Atwood on Last Lap Sets Hudson Route Landings
Albany N Y August 28 Atwood flies at over 100 feet through a foggy stretch over Albany then heads south over the Hudson toward Castleton nine miles away to refuel His aluminum pontoon landing gear from Kort Plain was shipped to Cradleton by auto He plans to resume late afternoon or tomorrow for a direct westward crossing.
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Albany
N. Y
Aum
Atwood
Foa
Hudson
Castleton
Here
Kort Plain
Cradleton
Atwood starts toward New York on perilous cross country flight
Harry N. Atwood leaves Fort Plain in his L265anile biplane aiming for New York. With 200 miles to go he weighs pace versus record as he nears Albany 58 miles away. He has packed pontoons for Hudson or ocean landings and seeks a daylight arrival to view skyscrapers from above.
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Albany
Hudson River
Ocean
Gotham
Long Island
Atwood
This Woman's Luck Worse Than Yours
Mrs. Sarah Conor traveling with four young children in a crowded dilapidated one seat buggy from Moose Jaw Canada toward Wheaton South Dakota. A coop of chickens filled the rear and clothing and fixtures crowded the vehicle half way to the top. Her husband died five months ago and crop failure forced a thousand mile exodus.
Frost grips North Dakota and surrounding areas
Frost reached Dickinson with a 30 degree low as cooler conditions spread from Minnesota to the Dakotas. Duluth reported 44 degrees with frosts noted in Bismarck Swift Current and Campbell Minnesota and readings of 32 at Lisbon and Napoleon.
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Dickinson
Duluth
Minn
Dakotas
Lisbon
Napoleon
Bismarck
Swift Current
Campbell
Latta Undergoes Operation in Rochester
Rochester Minnesota August 23 Congressman Latta of Nebraska was taken to St Marys hospital for an operation on intestinal adhesion. J P Latta his son and Dr Lukens his family physician are in attendance.
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Rochester, Minn
Latta
Nebraska
St. Mary's Hospital
J. P. Latta
Lukens
Bank Relations Report Delays Decision by MacVeagh
Washington August 23 Secretary MacVeagh will not decide now on Attorney General Wickersham's report which holds that the relations of the National City Bank of New York and the National Commerce Bank are in question. The statement signals no immediate action pending review of the findings.
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Washington
MacVeagh
Wickersham
National City Bank of New York
The
National Com
Cabinet dispute likely to be sent to President Taft
Fragmentary text indicates a conflict between two cabinet officers over paper and banking matters. The case is expected to be forwarded to President Taft at Beverly for resolution.
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Pany
Taft
Beverly
Violence in Kansas Smelter Strike Shocks Community
Two Deering, Kansas, smelter workers were beaten unconscious amid escalating strike tensions. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR but report notes a severe assault during ongoing labor actions and mentions potential federal involvement or charges.
Row Over Wiley Controversy Sparks Duluth Dairy Convention
A heated conflict between Wiley and Wilson factions dominates the Duluth dairy convention with delegates seeking to resolve the dispute openly. A telegram to President Taft and Dr. Wiley is being prepared for signature by delegates as Lucius H. Brown of Nashville is spotlighted as a likely future president. The session also covers standards and sanitation in food production with speakers from Orono, Berkeley, Washington DC, and Indianapolis.
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Duluth
Minn
Association of the State and National Food Dairy Departments
Wiley-Wilson
Wiley
Taft
Dr. Wiley
Lucius H. Brown
Nashville
Association
Ohio
Virginia
Washington
Charles D. Wood
Food and Drug
Orono
M. E. Jaffa
Food and Drug Laboratory
Berkely
Calif
German Engineer Dr Richter Rescued After Ransom Demand
Berlin reports Dr Edmund Richter a German engineer mapping on Mount Olympus was captured by Greek bandits in Turkish territory May 25 and held for 225000 dollars. He was rescued on the Greek frontier and returns to Salonika as German authorities and the geographical society pursued the ransom operation with Turkish troops and mounted guards.
