Wrights Break Record Again at Fort Myer Flight
Orville Wright surpasses prior time and distance marks in a 70 minute 20 second flight at Fort Myer Virginia with speeds around 39.55 mph. The aviator demonstrates directional control and reports on speed calculations, as Octave Chanute notes historic beginnings of their aeronautics work.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Virginia
Wright
Lieutenant Sweet
Navy
Naval Branch
Aeroplanist
Octave Chanute
Wright Brothers
Mr. Chanute
Wright Makes Four Flights at Le Mans in Fog
Le Mans Sept 11 Wilbur Wright flights amid heavy fog. First ascent lasted two minutes 15 seconds. A later attempt failed due to sparking issues. After repairs he flew again four minutes 52 seconds and finally a brief evening flight lasting 1 minute 33 seconds reaching a height of feet at a speed of kilometres per hour before landing from cold numbness.
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le Mans
Wilbur Wright
Mr. Wright
Wright
Aviation writers hail Wrights conquest of the air
Paris observers note aviation columns praising Orville Wright at Fort Myer as a landmark achievement. Writers foresee the Wrights or others winning major prizes, including the London Daily Mail prize for London to Manchester and Michelin prize for Paris to Clermont-Ferrand in 1915.
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Paris
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
London Daily Mail
London
Manchester
M. Michelin
Clermont-Ferrand
Major Gross Hails Wright's Balloon Flight Milestone
Major Gross, commander of the Army balloon department in Berlin, praised Orville Wright's aeronautical progress noting his two person ascent could push the machine toward military value. The statement frames Wright as advancing aircraft technique and wishes him further success.
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Berlin
Gross
Amy
Orville Wright
German airship on long trip from Berlin to Stettin
A military dirigible left Berlin at 16:20 on a long voyage toward Stettin. Major Gross and two officers sail aboard as the airship, despite a lightning start, gained speed and reached 600 feet height before vanishing, with about 160 miles covered and no immediate return in sight.
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Major Gross
Berlin
Stettin
Gross
Army Balloon Department
Woman uses hatpin to kill rattlesnake in home
Telegraph report from Tribune details Mrs. Jordan of Garfield avenue who, armed with a hatpin, killed a three-foot rattlesnake found within striking distance of her nine month old baby. She initially threatened the snake with boiling water before finishing it off.
Government cuts move on foreign labor for farms
From the Chilean capital Sept 11 the government reports poor success with foreign laborers imported for agricultural work. Officials have decided to amend restrictions and limit further arrivals to farms, signaling a policy shift on available foreign workers.
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Chili
Rheth Das
Explosion Kills One At City Dye Shop In Syracuse
An explosion at the Wildridge Latimer Company dye shop in Syracuse shortly before 5 pm killed Harry Altenbrand and injured several others including owner William Wildridge. The blast sent debris across the area, set adjacent houses ablaze and caused bricks and glass to be hurled distances. Abram Lipe and two and a half year old Philip Lites suffered cuts and bruises from flying debris. Fire crews contained the fires after a prolonged effort.
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Syracuse
Wildridge-Latimer Company
Harry Altenbrand
William Wildridge
Abram W. Lipe
Philip Lites
Six Towns Threatened by Northern Forest Fires
Duluth Minnesota reports forest fires north of the city threaten several communities. No homes damaged yet as residents cling to hopes for wind shift or rain. Towns named include Grand Marais Pigeon River Indian Reservation Big Bay Cascade Cofton Nutson and Port Arthur Ontario.\
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Duluth
Minn
Grand Marais
Pigeon River
Big Bay
Chicago Bay
Cascade
Cofton
Nutson
Rescue Near Niagara Falls in Dense Fog
A launch with two men and two women struck rocks in the Niagara River about a mile above the falls at eight o clock. Deep fog hindered rescue efforts as Chief Conrey and Edward Wilson of International Paper Company each took boats into the river to save the occupants. Wilson rescued the two women first, then Conroy was saved with the launch, and the fourth man was recovered.
