Airship for Navy Use Faces Trials at Fort Myer
Aug 6 report details Captain Baldwin's dirigible built for the army undergoing preliminary trials at Fort Myer. A temporary propeller shaft delays flight tests as four new plane tips and an extra rudder panel are added. Curtiss notes potential flight if the motor tuning and shaft timing align, while Hammondsport may ship the new shaft. Navy observers including Captain W W Kimball and Lt. Richard B Creecy attend, with Newberry slated for official trials. The piece argues airships offer naval value for reconnaissance, mine location, and fleet support, suggesting deployment on battleships or as captive balloons.
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Qos
Baldwin
Army
Fort Myer
Curtiss
Mr. Curtiss
Hammondsport
N. Y
W. W. Kimball
Naval Examining and Retiring Boards
Navy Department
Newberry
Kimball
Captain Baldwin
Santiago
Richard B. Creecy
Marine Corps
Elliott
Sympathy for Zeppelin as airship disaster sparks funds
Friedrichs hafen reports Emperor William’s deep regret over the Echterdingen wreck. Count Zeppelin commits to new airships while a national subscription effort surges, with Berlin and Stuttgart leading pledges and regional gifts totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. A commemorative stone will mark the disaster site in Hesse.
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Friedrichshafen
Wirtemberg
Count Zeppelin
William
Echterdingen
Germany
Emperor William
Berlin
Aus
Empire
Stuttart
Prince von Hohen- Vohe-Langenbourg
Possehl
Lubeck
Essen
Heidelberg
Cologne
Darmstadt
Government of
Hessel
Zeppelin
Farman Seeks New Record Flight at Issy Inspired Speed
Henry Farman did not show at Brighton Beach due to a storm hindering aeroplane flight. He plans a public, two hour flight in the United States under Aero Club of America auspices, aiming to beat his Issy distance record of twelve miles in 20 minutes 20 seconds amid enhanced fuel, radiator, and engine improvements. He predicts the Wright brothers will fail to meet US government tests.
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Henry Farman
Brighton Beach
Farman
Hotel Astor
Wright Brothers
Mr. Farman
United States
Issy
France
Aero Club of America
Bleriot
Delagrange
Rome
Wrights
Wright Ready to Ascend in Lemans Trials
Wilbur Wright postpones the airship trial flights in Le Mans France due to heavy rains and a burned left arm. He says his aeroplane is ready and may fly soon, with Hart Berg noting Wright is unsure when the first ascent will occur and the trials site lies seven miles away.
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Lemans
France
Wilbur Wright
Hart O. Berg
Europe
Wright Brothers
Wright
Mr. Wright
Berg
German Balloonists Arrested After Landing Near Warsaw
News from Kattowitz reports three German military balloonists who landed yesterday just south of Warsaw were taken into custody as soon as they stepped from their car. The balloon was seized by gendarmes.
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Kattowitz
Russia
Warsaw
Russian
Poland
Tenants Resist City Rent Payments In Demolished East Side
Hundreds of residents in Forsyth Bayard Chrystie and Canal streets east of the Bowery protest rent payments as 250 families face dispossess notices from the city for torn down houses to make way for the Manhattan Bridge approach. Justice Dinnean court action expected.
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Jacob Cohen
Forsyth
Bayard
Chrystie
Canal Streets
Bowery
Manhattan Bridge
Woman Driver Hits Old Man On Broadway Night Run
Jeanette Ruhl, 3 Tompkins Ave Brooklyn, said she lost control of the car while driving herself toward South Ferry shortly before midnight. The vehicle 52 242 N owner Arthur E Doller of St George Staten Island struck an elderly man who would not give his name or file a complaint. Patrolman Fetscher summoned aid and stopped the car two blocks away. The victim declined to pursue charges and the driver apologized before continuing.
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Arthur E. Doller
St. George
Staten Island
Naval Academy practice squad arrives in Boston harbor
The Hartford, Chicago, Olympia, Nevada, and Arkansas of the summer practice squad arrived today and anchored near the navy yard, remaining in port about a week. Boston, Aug. 6.
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Hartford
Chicago
Olympia
Nevada
Arkansas
United States Naval Academy
Navy Yard
Boston
Engineer Davis Stops Port Jefferson Train Near Broken Rail
Westbound Port Jefferson express on Long Island Railroad was halted within five feet of a displaced rail between Northport and Greenlawn. Engineer Davis and conductor Frank Thompson secured loosened spikes and resumed service after a five minute delay.
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Port Jefferson
Long Island Railroad
Davis
Northport
Greenlawn
Frank Thompson
City News In Brief From The County Clerk Cases
Peter Garrahan sentenced to three months in the penitentiary by Justice Wyatt for neglecting to register two promoting corporations. Raymond Roshell, 19, held on $1,000 bail for attempting to steal a pocketbook. Antonio Macaluso discharged after arraignment on charges of stealing $89. Rev J Tolfree Parr to lecture on Eight Years in Darkest London. Luigi Solari elected president of the Italian Chamber of Commerce.
