Wright Makes Four Flights At Le Mans In Thick Fog
In Le Mans Wilbur Wright flies four times despite dense fog. The first flight lasts two minutes fifteen seconds before a return to the start. A later attempt is shorter, and a third flight ends due to sparking issues after four minutes fifty two seconds. An evening flight lasts three minutes thirty three seconds reaching four feet high before frost and numb hands force a descent.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Virginia
Wright
Lieutenant Sweet
Navy
Naval Branch
Tectave Chanute
Wright Brothers
Mr. Chanute
Orville
Wilbur
Pettigrew
Il» Mans
Sept. Il
Wilbur Wright
Jeter
Mr.Wright
Wes
Aviation writers hail Wrights conquest of the air
Paris reporters this morning praise Orville Wright for Fort Myer feats as a clear conquest of flight. They anticipate soon a Wright or other inventor winning London's 6 prize for a London Manchester flight and Michelin's 20 prize for Paris to Clermont Ferrand cathedral dome, with the Clermont Ferrand contest open.
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Paris
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Wrights
London Daily Mail
London
Manchester
M. Michelin
Clermont-Ferrand
Major Gross Praises Wrights Flight Progress
Berlin today quotes Major Gross commander of the balloon corps on Orville Wright. He says Wrights splendid fight marks progress in flying technique. If he ascends with two people to hundreds of yards, the machine will gain real value and he wishes further success.
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Berlin
Gross
Themy
Orville Wright
German airship leaves on long trip from Berlin
A military dirigible departed Berlin at 10:30 p.m. bound for Stettin with Major Gross and two officers aboard. The crew faced headwinds but soon reached 600 feet altitude and a steady pace. About 160 miles distant, chances of return before daylight appeared uncertain.
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Major Gross
Berlin
Stettin
Gross
Army Balloon Department
Woman Kills Rattlesnake With Hatpin
Mrs. Jordan of Garfield Avenue uses a hatpin to kill a one foot rattlesnake that invaded her home near her nine month old child. She calls in help and then finishes the strike with boiling water before subduing the reptile.
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the Tribune
E. Jordan
Garfield Avenue
Chili Bars Foreign Labor for Rural Work
The government reports poor success in bringing foreign laborers into the country for rural work. It intends to halt further arrivals of workers from abroad to meet immediate labor needs.
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Morkmes
Explosion Kills One At Syracuse Dye Shop
In Syracuse a rear explosion at the Wildridge Latimer dye shop just before 5 p m killed Harry Altenbrand who was found dead amid ruins and burned, while proprietor William Wildridge suffered serious back injuries. A number of bystanders and nearby residents including Abram W Lipe and Philip Lites sustained cuts and bruises as flames and debris spread over surrounding houses. Fire crews fought a long blaze as gasoline fumes saturated the wreckage.
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Syracuse
Wildridge-Latimer Company
Harry Altenbrand
William Wildridge
Abram W. Lipe
Philip Lites
Fires threaten towns as winds fail in Minnesota region
Duluth Minnesota reports forest fires north of the city risk damage tonight though no homes have burned yet. Grand Marais and nearby areas including the Pigeon River Indian Reservation are in danger while residents wait for rain or a wind shift. Port Arthur and Boston also note fires dying and smoke thickening with a pinkish sun glow.
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Duluth
Minn
Grand Marais
Pigeon River
Big Bay
Chicago Bay
Cascade
Cofton
Nutson
Port Arthur
Ont
Boston
Canada
Rescue Near Niagara Falls Tragedy Averted
A launch carrying two men and two women struck rocks in the Niagara River a mile above the falls at 8 o clock. Dense fog hindered rescue efforts as Edward Wilson of International Paper Company navigated a rowboat to save the crew, taking the two women first and later rescuing the remaining two men Conroy and the fourth member.
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Buffalo
Niagara River
Falls
Lasalle
Lyers
Tom” Conres
Conrey
Douglass
Edward Wilson
Internations Paper Company
Conroy
Maynard Urges Navy Search for Missing Aeon Cruiser
Representative Maynard of Virginia with A H Martin and G M Serpel urged Secretary Metcalf to deploy best efforts to find the missing steamship Aeon in the Pacific. A cable to Rear Admiral Swinburne asks for report on Apia arrival. If negative, cruiser Colorado may be sent to aid the search. A related steamer left San Francisco for Samoa August 28 and may sight 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 damages Brantford buildings
An afternoon gas explosion at 2 pm in Brantford Ontario tore four buildings on Colborne Street including a theatre and a café. Plate glass shattered for blocks. Mrs Horning and three children buried in ruins. two year old child died. Mrs Horning and Charles Horning serious. Joseph Blayborough and six others seriously injured. Property loss estimated under 25000 dollars.
