Wrights Flight Sparks Navy Interest and Speeds Ahead
Supporters crowd Fort Myer as Orville Wright nears a 42 mph speed on the aeroplane with a five mile measured course. Secret telegrams from Wilbur Wright and formal Navy observers push plans for possible aeronautics funding and an aerial fleet for the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal Corps
War Department
Orville Wright
Wright
Army Board
Metcalf
Navy
Newberry
Fort Myer
George C. Sweet
Bureau of Equipment
Mavy
Mr. Wright
Sweet
Navy Department
Army
Two Balloons Land Near Plymouth in Separate Flights
Across Massachusetts two balloons rose at midnight from Springfield and Pittsfield and landed within fifteen miles of each other in Plymouth County. The Pittsfield craft Heart of the Berkshires, piloted by William Van Sleet with Dr. Sidney S. Stowell aboard, landed near Kingston about 100 miles from its start. The Boston balloon, piloted by Charles J. Glidden with Prof. H Helm Clayton aboard, landed at Bridgewater Junction.
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Plymouth
Mass
Massachusetts
Plymouth County
Springfield
Pittsfield
Heart of the
Berkshires
William van Sleet
Sidney S. Stowell
Kingston
Atlantic Ocean
Boston
Charles J. Glidden
H. Helm Clayton
Blue Hill Observatory
Stanley Manufacturing Company
Bridgewater Junction
Pittfield
Ascen
Wilbur Wright Makes Two Flights at Le Mans
Wilbur Wright flew twice at Le Mans on September 10. The first flight lasted 9 minutes 10 seconds at about 30 feet, the second 21 minutes 43 seconds at about 60 feet. Motor troubles marred both runs, with plans to overhaul and test the motor tomorrow morning before another attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Wright
LE Mans
Wright
War Minister Allows Chalons Grounds for Flying Experiments
Paris September 10 Gen Picquart minister of war grants Henry Farman permission to use the military manoeuvre grounds at Chalons sur Marne for flying machine experiments. The allowance facilitates early aviation testing by Farman and associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Picquart
Henry Farman
Chalons-sur-Marne
Zeppelin praises Wrights Fort Myer flight achievement
Count von Zeppelin expressed happiness at Orville Wrights success at Fort Myer and noted surprise at the duration and speed of the aircrafts flight.
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Friedrichshafen
Bishop Spalding Resigns as Peoria Bishop
The Right Rev. John Lancaster Spalding resigns as Bishop of the Peoria Diocese after years of illness. He plans retirement in Peoria and will serve until a successor is chosen, with the selection process described by Bishop Muldoon. He was consecrated May 1, 1876, and helped arbitrate the coal strike settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
John Lancaster Spalding
Spalding
Pius X
P. J. Muldoon
Rockford
Muldoon
United States
Congregation of the Propaganda
College of Cardinals
Roosevelt
Marines Win Two Rifle Events At Sea Girt Meet
United States Marine Corps riflemen captured the Gerald Trophy and the Seventy-first New York rapid fire contest at Sea Girt New Jersey on September 10. Lieut Col Tewes of New Jersey won the New York State long distance match with a 176 total, while the Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association set a new Sea Girl revolver range record with a 1,052 team score led by Captain Thomas Keller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Sea Girt
N. J
Riflemen
United States Marine Corps Riflemen
New York
Col. Tewes
New Jersey
New York State
Holcomb
U. S. Ae
Martin
Priv. Aycock
Wise
Mass
Casey
Del
Knust
Cept
Wells
N. Y
Sergt
Donovan
Lieut. Short
Sergt. Loughlin
Major Bruch
Corwin
N.Y
A. E. Reynolds
Capt. Smith
Ns. U. S M
G. W. Chesley
Conn
J. W. Hessian
H. W. McBride
Ind. Ae
Thomas Keller
Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association
Sea Girl
Squadron A
Murder Charge Looms In Dr. Rustin Killing Near Austin
A man matching Charles E. Davis was seen near the Rustin home shortly after the shooting of Dr. F. T. Rustin. Davis faces a first degree murder arraignment. his brother Latham suspects Dr. Austin framed a death pact to shift guilt.
