Lincoln Beachy wins first cross country air race prize
Lincoln Beachy, at 21, flies a Curtis biplane from New York to Philadelphia to win a 5000 prize in the first U S cross country air race. He lands at Trenton after 2 hours 22 minutes of flying, while Robinson finishes an hour later and Ely retires at Princeton due to motor trouble. Thousands watch in New York, Philadelphia and along the route.
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Lincoln Beachy
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Saany
Beachy
Niagara Falls
Curtis
Trenton
Robinson
New Jersey
Ely
Princeton
N. J
Spectacular Mississippi Campaign of James Vardaman
James K Vardaman seeking the Mississippi seat in the U S Senate rode a chariot drawn by 160 white oxen through Meridian in a staged parade to promote his candidacy. The event featured five brass bands 100 horsemen and a white clothed entourage. He will take his Senate seat March 14 1913 and a vacancy will be filled for Percys term by the new legislature.
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James K. Vardaman
Mississippi
United States Senate
John Sharp Williams
Percy
Vardaman
Senate
Pugilist and Class Leader A. J. Drexel Biddle
Philadelphia millionaire society man and star boxer, A J Drexel Biddle, blends philanthropy and Bible class leadership. Once a newspaper reporter, he rose to wealth and global recognition while promoting modern Christianity through the Church of the Holy Trinity.
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A. J. Drexel Biddle
Philadelphia
Europe
Mr. Biddle
Frick Leaves Union Pacific Board Amid Rail Rivalries
Henry Clay Frick retires from the Union Pacific directorate citing times, with large holdings in the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. Frick’s career ties to Andrew Carnegie loom, including a feud over a million dollar binder and Carnegie’s later sale of steel interests to US Steel, which has supplied competing railroads.
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Henry Clay Frick
Union Pacific Railroad Company
the Times
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Steel
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Frick
United States Steel Corporation
Frick and Associates
Union Pacific
Atchison
Odd Totem Poles in Alaska
Sitka presents a view of Alaska totems carved by Alaskan Indians from cedar. The crude, grotesque figures range from toy size to yards long and are often carved as part of the log. They are displayed publicly along streets, trails, and shorelines alike.
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Sitka
Alaska
Alaska Territory
Ing
American Woman in London and Hallie Rives identified
In London society period amid coro nation life Hallie Erminie Rives wife of Post Wheeler stands out. A Kentucky native and cousin to Amelie Troubetzkoy she authored popular novels including Satan Sanderson. She married Post Wheeler in 1906 then secretary to the American embassy in Tokyo and later St Petersburg. Wheeler is noted for writings on Tukadh Indians and his editorship at the New York Press.
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London
Hallie Erminie Rives
Post Wheeler
Ican
Tokyo
St. Petersburg
Wheeler
Arctic
New York Press
Man Falls Short in Stretched Rescue Bid
Edward G. Bernard of St Louis attempted a dramatic self stretch by lying in hot water bath for 24 hours and kneading his body to gain two inches for entry into the fire department. He failed to meet the height standard and is suspended.
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St. Louis
Edward G. Bernard
Fire Department
Pool to Pool Their Tobacco Crops by Virginia North Carolina Growers
Six hundred farmers from North Carolina and Virginia met in Greensboro at a secret session to approve pooling the 1911 crop and holding for better prices, a first for the bright leaf region. Prominent officials attended including President Charles Barrett and officials from the USDA. A public session featured welcomes by Mayor T Murphy and E D Broadhurst.
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Raleigh
Greensboro
North Carolina
Virginia
Grand Opera House
Resolution Committee
Charles Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
T. Murphy
E. D. Broadhurst
Chamber of Commerce
Barrett
Hayes
United States Department of Agriculture
Joel B. Forte
Tennessee
Alexander
State Farmers’ Union
North Caolina
Amended Meat Ordinance Sheds Light On Farmers Clash
Greensboro trustees amended the meat inspection ordinance to satisfy farmers and citizens, allowing inspection of carcasses with head and spleen attached. The vote was two to one, Brown dissenting, with Mayor Murphy and Commissioner Foushee leading. The old ordinance remains in force until the new one becomes effective in 20 days.
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Greensboro
Board of Commissioners
Brown
Murphy
Foushee
North Carolina Officials Seek Cotton Conference
North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture W A Graham has been urged by thirteen cotton growing state commissioners to convene a special conference to assess the crop status, estimate prospective yield, and appraise average quality. Graham is vice president of the Association of Commissioners and Agricultural Workers of the Cotton-Growing States. An advisory committee naming W S Lee and eight other North Carolinians with National Irrigation Congress officers will aid preparations for the Chicago congress on November 5.
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North Carolina
W. A. Graham
Association of Commissioners and Agricultural Workers of
W. S. Lee
Kitchin
National Irrigation Congress
Chicago
Messrs
J. J. Furlong
Frank Hewitt
A. B. Lukens
S. 8. Mann
O. L. Clark
J. A. Wellens
R. P. Richardson
R. F. Richardson
W. D. Mills
North State Leads Ditions On Fruit Growing
North Carolina scholars and federal agencies launch the first national scale study of fruit growing through thermal observations. Led by L A Denson and Willis L Moore, with support from W N Hutt and H J Cox, the project aims to establish observing stations across Western Carolina to guide future fruit cultivation nationwide. Premiums totaling about 150 dollars per fair seed exhibits and state fair awards spur agri outreach while hookworm eradication gains momentum with Pitt county funding and expanding county efforts. Two new incorporations are Rose Alexander Inc and The Savodine Company both in North Carolina with drugs and Savodine production respectively.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
United States
W. N. Hutt
L. A. Denson
Weather Bureau
Willis L. Moore
National Weather Bureau
R. L. Coughton
Old North
U. S. Weather Bureau
H. J. Cox
Denson
Washington
Cox
Western
Carolina
Rose Alexander, Inc
Charlotte
A. B. Reese
Mamie W. Reese
O. T. Alexander
Savodine Company
New Bern
Leinster Duffy
E. H. Gorham
B. M. Duffy
Plans for State Building at Capital Square
Plans in detail for a $250,000 state administration building on the south side of Capital Square will be ready early in September. Bids and contract award should follow promptly, with clearing and excavations for the fire proof structure likely to occupy most of the winter months.
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Raleigh
State Administration
Capital Square
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Metropolis
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Guilford Poultry Association of
W. R. Golden
W. M. Montgomery
F. H. Nicholson
Thomas J. Shaw
Crystal Ice & Ice Cream Co
Lexington
H. E B. Cartland
E. B. Craven
Franklin County Superior Court
Franklin Superior Court
C. M. Cooke
Farmers’ Union
Wilson County
Farmers’ Educational Co-operative Union
Wilson
C. E. Bream
W. H. Lamm
L. E. Robbins
Treaurer
State
George Cathey
Cathey
General Walser
Davidson County
Phillips
Rowan County
Halifax
Halifax Superior Court
M. H. Justice
Lincolnton
S. M. Dickens
Lonnie Dickens
Dickens Brothers
Old Man Jones
Jones
E. L. Travis
A. P. Kitchin
Elliott Clark
John H. Kerr
W. E. Daniel
George C. Green
Shelby
Cleveland County
M. C. S. Noble
Chapel Hill
N. C
Anna Wetmore
Duke
Carmichael
Durham
J. A. Bivens
North State
National
Weath
Wilie L
Moore
State Department
Graham
John A. Ferrill
Hookworm Commission
Pitt County
Pitt
Robeson
Sampson
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Wayne
Onslow
Cumberland
Northampton
Brunswick
Pender, Craven
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