Dover-London airship crossing sets speed record
Dover’s French aviator Louis Blériot crossed the English Channel in an airship at sunrise. He averaged over forty five miles per hour with peaks near sixty, flying about 250 feet above the sea for ten minutes, and landed near Calais. He won a five thousand dollar prize from the Daily Mall for the first flight across the Channel.
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Dover
Louis Bleriot
Engileh Channel
Gundey
Bleriot
Lea Barreques
Calais
Channel
Blerlot
English Channel
Hubert Latham
Count de Lambert
Train Plunges Into Missouri River Killing and Injuring
A Wabash passenger train No 4 plunged into the Missouri river thirty miles east of Kansas City Saturday. The wreck left six injured and three possibly fatally injured as flood undermined the track for days. Three hours earlier a freight train crossed safely before the collapse of fifty feet of road bed sent the engine and cars into the water.
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Kansas City
Wabash
Missouri River
Here
No. 4
Murder of a Russian princess shocks St Petersburg
News from St Petersburg reports the murder of Princess Alexander Mestchersky at her father’s estate in Smolensk. The housekeeper, seeking revenge after dismissal, decapitated the 11 year old girl with an ax. The Mestchersky family is a long established Russian lineage with prominent historical roles.
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St. Petersburg
Alexander Mestchersky
Smolensk
Mestebersky
Russia
Wyoming Cowboy Hae Disappears Amid Turmoil
A Cheyenne report details a missing Wyoming cowboy tied to a two year-old disappearance of a relative. Local relatives seek clues while investigations hint at possible homicide as rumors spread. The piece mentions an engine accident nearby and a separate London Hague conference invitation.
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Cheyenne
Anna Friend
Achian Kyles
Frank
Cheyne Anil
Leading Portland Physician Slain by Wife in Jealousy
Dr Roy M Collins a leading Portland physician was shot and fatally wounded by his wife at Major Sladen’s residence on Saturday morning. The motive appears to be temporary mental aberration fueled by unfounded jealousy. Mrs Collins, formerly Mrs Van Winkle, was arrested and jailed. Dr Frisbie and Dr Frankie were summoned to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Roy M. Collins
Bride
J. A. Sladen
Frisbie
Dr. Collins
Outing Ends in Tragedy on Yellowstone River
Four people die when a boat carrying picnickers capsizes on the Yellowstone River near Billings Montana two miles south of the city. John S Alderman a prominent citizen perishes along with three young girls Pressie West Minnie Waggoner and Lewis Lehfeldt. J Scott rescues a man after heroic efforts to revive him.
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Billings
Mont
Yellowstone
Montana Water Power Company
John Ae
Ets
Montana
Staffek
Pressie West
Minnie Waggoner
Lewis Lehfeldt
J. Scott
Newlands Hosts Moonlit Supper For Gridiron Club Guests
Washington senator Newlands hosted a moonlit lawn supper at Woodley with Gridiron club members, cabinet officials, and leaders from Congress. F H Newell spoke on western reclamation and irrigation projects shown with stereopticon views across Wyoming to Arizona. Ambassador Reid hosted King Edward in Washington with a weekend visit and tea reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newlands
Woodley
Gridiron Club
Secretary of Agriculture
Cannon
Senate
House
West
F. H. Newell
Ambassador Reid
Biltoe
England
Edward
Mra. Reid
Reid
Westin
Pioneer Day Observed Across Utah and Cities
Pioneer day marked the sixty second anniversary of the Mormon arrival in the Salt Lake Valley with widespread observances and suspended business in Salt Lake City. Lehi Provo Park City Logan Ogden and Tacoma also noted celebrations and rail news announced abolition of switching charges on grain at Seattle terminals by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line benefiting growers and shippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake
Lehi
Uy Ae
Provo
Park City
Logan
Ogden
Tacoma, Wash
Tavemant
Seattle
Chicago, Milwaukie
Pricw
Incident in Madrid Missile Barrage Report
Unclear dispatches describe a bombardment around a region near Madrid with measures taken and a resumed bombardment on a Sunday. Reports mention a strong force presence and suspected contraband arms. Authorities estimate casualties and prepare for further action.
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Madrid
Mielal
Wostramers
Cere
Tim
la Est
Boulder canyon flood claims two lives and injures several
A Memorial Day canyon flood near Boulder Colorado swept away Verne Carlisle aged 13 and Arthur Dickerman 35 during a family reunion. Alvin Abbott and Zera Carlisle were among the injured as others sought shelter under a boulder and were rescued. Mrs Abbott and Miss Carlisle suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized.
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Boulder
Colo
Twoléile Canyon
Verne Carlisle
Roblamop
Mis
Arthur Dickerman
Greeley Colp
Vernie Abbott
Garden City
Zera Carlisle
Robineam
Bis
Mra AL
Forrest
Arthur Dickermas
Vere Carlisle
Daring Robbery Attempt At Salt Lake City Cashier Shot
Two men on the stairway of the Commercial club building attempted a daylight hold up of Pullman cashier Swe! in Salt Lake City. The assailants struck him, but his cries prevented the theft of about 1600. Arrests were made of J. H. Cummings, a discharged railroad fireman, and W. O. Rowe, a peanut butcher, who are believed to be the culprits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Commercial Club
Pullman Company
Sweet
J. H. Cummings
W.O Rowe
Cummings
Rowe
Merterer of Governer comet claim shocks local town
A confusing OCR fragment references a governor, a comet, and a violent act tied to a Wednesday event. Names and places are unreadable, but the piece suggests a dramatic incident with a member of a group and a potential slayer, prompting local concern.
