Wrights Back to Native Land After Government Test Plans
Wilbur and Orville Wright and sister Katherine returned to New York aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecilie after attending to a Rome accident. They plan to go to Dayton Ohio to complete a government testing program at Fort Myer Virginia in June with a view to Washington tests and a Taft presentation of a congressional gold medal. The brothers expect to fly under government direction and foresee limited civilian passenger use, while noting military applicability at altitude.
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Associated Press
New York
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Aeronauts
Katherine Wright
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Int
Calderara
Wright
Rome
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Ohio
Washington
Ort Myer
Fort Myer
Taft
Congress
Wrights
Robert Lee Morrell
Aviation Department
Automobile Club of America
A. Holland Forbes
The
Aero Club
W. H. Hammer
Aeronautic Society
Charles Levee
French Aero Club
Dozier
St. Louis Aero Club
Charles Jerome Edwards
Allen Hawley
Aero Club of America
Hoboken
Wilbur Wright
Ton
Iit
Orville
Port Myer
Europe
Tthe
Aero and Automobile ‘Clubs
Saddiashite
Philippine government hunts Moro outlaw Jikiro of Jolo
A gunboat searches Sulu islands while land forces prowl the mountains to capture Jikiro of Jolo and his band. On March 12, Jikiro allegedly led an attack on Siasi barracks killing and mutilating two whites, Wolf and Cornell, and wounding others.
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Cided
Sulu
Jikiri
Constabulary
Siasi
de Witt
Lieut
Bennett
N. N Holmes
Wolf
Cornell
Siminor
Two Boys Injured In Powder Explosion Near Greenfield
In Greenfield Indiana on May 11 Joe Harris ten and Edwin Harris eight obtained a two ounce blasting powder bottle and placed it against a rock. Joe lit a match causing an explosion that hurled him ten feet his hair burned his eyebrows and lashes cut by glass and bruised. Edwin was uninjured but frightened and ran to his parents for help.
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Tribune
Greenfield
Ind
Joe
Edwin
Harris
John Harris
Judge's Son Serves on Jury in Damages Case
In Columbus Indiana Edward McElwaine sues the Big Four for 20000 after losing his left arm at Cincinnati. Deputy Smith picks Arthur Hacker son of Judge Marshall Hacker for jury. he initially protests then reports for duty and is accepted by both sides.
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Tribune
Columbus
Ind
Edward McElwaine
Seymour
Big Four Railway
McElwaine
Cincinnati
Smith
Arthur Hacker
Marshall Hacker
Hacker
Bill
Hains Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Annis Case
In Flushing New York on May 11 1909 Captain Peter C Hains U S A was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree for the killing of William E Annis on August 15 1908. The jury deliberated about three hours with a sentence pending Monday and a possible appeal. Thornton Hains was acquitted in a related aiding case.
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Tribune
Flushing
N. Y
Peter C. Hains
William E. Annis
Hains
Gregg
McIntyre
New York
Garretson
Grege
Justice Garretson
Cvne
Thornton Hains
Annis
Suffragettes Fire Rockets From Dreadnought Launch
In London on May 11 suffragettes used a steam launch labeled Dreadnought to reach the river opposite Parliament. They drew attention by singing the Marseillaise and launched a volley of rockets followed by handbills to disrupt MPs inside and on the terraces.
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Associated Press
London
England
House of Commons
House of Parliament
Lawmakers engrossed as bill advances in Wisconsin Assembly
Madison Wisconsin today the state assembly continued work on a bill with debate and potential passage. The House discussed amendments as lawmakers moved toward final votes on the measure amid partisan positions.
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Madison
Wis
State Assembly
Bill Mak
Confederate Veteran Captain Jackson Kirkman Dies in Washington
Capt. Jackson Kirkman once a Mississippi editor and Confederate veteran died in a Washington hospital. He belonged to the Immortal 600 group known for facing Confederate fire as a prisoner of war on a Charleston inlet island. Kirkman served under Gen. John H. Morgan, enlisted at 15, and later worked as a department clerk in Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Jackson Kirkman
Mississippi
South
Charleston
St. C
Capt. Kirkman
John H. Morgan
Washington
Twenty Drowned as Ohio River Launch Sinks
Pittsburg reports a gasolined launch carrying Pressed Steel Car Co workers sank in the Ohio River near Schoenville. Of thirty aboard, ten escaped. twenty or more are missing believed drowned. Survivors faced cold water and exhaustion while struggling to shore.