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New York Times
Omaha
Neb
Charles E. Davis
Rustin
F. T. Rustin
J. P. Lord
Davis
Dr. Rustin
Dr. Lord
Day
Lord
Latham Davis
Charles Davis
Austin
Mrs. Rice
Lathamy Davis
Dr. Austin
Davis's Record in Boston Reveals Erratic Acts
Charles H. Ward Davis, arrested in Omaha over the Austin murder mystery, has a history of erratic performances in Boston spanning several years. He was once found stabbed in his bathtub and was committed to an insane asylum in 1902 but released soon after as cured. Davis arrived in Boston with his wife and remains a figure in local disclosures.
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Eugenia
Holland
Commonwealth Avenue
Haddon Hall
Davis
AlcLean Hospital
Suffolk
Nathan
Omaha
Frederick H. Davis
McLean Hospital
Germany
California
Boston
West
Nebraska
New York Times
Mass
Charles Howard Davis
Austin
Lieut Wyman Acquitted by Court Martial Findings
Lieut Guy H Wyman of the Eleventh United States Cavalry was acquitted on Governors Island after a court martial for falsely certifying single status while married to a Huntsville Tennessee woman. Major General Fred D Grant approved the acquittal reluctantly and ordered restoration to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy H. Wyman
Eleventh
United States Cavalry
Governors Island
Huntsville
Tenn
Eleventh Cavalry
Fred D. Grant
Brooklyn DA asked to probe Christ reincarnation claim
Assistant District Attorney Elder was asked to investigate a Brooklyn woman calling herself Manna Mysteria Jesus who claims to be Christ reincarnated. Minnie La Touretta Fisher of 133 Division Avenue sought the inquiry noting the woman holds séances and spiritualist demonstrations with cards and publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Elder
Minnie la Touretta Fisher
Spookland
Division, Avenue
Franklin Avenue
West Twenty-fifth Street
Manhattan
Eltter
Minnie la Touretta
Manna Mysteria Jesus
Will Fight to Hold Thaw in Dutchess Jail Move
Albany reports the State Commission in Lunacy will oppose removing Harry K. Thaw from Dutchess County Jail to Pittsburgh. Dr. Albert W. Ferris, commission president, says no jurisdiction allows transferring an insane patient for bankruptcy proceedings and that Thaw remains under Matteawan State Hospital custody pending September habeas corpus arguments.
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Albany
Harry K. Thaw
Dutchess County
Pittsburg
State Commission
Albert W. Ferris
Commission
Blair
Pennsylvania
Ferris
Justice Dowling
Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
Hughes urges playgrounds to mold moral training
Gov. Hughes addresses Playground Association of America at the American Museum of Natural History. He argues playgrounds build health and character, promoting fair play and self control among city youth, and outlines a broader civic push for expanded recreation in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Playground Association of America
American Museum i Natural History
New York
Gov. Hughes
McGowan
Hughes
Hill
Woods Hutchinson
Gulick
Maxwell
Hetherington
Joseph Lee
Playground Association
Henry S. Curtis
Association
United States
Dr. Curtis
Pittsburg
Felix Warburg
Sage Foundation
Madison Avenue
Lee F. Hanmer
Extension Fund
Playground Magazine
L. F. Hanmer
Mrs. Russell Sage Fund
Boards of Education
Thaw case notes in Poughkeepsie as hearings loom
Roger O Mara trustee in Thaw bankruptcy and his attorney ex Gov Stone met Thaw in county jail. O Mara said no date for transfer to Pittsburgh yet but not before habeas corpus hearing before Judge Mills at White Plains on Sept 21. Thaw has received Pittsburgh referee’s call to appear tomorrow but confinement denies travel.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Roger O'Mara
Harry Thaw
Stone
Pennsylvania
Thaw
O'Mara
Pittsburg
Mills
White
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Arrives in Seclusion at Mount Clemens
Report indicates Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw arrived from Mackinac last night with a maid and took two rooms at the Medea Hotel in Mount Clemens. The hotel staff would not comment on her arrival while she maintains strict seclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Mackinac
Medea
Mount Clemens
Thaw
Shellard Locked Up Again in Brooklyn
Justice Rogers in Brooklyn yesterday ordered David H. Shellard jailed after an indictment charging his murder. Bail set at ten thousand dollars previously, with counsel planning a bail petition pending trial. Grand Jury took no action on Coler Hurley loan or Mechanics and Traders Bank. these will go to September Grand Jury.
