Wright Ship Up Over 70 Minutes
Orville Wright set a new world aeroplane flight record at Fort Myer by flying one hour ten minutes and twenty four seconds, surpassing his prior mark by four minutes thirty two seconds. He demonstrated precise control with spirals figure eights and rapid turns, concluding as dusk approached. He maintained 39.55 mph during the stretch, nearly meeting the government 40 mph requirement, and declined taking a passenger despite many requests from Signal Corps officers. Speaking with Major Fournier and Octave Chanute, Wright downplayed history but emphasized speed, while a later flight tested the motor during a ten minute run before a longer 5:28 PM ascent to 200 feet. He repelled a potential obstacle on landing and finished the day with continued aerial testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Wright
Major Fournier
Squiers
Signal Corps
Octave Chanute
M. Chanute
Wright Brothers
Army
Fournier
Mr. Wright
France
Death fall in museum elevator shaft shocks New York
George Lentz deputy Ethnology chief at the American Museum of Natural History fell or leaped from the fifth floor to the basement nearly 100 feet to die in the main elevator shaft at 4 am. He had long served the museum and was trusted with the night switchboard guarding valuable artifacts. Family troubles, including a unhappy marriage and estranged wife and children, preceded the fatal incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lentz
American Museum of Natural History
Lentz
Burke
A. Earl
West 146Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Scalded in a Waldorf bath near New York
Mrs. George W. Helme 75, widow of Halmetta founder, lies critically ill at home in Bruns wick New Jersey after a scalding bath accident at the Waldorf Astoria. She turned on hot water, slipped, hit her head, and was engulfed by steam while seeking the faucet. A bellboy aided by entering through a fire escape window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New ‘Brunswick
N. J
George W. Helme
Halmetta
Here
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York
Helme Guest Scalding Incident at Waldorf
At the Waldorf last night it was admitted that Mrs Helme had been a guest there and that she had been scalded while taking a bath. It was denied, however, that her injuries were serious or that a pellboy had to enter the room through a window to rescue her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Waldorf
Fireman Dodson Killed by Electric Express at Mor ris Park Station
Frederick Dodson a 30 year old fireman attached to Truck 10 Manhattan was struck by an electric express at Mor ris Park Station while returning home from a firemen baseball game. Fireman Joseph Woods was cut and injured while attempting to save him. Dodson died within minutes.
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Morris Park
Long Island Railroad
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Patrick Fahey
St. Benedict’s Church
East New York
Frederick Dodson
Jamaica
Schneble
St. Mary’s Hospital
Dodson
Young Dodson
Fifty-first Street
South
Capt. Cunningham
Jamaica Fire Department
Nichols
Joseph Woods
Degraw Street
Woods
Fulton Street
Arrest Metz's Aide Potter Over Platform Rule Breach
Daniel C Potter chief examiner in charge of accounts for Institutions in the Metz office was arrested at 5 pm yesterday by Policeman Mansees for refusing to obey passenger handling regulations at the island platforms of the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge. Potter, trying to crowd ahead, later used a public phone at Oak Street Station to reach officials. Bail set at 100 dollars. he, age 60, resides at 1606 Caton Avenue Brooklyn.
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Daniel C. Potter
Metz
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Potter
Oak Street
Baker
Lieut
Wall
Caton Avenue
Brooklyn
Daughter born to Lieut U S Grant 3d and Mrs Grant
In Boston on September 11 a daughter was born to Lieut. U S Grant 3d of the United States Army Corps and Mrs Grant, who is the daughter of Secretary Root. The family resides in Brookline.
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Root
Boston
Lieut
U. S. Grant
U. Gs. A
Grant
United States Engineering Corps
Brookline
Railway Special to Denver and Colorado Springs
An $80 round trip fare to Denver and back is offered from September 15 to 17 via Pennsylvania Railroad. The same rate applies to Colorado Springs or Pueblo. Tickets are valid for return until September 30. Inquire at ticket agents for details.
