30 Sep 1910
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1910
Page
1
Walter S. Brookins reports a 200 mile Chicago to Springfield flight lasting five hours and forty minutes. He details extreme strain, a near paralysis of the arms, and a wheel loss but notes the biplane performed well and gas supply forced a landing. He believes a Chicago to New York race is feasible.
Walter Brookins in a Wright biplane flew from Chicago to Springfield at the State Fair Grounds in 5 hours 49 minutes covering 187 miles. He set a new American sustained-flight record and won a $10,000 prize. He faced a headwind and made one miscalculation landing in a cornfield. The flight supported the feasibility of the Chicago to New York transcontinental contest.
Friday night entertainment offered near the Vanderbilt race venue at Hotel Nassau ten miles from the course. Music and phone contact listed for Long Beach.
The Times-Democrat Publishing Company plant in New Orleans burned early Friday morning, starting in the paper warehouse and spreading to the building. Firemen confined the blaze to the plant and a rear warehouse, with losses estimated over 125000, partly insured. Other papers offered plants for use.
At 1 45 AM a southbound express in New York between Twenty third and Fourteenth Streets saw two men argue and a pistol fired injuring one man who fell in the fourth car. Policeman Leahey pursued suspects as witnesses identified Charles H Wright of Elizabeth New Jersey as the shooter with another man claiming to have helped stop the quarrel. The wounded man, possibly George Anrderie of Harlem, was taken to St Vincent Hospital with a critical head wound.
The American Mining Congress adopted a resolution opposing Roosevelt and Pinchot conservation policies and backing state control of water power and natural resources. It attacked Land Office agent L R Gravis and Horace T Jones, asserting they have not visited Alaska coal fields. The item notes a Boston return fare via Day Line for October.
Government agents raided B H Schertels & Co offices led by alias George Graham Rice at 4 Broad Street New York and closed branches in Boston Philadelphia Providence Chicago Detroit Milwaukee. Arrests included B T Scheftels and Charles E Stone as investigators pursue a mail fraud case tied to Mining Financial News and Ely Central. Rice remains at large as the hunt continues.
A leading scientist discusses the possibility of life after death in a remarkable interview slated for Next Sunday’s Times. The dialogue explores scientific perspectives, philosophical questions, and future research directions.
A blaze at 12:50 AM consumed the St Nicholas Stable and spread to the Eureka Garage on St Nicholas Avenue. About 250 horses were saved from the cellar and first floors, though more than 10 premium vehicles burned. Three alarms, 1:15 AM, and danger to nearby tenements and church prompted evacuations. damage estimated at $100,000. Two firefighters were overcome but survived.
Special to The New York Times reports a suspected arson at the Soloman and Betty Loeb Memorial Convalescent Home between Elmsford and East View. A barn fire was followed by a basement blaze in the main building. water was cut off, hindering efforts. An armed man briefly blocked firefighters at the entrance, then fled. No suspects found. 100 children were alarmed.
Candy manufacturer John S Huyler lies critically ill at his Rye New York area country home with two New York specialists in constant attendance for two weeks His board of governors role at Syracuse University and donations to the New Eye Methodist Church are noted as context while plans to sail his yacht Abbie to Florida in October are mentioned also Sandy Hook Route steamers will be withdrawn Oct 2 with new timetables and Lakewood in the hands of agents.
U S officials warn another Chinese upheaval could erupt at any time amid rice famine dynastic strife and anti foreign sentiment. The State Department monitors情况 as American forces prepare for possible action with ships at Cavité Manila ready for rapid deployment.
Oreste Cavalieri, brother of Mme Lina Cavalieri, sails for Paris saying he seeks a New York banking partner rather than filing the ante-nuptial contract with Robert W. Chanler. Deputy sheriffs report Chanler’s tailor’s bill remains unsatisfied as they visit Windsor Arcade studio where Chanler has removed his belongings.
Cholera cripples Naples port activity as foreign steamship lines refuse passengers and freight. Rome reports twenty four hours with Naples City twelve deaths and Naples Province three deaths across several districts.
The cholera holds in Constantinople with about a dozen new cases and several deaths daily. Trebizond reports rapid spread causing panic as residents flee to the hills for refuge.
In this ad H. T. Dewey & Sons Co. promotes fresh pressed grape juice made on site at 158 Fulton Street New York. The message highlights visible production, inviting customers to see the process.
Mayor Gaynor spent a long evening on the phone from early night into after midnight. Reports say he was in talks with someone in Rochester during attendance at the Democratic State Convention. He stayed quiet at his Deepwells home and canceled plans to go to New York after receiving several telegrams.
In Des Moines the Des Moines News denounces Roosevelt and his Africa policy as harming the insurgent cause. It argues that Roosevelt allies with Taft and party plutocrats, rejects insurgent recruits, and favors a noninsurgent path both parties must avoid.
Prince Maurice Battenberg, cadet at Sandhurst, summoned in Surrey court for driving at 42 mph. He pleaded guilty after police testified to excessive speed. magistrate fined him more than the usual five pounds plus costs.
The British warship Bristol, displacing 4,800 tons, achieved 27 knots on trials, a record for a vessel larger than a destroyer. The speed showcases American Curtis turbines replacing English Parsons, with engineers noting favorable performance and expected future improvements from this first Curtis installation by a British firm.
The 1910 census shows Birmingham Alabama at 132,685 residents, up 4,270 since 1900. Worcester Massachusetts rises to 145,986, an increase of 27,565 from ten years earlier.
Gov C N Haskell and co defendants had faced charges of conspiring to defraud the government in Muskogee town lot sales. Judge Marshall required conscious participation during the recent three year period to proceed. With evidence largely pre 1902 and statute limits, prosecutors moved to nolle prosequi the case.
An old timetable style ad lists routes Atlanta to Birmingham and Memphis with connections via Jacksonville and Tampa. It notes observation car, through sleepers, electric lights and fans on a 1:25 PM train from 1183 Broadway.
Rochester reports a four hour hotel conference led by Chairman Dix to name fourteen gubernatorial possibilities. Alton B Parker tops the list with Shepard, Dix, Hutchinson, Dowling and others following as potential contenders. A further 11 oclock session was planned to finalize a ticket amid no current consensus.
Rochester dispatch reports Charles F Murphy, Tam many Hall head, dominates the New York Democratic Convention. He weighs candidates like Glynn Gerard or Sulzer, listening to Hearst and Kearst, while lobbyists and railroad attorneys loom. The session resumes with Murphy undecided and rumors of influence behind the scenes.
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