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Peter Garrahan
Wyatt
Raymond Roshell
East 12Th Street
Droege
Jefferson Market Court
Louis E. Condon
Galveston
Tex
57Th Street
Broadway
J. Tolfree Parr
United Christian Endeavor Societies of
Great Britain and Ireland
London
Luigi Solari
Hartfield, Solari & Co
Wall Street
Italian Chamber of Commerce
Friendly Bet Not a Crime Says Brooklyn Supreme Court
Justice Gaynor rules an ordinary bet between friends is not a crime and a personal matter. He discharges George B. Sterling after Nassau County arrest for betting golf balls with Ephraim Hamm. He notes wagering cards exist only for common gambling and not for private, single bets.
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Justice Gaynor
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Gaynor
George B. Sterling
Salisbury Golfinks
Brown
Nassau County
Ephraim Hamm
Sterling
Hamm
Stedeker
Betting Argument Postponed in Brooklyn Grand Jury Proceeding
In Kings County Court, demurrers were filed against indictments of the Brighton Reach Racing Association and three men. Counsel John B. Stanchfield failed to appear as the motion to inspect grand jury minutes was postponed to August 11. The demurrers argue the indictments lack a plain statement of acts, fail to constitute a crime, and claim the law is unconstitutional based on a Niagara Orleans district senator’s racing bills vote.
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Brighton Reach Racing Association
William J. Engeman
John G. Cavanagh
Christopher J. Fitzgerald
John B. Stanchfield
Dike
Kings County Court
Mr. Stanchfield
Stanchfield
Niagara-Orleans
Love and jealousy end in street shooting
John Daly, a young truck driver, shot Cynthia Ninie, sixteen, in the left shoulder outside 312 West 37th Street after months of threats over jealousy. Daly, boarding with the Ninie family, bought a revolver with pawed clothes proceeds and was jailed on felonious assault charges.
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John Daly
Cynthia Ninie
West 37Th Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Daly
Ninie
Cynthia
Tessie
Kate Ninie
Resists Arrest at Open Air Union Meeting
Millinery Workers' Industrial Union members faced disorderly conduct charges after attempting an open air meeting at Broadway and Bond street. Miss Mary Papalsky bit Patrolman Kraus during the dispute and, with Rose Feinstein and Milly Weisman, was arrested. Papalsky claimed a verbal permit. her case continued for witnesses, while her companions were fined $2 each.
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Millinery Workers’ Industrial Union
Jefferson Market Court
Broadway
Bond Street
Mary Papalsky
No. 22
South 1St Street
Brooklyn
Kraus
Miss Papalsky
Rose Feinstein
Varet Street
Milly Weilman
Eldridge Street
Mercer Street
Fireman Jaeger Fired After Civil Service Revocation
John C. Jaeger of 518 6th Street was dismissed from the Fire Department following his appointment revocation by the Civil Service Commission. He had pleaded guilty to petty larceny for stealing three auger bits valued at 945 dollars on an order not signed by merchant Charles Cordis of 104 East 17th Street. Jaeger was sentenced to the Tombs, released on suspended sentence, and two days later joined Engine Company 68. The commission knew of his prison record before the revocation.
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Civil Service Commission
John C. Jaeger
No. 518
6Th Street
Fire Department
Jaeger
Harriet Briegel
Charles Cordis
No. 104
East 17Th Street
Justice Zeller
Engine Company 68
O Brien Fights Bid Rules On 72 Inch Water Main Contract
Commissioner O’Brien of the Department of Water Supply Gas and Electricity says he was restrained from awarding the nearly two million dollar contract for the 72 inch water main from Valley Stream to Amityville Long Island. He denies the specifications were restrictive or favored the Gillespie company which bid lowest at 1,879,800. He notes Gillespie bid on a lockbar joint but bids were received for four joint types and the specs did not exclude any type.
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O’brien
Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
Valley Stream
Amityville
Long Island
T. A. Gillespie Company
Gillespie Company
Calls police cruel dog shooting prompts investigation
A Dalmatian owned by liveryman J. Fendt was shot by two patrolmen after authorities received a complaint. Fendt says the dog, licensed though not leashed, was killed after being shot in the mouth and again in the head. Health officials will investigate, with SPCA leaders potentially pursuing legal action.
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J. Fendt
Fendt
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Horton
Society
Mr. Fendt
Board of Health
Health Department
Bensel
Baker
Bingham
Wagstaff
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
NO ROOM FOR BURNED MAN AT GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL
A fire at a candy store on Columbia Street left David Balch burned. He was refused admission at Gouverneur Hospital, then transported back to his shop where Rose Singer treated his burns with sweet oil. Rosie Cohen, 15, alerted residents by pounding on Balch’s door.