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Denver
Pennsylvania Railroad
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Captain Moriarty Murder Shrouded in Police Silence
Capt. Daniel Moriarty longtime quarantine steamer State of New York commander was slain near his Bronx home. Police report two Swedes questioned but released, wife recalls voices and a fatal blow to the skull. McGovern case cited as a parallel, with similar brutal head injury and no arrests yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Moriarty
State of New York
Moriarty
Ogden Avenue
164Th Street
Bronx
Berry
Jerome Avenue
169Th Street
Brennan
Highbridge
James McLaughlin
Wise
Dr. Doty
Capt. Moriarty
Philip McGovern
McGovern
Tamnany
Eleventh Assembly District
Forty-third Street
Ninth Avenue
McManus
Henry F. Quackenbos
West Fiftyseventh Street
Dr. Quackenbos
New York to Denver Return Fare Adverts Lehigh Valley
An advertisement offers a round trip from New York to Denver at 55.50 with a return option. The rail fare is presented by Lehigh Valley at 355 Broadway. The notice appears as a brief travel deal listing the rates and point of sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Denver
Lehigh VaLley
Broadway
Congressman's mixup hats with President at Sagamore Hill
Westbury congressman W W Cocks drove to Sagamore Hill to return a hat he mistakenly took after a Nassau County leaders conference. He found the initials T R inside the black slouch hat and handed it to President Roosevelt who joked about filling his shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Oyster Bay
L. I
W. W. Cocks
Westbury
I. I
Sagamore Hill
Rovers
Nassau County
T. R
Mr.Cocks
Mr. Roosevelt
Kaiser Won't Visit France In Alsace Trip
Emperor William, in Altenberg and Colmar, spurned a frontier crossing despite French invites. He planned to ascend Hohneck for a Moselle view but remained on the German side. In Colmar he pledged Alsace prosperity under German protection and flag, vowing peace and stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altenberg
Alsace
William
Vosges Range
Hohneck
Remiremont
Moselle
France
Prussia
Versailles
Colmar
Shaw Named President of Philadelphia Bank
Former Treasury Secretary Leslie M. Shaw accepts the presidency of the First Mortgage Guarantee and Trust Company of Philadelphia. He demands full capitalization and surplus underwritten, and has taken a substantial stock position. Company officials say talks spanned months and he chose Philadelphia to reside near his business and Washington affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
First Mortgage Guarantee and Trust Company
Shaw
William E. Chapman
Mr. Chapman
Carnegie Trust Company
Credit
Walton
Belmont
New York
Washington
Romance and a Bank Heist across Frames of Fate
A French schoolteacher named M Didier sought his Louise Barbey, the innkeeper’s daughter, across years and continents, claiming to have wandered the globe for twenty five years. In Jamaica Surrogate Court he recounts the heartbreak when news surfaced that Louise died in a sanitarium. Separately, Louis Lippman, a former clerk for Knauth Nachod Kahne, was captured in Buffalo after a long chase. He confessed stock losses near $300,000 and as Meltzer, his alias, faced grand larceny charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Barbey
John R. Brady
Supreme Court
Brady
Flushing
M. Didier
M. Barbey
Tartas
France
Waldon
Mont de Marsac
Louise
Didier
Tarsas
Jamaica
Trousseau
International Banking House
Knauth
Nachod & Kahne
William Street
Manhattan
Pinkerton
Buffalo
Louis Lippman
New York
Lippman
Knauth, Nachod & Kahne
Pinkertons
Albany
Toronto
Genesee Hotel
J. E. Meltzer
Germany
Pinkerton Bureau
Meltzer
Oan
Brighton Beach 24 Hour Race Bulletin Displays
Bulletins on the progress of the 24 hour automobile race at Brighton Beach will be posted in the display windows of the Times Building today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton Beach
Times
$300,000 Robbery Case Seizes Bank Clerk in Buffalo
A Buffalo bank clerk, Tim S. Arrested, linked to a $300,000 robbery. Authorities report the suspect detained after investigation, with proceeds and accomplices under scrutiny.
Schwab Leases Linderman House in South Bethlehem
Charles M. Schwab, president of Bethlehem Steel, has leased the Linderman House from Mrs. Ruth Linderman in South Bethlehem for a year. The Schwabs will occupy after October 1, and Schwab plans to close his New York office after that date.
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Schwab
Linderman
Bethlehem
Penn
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Ruth Linderman
Bonds Stolen Worth Thirty Thousand Dollars
A. B. Turner & Co. in Milk Street Boston disclosed a theft of negotiable bonds totaling 30,000. A man posing as a prospective buyer attempted payment with a supposedly worthless certified check and vanished. The missing securities include Chicago Burlington and Quincy 4s, Oregon Short Line refunding 4s, American Tobacco 4s, Georgia Central 4s, and New York Central 4s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
A. B. Turner & Co
Milk Street
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Joint
Oregon Short Line
American Tobacco
Georgia Central
New York Central
Granddaughter Born to Baroness von Graffenried in Paris
A daughter was born last night to the Baroness von Graffenried, Irma Stern, daughter of Louis Stern of New York. The mother and child are doing well. Louis Stern is at the Hotel Bristol in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Paris
Countess Szechenyi Arrives in Vienna for Medical Consult
Countess Szechenyi and her mother Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt of New York arrived in Vienna for a medical consultation with a prominent gynecologist. The countess is in good health and is in the city while attending army maneuvers in Hungary.