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Merterer
Hasry
Student Who Killed The Em piehmen Must Die
Indian student Madéarial Dhingri testified at Imperial Institute night gathering saying his act was for patriotism. He claimed the shooting followed public events and broke silence only to defend his actions amid the court proceedings.
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London
Madéarial
PREPARING THEIR PROOF AND THE EXPOSITION OFFICERS
A bomb plot aimed at a workman was prosecuted leading to a three and a half year sentence. Police Lieutenant Krishanovsky faced acquittal due to lack of direct proof. In Seattle the National Wool ... adjourned after naming officers A Nevin Pomeroy as president and other officers including A P Baumgartner R E B Dodwell and A D Moffett.
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Po-lice
Krishanovsky
Seattle
Wash
National Woritorial Association
A. Nevin Pomeroy
Chambersburg
Santa Anna
Cal
R. EB. Dodwell
Artesian
Rce
A. D. Moffett
Elwood
Ind
W. F. Parrott
Waterloo
Walker
Athens
W. A. Bteel
Battle
Suffragettes Released From Holloway for Insubordination
London. Six of fourteen suffragettes jailed for breaking windows at Wakehall have been freed for insubordination. Herbert Gladstone, home secretary, indicated in the house of commons that it would only be a day until all the women were turned out, as they defied prison rules and allegedly kicked and bit female wardens.
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London
Holloway
Wakehall
Herbert Gladstone
Home Affairs
House of Commons
Gladstone Ward
Cardinal disobeys civil law in France over church duties
Cardinal Am eriou, under court order for inciting disobedience to state law, issues a long letter denouncing the sentence. He asserts the faithful must disobey laws contrary to church principles and defends neutral schools, vowing to defend church rights and liberties.
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Bordeaus
France
Ameriou
Eller
Mexicans Duel at Tooele Depot Ends in Gunfire
A Tuesday duel at the Tooele Utah depot between two Mexican men led to a man being shot four times with a bullet entering the chest and exiting the back. He was also struck in the arm and lip as the other assailant fired and fled.
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Tooele
Utah
Lang
Turbulent Bearings and Public Notices Across Early 1900s News
A scattered soup of items reports on loaning ship parts to states, a railroad crossing accident near San Diego injuring seven, a boy drowning in the Allegheny river, and a Cleveland stabbing of Elisa Warren. It notes U S reactions to Central American politics, a new street cleaning device, and a planned Senate-House delegation trip from San Francisco. Also covered are a dramatic rescue attempt near a wedding, pugilist Stanley Ketchel’s injury, a potential pardon for a poet’s son, and an Italian inquiry into a Pittston death.
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New York
Meyer
Albert Lawson
Sherif A
Tenn
Jose E. Tiperine
Cayettao Lopes
Muzicans
McAllen
Texas
Wepity Bnerm
B. Mayfield
Muiphatic Denil
Mexico City
United States
Honduras
State Department
Peter ©. Hains, Jr
Sing Sing
William Bennis
Altoreay ‘Weywan
Mills
Mise Barreto
Tve
Houssle
Hewall
Tiis
San Francisco
George Glick Orr
Jola
Cal
Stanley Ketchel
Pugisat
Whit Ba
Gret
Hed Bapa
Lowa Board of Partons
Francis Smith
Amerian
Ondar
Pittstoe
Vedeler Lardena
Hot
Fragmentary 1900s Montana News Mixed With War and Harvest
Disjointed OCR paragraph recalls multiple items: possible murder claim against a Billings man, a pilgrimage commemoration of Lewis and Clark in Helena, drownings near Billings in the Bighorn River, harvest labor appeals and farm labor mobilization, salt-affected cattle herds in Nevada, a battle-related death in Alma Tukoe-Pacific era, a state redhead commission payout note, a mayoral race in an unnamed city, monument shipments to Seattle, and Japanese royal travel notes. The text blends local crime, civic events, agriculture, and international topics without clear coherence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feu
Prise Babi
Jane Pipes
Toy Ee
Renlaone
Brown
Lewis see-Clark
Mustans
Helena
Miles City
Bis Horn
Billings
Jaborere
Washington
Nevada
Homal
W. Knowles
Gother
Joseph Morlineau
Everett
Wash
State Redhead Commission
W. Peidgeon
Iangus
Geary Avery
Colorado Springs
Bronce Best
James J. Hilli
Brooklyn
Kumdoomniys
Ani Prinomne
Sala
Donauion
Marem
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Edith Weedille
Ginger
Edith Weedill
Robert
Wyoming
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Howe
Ervin
Waew
Hague
the Hague
Jemous
Denlovey
Naam
Mombaly
Waite
Canyon
Gecape
Dimeult
Congress
Handell
Judiciary Committee
Durango
Worg
Mancos
Montezuma
Ed F. Nolan Baker
Nolan
Shea
Cornelius P. Shea
Chicago
Tulky
Alice Walsh
Butte
George Wivason
Alto Spaulding
Hewson
Spaulding
Spauldeing
Heme
Hutte
Deaver
James W. Hobingan
Mumphion
Jamies L. Fyrd
Memprs
Thun
Josiah Hine
Byrd
Han Cum
Cyluwade Springs
Bau Francisco
National Educational Association
Alexander Harriette
Yonkers
N. Y
Harriette
Oregon
Comptroller of the Treasury
Nawe Ouneaee
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