Real Airship Progress by Wrights Sparks Public Interest
The Wright brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright are praised for motor driven flight with a 24 mile test and rapid progress. Their experiments near Dayton, Ohio, and Hawk NC are described with details on speed, fuel, and control, while noting ongoing technical challenges and cautious public expectations.
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Ohio
Wrights
Orville Wright
Wright Brothers
Dayton
United Brethren
Aero Club of America
Hawk
N. C
Yiddish Plays in Kansas City Offer Odd Plots This Week
The Frank Brothers Yiddish company in Kansas City presents sets of unusual plots this week. The Harrowing Story Told to The Dum my, The Idiot tragedy, Bar Kochhba, and Ben Schomren are among the titles noted as fresh takes on ancient themes.
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Jacob Gordon
Bar Kochhba
Ben Schomren
Kansas City
Frank Brothers
Matilda Warwick
Kokomo
Ind
Cardus
Dramatic Yiddish Dramas and Tragic Tales Feature
The excerpt describes violent scenes from a Yiddish drama where an idiot character kills his stepmother and himself after seeking truth about a wife. It cites Baruchban as a tale of the last Jewish king defeating Romans and notes Romeo and Juliet styled Two Little Vagrants set in Jerusalem, plus other adaptations from Esther and Joseph.
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Ben Sechomron
Jerusalem
Esther
Joseph
United States
Rural Schools Declamatory Contest Set for Independence
The eighth annual declamatory contest of Jackson county rural schools will be held Saturday night in Independence High School auditorium. W H Johnson, county school superintendent, conducts the event with champions from various townships competing for prizes. The top performer wins a gold medal, second place gets a silver medal, and nearly all county townships are expected to be represented.
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Jackson County
Independence
W. H. Johnson
Final Session of Diocese and Clerks Meeting in Kansas City
The final session of the Kansas City Episcopal Diocese opens with Rt. Rev. Frederick Foote Johnson to address the women’s auxiliary at Grace church. The County Clerks Association of Missouri executive committee meets in Kansas City to plan the October 13 14 15 gathering. Members listed include S A Boyer R A McCoy E E Zimmerman J A Lawrence A M Shelton S W Strode.
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Kansas City Episcopal Diocese
Episcopal Board of Missions
Grace Church
Frederick Foote Johnson
South Dakota
Kansas City
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Wither
Wilbur Wricht
Richard
Rome
Wright Bros
Wright's
Bishop Johnson
S. W. Strode
Samuel W. Strode
Kansas City Court of Appeals
George M. McCabe
Young America
Mr. Burbank
New York Sun
Kingsford’s
Oswego Gorn Starch
Kingsford
Kingsford's
T. Kingsford & Son
Oswego, N.Y
National Storch Co
Successors
Main
Emer
Extrac
NEW York Dental CO
Ta” N. E
11Th and Main Sts
I11th St
Dick Wick i
T. C. Cramer
Corl
Cardui
Oo Fica
Matilda Anweee
Sagace
Beotome Srenawens Wes
Roe Beri
Rocker
Interna
Elta Chemicel Co
St. Louis
W. M. Federman
George Mates
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