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Buffalo
Niagara River
Falls
Lasalle
Lyvers
Conres
Conrey
Douglass
Edward Wilson
Internations Paper Company
Conroy
Maynard urges search for missing Aeon in Pacific
Virginia representative Maynard with A H Martin and G M Serpel urged Secretary Metcalf to deploy best efforts to locate the missing steamship Aeon in the Pacific. A cable was sent to Rear Admiral Swinburne at Apia to report findings, with possible dispatch of the cruiser Colorado or another scout cruiser if no trace is found. A company steamer bound for Samoa after August 28 may sight the Aeon.
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Washington
Maynard
Virginia
A. H. Martin
G. M. Serpel
Norfolk
Metcalf
Navy Department
Aeon
Pacific Ocean
Patrick
Chaplain Patrick
Navy
Serpel
Swinburne
Pacific Fleet
Apia
Samoa
Honolulu
Colorado
Bremerton Navy Yard
San Francisco
Natural gas explosion tears through Brantford district
An afternoon gas explosion in Brantford Ontario collapsed four buildings on Colborne Street, including a theatre and a café. Mrs Horning and her two children were buried in rubble. one child died, others in serious condition. Six others injured. Property loss estimated at up to 25000 dollars.
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Brantford
Ont
Colborne Street
William Horning
State Police After Oyster Pirates
Ocean City Maryland September 11 State oyster police under Commander Howard pursue thirty one oystermen for violating oyster laws and raiding beds in Sinepuxent Bay armed with repeating rifles and determined to enforce the law at any cost. The pirate ships have vanished but may return when police depart.
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Ocean City
State
Howard
Sinepuxent Bay
Brooklyn Pastor Named President of Mount Union College
The Rev William H MacMaster pastor of Embury Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church Brooklyn was elected president of Mount Union College near Alliance Ohio He said he would likely accept The pastor is an alumnus of Union College class of 99 earned BD at Drew Theological Seminary and MA and PhD at New York University He will succeed Rev A B Riker who resigned last week becoming the college's fourth president.
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William H. MacMaster
Embury Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Lewis Avenue
Decatur Street
Brooklyn
Mount Union College
Alliance
Ohio
MacMaster
Union College
Drew Theological Seminary
New York University
A. B. Riker
Two Wealthy Men Kill Themselves in Delaware
In Wilmington on September 11 Alexis J Hart thirty a wealthy secretary and treasurer of A J Hart Company wholesale grocers shot himself at his mother's home shortly after marrying. Edward Williams sixty five a wealthy real estate owner killed himself by blowing off the top of his head at his Chestnut Croft summer home after a paralysis illness. authorities offer no clear motive.
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Wilmington
Del
Alexis J. Hart
A. J. Hart Company
Edward Williams
Chestnut Croft
Williams
CARS CRASH IN RACE AT BRIGHTON BEACH INJURES Sartori
The twenty four hour auto contest at Brighton Beach ended in tragedy as Paul Sartori in a Renault and Kjeldsen in an S P O car collided on the far turn. Sartori suffered a compound fracture while his mechanic Joseph Karani sustained a brain concussion and scalp wound. Both were hospitalized and Sartori was expected to be released soon while Karani would remain hospitalized. The crash reduced his field to seven starters amid a crowd of about twenty five thousand spectators.
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Paul Sartori
Renault
Motor Racing Association
Brighton Beach
Kjeldsen
Sartori
Joseph Karani
Longbottom
Coney Island
Karani
Lewis Strang
Acme
van Tine
Garford
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Brighton
Lazier
Fed
Fiat
Stearns
Allen- Kingston
Lescault
Allen-Kingston
Savannah
Briarcliff
Lowell
Strang
Hcme
Palmer- Singer
Ray Howard
F. J. Davis
Palmer-Singer
George Schoenick
J. B. Marcus
R. C. Buckley
Ralph de Palma
Laurent Grosso
Howard
V. Rippingille
Grand Turk Wrecked by Fury of Great Hurricane
A hurricane devastated Grand Turk and surrounding Turks and Caicos Islands. Many lives are feared lost, with Dr. T. R. Robertson missing. Destruction includes uprooted trees, wrecked houses, and搜索salt works damaged. The sloop Telegraph foundered. Dan Leon missing after breaking free from anchorage. The islands lie two hundred miles northeast of Cuba, with Grand Turk as capital and salt export a key industry.
