Aviation mishap and political notes across nations
A hydro airplane piloted by Harry N. Atwood crashed into the Atlantic near Nahant and Point of Pines, injuring him seriously as he aimed from the Fort Point of Pines toward Portland. The report then spans a sweeping set of world events from moon counts reform in Iowa to Brazil’s military civilian clash, Kansas City finance, the Taft La Follette trip plan, and other 1911-era happenings.
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Harry N. Atwood
Nahant
Point of Pines
Atwood
Lodge
Massachusetts
Brazil
Brady Hotel
C. N
Oklahoma
Jacken Mass
Realis
York
Chicago
Davenport
Charles Tale
Oregonian
Finley
H.L. Kirkland
Tampa
Fla
Haas
Corn Exchange National
Jollet Pentte
Tang Shao Yi
Shang
Son of Dickens dies during lecture tour in New York
Alfred Tennyson Dickens the eldest son of Charles Dickens died suddenly in his Hotel Astor apartment while dictating a letter. He had suffered indigestion and a prior sunstroke in England. Born 1845 in London, he once lived in Australia where misfortunes struck his sheep business and his wife died in a run away incident.
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New York
Alfred
Tennyson Dickens
Charles’ Dickens
Tennyson
Hotel Astor
Dickens
Burt
U. S
Boston
England
Devonshire House
Marylebone Church
London
Alfred Tennyson Dickens
Boulogne
France
Frank
Sydney
Harry
Ted
Australia
Fourteen Hurt in Wreck near Bemidji Minnesota
A Minnesota and International passenger train derailed after hitting a defective switch at Farley. The day coach and sleeper left the track injuring fourteen passengers. one fatality was Huston Byrd of Pineville West Virginia, a livery owner.
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Bemedji
Minnesota
Farley
Huston Byrd
Pineville
W. Va
Imperial troops join republicans march toward Pekin
In Lan Chow capital of Kang Su province imperial troops under Wang Wei Tze, deputy of Yuan Shi Kai, switch allegiance to the republicans and announce plans to march to Pekin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tien Tsin
Lan Chow
Kang Su
Wang
Wei 'Tze
Earthquake rocks Chicago and surrounding region
A quake hit Chicago and southern Wisconsin with multiple tremors of varying intensity. Buildings rocked severely, dishes fell from shelves, and pictures pulled from walls. The event rattled a wide area but caused no immediate reports of major injuries.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Post Office
A committee led by William A. Ashbrook examined Post Office Department policies on second class matter output for the year ending June 30 1911. Publishers reported an annual output of over six and a half billion copies weighing about one and three quarter billion pounds with mail deliveries totaling 633 million pounds and express and rail shipments pushing totals higher. The inquiry critiques proposed rate hikes arguing they would worsen a postal surplus and urges publishers to resist government control and censorship while defending mail privileges for newspapers.
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Okla
George Cason
John Pritchard
J. B. Shackleford
W. P. Porter
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Department
White House
Sun Yat Sen
Republic of China
Nanking
Yuan Shi Xai
Tang Sha Yi
Germany
America
Shannon
Ireland
Athlone
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Sentinel
J. L. Gilbert
National Post Company
Success
August Mazzio
Mazzio
Cleveland
Coney Island
Pablo Moreno
Navajo
Sonora
American Union Trust Company
Kansas City
Missouri
Great Britain
Shire
Mozambique
British Central Africa
Ear Horta
Azores
New York
Beef Trust
A. H. Veeder
Taft
la Follette
Ohio
United States
William
Burns
Indianapolis
National Erectors’ Association
McNamara
Omee
Post Office
Fa Weil
House
Mittee
Post Office Department
M& Cent
Hitchcock
Tate
Postal
Transportation. Corporation
Congress
the Post
Immigra tion Hearing Cites Moral Case Contrast
Commissioner of Immigration Reets hears a case of an eight woman appealed to enter the country amid serious charges. Her attorney argues she might start anew, citing Mary Magdalene as a precedent and asking the court to view her case with mercy.
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General ‘of Immigration
Mary Magdalene
Fearful Pair Cas The Ghout Of Sevan Count Puck
A fragmentary line appears as a sports or puzzle snippet with odd wording and quoted phrases. It references fear, a pair, and a count tied to Sevan, but lacks clear context or full names to identify teams or events.
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Cas
Sevan
Puck
Minae Why hot? Public chatter on town romance
Fragmentary note discusses local gossip about Minae Why and a rumored romance. Conflicting phrases suggest a heated conversation about relationships, with residents debating who is involved and what it means for the community.
Fragmentary Tale Echoes From a Dim Newspaper Page
A fragmentary OCR segment shows quirky punctuation and garbled names. The text hints at dialogue about a lady and a Cleveland dealer phrase, with strange capitalization and quotation marks, suggesting a clipped excerpt rather than a full news item.
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Around the
Wrems
Earth
Four Corners
Souis
Toncrea
Zacherias
Zacharias
Abd «Mesa
John
Elizabeth
Aleo
Zachara
Paul
Isaac
Zachar
Neste
Eiltrastea
Cléveland
Deaier
Eata
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