Balloon Race Controversy and Fatal Accident Details
Reports recount tests and a fatal balloon burst amid the James Gordon Bennett Trophy race history. Foremost figures include Gaston Hervieu, Brigadier Gen. James Allen, Lieut. Col. Wissner, and L. Dosier as witnesses. Early contests trace 1906 to 1907 outcomes with Pommern and Isle de France as notable flights.
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Forbes
Gaston Hervieu
James Alien
Sigisi Corps
John P. Wissner
Merlin
L. Dosier
Aero Club
St. Louis
Dosier
N.H. Arnold
WT. J. Hewett
Post
Arnold
Press
Frank P. Lahm
United States Cavalry
Aerolub of America
Pommern
Asbury Park
NL 2
Oscar Erhsloch
Isle de France
Alfred Leblaine
James Gordon Bennett
Russia
McCoy
Aero Club Officers and Balloon Flight Announcement
A. Holland Forbes and Augustus TY. Post, prominent New York aeronauts, recently piloted in a flight aboard the Conqueror balloon built by Leo Stevens. Forbes earned his pilot’s certificate last May after his tenth flight in the craft.
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A. Holland Forbes
Augustus TY. Post
New York
Mr. Forbes
New York Aero Club
Bothen
Leo Stevens
Jim
Forbes and Post Attempt Air Race From Texas to Berlin
The text notes a five hour flight covering about fifty seven miles and mentions Mr. Forbes planning a Berlin entry and originally aiming for the Lahar Cup held by Capt. Charles De F. Chandler of the US Signal Corps. It cites a required over four hundred seventy eight hundred twelve miles and references Augustus C. Post as secretary of the vAvro Chair of New York with prior Massachusetts ascents and prior collaborations with Forbes on air trips.
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Berlin
Forbes
Charles de F. Chandler
United States Signal Corps
San Antonio
Texas
Augustus C. Post
vAvro
New York
Massachusetts
Mr. Forbes
Wasting the City's Money in Land Purchases
The budget exhibit by New York Citys Committee on Congestion of Population asks why the city waits to buy land for parks schools and fire and police sites. It compares Londons foresight with New Yorks late purchases and shows Bronx land value jumps and a case where a school site cost much more than its assessed value.
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Broadway
Committee On
New York
New York City
London
King’s Highway
Oldwych
New Street
Bronx
Japanese Acrobat Slain Near Newton in Show Murder
F Ki kuchi a Japanese acrobat with a traveling show was killed near Newton Catawba County. George Sigman heard six shots and found two dead Japanese beneath boards. Show manager Yamagatta fled toward Asheville, was arrested at Hickory, and brought back for inquest revealing five bullet wounds in Sikucchi.
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Charlotte
F. Kikuchi
Newton
Catawba County
George Sigman
Henry Yarhagatta
Buffalo
N. Y
Last Day to Register for Upcoming Elections
Public notice urges residents to register today to vote in the upcoming election. It states polls open 7 AM to 10 PM on November 3 and emphasizes that only registered voters may cast ballots.
Supreme Court to Resume with Full Bench in October
Washington, Oct 11 The Supreme Court will reopen tomorrow after a four month break with all nine justices back from summer homes. The first day will be ceremonial only the formal call on the President. Att torneys expect a large turnout on Tuesday as 572 cases await the docket up from 480 the prior year.
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Washington
D. C
Supreme Cour of the
United States
White House
Capitol
Court of Appeals Act
Mulford Arrested After Dramatic Flight From Mount Vernon Home
Rufus Mulford a woolen merchant formerly of 151 Cottage Avenue Ches ter Hill Mount Vernon was arrested in Mount Vernon yesterday after a chase that started when he leaped from a veranda window and fled across roofs. Detective Silverstein pursued as Mulford tried to reach a fence and was captured after firing a shot at him. Mulford released on bail late last night.
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Rufus Mulford
West Eighteenth Street
Cottage Avenue
Chester Hill
Mount Vernon
Michael Silverstein
Nellie Mulford
Gay
Mulford
Viola
Robert
Helen
George H. Taylor, Jr
Mulfords
South Second Avenue
Silverstein
Second Avenue
Ford
Dr. Page
Higginson Hurt as Horse Drops in Middlesex Hunt Race
A. Henry Higginson master of the Middlesex Hunt Club was injured in the Masters Cup when his horse Owiassa collapsed and died in the first race. He suffered a badly wrenched leg and was briefly unconscious before recovering. his wife helped reach him at the scene.
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New York Times
Boston
A. Henry Higginson
Middlesex Hunt Club
Owiassa
Mr. Higginson
Servian Patriots Call for War Aid to President Roosevelt
A New York Servian rally at the Amsterdam Opera House pledges support to Serbia after Austria's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The crowd hails President Roosevelt and volunteers pledge to return to Serbia to defend their rights, led by Michael Zaponovich.
