Farman Flight Plans in Limbo as Backers Default
Secretly funded by a St Louis syndicate the Farman tour collapsed as the group ran dry of money. Secretary MacMechen says the Aeroplane Company of New York failed to cover Farman’s pay and expenses, leaving Farman owed about 1 680 for the week and threatening further flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ienry Farman
Brighton Beach
Farman
New York
St. Louis
Brighton
Tam
T. R. MacMechen
Aeroplane Company of New
Syndicate
MacMechen
American Aeronaut of
Bowman
George W. Davis
W. F. Sauerbrunn
Evening Post
Broadway
Fulton Street
Sauerbrunn
Davis
William A. Engeman
Aeroplane Company of New York
Engeman
Mr. Farman
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Aeroplane Company of
Paris
Mr. MacMechen
Hindu mystic revives girl buried nine days at Cedar Point
To the New York Times report from Toledo Ohio details Bunda Ikupparowa a Hindu mystic at Cedar Point ending Miss Florence Gibsons nine day burial five feet under the earth. He opened the coffin on stage and the girl revived after water and aid from assistants. She later ate and planned to return home to Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Toledo
Ohio
Bunda Ikupparowa
Cedar Point
Florence Gibson
Miss.Gibson
Miss Gibson
Washington, D. C
London Papers Attack and Defend Admiralty Over Fleet Arrival
London editorials debate the timing of the British squadron in relation to the American fleet’s Auckland visit. Some blame the Admiralty for absent Pacific presence, others defend home‑water strength amid fears of German aggression. A sensational article on Emden preparations is criticized as questionable in taste.
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Ture
NEW York Times
London
Auckland
Australian
Admiralty
Pacific
Emden
England
Napoleon
Boulogne
Cronberg
Priest invokes God's curse on state official in sermon
The Rev Father Peter J O Callaghan preached that God curses State’s Attorney Healy and his children after Healy’s renomination defeat in Chicago Aug 9. He compared Healy to Pontius Pilate and tied the verdict to divine judgment and old Testament prophecies.
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New York Times
Chicago
Peter J. O'Callaghan
Nerman Billick
Vizal
Healy
Billick
John Healy
Pontius
Pilate
Won’t Sell Brighton Track, Engeman Denies Sale
Saratoga reports Charles Hyde, counsel for the Brighton Beach Racing Association, communicated with William Engeman of Glen Cove to refute rumors of pending sale. Engeman affirmed there is no plan to sell and no real estate buyer. The Brighton Beach track remains valued for racing despite uncertain profits. its 1907 net profits stood at 380000.
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News York Times
Saratoga
N. Y
Charles Hyde
Brighton Beach Racing Association
William Engeman
Brighton Track
Engeman
Glen Cove
L. I
Brighton Beach
William A. Engeman
New York Philadelphia Train Schedule Via Jersey Central
Timetable shows a two hour train service from New York to Philadelphia via New Jersey Central with departures hourly from 7 A M to 6 P M. Sleeper trains available on midnight runs and trains open at 10 O clock as advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
NEW Jersey Central
Army Lieutenant Wyman in Court Martial Over Marital Status
Second Lieutenant Guy H. Wyman of the Eleventh Cavalry faces a Governors Island court martial for reporting he was single in 1907 while his Tennessee wife Lanella Chambers Wyman was divorcing. The case hinges on his belief of a divorce and the War Department inquiry into his marital status, with the court adjourning to September 1 for depositions.
