Prolific early aviation flight and political notes
A roundup of brief items includes Wilbur Wright's successful ascent at Lemans France after two false starts with a 2 kilometer flight in 1 43, Eugene W Chafin narrowly escaping drowning in Lincoln Nebraska, Roosevelt planning country life inquiry to Congress next year, Harry K Thaws voluntary petition in Pittsburg with assets 128012 liabilities 453140, Tafts mountain drive and White Sulphur Springs horse show, Roosevelt's Brownsville responsibility statement, the shah of Persia pawning crown jewels for 250000, Col Vilas health concerns, Moses C Wetmore named Democratic finance chair, and a San Francisco warrant for broker Frederick Dorr on embezzlement charges.
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Wilbur Wright
Dayton Aeroplanist
Lemans
France
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Lincoln
Neb
Roosevelt
America
Congress
Country Life
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburg
Thaw
Taft
Greenbriar County
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Greenbriar Hotel
Brownsville
Persia
William F. Vilas
Wisconsin
Moses C. Wetmore
St. Louis
San Francisco
Frederick Dorr
Texas railroads face federal complaint over rate hikes
The Texas railroad commission filed a formal complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission against 67 railroads and others alleging a conspiracy via the Southwestern Traffic Association to suppress competition and raise freight rates to Texas. Also reported are a deadly boiler explosion in York Pennsylvania and a collision on the Western Ohio Traction line near Piqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Railroad Commission of Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southwestern
Texas
York
Piqua
Tennessee
Homerulers
T. Asbury Wright
Rockwood
Bank of Arton
Oklo
W. Tf. Reynolds
Daniel Leroy Dresser
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Harvard
Tragedies and incidents sweep across cities and states
A New York storm and a string of deaths and crimes ripple through towns from Hannibal Missouri to Boston. Victims include a traveling salesman shot in a quarrel over a hem sandwich and a trio of deaths from steam car and railway accidents. A 19 year old confesses matricide near Lupus Missouri while strikes and political shifts unfold in New Orleans and Washington.
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Hannibal
William V. Whitney
St. Louis
John McWilliams
Marion Coounty
Painesville
Mary Rowden
Rose Beckwith
Robert Kenney
Coleman B. Kenney
Lupus
Lane-Maggins Cotton Mills
New Orleans
Eckernfoerde
Germany
George Vahey
St. Columbkill’s Church
Cleveland
Charles W Pohlmann
Sylvania
Blocton
Birmingham
Methuen
Mass
Gov
Willson
Kentucky
Bracken County
Bertha Hood
Brooklyn
Ernest Seitz
Maggie
May
Freya
Halifax Harbor
Erick McCartheran
New York
Charlie Lokie
Tifton
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Company
Minneapolis
Cleveland Brown
Deane
Fiona Belvins
Washington
Arizona Territory
Wardwell
Molokai
Tombstone
Elmer £. Dover
Ohio
Republican National Committee
George R. Sheldon
William Hayward
Nebraska City
Neb
National Committee
William
Allison
Dubuque
Garfield
Utah
Ben Culley
Sam Nekis
Auckland
New Zealand
Western Passenger Association
Bryan
Lincoln
Boston
Milend Parish
London
National
Newton
Warren’s Landing
Lake Winnipeg
Robert Kinney
Jamestown
Coleman Kinney
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Imboden
Ark
William W. Sherwood
Wrights Aeroplane Mastery Anticipated In Army Tests
Wilbur Wright of Dayton conducts a three minute forty four second flight near Le Mans circling three times at 36 mph to enthusiastic crowds. A preliminary dirigible speed trial aboard Capt Baldwin’s craft yielded 18 7 10 miles per hour as officials eye Fort Myer tests and preparations for official Wright trials.
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Lemans
France
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Wright
Washington
Capt. Baldwin
Mr. Curtis
Baldwin
Falls Church
Imake E. Wright
James Alien
Fort Myer
Wright Brothers
A. M. Herring
Orville Wright
Signal Corps
Hold Up Prank by President's Son in Oyster Bay
In Oyster Bay on a Wednesday many residents staged mock robberies to raise funds for Nassau hospital Mineola. Quentin, the president's youngest son, led academy pupils wearing Red Cross armbands on horseback, detaining passersby to extract donations for the hospital's appeal.