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Berlin
Salonika
Turkey
Edmund Richter
Richter
Mount Olympus
Greece
Lalos
Geographical Society
Tiranovos
Delyannis
Ellen Stone
Greek National Society
Strati
America
Macedonia
Car reverses on hill injures none in Hooper
In Hooper Nebraska on August 23 Joe Viasak and his wife were riding when the car failed on a hill. The driver turned the wheel to go backward and the vehicle overturned tossing the couple out. Both escaped injury.
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Hooper
Neb
Joe Viasak
Joe
Beattie Jr Trial Opens in Chesterfield Court
Henry Clay Beattie Jr is charged with murdering his wife. The Chesterfield circuit court resumes to finalize a twelve jurors selection from a pool of thirty talesmen as prosecutors press for evidence and witnesses while Beattie’s father offers quiet support. Beulah Binford and Paul Beattie are key witnesses in a case shading to the electric chair.
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Chesterfield
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Chesterfield Courthouse
Henry Clay Beattice, Jr
Walter A. Watson
Talesmen
Chesterfield County
Heattle
Richmond
Beulah Binford
Paul Beattie
Binford
Henry
Henry Beattie
Wulky
Commonwealth
Beattie
Manu
Hitchcock to Attend National Postmasters Meet in Omaha
Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock confirms in a letter he will attend the National Association of First Class Postmasters convention in Omaha from September 12 to 14. He plans to deliver an address reviewing the department’s work as part of the three day event. Committee reports over 100 first class postmasters from major cities will attend.
Hailstones Injure Men and Ruin Crops Near Donesteel
An unprecedented hail storm at 5 30 Thursday evening northwest of Donesteel and Fairfax injured several farmers. W S Bush was seriously hurt while a son of W N Redman sheltered under hay and was struck by stones. Windows shattered, corn and crops ruined.
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Fairfax
8. D
Whetstone
Donesteel
W. N. Redman
W. S. Bush
2,000 Mourners Attend Gates Funeral at Plaza Hotel
Nearly 2000 mourners gathered at the Plaza hotel New York today to honor John W. Gates. Funeral services were led by Rev. Wallace MacMullen with assistance from Rev. J W Lagrone. Gates interests in Port Arthur and Beaumont were represented and 100 police guarded the proceedings.
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New York
Plaza Hotel
John W. Gates
Wallace MacMullen
Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
J. W. Lagrone
Port Arthur
Tex
Is This a Farmers' Trust Cotton Hold Proceeds to Thirteen Cents
Washington August 23 A committee of Senators Williams Mississippi Owen Oklahoma and Representative Burleson Texas will urge farmers organizations and state banking associations in seven cotton growing states to hold cotton for thirteen cents to resist the bearish movement of the shippers.
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Washington
Williams
Mississippi
Owen
Oklahoma
Burleson
Texas
Bakers Should Have College Education
Prof. G. L. Teller from Columbus laboratories urged college linked technical education for bakers at the National Association of Master Bakers meeting in Kansas City. He said baking instruction should combine science with practice and follow college style courses rather than sole apprenticeship, marking a shift from traditional master and apprentice methods.
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Kansas City
G. L. Teller
Columbus Laboratories
Chicago
National Association of Master Bakers
Teller
Freeze 10 Death on Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs reports W. F. Skinner and his wife of Dallas Texas were found frozen to death near the summit of Pike's Peak after a storm. The bodies lay side by side beneath deep snow and were discovered by a local boy in the afternoon. The couple were printers on a Dallas newspaper and had begun their ascent Monday afternoon seeking the peak.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
W. F. Skinner
Dallas
Tex
Pike's Peak
Skinner
TRYING BOY FOR MURDER
The Geidel murder trial moves forward as the state seeks first degree murder charges against a 17 year old Hartford boy. Prosecution alleges premeditation or a felony in the killing of William H. Jackson with chloroform and theft. Witnesses include hotel employees and the suspect’s landlady and roommate. Police will testify to a detailed confession after arrest.
