Wrights New Flight Sets Aeroplane Time Record
Orville Wright claims a new time record for a heavier-than-air craft at Fort Myer, circling the field 58 times in 65 minutes and 32 seconds despite a strong west wind. Witnesses note improving skill and a test flight to gauge speed with possible bonus potential on a five mile measured course.
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Washington
Sept
Orville Wright
Fort Myer Afty
Wright
Mr. Wright
C. E. Taylor
Yesteday
Squier
Signal Corps
War Department
High Pressure Water System Test In New York
The decisive test of a high pressure water system was conducted under I M de Iona chief engineer of the Department of Water Scopies and Electricity with supervision by Professor RC Carpenter of Come University and Professor G F Severoff of University appointed by John H O'Brien. Pumps operated twenty four hours and Croton supply rose to 25 000 000 gallons. Pressure held at 20 psi about ten psi above contract. Carpenter said engines ran at revolutions per minute two percent faster than Maur. Tests occurred at Oliver Street South Street and Gansevoort Street locations.
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I. M. de “Iona
Department of Water Scopies
RC. Carpenter
Come University
G. F. Severoff
Carpenter
Maur
Breome
Sta Oteg Oliver
South Street
Gansevoort
Highland Park College Bars Negroes Incident
Des Moines reports Highland Park College president dismisses a student amid racial tensions. The college intends limited admission changes while white residents express strong opposition to a perceived threat to social norms.
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Des Moines
Iowa
0. H Magnen
Highland Park College
Prery Resto
Des
Lingwell
McGroen
Gubner Challenge on Public Service Law in Supreme Court
Justice Gerard ruled that Adolph C. Gubner’s argument that the Public Service commissions law is unconstitutional for two subjects in one title is plausible, aligning with Judge Folger’s Chautauqua decision. The court gave a week for briefs on that point, while rejecting the claim that the city should not fund a state body.
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Justice Gerard
Supreme Court
Adolph C. Gubner
Public Service Commissions
Folger
Gubner
Park Avenue
New York
John Leary
McCarren
Gerard
Court of Appeals
George S. Coleman
Public Service Commission
Collins Leads Hunt for Clinton Prison Escapees
Cornelius V. Collins superintendent of state prisons with the State Parole Board pursued five inmates who escaped Clinton Prison Danemora. After a tense woodland chase Collins entered the forest and captured one convict, returning him to the prison. The escape involved bars sawed from a cellar window and ten men fled the facility.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
State Parole Board
Cornelius V. Collins
Clinton
Danmemora
Collins
John J. Farrington
Harry Brown
Joseph Carroll
Anthony Brenner
Albert Mason
John Myers
Cole
Parole Board
American Battlefleet Arrives Off Albany Western Australia
After a 1300 mile voyage from Melbourne the U S battleships anchor off King Point Albany. Crowds greet the fleet as Rear Admiral Sperry thanks Western Australia for the welcome. the British cruiser Gibraltar joins the reception and ships prepare to coal for the next leg to Manila on a 5649 mile run.
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Albany
West Australia
Melbourne
King Point
Princess Royal Harbor
King George’s Sound
Breaksea Island
M. J. Moore
Sperry
Connecticut
Perth
Gibraltar
Manila
Foraker Taffs Guest Proffers His Services
Senator Foraker visited William H. Taft in Cincinnati to pledge loyalty and discuss the political situation. Taft praised Foraker and backed a Republican victory while noting Ohio’s expected GOP alignment and Hughes’ renomination in New York would help the national ticket.
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Cincinnati
Senator Foraker
William H. Taft
Taft
Foraker
New York
Tribune
Hughes
Ohio
Harris
Forest Fires Create Panic Across Ontario and Border Camps
A wall of flames twenty five miles long stretches from Grand Marias to Chicago Bay near the boundary. The Pigeon River Lumber Company's Chicago Bay camp is destroyed with two more camps burned at the border. Fires threaten White Fish Valley Sliver Mountain and Gunflint areas as the Indian reserve fire remains active but controlled. Great Bear Spring water ad closes the item.
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Fort William
Ontario
Grand Marias
Chicago Bay
International Boundary Line
Pigeon River Lumber Company
White Fish Valley
Sliver Mountain
Gunflint
Pigeon River
International Boundary
Trial Stirs Dreyfus in Pantheon Shooting Case
Paris witnesses the trial of Louis A. Gregori who fired on Major Alfred Dreyfus during the Zola canonization ceremonies. He admits premeditation and says he opposed Dreyfusism. The defense pushes the affair amid tensions as Dreyfus denies accusations, prompting courtroom uproar.
