Delagrange Performs New Aeroplane Record at Issy
Leon Delagrange, president of the Aviation Club of France, set new records for duration and distance at Issy. He stayed aloft 29 minutes 54.75 seconds and traveled about 15 miles of distance, surpassing Farman and Wright, before fuel exhaustion forced a landing.
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Issy
Paris
Leon Delagrange
Aviation Club of France
M- Delagrange
Henry Farman
Wilbur Wright
M. Delagrange
Wright Brothers
United States
Quinton
Gasnier
Ferber
Malecot
Deligrange
Lelas
Farman
Painesel
Baldwin
Hammondsport
Delagrange
Italy
Milan
Biernot
Aero Club
Curtiss
Armengaud
Brighton Beach
Cornell
Orville
Wright
Washington
Wilbur
le Mans
France
Wright aeroplane sales to foreign powers eyed
Charles R. Flint of New York says foreign governments have opened talks to buy Wright aircraft for military use. He met Orville Wright at Fort Myer where tests for the War Department are underway. Flint claims one government offered $1,000,000 for a fleet and notes nations from Europe, South America, and the Orient seek adoption of the Wright model for army and navy needs.
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Chas. R. Flint
Wright
New York Times
Washington
Charles R. Flint
New York
Wright Brothers
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
War Department
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
France
Wrights
South America
Orient
Flint
Europe
The
boad _ brothers
Hague Demands Castro Decree Revoked Before November
Holland’s note to Venezuela insists on revoking Castro’s May 14 decree by Nov 1 that forced all trade from Maracaibo and other western ports to Porto Cabello. The language is courteous, signaling hope for a peaceful solution, with no blockade likely before November.
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Hague
Holland
Venezuela
Castro
Maracaibo
Porto Cabello
Willemstad
Harriman Signals Go Ahead for Portland Development
E H Harriman told a Commercia Club reception in Portland that after the money panic the past year left the region in good shape and that northern road projects by the James J Hill system would be welcomed. He stressed improved U S growth through cooperation with northern neighbors and other railroads.
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Portland
Ore
E. H. Harriman
San Francisco
Commercia Club
Columbia River
James J. Hill
Harriman
Resignation of Springfield Pastor Sparks Church Split
The Rev. Dr. Frank L. Goodspeed resigned from First Congregational Church Springfield Mass. His $1000 salary made the church one of the wealthiest in the state. Pressure from influential parishioners and his radical May sermon criticizing a church boss fueled strain, raising fears of a split in the historic 1636 church.
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New York Times
Springfield
Mass
Frank L. Goodspeed
First Congregational Church
Goodspeed
Second Lamplighter Slain in Yonkers Strike Fallout
In Yonkers two murder cases linked to the lamplighters strike are reported. Gregoria Di Silvio of Mount Vernon was killed after refusing to strike and identified two suspected assailants, Di Pavlo and Di Marco, leaders among the strikers. Antonio Ferrulla, another lamplighter, was found dead near the undercliff crossing with a crushed skull and a bloodstained stone nearby. Eight Italians were detained as suspects, including Michael Carle and John Monsella, described as agitators.
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Yonkers
Gregoria di Silvio
Smith Terrace Avenue
Mount Vernon
Michael di Pavio
Willow Street
Pacificio di Marco
Nepperhan Avenue
di Pavlo
di Marco
Antonio Ferrulla
School Street
Undercliff
Michael Carle
John Monsella
Sandy Hook Route Labor Day Arrival
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a coastal route or event tied to Labor Day with references to Sea Bright and an arrival in New York by 10 PM. The text is incomplete and does not provide full details or clear entities.
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Sandy Hook
Labor Day
Sea Bright
N.Y
Forest Fires in Minnesota: Chisholm Ravaged. $3.75 Million Loss
Forest fires across Mesaba range and neighboring counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin were checked after destroying Chisholm and thousands of acres. About 4,000 homeless in Chisholm, 1,090 refugees in Hibbing, and 3,000 expected sleep tonight. Government aid may organize relief. thousands destitute among miners, with insurance expected to cover many losses.