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Rogers
Brooklyn
David H. Shellard
Barbara Relg
Hansen
James W. Ridgway
Elder
Shellard
Vertue
Coler-Hurley
Mechanics and Traders
Fawcett
City Items Noted From Roosevelt Hospital and Local Offices
E R Thomas improving at Roosevelt Hospital. Marion De Vries releases the customs tribunal annual report showing heavy but on schedule work for the new fiscal year. National Association of Customs Brokers elects officers led by John T Rafferty and John L Shea. Boston fruit merchant Charles Petitt in serious condition after bichloride of mercury ingestion. United Brewery Workmen of America calls seventeenth annual convention at Labor Temple to discuss a home for aged members no longer able to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Hospital
E. R. Thomas
Marion de Vries
Board of
United States General Appraisers
Customs Tribunal
National Association of Customs Brokers
John T. Rafferty
J.W. Masters & Co
John L.shea
E. L. Garvin & Co
T. S. Todd
T. S. Todd & Co
John W. Devoy
J. W. Masters
F. M. Comstock
J. W. Devoy
J. F. Klumpp
Samuel Houston
United Brewery Workmen of America
Labor Temple
East Eighty-fourth Street
Eged
Forest Fires Renewed Across Midwest Savages Towns
Fires swept across Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin on September 10 destroying Ged the Hibbing St Louis County Fair buildings and Peshtigo business district. Reports say Washburn Grand Marais and Otsego Lake areas face danger as winds fuel flames. In Calumet Jacob Hernesniemi and two sons died while defending their homestead Otter River.
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Duluth
Minn
Foxboro
Washburn
Wis
Hibbing
St. Louis County Fair Association
Grand Marais
Bay City
Mich
Lower Peninsula
Otsego Lake
Montmorency County
Finconing
Roscommon
Calumet
Jacob Hernesniemi
Otter River
Hernesniemi
Forest fires threaten Adirondacks. rain sought
Albany reports increasing forest fires in the Adirondacks with the worst along the New York Central line from Horseshoe to Nehasane Park in Hamilton County. Grifin and Benson in the south, and near Mountain View and Owl's Head in Franklin County also burn while patrols work to contain flames. Col. Fox notes little damage so far and cites south winds and possible Pennsylvania fires for hazy conditions.
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Albany
N. Y
Adirondacks
William F. Fox
State Superintendent of Forests
New York Central
Horseshoe
Nehasane Park
Hamilton County
Grifin
Benson
Mountain View
Owl's Head
Franklin County
Fox
Raiiroad Companies
Syracuse
Watertown
Col. Fox
Pennsylvania
Altemus Declares Bankruptcy in Philadelphia
Lemuel Coffin Altemus, society figure and Devon Polo Club member, was adjudged bankrupt today in Philadelphia. Court records show debts of 57,611.15 with assets of 165.25, only 6.25 cash. Mrs Altemus and Miss Bessie Dobson figure in a mention of luxury and Dobson connections to carpet magnate James Dobson.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Lemuel Coffin Altemus
Artemus
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Count von Zeppelin
Bishop Spalding
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Man
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Doctoree
Lieut. Wyman
Grant
Home Entertainment
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Aeolian Company
Aeolian Hall
Fifth Ave
34Th St
New York‘city
Ground Association
Fun
Relg
Broadway
311St St
Warren St
Flatbush Ave
Fulton St
Bedford Ave
Crane
Eaton, Crane & Pike Company
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Menominee
Peshtigo
L. C. Altemus
Philadelphia Society
HE. A. Mallory & Sons, Inc
A. Lehman & Co
East 12Th St
Southern Molasses Co
B. & O. Molasses
West St
T. M. Stewart
Ave
West 51St St
Columbus
GEO, Callahan & CO
Callahan
Front St
Beekman
Germania Roofing
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