01 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Prescott Daily News
Location
Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
1
An accident halted the IOS during a Paris to Rome event as a machine neared Rome. The incident disrupted the schedule and prompted safety checks and a halt in operations. Officials investigate cause and assess damage to equipment.
The fifty sixth Coronation Derby at Epsom Downs saw J B Joels Sun Star triumph with Steadfast second and Royal Tender third as King George and Queen Mary watched. Wagering topped £1 million on the race with favored Sun Star at 7 to 4. American entries Adam Bede and All Gold faced long odds as spectators crowded the stands.
J J Hill announces a first and refunding mortgage securing a total authorized 40 million dollars for the Great Northern and Burlington railroads. Paul Minnesota June 1. The action consolidates debt and provides financing for expansion and operations.
George Maledon, famed federal executioner based in Fort Smith, who hanged 58 men before Oklahoma statehood, died of paralysis at the Soldiers' Home in Johnson City Tennessee at age 88. His notoriety grew from deadly duties and he was the subject of several books.
State Senator Samuel Ettelson notified Speaker Adkins that Col. Chauncey Dewey was detained at the governor’s office the night before Lorimer’s election. Adkins defended his Peoria interview and said he would back it with documentary evidence, as Springfield faces a turbulent legislative session.
At a Philadelphia meeting of the American and Laryngological Association Dr Chevalier Jackson of Pittsburgh removed a brass paper cup embedded in a young woman's lung for eight years without a knife using a bronchoscope with tiny electric light reflector and forceps. The tube was guided down the throat and the clip freed after about an hour of work. The patient is recovering.
Andree Baumont, the French aviator, arrived in Rome as the first contestant to reach the city at the end of the second stage from Pisa. His 160 mile flight earned him 20009 dollars of the 100000 prize.
Eminence Kentucky reports a Memorial Day parade likely unique in the nation with an all Negro float line. Bob Franklin aged 70 served as marshal. a Negro band and two boys carried Confederate flags accompany veterans. Also noted was M Schnell, longtime telegraphist, who died aged 77 in Des Moines Iowa. He worked with Carnegie and Edison and was cousin to Andrew G. Curtin.
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