Wright brothers era fuels Aero Club mail flood
The Aero Club of America on East 42nd Street reports a flood of letters, essays, drawings, and prayers for funding. Scientists, aeronautic societies, ministers, physicians, and inmates urge rapid advances in flight, with many claiming they hold the solution to aerial navigation.
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Aero Club of America
East 42d Street
State Penitentiary
Platte
Alaska
The
Aero Club
Hat Man
Mr. Hunt
J. L. Hunt
West 36Th Street
Massachusetts
Coney Island
Jersey City
Earth
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Langley
Lilienthal
D.C
Eleven Hurt in Arkansas Railroad Wreck at Junction
Eleven people were seriously injured when a two motor car collided with an open switch at the junction of the Rock Island and North Arkansas Railroads near Searcy Arkansas yesterday. An open switch allegedly left by a stalled Missouri and North Arkansas freight train caused the crash. About twenty passengers were aboard at the time of the accident.
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Searcey
Ark
Rock Island Railroad
North Arkansas Railroad
Rock An
Missouri & North Arkansas
Board Defends Budget For School Year Needs
Board of Education members defend June payroll additions as necessary to fund urgent educational improvements such as schools for the blind, night schools, and vacation schools. Abraham Stern argues careful June estimates prevent year delays and allow timely expansion with emergency needs in mind.
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Bureau of Municipal Research
Abraham Stern
Stern
C F U Retains Suspected Members In Contested Union Debate
The Central Federated Union revisited charges against five delegates tied to the Murray Hill Lyceum affair. Ernest Bohm, re elected unanimously as corresponding secretary, faced renewed scrutiny amid a Cigarmakers Union protest. Delegates appealed the ruling to the AFL executive council, causing a stay and ending the debate.
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Central Federated Union
Murray Hill Lyceum
Cigarmakers’ Union
No. 90
Ernest Bohm
Bohm
Herman Robinson
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Japanese Mutual Aid Society Excursion to Stony Point
The Japanese Mutual Aid Society with about five hundred members took a day trip to Stony Point on the Hudson aboard the Sea Gate. Activities included athletic events and speeches on strengthening American Japanese ties, with Dr. T. C. Takami of Cornell Medical College serving as society president.
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Weas
Butler
T. C. Takami
Cornell Medical College
Hudson Theatre Bail Secures Theatrical Manager in Street Chase
Sergeant Casey and motorcycle squad caught speeders around Central Park and Broadway at 4 am. Henry B Harris theatrical manager was among nine arrests aboard a chauffeur driven ride from the Pennsylvania ferry. Harris put up Hudson Theatre as bail, saying it is valued at $300 with a $450000 mortgage. magistrate Barlow held the chauffeur in $100 bail.
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Rickert
Howe
Faber
Central Park
Broadway
Henry B. Harris
Eighth Avenue
Harris
Leland Mitchell
Pennsylvania Ferry
Willing to Go to Jail for a Month in Assault Case
Eugene Laden, driver for Smith Express, told Magistrate Barlow in West Side court he would serve two months in jail to cover the extent of injuries from a January Tuesday incident. He was fined a $200 bond for his appearance as the case, set for October 15, proceeds, with no bail from employers or friends.
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Eugene Laden
West 31Th Street
Barlow
West Side Court
Smith Express Company
Fourth Avenue
Bart
West 4St Street
Seventh Avenue
41St Street
Thought Court Session Mistaken for Church Visit
In a West Side courtroom two young women entered believing they were in a church. They knelt at a front seat before sitting. Probation officer Miss McQuade explained the error and directed them to the proper church.
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West Side Court
Miss McQuade
Fulton Cutting's Son Arrested for Fast Driving
Joseph R. Fulton Cutting of 24 East 67th Street was arraigned in Jefferson Market Court for driving his car at thirty miles an hour on Saturday night. He claimed Harvard football team membership and asked for immediate settlement. Bail was set for today.
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Fulton Cutting
East 67Th Street
Josef R. Fulton Cutting
Jefferson Market Court
Cutting
Moers
Harvard
Army and Navy News from The Tribune Bureau
Signals corps aero nautical experts affirm Wright brothers will continue as designers of flying machines despite Fort Myer accident. Brooklyn navy yard urged to expand to keep lead. plans include new pier, Cob Dock cut, and channel work. Washington riders to test military mounts within ten days as reviews begin for officer fitness. Atlantic fleet overhaul to follow long voyage with routine repairs. New haversack ration devised for emergency stock with compact preserved items and bacon tins. New York militia seeks regular army officers but retired list may supply. Porto Rico officers unpaid during transition. accounting issues loom.
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Washington
Aeronautic Corps
Signal Corps
Wright Brothers
Fort Myer
Orville Wright
War Department
Wrights
Wright
William Crozier
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Army
Chandler
Lahm
Cavalry
Brooklyn
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Atlantic Coast
Navy Department
Congress
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Cob Dock
East River
Whitney Basin
Grant
Virginia
Atlantic
Navy Yards
Pacific
Guantanamo Ranges
Engineering Department of Ships of War
New York
Porto Rico
Beig
Woman Commands Sackett's Harbor Station Navy
The Navy plans to inspect the Sackett's Harbor naval station now led by a widow earning $1 a day. Civil engineers say additional funding is needed to prevent deterioration and an allotment will be sought from Navy committees.
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Navy
Naval Station
Sackett’s Harbor
N.Y
Navy Department
F. R. Harris
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Mr Straus Feeds 2500 Babies Daily With Pasteurized Milk
Nathan Straus completes sixteenth year of pasteurized milk distribution through seventeen infant milk depots at 5 cents a quart. Annual output reaches 4,167,475 bottles and 23,908 barley water bottles, feeding nearly 2,500 babies daily and serving 15,50 milk glasses in parks and piers. Since 1893 the effort has expanded to 22,878,567 bottles and 11,590,691 glasses in total.
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Nathan Straus
Straus
Theatre Protests At Union Embargo
Otto Weil lessee and manager of the Irving Place Theatre on 15th Street and Irving Place, via his attorney, demanded the Central Federated Union remove the theatre from its unfair list. Weil says he has done nothing unfair to labor, blaming the non union fireman whose union status was to be resolved soon.
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Otto Weil
Irving Place
15Th Street
Nathan Burkan
Central Federated Union
Weil
Hysterical Lady Elephant Quieter at Bronx Zoo
Luna the elephant, who caused a major scene by breaking loose in Coney Island on Friday, remained highly nervous in her Bronx Zoo quarters yesterday. Keepers Richards and Thuman with Bayreuther at Luna Park assisted as they sought to calm her with careful handling.
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Bronx Zoological Gardens
Luna
Richards
Luna Park
Coney Island
Walter Thuman
Edward Bayreuther
Park
Non-Union Music Causes Discord at Parade
A protest at a Central Federated Union meeting cited non union musical instruments in the Labor Day parade. A letter from Metal Polishers and Buffers Union No 1 urged a strong resolution banning unions from parading with non union instruments and complained badges lacked union labels. Both letters were referred to the executive committee.
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Central Federated Union
Metal Polishers and Buffers
Daniel 5. Flynn
Metal Polishers and Buffers Union No. 1
Liberal Campaign in Canada Centered on Laurier Legacy
A Toronto dispatch analyzes Canadian Liberal strength under Sir Wilfrid Laurier, highlighting a disciplined organization, past achievements, and costly future projects. It notes promises like the Georgian Bay Canal and Hudson's Bay Railway, recent prosperity, and Laurier's compelling rhetoric as key campaign assets.
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Lemieux Conciliation
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Ontario
Whitfrid Laurier
Sorel
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Winnipeg
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