Rockefeller Advises Energy Over Luck For Success
John D. Rockefeller cites energy and steady daily effort as keys to success in a New York Evening World interview. He urges young workers to look ahead, avoid dishonest starts, and notes his own path began with hardship in Cleveland fifty four years ago on September 25.
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New York
Evening World
The
Press Publishing Company
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Hook
Ty Crook
Cleveland
American aeronaut breaks speed record in Britain
Fred Cody, an American in charge of aviation work for the British War Office, claims a new speed record by flying 47 miles in 50 minutes aboard his own aircraft. The unofficial mark is supported by several stopwatches within a second, with Cody asserting the machine balances automatically.
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London
Fred Cody
British War Office
Cody
SCRIPPS-M'RAE WEDDING AT DETROIT TODAY
Detroit reports the wedding of John P. Scripps of San Diego and Edith Mc Rae at noon in the bride’s parents home. Rev John H Boyd officiated. Edith is the daughter of Milton A McRae and John P Scripps is son of FE W Scripps.
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Detroit
Sept
John P. Scripps
San Diego
Cal
Edith McRae
John H. Boyd
First Presbyterian Church
Milton A. McRae
FE. W. Scripps
Limited train had close call near flood zone
East bound Santa Fe trains were diverted through Phoenix to Albuquerque via Maricopa after a flood destroyed a million dollar dam in the Rio Puerce valley, Northwestern New Mexico, washing out five miles of track and narrowly avoiding the California Limited. Riders warned valley inhabitants. reports say ranchers in the upper valley lost their lives as wires were down and verification was not possible.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sept
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Maricopa
Rio Puerce
New Mexico
California Limited
Wisdom urges Bailey for state agriculture vacancy
Salem report states W. F. Matlock of Pendleton recommended to the governor that State Food and Dairy Commissioner Bailey be appointed to fill the vacancy on the state board of agriculture caused by the death of M. D. Wisdom of Portland.
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Salem
W. FL Matlock
Pendleton
Bailey
State Board of Agriculture
M. D, Wisdom
Portland
Municipal car system planned for San Francisco
Public utilities committee of the board of supervisors secretly perfects a plan for a City streetcar grid. Starting at Geary Street Road with a Market Street subway and two Golden Gate Park passes, the panel argues a full citywide network is needed to solve transport. Lines would reach from the ferry to Decima Beach and the Mission.
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San Francisco
Sept
Public Utilities Committee
Board of Supervisors
Corpa
Geary Street
Market Street
Golden Gate Park
Decein Beach
Mission
Shingle Strike Unchanged in Hoquiam Mills
Hoquiam mill officials report no change in the shingle strike. Manager Kuhn says the wage demand worsened losses, with production costing $1.00 per thousand shingles while market price sits at $1.70. Mills stay closed until market improves despite union auction.
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Hoquiam
Kuhan
Hoquiam Lumber and Shingle Company
First settler at Cove passes away
La Grande Oregon September 7 Sam Bloom aged 65 the first man to settle at Cove sixteen miles from La Grande died yesterday at Hot Lake sanitarium He came with three other families in 1862 Bloom worked in packing and later ran teams In early Cove with the railroad boom he returned to business before retiring He drove the first team from Union to Cove crossing the Grand Avenue river by digging down the banks
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la Grande
Ore
Sam Bloom
Cove
Hot Lake Sanitarium
Bloom
Union County
Union
Grand Avenue River
Chicago Railway Men Vote For Compromise Wage Scale
Chicago railway workers on the south side passed a five to one vote in favor of a compromise wage scale proposed by the Chicago Railway Company. The decision heightens tensions as workers threaten a mass walkout if demands are not met.
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Chicago
South Side Railway
Chicago Railway Company
Fire trap lunch wagon destroyed by blaze near Rader store
J A Millers lunch counter on wheels stationed behind the Rader furniture store on Webb street was destroyed by fire this forenoon. The owner estimates the loss at 500 with 400 insured. Fire spread to the furniture store through windows. cause believed defective wiring. Firemen confined efforts to prevent further spread as origin remains under question. Public concern over placing such a fire trap in a business block drew comment amid city fire limits regulations.
