AIRSHIPS FOR THE NAVY SEEK FOUR FLYING MACHINES
Washington plans aerial navigation as naval auxiliary with four flying machines. Each must carry two people totaling 350 pounds, fuel for 200 miles, four hours at 40 mph, stay aloft during test, land on land or water without damage, and rise from water under power. One machine to Annapolis within five months, three in eight months, plus 30 days for trials.
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Washington, D. C
Naval Service
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Chairman Mack Collapses From Overwork in Chicago
Democratic national committee chairman Mack collapsed Tuesday night from fatigue and a severe cold. Dr. Hammond attended him at the Auditorium hotel and said the illness was overwork and nervous exhaustion. He expected Mack to resume duties in a few days after returning from New York.
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Chicago
Ill
Norman FE. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Mack
Democratic Committee
Hammond
Auditorium Hotel
New York
Kansas After Missouri Pacific Conflict Grows
Kansas railroad board reiterates threat to publish weekly bulletins on Missouri Pacific condition if improvements are not made. General Manager Sullivan's reply did not promise repairs, prompting a direct letter to president George J. Gould. Board alleges repeated failures to obey orders in nearly every instance.
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Kansas
Missouri Pacific
Topeka
Kan
George J. Gould
Kansas Railroad Board
Sullivan
Gould
Liberal party holds first national convention in Chattanooga
The Liberal party met in Chattanooga Tennessee, nominating Sydney Tapp of Atlanta for president and John Maddox of Minnesota for vice president as it seeks candidates for the White House.
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New
Chattanooga
Tenn
Liberal Party
United States
Sydney
Tapp
Atlanta
John Maddox
Minnesota
Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway Declares Dividend
A special meeting of the board held at the company office in Parsons Kansas declared a regular semi annual dividend of 2 percent on the preferred stock of the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Company.
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Katy
Parsons, Kan
The
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company
Atv
Federal fish distribution Hits Record 2.811 Billion
Commissioner Bowers told the president that the federal fish commission distributed 2.811 billion fish and eggs nationwide in the last fiscal year, a record surpassing the prior year by 30 million.
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Washington, D. C
Commissioner of Fisheries
Bowers
Federal Fish Commission
Wright Carrying Woman Passenger in French Flight
Wilbur Wright flew in Le Mans France on Wednesday with Mrs Hart D Berg wife of his European business manager as passenger in a notable early aviation event recorded in the region.
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Wright
Lemans
France
Wilbur Wright
Hart D. Berg
Expert from ICC to aid Missouri freight fare cases
Jefferson City Mo Attorney General Hadley announced the Interstate Commerce Commission will provide an expert in freight and passenger gates to assist in the federal court fight in Kansas City over the two cent passenger fare and maximum freight rate laws. Hearing is set for November 9. The move signals the case's statewide importance and bolsters Missouri as railroads previously supplied most expert testimony.
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Jefferson City
Hadley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City
Missouri
Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Interstate Commercce Commission
Scandal at State Hospital No 2 prompts shake up
In St. Joseph Missouri a guard forged an order to release inmate Elmer Gulick sent for burglary. Gov Folk had Gulick placed in the state hospital after a claim of insanity. B B Renfro and Elmer Dykes face felony charges for the release, with others to be arrested. Outsiders allegedly smuggled whisky to patients through guards.
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St. Joseph
Missouri
W. F. Kuhn
State Hospital For the Insane No. 2
Elmer Gulick
Folk
Gulick
State Hospital
B. B. Renfro
Elmer Dykes
Kuhn
Renfro
Stephen A Douglas Dead In Chicago Home Tragedy
Stephen A. Douglas died suddenly at his home in Chicago after an ovation at Galesburg Illinois where he and William H. Taft spoke to mark the Lincoln Douglas debate anniversary. The elder Douglas was a rival of Abraham Lincoln. He died Thursday night at 84 East Twenty second Street.
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Stephen A. Douglas
Chicago
Abraham l Lincoln
East Twenty-second Street
Douglas
William H. Taft
Galesburg
Lincoln-Douglas
Taft Sees Veiled Prophet Parade in St. Louis
Thousands witnessed the Veiled Prophet parade in St. Louis Missouri on Tuesday night. Judge William H Taft Republican candidate for president attended and viewed the illuminated floats depicting historical events.
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Taft
St. Louis
William H. Taft
Witty Suspicion Sparks Marital Mystery
A Houston Post cartoon caption features a husband accused of burglary by his wife who believes his guilt due to his careful nightly baby drink routine. The exchange hinges on her certainty based on his unchanged behavior, implying comic suspicion rather than real crime.
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Houston Post
All Up-To-Date Housekeepers Use Red Cross Ball Blue
A recall ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue for clean smelling clothes and freshness. It urges readers to shop at all grocers and includes a Latin proverb about nobility of mind. Also promotes Allen's Foot-Ease with a trial package offered free.
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Allen
A.S
le Khuy
N.Y
Woman in Lincoln hurt by misfired cannon cracker
Mrs. Sophia Brehm of 1304 Claremont avenue lit a fuse on a cannon firecracker mistaken for a candle and entered the cellar for vegetables. The blast shattered her right hand and she probably will die.
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Lincoln
Neb
Sophia Brehm
Claremont Avenue
Farms for rent or sale on crop payments
Obedience is better than sacrifice. Latin proverb. All's to be feared where all's to be gained. J. Muluall announces farms for rent or sale on crop payments in Sioux City.
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Byron
J. Muluall
Sioux City
Schenck
J. H. Schenck & Son
Ambassador O'Brien Returns to Tokyo Post
American ambassador Thomas J. O'Brien, on leave in the United States, arrived in Tokyo Wednesday at nine in the morning to resume his duties.
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O’brien
Tokyo
Thomas J. O’brien
United States
Locomotive Firemen Elect New Grand Master
W. S. Carter of Peoria Illinois was Thursday elected grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers in Columbus Ohio to succeed John J. Hannahan.
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Locomotive Engineers
Columbus
Ohio
W. S. Carter
Peoria, Ill
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
John J. Hannahan
Doctors Claim Nip a Leprosy Case With Nastin Cure
Honolulu doctors W P Brinckerhoff and J T Wayson report to the city health board that they believe the Nastin treatment has succeeded in curing a leper. The claim follows their notification to officials about the case and treatment.
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Honolulu
W. P. ’Brinckerhoff
J. T. Wayson
City Health Board
Gayins
Six Mexican Miners Die in Cananea Cave In
A Cananea Mexico mine cave in Wednesday killed six Mexican miners. The incident is reported by a special to the Herald from El Paso Texas.
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el Paso
Texas
The
Herald
Cananea-Duluth
Cananea
Mexico
Exnicious Convicted in False Registration Case
St Louis jury finds Henry Exnicious guilty of false registration and sentences him to five years in the penitentiary.
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St. Louis
Henry
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