Aviator John B Moissant Killed Landing Near New Orleans
John B Moissant, noted aviator, died when his Bleriot monoplane plunged headfirst during a landing attempt at Harlan field twelve miles above New Orleans. The crash occurred in strong winds causing the craft to flip and eject him. he died en route to hospital. Moissant, famed for a daring right circle maneuver, succumbed to a broken neck from the fall.
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John B. Moissant
Harlan
Moissant
Harlan Field
Mississippi River
Lake Pontchartrain
New York
Daring American Aviator Moissant's Dramatic Feats Across Waters
The article recalls Moissant born in 1870 Chicago whose bold flights included a October 30 excursion from Belmont Park around the Statue of Liberty back to the aviation field. He wrested a major trophy from Claude Graham White and was famed as the first to cross the English Channel with a passenger amid a Dover strait storm.
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Statue of Liberty
Claude Graham White
Moissant
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Central America
San Salvador
Paris
Wright Brothers
English Channel
Straits of Dover
Severe Winter Triggers Disasters in Turian Italy
Turian Italy December 31 heavy snows cripple railway lines in Cuneo province with avalanches. A landslide buried a house near Tenda in the Maritime Alps killing four and fatally injuring two others. Further victims feared as conditions worsen.
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Turian
Italy
Cuneo
Tenda
Maritime Alps
Langford and Lang to Fight for 20000 Dollar Purse in London
New York reports Sam Langford and Australian heavyweight Bill Lang have been matched to meet in London on February 16 for a purse of twenty thousand dollars.
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New York
Sam Langford
Bill Lang
London
Sharp earth tremor rattles Pacific coast towns
San Francisco reports a sharp tremor at 4 11 this morning lasting several seconds. Strong shocks were felt in other towns to the north and south along the coast.
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San Francisco
Black Hand Outrage Kills One Injures Two
Patterson New Jersey December 31 one man is dead and two women and a child badly hurt after a Black Hand attack. A bomb exploded under a stairway in a double tenement on Scoolay Street, then a fire destroyed the building.
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Patterson
N. J
Scoolay Street
New Mexico Ruling Upholds Forest Grazing Permits
The New Mexico federal court rulings sustain the Secretary of Agriculture authority to prevent grazing on National Forests without permits. The cases clarify that grazing without a permit and fee is not lawful, countering stockmen’s belief in unregulated use.
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Secretary of Agriculture
New Mexico
Alamo Forest
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Department
Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court For
Southern District of California
Wellborn
Supreme Court
Bootleggers and Liquor Cases Dominate Local Court Report
Judge Wm. H. Pope sentenced several misdemeanor cases from the last term, including bootlegging prosecutions. Sentences ranged from fifteen days in jail and fines to suspended commitments, with notes on parole and political bribery remarks about Senator Lorimer in the second case.
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Wm. H. Pope
Pope
John R. Wilson
Wilson
Sol Owens
Harry C. Elrick
Wilson F. Smith
Elrick
D. R. Patrick
Patrick
Charley Montgomery
Jim Hardeman
Carnegie funds hero fund for Germany
Berlin December 31 Andrew Carnegie donated 1 250 000 dollars to establish a hero fund in Germany. It is the fourth such fund after the United States Great Britain and France. The U S fund totals five million and includes Canada and Newfoundland. The German program mirrors earlier funds with a special provision for educating the children of those who sacrificed their lives.
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Berlin
Germany
Andrew Carnegie
Business College to Admit New Students Next Month
The Business College plans to accept a small number of new applicants next month. Those interested may report at College on January 2 at Gaullieur Building corner 1st and Main with T. Woolverton, Manager, or call 5512 es for details.
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Business College
Gaullieur
W. T. Woolverton
Inspector from Washington investigates Roswell Vaughn auto mail service
Special inspector Mr. Alders arrives from Washington to evaluate the Roswell Vaughn auto mail operation. He visits Postmaster Rockafellow and Roswell Auto Company figures Stockard and Farnsworth, along with local business leaders, and will remain in town several days.
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Mr. Alders
Washington
Roswell Vaughn
Rockafellow
Messrs. Stockard and
Farnsworth
Roswell Auto Company
No Record Monday Closure in Roswell for New Year
Roswell stores banks and businesses will be closed on Monday for New Year, and the Record will not be issued that day.
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Roswell
Supreme Court rehearing to settle grazing regulation authority
The Court granted a rehearing to settle whether the Government may punish grazing violations as a crime. Earlier New Mexico cases show contradictory implications, with injunctions issued to stop stock from crossing National Forest lands. Punitive damages were awarded in a Cope case for wilful trespass alongside actual damages.
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Supreme Court
New Mexico
Wellborn
Sam Cope
S. O. Cope
G. W. Jernigan
Federal District Court
Cope
Chaves County Medical Society Holds Annual Feast
The Chaves County Medical Society held its yearly gathering at Dr. C. F. Montgomery's office. The event was a luncheon and smoker with fourteen members present, featuring an appetizing meal, cigars, and speeches as the group lingered into the night.
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Chaves County Medical Society
C. F. Montgomery
Lorimer's Tainted Election
The Philadelphia Record recalls the Senate clash over William Lorimer Jr. and notes many senators balk at seating him. It asks how desertions by lawmakers elected to back candidates reflect on political judgment and motives.
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William Lorimer
Ilinois
Didius Julianus
Rome
Senate
United States
William Lorimer, Jr
Illinois
Ruling Fixes Grazing Privilege Value at 1.50 Per Head
The court determined the value of grazing privilege in the Alamo National Forest as 1.50 per year for each cattle or horse head. The case shows Secretary’s authority to enforce grazing rules, since criminal charges failed due to grand jury inaction. In New Mexico, J W Van Winkle was indicted for grazing 1000 goats without a permit and was arrested and bound for April term.
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Alamo National Forest
New Mexico
J. W. van Winkle
van Winkle
Alamogordo
United States
Inaugurate Gov Dix In New York Senate Fight
New York city December 31 Democrats arrive in Albany for Governor elect Dix inauguration and a keen contest for the United States senateship. Leading candidates include Sheehan Shepard Sergeant Cohalon with Republicans likely to back Depew. Caucuses will name candidates between now and January 17.
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New York
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Albany
Dix
United States
David B. Hill
Democrats
National Senate
William F. Sheehan
Edward M. Shepard
Justice Gerard J. Sergeant
Daniel F. Cohalon
Senator Depew
Widow of Chippewa Chief Dies at 115 in Baraga
Calumet Mich Dec 31 Mrs Mary Beniche widow of Chief Be niche of the Chippewa Indians died yesterday at Baraga Michigan aged 115 years She leaves two children seventeen grandchildren thirty two great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren.
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Calumet, Mich
Mary Beniche
Chief Beniche
Baraga
Michigan
Rev Q O Brown Speaks at First M. E. Church
Announcement that Rev Q O Brown of Iowa and son in law of Mr N P Selden will speak Sunday night at the First M E Church. He is visiting his two children who live with the grandparents since their mother’s death last year. Large audiences expect uplifting practical sermons.
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Q. O. Brown
Iowa
N. P. Selden
M. E
Brown
Roswell Weather Summary for December 31
Local Roswell forecast notes clear weather with a high of 50 and a low of 22. Mean temperature 36 with 0.0 inches precipitation and a southwest wind at 3 mph. Extremes for this date and 16 year record noted. Forecast calls for generally fair tonight and Sunday cloudy.
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