Balloons in American elimination race reach Indiana field
Indianapolis reports three balloons and crews entered in the international race starting October 17 at St. Louis. Notable crews include Harmon and Baldwin from New York aboard New York. Wade and Morgan from Ohio aboard Buckeye. and Asman and McCullough from St. Louis aboard Miss Sophia. News describes stormy flights, near misses, and landings across Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania with Hawley and Post in America II coming down near Warrenton Virginia.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
New York
Clifford B. Harmon
Thomas Baldwin
Aid
Buckere
J. H. Wade
Cleveland
A. H. Morgan
Canton
Warrington
Allen R. Hawley
Augustus Post
Carl G. Fisher
George L. Bumbaugh
Indiana II
Pittsburg
Earl G Fisher
George L. Bumbaurd
Milnen
Sid
C. B. Graham
Dexter
Ohio
Warrenton
America Jr
Alan R. Hawiley
Endurance race at Zurich. Hawley and Post near record
Hawley and Post nearly equalled the American endurance mark of 48 hours 26 minutes in Zurich. Post said they could have surpassed it if not for the danger of being carried out into Chesapeake Bay. Pulaski Virginia reports a large white-top balloon seen at 5 30 this morning due west of town with a dark object resembling a man beneath it.
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Hawley
America
Louis von Phul
St. Louis
Joseph O'Reilly
Eres
Ohio River
Warrington
Ohio
Luzerne
Nobbiesville
Ind
L. E. Custer
Darton
Zurich
Switzerland
Post
Chesapeake Bay
Pulaski
Potash Monopoly Law Targeted by American Firms
Berlin source says top American fertilizer magnates in Europe to press for modification of the Reichstag potash monopoly law. The law, passed last session, directly targets the United States and voids multi million dollar US contracts. German government insists it will not retreat from its position.
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the Tribune
London
Berlin
Morning Post
Europe
Reichstag
United States
Death by own action shocks Pine Log community
The Rev. Dr. Lundy H. Harris of Nashville, formerly assistant secretary of the Methodist Episcopal Church South board of education, died from an overdose of morphine in a personal crisis at Pine Log near Cartersville. He left notes to his wife and an undertaker, saying he was tired. Harris, husband of Cora N. Harris known for The Circuit Rider's Wife, had been in Georgia to recuperate and was found unconscious by a stream. The body is expected to be shipped to Nashville.
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the Tribune
Cartersville
Lundy H. Harris
Nashville, Tenn
Board of Education
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Pine Log
Harris
Cora White
Elberton
Emory
Georgia
Minster
Atlanta
Rufus
Thompson
Lederle
Edwards
Watson
Robert Adamson
Mr. Montt
Chili
Barnard
Connecticut
New York
Aday
Taft
Ohio
Tate
Miracle of liquefaction of St Januarius blood in Naples
Naples reports the liquefaction of the blood of St Januarius after fifty five minutes of prayer in a full church. The miracle, linked to the cholera scare, is tied to the relics of the bishop of Benevento beheaded near Puteoli.
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Naples
St. Januarius
Januarius
Benevento
Puteoli
Vesuvius
New Yorker Arrested in Antrim Jewel Theft Case
A. G. Smith, a New York traveler for a baking powder firm, was arrested in Winnipeg in the Countess of Antrim jewels theft case. Diamonds valued over 1,000 were found on him at the Royal Alexandria Hotel as police link him to a summer spree of robberies on trains and hotels. William Gardner, tied to a Hartford Allen Hotel theft, is also sought by Hartford police.
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the Tribune
Winnipeg
Countess of Antrim
Royal Alexandria Hotel
A. G. Smith
New York
Royal Alexandria
Canadian Pacific
Hartford
Conn
William Gardner
Allen Hotel
Rare 1472 Institutes of Justinian Found in Boston Library Move
Workmen transferring seventy thousand Social Law Library volumes to new quarters uncovered a rare book dated 1472 titled The Institutes of Justinian. It is among the first printed works, published by Peter Echéffer, Gutenbergs son-in-law. About five hundred other old volumes were found and will be placed in a glass-sided iron bookcase in the new quarters.
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Bostor
Justinian
Social Law Library
Peter Echéffer
Gutenpere
Mayor Gaynor Tells Sister of Assault and Aftermath
The New York Evening Post prints a September 3 letter from Mayor Gaynor to his sister Mary E. Gaynor recounting the shooting on a ship. He describes the attack, his injuries, and his reluctance to read about the incident while blaming yellow journalism and Hearst papers.
