Speed carnival ends in tragedy at Indianapolis
Indianapolis August 20 two lives were lost at the Indianapolis motor speedway as the 250 mile race produced a fatal crash leaving William Bourque and Harry Holcomb dead. Robert Burman won the race as Oldfield set a one mile record in a Benz and a dust filled track prompted calls for ruts to be filled and the track thoroughly oiled.
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Indianapolis
Ind
American Automobile Association
Eaxte
William Borque
Harry Holcomb
Knox Racing
Massachusetts
Barney Oldfield
Benz
Zepgel
Chadwick
de Palma
Fiat
Chase
Buick Strang
Buick
Chevrolet
National
Merz
Aitken
Apperson
Lytle
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
William A. Bourque
DePalma
Louis Chevrolet
Oldfield
Robert Burman
Bourque
Holcomb
Stoddard-Dayton
Clements
National Metz
Fred Ellis
Knox
Burman
Herschine
Cretans Defy Powers and Raise Greek Flag Again
Cretans confront authorities and raise the Greek flag anew amid political tensions. The episode highlights enduring nationalist sentiment and resistance to external control on Crete.
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Cretans
Postmasters Told to Expend Little Under Presidents Orders
Toledo, Aug 20. Postmaster General Hitchcock urged strict economy at the National Association of First Class Postmasters convention. He said the president asked cab inet members to curtail department expenditures and warned that rising costs must be kept in check. The convention pledged support to economy measures. The discussion highlighted the abolition or curtailment of general delivery to better supervise youth mail, with advocates arguing home delivery would improve correspondence supervision.
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Toledo
Ohio
National Association of First Class Postmasters
Frank H. Hitchcock
National Association of Postmasters
Armed Inhabitants of Candia Hoist Greek Flag
In Candia Crete on August 20 armed inhabitants, backed by militia, hoisted the Greek flag amid tensions. A metropolitan intervened to keep soldiers in barracks. Powers demand a written Greek guarantee not to raise the flag after the international squadron leaves. Greece promises once order returns. London reports Greece’s conciliatory reply to a Turkish note.
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Canea
Crete
Candia
London
Greece
Rumelia
Macedonia
Charley Taft Dory Ducking Spooks Salem Rescue
Salem Mass Aug 20 It was learned today that Charley Taft son of the president and an engineer from the yacht Sylph were capsized in a dory off Salem yesterday afternoon and received a ducking. They held to the overturned craft until a Sylph boat reached them.
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Salem
Mass
Charley Taft
Sylph
IRAP Congress Pries Open Meeting For Free Discussion
At Denver today the Trans Mississippi Commercial congress allowed a free discussion rule after Judge Belford of Colorado won a vote to amend the rules for an hour of open topics. The Southwest pressed for coastwise traffic regulation and broader gulf shipping scope, with beet sugar advocates winning a resolution favoring beet sugar development. San Antonio was chosen for next year’s meeting with Ike T. Pryor named executive committee president.
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Denver
Joseph G. Cannon
National Congress
J. B. Belford
Colorado
Belford
Southwest
Congress
Gulf Coast
Friends
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
San Antonio
Texas
Ike T. Pryor
Platte River Flood Worsens West of Denver
Denver, Aug. 20. Platte River again overflowed its banks in the lowlands west of Denver causing widespread concern and damage to cottages. Mounted officers warned residents who salvaged belongings as damage remained slight. South and west railroad conditions showed improvement.
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Denver
Platte River
Deny
Anothyyter
Indictment of Eastern Brewer Chief in Stock Theft Case
Charles Katz president of Eastern Brewing Company of Brooklyn indicted by a grand jury for complicity in the theft of 26,000 shares of lecresad stock. Stock disappeared from Windsor Trust as loan collateral to broker M. M. Joyce tied to August Heinze. Shares later reappeared on the curb when Heinze bought them back.
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Charles Katz
Heinze Lindy
New York
Eastern Brewing Company
Brooklyn
Grand
Lecresad
Windsor Trust Company
M. M. Joyce
Augustus Heinze
Heinze
Wall Street Counterfeit Ring Tied to Mexico Case
Louisville investigators expose a $1,000,000 counterfeit scheme centered on 100 peso Mexican notes. John and Marion Roberts, and printer William Koenig, are arrested with bonds set. the operation allegedly aimed to flood Mexico with imitations. The trunk containing the notes and a perforating machine is seized. Marion Roberts reportedly named Wall Street as the gang’s headquarters.
