Bleeriot Flies Across English Channel in Half Hour
French aviator Louis Bleeriot arrives in London after crossing the English Channel in about twenty nine minutes in his monoplane. He receives a $5000 prize and awaits gold cup honors while aviation experts hail the feat as proof monoplane superiority. Crowds mob him, police protect him at a reception.
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Bleeriot
English Channel
London
Louis Bleeriot
Les Baraquest
Dover
London Hospital
M. Bleeriot
Wyndham
Grand Circuit Meet Opens at Detroit State Fairgrounds
Detroit Driving Club inaugurates a five day grand circuit meeting at the state fair grounds with hundreds of fast horses entered. Thirty six thousand dollars in prizes will be distributed among owners, including a $10000 purse for the Merchants and Manufacturers stake to be decided Wednesday. The Chambre of Commerce stake valued at $5000 follows as tomorrow’s main event.
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Detroit
Mich
State Fair Grounds
Detroit Driving Club
Merchants and Manufacturers
Chambre of Commerce
KETCHELL-LANGFORD SIGNING CLEARS OFFER FOR GLOVE FIGHT
The Philadelphia club offer for a six round glove contest between Stanley Ketchell and Sam Langford on a twelve thousand dollar guarantee was accepted today by Willis Britt acting for Ketchell in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Philadelphia
Stanley Ketchell
Sam Langford
Willis Britt
Ketchell
Wright to Fly Official Test at Fort Myer
Chief Signal Officer Allen announced an official test of the Wright aeroplane would begin this evening on the Fort Myer drill grounds. The test marks a formal step in evaluating aviation propulsion and pilot capability for military use.
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Washington
Allen
Army
Fort Myer
Mrs Taft's Father Stricken, Improving Reported
Cincinnati July 26 John W Her yon father in law of President Taft who suffered a slight stroke Saturday was reported much better today
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Cincinnati
John W. Heryon
Taft
Stolen Valise Recovered in Pocatello Chase
Word of the theft reached the police Saturday night when rancher E. Nash reported a valise with his wife and children's clothing missing from the depot waiting room after a circus visit. Sam Jackson was jailed after admitting to stealing and attempting to dispose of the contents. He faced Judge Moyes for theft and drunkenness with fines imposed and a potential 30 day chain gang sentence.
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Pocatello
E. Nash
Power City
Aberdeen
Gate City
Sam Jackson
Jackson
Moyes
Free Hides Fight Holds Up Tariff Conference
Washington July 26. In both senate and house the anti free hide faction plans resistance to any report by the tariff conference committee that would remove duties on hides. They may push a resolution to place leather goods on the free list to rally votes and block a free hide outcome. The fight will be tight in both chambers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Tariff Conference Committee
Conference Committee
Police Court Notes on Bannock Indians and Town Offenders
James Monk and Timothy Broncho were arrested for drunkenness. Monk pleaded guilty and drew 34% days on the chain gang. Broncho denies the charge and is held pending communication with Major Caldwell. David Burke from Downey drank too much and must serve 614 days. Joe Marlow to work three and a half days for city beautification.
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James Monk
Timothy Broncho
Bannock
Joe Marlow
Expert Declares Thaw Sane in Major Court Hearing
White Plains July 26 The severest ordeal of Harry K Thaw's struggle for freedom from Matteawan asylum nears a peak as Justice Mills calls for a Supreme Court hearing Thaw seeks to prove sanity District Attorney Jerome audits the case Expert Dr H Ernest Sehmidt testifies Thaw is logical has good memory and normal control of actions
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White Plains
Harry K. Thaw
Mattewan
Mills
Supreme Court
Thaw
Jerome
H. Ernest Sehmidt
Sehmidt
Strike Ends at Standard Steel Car Plant in Butler
Pittsburg July 26 The strike at the Standard Steel Car company plant in Butler ended as more than two thousand former employees returned to work on the company’s terms. Seven leaders of the strike were discharged and officials say American workers will now be given preference in all departments.
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Pittsburg
Standard Steel Car Company
Butler
Wheat Market Closes Mixed in Chicago at July Prices
Chicago July wheat finished at 1064 per bushel with activity noted across the trade floor. Traders watched supply cues and seasonal demand as the market closed in cautious trading.
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Chicago
Ill
London Horse Show Draws Wealthy Americans to Exhibition
The international London horse show featured a grand display with hundreds of American attendees and numerous prizes won by their horses. The coaching Marathon counted Alfred Vanderbilt among its judges, and more prizes were offered for women than in previous years.
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London
Alfred Vanderbilt
Heat Prostration Suspected In Train Fatality Near Onyx Siding
Joseph Southworth, farm laborer, was killed when a Short Line train No 14 struck him about two miles west of McCammon Junction at 5 pm last Saturday. Heat may have caused unconsciousness as he rested his head on the rails. body removed to McCammon, burial set for Onyx at 2 pm tomorrow.
