Greatest Meet of Bird Men Opens With $100000 Prizes
Chicago prepares for the International Aviation Meet at Grant Park. More than two score world airmen compete over nine days with prizes exceeding $100,000 and total costs over $225,000. Notable flyers include Weymann, Beachey, Tabuteau, and Ely.
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Chicago
Ill
Grant Park
International Aviation Meet Association
Harold F. McCormick
Weather Bureau
Charles T. Weymann
Campe Internationae
England
Maurice Tabuteau
France
Lincoln Beachey
California
Ames Ward
Husa A. Robinson
Rene Simon
Rene Barrier
Croix Johnstone
Havana
Cuba
John J. Frisbie
Abram Rovgorodsky
William R. Badger
Audre Ruel
F. E. Post
Romeino Gressier
Charles F. Walsh
Ladis Lewkewicz
Eugene S. Ely
Andy Drew
Harriet Quimby
Wright
Walter Brookins
Philip C. Parmalee
J. C. Turpin
Leonard Bonney
A. L. Welsh
Howard Gill
Frank C. Coffyn
Randolph
Twelfth Streets
Lake Michigan
Chicago Athletic Association
W. S. Shafer
Auditorium Hotel
St. Louis
Woman Suffers No More After Odd Eye Treatment
Nellie Limbaug of Garfield Benton county Arkansas credits an eye based therapy by Prof Samuels for her catarrh cure. The letter lauds the treatment and urges others to seek the booklet A Message of Facts from Samuels Sale Co Kansas City.
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Nellie Limbaug
Garfield
Benton County
Arkansas
Route No. 8
Prof
Samuels
Samuels Sale Co
Kansas City
Sheriff urges pardon for prisoner who saved officer
Delta county Sheriff J E Frazier seeks a pardon for Holt Hughes who was convicted of forgery and sentenced to two years. Hughes warned Frazier of a murder plot while prisoners were locked in their cells and later aided in exposing it. The board of pardons recommended clemency and the governor reportedly promised a favorable decision. Hughes forged a $25 bank note to visit his father in Oklahoma and planned repayment.
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Austin
Tex
J. E. Frazier
Delta County
Holt Hughes
Hughes
Frazier
Board of Pardons
Oklahoma
Treaty Abrogation Move Passes House
The House passed a resolution urging Congress to abrogate the 1839 treaty with Russia over alleged discrimination against American Jewish citizens. Georgia representatives are urged to back the joint resolution from Goldfogle Sulzer and Harrison to end the treaty.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Senate
Congress of the
United States
Russia
House
Georgia
Congress
Goldfogle
Sulzer
Harrison
Jury Deadlocked in Harris Murder Trial Sparks Lynch Threats
At midnight the Rockyford murder trial jury could not agree on a verdict for Robert Harris, charged with killing Chief Craig and Night Marshal Kipper. A crowd swarmed streets as threats of lynching and calls for first degree murder circulated. Guards at the county jail were strengthened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
LA Junta
Colo
Robert Harris
Craig
Kipper
Rockyford
New Cotton Pest Destroys Acres Near Macon
A brilliant red cotton pest discovered near Macon Georgia has wiped out about fifteen acres. It appeared six weeks ago on C J Langston s farm and is spreading rapidly, attacking stalks and leaves and withering plants. Experts are puzzled by the new insect.
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Georgia
Associated Press
Macon
C. J. Langston
Texas Melon to Taft Weighs 104 Pounds
President Taft received a 104 pound watermelon from Texas and immediately dictated a note of appreciation. He learned later the fruit weighed 104 pounds and said he would relish every bite. The telegram-like dispatch notes the cordial exchange between Texas senders and the White House.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Taft
Texas
State Bank Commissioner Takes Charge of Harris County Bank
Harris County Bank and Trust Co. comes under the direct supervision of State Bank Commissioner Gill who arrived in Houston and assures there will be no delay in payments covered by the state guarantee fund.
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Asociated
Houston, Tex
Gill
City
Harris County Bank and Trust Company
Al Hayman to retire from business and move abroad
New York Aug 11 Al Hayman longtime dominant financial figure in American theater will retire from active business and relocate overseas. His interests pass to brother Alf Hayman. Hayman began as promoter in 1883 in San Francisco and built a chain with leaders Frohman Klaw and Erlanger Nixon and Zimmerman. The syndicate era he shaped is noted as a turning point in the field.
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Associated Press
New York
al Hayman
Hayman
Alf Hayman
San Francisco
Columbia Theatre
Chicago
Mr. Hayman
Railroad Time Table Highlights Mixed Train Arrivals and Departures
The timetable lists multiple trains with origin and destination details across regions including north bound No. 4 6:45 am No. 6 6:45 am and local runs from Palestine Laredo Kerrville Houston Galveston and El Paso. It notes arrivals at 1:55 pm 9:55 am 10:30 pm and 7:25 am with several expresses and coast town services, showing a sprawling schedule across divisions H and S A.
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Palestine
Mexico
Laredo
North
Houston
New Orleans
Galveston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Dallas, Fort Worth
Waco
Galveotape
Coast
Kerrville
OMLY
Sana Gime
Eas
El_ Paso
Cuero
Victoria
el Paso
West
PePar
East
E Paso
Ean
Rt— Ko
Santa Fe
B. Devot
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S.a.&a.p
Corpus Christi
Rockport
Aransas Pass
San Antonio
Gulf
Rockport Branch
Gregory
H.L. Wacner
Houston St
Ave. C
Prisoner’s Behalf
MELON
Bernlue
Manhattan
Manhat
Bangkok
Ete
Poe
Europe
Charles Frohman
Klaw
Erlanger
Nixon
Zimmerman
Taylor, Tex
International and Great Northern Railroad
G. BR
Calveston
Macdon
Lacoste
Hondo Sabinal
Uvalde Spofford del Rio Eagle Pa
City Office
E. Houston St. Old Phone
Utd
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