Balloonists Sail for Race Abroad From Aero Club
Four American balloonists sail for Berlin to compete in the Gordon Bennett Cup on Oct 10 aboard the Deutschsland and St Louis. A. Holland Forbes pilots Conqueror and N Henry Arnold handles St Louis with aides Augustus Post and Hewat. J C McCoy will start first after joining Paris observers.
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America
Berlin
Europe
Deutschland
A. Holland Forbes
Conqueror
N. Henry Arnold
St. Louis
Paris
St. Louis Aero Club
Frank P. Lahm
The
Aero Club
Alan R. Hawley
Club
A. N. Chandler
Thaddeus E. Gray
William J. Hammer
George H. Guy
Forbes
Arnold
Hewat
North Adams Aero Club
Belgium
Germany
France
Italy
England
Spain
Switzerland
Oscar Erbsloh
Prince Borghese
Estate Only Airship Plans In Probate
Arthur de Bousset, about 80, physician, left patent and unpatented airship inventions as his sole belongings in a will offered for probate yesterday at the Surrogate's Office. The case notes the date January 11, 1995 and highlights a valuable airship patent as a key asset.
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Arthur de Bousset
de Bousset
Invention Shared By Donohue And Partners
The text notes an eighth share left to Mrs. Jessie Kappeler of 162 Madison Street and another eighth to Thomas F. Donohue of 810 Ely Avenue Astoria. The remaining residue goes to Charles A. McCready of 103 Produce Exchange.
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Jessie Kappeler
Madison Street
Thomas F. Donohue
Ely Avenue
Astoria
Charles A. McCready
103
Produce Exchange
Wright Flies in a Wind at Le Mans
Wilbur Wright achieved a successful flight in Le Mans despite a 18 mph headwind. He stayed aloft for about 54 minutes covering 39 kilometers officially, about 24 miles, with winds pushing him to wide turns. Boris Loutskoy announced plans to build a 75 hp motor for Wright, but Wright said no change is planned.
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LE Mans
France
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Boris Loutskoy
Berlin
Navy to adapt aeroplane for warships and scouting
The Navy plans a heavier than air craft to be attached to warships for sea scouting after Fort Myer tests by Orville Wright. Lieut George C Sweet leads the design changes including engine protection for water landings and a boatlike landing structure. Funeral arrangements are set for Lieut Thomas FE Selfridge at Arlington Cemetery with honorary pallbearers from the Airship Board and American Aeronautical Experimental Association.
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New York Times
Washington
Fort Myer
Orville Wright
Navy
George C. Sweet
Bureau of Equipment
Metcalf
Thomas FE. Selfridge
Arlington Cemetery
Maine
War Department
Airship Board
G. Q. Squier
Saltzman
Capt. Wallace
American Aeronautical Experimental Association
Alexander Graham Bell
Glenn Curtiss
F. W. Baldwin
J. A
Stroebel International Airships Company Formed in Wilmington
The first flying machine company was incorporated in Wilmington. The Stroebel International Airships Company of Philadelphia holds a capital stock of 1,000,000. Directors include Charles J. Stroebel of Toledo Ohio R Griffin Miller and Frank S Ritter of Philadelphia.
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New York Times
Wilmington
Del
Stroebel International Airships Company
Philadelphia
Charles J. Stroebel
Toledo
Ohio
R. Griffin Miller
Frank S. Ritter
Elderly man dies by gas self harm in New York home
Charles Grinier, 70, of 417 East Sixty eighth Street, was found dead after turning on the gas with a fork tied to a cane. Police note rheumatism left him unable to move, and he spent over an hour on a contrivance to end his life before his wife returned home shortly before six.
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Charles Grinier
East Sixty Eighth Street
Cane Found at Kill von Kull Bay Inscribed to Abner McKinley
A partly burned brown bamboo cane with a scorched silver handle bearing the inscription Abner McKinley Windsor Hotel N Y was found yesterday at Kill von Kull Bay by Mrs. Carrie Schrader while gathering driftwood. The handle also shows the name Krieg and other characters. The Windsor Hotel was destroyed by fire on St Patrick s Day 1809.
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Abner McKinley
Windsor Hotel
N.Y
Bayonne
Carrie Schrader
Krieg
Windsor I
St. Patrick's Day
Fog Tangles Transatlantic Fleet in New York Harbor
Dense fog cripples Cunarders Mauretania and Carmania and disrupts ferries and Sound steamboats. Several liners anchor offshore or delay arrivals while cargo and passenger services struggle to maintain schedules. Affected vessels include Teutonic, Buelow, Koenig Albert, Savoie, Slavonia, and Deutsch land.
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Cunarder
Carmania
Teutonic
White Star Line
Buelow
Koenig Albert
North German-Lloyd Line
East Twenty-third Street
Broadway
Brooklyn
Staten Island
H.H. Rogers
Kanawha
Sandy Hook
Governors Island
Forts Hamilton
Wadsworth
Ellis Island
Patten
Etrance
East River
Harvard
Providence
Chester W. Chapin
Savoie
Cunard Line
Mauretania
Senator
Port Antonio
Josephus
West Bank
Fights Aboard Teutonic Aboard Ship Amid Fog
The Teutonic reported rough seas and foggy journey conditions as passengers endured gales. Sailor Benjamin Painter attempted suicide with knives twice. six sailors restrained him and he was kept in the ship hospital. Dr. Hopper helped subdue him after a final overboard attempt. Orlando Harrison of Berlin Md plans to import a million apple seedlings from France for Maryland nurseries.