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Zivila Bosnia
Zivila
Montenegro
Dolje Austria
Bosnia
Austria
New York Colony
Amsterdam Opera House
West Forty-fourth Street
Keehee
Roosevelt
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
New York
United States
Servia
Milivoy Gavrilovich
East Sixth Street
Jis
Peter
Luka Gdalovich
Gavrilovich
Italy
Posnia
Bakan
Banat
Lika
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Berlin
Michael Zopanovich
Increased Examinations Target Reckless National Banks
Washington October 11 The Controller of the Currency Murray will raise the frequency of National bank examinations from twice to three or four times yearly for banks that have shown a tendency to violate or evade banking laws. The aim is to deter reckless and speculative banking, with close scrutiny on offending institutions.
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Washington, D. C
Murray
Riot at Mass Splits Beavertown Choirs in Holy Trinity Church
Chaos erupts at Holy Trinity Catholic Church Beaver Street New Britain as Galician and Hungarian factions clash during mass. Chairs knives and candlesticks used. John Grib and Joan Pristas hospitalized with severe injuries. Seven congregants arrested on assault charges. fight sparked when one choir was ordered to stop singing.
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New Britain
Conn
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Beaver Street
Ohn Grib
Joan Pristas
Poice
Britain and Russia move toward settlement on reading questions
The Russian Minister M Isvolsky meets with King George and key ministers at Marlborough House and Buckingham Palace. Grey and Hardinge brief the King as talks with Isvolsky progress. Officials predict a near statement in Parliament and a possible close to the negotiations within a day.
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Charles Hardinge
Grey
Sir Edward
M. Isvolsky
Asquith
Sir Edward Grey
Great Britain
Russia
M. Isvoisky
London
Foreign Office
Balkans
Servian National Assembly
Crete
Athens
Greece
Gibraltar
Daily Mall
Daily Mail
Belgrade
Drina
Cretan Assembly to Meet Over Union with Greece
The Cretan Assembly will hold an extraordinary session tomorrow with the President of the Assembly opening in the king’s name. Consuls and military officers invited. Municipalities resolutions favor union with Greece amid cautious official stance and disapproval of armed demonstrations by international troops.
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Canea
Crete
Greece
Russia Seeks Peace Amid Eastern Crisis Talks
The St. Petersburg dispatch notes focus on London diplomacy as Russia and Britain edge toward a possible congress of powers. Isvolsky Grey and the King influence pacific solutions to Balkan matters while Austria presses to exclude Bosnia from any programme. Borchthold and Furstenberg reiterate Austrian nonparticipation.
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ST. Petersburg
London
Congress
M. Isvolsky
Edward Grey
England
Bey
Great Britain
Russia
Nicholas
Francis Joseph
Count Borchthold
Turkish Turkish response to Balkan moves at congress
Turkey opposed annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria and protested to the Young Turks. Russia backed Bulgaria and warned it would support recognition before the congress. Public protests and telegrams from Turkish cities urged resistance to AustrianBulgarian actions in Jerusalem through the Young Turks.
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Turkey
Bosnia
Russia
Bulgaria
Young Turks
Jerusalem
Oet
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria
Young Turks Party
European conference urged as Balkans unrest grows
In Constantinople the Porte reports favorable replies from Great Britain France Italy and Russia toward a European conference and expects Germany to acquiesce. Kiamil Pasha the Grand Vizier cautions Serbia to show prudence and moderation. Demonstrations against the Austro Bulgarian movement continue in major Turkish towns, Adrianople attracts large crowds. The Sultan completes his annual Ramazan pilgrimage to Stamboul without incident.
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Constantinople
Het
Porte
Great Britain
France
Italy
Russia
Germany
Acquinser Po Tals
Kiamil Pasha
Tur- Bry
Adrianople
Stambou
Socialist Peace Programme Adopted Amid Balkan Crisis
The International Socialist Congress in Brussels voted four resolutions backing the August 1907 peace programme from Stuttgart. It urged leaders to oppose armaments and imperialism and to mobilize to prevent war, aiming to hasten peace and mobilize action against capitalism during the Balkan crisis.
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International Socialist Congress
Stuttgart
Brussels
Armarests
Knives flair at Williamsburgh beer fest turns violent
A birthday gathering at 111 Wythe Avenue in Williamsburgh ended in a knife attack after Edward Kalter and Edward Benowitz demanded more beer. Kalter and Benowitz were wounded. Kalter received facial cuts and Benowitz a head injury. Police arrested Kalter, Benowitz, and Runzer. cases set for Bedford Avenue Court on Wednesday.
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Peter Runzer
Wythe Avenue
Williamsburg
Edward Kalter
St Grand Street
Edward Benowitz
Grand Street
Runzer
Kalter
Benowitz
Kanter
Kaller
Policeman Goodale
Bedford Avenue
Hunter
Bedford Avenue Court
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North Carolina
Supreme Court
A. H. Higginson
Manhattan
Aeolian Hall
Weber
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Steck
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Sinyvesant
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United Disinfecting CO
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China
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Arnold Vibrator Co
Kiamil-Pasha
Socialist Peace Programme
International Congress
Hi Stewart
2 Re
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Charles’ Witzell
Richard Mayhew
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