Balloons in rage pass over Pittsburg region
Reported balloon ascent from Indianapolis on Saturday sent three craft over Pittsburg vicinity as dusk fell. Drifter landed at Uniontown West Virginia with pilots Albert Holt and George R. Howard after crossing Ohio River crossings and weather storms.
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Pittsburg
Fenn
Woyrim Reere Bia
Wellburg
Fol- Jarrhee
Tepeiga
Wasileton
Pen
Mas Tate
M. Jacobs O
Pepe Ha
Han
Cele
Oia
Columbus
Ohio
University City
St. Louis
Wasi
Joni
Murrins
Wig
Wannousring
Westhirguem
Monongahela
Jettsburg
McKeesport
Eizaureth
Mount Oliver
Post-Dispatch
von Phul
Joseph O'Reilly
Indianapolis
Wheeling
West Va
Ohio River
Uniontown
Albert Holt
George R. Howard
Honor Dickinson in Peking visit detailed arrival
A large Chinese crowd lined the route as Jacob M. Dickinson arrives at the American Legation in Beijing. Secretary Dickinson is to be honored with an elaborate entertainment program including audiences with the Prince Regent and a review of 11,000 troops concluding the visit on September 24.
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Peking
Yeking
Legation
Williair J. Calhoun
Legation Guard
Jacob M. Dickinson
Hankow
Dickinson
Ule
Army
Foreian Board
China
Critique of Roosevelt Trip Sparks Clergy Debate
A critic denounces a religious paper for sponsoring a special train and costful publicity to accompany a former president on a continental tour. He questions the paper’s Christian motives and asks why a prominent Christian man would support such campaigns.
Roosevelt Returns Home From Syracuse Visit
Col Theodore Roosevelt arrives at Sagamore Hill after a Syracuse trip as he heads toward the Saratoga Republican State Convention in opposition to Taft endorsement. He declines to discuss strategies or chances of success and offers no comment on a 1912 renomination.
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Oyster Bay,l. I
Theodore Roosevelt
Old Guard
Saratoga
Syracuse
New York
Sagamore Ihiill
Flo
Taft
Roosevelt Ignored at Denver Republican Convention
At the Denver City and County Republican Convention Taft's administration was endorsed and praised while President Roosevelt and his new nationalism received no support. Senator Guggenheim was praised for Senate work and practically urged for a second term as resolutions avoided Roosevelt. Outside counties largely commended Taft and the tariff law.
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New York Times
Denver
Col
Roosevelt
Taft
Guggenheim
Senate
Resolutions Committee
Bus Tumbles on Broadway After Collision with Trolley
A Riverside Drive omnibus traveling east on Broadway at 11:45 last night toppled onto its side after a southbound trolley struck it. Conductor Thomas Clark of 1684 Avenue A was injured, skull fractured, in Roosevelt Hospital in serious condition. Chauffeur unhurt. Bus blocked both Broadway directions for about 45 minutes.
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Riverside Drive
Broadway
East Eighty-eighth Street
Bronway
Roosevelt Hospital
Thomas Clark
Avenue A
Shriever Moonlight Flight Stays Aloft 49 Minutes
Aviator Schriever, former Curtiss mechanic, staged a moonlight endurance flight at Hempstead Illinois field. He lifted off at 8 50 pm and landed at 9 39 pm after a 49 minute, two mile per lap trial using a practice engine, narrowly missing an hour objective amid cheering crowds and gasps of danger.
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New York Times
Aviation
Hempstead
Ted Sehriever
New York Times- Chicago Evening Post
Chicago
New York
Sehriever
Glenn H. Curtiss
Rheins
Ralph Johnstone
Walter Brookins
Schriever
Howard J. Dietz
L. L
Charles K. Hamilton
Doubleday-Page
Wemern
Schhriever
Motor Parkway
Jie
Howard Dietz
Lord Northcliffe Advises Caution In Hustle
An interview in Next Sunday's Times quotes Lord Northcliffe warning against excessive bustle. The mogul, famed for his own hustle, refrains from urging rapid action and emphasizes measured effort.
Minister’s Children Auction Causes Outcry in Circleville
In Circleville Ohio Rev Thomas Board pastor of the Wilie Avenue Church faced angry crowds after papers reported he offered two of his children at public auction to illustrate a political point. Supporters and officials objected noting slavery is abolished and the sale did not occur. Board, a Prohibition candidate for the State Legislature, defended the act as a demonstration for his campaign.