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Pittsburg
Pearce at Kokomo Footpad Identified by Former Sheriff
Former Sheriff Joe Lindley visiting Cass county jail recognized a highwayman held there for assault and battery with intent to kill Patrolman Kroeger. The tramp had denied Kokomo ties, then admitted being in town during Hagenbeck Wallace shows and near the Pictureland theater on Sycamore Street.
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Joe Lindley
Logansport
Cass County
Footpa
Kroeger
Kokomo
Women drive Chicago hearses amid strike turmoil
Wives and daughters of livery owners take seats in hearses as nonunion drivers are scarce. Mrs. J W Adland drives to a funeral and defends women cab driving as capable, arguing women can handle teams and should join the trade. Police not deployed at cemetery roadhouses. funeral processions largely unchallenged.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Madison Street
Lincoln monument unveiling moved to May 31 Hodgenville Ky
Lincoln tablet commission met in Col J B Nall office and decided to unveil the Hodgenville monument May 31 instead of May 28. National speakers expected and attendance to rival the Lincoln Memorial cornerstone ceremony led by President Roosevelt last February. The commission reorganized electing Osi M Mathew of Hodgenville as chairman replacing Robert Enlow.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Lincoln Tablet Commission
J. B. Nall
Lincoln
Hodgenville
Lincoln Memorial
Roosevelt
Osi. M
Mathew
Robert Enlow
Hearing Postponed In Trainmen Case At Stop 18
Indianapolis May 11 Commissioner McClure of the Railroad Commission postponed today’s hearing at Stop 18 on the Ft. Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction line. The motorman and conductor have been discharged and are at large. A search is on for the two men, delaying any examination until they are found.
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Tribune
Indianapolis
McClure
Railroad Commission
Ft. Wayne & Wabash
Campbell Cobb Ends Life in Denison Hotel
Indianapolis report states Campbell H. Cobb a noted insurance and real estate man shot himself in a Denison hotel washroom dying minutes later. He left a note claiming he was in trouble but did not specify the nature of the trouble. He leaves a widow and a young child.
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Bell H. Cobb
Denison
Dobbs
Fieber
Retailers Responsible For High Prices Debate
Washington May 11 substantial progress was made in tariff bill consideration with finance committee amendments upheld by the senate. A major topic was the disparity between wholesale and retail prices, with Republicans contending the protective tariff hardly affects consumer costs. Senator Scott a glass manufacturer sparked the discussion. The lead products schedule was postponed to allow changes in duties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Committee On Finance
Senate
Scott
Aldrich
Finance Committee
Hadley Bill To License Social Clubs Fails In Missouri House
Jefferson City Missouri May 11 Gov Hadleys bill to license social clubs that sell intoxicants to members was defeated in the house for the second time. The governor sent two messages urging passage as the house without debate refused to concur in senate amendments to the statewide prohibition resolution and sent it back to the senate.
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Associated Press
Jefferson City
Hadley
House
Missouri’ House
Senate
Chicago man condemned for fraud against widows
Charles O Connor, self styled affinity broker, defrauded widows by marriages and posing as a government detective. Judge Landis fined him 1000 dollars and ordered three years in federal prison at Leavenworth after his April arrest by Secret Service operatives Ritchey and Drauts. He pleaded guilty and claimed he was sorry, while a widow Mrs Emmi Sell of 94 Hazel Avenue was among his victims.
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Hazel. Avenue
Chicago
Apri
St. Louis
Grace
O’connor
Landis
Leavenwort
Turbulence in Constantinople Over War Funds Dispute
In Constantinople a rift opens between Shefket Pasha and the cabinet over wartime finances. The crisis centers on nearly eight million dollars allegedly moved from the imperial palace’s cash. A medical commission departs for Adana as authorities order house-to-house searches to recover loot taken from Armenians. The American mission reports flour imports no longer needed.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Turkey
Shefket Pasha
Imperial
Yildi
Abdul Hamid
Adana
Adanai
Fairbanks to Japan Sails After Hawaii Visit
Charles W. Banks, former vice-president, who has been visiting points of interest on the Hawaiian islands during the past weeks, sailed today for Japan from Honolulu. Local notes place him in the islands through May.
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Byu Associated Press
Honolulu
Charles
Banks
Hawaiian Islands
Japan
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Thames
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Ohio River
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Pearce
United
Workmen Drill
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J. W. Adland
Warren
Hodgenville, Ky
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Campbell Cobb
Denison Hotel
Utes
Missouri
MR. O'Connor
Tective
Grace At
O’conna
Emmi
Ritchey and Drautsl
Margaret’ Lister
Wilton Avenue
Tioner
Army
Fairbanks
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