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War Department
Guy H. Wyman
Eleventh
United States Cavalry
Governors Island
Wyman
Crack
Eleventh Cavalry
Tennessee
United States Army
Lieut Wyman
Col. George
Anderson
Department of the East
William T. Johnson
Fifteenth Cavalry
Lieut
Lanella Chambers
Huntsville
Tenn
Fort Ethan Allen
Miss Chambers
Lieut. Wyman
Wymans
Taft
George 8. Anderson
General Staff
John S. Chamberlain
William H. C. Bowen
Twelfth
United States Infantry
Orin B. Mitchel
Ordnance Department
Albert C. Blunt
Coast Artillery Corps
Frederick Perkins
Adjutant General’s Department
Isaac Newell
Albert J. Bowley
First Field Artillery
Alfred Smith
Twelfth Infantry
E. A. Dewey
Mother Slain in Bed as Brooklyn Man Kills Woman and Child
Ernest Seitz a young mechanic killed Bertha Hood in her bed at 882 Bergen Street Brooklyn then shot his own head after wounding two year old Alice and fled. Hood had separated from her husband a year earlier and Seitz who had lived with them left a month ago. Police report Seitz unconscious in Brooklyn Hospital with no statement obtainable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Seitz
Bertha Hood
Alice
Bergen Street
Brooklyn
Seitz
Judge Parker A Life Saver
Alton B. Parker of New York aided a runaway accident in San Luis Obispo. A surrey carrying A A Mills wife and daughter and David Oliver and daughter overturned after fright from an automobile. Mills halted the team, Parker and De Lancey Nicoll arrived in time to seize the horses and free the trapped occupants. They were all taken to the Mills home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Luis Obispo
Cal
Alton B. Parker
New York
A. A. Mills
David Oliver
San Francisco
Justice Sanders Saves Woman From Drowning in Arverne
Municipal Court Justice Leon Sanders of the Thirteenth Municipal District rescued Mrs. Rose Harris in the Jamaica Avenue area when cramps struck during a swimming outing. Sanders signaled his fourteen year old son Nathan to help, pulling Harris to shallow water where she recovered without ill effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Sanders
Thirteenth Municipal District
Rose Harris
Wall Street
Ex-Diplomat in Jail After Washington Dispute
Allan Garland son of Peru's Vice President and ex secretary to the Peruvian Legation in Washington spent a night in Los Angeles jail on disturbing the peace charges. His wife Louise Garland was arrested but posted $50 bail and released for court. The quarrel began over Garland’s objection to his wife's correspondence with Washington officials and politicians. He also claimed unpaid room rent of $4, leading to their eviction and a street dispute. Police report Mrs Garland resisted arrest with a parasol and razor in hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Los Angeles
Cal
Allesandro Garland
Peru
Washington
Louise Garland
Louise Scott
Bonaparte
East Twentieth Street
Garland
Scott
Izzet Pasha Rumor Ships to Join Turkish Envoy
A report among city Turks claims Acmed Izzet Pasha ex secretary to the Sultan is en route to join his son Mouhamed Ali Afed Turkish Ambassador. The tip, though unconfirmed, is treated as authentic by Turks at Kalii's restaurant, once a hub for prominent Turkish figures. Izzet Pasha was deposed in the recent uprising and was formerly highly influential in the Sultan’s service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acmed Izzet Pasha
Turkey
Mouhamed Ali Afed
Kalii’s
Izzet Pasha
Four Children Die in East 112th Street Tenement Fire
A four story double tenement at 382 East 112th Street burned early this morning killing four Cassio children aged 9 10 6 and 15 months. Firefighters and police rescued others while two firemen and several neighbors were overcome by smoke. The interior was completely destroyed and ambulances arrived late.
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East 112Th Street
Cassio
Narlem Hospital
Engine Company
Joseph Ahearn
East 104Th Street
First Avenue
Luke Savari
Ferdinand Vettari
Cornelio Bettilla
Harlem Hospital
Little Italy
Mascagni Attacked by Onions in Leghorn Opera Fight
In Leghorn the conductor Mascagni faced disruption during a performance of his opera Maschera. Fans bought tickets with a paternal plaque and hurled produce including an orange and an onion at a soprano. He left briefly then resumed the show as security restored order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Clapuers
Mascagni
Eleven Lost In Collision Off Halifax With German Ship
The German training ship Epistat reported sinking the Gloucester fishing schooner Maggie and May after a collision in fog off Halifax. Captain Erick McCathran and eight crew members were lost. four survived aboard the Epistat. The cruiser Freya observed a blue light and later collided. the clipper returned to port.