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Paris
Louis A. Gregori
Alfred Dreyfus
Pantheon
Zola
Dreyfus
Clemenceau
Picquart
du Paty de Clam
Rennes
Gregori
le Brun Renaud
Runaway horse travels upper rail bridge to Canada
A horse began a trek from the American freight yards and crossed the upper deck of the railroad steel arch bridge into Canada. The animal then fell into a cattle guard, stopping trains until workers freed it after extensive effort.
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Tribune
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Oklahoma banking law upheld by state Supreme Court
Guthrie Oklahoma September 16 The State Supreme Court ruled the bank deposit guarantee law constitutional in the Noble State Bank suit against Governor Haskell. The bank refused to pay the percent into the guarantee fund. The case will be appealed to the federal Supreme Court.
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the Tribune
Guthrie, Okla
State Supreme Court
Noble State Bank
Haskell
Cue Court
Harriman Plans School for Poor Boys at Arden Estate
Railroad magnate E H Harriman with a 20000 acre Arden estate in Orange County contemplates opening a school for poor boys on the property. He would start with one hundred pupils, offering trades and academics, with a larger free education institution possible if successful. He has consulted school authorities and may announce plans after returning from the West.
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Tribune
Middletown
N. Y
E. H. Harriman
Arden
Orange County
Harriman
Hill Reveals Harmony With Harriman Interests
James J. Hill returned from St. Paul and dismissed Harriman’s claim of full harmony in the Pacific Northwest as nothing new. He said he knew nothing of plans for extensive railroad building. He added that crops are finishing, with a good, fair harvest and favorable prices.
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James J. Hill
St. Paul
Mr. Harriman
Portland
Ore
Harriman
Hill
Pacific Northwestern Territory
Mr. Hill
Harriman Halts in Omaha for Three Hours
E. H. Harriman and family dined with the Omaha Commercial Club at the Field Club before his special train moved on to New York. He recalled bankers tightening credit during the panic and noted Union Pacific improvements totaling 390 million dollars since his control.
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Omaha
E. H. Harriman
Field Club
Omaha Commercial Club
Union Pacific
United States Court
Harriman
Union
Southern Pacifics
Chicago
Big Launch Blows Up Off Long Island Sound
A four foot launch belonging to John Hasslacher of the New York and College Point Ferry Co exploded in Long Island Sound near Davenport's Neck and Fort Slocum yesterday afternoon. Nine aboard, three injured. Frederick C. Walter suffered severe injuries including shattered limbs and missing teeth. Benjamin Austin had a broken leg and facial wounds. Hasslacher and others were taken ashore. bystanders and Fort Slocum soldiers rescued those in the water. Explosion caused by excessive air tank pressure used for the whistle.
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John Hasslacher
New York
No. 116
East 7Th Street
Mr. Hasslacher
Arthur Jeffries
Nero
Fort Slocum
Hasslacher
Charles Ross
Adele
West Sith Street
Smith
Jersey City
Diehl
Silver vein in Smuggler Mine could yield vast ore
Experts estimate the first shipment from the Smuggler Mining Company will bring about half a million dollars per carload. A pronounced vein of nearly pure silver ore is exposed in the mine, with drills unable to penetrate the mineral.
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Aspen
Col
Governor Hughes Defines Party Duty at Interborough Fair
Governor Hughes addressed about three thousand at the Interborough Fair in Dongen Hills Staten Island outlining his administration and party responsibility and signaling policy clarity. He called himself a Republican and argued the party has the people’s interest, while noting opposition and close ties to Richmond County Republicans during a luncheon at the Richmond County Country Club.
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Lincoln Club
Hamilton County
George B. Cox
August Herrmann
R. K. Hynicka
Taft
Akron
Cox
Hughes
Dongen Hills
Staten Island
Bryan
Fair Grounds
Richmond County
Richmond County Country Club
Cromwell
Thomas A. Braniff
Republican County Committee
Richmond
George Curtis Treadwell
Hotel Astor
Hunt
St. George
Country Club
Guard of Honor
van Clief
Republican Party
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C. T. Lewis
Tir
Blaine Marching Club
John J. Emery
Bar Harbor
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Emery
W. S. Taylor
Philadelphia
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