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J. A. Miller
Rader Furniture
Webb Street
Ballinger Lets War Go On As Taft Stays Silent
Secretary Ballinger refused to set a time for decisions on the Washington controversy over conservation. President Taft indicated no public statement would be made soon as Ballinger spent the day in Boston and Beverly while the president attended Yale events. Ballinger planned a Washington trip Thursday with hopes of another meeting, but no action was promised.
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Beverly
Mass
Ballinger
Washington
Boston
Yale
Brooklin Country Club
Taft
West
General Corbin Dies This Morning
New York. Lieut General Henry Clark Corbin, retired, died at Roosevelt hospital after kidney trouble surgery. Born September 15 1842 in Ohio, he rose from Ohio regiment to lieutenant general in 1906. He retired shortly after. Beverly. Taft received word from Mrs H C Corbin that her husband died at Roosevelt hospital after an operation and sent condolences.
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New York
Henry Clark Corbin
Roosevelt Hospital
Europe
Carlsbad
Corbin
Ohio
Beverly
Taft
H. C. Corbin
General Corbin
Washington has quarter million school children
Olympia Sept 8 There are 256 207 children of school age in Washington per the July census reported to State Superintendent Dewey. Of these 124 784 are boys and 126 522 girls The census shows 247 997 children of school age with decreases in Adams Asotin Columbia Cowlitz Klickitat Lincoln San Juan and Whitman Under state law 16 per head must be raised for each child totaling 2 401 070 dollars
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Olympia
Washington
Dewey
Adams County
Asotin
Columbia
Cowlitz
Klickitat
Lincoln
San Juan
Kaufman and Johnson to Fight Tomorrow in San Francisco
San Francisco set for a world championship bout as Kauffman and Jack Johnson meet at the Mission arena. It promises a record crowd and a cautious contest over ten rounds, with most expecting Kauffman to endure into the later stages while Johnson aims for a decisive victory.
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San Francisco
Sept
al Kaufman
Jack Johnson
Mission Arena
Ruplin
Jeffries
Kauffman
Knaufman
Johnson
Mob Throws Man With Weights Into Creek After Attack
In Shreveport on September 8 a mob killed Henry Miller a Black man after an assault on Nettle Jones, a White resident of Rayville. Miller was tied with weights and dragged into a creek where he drowned as onlookers watched.
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Shreveport
Lia
Nettle Jones
Rayville
Henry Miller
Wolgast Wins House Decision Declared Draw in 12 Rounds
Wolgast of Milwaukee defeated Matty Baldwin of Boston in a twelve round bout but the decision was declared a draw. The hard fought fight took place tonight amid spirited action and close exchanges. The outcome leaves the title dispute unresolved and the crowd remained vocal after the final bell.
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Wolgast
Boston
Ad Wolgist
Milwaukee
Matty Baldwin
Borton
Peary Accuses Cook in Polar Feud Lines Drawn
Reports from Indian Harbor and Copenhagen detail Peary accusing Cook of deception while Cook resists replying, saying the accusation rests on scientific data. Eskimo witnesses back Peary, with tribals pressuring amid a divided public over who reached the pole.
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Peary
Copenhagen
Cook
Peary Arrival Time Still Unclear in Sidney Welcome
A radio message from Indian Harbor says Roosevelt did not sail until morning and the immediate destination remains unconfirmed. Peary planned to head to Chateau Bay but dropped the idea due to no telegraph office there. He is believed to go to Red Bay, then return to Sidney without stops as visitors flood the town.
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Sidney
Peary
Indian Harbor
Roosevelt
Chateau Bay
Red Gay
Peary Arctic Clubship Jeanie voyage noted
Brooklyn dispatch details Secretary Bridgeman of the Peary Arctic Club sending Whitney aboard at Etat. Dr. Cook set for Copenhagen. The Jeanie was met off Saunders Island on August 23 and coaled at North Star Bay as Whitney sailed with the ship. They parted on August 24. Whitney is identified as the hunter.
