Wright brothers fail flight test at Fort Myer aerodrome
An early test flight by the Wright brothers at Fort Myer faced engine and control issues. After several trials the aeroplane rose briefly but failed to sustain flight, with damage on the first attempts and adjustments planned for subsequent runs.
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Wright
Fort Myer
Wrights
Aeroplas
Wilbur Wright
Taylor
Orville
Wil Wright
Plipant
Seek Evidence Abroad Wiss Galle to Paris For Panama Libel Suit
United District Attorney Henry A. bound for Paris to attend libel proceedings against a New York and Indianapolis News case. The federal government seeks an order from the district court for the examination of a witness residing in Paris. Counsel for the defendant will also be present at the Bratin circuit as they plan to travel to Paris.
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Wiss Galle
Paris
Panama
New York
Parle
United District
Henry A
Star
Indianapolis News
Mee World, For the Exam T Witnensen Residing Paris. Mr. Put Tual’ Leepett
Fendant
Parin
Prisoners Escape Amid Alaskan Wilderness Revolt
A damaged wire service item reports prisoners breaching confinement and fleeing through the Yukon region toward Nome and Alaska. The fragment hints at a violent outbreak involving Russian interests and a harsh, remote landscape as authorities pursue.
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Atte
Wash
Drowning of two boys and infant found in injuries report
A man and his wife mourn the loss of two youths and a newborn after a boating accident near Portland. The bodies of Herman Helt, 12, and his younger brother were recovered near their parents. Firemen later found a partially burned newborn at a Baltimore plant with no identity. Separate notes report Black Hand suspects and a railroad merger dissolution affecting several lines in Ohio.
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Lima
Nat Herman Helt
Coler
Westrnet
Bebe
Furnace
Bowling Green
North Baltimore Electric
Ling had accomplices in Sigel murder case
New York June 30 police establish Ling had accomplices in the Else Sigel murder. A telegram signed in Ling's writing from Washington is questioned as he could not have been there on that date. Movements of the body, a trunk, and sightings at Ling's room and a Newark restaurant are detailed, but authorities still lack Ling's present whereabouts.
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Sigel
New York
Sinee
Else Sigel
Leon Ling
Washington
Arthur Logan
Expressian
Wah Kees
One Hundred and Twenty Sixth Street
Jon So
Newark
Ling
Mirte Steele
Brandenburg Acquitted Then Rearrested On New Charge
New York June a0 A acquitted on grand larceny in the sale of an alleged spurious Grover Cleveland letter to the New York Times. moments later Broughton Brandenburg was rearrested and to be taken to St Louis next week for trial on a separate charge of fraudulently enticing from a child's parents his stepson James Shepard Cabann The offense carries a penalty from six months to twenty years in the penitentiary.
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Brandenburg
New York
Broughton Brandenburg
Grover Claveland
New York Times
St. Louie
James Shepard Cabann
Minaouri
Kanawha Harbor project and calamity notes from era
The item references the Kanawha and Ohio River Harbor Company plans for coal harbor development along the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. It mentions a fatal drowning in the Columbus canal near Cotterby, and cites numerous plague deaths in Amoy China. It also alludes to a theater bombing in Barcelon and a torpedo incident in Hull, with scattered street reports from Pittsburgh and Allegheny City.
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Arthur L. Rayster
Columbis Canal
Cotterbuny C
Ohio
Kanawha
Ohio River Harbor Company
Amoy
China
Dar Og
Humane
Sean Wie
Ian Barcelonn
Anna
Aldrich Shows True Attitude on Corporation Tax
In Washington June 20 the Senate debated income and corporation tax, with Aldrich admitting support for a corporation tax to defeat an income tax. He argued the measure could cover a treasury deficit before possible repeal or modification, while Democrats framed it as subterfuge to end the income tax. The debate paused after the Tilman tax amendment failed 38 to 18.
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Waathington
Aldrich
Finance Committee
Hhoede Island
Clay
Treasury
Cumming
Senate
MEASURE IS ATTACKED BY PROTEATE FURY IN SENATE FUROR
Washington June 20 A flood of telegrams floods senators opposing the corporation tax amendment. Builders and loan associations lead the telegraphs and nearly all corporate operators are represented. Senators report 12 to 60 messages each and some as many as 100, signaling strong nationwide opposition to the tax measure.
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Corporation Taw
Washington
Iread
Marion citizen endorses Dean's Kidney Pills in 1890
Joseph Voll of Marion Ohio testifies that after using Boan's Kidney Pills in October 1890 his family saw benefits. He describes relief from loins and back pain and kidney symptoms, praising the remedy sold by Be nnidt Co pharmacy and recommending it to others with kidney trouble.
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Trigen
Marion
Joseph Voll
Mendicant
Beinnidt & Co
Senate votes on proposal and inheritance tax debate
The piece notes senators pledged to vote for the administration proposal and the inheritance tax feature, while opposition signals a possible abandonment in conference. It also reports London suffragettes arrested after a militant deputation attempt on Premier Asquith, with over 100 women detained in Parliament Square following the plan of campaign.