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Oyster Bay
Quentin
Nassau Hospital
Mineola
Nassau County
Oyster Bay Academy
Academy
Red Cross
Fifteen Men Robbed Near Stirling City
Fifteen Diamond Match Company employees were held up and robbed by two highwaymen Monday night on the road from Stirling City to the company's camp on the Feather River west bank. The robbers reportedly obtained over 400 dollars in cash and nearly as much in valuables. The workers had been in Stirling City to receive their monthly pay and were returning after dark.
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Redding
Cal
Stirling City
Diamond Match Company
Feather River
Match
Stirlins City
Pay Checks Stolen From Messenger Pouch
A messenger’s pouch containing United States government pay checks for nearly $2,000 was stolen early last week in front of the Department of Commerce and Labor building. The pouch was recovered with the checks missing while other mail remained. The case remains unsolved with no identified robber.
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Washington
United States Government
Department of Commerce and Labor
Wilkie
Secret Service
Alexandria
Bank of Afton Reopens After Closure
Guthrie Oklahoma The Bank of Afton reopened Tuesday after a Monday closure under investigation. The examination found no shortage and business resumed, restoring normal operations for customers and staff.
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Guthrie
Okla
Bank of Afton
Egg Plant In Two Ways From A Cook Book
Step by step methods for Stuffed Egg Plant and Escalloped Egg Plant. Stuffed version shells are filled with minced pulp veal or chicken breadcrumbs and butter then baked until browned. Escalloped version uses layered boiled slices with bread crumbs parsley butter and cheese baked to a brown finish.
How to Make Cold Meat Loaf
The article offers a Woman's Home Companion recipe by Chris tine Terhune Herrick for cold meat loaf using leftover steak or roast mixed with cold ham or tongue and raw eggs. It advises moistening with gravy if dry, baking in a water bath, and chilling before slicing, noting variations with raw beef veal or cold lamb.
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Christine Terhune Herrick
Woman’s Home Companion
Cleaning Paints
Cleaning methods for oil painted walls require soap and water with a soft flannel cloth, wrung well, followed by cold water and drying with linen dusters. Varnished woods are polished with a chamois leather and duster or wax with turpentine, or oil and spirits of turpentine, then dried. For smoke stains, ashes or potash lime may be used with a soft linen cloth.
How to Preserve Canned Pineapple Slices
Canned Pineapple directions describe using ripe pineapples cut into one inch slices. For each pound of fruit add one quarter pound of sugar. Cook in a preserving kettle with a little water if needed, then scald and seal in hot jars immediately.
Hot Chicken Salad Preparation
Melt butter then flour with salt pepper cayenne and celery salt or onion juice. Add milk to make a cream, then beat in an egg and fold in chopped chicken. Veal or lamb can substitute. Serve on toast with fried potatoes.
A Delicious Icing
A simple confection method describes boiling sugar with water to a hard thread. Beat stiff egg white and stream the hot syrup into it until smooth and creamy. Cool slightly, then fold in chopped candied fruits and blanched almonds.
Five Months in Hospital Ends With Recovery Claim
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota says after five months in a hospital he was discharged as incurable with six months to live. He suffered heart issues smothering spells and fainting, lost use of arms and eyesight. kidney secretions were disordered. Dean's Kidney Pills cured the cause and he has felt well since. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Levi P. Brockway
S. Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Panic Stricken Route Hosts Claim Hard Times
A distressed traveler laments the financial panic leaving him and fellow riders unable to share meals along the route as scarcity bites the poor. The exchange highlights widespread hardship and charity gaps amid economic strain.
Strictly Fresh Eggs
A summer resort boarder asks why eggs are always fried at breakfast. The waiter replies that boiled eggs are available but warns the guest that boiling carries a risk.
English Passenger Requests Portah to Wake at San Francisco
An English traveler aboard the Pacific Express from Philadelphia naps in a berth and, recalling he forgot something, asks the porter to wake him upon reaching San Francisco, calling for Portah in a humorous phonetic rendering. The anecdote highlights a quaint English view of American geography.
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Philadelphia
San Francisco
Grape-Nuts Gains Seemingly Transform a Sufferer
A York state woman reports ten years of stomach and liver trouble eased after stopping coffee and using Grape-Nuts with Postum. She gained 20 pounds, regained energy, and can work and cook again, praising the product as life changing.
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Yorkstate
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Aeroplane
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