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Teutonic
Benjamin Painter
Painter
Fo'castle
Hopper
Orlando Harrison
Berlin
France
Mr. Harrison
Maryland
Notable Clergy And Attendees Return From Conference
Stephen O Edwards and Walter A Edwards accompany high church figures including the Most Rev M Kelly Archbishop Coadjutor to Cardinal Moran of Siener Austreia. They travel with Right Rev Boyd Vincent Episcopalian Bishop of Ohio and officials Augustus S Worthington George H Noyes John R Prexer Willard de H Bartlett Prof A C Armstrong and Miss Carrie dieredith after the Eucharistic Conference en route to their diocese.
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Stephen O. Edwards
Walter A. Edwards
M. Kelly
Cardinal Moran of
Forest Fires Push Minnesota Loss to 10 Million
Fire losses in Hibbing and Chisholm districts of Minnesota estimated between 5 and 10 million dollars. Raymond Pullman telegram says fires burn on despite rain and heavy downpour expected to stabilize big woods. Nearby Eureka California blaze destroys Kelstrom plant worth 60 thousand and threatens redwood timber. refugees flee toward Trinidad. Adirondacks sees calm aiding firefighters. Mill Creek fire checked, North Hudson blaze remains five miles long with 200 men patrolling and ditching work ongoing.
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The
New York Times
Washington
Hibbing
Chisholm
Minnesota
Forestry Bureau
Raymond W. Pullman
Nec Srey
Eureka
Cal
Kelstrom Lumber Company
Fieldbrook
North Creek
N. Y
Adirondacks
Mill Creek
North Hudson
Fires Brought Under Control On Half Way Islands
State Superintendent of Forests Fox said Chief Fire Warden Emmons reported the fires on Half Way and other islands in Lower Saranac were under control. A new fire was reported today in Dr. Webb's park near Nehasane.
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Albany
N. Y
State Superintendent of Forests
Fox
Emmons
Half Way
Lower Saranac
Dr. Webb
Nehasane
Syracuse oarsman Ten Eyck charged with pool larceny
James Ten Eyck Jr of Syracuse University was arrested in Syracuse on a grand larceny warrant from Salem Massachusetts alleging he helped win a bunko pool game and swindled Stephen Gauss out of 1600 dollars. The accused is a stroke for Syracuse crews and son of their coach.
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Syracuse
New York Times
N. Y
James Ten Eyck, Jr
Syracuse University
Poughkeepsie
Salem
Mags
Ten Eyck
Ten’ Eyck
Tern Eycks
Worcester
Mass
E. H. Harriman
Young Ten Eyck
James A. Ten Eyck, Jr
Stephen Gauss
Gauss
Prowler a Nurse Not Thief at Babies Hospital
Miss Elizabeth Smith a night nurse at the Babies Hospital on Fifty-fifth Street and Lexington Avenue observed a flashing light in the basement dining room. Police surrounded the building but found no burglar. A nurse lit matches to find food, explaining the half burned sticks.
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Elizabeth Smith
Babies' Hospital
Fifty-fifth Street
Lexington Avenue
East Fifty-first Street
Justice Dayton Not Seriously Ill Says He Is Nervous
Supreme Court Justice Charles W. Dayton dismissed reports of a serious illness saying he felt a touch nervous, took a cab to Dr. Frankenthal's office for a prescription, and has been comfortable since the rumor.
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Supreme Court
Charles W. Dayton
Manhattan Club
Union and Paper Company Reach Wage Cut Agreement
After three days of talks between the International Paper Makers' Union and the International Paper Company, a 5 percent wage cut was accepted by the union. The settlement ends a seven week strike affecting about 6 000 workers in 30 mills, with losses estimated at 50 400 tons of paper and millions in wages. The dispute also worsened relations with the Great Northern Company over pulpmaker contracts and arbitration, leaving mills idle.
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International Paper Makers’ Union
International’ Paper Company
International Company
Broadd Street
Alonzo N. Burbank
International Sonne
J.T. Carey
John Mitchell
National Civic Federation
International
New York
Carey
International Ompany
Great Northern Company
Pulpmakers’ Union
National Federation of Labor
Thomas Mellor
International Papermakers’ Union
City Finance Inquiry Opens Public Hearings
The legislative investigation into the city finances will begin Monday Oct 5 at City Hall Aldermanic Chamber. Senator Owen Cassidy chairs with Senators Saxe and McCarren and Assemblymen Merritt Bennett Lee Palmer Oliver. Cassidy says the inquiry will be non partisan and aims to cut costs by centralizing purchasing.
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Owen Cassidy
Martin Saxe
Patrick McCarren
Edward A. Merritt, Jr
William M. Bennett
W. L. Lee
George H. Palmer
James Oliver
Cassidy
Murray Hill Hotel
Drought Cripples New York Farms Across State
In Albany on September 24 farmers face heavy losses as weeks without rain persist. Commissioner of Agriculture R A Pearson notes ground baked and crops nearly halted with possible 20 percent potato shortfall. Water shortages force long hauls, while diligent cultivation helps some crops endure.
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Albany
N. Y
R.A. Pearson
Pearson
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Flying Machine Company Incorporated
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Ambert
New Haven, Conn
Bay
Ten Eyck, JR
Prowler
Justice Dayton
31St St
Warren St
Flatbush Ave
Fulton St
Bedford Ave
UNION
Paper Company
City Finance Inquiry
GuéAuthin
Canal St
B’way
Spring
R. H. Macy & Co
Lew Price
Macy’s
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