17 Sep 1908
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
1
The article credits Count Tolstoy's wife with enabling the writer and reformer to achieve much. It describes her as visionary and practical, a skilled businesswoman who kept the family finances and ensured his works reached a profitable market.
In New York on September 17, BE, R. Chapman & Co reported losses of about $20000 from forged checks. A man used an impostor from a firm branch office to pass the fraudulent instruments, and he has disappeared. In Lackawanna Pennsylvania on September 17 the Lackawanna & Western shop gave full-time work to many previously laid-off workers.
Wilbur Wright stays aloft 39 minutes 14.5 seconds at Le Mans to set European and hemispheric aviation records. He averages about 45 feet high, circling the field, covering an estimated 26 miles with masterful control. Wright to fly Friday for Aero Club prizes including 1000 dollars for longest night flight and 4000 dollar Michell cup for greatest distance in 1908.
Philadelphia reports vigorous hearings before the Pennsylvania educational commission. Opponents argue compulsory vaccination intrudes on parental rights and education, while debates on child labor focus on proof of age and limits on work by minors amid poverty exceptions.
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