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Gouverneur Hospital
David Baich
Columbia Street
Judge
Union Market
Weigel
Balch
Solomon
Rosie Cohen
Benjamin Singer
Rose Singer
Hospital Admission Row Over Nassau Patient
At Mineola Nassau Hospital refused admission for Mrs. Arthur Lake Huntington claiming non admittance for nervous or mentally affected patients. Dr. C W Huntington arranged with the superintendent to admit her but rules barred it. A scene at the station arose as Mr Lake and an ambulance took Mrs Lake home after a twenty mile drive.
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Mineola
Long Island
Nassau Hospital
Arthur Lake
Huntington
C. W. Huntington
Lake
Adriatic Beats Umbria In Transatlantic Race To Sandy Hook
A transatlantic duel between the new White Star liner Adriatic and the old Cunarder Umbria ended yesterday off Sandy Hook. The Adriatic won by 39 minutes after a 6 day 18 hour 68 minute westward passage, while the Umbria landed first due to docking speeds. Passengers followed the race via wireless updates.
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Sandy Hook
Daunt’s Rock
Atlantic
Umbria
Limiting Heights in New York Buildings Proposed
A committee on congestion of population urged measures to limit building heights in New York. Proposals include zoning or street width ratios, a progressive tax on upper stories, or a flat limit, plus elevators to clear tenants rapidly.
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New York
Thomas J. Brady
Building Code Revision Commission
Chambers Street
John Hill
Lower Broadway
Exchange Place
Straus Milk Lab Opens On East Side To Aid Infants
Nathan Straus charity opens a new headquarters at 348 East 32d Street with a marble three story facility and root garden to provide pure milk pasteurized at 190 degrees for infants on the East Side. Dr Arthur Green warns some physicians advise store milk instead, impacting the project financially and medicinally.
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Nathan Straus Milk Distributing Philanthropy
East 32d
Old Place
Avenue
Straus
Heidelberg
Arthur R. Green
Dr. Green
Indictments Return Against Clinton Election Inspectors
Indictments were returned in Plattsburg New York against Alfred Stone and J R Morrill inspectors of elections for 1907 alleging they failed to file election returns on time and withheld them until the day after the election. Charles K Halligan was indicted previously and George Fitzpatrick testified for the prosecution.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Alfred Stone
J. R. Morrill
Hughes
Association
Charles K. Halligan
George Fitzpatrick
Acme car for Vanderbilt Cup advances to road testing
Cordner and Fitnn of this city reported to the American Automobile Association that the Acme car for the Vanderbilt Cup is nearing completion at Reading and will begin road testing early next week. The six cylinder racer follows the Acme Sextuplet design. it features a 116 inch wheel base, 36 by 4 inch wheels, about forty gallon gasoline capacity, and is under consideration for drivers including Lewis Strang. The Vanderbilt Cup box office reports high demand for front row boxes for both elimination trials and the final race on October 24.
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Cordner & Fitnn
American Automobile Association
Acme
Reading
New Cement Parkway
Savannah
Lewis Strang
A. R. Pardington
Long Island Motor Parkway
Pardington
Parkway
Obituary Notice for a Boston Terrier
Anns, a seven year old Boston terrier and prize winning show dog, has died. Her owner Mr Harry Thomas mourns the loss and published a morning newspaper ad on July 30, 1908 noting she was a sweet, loved companion and not for sale despite offers.
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Chicago
Anns
Harry Thomas
Thomas
Farmer Advertised for Rain in Michigan Personal Ad
A farmer near St Joseph Michigan sent a novelty advertisement to a Chicago paper claiming he could obtain rain. The letter dated August 6 requested rain and included a payment, illustrating a playful yet curious entry in the personals section of the morning newspaper.
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Chicago
St Joseph
Mich
Auto Over Embankment Kills Chauffeur Near Syracuse
A Syracuse incident reports a chauffeur for Mr. Gladding, a South Otselic banker, killed when his car plunged ten feet down an embankment near Truxton. He was en route alone from Corland to South Otselic and lost control while attempting to pass.
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Syracuse
Aug
Hovey Hall
Gladding
South Otselic
Truxton
Coreland
Aang
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Fruit Gardens
Stuttgart
East Side Houses
Naval Squadron
City News
Antonio Macaluso
West 55Th Street
Carl Fischer-Hansen
Herrman
Morrisania
Rose Pampinella
Boarder
O'Brien
Mr.Crewe
Winston Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Robert Herrick
Frank Danby
Sally Snape
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Gouverneur
Hospital
Adriatic
Code Revision Committee
Cortlandt Street
Maiden Lane
Manhattan
42D
Sth
South Street
East Side
Clinton
Vanderbilt
Wiliam H. Hotchkiss
Oklahoma Automobile Association
Frederick H. Elliott
Grand Central Palace
American Motor Car Manufacturers’ Association
E. Rand Hellander
George Pope
Pope Motor Car
Pope Manufacturing Companies
Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
H. H. Franklin
St. Joe, Mich
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