Farman Englishman Sets Aerial Distance And Time Records
Henry Farman the English aviator flying a self designed biplane exceeded existing records for distance and time aloft at Rheims August 27. He completed 19 rounds covering 118.5 miles in over three hours, breaking Latham and Paulhan records. European interest grows as finals for Grand Prix de la Champagne loom with wind delays and Wrights vow to regain prestige.
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France
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Wright
Iowa Mayors Lose Jobs When Drunk
Des Maines reports Jilgyreston of Oskaloosa handed down an opinion ousting Mayor Hendon of Marengo and upholding the class law that allows removal for certain causes including intoxication and intent. Henderson was found intoxicated.
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Des Maines
Jilgyreston
Oskaloosa
Oon
Hendon
Marengo
Cholera On Dutch Ship Andyk Bound For America
A cablegram from the American consul in Rotterdam reports the Dutch steamer Andyk, bound for the United States, is under health surveillance due to suspected cholera aboard. The ship is slow and expected to reach off Cape May around September 5, with hospital officials preparing to prevent landing until a full investigation is completed.
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Washington
Andyk
United States
Rotterton
Marine Hospita Service
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Chalers
Baltimore
Cap
Sepeer
Landin
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Equality of sexes means ultimate decline of race says scientist
Winnipeg August 27 Professor H Armstrong warned that pushing to equality for women could extinguish mankind. He told the British Association for the Advancement of Science that competition with men harms motherhood and fertility, urging no question of equality when comparing complementary factors and cautioning against sensational scientific announcements.
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H. Be, Armstrong
British Association For the Advancement of Science
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Herbert Spencer
United States of America
Association
Drowning Passengers After Alaska Coast Steamer Wreck
A wrecked steamer Ohio en route from Seattle to Alaska sank after hitting a rock off the Alaska coast. Fifty lives were reported lost, with survivors rescued by the Humboldt and Rupert. Among the passengers was Clarence Cunningham, linked to Alaska coal lands under Taft era investigations. The vessel valued at $200,000 was a total loss.
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Merchants’ Exchange
Ohio
Seattle
Ep Point
Alaska
Clarence Cunningham
Peuter
Taft
M. J. Hopey
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Ruperty
Moors In Cruel War Surround Melilla Invasions
Reports from Melilla say Spanish forces tight around the city inflicted heavy casualties on Moroccans. Prisoners reportedly tortured and many bodies dumped on Mount Guruga. about 1,000 Spanish prisoners claimed. Water shortages caused deaths and hospitalizations among troops. Civil authority disputes delay on exhumation arrangements for a local case.
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May Dig Up Suttons Body
Washington reports that Mrs. Sutton seeks permission to exhume her son Lieutenant James N. Sutton from Arlington. The delay stems from the request being referred to the secretary of war for autopsy details. The War Department had earlier revoked permission for the exhumation and autopsy.
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Humphrey
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War Department
Vernment
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Lieutenant Sutton
Arlington
Fire threat looms over Yosemite giant sequoias
Yosemite California August 27 The world famous grove of sequoias is threatened by a forest fire. The Esporal hotel crowded with summer visitors is also menaced by the flames.
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Big Tree Grove
Terrific storm breaks hot spell over Chicago area
A violent storm ends a searing spell in Chicago this afternoon. Lightning killed three men on a farm west of the city and caused varying damage around town. Winnipeg reports Manitoba wheat yield estimates at 107,000,000 bushels.
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Canada
Mystery surrounds Harriman condition at Arden home
Aug 27 Arden New York reports little official on Harriman state. Physicians from New York arrive with a small medical bag while oxygen tanks are sent to the Harriman house. Only a few family and estate workers are admitted to the grounds as rumors spread in Arden and Turner about the hospital effort and the patient’s illness. Dr. Lyle flies to New York and back to review the case and share findings. A portable hospital truck is brought to the estate.
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W. OG. Lyle
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Harriman Estate
Rail shares bolstered by London gains lift New York bids
London opened higher with Union Pacific up 1 percent on 4500 shares and Southern Pacific up 2 percent. U S market followed with strong support at the open. Stocks slipped from intraday highs but firm undertone persisted and some issues recovered above initial quotes.
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London
New York
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Imported Men Walk Out Of Pressed Steel Plant
A walkout by imported workers at a pressed steel plant drew union attention and affected nearby railroad forces, while the stock market closed irregularly. In the final minutes Harriman stocks showed a brisk upturn amid shifting market sentiment.