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Brooklyn
Bridgeman
Peary Arctic Clube
Whitney
Etat
Cook
Copenhaigen
Jeanie
Saunders Island
North Star Bay
Peary
Not enough readable details for a proper headline
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a bank statement and a national bank but lacks clear names, dates, locations, or outcomes to summarize into a factual item with entities.
Explorers Word on Who Helped Cook With Expedition Data
The article questions who Cook trusted with portions of his expedition data, naming possible associates and the stakes of safeguarding the findings. The piece highlights unnamed colleagues and the tension over whether key details remained within trusted circles.
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Cook
Iys
Roosevelt earns election at Battle Harbor port
Sverdrup backs Cook in Copenhagen declaring Cook's data correct and will prove Peary's claims false. He calls Peary's charges malicious or ignorant and says Eskimos told Rasmussen that Cook reached the pole, challenging Peary's narrative.
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Battle Harbor
Labrador
Sept
Roosevelt
Peary
Sverdrup
Cook
Copenhagen
Rassmussin
Strikers Return to Work at Pressed Steel Car Plant
Five thousand workers at Pressed Steel Car in McKees Rocks vote to end a two month strike amid rioting casualties. Company concedes most demands except reemployment of the strikers committee, marking a near settlement of a violent labor dispute. Nearby reports from Linares Mexico describe ranch owners J E Goodward and Stuart Bryan believed starving after floods.
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Pittsburg
Pressed Steel Car Company
McKees Rocks
Linares
Mexico
Santa Ana
J. E. Goodward
Stuart Bryan
Bleriot Narrowly Escapes In Italian Monoplane Crash
French aviator Bleriot narrowly escaped death when his monoplane hit a tree near Brescia Italy The propeller snapped and the machine fell He reached the ground uninjured Aeronauts gather for aviation week and messages of condolence go to Eugene Lefevre’s family whose machine fell in France yesterday
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Brescia
Italy
Bleriot
English Channel
Mesasgee
Eugene Lefevre
France
Harriman Condition Report Complicates Recovery rumors
News from Turners N Y and Arden N Y Sept 8 reports E H Harriman is not in a critical state as earlier feared though bulletins are cautious. Dr Lyle Harriman's physician denies death rumors while Union Pacific offices in New York delay statements unless the patient worsens or becomes dangerous. Judge Lovett says no statements will be issued from Union Pacific unless there is a definite change.
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Turners, N
E. E. Harrman
Lyle
Harriman
Union Pacific
New York
Atlantic
Pacific
N. Y
Lovett
Harriman Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Slaying of Maybelle Millman Sparks Investigation
Detroit police seek the slayer of Maybelle Millman whose dismembered body was found yesterday. Investigators pursue clues including recent cashing of a money order and post office records to identify who paid for it.
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Detroit
Maybelle Millman
Tr
Paguenger Grrkeman knocked from train by horses last night injures may be fatal. James O Sullivan, substitute rear brakeman, found injured near Leavitt Spur between Leavitt and North Powder. He claims hoboes attacked him but crew suspects he fell while stepping from the coach as trains paused. He was taken to La Grande and then Pendleton, conscious but dazed.
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Paguenger Grrkeman
Horoes
Young O'Sullivan
Jesse Tryon
Huntington
Norris
Leavit Spur
Leavitt
North Powder
la Grande
Pendleton
O'Sullivan
Sulim
Fing
Telecasset
Lef
la Grande Wee
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Standard Oil Company
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M’rae
M, D, Wisdom
Dallinger
Pinchot
Interiot
May Withold
Kaupeman
Ted
United Press Today
Sverdup
Geographical Society
Olafsen
University of Copenhagen
Commodore Hovendrd
Commander Peary
Dr. Cook
Pole
Maine
Shiney
Wued
Por
Jacr
Steel CO
Pressed Steel CO
Will
James O'Sullivan
Peter O'Sullivan
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