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Halifax
N. S
Epistat
Maas
Fausl
Maggie
May
Erick McCathran
Mars
Bea
Freya
Eight Italians Locked in Statue on Liberty Island
Eight Italian partygoers landed at Liberty Island with two kegs of wine after a Saturday celebration. They slept beneath Miss Liberty after climbing the stairway where darkness locked them in. A guard freed them the next day and soldiers handled the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goddess of Liberty
Liberty Island
Miss Liberty
Good Luck Corporation Promotes Wedding Funds
In St Louis on August 9, Nellie Porter as president of the Good Luck Corporation announced a venture to aid marriages. Directors including M Mallon endorsed. The firm, filing debit balances mostly from rice and old shoes, supplies rice and shoes at weddings to assist couples through the Justice Reichmann’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Nellie Porter
Good Luck Corporation
Justice of the Peace Reichmann
Married His Own Wife in Pittsburgh Elopement Twist
Charles Zahner of Philadelphia wed his former wife Harriet Brown in Pittsburgh by Justice Newton Petrie. Mrs Zahner, a Boston widow previously married Zahner last February. They learned the minister had eloped with another woman the day after uniting them and later reaffirmed their marriage by remarriage.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Charles Zahner
Philadelphia
Unusual Broadway Car Accident Disrupts Service
A northbound Broadway and Columbus Avenue streetcar derailed near Franklin Street, with a rear wheel breaking into fragments. The crowded car sank toward the rails as passengers were thrown about, causing a two hour service outage and a shift to Fourth and Madison Avenue lines for uptown transfers.
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Broadway
Franklin Street
Columbus Avenue
City Hall Park
Houston Street
Fourth and
Madison Avenue Line
Optimistic League forms in Montclair aims to spread smiles
In Montclair New Jersey on August 9 an Optimistic League is formed with resolutions declaring that prosperity exists if citizens keep confidence and adopt an optimistic view. Members pledge to smile at least once daily and encourage others to do the same to hasten good times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Montclair
N. J
Optimistic League
Latest Shipping News Report from Wireless Log
SS Pannonia arriving from Naples was reported 740 miles east of Sandy Hook at 7 PM yesterday and due at her pier about 7:30 AM Wednesday. SS Kaiser Wilhelm Sr from Bremen reported 750 miles east of Sandy Hook at 6:30 PM yesterday and due at her pier about 7:30 AM Tuesday.
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Wireless
Naples
Marconi Wireless
Sandy Hook
Bremen
Firing on Train Kills Three as Strikers Open Fire in Alabama Mines
A gun attack on a passenger train near Blocton Alabama leaves three dead and eleven wounded. Nonunion miners fired into a Birmingham Mineral Railroad car carrying workers under militia guard. Authorities arrest eight suspects as state troops reinforce, and order is sought amid escalating strike violence.
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Birmingham
Ala
el Pare
Clocton
Riocton
Surdenly
Canadian Strike Quiet as Meetings Fail to Act
In Toronto August 9 there is no prospect of an immediate strike by other railway brotherhoods in sympathy with the Canadian Pacific mechanics unions. Train men held meetings but took no action, with a 30 day notice period noted. Winnipeg dispatch says the company plans a vigorous effort to break the strike and will house 1,000 strikebreakers there and at other western points.
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Bladon
Birmingham
Collins
Washington, D. C
Frederick
Comer
Col. Hubbard
Blocton
Gov
Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
West
Burglar Scare Hits Newport Bellevue Avenue
Early today two pistol shots on Bellevue Avenue startled Newport residents. A watchman held up three mushroom pickers at gunpoint, soon afterward surrounding estates and patrols recovered the trio, who were released at the police station after identification. Word spread that burglars had targeted Mrs. John Carter Brown’s cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Times
Newport
R. I
John Carter Brown
Bellevue Avenue
Cottage Colony
Ogden Mills
Earl of Granard
Motorman Dies as Trolley Collision Hits Farmington Line
In Unionville Connecticut John Walsh 35 a motorman was killed instantly and Mrs John Conlin of Hartford suffered a broken leg and injuries after a head on trolley crash on Farmington Street Railway Two cars a passenger and a work car collided at a sharp curve The work car was wrecked Walsh suffered a crushed head and the passenger car front tore off All other crew and passengers escaped with minor bruising
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Unionville
Conn
John Walsh
John Conlin
Hartford
Farmington Street
Walsh
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Justice Sanders
Sultan
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Rose
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Angeline
Savari
Luke
Vettari
Ferdinand
Pasquale
Jennie
Claque
Onion
Eaton
United States
Experi
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Formance
Montclair, N. J
Alabama
Collens
Joe T
Dent
Sieritt
F. Hi
Tennessee Coal Company
Slisithy
Goldier
A. J
C. P. R. Mechanics
Brown Cottage
Harmiess
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