Buckled lower chords threaten Blackwell's Island Bridge
The Tribune reports new cover plates added to bridge members after four months of investigation, suggesting shop buckles in the Blackwell's Island Bridge. Experts warn that actual tests on large columns are needed before public opening, while Hodge notes tests may come after preliminary findings.
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Yale Graduate Missing In Lake Geneva Swim
Vevey Switzerland September anxiety over the disappearance of Robert Lincoln Clark a New York native and Yale alumnus who just completed his first year at Harvard Law School He traveled to St Gingolph opposite Vevey on Saturday and planned to swim in Lake Geneva the boat and clothing drifting ashore with no sign of him despite searches
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Indictment of Georgia Independence Governor Candidate
Hartwell Georgia report says Captain Yancy Carter, Independence party nominee for Georgia governor, indicted by Hart County grand jury on carrying concealed weapons to a voting precinct during the June 4 primary. Proceedings referenced with OCR noise. ad lines from Newey & Sons Co. appear.
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Kern Admits Ownership of Big Four Pass by John W Kern
Connersville Indiana September 28 A little red leather notebook bearing the name John W Kern was found showing a Big Four Railway pass valid until December 31 1908 issued to Kern. Kern Democratic Vice Presidential nominee admitted he once had a Big Four pass but said he did not know he lost it and had not used it. He noted the railroad firm had sent him a pass to Winchester Indiana for a trial where he appeared as counsel in damages cases.
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MISS BARRYMORE'S PERIL AT DIVERON TRAIN CRASH
The Diamond Special southbound on the Illinois Central ran into an open switch at Diveron twenty miles south of Springfield. The locomotive was demolished. the engineer and fireman were injured. Seven year old Elizabeth McGuire was killed by flying debris. Ethel Barrymore was aboard and escaped through a window with help from a porter. she later tried to reach St. Louis for an engagement.
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Wright records three flights in Le Mans aeroplane event
Wilbur Wright achieved three flights at Le Mans this evening. He first stayed aloft 1 hour 7 minutes and 11.45 seconds for about thirty miles. With M Tissandier he set a new record for flight with passenger at 11 minutes 35.25 seconds. His earlier passenger flight lasted 9 minutes 13.15 seconds at fifty feet. Count de Lambert rode as passenger on the third trip, covering about three and a half miles in 6 minutes 15 seconds.
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Surgery for Harriman Suffering Back Trouble
Boston dispatch reports E. H. Harriman visited Dr. R. W. Lovett, orthopedic surgeon, for a second time this month. The magnate traveled from New York in a special train, was driven to the surgeon’s home, and returned to New York. Lovett says Harriman's vertebrae are growing together and plastic surgery may be his only relief. He declines to reveal the full seriousness.
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Balloon Falls 2000 Feet Over Dusseldorf
Captain von Abercron and Lieutenant von Goltzheim escaped death after a balloon ascent ended when the envelope ripped open at about six thousand feet. Gas escaped, the balloon fell two thousand feet, then spread like a parachute and descended slowly for an hour and a half. Both aviators suffered only minor scratches.
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Yale Player Lee Warren Hurt In Scrimmage
Lee Gilbert Warren of Pequot Ohio sustained a serious injury during Yale football scrimmage while tackling Holt of the varsity. He walked off dizzy, grew delirious on the way to campus and was finally treated in the infirmary. Doctors held out hope skull was not fractured and noted he is a brilliant end rush from Washington and Jefferson College.
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Worcester student dies after cane rush injury
Emil F. Gran of West Wareham, a Worcester Polytechnic Institute sophomore, died at Worcester City Hospital after his back was broken in the annual cane rush. Police will reportedly take action in the case.
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Hughes on Bryan Words Not Deeds in Campaign Tour
Governor Hughes campaigned across Indiana for the National Republican ticket, contrasting Taft's proven record with Bryan's trust remedies. He stressed deeds over words, citing reforms in New York and urging nationwide elimination of special privileges. Crowds cheered his sincerity and favored his potential as a vote magnet for Taft.
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Taft in Minnesota Boosts GOP Confidence Across State
Fargo dispatch says Taft campaign across Minnesota from south to northwest drew strong crowds and pledges from leaders. Analysts forecast Taft carrying Minnesota by large margins, with Jacobson favored to win the governorship over Johnson though some doubt remains. North Dakota rallying support amplifies campaign momentum as party leaders push nationwide organization.
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Cold to Follow Rains Predicted Weather Drop
The Weather Bureau forecast a temperature decrease after heavy rains nationwide. Forecaster Garriott expects about 25 degrees cooler tomorrow as precipitation ends in the Middle Atlantic states and may continue for 24 hours longer in New England.
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Direct Nomination Law Backed by Woodruff and Hughes
State Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff said he favored mandatory direct nominations and would assist Governor Hughes. He expected new bills to be drafted by Senator Travis of Brooklyn. Jacob Brenner announced Kings County Republicans welcomed Hughes’s push for direct nominations.
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Shock Kills Banker in Pittsburg Bank Collapse
John Mc Clurg, president of the Cosmopolitan National Bank of Pittsburg, died of pneumonia after learning the bank had closed for nearly a month. The closure on September 5 sparked a fatal shock he suffered while ill for some time.
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British Trade Crisis Prompts Unemployment Concerns
London authorities warn winter will see higher unemployment across the United Kingdom with Glasgow reporting 294 job seekers and Sunderland 13,000, Birmingham 10,000, Liverpool 14,006, Manchester 8,000 plus other cities. Distress funds are being raised nationwide to aid the unemployed.
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Elopement of Millionaire Heiress to Chauffeur Shocks Atlanta
In Atlanta on September 28, Silver Speer, granddaughter of a leading local magnate now deceased, wed Russell Thomas, her family chauffeur, with license secured by the groom’s father and ceremony by Rev. Henry Atkinson. Mrs. Thomas, seventeen, is valued at $600,000 to $1,000,000 in her own right. The couple head to Washington amid family fury and pending legal action.
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Long Fight for Wilcox in 40th Senate District
Syracuse September 28 delegates from Cortland Cayuga and Seneca counties clash at Cortland Republican convention. J B H Mongin is nominated for chairman and E H Thompson for vice chairman, each with twelve votes. Cortland backs Rowland L. Davis while Cayuga and Seneca back Wilcox, deadlocked and forecasts of days or weeks before a breakthrough.
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Bets $24,000 on Mr. Chanler at the track
A. B. Hudson, connected to John W Gates, placed a £24,000 wager on Lieutenant Governor Chanler against Governor Hughes. Cad Doggett, a former clubhouse official, backed Hughes. Rumors at Aqueduct suggested Gates influenced the bet through Doggett.
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Rains End Drought and Checks Forest Fires in Northeast
After eight weeks of intense drought across New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania rain fell yesterday and covered the region by nightfall with heavy showers. High winds damaged telegraph lines but copious rainfall began to quell fires in the Catskills Adirondacks and surrounding districts with relief expected to spread to New England.
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Fires on Mount Baker Reach Toward Saranac Lake Area
Fires in New York and surrounding regions intensify with shifting winds and scarce rain. Mount Baker blaze threatens Trudeau Cottage Sanatorium and estates near Long Lake West as forests burn across Cranberry Lake and Bear Pond areas. Heavy rains later quell Cranberry Lake fires. other towns report relief yet warn ongoing danger.
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