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Grand Turk
Turk’s Islands
B. W.L
Turk's Island
T. R. Robertson
Caicos
Haytien
Telegraph
Hawk's Nest
Dan Leon
East Caicos Fibre Company
Turks and Caicos Islands
Iland
Cockburn Harbor
South
Cape Maysi
Cuba
United States
Salt Cay
Ponce de Leon
Bermuda
Jamaica
Guests See Two Drown As Yachting Party Sinks
About thirty six guests on a Hudson yachting trip watched as Daniel J. Barry and Leo Ahrens drowned after their launch Alice was rocked by a yacht wash and upset near 169th street. James Crowley and Harry Schell were rescued after a lengthy search. both victims could not swim. Barry and Ahrens, Fordham College graduates, planned to enter Columbia Law School.
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Hudson
Daniel J. Barry
Wadsworth Avenue
Leo Ahrens
West 178Th Street
Alice
169Th Street
James Crowley
185Th Street
Harry Schell
181
Ahrens
Barry
Fordham College
Columbia Law School
Priest's Mother Challenges Will in Court
The Rev. Father Peter Catalini of Harrison New Jersey died after Feb 28 while his will left all to Bishop John J. O Connor and excluded his mother Maria Catalini and his Harrison brother. The bishop was named executor and beneficiary, no inventory filed, estate value unknown. Maria Catalini appeals to the Orphans Court alleging unsound mind and alleged illegal and fraudulent influence by O Connor on the will.
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Peter Catalini
Harrison
N. J
John J. O'Connor
Newark
Maria Catalini
Maddalont
Italy
Hudson County
Orphans’ Court
John J. O’connor
Peter Stalini
Who Will Pay Bryan's Bills
Baltimore on September 11 reports that Bryan can be entertained in the city only by personal subscriptions due to the corrupt practices act. The state committee cannot spend funds, with a campaign fund of only six dollars. Bryan supporters plan to raise money to cover his hotel bill, while Chairman Vandiver laments the law limiting committee entertainment.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Bryan
State Committee
Vandiver
Farmhand Murd ers Peacemaker
New Brunswick New Jersey Sept 11 William W Corwin a prosperous farmer near Cranbury on the road to Prospect Plains was stabbed to death this afternoon during a dispute among his farmhands A quarrel between Indians and an Italian worker Talliano Toselian led to the attack Toselian demanded his wages and Corwin refused He was arrested but escaped into a corn field and a large posse surrounds the area hoping to capture him before daylight.
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Tribune
New Brunswick
N. J
William W. Corwin
Cranbury
Prospect Plains
Corwin
Talliano Toselian
Toselian
Shaw to head trust company in Philadelphia
Leslie M. Shaw, former Secretary of the Treasury, will travel to Philadelphia to assume the presidency of the First Mortgage Guarantee and Trust Company, newly organized in the spring. The move places Shaw at the helm of the local financial institution amid its early growth phase.
Bank Employee Louis Lippman Arrested in Buffalo
Buffalo report says Louis Lippman alias Metzler, an employee at Knauth Nachod Kahne in New York, was arrested on grand larceny charges after embezzling about $300 000. He allegedly manipulated books to balance accounts and claimed stocks caused his downfall. A warrant with a $15113 sum is noted, but officials decline details on larger losses. Police, aided by Detective Cassassa, held him at headquarters overnight.
