Wrights form million dollar firm to mass produce aeroplanes
A $1,000,000 Wright Company is created with Cornelius Vanderbilt Theodore P. Shonts Allan A. Ryan Morton F. Plant Howard Gould and others on the board to commercialize Wright brothers aeroplanes. Plans call for Florida flight instruction centers and factories near Dayton with a goal to have machines on sale by May 1. Legal fights over patents are expected as the company protects Wright patents in the United States and Canada.
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Wrights
Dayton
Ohio
Wright Company
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Theodore P. Shants
Allan A. Ryan
Morton
Freedman
Belmont, Alger
Wright Brothers
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Clinton R. Peterkin
Albany
Wright
United States
Canada
Forty-fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Florida
Florida Aviation
Nicoll
H. H. Toulmin
Glenn Curtiss
Buffalo
Hagel
Peterkin
Wright Aeroplane
Europe
Lipton to Challenge Again in 1905 Cup Quest
Sir Thomas Lipton, aboard the Lusitania with Lord and Lady Northcliffe, says he expects the challenge to be accepted and will proceed next March through the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. He plans a 90 foot waterline yacht with large sail area, designed by Fife, and favors racing under universal rules.
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New York Times
Queenstown
Lusitania
Sir Thomas Lipton
Lord and Lady Northcliffe
America
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Shamrock
Fife
Sir Thomas
New York Yacht Club
Puritan Steamer Disabled In Lake Michigan Storm
The Graham and Morton Line steamer Puritan, en route Chicago to Holland, lost its rudder off New Buffalo amid a gale. Benton Harbor failed to tow it to port. the Puritan will be towed in by tugs. Eight crew from the Boston were rescued after the ship ran aground on a Wilmette sandbar.
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Chicago
Ill
Lake Michigan
Puritan
Graham & Morton Line
New Buffalo
Benton Harbor
St. Joseph
Mich
Holland
Boston
Wilmette
Tolstoy Appeals to People in Swiss Antiwar Meeting
At Bienne a reading of Count Tolstoy's peace appeal drew enthusiastic crowds of about 100 delegates. He urges individuals to refuse military service as a crime, appealing directly to peoples to curb armies and navies, not governments.
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Geneva
Leo Tolstoy
Switzerland
Bienne
Count Tolstoy
Stockholm
Berlin
Tolstoy
Boys Set Fire To School In Passaic
Seven pupils from Public School 8 in Passaic New Jersey vandalized the building causing hundreds of dollars in damage. They admitted arson aims to avoid studying and to get out of school. Juvenile Court holds the youths.
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New York Times
Passaic
N. J
Fifth Street
Stephen Writenour
Turner
Crawhbrick
Herman F. Weber
Tony Bednarck
Frank Petrofsky
Michael Sinchock
Andrew Andress
Andrew Baker
John Belanchik
John Korodzney
Clarkson 10 Quit, Park in His Place
Gen James S Clarkson, Surveyor of the Port of New York since 1902, plans to resign at term end on April 1, returning to newspaper publishing. Richard Parr, chief of the weighers division, is favored to replace him as Collector Loeb conducts a customs house shake-up amid sugar fraud investigations.
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James S. Clarkson
Port of
New York
Loeb
Clarkson
Tom Timms
Custom House
Washington
Gen. Clarkson
Richard Parr
Parr
Taft
Roosevelt
Colelector
Treasury
Sugar Trust
Mr. Loeb
James F. Vail
Vail
George E. Bedell
Bedell
Custom Service
Sugar
United States District Attorney
Waterless Fire Blazes Through Warrenton amid Martial Law
Warrenton Virginia endures martial law after a major blaze consumes four blocks downtown. A seven week drought drained the water supply forcing dynamite to halt the fire. Militia guard debris as fireside targets and properties worth about 35000 to 75000 dollars face total loss with 50000 in insurance.
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Warrenton
Virginia
Florida Train Schedule to Jacksonville Sleeper Service
Daily service from New York to Florida arrives in Jacksonville at 1 30 P M with through sleeper to Florida East Coast Resorts Seaboard Zima 1102 Deasd wom
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Ae Ee
Florida
Los. N. Y
Jacksonville
Florida East Coast Resorts
Seaboard
Zima
Times Sunday Features Prompt Readers to Place Orders
The note urges readers to place orders with newsdealers today to ensure access to the many notable features in next Sunday's Times. It emphasizes early ordering and availability through local dealers.
Mrs Stetson resigns from church and salary
Augusta Dr. Stetson, ex leader and trustee of the First Church of Christ Scientist New York, announces resignation from church membership and relinquishes a 5000 yearly pay as emeritus rector. She cites obedience to Mary Baker Eddy and requests trustees drop her name from the rolls.
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Augusta HB. Stetson
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Stetson
West Ninety-sixth Street
New York City
Mary Baker Eddy
Board of Trustees
Augusta DR. Stetson
Budget Debate in Lords Draws King and Notables
The second reading of the Finance bill in the House of Lords becomes a historic scene with King Manuel of Portugal, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, and a vast crowd in attendance. Lord Loreburn signals Liberal demand for Crown assent to appoint new peers to shield financial measures. Whitelaw Reid observes as Lord Lansdowne delivers a forceful critique urging trust in the people.
