Reckless Driving At Brighton Beach 24 Hour Race
Six of twelve cars still running at Brighton Beach track after a chaotic night. French car No 4 caught fire in hour seven while Italian No 15 crashed into the fence and retired. At hour twelve scores showed No 5 leading at 613 miles followed by No 6 612 No 8 565 No 2 562 No 1 413 and No 4 254 as repairs paused for track turns.
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Brighton Beach Track
N. Y
Brighton Beach Race Track
M. G. Fickett
Dehalma
Chevvelet
Fatal Auto Crash Kills Edward Ryan in Brooklyn
In New York on October 3 Edward Ryan of Brooklyn died and Josephine Wagner was mortally hurt when a touring car struck their vehicle on Livingston Street. The driver sped away, later halted near Brooklyn Bridge with arrests. The collision caused lamps to break and estimated damage near $175,000.
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New York
Edward Ryan
Brooklyn
Josephine Wagner
Livingston Street
Brooklyn Bridge
Ryan
Man Claims Boll Weevil Destroying Gadget in Houston
Chas Lee, a Black inventor in Houston, announces a simple metal box device with four protruding tubes that releases deadly fumes to destroy boll weevils. The box contains chemical ignitions and is presented as a new pest control machine. A line about a Dr Presley and medical notes appears as stray text in the clipping.
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Houston
Tex
Chas Lee
Pittsburg Court Warns New York Sheriff Over Thaw Hearing
Sheriff Lane of New York, ordered by Judge Archibald to produce Harry K Thaw for exam in Pittsburg, says he will appear before the judge tomorrow. Four new cholera cases reported in Manila including American dentist G D Mitchell whose wife died recently. Final session of the tuberculosis congress and upcoming Irrigation Congress in Albuquerque with plans to meet in 1910 and an excursion to Roswell Carlsbad Engle and the Roosevelt dam trip.
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White Plains
N. Y
Lane
Archibald
U. S. District Court
Pittsburg
Harry K. Thaw
Manila
G. D. Mitchell
Congress
Roswell
Albuquerque
Sixteenth
National Irrigation Congress
Carlsbad and
Engle
N. M
Roosevelt Dam
Ariz
Big Diamond Robbery Strikes Maiden Lane Firm
Investigation into the missing great diamond sunburst at Oliver M. Ferrand's Maiden Lane importers suggests a major theft in the diamond district. Valued at about 50 000 dollars, with ongoing robberies over years, officials seek a trusted longtime employee who failed to return from vacation by September 1.
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New York
Oliver M. Ferrand
Maiden Lane
Ferrand
3 3 33 9 '92 wm
A compact datum line appears from a dated notation with year 1992 and time stamps 3 3 33 9, likely a shorthand record fragment. The readable content centers on a numeric sequence and a year, without clear context or subject.
Immense Flood Damage Reported in India
A Hyderabad correspondent describes Hyderabad in India as heavily flooded with immense damage. A naval fleet prepares to sail to Japan on October 9 as formal calls are deferred until tomorrow. Officers from battleships Louisiana and Georgia face court-martial on October 5 for various offenses. Midshipmen from Louisiana and Minnesota are tried for liquor-related charges in Australia. An Amoy rumor of a large American fleet circulates locally.
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Japan
Manila
Frank Taylor Evans
Louisiana
Charles Burt
Georgia
Wisconsin
Evans
Burt
Richard Bernard
Albany
Australia
Melbourne
Edward H. Connor
Minnesota
Pecos Valley labor agency offers loans and city property deals
A fragment lists services of a Pecos Valley labor agency including brokers accountants typewriting and money to loan. It also advertises property for sale rent or exchange across the city and claims the agency can obtain or reveal any information.
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Pecos Valley
C. F. Hale
W. McGaffey St
Sherman Campaign Swing Draws Large Crowds in Illinois
In Rock Island Illinois on October 2 James S Sherman Republican vice presidential candidate spoke after a three day campaign in the Corn Belt. A large crowd gathered to hear him with Nick Longworth present. In Birmingham October 2 Kern denounced the Cleeland letter as an infamous smear against the late Grover Cleveland and compared it to the Morris letter in the Garfield campaign.
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Rock Island, Il
James S. Sherman
Corn Belt
Nick” Longworth
Birmingham
Kern
Jefferson Theatre
Grover Cleveland
Morris
Woman With Dead Baby Found Dead in Lake
Unidentified, well dressed young woman is found in Horn Lake near Minneapolis with her right arm around the body of a year old baby boy. The moment suggests a tragedy as authorities begin to investigate the double death.
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Minneapolis
Horn Lake
Fire destroys Crest Hall and Ocean View Hotel at Winthrop Beach
A blaze totally destroyed Crest Hall and Ocean View Hotel along with three large summer cottages at Winthrop Beach near Boston. The fire occurred on October 3 and left the resort site a charred ruin, with authorities investigating the cause.
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Boston
Crest Hall
Ocean View
Winthrop Beach
Tuberculosis Congress opens with world medical figures
The Seventh Session of the Tuberculosis Congress began at the National Museum. Eminent doctors from around the world will discuss issues to aid worldwide tuberculosis eradication. A day of significant talks is planned before adjournment, featuring topics not previously addressed.
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Sion
National Museum
Roosevelt Receives Sturdevant Letter About Haskell Verdicts
President Roosevelt released a St. Louis letter claiming Gov. Haskell’s Sept 30 statement on Creek Indian lands is misleading. The missive accuses Haskell of fraud and delays in suits, noting most cases are technical pleas while urging merits hearings for Indian land cases. Weather data from Roswell reports 6 a.m. observations with a fair forecast.
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Washington
Roosevelt
W. L. Sturdevant
St. Louis
Gov. Haskell
Haskell
Ox'aham
Fas
The
Creek Nation
Take It Away Said To Refuse Such Stuff
A terse exchange notes that the speaker refused to use certain materials. The speaker praises a timely action and hopes no further annoyance will arise. The fragment preserves a moral stance and a sense of relief about proper conduct.
Rock Vale Lump Coal Praised as Best from Our Yard
Advertises the Rock Vale Lump coal as superior and implies the yard’s customers never return coal. Promises no coal will be sent back, asserting reliability and pride in product quality.
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Rockvale
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