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Brantford
Ont
Colborne Street
William Horning
State Police After Oyster Pirates
Ocean City Maryland September 11 The state oyster police under Commander Howard are pursuing thirty one oystermen for violating oyster laws and raiding beds in Sinepuxent Bay The pirates have disappeared but threaten to return once police depart The force is armed with repeating rifles and will enforce the law at any cost
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Ocean City
Howard
Sinepuxent Bay
Brooklyn Pastor Elected President of Mount Union College
The Rev William H MacMaster pastor of Embury Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church in Brooklyn was elected president of Mount Union College near Alliance Ohio on Monday He said yesterday he would probably accept The Rev Mr MacMaster an alumnus of Union College class of 99 earned a bachelor of divinity from Drew Theological Seminary and holds a master of arts and master of philosophy from New York University He will succeed Rev A B Riker who resigned last week and will be 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
Wealthy men Hart and Williams die by suicide in Delaware
In Wilmington two affluent men end their lives. Alexis J. Hart, 30, secretary and treasurer of A. J. Hart Company, shot himself at his mother's home after a brief marriage. Edward Williams, 65, a real estate owner, killed himself at Chestnut Croft after a week of paralysis. no clear motive given.
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Wilmington
Del
Alexis J. Hart
A. J. Hart Company
Edward Williams
Chestnut Croft
Williams
Cars Crash In 24 Hour Auto Contest At Brighton Beach
Paul Sartori driving a Renault was badly injured when his car collided with the S P O car driven by Kjeldsen on the far turn during the 24 hour motor race at Brighton Beach. Sartori suffered a compound fracture and his mechanic Joseph Karani was severely hurt with brain concussion and scalp wound. Both were treated at Coney Island Reception Hospital. The accident reduced the field from eleven starters to seven as two cars retired.
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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
Michener
Lozier
Mulford
Crane
Parker
Laurent
Roberts
New York
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 as Storm Sweeps Islands
A fierce hurricane struck Turk's Islands, devastating Grand Turk by dawn. Lives are feared lost, with uncertain toll. Dr. T. R. Robertson, Caicos district commissioner, was touring when the storm hit. High winds and wrecked streets mark the town. Ships at Hawk's Nest and anchorage are unaccounted for. The Caicos group lies northeast of Cuba, with salt export as a key industry and Grand Turk as capital.
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Grand Turk
Turk’s Islands
Turk's Island
T. R. Robertson
Caicos
Haytien
Telegraph
Hawk's Nest
Dan Leon
East Caicos Fibre Company
Turks and Caicos Islands
Cockburn Harbor
South
Cape Maysi
Cuba
United States
Salt Cay
Ponce de Leon
Drowned on Hudson Yacht Trip After Boat Capsize
Tim O Drown tragedy near 169th street as Daniel J Barry and Leo Ahrens drowned after their launch Alice rolled in a wash from a sightseeing yacht. James Crowley and Harry Schell survived. both victims could not swim. Police searched late but recovered no bodies. Barry and Ahrens were Fordham graduates bound for 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 Appeals Will In Bishop's Favor
The Rev Father Peter Catalini left his entire estate to Bishop John J. O'Connor of the Newark Diocese and excluded his mother Maria Catalini and his Harrison, New Jersey brother. Maria Catalini petitions the Hudson County Surrogate and Orphans Court alleging the priest was of unsound mind and that O Connor improperly influenced the will. The Bishop, named executor and beneficiary, has not filed an inventory and the estate’s value is unknown.
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Peter Catalini
Harrison
N. J
John J. O'Connor
Newark
Maria Catalini
Maddaloni
Italy
Hudson County
Orphans’ Court
John J. O’connor
Peter .Talini
Who Will Pay Bryan's Bills in Baltimore Visit
Baltimore on Monday Bryan can be entertained only by personal subscriptions due to the corrupt practices act. The state committee cannot fund the outing. Vandiver and managers doubt legality of the chairman paying, while Bryan supporters plan to raise a fund to cover his hotel bill.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Bryan
State Committee
Vandiver
Farmhand murders peacemaker near Cranbury
William W. Corwin, a prosperous farmer near Cranbury New Jersey, was stabbed to death this afternoon during a wage dispute between farmhands. An Italian worker Talliano Tosellan attacked him with a stiletto after Corwin refused to pay wages, was pursued, captured briefly, then escaped into a corn field as a large posse closed in.
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Tribune
New Brunswick
N. J
William W. Corwin
Cranbury
Prospect Plains
Corwin
Talliano Tosellan
Tosellan
Gordon
Berdine
Hoffman
Tunison
Shaw to Head Trust Company President in Philadelphia
Former Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw will assume the presidency of the First Mortgage Guarantee and Trust Company of Philadelphia. The firm was organized in the spring of this year and Shaw plans to arrive soon to take the post.
Say He Took 300 900. Bank Embezzler Arrested in Buffalo
Louis Lippman alias Metzler, an employee of Knauth Nachod and Kahne, was arrested in Buffalo on charges of grand larceny for embezzling about 300,000 dollars from the New York bankers. He admitted his identity and told detectives that stocks led to his downfall, allegedly manipulating books to balance accounts before fleeing. A warrant cited 15113 dollars from April 6, and police did not reveal if larger sums were involved.
