and dog paws. Carrel reportedly believed a human limb or organ could be replaced by grafts from another person or corpse, though he warned against early conclusions and declined two patient requests.
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Paris
Paz#1
Academy of Medicine
Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
Dr. Carrel
Miners Strike Ends After Three-Cornered Conference
Charleston June 1 After a long three cornered conference among coal operators on Paint Creek United Mine Workers President Davis and a Kanawha Operators Association committee, the 1908 agreement is adopted, instituting the short ton. The Kanawha valley miners had struck over the long ton in Paint Creek areas. About 6,600 men are affected, with only 10 percent at work.
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Charleston
W. Va
Paint Creek
Davis
United Mine Workers
Kanawha Operators’ Association
Litter Territory
Kanawha Valley
More Results In Black Hand Cases
Columbus dispatch reports post office inspectors raided suspected Black Hand headquarters in Marion and seized mail and books to aid prosecutions for extortion of John and Charles Amicon Columbus dealers. Arrests include Salvatore Lima Battaglia Rizzo and Battaglia with Viclo in Dennison Ohio. Authorities link the gang to notable florid threats and a suspected banana poisoning death in Cincinnati, as post office and Pinkerton inspectors widen investigations into Mafia linked Italians in Ohio.
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Columbus
Post Office
Marion
Ohio
Italy
Toledo
United State Court
John
Charles Amicon
Salvatore Rizzo
Joe Battaglia
Hosford
Hutches
F. P. Dimiato
Pittsburg
Antonio Rizzo
Cincinnati
Local machinists strike quiet. union rep to speak
There are no new developments in the local strike since last evening and the first week ends at 2 this afternoon. Seven days have passed since the walkout with good conduct from the women. A. F. Stark, business representative of the union, will speak at an open air public meeting likely at Main and Latrobe or, if weather fails, in the courthouse to explain causes and conditions of the strike.
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A. F. Stark
Main
Latrobe
Court House
Teter Enters Senate Race Against N B Scott
Huntington W Va June 10 Hon Chas F Teter Barbour county announces he will wage an active campaign for the United States senate. The decision follows a conference here with political and personal friends including ex auditor Scherr and comes after his close gubernatorial race in 1904.
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Huntington
W. Va
N. B. Scott
United States
Senate
Chas. F. Teter
Barbour County
Dawson
Teter
Scherr
Four Granted Pistols Licenses Under New State Law
A circuit court session granted four licenses to carry pistols as per the new state law. The city council earlier adopted a resolution directing contractors on the water plant improvement to employ local home labor where possible. Miss Bail of Uniontown, sister of Bobby, was in the city enroute to visit relatives for a few days.
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George W. Johnson
J. A. Selvey
F. C. Billingslea
Tory
George Brackett
Mr. Brackett
Bail
Uniontown
Bobby
Aldrich Sees End of Tariff Debate In Sight
Washington report notes Senator Aldrich predicts a vote on the completed tariff bill within two weeks, with quick conference time and a July adjournment. Aldrich suggests a 2 percent tax on dividends to corporations as a substitute for income and inheritance taxes, seen favorably by the President. The plan aims to raise around 20 million dollars.
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Washington
Aldrich
Senate
Congress
Taft
Conference
House
Finance Committee
White House
Death by Electrocution at Marietta College Commencement
At Marietta Ohio during the college commencement closing procession Albert Fay a 14 year old boy was electrocuted on a telephone pole after climbing with a Coar family member. The live wire carried 2200 volts and the fall crushed him. medical aid failed to save him. The Fay boy was the son of a widow. his father had been a missionary to India.
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Marietta
Marrietta College
Albert Fay
Fay
Coar
College Street
India
Wedding of Rev Bartlett and Miss Lyons
Rev Ebert Bartlett brother of Mrs W W Tapp recently graduated from Crosier Theological Seminary near Philadelphia will marry Miss Lyons of Clarksburg this evening at a local church. Several friends of Rev Bartlett attend the ceremony.
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Daily Sentinel
Ebert Bartlett
W. W. Tapp
Crosier Theological Seminary
Philadelphia
M. P
Female Lyons
Clarksburg
Bartlett
Wedding Notice Fragments Hint at Clarksburg Event
A damaged OCR fragment references Mrs Tapp and family traveling to Clarksburg today for a wedding. Details are incomplete but imply a local social event with family attendance.
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Clarksburg
Reward Notice For Missing Ladies Jacket Item
A reward is offered for information about a black jacket with white and green stripes. The item disappeared between L. Abbottis store and Fetterman church on Wednesday afternoon in June 1009. Notify the office or call Bell at 8156-1 No. 130.
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Waitibe Pala
L. Abbottis
Fetterman
New Washington Criminal Code Extends Prohibitions
Spokane readers are told a June 11 amended code enforces penalties for employing women in households or as governesses, with fines or county jail. Additional clauses ban hiring women in saloons, and restrict access to drinking venues by felons or intoxicated persons, signaling forthcoming cases.
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Spokane
Washington
Weahington
Italians Fortify On Mountain Near Boomer Mine
Charleston West Virginia June 30 Italians fortify hillside near Boomer mine property with guards numbering about a hundred. Italians have acquired rifles and ammunition and civilians tour the area with no arrests. Sheriff Dickinson will act only if demonstrations resume and the situation remains tense awaiting the Italian consul.
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Charleston
W. Va
Tree Dickinson
Fayette
Dickinson
Fayetteville
Kingrey Lake Passes Away at Home on Glady Creek
Well known county resident Kingrey K. Lake died at his Glady Creek home after several months illness at about 7 o clock Tuesday. He was about 40 years old and survived by his wife and children. Funeral arrangements were pending in Melody.
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Glady Creek
Daily Sentinel
Kingrey K. Lake
Yenrs
Tim Hess
Main Lake
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