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Union
Southern Pacific
Harriman
Channel project eyed for Rock River flow to Janesville
W A Meese of Moline said he will tour towns along the Rock River to collect data for a U S Engineers Corps proposal to cut a channel from Sterling to Janesville and to reestablish Horicon Dam in Dodge County Wisconsin Representatives from river cities and Illinois and Wisconsin districts support the plan as it would lower freights by improving outlet and fuel inlet officials expect more interest if land filling is not required and meetings are scheduled for September and October to report progress
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Rock River Improvement Association
United States Engineering Corps
Sterling
Janesville
Minois
Wisconsin
W Tinston
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Meene
W. A. Meest
Moline
Mass desertion at Pressed Steel Car plant in McKee’s Rock
About 200 imported workers quit work at the Pressed Steel Car company and marched to the Ohio river to encamp until paid. The action stemmed from alleged poor food, harsh conditions, and cruel treatment. It was reported that only 300 workers remained and more plans to leave were expected. Three men fell ill on the riverbank and one man reportedly lost 30 pounds over 14 days.
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Pittsburg
Pressed Steel Car Company
McKee's Rock
Ohio River
Ordered First Shot Fired! Civil War figure Gilman dies
General Jeremiah J. Gilman, credited with ordering the first shot of the Civil War, dies at 79 in Chicago. Other obituaries note William B. Scretary of the Chicago Stock Exchange's death in Highland Park, and Charles M. Cooke, Hawaii multiaillionaire, plus novelist George Manville Fenn in London.
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William B. Scretary
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Highland Park
Rich Hawaiian
Honolulu
Charles M. Cooke
Multiaillionaire of
Hawaii
Larned Defends US Tennis Title in 3-2 Win
Newport R I Aug 27 William A Larned defended his lawn tennis championship by beating William J Clothier in a five set final three sets to two Clothier had won the all comers event Earlier in the day a Galva man Walter Kernion brakeman on the Rock Island line was killed after falling from a moving freight car near Ottawa Illinois Aug 27
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Clark
James Durden
Lester
Clothier
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R. 1
William A. Larned
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William J. Clothier
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Walter Kermein
Rock Island Railroad
Ottawa
Bishop Elect Dunne Home From Notre Dame Retreat
Archbishop Quigley and Bishop-elect Dunne of Peoria, joined by several Chicago priests, traveled from Notre Dame to Chicago on a Lake Shore train. The retreat ended with an address from Quigley to diocesan clergy, with no business matters on the agenda.
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Dunne
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Archdiocese of Chicago
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Chicago
Aron
SONS OF VETERANS ELECT Jersey Man Leads and Atlantic City
Atlantic City New Jersey was chosen for the next annual encampment of the Sons of Veterans. George W Pollitt of Paterson New Jersey was elected commander in chief. Senior vice commander Arthur J Boutwell of Concord New Hampshire Junior vice commander Captain Francis E Cross of Washington. Council in chief Thomas J Hannon Dedham Massachusetts Felix A Kremer Madison Wisconsin John A Bommhardt Cleveland Ohio Miss Molly Donaldson Paterson New Jersey reelected national president of the Ladies Auxiliary The proposed peace monument in Washington with the Sons of Confederate Veterans was tabled for next year.
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Atlantic City
Washington
N. J
George W. Pollitt
Paterson
Arthur J. Boutwell
Concord
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Francis E. Cross
Thomas J. Hannon
Dedham
Mass
Felix A. Kremer
Madison
Wis
John A. Bommhardt
Cleveland
Ohio
Molly Donaldson
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Topeka Governor Urges Missouri to Return Marian Bleakley Kidnappers
Topeka August 27 Governor Stubbs phoned Missouri Governor Hadley to press the requisition for the return of Mrs Barclay and Joseph Gentry, the kidnappers of Marian Bleakley the incubator baby. He said there would be no mob violence in Topeka.
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Stubbs
Hadley
Missouri
Barclay
Joseph Gentry
Marian Bleakley
Pinchot at Conservation Congress Seeks National Efficiency
Gifford Pinchot, government forester and principal speaker at the national conservation congress in Sattle on August 27, asserted that conservation will yield two major results: preservation of natural resources essential to welfare and increased wisdom and effectiveness in national life, aiming for national efficiency. The resolution report reportedly avoids the Ballinger-Pinchot dispute, and most delegates prefer to ignore the controversy.
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Secretary of the Interior
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