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The
Tribune
Buffalo
Knauth, Nachod & Kahne
New York
Louis Lippman
Metzler
Lippman
Cassassa
Walsh
Tombs
Tolstoy Birthday Observances Quiet Across Russia
On Tolstoy’s eightieth birthday celebrations in Russia there were no arrests. Authorities eased bans, allowing theatrical Tolstoy performances with a pledge no political demonstrations. The notable action was the suppression of the reactionary paper Znamya for an outrageous Tolstoy attack.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Count Tolstoy
Tolstoy
Kaiser not in France as William halts frontier crossing
Paris reports Emperor William abandoned plans to cross into France for a visit, remaining one kilometre inside the German side near Napoleon III’s cottage. Accompanied by Baron Zorn de Bulach, he praised Alsace prosperity and pledged peaceful development under German protection.
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Paris
William
Napoleon III
Alsace-Lorraine
Baron Zorn de Bulach
Emperor William
Napoleon
Schiucht Pass
Prince August William
Prince Oscar
Colmar
Alsace
Wiliam
Mr Cannon Answers Bryan Wealth Question in Illinois
Danville Illinois September 11 Danville residents report Speaker Joseph G Cannon answered Bryan’s wealth questions. He did not state a net worth but friends estimate his holdings around one to five million dollars. He said his remark about Bryan’s wealth was humorous and that he cares little about Bryan’s fortune. He noted a long public career and modest means for his family. Cannon’s assets include bank investments in Danville and Douglass counties.
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the Tribune
Danville
Ill
Bryan
Joseph G Cannon
Mr. Cannon
Mr. Bryan
Cannon
Tuscola
William P. Cannon
Speaker Cannon
Douglass County
Nebraska
Danville National Bank
Second National Bank
Sun Spots Harmless To The Earth
Dr John A Brashear returns from Canada and reports a new group of sun spots. He notes the long lasting spots are unusually large and visible in New York State, but foresee no earthly harm beyond possible magnetic disturbances and potential interference with wireless telegraphy.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
John A. Brashear
Canada
Dr. Brashear
New York State
Hughes and White Talk at Saratoga Convention Prelude
Telegraphed report from Saratoga notes Charles E Hughes for Governor and Horace White for Governor as possible candidates, with Wadsworth and Livingston on potential non-entries. State committee to set officers and platform. Hughes likely to be renominated on first ballot. Saratoga hotel sections report a dull season but convention decor brightens town.
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Tribune
Saratoga
N. Y
Charles E. Hughes
Horace White
Syria
Charles H. Zeaus
Albany
Woodruff
William Barnes, Jr
Ray B. Smith
Hendricks
Syracuse
United States
State Committee
William Berri
Frank Hiscock
Southwick
Jobn E. Hedges
John Hutchinson
Martin Saxe
Myer Nussbaum
Griswold
Brooklyn
Frederick E. Kilburn
J. Sloat Fassett
William L. Ward
Gaus
Julius M. Mayer
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 I. Woodford
National Hughes League
Hughes
Representative Fassett
League for Hughes Indorses Governor Hughes renomination
A Lincoln League meeting in Watertown New York with about a thousand members unanimously endorsed Governor Charles E Hughes administration and asked county delegates to support his renomination in the state convention. Speakers included W W Kelly Archie C Ryder Virgil Klogs N F Breen and John H O'Brien. There was no opposition and delegates are expected to back Hughes.
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Tribune
Watertown
Lincoln League
Jefferson
Lewis
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
W. W. Kelly
Archie C. Ryder
Virgil Klogs
N. F. Breen
John H. O'Brien
Anl
Enthusiasm for Governor Hughes Sparks Central New York Meeting
Ex Alderman Clarence R Freeman led the Charles E Hughes Republican Club gathering in Syracuse area last night. He urged unity with the battle cry Make it unanimous for Hughes echoing strong support from attendees. Darwin R James sent a message predicting Hughes will win and bolster the national ticket. Colonel Jacob Kemple praised Hughes and asserted no division among Central New York Republicans while condemning gamblers and penny politicians.
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Clarence R. Freeman
Charles E. Hughes
Republican Club
Sth Street
Madison Avenue
Hughes
Darwin R. James
Jacob Kemple
Utica
James & Sherman
New York
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Capra and
Laurent and
Marquis
Renanit
Clement and Sartori
Simplex
Robertson and
Strang and
Rogers
Thomas
Roberts and
Martin
Ss. FP
Juhosz
Vantine
Doty
I Allen-Kings
Ee Crane
Tim'o
Priest
Will
Bishop O'Connor
Tolstoy's
Kaiser
France
Spa
Jefferson and Lewis County Organization
Lican Club
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