The Dawn of Flight and Its Fatal Toll on Pioneers
A historical overview traces early aviation’s rise amid fatal crashes and rising deaths. It highlights Wilbur Wright’s pioneering flights, Selfridge’s death, and a growing casualty list across nations as experts warn against inexperienced pilots and fragile craft.
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North Carolina
Witty Hawk
Wilbur Wright
United States Army
Selfridge
Orville Wright
iFort Meyer
Austria
Russia
United States
Cleveland
Ohio
Heaven
Wrights
Farman
Bleriot
Paulhan
Curtiss
Delagrange
le Blon
Ferber
Lefebvre
Rolls
Rossi
Rome
M. Lefebvre
Weronant
France
Juvissy
Weronanties
Louis Ferdinand Ferber
Boulogne
America
Europe
Egypt
San Sebastian
Doncaster
England
Atlantic
Aeronautical
Michelin
Eugene Spier
San Francisco
M. Robs
Stettin
Wachter
Reims
Charles Stewart Rolls
Dover
Calais
Bournemouth
Kinet
Eugene Ely
Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
Republique
Meudon
la Palisse
Leichjingen
Germany
Rex Denham Intervenes In A Romance Of Miss Bob
Rex Denham saves a struggling painter known as Bab Bob from a purse snatcher. He escorts her to buy food and aids her as she recovers from poverty and illness. Over days of work and care, misunderstandings clear and a romance unfolds between Denham and the painter despite social obstacles.
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London
Paris
Berlin
Mr. Denham
Denham
Bab
Rex Denham
Bob
Anna
Independence on the Farm in Western Canada Promotes Settlement
A writer visits farms in Western Canada where a French Canadian couple from Montreal shares their story of independence gained through farming. The piece notes strong crops despite regional droughts, praises soil, and quotes settlers from Wisconsin, Texas, and Norway praising Saskatchewan Alberta and Manitoba as viable homes with good wages and laws. Sir Wilfrid Laurier visits settlers, stressing kinship with Americans and urging newcomers to remember roots while embracing Canada’s freedom and equality.
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Iarm
Alberta
Canada
Montreal
Jeannette
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
South Dakota
Montana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Canadian West
West
Maidstone
Sask
Menominee
Wis
Lee Dow
Tofield
Texas
Union
O. L. Pughs
James Normar
Porter
Dauphin
Norway
Sir Wilfred Laurier
Craig
Sir Wilfred
Great Republic
United States
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
Republic of the United States
Danger in the Big Hat Fashion Sparks Hair Loss Warning
A London hair specialist warns that the oversized hats now in style in London and Paris may cause baldness. The expert likens grass turning yellow under a mushroom to hair color fading, arguing that huge millinery blocks sun and air and catches wind, risking women's hair health.
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London
Paris
New York Sun
Pecalist
Hairpin Injury Recalled In Sight and Hair Care Note
A fragment notes how hatpins snag hair like a kite on a string and cause damage for two reasons. The remark underscores styling dangers and potential injury from hair accessories.
Usefulness Over Frills Guides a Boy from College
A Cleveland Plain Dealer letter praises practical training over higher education. It notes an 18-year-old son leaving college to devote time to caring for the family touring cat. The writer argues personal guidance shapes character better than institutions.
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Cleveland Plain
Brave Lynn woman faces bandit to protect horse
Bessie Baker of Lynn Nass. risked death when a Russian bandit named Wasili Iwankowski and accomplices tried to steal $15 000 in coin and bills. She clung to the horse bridle amid threats of being shot, stopping the robber as he fled.
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Bessie M. Baker
Lynn
Nass
Wasili Iwankowski
Charles Baker
Miss Baker
Human bones count across body parts in Toledo News Bee
The Toledo News Bee notes the human body contains 30 bones in the hand and foot areas, six eye muscles move the globe, the liver weighs three to four pounds, the skeleton has 208 bones excluding teeth, each ear has four bones, and the wrist palm and fingers total 28 bones, with over 500 muscles in the body.
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Toledo News-Bee
Not Attractive Fraud Reimmerses Diver Act
A dialogue notes public distrust toward a show described as sensational. A spectator questions the act called The Girl Diver and reveals she appeared in a regulation diving suit with helmet, highlighting perceived deception.
Serving Two Masters in Democratic secretary bid
John M. Callahan spoke at Eagles Hall arguing a man cannot serve two masters in politics. He recounted an Irish joke about bigamy, noting the contrast between duplicity and integrity in his bid for the state secretary nomination in Milwaukee.
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John M. Callahan
Eagles’ Hall
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
The Right Way in Training and Married Life
William Muldoon discusses training discipline in relation to the Jeffries Johnson bout. He recalls Cash, after 18 years of marriage, as one of the happiest husbands, noting his response to a question about married life: according to directions.
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William Muldoon
Cash
Nash
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Nice
Pettier
Independence
Danger In the Big Hat
Leone
Ened
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