Famous Bird Man Is Killed At New Aviation Meet
Ralph Johnstone, the famed aviator who set altitude marks, died after plunging five hundred feet at Overland Field Denver. His friend Hoxey, deeply affected, flew moments later as the meet continued. Johnstone’s body was sent to Kansas City with Brookins. J. C. Mars arrived to assume his role. A large crowd witnessed the flights.
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Denver
Colo
Ralph Johnstone
Overland Field
Hoxey
Johnstone
Brookins
Knnans City
J. C. Mars
Ambition Causes Death in Aviator Widow Heads to Funeral
Mrs Ralph Johnstone widow of the aviator started for Kansas City to attend her husband’s funeral. She said Johnstone’s ambition was to reach ten thousand feet in an airplane. Wright, who taught Johnstone, said his trouble was he wanted to excel everyone. He claimed he lectured both Johnstone and Hoxey before their Denver trip and warned them against foolhardy risks.
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New York
Ralph Johnstone
Kansas City
Roosevelt to speak on Wild Man and Wild Beast in Africa
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will deliver a public lecture in Washington tonight for the National Geographic Society. The address, titled Wild Man and Wild Beast in Africa, outlines his African hunting trip experiences and discoveries. Convention Hall, seating about 6000, will host the likely overflow crowd with many diplomatic corps members and cabinet officers invited and expected to attend.
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Washington
Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
National Geographic Society
Convention
Diplomatic Corps
Open tryout for Pacific University debate team
Forest Grove Oregon November 18 an open tryout for debate team spots at Pacific University will be held tonight. Selected students will face the University of Idaho windjammers in the annual contest on Friday January 18 next year. The resolution asks whether the old-age pension law enactment in Great Britain is inexpedient.
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Forest Grove
Ore
Pacific University
University of Idaho Windjammers
Great Britain
Erie forecast doom sparks fear amid morrow’s end claim
Fools Are Not Erie residents react to a local Erie woman’s prediction that the world will end tomorrow. Officials caution calm while superstition spreads through gatherings and whispers.
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Erie
Johnson breaks down amid Lowell health fears
Chicago reports that Jack Johnson has broken down at Lowell Massachusetts drawing little surprise from his friends who say he has not cared for himself. They predict a new champion will emerge after a future fight with a strong opponent. Johnson is due to arrive in the city Saturday. Portland Maine notes another collapse from nervous indigestion, with physicians reviving him after an hour of effort.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Lowell
Mass
Johnson
Portland
French and U S Sailors in Riot at Cherbourg
Dispatches report bloody clashes between American fleet sailors and French sailors in Cherbourg. An American sailor, H. G. Welditch of the battleship Louisiana, was found drowned in the inner harbor after the riot, with patrols now armed to prevent further attacks.
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Yyria
Cherbourg
H. G. Welditch
Louisiana
Bryan's Commoner Calls for Democratic Policy Reform
Lincoln Nov 18 Bryan's Commoner urges rank and file rule in shaping national policy and campaign strategy. If Republicans nominate progressives the Democratic candidate must be progressive and oppose Wall Street candidates. Texas Boomers Meet in Wichaco discusses spreading Lone Star state fame and delegates tour Cotton Palace and nearby sites.
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Lincoln
Bryan
Wall Street
Texas
Wichaco
Tex
Lone Star State
Texas Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Cotton Palace
Landis Disqualifies Himself From Packers Trial
United States Judge Landis grants a change of venue motion for indicted packers, citing his past role as attorney general in beef trust prosecutions in 1896. He will transfer the cases to the district court, reserving final ruling until Monday after noting he cannot hear the case due to his involvement. Federal prosecutors express disappointment.
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Chicago
United States
Landis
United States Attorney General
Beef Trust
United States Circuit Court
United States District Court
Hammerstein Promises London Opera House Fourth Largest
Oscar Hammerstein builds a grand London opera house by Bertie Crewe, seating 2650 with 1000 stalls, 750 in the circle and 900 in the gallery. Exterior in stone classic style, interior in Turkish Renaissance order, opening November 1, 1911 with Tina the Flute Player by the Manhattan Theatre Company.
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London
Oscar Hammerstein
Opera House
Convent Garden
Colliseum
New Palladium
Bertie Crewe
Europe
Kingsway
Tinas the
Flute Player
Manhattan Theatre Company
First Snow of the Season Melts by Noon
The first snow of the season fell overnight and into the morning, less than an inch in depth and nearly melted by noon. Last year the first snow arrived on November 12.
