Happenings Across The Globe Stir News Of The Week
World fairs and aviation records headline this condensed weekly digest. Curtiss wins at Rheims with 47.65 mph, Farman sets distance records, Morse seeks control of Metro steamship line, and many other notable events include political, crime, and industry notes.
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Glenn H. Curtiss
Rheims
France
Charles W. Morse
Tombs Prison
New York
Metropolitan Steamship Company
Henry Farman
Albert Newhouse
Bloomington
Indianapolis
Frank X. Riedinger
Delafield
Wis
Belle Gunness
Laporte
Ind
Fairfield
Neb
J. T. Chase
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin
Senator Carmack
Tennessee
William F. Cooper
William Travers Jerome
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Denver
George B. Moulder
Illinois Central Railroad
American Association of Railroad Gardeners
Philadelphia
Notable deaths and world events briefed from various reports
Thomas A. Wood former Globe-Democrat business manager dies in St Louis. Emperor William invites Orville Wright and sister to watch Count Zeppelin's Berlin arrival. Rev J Holmes MacGuiness asserts Harriman is improving. Monterey floods kill 1200 with $20M in damage. Taft accepts Ormsby McHarg resignation amid Roosevelt clash. West Scranton mine collapse damages streets. A E Swisher commits suicide after financial woes. Five relatives die when streetcar hits car near St Louis. Rev G B Ackerman named Cookman president. Fire destroys 35000 barrels oil in Cygnet Ohio. Carrie Sanders of St Joseph MO kills child and poisons others under mental distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Wood
Globe-Democrat
St. Louis
Emperor William
Orville Wright
Katherine
Count Zeppelin
Berlin
J. Holmes MacGuiness
Edward H. Harriman
Arden
Scranton
A. E. Swisher
Town Bar Association
Town City
Rev
G. BE. Ackerman
Hedding, N. It
Cookman University
Jacksonville
Fla
Cygnet
Carrie Sanders
St. Joseph
Gompers Rebuked as Austrian Accuses United States
Paris American labor head Samuel Gompers faces a sharp rebuke at the International Trades Unions Congress. European delegates challenge U S policies toward international unionism while Gompers defends American autonomy and proposes global organization. Hueber mocks his remarks as a voyage of discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Samuel Gompers
United States
International Trades Unions Congress
Mr. Gompers
America
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Europe
Hueber
International Confederation
Uncle Sam Hits Liars in Customs Crackdown
New York. Collector of the Port William Loeb Jr warns passengers who fail to declare dutiable goods beyond the $100 free allowance. A score or more travelers were brought to the customs house Monday and required to pay duty on items that would have been admitted free if declared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Loeb, Jr
Sam
Customs House
Auto Men Defy Death At Brighton Beach Speed Carnival
The Motor Racing association says another 24 hour speed carnival will be held at Brighton Beach this fall. Nine manufacturers and dealers have pledged entries, despite a series of fatalities at Indianapolis and Brighton Beach last week. The group blames no track flaw for the Brighton accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indianapolis
Brighton Beach
Motor Racing Association
Brighton
Flood Devastates Northern Mexico Killing Thousands
Laredo August reports confirm massive loss of life and property from the Santa Catarina flood. With 96 hours of rain, Monterey reports 400 dead and total deaths possibly 1,200. damage ranges 5 to 20 million dollars. Thousands homeless, women and children sheltered in Monterey while men sleep in plazas. Officials appeal for aid from Washington and the press to mobilize federal relief.
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Laredo
Tex
Mexico
Monterey
Santa Catarina
Hanna
Washington
Allen's Foot-Zase and Smith cigar lines advertised
An old advertisement text touts Allen's Foot-Zase powder for painful feet and a Lewis' Single Binder cigar. It also notes hunger promotes industry and warns against substitutes. Multiple vendors and generic claims appear in the clipped copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen &, Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
A Noah Kentucky testimonial extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for headaches, nervous symptoms, and various female ailments during the Change of Life. The ad stresses the product's safety, widespread use for thirty years, and invites readers to write for confidential advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Noah
Lydia H. Pinkham
Five Children Poisoned by Missouri Mother
In St. Joseph Missouri on August 30 Carrie Sanders a 41 year old mother from Florence addition gave morphine to five of her six children aged two to ten while attempting to poison a sixth. Weldon aged five died. the others survive with doctors hopeful. Mrs Sanders took poison and cut her throat after confessing. she is expected to recover. The husband was at home but unaware of the act.
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Andrew Horn
Summit
N. J
Ardsley Hall
New York
Joseph Harding
George B. Gethin
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forestry Service
Seattle
Wash
Northwest
Forestry Service
Titusville
Edwin W. Drake
Kelly Canning
Waverly
George McRoberts
Walter Davis
Irene Lockley
George Miller
Fort Slocum
Frank E. Williamson
Florence Lillian Wood
Brooklyn
N. Y
Williamson
Harry S. Bates
San Francisco
Edward H. Harriman
Elvert W. Shirk
First National Bank of
Tipton
Ind
Noah R. Marker
Chicago
Bilacowell
Indianapolis
Willian Bourque
Harry Holcomb
Motor Speedway Commission
Sarah Nagler
Bertha Rocha
Golden Gate Park
M. Paulhan
Rheims
France
Wilbur Wright
Isthmian Canal Commission
Charles W Fairbanks
United States
G. B. Harber
Prince Regent
China
Forbidden City
Gulf of Mexico
Tropics
National Insurance Commissioners In Convention
Colorado Springs
Cal
St. Louis
Viviano
St. Joseph
Carrie Sanders
Florence Addition
Weldon
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