Aviator Atwood Lands In Corn Field After Flight From Cleveland
Harry N Atwood, flying from Cleveland to New York, lands in a Swansville corn field after gasoline runs low. He exceeded 84 miles toward Erie before touchdown, outdistancing a fast Erie rail passenger train. He completed 2 hours 7 minutes of actual flying for the 84 mile leg, amid lake crosses and windy conditions.
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Associated Press
Swansville
Harry N. Atwood
Cleveland
St. Louis
New York
Atwood
Erie
Lake Erie
Missouri
Mllinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Country Club
Golf
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Boy Runaways From Local Neighborhood End Up in Juvenile Detention
Ralph Rhoade aged fifteen and three other local boys fled to Chicago to attend an aviation meet. Police report they were rounded up and placed in a juvenile detention home awaiting transport home. Rhoade’s parents say they cannot control him, while the others will receive transport tickets back to the city.
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Rhoades
Chicago
Nicholas Hunt
Frank Angalone
Miami Avenue
Clifford Cordell
Woodlawn Avenue
Walter Smith
Garden Street
Aviator Survives After Propeller Failure Near Earth
A pilot suffers a propeller blowout during a near earth ascent but lands safely. Another flyer crashes into Lake Michigan, with authorities reporting only the incident and ongoing rescue operations.
Record Flight Marks New American Altitude Benchmark
Chicago August 18 reports A B Brindley reaching 11 000 feet in an uncorrected reading setting a new American record. Cross water results list Sopwith first at 15 minutes 58.4 seconds with Ely second and Beachy third. Monoplanes over land show Sopwith first in 13 minutes 52.6 seconds, Ovington second 15 minutes 2 seconds, Simon third 17 minutes 7.4 seconds.
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Chicago
QO. A. Brindley
Sopwith
Ely
Beachy
Ovington
Simon
Brindley Sets World Altitude Record in Chicago Flight
Oscar A Brindley soared to 11726 feet to set a new world altitude record at an American aviation meet in Chicago. Philip Parmelee followed reaching 10837 feet before descending due to cold and wind. Onlookers reported Beachey and Gill also posted high altitudes amid dangerous wind and gear failures.
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Mourmelon
France
Felix
Etamps
Ralph Johnstone
Belmont Park
New York
Brindley
Howard Hill
Beachy
James Ward
Carl Ovington
Ward
Ovington
Waiter
Beachey
Gill
Senate Approves New Mexico Arizona Statehood Plan
The Senate votes 53 to 8 to back statehood for New Mexico and Arizona on a Taft acceptable base. The measure conditions Arizona on removing recall of judges from its constitution, while New Mexico reevaluates a proposed future amendment. Debate charged the president with pressuring Arizona over judges.
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Associated Press
Washington
New Mexico
Arizona
Taft
Senate
Wm. Alden Smith
Committee On
Territories
House
Congress
Bailey
Texas
Pomerene
Ohio
Bourne
Oregon
Brandege
Connecticut
Bristow
Kansas
Clapp
Minnesota
Cummins
Iowa
Heyburn
Idaho
Peculiar Case Reported at Eastur Institute
An Associated Press item from Chicago dated August 18 describes a highly unusual case treated at the Eastur Institute, noted as one of the most peculiar in its history. The report highlights the oddity and significance of the proceedings and their impact on the institute.
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Associated ‘Press
Chicago
Easeur Institute
Astor Yachtsman Heads to Sea Amid Marriage Rumors
Associated Press reports Col Jacob Astor sails from New York aboard the Noma with Miss Madeline Force and her father amid rumors of a planned wedding during the cruise. The party’s destination and a possible ante nuptial agreement remain unconfirmed as Mrs Force departs the city.
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New York
Col. Jacob Astor
Noma
Madeline Force
Col. Astor
Miss Force
Mr. Force
Mrs. Force
Long Island
Newport
Colonel Astor
Astor yacht rescues five from sinking vessel Zingara
In a squall off Hortons Point early today Col. John Jacob Astor aboard the Noma rescued five men from the sinking yacht Zingara. Astor and his fiancee Miss Force witnessed the operation from the Noma's deck.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Col
John Jacob Astor
Horton’s Point
Col. Astor
Miss Force
Brandenstein jailed on perjury warrant in Marshall
Charles Brandenstein, formerly local, was arrested on a circuit court bench warrant for perjury in Marshall Illinois. He failed to post a $500 bond and remained jailed after being brought from harness store custody. The indictment alleges fraud in real estate transfers involving Seymour Closson, with a related suit pending in Grant county.
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Marshall
Chas. Brandenstein
Brandenstein
Circuit Court
J. B. Stanley
Butler
Indianapolis
Charles Albright
Seymour Closson
Grant
vby _Closson
Els Hans of Labor Strikers of the Leaders
A terse item notes labor tensions with Els Hans described as strikers of the leadership. The reads suggest a protest or dispute centering on group leadership and worker actions. No further details are provided in the fragment.
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Els Hans
UK Railway Strike Paralyzes Transport Across Nation
London faces an armed camp scene as scores of thousands of railway workers, about 220,000 by union tallies, halt work across England Scotland Wales and Ireland. Passenger and freight services collapse while food prices rise and troops stand by. Liverpool and London show widespread disruption as governments seek to avert a full labor war.
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United Kingdom
London
Kingdom
Liverpool
Wales
Associated Press
United. Kingdom
Amalgamated Society of Railway’ Servants
England
Ireland
Scotland
Eamel
St. Paul's
Ghostly visit at Gladys Keen party unsettles guests
Miss Gladys Keen hosted an east end gathering when a spectral figure appeared behind her on the veranda. The fright caused Keen to swoon three times, requiring a physician. The supposed ghost, later traced to Herbert Teed, wore a sheet and vanished after unsettling the party.
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Gladys Keen
East End
Miss Keen
Herbert “Teed
Hesba Berry
Ethel Williams
Dr. Newman
Four Die in Joliet Steel Plant Explosion
An explosion at the Illinois Steel Company moulding building in Joliet Illinois killed four men and fatally injured four others with nine more injured. Olaf Erickson William Coslow and two unnamed laborers died. Fatally hurt were Charles O'Brien foreman and Patrick Collins a well known Democratic politician. A ladle of molten metal spilled on a wet floor triggering the blast. walls roof and steam injuries spread through the moulding room trapping about one hundred workers. Emergency squads fought the blaze for fifteen minutes.
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Associated Press
Joliet
Ill
Ilinois Steel Company
Olaf Erickson
William Coslow
Charles O'Brien
Patrick Collins
Democratic House Fails to Override President in Tariff Vote
Aug. 18 Washington insurgent Republicans thwarted a bid to pass tariff legislation and free-list vetoes. The Democratic House marshalled forces for an adjournment next week as leaders conceded victory for the president. The vote to pass the measures failed 226 to 127 with 0 of 3 hours rally.
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Washington
Democratic House of Representatives
Congress
Democratic House
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