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Pittsburg
Thomas
Wylile Avenue
Circleville
Penn
Sears
Sippet
Board
President Taft Begins Western Trip Plans Cabinet Sessions
President Taft leaves Beverly for Springfield and New Haven en route to Cincinnati. He plans back-to-back Cabinet meetings, a White House dinner, and golf at Cheyenne forenoon and evening sessions to push pending business, including a $2,000,000 fortification appropriation for the Panama Canal and naval expansion.
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New York
Beverly
Mass
Taft
Springfield
New Haven
Cincinnati
Washington
Moraine
Lev Wesses
Ohio
Congress
Fey
le Ras
Presidnt
Isthmus
Thais
Vtretsurs
House of Representatives
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Lloyd W. Bowers
Newfoundland
Charles M. Pepper
State Department
Curtiss
Magnolia
Water Supply Renewed In Hastings After Crisis
Hastings awoke to a renewed water supply and ample reserves expected to last until cold weather. Hastings and nearby towns coordinated with Tarrytown to connect supply pipes while New York City diverted water from its aqueduct into the lake. Fish were collected but the dead fish were discarded and usable water will take days to recover. Authorities denied reports of bodies found in the lake.
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Hastings
Tarrytown
New York City
Wants Bride Back Now Case Shocks Trenton Church
In Trenton New Jersey September 18 a former priest Father Alphonse Consolazio who wed Miss Johann then fled to Italy seeks to return. He writes to Johann and his daughter offering wine and statuary as he asks forgiveness. Johann condemns him and the couple faces annulment proceedings with her appeal to the Chancery Court.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Alphonse ‘Consolazio
Miss Johann
Italy
Naples
Vatican
Franz Johann
Consolazio
Johann
Taft to Visit Yale as Corporation Member in New Haven
President Taft will visit New Haven as a Yale Corporation member not in his presidential role. The Fall meeting may discuss professor salary raises and Hadley’s potential Rail Stock and Bond Commission chair duties. Otto Bannard will attend Yale for the first time. The session runs ahead of Hadley’s trip to Germany for Berlin anniversary events.
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Conn
Yale Corporation
United States
Taft
West
Woodbridge Hall
Hadley
Railroad Stock and Bond Commission
Otto T. Bannard
New York
Germany
University of Berlin
Fender picks up a child after motorman action
Motorman James Leary of 1 787 White Plains Road saved 8 year old May Resnick of 1 381 Crotona Avenue by lowering the fender as the West Farms car struck her at Boston Road and 174th Street. The car stopped after about 100 feet with the girl only having a bruise and torn dress. Police Lt Howe witnessed the rescue and ensured the girl was unharmed.
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James Leary
White Plains Road
West Farms
May Resnick
Crotona Avenue
Bronx
Boston Road
Howe
Ballinger Denies Cabinet Resignation Report
Secretary Ballinger denied a Washington dispatch claiming he would demand Cabinet support or condemnation in a capital visit. He said the report is baseless and he has no intention to resign, noting cabinet discussions will cover department matters only.
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Boise
Idaho
Ballinger
Washington
Bailinger
Prussian Lieutenants Arrested as Spies at Maneuvers
Moscow reports Heinze and Wenzel, lieutenants from Prussia, have been arrested as spies during the maneuvers. The capture underscores heightened wartime security concerns amid ongoing exercises.
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Moscow
Heinze
Wenzel
Living Marvel of Antiseptic Surgery
Antonio Marra of Sherman Park shot himself in the abdomen ten days ago and survived. White Plains Hospital staff describe fifteen intestinal punctures sealed, with patient now walking and recovering.
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White Plains
N. Y
Antonio Marra
Sherman Park
White Plains Hospital
Maria
Hudson River Day Line Excursion to Poughkeepsie
Advertisement promotes a 150 mile Hudson River sailing excursion to Poughkeepsie aboard the Day Line ship, highlighting delightful scenery and a pleasant voyage experience.
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Poughkeepsie
Ady
Cholera Reported in Southeastern Italy
Rome dispatch reports six new Asiatic cholera cases and two deaths in Southeastern Italy over the past twenty four hours, signaling ongoing outbreak activity. The authorities advise heightened sanitary measures and monitoring as health officials track the spread.