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Duluth
Minn
Chisholm
Mesaba Range
St.Louis
Carleton
Itasca
Minnesota
Douglas County
Wisconsin
Buhl
Nashwauk
Mesaba Iron Range
Wrenssal
Hibbing
Duluth, Mesaba & Northern Railroad
Weirick
Minnesota Governor calls for swift aid after Mesaba disaster
Governor Johnson proclaims a vast forest fire disaster in Northeast Minnesota. Chisholm is destroyed and 6,000 homeless with millions in losses. Shenando, Hartley, and Pillsbury mining sites possibly ruined. He forms a statewide relief committee including Haven, Weiss, Bunnell, Ordean, Washburn, Peyton, Hughes and Duluth and Hibbing mayors as commissioners to collect and distribute aid.
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ST. Paul
Johnson
Minnesota
Chisholm
Mesaba Range
St. Louis County
Shenando
Hartley
Pillsbury
R. D. Haven
A. C. Weiss
Mike Bunnell
A. L. Ordean
A. J. Washburn
H. M. Peyton
Duluth
Martin Hughes
Hibbing
John A. Johnson
Hughes Named A Great Man By Clergyman
The Rev Dr Robert MacArthur praised Gov Hughes as a great moral leader. He lauded Johnson of Minnesota Folk of Missouri and noted Hughes’s strong public virtue and a notable Youngstown speech shaping the state and national campaign.
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Robert
MacArthur
Calvary Baptist Church
Gov. Hughes
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Folk
Missouri
Charles Evans Hughes
Gov.Hughes
Youngstown
Zust car enters Berlin amid crowd after grueling New York to Paris run
The Zust car, battered and dirty, arrived in Berlin after racing from New York to Paris. A large escort met it near Muenchberg, with officials from the Zeitung am Mittag and the Imperial Automobile Club welcoming the crew. The car's team includes Baron von Cheinvogel, Antonio Scarfoglio, Heinrich Haagi, and mechanic Huber. They will stay at the Hotel de Rome until Tuesday before continuing to Paris. The Paris awards will be announced upon Zust’s arrival.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Zust
New York
Paris
Russia
Muenchberg
Unter den Linden
Protos
Thomas
Berliner Zietung Am Mittag
Imperial Automobile Club
Baron von Cheinvogel
Vladivostok
Manchuria
Antonio Scarfoglio
Vanderbilt Trees Cut by Electric Line Workers
Three Richmond Light and Railway Company workers cut large branches from maples on Vanderbilt Avenue Clifton Richmond without permits. Dr. Sprague, police notified, and they were arrested pending further action. Forest Commission attorney sought detention until Wednesday as the city prepares to prosecute. George W. Vanderbilt ordered strict prosecution. he planted and cared for the trees for years.
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Richmond Light and Railway Company
Richmond
Vanderbilt Avenue
Clfton
John T. Sprague
Department of Health
Linden
Department of Parks
Forest Commission
George W. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Century-Old Couple Live On Ten Cents A Day
John and Marianna Starmbeck of St. Louis near the Polish colony say they are happy on ten cents daily. Married fifty years, they share a tenement and recall Napoleon era days. John, aged toward a century, lost an eye eight years ago and now does small repairs for about a dollar a week, while neighbors provide the rest.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
John
Marianna Starmbeck
Murphy Declines to Back Governor Nominee
A source close to Charles F. Murphy reports he will abstain from influencing the Democratic governor nomination. He plans a neutral stance, waiting for Rochester delegates to coalesce on a candidate, then steering Tammany to that choice. This surprises many who expected active backing for Littleton or Chanler.
