New York Population Tops 4.7 Million in Census
Census figures show New York City at 4,766,883, up from 3,437,202 in 1900 and 2,507,414 in 1890. The gain of 1,829,651 since 1900 marks a 38.7 percent rise, placing the metropolis second to London among the world’s largest cities. London's 1909 total stands at 7,429,740, with New York closing the gap. The article notes comparisons to other major cities and the consolidation era population shifts.
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New York
N. Y
London
New York City
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St. Louis
Detroit
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Newark
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Jersey City
Kansas City
Providence
St. Paul
Denver
Greater London
Paris
Tokio
Berlin
Horse Rescues Baby By Lifting Foot From Survive Peril
Evansville Indiana, Sept 2 A family horse saved a two year old by holding its heavy hoof in the air as the mother and others guided a surrey through a crowded street The child lay under the carriage between wheels The horse poised its foot to prevent injury then was lifted to safety The boy escaped with bruises and a ankle injury none others harmed
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Evansville
Ind
Albert Voss
Second
Mrs. Voss
Main Street
Surrey
Mare and colt leap fifty feet to ground safely
Wabash Indiana September 2 frightened by a traction car a mare and her foal owned by Carl Morrow panicked and fled up an overhead structure before vaulting fifty feet to the ground below neither animal seriously hurt in the fall
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Wabash
Ind
Carl Morrow
Kokomo Marriages Fail in Many Cases
Kokomo Ind Sept 2 The September term docket lists 58 divorce applications led by Laura P Apperson versus Edgar Apperson seeking 60000 in alimony.
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Kokomo
Ind
Laura P. Apperson
Edgar Apperson
Sanborn Escapes In Open Scuttle
New York report says Roscoe H Sapborn escaped in his wife’s divorce case by climbing to a roof and crawling along ridge poles to find an unfastened scuttle. He hid in the Brooklyn house until the process server alerted his wife who telephoned for help. Authorities found only the open scuttle as a clue.
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New York
Roscoe H. Sapborn
Lanborn
Brooklyn
Curtiss Completes Aerial Flight at Cedar Point
Glenn H. Curtiss in the Hudson flyer completes the 120 mile leg from Euclid Park Cleveland to Cedar Point in 1 hour 41 minutes after starting two days earlier. The first lap took 1 hour 18 minutes. In St Louis the Aero Club announces the St Louis meet October 8 to 18 featuring a record avia tion program with five Wright machines and Le Blanc, winner of the France race, among entrants.
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Euclid Park
Cleveland
Glenn H. Curtiss
This Place
Cedar Point
ST. Louis
Aero Club of
American to Fly Over the Alps in Bold Air Feat
Paris reports Charles L. Wayman, an American, plans a flight over the Alps. Announcement on Friday declares the endeavor the boldest yet proposed by Wayman, billed as the most daring aviation feat to date.
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Alps
Paris
Charles L. Wayman
Frisbie Plans Lake Ontario Air Crossing Test
John J. Frisbie will test air currents over Lake Ontario from Ontario Beach Park Rochester starting Saturday. He then aims to fly to Toronto across the lake, continuing flights over the holiday weekend.
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Rochester
N. Y
John J. Frisbie
Lake Ontario
Ontario Beach Park
Toronto
Hotel Burns in La Fontaine as Strangers Flee
Fire destroyed the La Fontaine hotel the town’s only lodging, with a $3,000 insured loss. Two unknown strangers were seen fleeing as the blaze started on Friday morning, and the owner John Schuster has faced multiple recent lawsuits. It marks the third hotel fire this summer.
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Lafontaine
Ind
John Schuster
Bryan Won’t Discuss Local Option in Indiana
Columbus Indiana September 2 a letter to a local Democrat inquiry reports W J Bryan secretary stating that the commoner will not speak on local option in Indiana or anywhere but in Nebraska, per the press dispatch.
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Columbus
Ind
W. J. Bryan
Indiana
Nebraska
Kokomo Public Schools Open Sept 19 Delayed
Kokomo Indiana public schools will open September 19 to finish the new Sixth ward school building. The high school gymnasium has been torn away for more room.
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Kokomo
Ind
TIZ Foot Remedy Claims Instant Relief For Sore Feet
Marketing copy promotes TIZ as a quick permanent remedy for tired achy swollen feet with claims of drawing out poisonous exudations and cleansing pores. It urges purchase at druggists or direct from Walter Luther Dodge & Co. in Chicago for 25 cents per box.
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Jever
Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago, IL
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