Wright Sets European Air Flight Record At Le Mans
Wilbur Wright spans 29 minutes 18 seconds over Auvours securing hemispheric airflight records. He claims 26 miles at 45 feet as spectators cheer his mastery of the aeroplane. A second flight carries Firne Zeus as passenger in a short 2 minute 23% second test.
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Wright makes propeller change as wind blocks flight at Fort Myer
Orville Wright observed a twelve mile per hour head wind at the Fort Myer parade ground and altered his plane by swapping to 9 foot blades with a slacker angle to boost thrust while reducing fuel use. He hopes to determine if lost power came from the engine or old blades as he awaits word on his brother’s Le Mans record attempt.
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New York Times
Washington
Orville Wright
Wright
le Mans
France
Fort Myer
Airship Destroyer Tests Develop At Fort Omaha
A War Department joint board will study methods to damage airships in flight after Wright trials. Tests will occur at Fort Omaha using old balloons as preliminary targets. Officers note airships resist artillery at 5,000 feet, while Wright claims his plane can reach higher safely.
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New York Times
Washington
Wright
War Department
Ordnance Department
Signal Corps
Artillery Corps
Fort Omaha
Fort Myer
German Balloons Fail In Berlin Air Race
The Parseval airship buckled in the air and was forced to land in the Grunewald near Berlin during a race with the Gross balloon this morning. Kaiser's air venture saw the Parseval come down as the German balloons battled for position.
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Dobritz
Halen
Potsdam
Tegel
William
von Parseval
Major Gross
Kaiser
Parseval
Gross
Berlin
Grunewald
Woman Flies Fifty Miles From Pittsfield to Saugerties
Mrs. William F. Morgan of Boston and her husband completed a balloon flight from Pittsfield to Saugerties New York covering about fifty five miles. The craft started with ballast causing a near collision with a gas tank before lightening ballast allowed a westward drift. The basket dragged on landing at a farm owned by Charles Moore. Mrs. Morgan, the second woman to fly from Pittsfield, said she enjoyed the trip. Morgan, a Boston lawyer, and Mrs. Morgan were the crew.
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New York Times
Pittsfield
Mass
William F. Morgan
Boston
Saugerties
N. Y
Charles Moore
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Julian Thomas
World Lawmakers Meet in Berlin Opening Session
In Berlin 300 parliamentarians from around the world arrive for the opening of the Interparliamentary Union session. Delegates include Count Apponyi, Premier Knudson, Prince Hatzfeldt, and Rep Bartholdt. Discussions center on territorial sovereignty and steps toward future peace, including an international arbitration court.
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Berlin
Eoclementary Union
Albert Apponyi
Herr Guenther
M. Dupont
Chamber of Deputies
Knudson
Norway
Francesco Pistoia
Italy
Prince Kinsky
Austria
Lord Weardale
Joseph Havelock Wilson
John Jardine
Thomas Lough
England
Count Valencas
Portugal
Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
Tulio Larrinaga
Porto Rico
Pablo Ocampo
Philippine Islands
von Buelow
Reichstag
Prince Hatzfeldt
Prince Schoenaich- Carolath
Bartholdt
Interparliamentary Council
Bartholdi
Aged Ironmaster Killed in Montclair Home
John Leonard an elderly ironmaster and former turfman was shot dead in the library of his Montclair New Jersey home. His secretary Walter C. Phillips was arrested after the handgun discharge during an apparent handling of a revolver.
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John Leonard
Maple and
Lincoln Avenue
Montclair
N. J
Mr. Leonard
Walter C. Phillips
West Fifty-sixth Street
Phillips
Leonard
Bullet Kills Ironmaster In Close Range Fire
The dead ironmaster, a member of the old New York Volunteer Firemen, died six minutes after a revolver shot near his chest. Philip Phillips claimed he handed the weapon muzzle first, sparking a fatal misfire. Police traced the six shooter with four live rounds and one exploded shell. Albert Bierman, the grass cutter, corroborated Phillips story and was later found at Bloomfield. The widow and four children survive the deceased.
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Pita
Elliott
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Therowmaster
Leonard
Gallagher
Bloomfield
Montclair
Albert Bierman
Bierman
Manhattan Rolling Mills
Twenty-third Street
Avenue A
Bradford Returns After Severe Hurricane Hits Jamaica Port Antonio
Telegraph reports from Jamaica say the United Fruit Company's steamer Bradford from New York, three days overdue, arrived at Port Antonio after passing through a severe hurricane. She sustained no damage. No other arrivals reported and several ships remain overdue.
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Jamaica
Island
United Fruit Company
Bradford
New York
Port Antonio
Broglie Not Suing for Divorce in Paris
Prince Robert de Broglie admits leaving his American wife Estelle Alexander of San Francisco but denies plans to sue for divorce. He says he would not oppose a divorce suit brought by the Princess.
Pope receives Venice pilgrims and jubilee throne in Rome
In Rome the Pope welcomed a Venice pilgrimage led by Cardinal Cavallari and praised his Venice days. He admired a jubilee throne gift from Venetians as emotion rose among pilgrims during the audience. In Nicaragua leaders mark independence with schoolchild reviews. Georgetown discusses preferential imports from Britain. In Manaus Placido Castro, noted for Acre resistance, is feloniously attacked and killed. A fire on Front Street in Colon prompts regional fire brigade response.
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Venice
Cardinal Cavallari
Managua
Nicaragua
Georgetown
British Guiana
Great Britain
Rio Janeiro
Manaus
Brazil
Placido Castro
Bolivia
Acre
Colon
Cristobal
Ex pastor accused of note swindles sparks extradition bid
George N. Morton a broker and ex pastor known as Doc Morton was arrested in Philadelphia on two larceny charges involving notes totaling 35 000 with complainants Roger Morgan of Hopper Morgan Co Watertown NY and Frank Burns Newark NJ. He allegedly pledged influence to discount notes and failed to return funds or notes prompting extradition efforts.
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George N. Morton
Philadelphia
Morton
Roger Morgan
Hopper- Morgan Company
Watertown
N. Y
Frank B. Burns
Novelties
Newark
N. J
Kindleberger
Nelson and
Allen
Kernochan
Tombs Court
Burns
Marion
Trautwein
West Twenty-seventh Street
Emerson Manufacturing Company
Emerson Shoe Company
Boston
American National Bank of
Michael CC. Hayes
Hayes
United States
Roger
Morgan
Hopper-Morgan Company
Astor House
Providence
R. I
Amesbury
Mass
Hopper, Morgan &Co
Kindelberger
French Press Upset Over Morocco Note Criticism
Paris reports French newspapers express irritation at German and Spanish critiques of the Franco-Spanish note on Morocco. The government says it will study Germany’s assurances with an amicable approach and awaits Berlin’s official reply. Fez dispatch notes Dr Wassel meeting with Mali Hafid and the governing board amid belief of recognition by powers.
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Morocco
Germany
Jylerr Stemrich
Europe
Foreign Office
Hafid
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