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Joseph Southworth
Short Line
McCammon Junction
Chaffee
Montgomery
McCammon
Cooper
Southworth
W. J. Lewis
Onyx Siding
Dan Stevens
Baker City
Onyx
Silver
Spanish Troops Reach Forty Thousand In Riff Fighting
Madrid reports resumed clash outside Melilla as General Marina’s force grows to about forty thousand with twenty four thousand more mobilized. General Linares says brigades will continue to form due to vast coastal territory and doubt over sufficiency of troops.
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Marina
Madrid
Melilla
Linares
Riff
Idaho Looks Dry in Prohibition Forecast by Rex Osbourne
Rex Osbourne predicts Idaho counties split on local option law with Ada and others calling for dry, wet, or pending elections. Several counties show petitions filed or anticipated court action, notably Bannock dry, Canyon dry, Fremont dry, Kootenai wet, Nez Perce wet in principal towns, and Blaine dry amid circulating petitions.
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Rex Osbourne
Boise Statesman
Ada
Bannock
Bear Lake
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Canyon
Cassia
Custer
Elmore
Fremont
Dry
Idaho
Kootenai
Latah
Lincoln
Lemhi
Nez Perce
Neida
Owyhee
Strike Declared in Barcelona Over Spanish Moroccan War
Barcelona declares general strike to protest the Spanish Moroccan conflict. Government answers with siege measures effectively martial law.
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Barcelona
Double Tragedy in New Bedford Man Kills Wife Then Himself
In New Bedford Massachusetts a 28 year old man Robert M Fanning of West Point shot and killed himself at the police station after presenting a letter claiming he murdered his wife The police later recovered the mutilated body of his wife at the location he had indicated The motive given was that she refused to live with him
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New Bedford
Mass
Robert M. Fanning
West Point
Fanning
King Alfonso Lays Keel of New Spanish Battleship
Ferrel Spain July 26 King Alfonso arrived and presided over the keel laying of the first battleship for the new Spanish navy.
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Ferrel
Spain
Alfonso
Substantial Rise in Bannock County Assessed Valuation
Bannock County reports a notable increase in total assessed valuation for 1909, totaling 3,700,164 dollars, up from 3,544,874.50 in 1908. County Clerk Kr. G. Gallet and Assessor M. A. Hendricks cite removal of migratory stock figures and new patented lands adding about fifteen thousand acres, with average land value rising from 3.90 to 4.08 per acre. The 1909 abstract, prepared by Clerk Gallet, will be sent to the state auditor for state board review set for August 9 at Boise.
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Bannock
Kr. G. Gallet
M. A. Hendricks
County Board of Equalization
Hendricks
Gallet
State Board of Equalization
Boise
Dope Fiend Starts Fire at Bistline Lumber Bins
Fire at the Bistline Lumber Co on the east town track destroyed coal bins and storehouses, with losses near $1000. Police arrested Pat Hayes and John Scoggins after finding a candle and dope paraphernalia on Hayes. investigators suspect Hayes caused the blaze while Scoggins slept. A later alarm near Franklin and Hayes brewery reported a small freight car fire nearby.
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Bistline Lumber Company
Pat Hayes
John Scoggins
Hayes
Scoggins
Pacific Hotel
Franklin & Hayes Brewery
Mission Services at Catholic Church Energize Crowds
Very Rev A P Doyle Paulist preacher draws large morning and night crowds at St Josephs church as he conducts missions over thirty years. Doyle formerly edited Catholic World and led Apostolic Mission House Washington DC since its founding. Catholics are invited to attend 8 oclock p m services.
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St. Joseph's Church
A. P. Doyle
Catholic World
New York
Apostolic Mission House
Washington, D. C
Catholic University
Petition Status Update Across Regions
Shoshone shows no petition filed while Twin Falls reports none yet with dry conditions. Washington records a petition filed and action deferred until October, with dry outcomes noted in the region.
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Twin Falls
Washington
Ohio Spanish War Veterans Meet at Kenton Encampment
Delegates from across Ohio arrive in Kenton for the annual state encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans. The two day session features festive decorations and entertainment plans. Officer elections attract strong interest with a spirited contest for department commander. Names mentioned include Captain W. M. Scofield Cleveland Colonel Harry M. Taylor Columbus, Sergeant Sy Garver Middletown and C. M. Hoover Defiance.
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Kenton
Ohio
United Spanish War Veterans
W. M. Scofield
Cleveland
Harry M. Taylor
Columbi
Sy Garver
Middletown
C. M. Hoover
Defiance
Thaw Hearing Resumes in White Plains Court
A large crowd gathered in White Plains to hear the Thaw sanity case before Justice Mills as testimony resumes. Experts for both sides are expected to take several days to present findings and opinions.
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White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Justice Mills
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