Hughes Wins Kane Gap Mile Race In Minute Pace
Elgin Illinois Aug 25 26 auto race day attracts Chicago New York crowds. HughesMercer wins Kane County Cup 169 miles with 63.4 mph pace at 1 57 21. Roberts Abbott Detroit secures Aurora Cup while Kulick second. Herr National wins Illinois Cup by 9 seconds over Merz.
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Hughes
Mercer
Roberts
Abbott-Detrot
Kulick
Bar
Pearce
Colton
Herr
National
Merz
Elgin
Chicago
New York
Michigan Avenue
Broadway
Donald Herr Velie
Rupert Jeffkins
Charles Merz Velie
J. H. Stickney
Cino
John Rainier Mercer F. Bearnes, Jr. Corbin
Amazonville
Hugh Hughes
Joe Nikran
H.W. Ogren
W. H. Pearea
G. Morris
J. Armstrong
John Jenkins Staver
G. Monckmeir
Staver
Colby
Weather forecast and early auto race results summary
The forecast for Rock Island to Vicinity calls for fair, cool weather with a high yesterday of 73 and a low of 58. In the Aurora cup auto race, Merz led the Illinois cup, with Hughes and Roberts prominent in Kane and Aurora cups. Ramey and others faced crashes and mechanical issues, while Velie cars ran and led at various stages with Merz, Jeffkins, Stickney, and Roberts among top finishers.
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Nikrent
Herr
Velie
Rupert Jeffkins
Charles Cooney
Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Tam
J. M. Sherier
Stone and wine imports bigger in July
Washington reports July import values rose sharply with diamonds champagne and tobacco among top luxuries. The department of commerce and labor tallies July exports at over 118 million dollars, more than a million higher than July 1910, reflecting a strong rise in luxury consumption.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Atwood Ends His Trip in New York
Nyack New York Aug 25 machinists worked overnight to fix Atwoods biplane for a resumed flight He left Nyack at 1 53 pm bound for New York He refused to fly to Boston landing Governors Island at 2 28 pm Thousands of people cheered from roofs as ships towed and whistles sounded to mark the end of his long flight
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Nyack
N. Y
Atwood
New York
Boston
Governor's Island
Governor’s Island
France Sends Terms to Germany in Morocco Talks
Paris news reports a cabinet decision approving France's maximum offer to Germany over Morocco. Jules Cambon, envoy to Berlin, is authorized to present specific concessions from the French Congo in exchange for formal German recognition of French rights in Morocco. Both nations intensify war preparations as talks proceed. In Peoria, a collision of two electric cars injured three people, with the motorman near fatal.
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Cambon
Paris
Germany
Jules Cambon
France
Morocco
French Congo
Peoria
Ray Newberry
Heights
Cushway to be set free after escapes from prison
James Cushway, known as the Jean Valjean of Michigan, serving a two year term in Marquette prison for robbery, is to be paroled by the pardon board on September 1. He has reportedly escaped five times, once hiding in a box and being shipped out of Jackson prison.
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Michigan
Jean Valjean
State
Jackson, Mich
James
Cushway
Marquette
LAST CONFERENCE TO AVERT STRIKE
Blanket agreement demanded by Boilermakers, Blacksmiths, Machinists and Carmen. President Kline of the International Blacksmiths union plans a conference with Vice President Krattschnitt of Harriman lines to avert a possible strike on Union and Southern Pacific railroads and subsidiaries. Orders action deferred as Kruttschnitt agrees to meet at a western point next week. telegrams from Texas unions referenced.
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Chicago
Kline
International Blacksmiths”union
Krattschnitt
Harriman Lines
Union
Southern Pacific
Kruttschnitt
Texas
Mississippi River
Kansas City
J. A. Wranklin
The
Boilermakers’ Union
Trimble Named Commander in Chief of Grand Army
Judge Harvey M. Trimble of Princeton Illinois was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army. The encampment endorsed the Sherwood pension bill, which Democratic officials supported.
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Rochester
Harvey M. Trimble
Princeton
Ill
Grand Army
Escaped Prisoner Cushway Remains Uninjured In All Breaks
Five escapes from Jackson prison ended with recapture each time for Cushway. He avoided harming anyone, using clever disguises and even posing as a guard to slip past observers. Transferred to Marquette last December, he continues to evade long-term capture despite persistence by authorities. Meanwhile in Kansas City, Kruttschnitt urged a blanket agreement with five unions to avert a Harriman line strike, warning of serious difficulties if refused.
