Hamilton to Fly to Chicago Next
New York Special reports Charles K. Hamilton, the daring aviator, plans a 960 mile New York to Chicago flight after yesterday's New York to Philadelphia test. He describes city overflight risks and engine troubles while praising his endurance and planned cross country feat.
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Hamilton
Chicago
New York
Charles K. Hamilton
New York-Philadelphia
Hudson
Yangers
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Jst
Gasoline Launch Explodes Off Addison Street
A gasoline launch carrying four men caught fire and sank a mile and a half off Addison Street near Chicago after midnight Tuesday when the tank exploded. Rescuers in another launch a quarter mile away pulled the men to safety. The rescued are Emil Kneuf Emil Sterns Frank Samms and Charles Maloney.
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Chicago
Ill
Addison Street
Emil Kneuf
Emil Sterns
Frank Samms
Charles Maloney
Sixth Glidden tour opens with hurrah in Cincinnati
The sixth Glidden tour begins in Cincinnati as the seventh annual A A A event and first Chicago trophies contest. A 2 551 mile route to Chicago unfolds with Charles J Glidden leading the motor caravan and L F Send President and A G Batchelder as ceremonial figures.
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Cincinnati
United States
Automobilles
Chicago
Middle West
Charles J. Glidden
L. F
A. G. Batchelder
Butler
A c
David Reecroft
Fragmentary voices echo in a young woman’s choice
A readerable historic fragment portrays a woman torn between two voices one from a loving mother urging restraint and another urging action. The passage hints at family influence and competing loyalties shaping a decisive moment.
Grim removal of bodies at Montreal Herald disaster
Rescue workers labored amid wreckage of the Herald building in Montreal after Monday’s blaze and collapse. The death toll may reach 35 to 40 with many bodies burned crushed or drowned. a six foot rear lane obstruction hindered access. Several victims survived escapes while others were hospitalized with uncertain recoveries.
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Montreal
Herald
Baltimore official seeks details on Richmond trial in abuse case
Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Eugene O'Dunne of Baltimore asks Police Justice Crutchfield for information on the Richmond trial where Mrs Mary Taylor Greenwood described her husband beating her and chaining her, with blood and applied salt turpentine and laudanum. The letter, turned to Mayor Richardson, questions life, sanity, and justification. Greenwood posted $300 security for twelve months.
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Richmond
Commonwealth
Eugene O'Dunne
Baltimore
John J Crutchfield
Mary Taylor Greenwood
Maryland
Crutchfield
Monumental
D. C. Richardson
Journal of Saturday
Oriole
Greenwood
Monument unveiled at Sycamore Shoals in Tennessee
A monument was unveiled at Sycamore Shoals Carter county Tennessee to mark the Cherokee treaty of Transylvania and the site where Campbell led men toward Kings Mountain. Senator Bob Taylor gave the principal address while hundreds attended and excursion trains operated from Bristol Knoxville and Johnson City. Bishop E E Hoss could not attend. The Tennessee Daughters of the American Revolution erected the monument.
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Bristol
Sycamore Shoals
Carter County
The
Tennessee Daughters of the American Revolution
Skeeter and a Horse Make His Dilemma
A Brooklyn Brookdale New Jersey item tells of a mosquito, likely a Jersey beetle cross, biting George Gordon on the nose while guiding a skittish horse along Broad Street in Brookdale. He faced a choice between letting the insect drain blood or risking the horse’s control to swat it.
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George
Gordon
Frederick T. Witte
Gordon Domicile
New York
Jersey
Staten Island
George Gordon
Upper Broad Street
Brookdale
N. J
Skeeter
Echool
Log Driver Survives Wild Hell Gate Crossing
Edward A. Chase a Bangor Maine river driver rode a log across Hell Gate from Sealy Rock to Manhattan. A dredge sucked the log under briefly but Chase jumped to a lifeboat and then back to the log, continuing to Eighty‑Ninth Street where he was rescued. He wore spikes in his boots and praised his balance as he faced cross waves and eddies in the treacherous channel.
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New York
Hell Gate
Edward A. Chase
Bangor
Sealy Rock
Astoria
East Eighty-ninth Street
Manhattan
Chase
Eighty-ninth Street
Maine
Piscataquis
Missing Woman Case: Husband Claims Wife Safe in Asylum
In Vineland Special, James Thomas, husband of a missing elderly woman, says his wife is safe in Blackwood Asylum. A Blackwood telegram denies it, and neighbors dispute his tale. A neighbor’s story and an Italian named Joe add conflicting clues as rain halts swamp searches.