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Louisville
Harrod’s Creek
Kentucky
John Roberts
Marion Roberts
Nan
Secret Service Department
John C. Roberts
Mexico
Koenig
Junchetts Brothers
J. H. Haager
Haager
Roberts
Astronomy of Little Practical Use at Yerkes Meet
The 10th annual conference of the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America at Yerkes observatory, Williams Bay, heard that astronomy currently does little good for humanity. Prof E E Barnard said the claim, while stark, reflects timing, not value, noting future discoveries may aid mankind and perhaps even predict fruitful years like Joseph in Egypt. About sixty leading astronomers attended, with Mars wireless messages from Texas to Mars deemed implausible and not worthy of discussion.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
E. E. Barnard
Barnard
America
Joseph
Egypt
E. C. Pickering
Harvard Observatory
Mars
W. H. Pickering
Pickering
Texas
Curtiss Clever Flight Adds Drama to Aviation Week
Curtiss skills airdrops over an approaching rival to avoid collision during a three-ship air display at Rheims. Spectators applaud as the feat marks a historic triple heavier-than-air maneuver. In New York, Wilbur and Orville Wright sue the aeronautic society alleging Curtiss Herring aircraft infringes their patents and seek destruction plus treble damages.
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Rheims
Glenn H. Curtiss
Curtiss
M. Duman
M. Tissandier
Wrights
New York
Wilbur
Orville Wright
United States
Aeronautic Society
Mineola
Milk Dealers Relent to Ease Lorain Milk Shortage
In Lorain Ohio on August 20 milk dealers partially broke the famine to ease suffering due to scarce milk and to save infants dependent on fresh milk.
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Lorain
Ohio
Drastic Prohibition Bill Clears Senate With Little Opposition
Montgomery Aug. 20 The drastic Fuller prohibition bill today passed the senate with little opposition. There was not a vote against the elimination of that section.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Taft to Push Interstate Corporation Controls in December Message
August notes Taft spent the morning on golf and the afternoon with Attorney General Wickersham to discuss centralized control of interstate corporations. The plan includes changes to the Sherman act under the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Bureau of Corporations in the Department of Commerce and Labor, forming the core of his December message to Congress.
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Bogey
Taft
Wickersham
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Commerce and Labor
Congress
Heat Wave Ends as Severe Storm Lashes Central Louisiana
Alexandria Louisiana August 20 a heat wave with temperatures from 95 to 110 degrees was broken today by the severest electrical storm ever experienced in central Louisiana Two people were killed in the bizarre weather event with damage reported across the region
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Louisiana
Alexandria
Election of Major in the 6th Infantry Set for Aug 31
Springfield Aug 20 Special Acting Adjutant General Dickson issued an order changing the election of major in the 6th Infantry to 2 p.m. Tuesday Aug 31 at Rock Island. Colonel W Channon will preside.
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Springfield
Dickson
6Th Infantry
Rock Island
W. Channon
First Electric Motor Car In State Shown In Cedar Rapids
Last evening, a self powering electric motor car arrived by Rock Island and was put into operation in Cedar Rapids marking the first automobile of its kind in Iowa. It generates its own electricity and represents a novel departure from existing interurban vehicles.
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Camp Perry
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Rock Island
Boxing Match at Moline Ends In Ten Round Draw
Kane and Smith both of Brooklyn fought a steady 10 round contest at Moline last night with the bout ending in a draw. In the preliminaries Hogan of Cedar Rapids stopped Mance of Davenport in the first round.
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Kane
Smith
Moline
Brooklyn
Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Mance
Davenport
Leather trust to be complete in consolidation drive
Trenton Aug. 20 Central Leather company of New Jersey files articles to enlarge charter power. Authorized capital remains 80 million dollars. Expanded powers allow acquiring stock and securities of other corporations, signaling a plan to consolidate with United Leather company.
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Trenton
N. J
Central Leather Company of
New Jersey
Secretary of State
Central Leather Company
United Leather Company
Attempt Made to Burn the Pressed Steel Plant
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania unknowns tried to ignite the Pressed Steel Car Company plant by tossing burning excelsior over the mill fence. Guards identified the fire as thwarted. Rumors that strike sympathizers threatened dynamiting the ferry Pfell prompted crew to abandon the boat to employees for safety.
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Pressed Steel Car Company
Ferry
Pittsburg
Pfel
No Club Drinking in State Passed by House
Montgomery Ala Aug 20 The house voted overwhelmingly for an anti club bill that would compel clubs to abolish liquor sales distribution and storage. Every charter application must promise that no liquors will be sold distributed or stored.
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Montgomery
Ala
Great Western Railroad to be reorganized under Morgan control
Springfield Aug 20 The secretary of state issued a charter to incorporate the Great Western Railroad company in a reorganization by J Pierpont Morgan Co The capital stock is set at 96000000 dollars
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Springfield
Great Western Railroad Company
J. Pierpont, Morgan & Co
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