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London
Asquith
Parliament Square
MISS LAWSON A BRIDE IN CHICAGO WEDDING OF MARION LAWSON
Marion Lawson daughter of financier Thomas W. Lawson marries James Fuller Lord of Chicago in a garden ceremony at Dreamwold estate. The couple met at the Onwontin Hunt Club Lake Forest after a year of courtship conducted mostly on horseback, with both enthusiasts of horses.
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Chicago
Reltunte
Mase
America
Marion Lawson
Mutter
Thomas W. Lawson
Jame Fuller Lord
Lawson
Thie Pine
Ieat
Janie
Onwontein Hunt Club
Lake Forents Ti
Lord
Onwentala Club
Tucker Divorce Decree on Desertion Grounds
Mary Bilnabeth Logan Tucker was granted a divorce from Colonel William F. Tucker U S A retired on grounds of desertion. Alimony details were vetted privately. Mrs Tucker may resume her maiden name. Two witnesses testified the couple married in 1877 and that Colonel Tucker deserted the complainant in 1908.
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Chicago
Mary Bilnabeth
Dolly) Logan
Tucker
William F. Tucker
Infernal device threat targets pastor in Cincinnati case
June 30 Cincinnati pastor G R Robbing of Lincoln Park Baptist faced an infernal machine said to be designed to explode by a spring trigger. The device, fashioned from a handkerchief and containing black powder, aimed to blind him for his anti Black Hand talk. Federal officers are investigating. Texas records heat with 100 degree readings at Ideal weather? San Antonio and other notes. Taft attends commencement in Lewiston, Connecticut.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
G. KR. Robbing
Lincoln Pari Baptist Institutional
Texas
San Antonio
Tex
Weller
Notes on a Murders Case Reveal Emotions in Letters
Readable fragments from letters tied to a murder case reveal Mrs. Heath May Woodill’s attachment to a man, and a Benton County scandal of passion and jealousy. The papers include Edith writings and a note from Bayntan to station agent George Taylor, with threats of violence and references to the crime.
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St. Michaela
Jone
Mra
Heath
Baatman
Kilan
Earth
Heaven
Rome
Arahma
Dreas
George Taylor
McDaniel
Bandits Tracked to Mining Tunnel near Ashcroft BC
Winnipeg dispatch reports Detec tive Draper of Spoltate with bloodhounds tracing two Canadian Pacific train bandits from the June 21 robbery to an old mining tunnel at Red Gulch six miles east of Ashcroft BC. One robber was killed by Herntable Rucker. A boat containing dynamite was found.
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Winnipeg
Draper
Spoltate
Red Gulch
Ashcroft
B. C
Spokane
Pirates Dedicating Forbes Park Opens Amid Fervor
Fans flood Pittsburgh for the dedication of Forbes Field, home of the Pirates. Barney Dreyfus funds a $1,000,000 ballpark with 25,000 seats and future expansion for 10,000 more. Fred Clarke’s Pirates face the Cubs as opening ceremonies attract half-holiday crowds.
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Pirates
Pitistiem
Pitisture
Forbes Park
Barney Dreyfae
Pittsburg
Fred Clarke
Cubs
Balloon riders survive thundercloud voyage over St. Louis
John Barry and M A Hermann soared in the Melba from St. Louis reaching 10,000 feet where a thunder cloud hurled their balloon about in a 60 mile gale. Both men escaped with a near death experience and landed at Rockhill where Hermann sprained an ankle.
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St. Louis
Bt. Louis
John Barry
M. A. Helmann
Barry
Indianapolis
Hermann
Derrick
Rockhill
Hettann
Womans Society Notes At Jtwmnes Prendergit Home
Verdant grounds hosted an outdoor afternoon affair with guests including Mrs John Kennedy and Mrs Willan Scofield. A concert and programs drew musical society, with tea, flower arrangements, and a schedule of events at St Johns parish house.
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John Dennedy
John Schroeter
Willan Scofield
Balloon Ascension and Sale in Local Store Display
Balloon ascent planned for Thursday July 11 at 2 PM will feature an attached order for 2.00. The holder of the order must deliver it to the store by Saturday evening to claim stock, with remaining details unclear due to fragmented text.
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Balloom
Lodge Notes Describe Social Meeting And Upcoming Events
A lodge gathering included refreshments and routine business at Canty Lodge No. BL of Pythias. An important meeting is planned for the next evening at The Red Men, with installation of officers postponed for one week.
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Canty Lodge No. BL
Pythias
Dee MoObudh: a fatal blast and life ruined
The fragmentary report describes a fatal blast that killed Dee MoObudh and left others injured or shocked. Investigators and officials are referenced as detailing the event while family members react with disbelief and grief.
Timetables From Hocking Valley and Related Lines
Fragmented timetable data lists Hocking Valley routes with times to Marion and Columbus, including Westbound and South options. Mentions Big Four, Pennsylvanian lines, and local departures, with daily service notes and Sunday exceptions, plus several irregular times and garbled entries.
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Hocking Valley
North
Marion
South
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