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Vineland
Blackwood Asylum
James Thomas
Blackwood
Joe
Thomas
Pulpit Display Prompts Shock At Brighton Heights Church
In New Brighton S I the Brighton Heights Reformed Church drew stunned reactions when the pulpit was flanked by a whiskey barrel cigars a dice box a tiny car a ham shoes and scattered books on Children’s Day The pastor used a money talk comparing expenditures to daily life and noting large shares spent on drink tobacco education and meat while missions received little.
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New York
Brighton Heights Reformed Church
New Brighton
S. I
George C. Lemington
United States
Erle Train Racing A Dog Nips Off An Animal's Name
Chester Taylor, Erie Railroad station agent's son in Cedar Grove New Jersey, keeps a fox terrier named Spot. Spot trained beside Erie tracks, raced an express, and a wheel clipped its tail ending the pup's speed dreams.
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Erle
New York
Chester Taylor
Erie Railroad
Cedar Grove
N. J
Spot
Taylor
Erie
Spring Surprise in Browne Trial
The Browne case in Chicago moved forward as defense attorneys withdrew all objections at the session start. White and Browne exchanged a quiet remark outside the courtroom, then Browne addressed his lawyers and they laughed. Browne, a self confessed bribe taker whose admission sparked a fierce political battle, was called to testify before Judge McSurely.
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Chicago
Ill
Lee O'Neill Browne
White
Browne
McSurely
Stuart Poised to Win Congress in Ninth District
Former Senator Robert P. Bruce predicts a clear Stuart victory over Slemp in the Ninth District. Bruce cites strong Republican organization, extensive personal campaigning, and expected gains of 1,000 to 1,250 votes. Slemp’s popularity, and a controversy over New York customs officers, are noted but dismissed as not derailing Stuart’s bid.
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Richmond
Robert P. Bruce
Wise Courthouse
Henry Carter Stuart
Congress
Slemp
Stuart
Democrats United
Mr. Slemp
New York
Loeb
Ninth District
Henry Stuart
Pap Pullers
Mob Fatally Harms Black Man Elmo Curl in Mississippi
Special Sheriff R. S. Smith reports four mobbers boarded the Illinois Central at McGee's and seized Elmo Curl, a Black man from Crittenden county Arkansas, traslado to Mastodon where he was killed. Curl had struck plantation manager W. P. Miller at Mastodon three weeks earlier.
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Como
Miss
R. S. Smith
McGee's
Elmo Curl
Crittenden County
Ark
Mastodon
Marion
Curl
W. P. Miller
Shot Man Walks a Mile to City Hospital
New York report: Albert Forer nineteen living at Camp City Ulmer Park accidentally fired a revolver Monday. A bullet struck his chest. Dalldorf and Marks offered help. Forer walked toward Coney Island Hospital about a mile before collapsing. An auto transported him to hospital. doctors fear death.
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New York
Albert Forer
Camp City
Ulmer Park
Charles Dalldorf
Conrad Marks
Forer
Coney Island
West End
Speights Bowry City Electricians Chosen for One Year
The Council Committee on Electricity elected J. Leroy Speights and Thomas W. Bowry inspectors of the city electrical department for a year. The list also includes William S. McGraw C. H. Jennings T. H. Martin and J. T. Bannister with J. C. Fitzpatrick filling the vacancy left by Inspector Hallihan. Engineer Trafford reports rapid plant construction and recommends street lighting appliance choices.
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Richmond
Council
J. Leroy Speights
Thomas W. Bowry
City Electrical Department
City Electrician
William S. McGraw
C. H. Jennings
T. H. Martin
J. T. Bannister
J. C. Fitzpatrick
Hallihan
City Electric
E. W. Trafford
New Labor Laws Must Be Obeyed
Three new laws affecting workers in the office sector prompt guidance on compliance and rights. Officials urge employers and staff to review provisions, with enforcement anticipated across workplaces beginning next month.
Virginia Acts Regulate Seats for Female Workers and Employment Agencies
A new Virginia law requires mercantile employers to provide seating for female workers at a ratio of one seat per three women. Offenders face up to $25 fines. The act also redefines employment agencies, allowing the Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics to inspect records and pursue charges for violations, with penalties up to $100 fines or thirty days imprisonment.
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Virginia
Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics
Smallpox Victims Shot in Tug River Crossfire
Kentuckians guarding against smallpox casualties opened fire from the Kentucky shore at Crum West Virginia on a hospital car loaded with new era patients. Two killed, several wounded, as a posse forms to arrest shooters amid rising tensions along the Tug River.
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Wheeling
W. VA
Crum
Kentucky
Tug River
Big Sandy
Norfolk and Western Railway
West Virginia
Eleven Convicts Transferred From Lynchburg Penitentiary
Guard Hardaway led eleven convicts from the State Penitentiary in Lynchburg into escort, nine held for months in quarantine over smallpox. Among the group are three second degree murderers, including Tom Preston of Bedford County who killed Michael Custy years ago.
