Wrights Flight Sets 57 Circuits in Daylight Record
Orville Wright completes fifty-seven circuits over the drill ground, covering about forty miles in fifty-seven minutes, with two aboard the aeroplane and a max height near 150 feet. He notes the craft is controllable and limited mainly by fuel, while observers and the Aero Club prepare an official record.
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Arlington Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Wright
Arly
Arlington
Postponed Fitzgerald Sub-Treasury Theft Case in Chicago
The Fitzgerald case over a $173,000 Sub-Treasury theft in Chicago was delayed to afternoon at Judge Chelain's order after Sub-Treasurer Boldenweck acted on alleged Washington telegraphic instructions. Subpoenas were issued for federal officials as state and federal authorities dispute disclosure rules. Washington denies any knowledge of such instructions and asserts no interference in the state trial.
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Chicago
George W. Fitzgerald
Sub-Treasury
Chetlain
Boldenweck
Washington
L. A. Coolidge
the Treasury
Porter
Secret Service
Fitzgerald
Crane
Sims
Chelia
Department of Justice
The
Treasury Deartment
New York Republicans debate Hughes renomination at Saratoga caucus
The Republican party weighs Gov. Hughes renomination as delegates gather in Saratoga. Leaders in New York County and Kings County split over support, citing past primaries and the need for a deliberate convention decision. The state slate discussion includes Judge Albert Haight and other potential ticket nominees.
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Ifestea
Hughes
New York County
Kings County
Saratoga
Publc
New York
Kings Counties
Judge Brenner
Jaquillard
Brooklyn
Levinson
Blake
Nedjedly
Fenton
Odell
John A. Dix
Manhattan
Bronx
Parsons
Woodruff
Albert Haight
Court of Appeals
Three Boys Struck by Auto on Richmond Turnpike
Five year old William Schumacher died after being hit by a car on the Richmond Turnpike in Tompkinsville. Almer Meyer suffered a broken arm in three places, and six-year-old John Perrine had multiple fractures and a skull injury. all are from Brook Street, Tompkinsville. The car was driven by Richard Agar, an export merchant of lower Broadway, Manhattan, residing in Tompkins Avenue, Tompkinsville. Agar surrendered to police and is held on a homicide charge.
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Richmond
Mr.Agar
Perrine
Schumacher
Meyer
Herbert Peach
Mrs. Agar
Peach
Smith Infirmary
Richmond Turnpike
Tompkinsville
William Schumacher
Brook Street
Almer Meyer
John Perrine
Richard Agar
Lower Broadway
Manhattan
Tompkins Avenue
Baden-Powell hails Wrights’ sustained flight milestone
Major Baden Powell, pioneer of man lifting kites and former Aeronautical Society president, praises Wilbur and Orville Wright after the record breaking flights. He calls aerial navigation without gas an accomplished fact and notes potential practical uses. Aero Club members express enthusiasm as they await further demonstrations.
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London
Baden Baden- Powell
The
Aeronautical Society
England
Wright
Aero Club
France
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
Wrights Aeroplane Flight Sparks French Praise and Plans
Paris reports French aeronauts hail Orville Wrights record flight as a major leap for air travel. Blériot notes the Wright brothers’ machine as the best yet and anticipates longer flights, while Delagrange plans further experiments as governments consider support for aerial navigation research.
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Paris
Orville Wright
United States
Wright
M. Quinton
M. Bleriot
Rue Mans
Wilbur Wright
Wright Brothers
M. Delagrange
Wright brothers inspire calm praise in Berlin
Aeronauts at the Aero Club react to Orville Wright's record flight with delight but no surprise. Captain von Hildebrandt lauds the Wrights as advancing flying technique, noting the machine's solid build, long stay in air, precise steering, and practical value while acknowledging the start-up apparatus still needed.
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Berlin
Orville Wright
The
Aero Club
Wilbur Wright
France
Wright Brothers
Joe Capt. von Hildebrandt
Balloon Battalion
Germany
Wright’ Brothers
Wright Brothers Early Work On Raising Air Machines
In 1896 the Wright brothers began interest in powered flight while bicycle makers in Dayton Ohio. Wilbur and Orville studied air inertia and conducted laboratory tests until 1900 when they began building a flying machine.
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Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Wilbur Wright
Lilienthal
Octave Chanute
Chicago
Western Society of Engineers
Les Mans
France
Orville Wright
Milton Wright
United Brethren Church
HERRING'S AEROPLANE EYES FIVE-PERSON CRAFT
A. M. Herring, rival to Wrights for a government contract, praises Orville Wright's record and plans a light motor two five-cylinder engines delivering 44 horsepower for an aeroplane weighing about three pounds per two motors. He aims to test at Fort Myer by month end or early October and may undertake a five-person aircraft contract.
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Wright Brothers
United States
Orville Wright
Mr.Herring
France
Wrights
Dayton
Ohio
Fort Myer
School Board Fights Edson Re Election At Session
The Board of Education debated the re election of Andrew W Edson Associate City Superintendent with 17 votes for and 7 against short of the 24 needed. The postponement motion carried and opponents of City Superintendent Maxwell's policies signaled by the vote. Miss Julian Richman was exonerated again amid charges from East Side residents. James C Monaghan named principal of Stuyvesant evening trade school as the budget tops 53 million for 1909. St Marys to become a Nautical School museum if Navy assignment succeeds.
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Andrew W Edson
W.H. Maxwell
Edson
Higgins
Barrett
Partridge
Mr. Edson
Maxwell
Julian Richman
Lower East Side
East Side
James C. Monaghan
Germany
Stuyvesant Evening Trade School
Manhattan
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Times
Board of Estimate
St. Mary's
Nautical School
Hughes
Secretary of the Navy
Indictment Said to Involve Ex Policeman in Park Death
Kings County Courthouse reports a grand jury indictment against ex policeman David Shellard in the death of Barbara Rieg who was found shot in Irving Square Park shelter house on the night of July A. Shellard, once with the victim, was arrested earlier. a coroner's jury ruled the death a self inflicted act. He remains out on $10,000 bail.
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Kings County Court House
David Shellard
Barbara Rieg
Irving Square Park
Shellard
Auto Hits Boy in Bronx Street. Vehicle Flees Before Police
A heavy touring car struck Morris Burns, 753 Jennings Avenue, in the Bronx yesterday afternoon. The auto with several occupants stopped briefly then drove off before a Tremont Avenue officer arrived. Burns was taken to Lebanon Hospital with internal injuries but is not fatally hurt. A card found on a bystander named Charles S. Towle, a civil engineer, did not reveal the owner of the vehicle.
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Jennings Street
Bronx
Morris Burns
Jennings Avenue
Thomas
Tremont Avenue
Lebanon Hospital
Charles S. Towle
Fast
Mimaroneck
Mr. Towle
Young Burns
Court Warns Gamblers in Policy Ring Arraigns 29
Twenty nine people were arraigned before Judge Swann in General Sessions on policy gambling. The judge warned gamblers as reform waves sweep the world. Twenty three pled guilty. ten were fined or jailed per dollar, but many could not pay. Ada Black and Mary Nolose pleaded. Nolose asked to care for her baby and was released to appear Friday.
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Swann
France
Belgium
Ada Black
Eldridge Street
Mary Nicolese
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le Mans
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Floral Park
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Rochester
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Poughkeepsie
Gaus
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44Th ST
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