Wellman Launches Airship America For Europe Flight
Atlantic City October 17 news says the airship America, carrying six crew members and a large supply of provisions, has started toward Europe. Walter Wellman leads with navigator Murry Simons and wireless operator J K Irwin as the craft aims to follow trans Atlantic liner tracks via the northeast. The launch drew 1,000 spectators as foggy calm conditions aided the ascent. The ship, equipped with wireless, hopes to keep near steamers for safety and rescue if needed.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Wellman
Europe
America
Joseph W. Salas
Miller
Mr. Wellman
New Jersey
New York
Nantucket
Barnes Leaves New York State Committee
William Barnes Jr resigns as state committeeman from the Twenty third district Albany and Schenectady counties after not being reappointed to the executive committee. He defended his record since 1892 and pledged to vote for the Republican ticket led by Stimson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Ezra P. Prentice
Republican State Committee
State Committee
William Barnes, Jr
Twenty
Schenectady
Barnes
Roosevelt
Saratoga
Stimson
Spoils System Spotlight in Kansas Politician Speech
Congressman J M Miller of Kansas denounced postmasters proving disloyal to party and vowed to dismiss non loyal appointees. He argued loyalty wins appointments and creates enemies and ingrates. Congressman Calderhead opposed civil service, endorsing spoils theory. Both were defeated for renomination in Kansas primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Kansas City
J. M. Miller
Fourth District
Calderhead
Miller
Doliver Rushes to Rest as Heart Affected
In Fort Dodge Iowa on October 13 doctors said Senator Jonathan Doliver remains ill with stomach trouble affecting his heart. The condition is serious though not yet critical, with complete rest ordered to avert a broader collapse after a grueling congress session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Taft Reviews Big Parade in Beverly on Columbus Day
President Taft and Governor Draper reviewed the large parade in Beverly Massachusetts to mark Columbus Day. About 52 000 paraders marched past while Taft stood on a lame foot for an hour and a half before retreating to Beverly for luncheon and return.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Boston
Draper
Zanesville Seeks Mayor Gorrell Removal Over Law Refusal
Zanesville citizens file charges with Governor Harmon seeking the removal of Mayor A H Gorrell amid alleged refusal to enforce prohibitions on saloons gambling and disreputable houses in a dry county fueling fear of a Newark like lynching.
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Columbus
Newark
Zanesville
Harmon
A. H. Gorrell
Gorrell
Coal Operator Files Bankruptcy Petition in New York Court
Thomas H. Watk ine of Scranton Pennsylvania and New York City, a leading coal operator, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S district court. He lists liabilities at 1 276 548 and assets at 585 341 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas H. Watkine
Scranton
United States District Court
Fugitive banker Burrell captured in Oklahoma City
Word from Brownstown Indiana says Hugh A Burrell former president of the Peoples State Bank which failed in August 1907 has been captured and jailed in Oklahoma City Oklahoma authorities report his arrest and detention awaiting further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown
Ind
Hugh A Burrell
Peoples’ State Bank
Oklahoma City
Okla
Duveen Brothers Art Dealers Arrested In Customs Fraud Case
Benjamin J. Duveen and other firm members are charged with systematically swindling the U S government out of millions in customs. Henry Duveen, his uncle, was arrested on ship arrival. Authorities seek $100 000 bail. Officers seized books records and art works worth hundreds of thousands. The firm counts J Pierpont Morgan Otto H Kahn and Mrs Collis P Huntington among top patrons.
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New York
Benjamin J. Duveen
Duveen Brothers
Fifth Avenue
America
United States
Henry Duveen
Duveen
London
Paris
New York House
J. Pierpont Morgan
Otto H. Kahn
Collis P. Huntington
Joel J. Jr
Joseph A
Louis J
Benjamin J
Europe
Benjamin Duveen
Custom House
Aviator Grahame-White Lands Near White House
English aviator Claude Grahame-White flew his Farman biplane from Bennings racetrack over Washington and landed on Executive avenue beside the White House offices. High ranking army and navy officers greeted him on the Navy Department steps and congratulated him on a clever feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Army
Navy
Claude Grahame-White
Bennings Racetrack
White House
Executive Avenue
State
War
Inventor Whirled to Death in Aurora Factory
James R. Woods, inventor, was killed at the Aurora Automatic Machinery Company when he was caught in a shafting at the factory. He had just completed a corn husking machine patent and Aurora financiers planned to buy the invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora, Ill
James R. Woods
Aurora Automatic Machinery Company
Aurora
Sixteen Sailors Feared Lost After Heathfield Sinking
Sixteen sailors were reported missing after the British coasting steamer Heathfield sank off Blakeney England on October 14. Two survivors reached Sheringham by a ship's boat and told of the tragedy.
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Sheringham
England
Heathfield
Blakeney
Hundreds of Lives Lost in Baltic and Atlantic Storms
A Baltic hurricane swept eastern Baltic coast wrecking ships off the Gulf of Riga with hundreds of sailors lost and some救 rescueda. at Mitau wind damaged houses and telegraph lines. The Ville de Rochefort wrecked off Noirmoutiers, with 23 crew missing. English coast hit by storm as five seamen bodies were recovered near Hartlepool. Havana bore the West Indian gale with heavy rain sweeping Matanzas Pinar del Rio.