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New York
Hartford
William H. Jackson
Nott
Jackson Lved
Geidel
Foresters of America Meet in Detroit on Tuberculosis Sanatorium Plan
At the biennial convention in Detroit on August 23 a special committee will report on lodges building tuberculosis sanitariums offering free treatment. The day’s business includes officer elections and a push to launch a national Foresters' publication delivered free to members.
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Detroit
Mich
the Foresters of America
Impetua
National Forestera
Murderer Oliver Locke Fights for 28 Minutes on Death Chair
In Eddyville Kentucky on August 28 Oliver Locke condemned to death by electric chair strained against his restraints for 28 minutes. He toppled to the floor but revived and was strapped back in as 2500 volts were applied until life ended.
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Eddyville
Oliver Locke
Lees
Roosevelt Drops 1912 President Nomination Bid
Pittsburg August 23 Col Theodore Roosevelt will not seek the Republican nomination in 1912. Supporters and Taft foes await moves but the ex president has set his face firmly against any head of the national ticket. A letter to Alexander P Moore confirms Roosevelt's wish that friends refrain from pursuing his candidacy.
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Pittsburg
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Taft
Alexander P. Moore
Moore
Col. Roosevelt
Hunter
New York
Leader
Outlook
Fortieth Avenue
Dice game raid nets 65 arrests in Fairbury area
At Fairbury Nebraska on August 23 police raided a dice game across the Blue River. Sixty five arrests were made and five professional gamblers are being held.
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Fairbury
Neb
Blue River
Grand Army Parade Dims as Veterans Falter before Taft
Rochester notes the forty fifth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in review before President Taft. Many aging veterans drop out from fatigue as the parade halts for rest, while Taft is escorted by the Twenty ninth Infantry to the reviewing stand and later to entertainments.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Pasa
Taft
Rochester
Washington Squire
Ninth United States Infantry
Washington Square
New York Central Station
Twenty-ninth Battalion
U. S. Regulare
Fort Porter
Grand Army
Thomas B. Dunn
East Avenue
Henry A. Strong
Senator Dunn
Convention Hall
N. Y
Riots in England Heighten Jewish Safety Fears
Jewish residents in London fear renewed anti Jewish sentiment amid riots in Tredgar and Welsh mining towns. They link unrest to strike tensions, noting a large Jewish population in London and across the kingdom and worry persecution could reemerge even as labor disputes fade.
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England
London
Tredgar
Kingdom
Great Britain
Riots in Welsh towns blamed on hoodlums overpolicing
In Newport and nearby Tredgar riots, authorities say small police presence allowed hoodlums to drive attacks. Targeted Jewish residents, respected locals, deny charges of driving rents or price gouging. complaints appear unfounded.
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Newport
Monmouthshire
England
Tredgar
Lincoln Boys Burned In Sleeping Porch Fire Fatal to Herman Sampson
In Lincoln on August 235 a 12-year-old boy Herman Sampson died early today from burns suffered when his brother was burned to death in a sleeping porch fire last night.
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Lincoln
Herman Sampson
New Tennis Champions Crowned in Doubles
National lawn tennis doubles title changes hands as Raymond Little and Gustav Touchard of New York defeat Frederick B. Alexander and Harold H. Hackett in Newport Rhode Island. The champions won in four sets by scores of 7-5 19-15 6-2 and 6-4.
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Little
Touchard
Newport
R. I
Raymond Little
Gustav Touchard
New York
Frederick B. Alexander
Harold H. Hackett
Auto Racer Killed in Chicago Preliminaries
In the aviation meet prelude, Ralph H. Ireland died during practice for Elgin automobile road races set for next Fri and Sat. Ireland, driving a Staver, rolled at 70 mph after a rear tire burst and somersaulted 300 feet. Mechanician Frank OBrien was badly injured but expected to recover.
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Chicago
Elgin
Ralph H. Ireland
Hugh Hughes
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