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NEW York Times
London
House of Lords
Lord Loreburn
Manuel of
Portugal
Duchess of
Connaught
Lord Granville
Whitelaw Reid
Lord Lansdowne
England
Lords
Palace
Lord Crewe
Duel for Cinematograph in Paris Duelists Shake Hands
In Paris at Parc des Princes Urbain Gohier journalist and Laurent Tailhade author dueled peacefully. A cinematograph was used to document the event and will be shown soon in a Paris theatre. One pistol fired before the pair shook hands.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Parc Des Princes
Urbain Gohier
Laurent Tailhade
Roxburghe Breaks Leg Hunting in Melton-Mowbray
The Duke of Roxburghe broke his leg while hunting at Melton-Mowbray today. The Duchess of Roxburghe was Miss May Goelet of New York.
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London
Duke of Roxburghe
Melton-Mowbray
Duchess of
Dexter Tornado Demolishes Fifteen Homes And Fair Buildings
A tornado hit Dexter Missouri on November 22 damaging the Stoddard County Fair grounds and amphitheatre. Fifteen houses were destroyed and two women and two children injured as the 800 foot wide path crossed the town. Essey area also reported property damage and trains along Iron Mountain road halted to clear debris. In Hamilton Ohio the same day a tornado damaged property totaling about 50000 dollars, roofs were blown off buildings and eight workers in a single building were injured lightly. Weather accompanied by heavy rain.
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Dexter
Stoddard County Fair
Essex
Wmen
Iron Mountain
Dudley
Hamilton
Ohio
Landsdowne Defends Lords Over Budget Rejection
Lord Lansdowne argues the Lords may discuss and veto a Finance Bill with added measures like land tax and license duties. He warns against constitutional overreach while Lord Loreburn says the Lords overstep. Duke of Norfolk backs Lansdowne as peers face a serious, anxious problem. a vote is expected Thursday.
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London
Lord Lansdowne
House of Lords
Lord Loreburn
House of Commons
United States
Germany
Duke of Norfolk
Earthquake Felt in Salinas Delivers Strong Shakes
A strong tremor struck Salinas California early today. The quake lasted about fifteen seconds with buildings rocking but no damage reported so far.
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Salinas
Cal
Teneriffe Eruptions Rise Flames to 1500 Feet
An earth shock struck Teneriffe as volcanic activity intensified. Two more craters joined the eruption belching flames up to 1500 feet. Lava flow slowed, reducing immediate danger to nearby villages.
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Teneriffe
Letter to kill Rothschild shock in Prussia
A Breslau schoolmaster traveling to Schillersdorf upper Silesia was stopped by a man who asked him to deliver a letter to Baron Albert Rothschild of Vienna. The letter exploded injuring the teacher and officials believe the intent was to kill the baron.
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Breslau
Prussia
Schillersdorf
Albert Rothschild
Vienna
Upper Silesia
Baron Rothschild
Brandenburg to Appeal New Trial Denied by Judge Grimm
A new trial for writer Broughton Brandenburg, fined for abducting James Shepard Cabbine, was denied by Judge Grimm. Brandenburg was allowed to appeal to the Supreme Court and released on a $1,000 bond.
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Louis
Broughton Brandenburg
James Shepherd Cabbine
Grimm
Supreme Court
Big contract for Americans in Trans-Siberian project
The Lokal Anzeiger reports Russia will sign with an American syndicate to develop and double track the Trans-Siberian Railroad. The project involves hundreds of millions, with syndicate representatives in Europe awaiting the Emperor's return before finalizing in St. Petersburg.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Europe
St. Petersburg
Livadia
Keiths Yacht Courier Disabled Off New London
The steam yacht Courier of B F Keith bound from New York to Providence arrived at New London with her rudder lost after a gale and collision with a submerged object. The vessel reached port under jury rig and is now undergoing overhaul.
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New York Times
New London
New suit seeks 25000 in fees from A Hart McKee
Pittsburg reports attorney D C Neary of New York files for a writ of foreign attachment against A Hart McKee now in Paris. Neary seeks 25000 for legal services five years ago in McKee's divorce defense against his first wife Lydia Sutton McKee. McKee did not contest the divorce and married Cordelia Tevis the day after the decree.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
A. Hart McKee
Paris
D. C. Neary
New York
Neary
McKee
Lydia Sutton McKee
Cordelia Tevis
Polar Wave Ice Company Declared Illegal Merger
Judge George H Shields in St Louis Circuit Court ruled the Polar Wave Ice and Fuel Company an illegal combination restraining trade. He found its seven constituent corporations restricted competition before merging and artificially raised ice prices from 35 to 50 cents per hundred pounds. Attorneys said an appeal will go to the Missouri Supreme Court. the firm, formed in 1903 from six ice companies, was capitalized at 1 800 000.
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ST. Louis
Polar Wave Ice and Fuel Company
George H. Shields
Shields
Polar Wave Company
Ttorneys
Supreme Court of Missouri
Doubt Nourmahal Safe at San Juan Deepens Mystery
Reports and wireless traffic from Tampa Key West and San Juan fail to confirm Col. John Jacob Astor's Nourmahal sighting at San Juan on Nov 15. Caracas captain later confirmed seeing the yacht there but officials provide no definitive proof. Gusts of rumors spread as authorities seek verification across Caribbean stations.
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Curacao
Dutch West Indies
Col
John Jacob Astor
San Juan
Porto Rico
Caracas
Florida
Tampa
Key West
United Wireless
Nourmahal
W. Hance
United Wireless Company
Fla
Astor
Juan
Hance
Col. Astor
New York
Phi Appead
Associated Press
Venezuela
la Guayra
Furst
Dobbyn
Sanax
United States
Thee Wireless
Santo Domingo
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Park
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Missouri
Landsdowne
California
Rothschild
Brandenburg
B. F. Keith
Sues McKee
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Dewey & Sons Co
Fultonst
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Domingo
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