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St. Petersburg
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Riga
Mitau
Saint Nazaire
France
Ville de Rochefort
Noirmoutiers Island
Peverill
London
English
Cranford
Hartlepool
Havana
Isle of Pines
Matanzas
Pinar del Rio
Five Killed In Collision Near Portland Indiana
Seven and a half miles south of Portland Indiana a head on crash between north bound freight and a work train killed five laborers including two Roumanians and three Slav men and injured many others. Bodies were torn and mangled trapped under wreckage as fog reduced visibility to fifty feet. Two engineers escaped injury. In a separate report a Northern Ohio Traction car overturned near Uniontown Canton leaving two seriously injured and six others lightly hurt.
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Portland
Ind
Here
Grand Rapids
Indiana
Milutin Tomic
Larso Mandle
Canton
Northern Ohio Traction
Akron
Uniontown
Herbert Miller
Massillon
Tracy Eagle
Three World Records Fall at Kentucky Trotting Meeting
In Lexington on October 14 three records were broken at the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association fall meeting. Harvested, driven by Ed Geers, lowered the two mile mark to 4 15 4 seconds from 4 17 and clocked the final quarter in 314 1 2 seconds. Aileen Wilson, 2 02 3, a mare owned by John W. Coakley, set a pacing mares to wagon record at 2 04. In Walnut Hall cup, Joan trotted heats in 2 06 4 and 2 04 3 5 for a four year old world mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association
Harvester
Reingmar Ed, Geers
Crescens
Aileen Wilson
Arrow Wood
John W. Coakley
Boston
Joan
Directum Spicer
Pumpkin dispute ends in killing in Woodland township
In Lewistown Illinois on October 15 John J Horton shot and killed Helenbosdom Vance during a dispute over a pumpkin load in Woodland township. Horton was jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Ill
Woodland Township
This County
John J. Horton
Helenbo
Vance
Horton
French Rail Strike Threatens National Paralyzation
Paris reports a widening strike by railway workers across the Northern Western Eastern Paris Lyons and Mediterranean lines. Military engineers and navy crews struggle to maintain service as flour stocks wane and food imports rely on remaining routes.
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Paris
France
Lyons
Mediterranean
Republic
Grain Syndicate
National Railroad Union
Cherbourg
Havre
Dieppe
Brest
Spain braces for possible Fer rer anniversary unrest
Madrid watches the Fer rer anniversary with authorities fearing demonstrations by free thinkers socialists and republicans that could turn violent. Premier Canalejas and General Weyler ordered firm action as troops stand ready across Spain to quell any revolt.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Ferrer
Modern School
Barcelona
Ferrer
Canalejas
Weyler
Four Die as Auto Hit by Freight Car Near Sebring
In Sebring, Ohio area, Charles Albright forty manager of Sebring Bros pottery and three firm employees were killed when a Stark Electric freight car struck their auto. The collision hurled the occupants about 80 feet. the auto was demolished. A fifth person was seriously injured.
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Toledo
Charles Albright
Sebring Bros.’ Pottery
Sebring
Stark Electric Company
Hotel Longfellow fire guts Markeburg block
Oct 14 in Markeburg C I A fire destroyed the Hotel Longfellow and Schneider block. Several persons were badly hurt as guests barely escaped with their lives and property valued at about 40000 was destroyed.
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Markeburg
Longfellow
Schneider
Dynamiter Threats Ends With Sudden Exit
A man enters a business office demanding $25 with dynamite in a bag. He threatens to blow the place up, but the married business owner keeps calm and learns the culprit is a fellow husband. The would be bomber leaves without incident, citing his own wife at home.
Prudent Bridegroom Cites Ring Date Omission
A New York jeweler notes life’s uncertainties in wedding rings. He says over half the rings sold this season were returned after the ceremony to add the date, with the inscription completed only after the knot was tied.
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New York
The House in Which Shakespeare Was Born Print Confounds Two Englishmen
Two Englishmen in Bratford-on-Avon at the Red Home Inn spot a print captioned The House in Which Shakespeare Was Born. They question its accuracy and a waiter confirms the inscription, prompting one to joke that Shakespeare was born in a manger.
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Red Home
Bratford-on-Avon
Shakespeare
Buttermilk Allegedly Prolongs Life Debate
In a humorous exchange Col Loaksby dismisses a claim by Miss Plumper that daily buttermilk could extend life. He replies that life would seem longer if one had to drink it every day.
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Col. Loaksby
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Olive
Col
Thomas Potter
Philadelphia
Walter Wellman
Old Guard
Republican Board
Dolliver
Lawa
Zanesville, O
Grahame-White
Bennings
Capital
Inventor
the Harvester
Alleen Wilson
Joan Trot
Lexington Track
Munyon
Dynamiter
Post
Mancesan
Pontum Cereal Company, Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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