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Gaynor
Evening Post
Mary E. Gaynor
Utica
Hearst
Gavinor
Deck
Edwards
Gallagher
Barker
New York American
Jeffries-Johnson
Reno
Measles Delay Holland Romance Bride to New York
Miss Martha D. Levie of Rotterdam sailed on the Potsdam to New York to meet her fiancé after a year of letters and photos. At quarantine she was found to have measles and was sent to Swinburne Island, delaying the reunion with the Dutch suitor who refused to reveal his name.
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Holland
America
Martha D. Levie
Rotterdam
Potsdam
New
Hoboken
Swinburne Island
Boys Tramp 20 Miles Home After Ride Offer
Three Jamaica youths John Gumprecht Francis Gumprecht and William Colson all under twelve were lured by a man in a red touring car then dumped near Jamaica Long Island. They walked the twenty miles home Sunday night and endured hunger and fatigue as searching parties and police investigated.
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Central Park
Long Island
Jamaica
John and
Francis Gumprecht
William Colson
Cincinnati City Council Backed Taft Welcome Despite Protest
Councilman Hubbard Reynolds refused to vote for a resolution that proclaimed Cincinnati citizens “honor and love” President Taft during his visit. Reynolds said he honors the President but will not claim to love him. The measure, introduced by Republican leader Councilman Mullen, passed.
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Tribune
Cincinnati
Hubbard Reynolds
Taft
Reynolds
Mullen
Charles P. Taft
Twins Become Mothers on Same Day in New York
Mrs. Clara Mittleman of 240 East 7th Street and Mrs. Mary Waxman of 523 Lenox Avenue each gave birth on Sunday. The Waxman girl was named Hannah and Abraham greeted the East 14th Street arrival. Their mother Mrs. Yettie Siegel has had three sets of twins, and both couples were married on the same day. DEWEY'S AMERICAN WINE HOUSE ad at 138 Fulton Street.
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Clara Mittleman
Max Mittleman
East 7Th Street
Mary Waxman
George Waxman
Lenox Avenue
Yettie Siegel
Acting Mayor Demands Action as Grand Jury Probes Gambling
Acting Mayor Mitchel heads to grand jury room as the Whitman investigation into gambling and disorderly houses opens. He suggests Police Commissioner Baker may resign if Gaynor supports his position and warns that the police laxity cannot continue.
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Mitchel
St. James
Gaynor
Baker
Police Department
Grand Jury
Whitman
Mr. Mitchel
Mr. Baker
Great Labor War Feared in Three Key Industries
London dispatch reports worsening industrial tensions across coal, cotton, and shipbuilding. Prolonged stoppages in separate trades spark hostilities between employers and workers, risking widespread paralysis as small factions resist collective agreements. The Morning Post warns of a disaster in industrial history.
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the Tribune
London
Morning Post
Lockout Threat Hits 150000 Cotton Workers in Britain
The Federation of Master Cotton Spinners announced a general lockout on October 1 unless the Fern Mill dispute at Oldham is settled. Some 150,000 operatives would be affected after workers refused arbitration on the grievance.
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Manchester
England
Federation of
Oldham
Oneida Progressives Win Skirmish Before Primary
In Oneida County New York the Progressive Republicans won a preliminary victory ahead of the primaries. A Vernon caucus defeated a resolution backing Sherman for temporary state convention chair. Three district caucuses select town delegates with mixed results on Taft Roosevelt Hughes and Sherman endorsements.
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Utica
N. Y
Oneida County
Sherman
Vernon
Taft
Roosevelt
Hughes
Fairfield Probate Hears Seeks Conservatorship Removal
In Fairfield Connecticut on September 19 a Probate Court hearing considered removing conservators of Mrs Julia Watt Morris Curtiss a wealthy Fairfield County woman living in New York The court questioned Dr George A Lawrence regarding alleged marriage and conduct at a May 24 birthday party The hearing was adjourned for two weeks
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Fairfield, Conn
Julia Watt Morris Curtiss
Fairfield County
New York
George A. Lawrence
Curtiss
Keith
Hobble Skirts Near End Says Chicago Dressmakers
Chicago on Sept 19 reports dressmakers in convention note hobble skirts are already widening. They plan a dressmaking institute linked to public schools to be discussed at a dinner next Friday.
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Chicago
Taft Roosevelt meet as 1912 primaries loom in New Haven
President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt met in New Haven to discuss New York politics and direct primaries for Congress and state offices. Taft backed primary measures, resisted immediate 1912 presidential decision, and endorsed a Saratoga indorsement while avoiding a public candidate declaration. Roosevelt endured a perilous motorboat voyage to Long Island Sound during the encounter.
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Taft
Griscom
Seth Low
Joseph H. Choate
Down
Hughes
Roosevelt
New Haven
New York State
Liogd C. Jriscom
Otto Barnard
Norton
Saratoga
Mr. Taft
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Hearst Newspapers
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H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
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