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Lynchburg
Guard Hardaway
Tom Preston
Bedford County
Michael Custy
Movement to Give County Back to District
Washington DC special report on Virginia ceding Alexandria county back to the federal government. DC Commissioners propose a six member commission to study the matter with three appointed by the President and three by the Governor of Virginia, funded by the federal government. The proposal targets about 6000 acres contiguous to the District across the river, not all of Alexandria county. Senators Martin and Virginia lawmakers oppose retrocession of any territory from Virginia. Wealthy Washington real estate interests are said to back the move.
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Washington, D. C
Virginia
Alexandria County
District of Columbia
Martin
Carlin
Washington
Working With a Baby on Your Back in Eskimo Life
A July Wide World Magazine piece by W. W. Perritt describes Eskimo women carrying babies on their backs or in hoods while skimming sealskins and performing chores. The article notes the baby’s cozy seat, attentive gaze, and the playful yet efficient method of moving infants from hood to shoulder, highlighting surprising multitasking under harsh conditions.
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W. W. Perritt
Wide World
Richmond College Class Night Ends With Jests And Prizes
Final exercises at Richmond College featured class night with witty histories by Miss Virginia Ware and Miss Frances Coffee. Prizes went to Miss Ruth Thomasson and Miss Mary Wortley Montague, with law honors to Basile and Jones and Greek prize to Hubbell. Trustees meet to discuss Westhampton building and a new philosophy chair following Dr. Whitsitt’s resignation.
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Richmond
Richmond College
Miss Coffee
Virginia Ware
Mary Wortley Montague
Jennings
Ruth Thomasson
Crump
Ernest Lee Ackiss
Frances Folsome Coffee
Joseph F. Gulich
Ackiss
John Glenn Barbe
Washington County
George Frederick Cook
Smyth County
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia Irving Ware
Macon M. Long
Boatwright
Law
Ll. M. N. Basile
Hanover
J. D. Bond
Wise
E. S. Cardozo
G. F. Cooke
Smyth
A. C. Hazlett
Ohio
W. P. Lipscomb
M. M. Long
Rappahannock
J. K. McCotter
Chesterfield
W. W. Pierce
North Carolina
G. C. Schwetckert
Philippine Islands
R. B. Wilson
L. M. N. Basile
Allen Carter Jones
Newport News
Tanner
FP. E. Hubbell
Charlotte County
College
George B. Taylor
Hollins
Hunt Har- Brave
Chatham
Henry L. Schmelz
Hampton
W. E B. Hatcher
Fork Union
Liviun Lankford
Norfolk
Key
Westhampton
W. H. Whitsitt
Whitsitt
J. L. M. Curry
W. D. Thomas
Alumni Association
Thomas Hall
Guth's
Raindrops Start a Fire in New York Central Freight Car
A fire Sunday at the New York Central Railway varn in Twelfth Avenue and Forty Fourth Street burned most of a freight car loaded with barrels of dry lime. Waters from a large hydrant system, twenty five lines of hose, and hundreds of gallons eventually contained the blaze after the roof leakage let water strike the barrels and ignite them.
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New York
New York Central Railway
Twelfth Avenue
Ety-Fourth Street
Fatal Electric Shock Kills Policeman in Jersey City
In Jersey City a crossed power grid at Grove and Eighteenth Streets caused a fire and a near half hour outage. Policeman Dennis J. Sullivan, 30, touched a police box key and was electrocuted, later dying at St Francis Hospital. Electrical Superintendent Brown cited a 25 000 volt shock. Sullivan left a widow and two children.
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New York
Grove
Eighteenth Streets
Jersey City
Dennis J. Sullivan
Seventh Street
Braun
Electric Company
Sullivan
St. Francis Hospital
Brown
Weds Before Graduating
Miss Dora V Sperow and Daniel Dennis were married in Hagerstown at St. Pauls parsonage on May 7. The couple kept the wedding secret until after the bride’s graduation from Shepherds College.
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Hagerstown
Dora V. Sperow
Daniel Dennis
Bayington
W. Va
St. Paul's Parsonage
R. L. Wright
Shepherd’s College
Girl Bride Is Deserte d in Bayonne Case
In New York, Mrs. Mary McDonald aged nineteen, a bride of three weeks, appealed to Recorder Hugh Mara of Bayonne for support enforcement. Her husband Hugh McDonald, twenty-two, left their boarding house on Avenue C Bayonne a week earlier saying he would return soon and has not been seen since. She received a letter dated from me stating between us and you you will see me again, McDonald claims.
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Hamilton
B. J. Beardette
Trenton
Paso
Tex
Bog
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Governor's Island
Manhattan
New York
Mary McDonald
Hugh Mara
Bayonne
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