Parliament to be dissolved amid election plans
London November 14 Premier Asquith announced Parliament will be dissolved November 28, prompting a pre Christmas general election. He voiced defiance at house of commons claiming reforms and Lords veto power render the government a farce. cabinet reportedly rejected all compromises.
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Asquith
Commons
London
House of Commons
House of Lords
Suffragettes Attack Parliament Grounds in London Riot
Three hundred suffragettes attacked police at the parliament buildings when refused admission. A score of women were hurt, six arrested, and two hundred male supporters were jailed. Riots continued throughout the day until mounted police cleared the crowd after a flying wedge formed to enter the house of lords.
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London
Parliament
House of Lords
Panama canal boilermakers threaten strike stance
St. Louis Nov 18. If Panama canal boilermaker demands lead to a strike, vacancies will not be filled by U S mechanics, says Franklin president of the Boiler Makers union and AFL delegate. He doubts a strike will occur but adds no interference from American workers. Panama men seek higher wages and 18 days paid leave.
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St. Louis
Panama Canal
United States
Franklin
Boiler Makers Union
American Federation of Labor
Panama
Apple Show Suggests Monument for Adam
Spokane Washington November 18 due to the part played by an apple in the downfall of Adam and Eve the management of the National Apple Show held here this week is considering erecting a monument to their memory. The plan is under serious discussion and Spokane may become the first city to honor the pair who lost the Garden of Eden because of Eve s curiosity about the forbidden fruit.
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Spokane
Wash
Auto overturns kill man and two women near Naricopa
Bakersfield Calif Nov 18 F H Stevens a chauffeur and two unidentified women were instantly killed when the automobile overturned near Naricopa. Stevens was married with two children and lived in Oakland.
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Bakersfield
Calif
F. HH. Stevens
Naricopa
Stevens
Oakland
Church Moves to Reconcile Tolstoy With Greek Church
In St. Petersburg on November 18 Count Tolstoy’s condition is hopeless and church officials seek reconciliation with the Greek church to avoid denial of Christian burial. Bishop Tambovf travels to St. Petersburg with a message from Antonius, head of the Greek synod, to urge forgiveness after Tolstoy’s excommunication for The Resurrection.
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St. Petersburg
Count Tolsto
Tamboff
Sstapova
Novellar
Les
Antonius
Aviation manager informs crowded skies high flyers
The aviation manager reaches the point of informing top aviators that space is scarce, signaling tighter capacity at air operations. The note reflects pressure in scheduling and potential delays as demand outpaces available routes and hangar space.
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Atlanta Constitution
Free Passage Sought for Panama Canal by Pacific Congress
A Pacific coast congress in San Francisco adopted a resolution demanding free passage for all American vessels through the Panama Canal. It also urged twenty five additional infantry regiments to the western coast and a corresponding boost in artillery and cavalry, risking near doubling Pacific defense if approved. Governors Gillett Brady Oddie Spry Lowman Johnson Knapp Manley Scott were elected to officers for a year with San Francisco named Panama fair site.
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San Francisco
Panina Canal
Pacific Coal Congress
Rockies
United States Army
Washington
Pacific Court
Congress
Panama
Insurgent Leaders Gather in Santa Barbara for Senate Nomination
In Santa Barbara on November 18 insurgent Republicans converge as Hiram Johnson arrives to influence California’s next U S senator. Oakland’s John W. Stetson Riverside’s M Estudillo Auburn’s B A R Birdsell Pasadena’s C W Bell and other insurgent legislators are on the ground awaiting a decision within the next two days.
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Santa Barbara
United States
California
Hiram Johnson
John W. Stetson
Oakland
M. Estudillo
Riverside
B. A. R Birdsell
Auburn
C. W. Bell
Pasadena
Snow in Walla Walla Valley Melts by Night
Snow fell in the Walla Walla valley this morning marking the first fall of the year and continued until about noon It warmed up and the snow was expected to melt by night with the weather likely to clear later today
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Walla Walla
Walla Walla Valley
Laura Schenk Indicted By Grand Jury in Poison Claim
Wheeling W Va Nov 18 Mrs Laura Schenk was indicted by the grand jury on a charge of attempting to poison her husband John Schenk a millionaire packer. Schenk is recovering.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Laura Schenk
Brand Jury
John Schenk
Packer
Schenk
Nagel to Address Kansas City Commerce Club Banquet
Nagel secretary of commerce and labor will speak at the Kansas City Commercial club banquet on the topic The Department of Commerce and Labor and Its Work. The event is a major local affair with past speakers including Taft Root and Wickersham. Nagel then heads to Cincinnati to speak to that city’s Commercial club tomorrow night.