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Rome
Italy
Lodge Collapses After Campaign Speech
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge fainted at a Norwood reception after delivering a speech. Doctors treated him with stimulants, and he recovered briefly, though the incident raises doubt about his ability to fulfill remaining campaign engagements.
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New York Times
Boston
Henry Cabot Lodge
Norwood
Lodge
Girl Confesses to Slaying Two Men in Oklahoma
Ebby Shepard, 16, confessed to killing J. W. Shepard and Taylor Shepard, her father and brother, at their Newkirk Oklahoma home after earlier reports said a young man attacked them. She claimed the men whipped her and that she killed them with an axe, a crime long linked to her feeble minded reputation.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Ebby Shepard
J. W. Shepard
Taylor Shepard
Newkirk
Okla
Explosion damages streetcar on East Matin Street in Columbus
An attempted bombing in Columbus on September 18 damaged a streetcar on the East Matin Street line. Motorman Allerson and conductor Scandal, both old employees, escaped injury after evacuating another car. One passenger sustained glass injuries from the blast.
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Columbus
Ohio
East Matin Street
Allerson
Miners in Cardiff Prepare to Strike
In Cardiff Wales on September 18 twelve thousand miners at the Cam brian mines voted to strike despite leaders calling for a ballot. The action risks a broader South Wales shutdown and the possible locking out of about 290000 workers in the region.
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South Wales
Cardiff
Wales
Cambrian
Died on Albany boat as it traveled to Albany
Lewis Norman, 82, of 489 First Street Brooklyn, died aboard a steamer en route from New York to Albany. His body was found in his stateroom. Death attributed to heart disease. He was accompanied by his wife and had planned to take George. Norman owned a brass foundry in Newark, New Jersey.
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N. Y
Lewis Nerman
First Street
Brooklyn
New York
George
Norman
Newark
N. J
Ship Carnarvon Bay Wrecked Off King Island
The British ship Carnarvon Bay wrecked off King Island. The vessel sailed from Liverpool June 20 to Sydney. The captain and seventeen crew members were rescued, while a second boat with fifteen men remains missing.
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Melbourne
Australia
Carnarvon Bay
Liverpool
Sydney
King Island
Four Killed in Heavy Collision Near Beach Ridge
Four men were killed and two wounded when Mobile and Iron Mountain freight trains collided near Beach Ridge Illinois. Witnesses told the Coroner's jury that Ridge operator Charles Clarke had been drinking and failed to transmit orders. Clarke was arrested and jailed as the wreck involved two locomotives and twelve cars of lumber and coal.
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Cairo
Ill
Mobile & Ohio
Iron Mountain
Beach Ridge
Charles Clarke
Clarke
Motorman killed as car wrecks near London Ohio
Springfield Ohio September 18 William Slatter of Dayton motorman was killed instantly when an electric car left a curve in London Ohio and toppled onto a five foot embankment. Nineteen passengers were injured. all but one lived in or near London.
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Springfield
Ohio
William Slatter
Dayton
London
C. A. Bittker
Columbus
Platts Old Pay Check Found in Massillon Relic
A civil war era note for $5 issued to Thomas C Platt by the Bank of Massillon in 1852 was brought by A J Zimmerman from Theatre Falls to Massillon. The ragged note, printed on one side, was redeemed later and rescued from Mobile Alabama where Zimmerman paid $2 for it and two $20 Ohio orders.
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New York Times
Massillon
Ohio
Thomas C. Platt
New York
A. J. Zimmerman
tUireat Falls
Mon
Thomas Co. Platt
Bank of Massillon
Platt
Mobile
Ala
Zimmerman
Cleveland Sailor Conquers Niagara Rapids in Motor Boat
Captain Klaus Larsen of Cleveland braved the Niagara River rapids in a motor boat. His craft was battered and he sustained a sprained leg and abrasions but survived. He reached Lewiston by trolley after a daring run through the whirlpools amid thousands of spectators.
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Niagara Rapids
New York Times
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Klaus Larsen
Cleveland
Ohio
Great Whirlpool
Niagara
Lewiston
Lewee Iston
Larsen
Peter Nissen
Chicago
Larsermy
M. C. Larsen
Shea
Captain Webb's 1883 Niagara Rapids swim attempt
The first recorded jersey attempted a through swim of the Niagara Rapids and Whirlpool, undertaken by Captain Webb in 1883 to conquer the dangerous current.
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Niagara
Capt. Webb
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