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Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Rochester
Murphy
Tammany
Martin W. Littleton
Brooklyn
Chanler
Atlantic City Enjoys Second Dry Sunday Under Bishops' Law
Atlantic City reported virtually no liquor law violations on a second dry Sunday. Of 225 saloons and cafés, only two downtown incidents were noted, likely to lead to arrests tomorrow as Governor Fort’s bid to enforce the Bishops' law kept the Boardwalk crowd content.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
Fort
Royal Arch
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Woodruff
Vilas Will Creates $50 Million UW Endowment Plan
Milwaukee obituary notes ex senator William F Vilas dies August 27 and bequeaths a trust totaling about 2 to 3 million, guiding in four trustees to fund the University of Wisconsin to 50 million dollars through net income, with Mrs Vilas and Mrs Hanks receiving life interests and eventual university ownership. A Henry Vilas Theatre and multiple scholarships are planned, with ten professorships funded as the fund grows.
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New York Times
Milwaukee
Wis
William F. Vilas
United States
Cleveland
University of Wisconsin
Henry Vilas
Col. Vilas
Anna M. Vilas
Mary Esther Vilas Hanks
Rain Fulfills Prayer as Cornerstone Laying Drenches congregation
In Pittsburg on September 6 the Mount Washington Baptist church, building a new highland church atop the Ohio River head, resumed laying its cornerstone after a long rain prayer. A sudden thunderstorm drenched attendees within minutes but the service continued and the cornerstone was completed as sun returned.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Mount Washington
Mrs Frazer Marries Fisher Corlies Morgan in Providence
Philadelphia society notes the secret Saturday wedding of Mrs Mary Newbold Welsh Frazer and Fisher Corlies Morgan in Providence. Morgan, of Germantown origin and linked to Randall Morgan, is a Philadelphia clubman and relative of United Gas Improvement Co. executives.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Providence
R. I
Mary Newbold Welsh Frazer
Fisher Corlies Morgan
Morgan
John Lowther Welsh
Persifor Frazer, Jr
John B. Morgan
Germantown
Randall Morgan
United Gas Improvement Company
Markham
Philadelphia Country
Huntingdon Valley
Romance blooms from the surf as weddings follow rescues
Two seaside rescues lead to marriages in Brooklyn and Rockaway. Miss Bessie Meyer, 19, saved from drowning at Brighton Beach on July 4 by Abraham R. Keen, married him at Howard Avenue Temple. Benjamin Magio, rescued at Rockaway Beach by Miss Josephine Halvorsen, later proposed and they plan to marry at St. Michael's Church.
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Bessie Meyer
Herkimer Street
Brooklyn
Brighton Beach
Abraham R. Keen
Grand Street
Manhattan
Howard Avenue Temple
Bernard Drachman
Sharon Springs
Benjamin Magio
A. Magio
St. Michael’s Church
E. R. Thomas Undergoes Surgery After Accident
It was learned yesterday that E. R Thomas had an operation at Roosevelt Hospital on the leg injured in the Long Branch automobile accident of August 13. Doctors removed the splintered bone after taking the leg out of its casing. He was described as slightly worse from ether and his general condition unchanged. Mrs. Robert Livingston Beeckman, his sister, had come from Newport to be with him and has since returned there. Mrs. Thomas remains abroad.
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E. R Thomas
Roosevelt Hospital
Long Branch
Thomas
Robert Livingston Beeckman
Newport
Mr. Thomas
Mrs. Thomas
Governor Davidson Rescues Two Men on Lake Mendota
Gov. Davidson rescued two men from drowning after a canoe capsized during a sudden squall on Lake Mendota. The men clung to the canoe's side as rescuers reached them. their names were not learned.
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Wisconsin
Lake Mendota
Madison
Wis
Gov. Davidson
Countess De Sabatier Dies in Paris Suicide
Paris reports Countess De Sabatier, a prominent society figure, killed herself with a gun today. Officials say the act came amid prolonged nervous excitement and distress.
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de Sabatier
Paris
Countess de Sabatier
Countess in Fatal Le Mans Car Crash
An automobile carrying Countess De Warens and a companion, friends of Wilbur Wright, overturned near Le Mans. The chauffeur was killed instantly and the Countess was probably fatally injured.