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Nagel
Kansas City
Chas. Nagel
Secretary of
Commerce and Labor
Kansas City Commercial Club
Department of Commerce and Labor
Band of Mexican Revolutionists Seen Near Marathon
El Paso reports a band of armed Mexicans sighted across the Rio Grande opposite Marathon yesterday. Dozens patrolled the river but found no Mexicans, while Marathon residents kept armed all night awaiting a possible attack. Sheriff Walton notes sightings but cannot determine the group’s route, though he believes the revolutionaries remain active. Additional border reports hint at broader Mexican guerrilla activity.
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el Paso
Rilo Grande
Marathon
United States
Walton
Mexico
Pendleton Seeks Branch Asylum Site In Eastern Oregon
Local officials discuss locating a new mental asylum branch within 60 days in eastern Oregon near Baker, Union or Pendleton. Cheney ranch at McKay Creek eyed as potential site. Bowerman and Steele expedite actions as City officials plan bids. A Philadelphia welcome for German educator Prof George Kirchensener is also noted.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Bakery
Union
Angwie
Bowerman
Steele
Portland
Barrett
W. L. Thompson
Commercial Association
Thompson
Cheney Ranch
McKay Creek
Yale and Harvard clash tomorrow in gridiron match
New Haven Nov 15 Yale and Harvard meet tomorrow for the thirtieth game in their series begun in 1876. Yale has won 23 of 29 including recent years, while Harvard has four victories with notable wins in 1890 1897 and 1901 1902 and 1908 are listed. Father Time's Birthday notes standard time adoption on Nov 18 1883 with vast changes across the states.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Crimson Invaders
Cambridge
Crimsons
Kennard
Father Time
Washington
United Staes
Atlantic
Pacific
Proves up on Homestead Near Pilot Rock
N C Carlstrom arrived from Pilot Rock to prove up his homestead three miles west of Pilot Rock. He is accompanied by Maurvin Hutchinson and Roy Grant as witnesses. Once considered worthless grazing land, the area now grows wheat barley and bunch grass. Wheat sown before the recent rain is thriving. Hutchinson and Grant returned home this morning while Carlstrom remained for today’s business and planned to go to Adams this evening then return tomorrow morning.
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Homestead
Grant
Mr. Cahlstrom
Adams
Funeral of Italian laborer in Spokane remains interred
The body of Mick Corea died at the hospital Wednesday night was sent to Spokane today for burial. The remains will be interred in Spokane, where friends will lay him to rest.
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Spokane
Mick Corea
Father of Crippen Dies After Strain and Arrest
Leon Angeles Nov 18 Myreen Crippen aged father of Dr Hawe ley Crippen who faces death on Nov 24 died today in a small room in Los Angeles destitute and penniless. Attending Dr Burt said death came from old age and the strain since his son’s arrest in Canada. The old man believed his son innocent and collapsed after the verdict, having depended for years on money sent by Crippen before his flight.
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Son
Grim Reaper
Eile Ave
Los Angele
Leon Angeles
Myreen Crippen
Haweley Crippen
Burt
Canada
Crippen
London
Mille
Lenove
Bride collapses at wedding ends marriage dream
In Monticello Minnie Currey married Amos Curry a few hours when the ceremony ended she grew suddenly insane and was carried to Middletown hospital. Curry, a former asylum attendant, asked reinstatement to care for his wife. The clergyman’s question elicited no clear response before the bride finally said I do and fainted as nervous collapse became evident.
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Monticello
Minnie Currey
Middletown
Amos Curry
J. J. Billingsley
Curry
Local Manager Installed for Pacific Telephone Company
Eee of Telephone Managers 8S. W. Wells of Portland is ahay being installed as local manager for the Pacific Telephone company. G. F. Moore has resigned to join the plant department in Portland. P. Van Houtte district manager, is here from Walla Walla to supervise the change. Wells has years of service and has been chief collector in Portland for three years. he has a wife and two children.
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Eee
Wells
Portland
Count De Beaufort arraigned for dis orderly conduct
In Chicago on November 18 Count De Beaufort faced the police court on a charge of dis orderly conduct stemming from a home fracas in which his wife was said to be thrown down stairs and injuried. He pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury trial which was granted. Kilgalien restrained himself and claimed he kicked the son-in-law down the stairs after an attack on his daughter.
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Chicago
Count de Beaufort
Martin Kilgalien
Kilgailen
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