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Vienna
Szechenyi
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Echeny
Hungary
Italian laborer’s revenge delays Baden tunnel project
An Italian worker, claimed dismissed unjustly, caused a Baden government loss of 875000 by sabotaging a Black Forest railway tunnel. Two tunnel halves from opposite ends misaligned by 26 feet due to a surveying error from a pin misplacement, traced to the Tralian, who held a grudge against authorities.
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Heidelberg
Baden
Black Forest
Forbach
Tralian
Bonding firms offer settlement over county fund loss
In Binghamton New York a report to the Broome County Board of Supervisors shows Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland and Aetna Indemnity Company offering 30000 in lieu of pursuing 100000 for misappropriation during County Treasurer David B King’s term. King tied to Good Roads scandal and indicted. Committee cites partial proof of broader irregularities but says action against bonders cannot likely exceed 50000 due to policy limits.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Fidelity and Pepesit Company
Maryland
Aetna Indemnity Company
Hartford
King
Graft in Queens Public Improvements Scrutinized by League Leader
Alfred J. Eno of the Long Island League charges Queens County public improvements funding has been misused. He claims over 15 million appropriated in the past year yielded only about 1 million in equal work, with 7 million for road repairs reportedly wasted during the Bemel administration. Eno cites information from Controller Metz to back his assertions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred J. Eno
Long Island League
Queens County
Berme
Cassidy
Eno
Metz
Unemployed throng for 4 50 weekly hospital porter job
In London three thousand men surrounded a hospital seeking a porter job paying 4 50 a week and meals, prompting an extra police detail to maintain order. In Montreal two hundred fifty British mechanics from Liverpool join Canadian Pacific shops, to be tried out then possibly sent west where a strike affects the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Montreal
Liverpool
Canadian Pacific Railway
Western Points
Great Britain
Forgery in Bay State Gas case warned by Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson announces a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a forger after a forged Bay State Gas stock certificate was increased from 10 to 1000 shares. The fraud was detected by the registrar, the Trust Company of North America, and may implicate a larger scheme. Holders are urged to surrender old certificates to the Philadelphia transfer office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Lawson
Philadelphia
Bay State Gas Company
Lawson
Mr. Lawson
Trust Company of North America
New
Seaboard Air Line Cuts Schedule to Florida and Atlanta
The Seaboard Air Line Railway announces a faster timetable with two hours quicker travel to Florida and Atlanta. The office is at 1,183 Broadway, per Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Atlanta
Seaboard Air Line
Broadway
Racing Cars Crash on Brighton Track in 24 Hour Race
On the Brighton track, racing cars collide in a 24 hour event as Simplex leads at 2:20 AM with 10 miles gap toward the world record. Drivers Miles Simplex 4 Robertsos Lescault Kingston Rippigill Crage Lezier Michener Lynch Jene Parker Copra Mulford Cobe Stearns Laurent Marquis Thomas Roberts Martin Strang Rodgers Kietdsen Juhasz Sartori Clement Van Tine Iaakoe, Renault. P.O. resumes after four hours of repairs from a collision with Renault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simplex
Robertsos
Lescault
Allen Kingston
Rippigill
Crage
Lezier
Michener
Lynch Jene
Fiat
Parker
Copra
Mulford
Cobe
Stearns
Laurent, Marquis
Thomas
Roberts
Martin
Acme
Strang
Rodgers
Kietdsen, Juhasz
Garford
van Tine
Iaakoe Renault
Sartori
Clement
P.O
Renault
Twenty Four Hour Race At Brighton Beach Starts With A Dash
A crowd of over 12 000 packed Brighton Beach as eleven cars began the twenty four hour race at 8 30 PM. Paul Sartori in a Renault crashed after an hour, breaking his right arm and ribs while mechanic Rene Gourand dislocated a shoulder. The S P O driver Juhasz suffered a scalp wound. The Renault was destroyed, Sartori taken to Coney Island Hospital. The race started amid bright lights and a Roosevelt signal chain, with leaders rotating among Simplex, Lozier, Fiat, and Garford as laps accumulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton Beach
Paul Sartori
Renault
Sartori
S. P.O
Rene Gourand
Juhasz
P.O
Kietdsen
Coney Island
Sarters
Garford
Allen-Kingston
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Stearns
Laurent
Acme
Louis Strange
Ralph Mulford
Logier
Robertson
Mulford
Miecener
Capra
Lozier
Fiat
Simplex
Michener
Lozier Ant
Thomas
Gensutie Renault
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Dow
Congressman Cocks
Kaiser
Nachod & Kahne, the Vic
Tims
Chicago
Louis Stern
Baroness von Graffenried
Countess Szechenyi
Broome County
Queens
Mr. Eno
Brighton
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