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Jackson
Marquette
Cushway
Clard
Eagles Meeting Ends in San Francisco Allows Multiple Aeries
Delegates to the grand aerie of Fraternal Order of Eagles concluded two sessions in San Francisco on August 25 1911. A key ruling permits the organization of more than one aerie in cities with 250 000 inhabitants or more without consent of an existing aerie. An aerie may also be started in towns of 2 500 or more with grand worthy president consent.
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San Francisco
Grand Aerie of Fraternal Order of Eagles
Arctic discovery of a new race in British Columbia
New evidence reports a previously unseen Arctic people found in British Columbia by Vilhimar Stefansson, leader of an American Museum expedition that started in April 1908. The letter cites a notable discovery and outlines forthcoming congressional actions on expedition findings.
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New York
Arctic
British Columbia
Vilhimar Stefansson
American Museum
Brooklyn
Wreck of Lehigh Train Kills Veterans at Manchester New York
Rochester August 25 a Chicago Buffalo Lehigh train carrying Grand Army veterans wrecked at Manchester New York. Reports say 25 dead and 50 injured with later counts varying. Wreck due to defective rails. two cars rolled down a 60 foot embankment. most victims were veterans and visitors to the encampment.
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Rochester
Grand Army
Manchester
N. Y
O'Neal
Lehigh
Lorimer in Plea for Vindication in Illinois Speech
In Duquoin Illinois August 25 Senator Lorimer urged defending the old order against progressive reforms likening it to the Civil War era and warned veterans to rally for freedom and representative government The remarks followed questions about bribery charges and were met with countering attacks from State's Attorney Wayman who branded Lorimer an enemy to all and urged scrutiny of recall initiatives.
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Washington
Wayman
John E. W. Wayman
Lbs
Siward
Southern Illinois
Walter Clyde Jones
Lorimer
Committee On
Cook County
National Women’s Relief Corps Elects Davis President
Campfire gathering at convention hall last night reports Mrs. Cora M. Davis of Union Oregon elected president of the National Women’s Relief Corps. The corps allocates $4,000 to its permanent G A R fund. Sons of Veterans vote to withdraw Memorial university support at Mason City Iowa. S V auxiliary names Flora Staples Whitney Wakefield Massachusetts president Frances Fox Rochester New York treasurer Jennie Thole Dwight IL press correspondent.
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W. E.C
Cora M. Davis
Union
Ore
National Women's Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans
Memorial University
Mason City
Iowa
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary
Flora Staples Whitney
Wakefield
Mass
Frances Fox
Rochester
N. Y
Jennie Thole
Dwight
83 Year Old Fiance Seeks Missing Bride in Chicago
William Dennis, 53, a retired farmer from Mount Horeb Wisconsin, traveled to Chicago to wed a young woman he met at a county fair. Two weeks ago she vanished with $2,000 he gave for salekeeping. Police were notified today as the case unfolds.
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Chicago
William Dennis
Mount Rope
Wis
Boscotel
Beattie Trial Faces Substantive Test of Wound Evidence
In Chesterfield Court House Aug 25 the Beattie case resumed with a crowd larger than yesterday as the defense seeks to strike testimony about a gunshot wound beyond the face. Doctors testified the wound extended into the skull, with the skull smashed near the exit. Beattie's counsel argues the indictment limits injury to the face and asks removal of medical testimony as irrelevant. The judge delayed ruling while defense argues a deadly technicality could wall off key proof.
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Chesterfield Court House
Beattie
Louise Beattie
George Jarrell
Thomas Owen
Major Patton
Richmond
Herbert Mann
Wilbur Mercer
J. B. Loving
Harry J. Smith
Chesterfield County
Commonwealth
James M. Gregory
Smith
Harry Clay Beattie, Jr
Louise Owen Beattie
Loying
Jader Watson
Pretty Girl as Bandits' Leader
Chicago, Aug. 25. An amateur robbery gang led by Kitty Kiinski, a pretty 20 year old girl, was arrested after a confrontation with detectives. The group, including Paul Mawret, planned to lure victims with the pretty leader as decoy to unfrequented streets for beating and robbery. Mawrot told the poster the gang formed a week ago.
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Chicago
Kitty Kiinski
Casimir Kranz
Paul Mawret
Mawrot
Kitty
Mem
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Robillard
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Stone and Wine
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Kansas
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National Tribune
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Ohio
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Convention Hall
Wisconsin
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Potter
Milwaukee
Fred W. Potter
Illinois
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Walter
O'Connell
International Plumbers’ Association
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