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The
Tribune
Buffalo
Knauth, Nachod & Kahne
New York
Louis Lippman
Metzler
Lippman
Cassassa
Walsh
Tombs
Tolstoy Birthday Celebrations Quiet Across Russia
Celebrations for Count Tolstoy's eightieth birthday in Russia proceeded quietly with no arrests. Authorities relaxed earlier bans on festivities and allowed theater performances of Tolstoy's plays under a pledge that no political demonstrations would occur. The main repression noted was the suppression of the reactionary paper Znamya for an outrageous attack on Tolstoy.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Count Tolstoy
Tolstoy
Kaiser Delays French Frontier Visit Amid Ad Comments
Emperor William abandons crossing into France and stays within German soil near the frontier. He tours Colmar and energy centers, assures Alsatians they can prosper peacefully under German protection, while his son accompanies him and a French police official relays thanks to Paris for prior arrangements.
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Paris
William
Napoleon III
Alsace-Lorraine
Baron Zorn de Bulach
Napoleon
Schiucht Pass
Prince August William
Prince Oscar
Colmar
Alsace
Mr Cannon's Wealth Stirring in Danville
Telegraph report from Danville Illinois dated September 11 details Speaker Joseph G Cannon's finances in response to William Jennings Bryan. Friends estimate his holdings near 1 million while others push toward 5 million as his wealth.
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The
Tribune
Danville
Ill
Bryan
Joseph G. Cannon
Cannon
Tuscola
William P. Cannon
Speaker Cannon
Douglass
Nebraska
Danville National Bank
Second National Bank
Sun Spots Harmful to Earth Says Brashear
Dr John A Brashear the astronomer returned from Canada and reports new sun spots visible from New York State. He says the spots on the sun are large but pose no threat to Earth except potential magnetic disturbances and possible interference with wireless telegraphy.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
John A. Brashear
Canada
Dr. Brashear
New York State
Hughes and White at Saratoga Gubernatorial Ticket Talk
At the Republican State Convention in Saratoga Charles E. Hughes is expected to be renominated on the first ballot for Governor with Senator Horace White possibly seeking Lieutenant Governor. Delegates from Onondaga and Livingston may defer presenting White and Speaker Wadsworth respectively while Syracuse and Albany leaders move pieces for convention roles. The town awaits the convention to lift Saratoga’s depressed hotel season.
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Tribune
Saratoga
N. Y
Charles E. Hughes
Horace White
Syracuse
Charlies H. Plaus
Albany
Woodruff
William Barnes, Jr
Hughes
Francis Hendricks
Onondaga
Livingston
Senator White
Wadsworth
White
Michael E. Driscoll
Alan C. Fobes
Ray B. Smith
Hendricks
United States
State Committee
William Berri
Frank Hiscock
Southwick
Job E. Hedges
John Hutchinson
Martin Saxe
Myer Nussbaum
Griswold
Brooklyn
Frederick E. Kilburn
J. Sloat Fassett
William L. Ward
Westchester
Frederick Greiner
Mayer
G. D. B. Hasbrouck
Kingston
Harvey D. Hinman
Binghamton
William H. Vicary
Lockport
George H. Cobb
Watertown
Charlies S. Whitman
New York
Root
Stewart L. Woodford
National Hughes League
Representative Fassett
League for Hughes Indorses Governor Hughes Renomination
At a Lincoln League meeting in Watertown Jefferson and Lewis counties unanimously endorsed Governor Charles E. Hughes administration and urged county delegates to back his renomination. Speakers W. W. Kelly Archie C. Ryder Virgil K Logs N. F. Breen and John H. O'Brien praised Hughes while no opposition was voiced and support from the county delegates was anticipated.
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Tribune
Watertown
Lincoln League
Jefferson
Lewis
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
W. W. Kelly
Archie C. Ryder
Virgil K Logs
N. F. Breen
John H. O’brien
Enthusiasm for Hughes Club in Central New York Meeting
Ex Alderman Clarence R. Freeman, chairing the Charles E. Hughes Republican Club in the 2nd Assembly District, urged unity behind Hughes with the battle cry Make it unanimous for Hughes. Messages from Darwin R. James and remarks by Colonel Jacob Kempie praised Hughes and warned against gamblers and penny politicians.
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Clarence R. Freeman
Charles E. Hughes
Republican Club
Beth Street
Madison Avenue
Hughes
Darwin R. James
Citizens United
Frank Hendrick
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