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LE Mans
Countess de Warens
Wilbur Wright
French Reinforcements Reach Boudenib for MOOR Counterattack
Gen Allix leading 1,500 French troops arrive at Boudenib to relieve a force surrounded by 15,000 Moors. He plans an immediate assault on the tribesmen.
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Colomb-Beshar
Allix
Boudenib
Vatican poised to appoint Aversa in Washington post
Rome reported on Sept 6 that Mgr. Aversa, currently Apostolic Delegate to Cuba, is to replace Mgr. Falconio as Apostolic Delegate to Washington. Falconio is slated for another post and will not receive a cardinalate.
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Falconio
Rome
Vatican
Mgr. Aversa
Cuba
Washington
Mgr. Falconio
Mer. Falconio
Armour Wool House Burned At Armour & Co Plant
Fire destroyed the wool house and fertilizer plant of Armour & Co at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago. The five story brick buildings covered a full block and the blaze drew a huge crowd. Damage estimated at 500000 dollars.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Union Stock Yards
Attempted Invasion Of Cathedral By Socialists In Glasgow
In Glasgow on September 6 a crowd of about two thousand socialists and unemployed, after an open air meeting, tried to invade the cathedral during services. Police charged the mob with batons, several rioters were injured, and the mob dispersed. The group vows to gather Thursday with about 50,000 to attack municipal buildings.
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Glasgow
Pope Gratitude Shown During Albany Bishop Visit
The Right Rev. Thomas M. Burke of Albany presented greetings and an offering from his diocese to the Pope in Rome for the Papal Jubilee. The Pope expressed gratitude and spoke warmly of America and its liberty. Burke noted the Pope’s home sickness and recalled this was his third visit to Rome in his pontificate.
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Rome
Thomas M. Burke
Albany
America
Burke
Missing contractor found after Bronx man reports robbery
Frank Del Balso, missing since Saturday, was found in Nyack New York and returned home at 1481 Hoe Avenue Bronx. He said three dark men robbed him of 2500 dollars drawn to pay workers and stole his watch and chain after he met them at Park Avenue and 174th Street and went with them in their car. He woke up in Nyack.
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Frank del Balso
Nyack
N. Y
Hoe Avenue
Bronx
del Balso
Park Avenue
174Th Street
Taft Set to Tour Continent With Ten Train Speeches
Taft plans a coast to coast campaign ride from Sandusky to Cincinnati aboard the Jesamine. He aims for ten speeches from the train, visiting Ohio towns like Tiffin Carey Bellefontaine Urbana Springfield and Dayton, with stops at Spiegel Grove and Hayes home.
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Taft
Commodore
Richardson
Jesamine
Port Clineton
Spiegel Grove
Fremont
Hayes
Col
Webb Hayes
Sandusky
Edward Marshall
Cincinnati
Tiffin
Carey
Wharton
Forrest
Kenton
Bellefontaine
Urbana
Springfield
Dayton
Hitchcock Silent On Ohio Campaign Developments
Frank H. Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee returned from Chicago and spoke of Indiana canvass results being favorable to Taft. He noted Ohio canvass not complete, planned a Middle Bass Island conference with Taft, and said Taft would make numerous Ohio and Midwest speeches in October.
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Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Indiana
Taft
Ohio
Hitchcock
Middle Bass Island
Middle West
Illinois
Fairbanks
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Sherman
West Virginia
Maine
Bryan Asks Is Taft Scared From 1896 1900 Tours
William J. Bryan leaves Fairview Lincoln Neb to begin a three week campaign tour by Rock Island Railroad bound for Chicago and then through the Middle West Eastern States and back to the West. He notes Taft plans a tour and calls it a vindication of his own campaign.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago
Middle West
South Daekota
Taft
Bryan
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Gelderland
Minister de Reus
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Hughes
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P. Frazer, JR
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