Fox Hunting in Balloons Opens New Sport
A sensational report describes balloon fox hunting as established in Germany with trials in England and potential popularity in America. It highlights Berlin’s airship exhibition patrons and Hurlingham’s later event as signs the aerial hunt could outpace motor car races for the wealthy, offering new thrills for American millionaires.
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Germany
England
America
Europe
Berlin
Hurlingham
Smallest of All Dogs the Chihuahua Breed
The Chihuahua, the smallest toy dog, traces to an ancient wild Mexican line crossed with a tiny domestic breed. When moved from Chihuahua its lineage degenerates and struggles to thrive outside its homeland. Pets require delicate care and summer restraint in this country. Full-grown weighs 1 to 3 4 pounds. pups fetch 200 to 300 dollars, with top specimens higher.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
British Museum
Mme
Patti
America
Forest fires scorch Maine with heavy losses
Maine forest fires this year caused $81,625 in damage, with $41,445 in the forestry district and $40,180 in incorporated towns. The blazes burned 32,061 acres, 21,200 in the district, most on low-value land. Aroostook County suffered the largest impact at 25,376 acres and $55,950, prompting patrols and heightened vigilance by wardens amid extreme heat and dry woods.
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Maine
Maine Forestry District
State Forestry Department
Aroostook County
Doing a Fine Job Slater Recovers After Fall in Scotland
A slater working on a house roof in Scotland fell from a ladder and lay unconscious on the pavement. A passerby with a flask of spirits attempted revival by pouring a little down the man's throat. The slater awakened and urged continued pouring, saying it was helping him.
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Slater
Scotland
Brooklyn Honors Explorer Cook Returns From Pole Quest
Doctor Cook arrives in New York aboard the Grand Republic after a Bay parade and reception by the Arctic Club of America. His wife and children greet him on a tug as crowds cheer in Brooklyn while he reaffirms his North Pole claim and says proofs will first go to the University of Copenhagen.
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New York City
Cook
North Pole
Brooklyn
Arctic Club of America
Grand Republic
Arctic Club
Color
Explorer
Doctor Cook
Bird S. Coler
Williamsburg
Bushwick Club
News Service
C. P. Raymond
Robert E. Peary
Doctor
United States
University of Copenhagen
Strike ties up Omaha street railway lines
Omaha Neb September 18 all lines of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Co were tied up by a strike after a unanimous vote by the Street Car Men's union in two meetings. Leaders stated the strike was authorized with timing to be set by the executive committee and that only a small fraction of cars were in service. No disorders were reported.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co
Gordon W. Wattles
Business Men’s Association
O. O. Pratt
Mr. Pratt
Ben Commons
International Executive Board
Tech
Treat Quits Treasury as October Resignation Takes Effect
Charles H. Treat of New York resigns as United States treasurer, effective sometime in October. He cites interest in a large and growing business and the death of associates who once directed his affairs as his reasons for stepping down.
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Treat
Treasury
Washington, D. C
Charles H. Treat
New York
United States
Receiver Appointed for Merchants Refrigerator Co in KC
John SS Parks of Kansas City was named receiver for the Merchants Refrigerator Company by Judge Phillips in the U S district court after the firm failed in October 1907 with about 900000 dollars in creditors claims.
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Refrigerator Company
Kansas City
John ‘Ss. Parks
Merchants Refrigerator Company
City
Phillips
United States District Court
Paulhan Wins Prize in Ostend Flight Event
French aviator Louis Paulhan claimed a $1,000 prize by flying two kilometers on Ostend beach in three minutes 15 3 5 seconds. After the feat he then ventured out over the sea.
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Paulhan
Ostend
Belgium
Louis Paulhan
Wright Flies High in Record Flight at Berlin
Orville Wright, before the Empress and a large party, set a new height record in Berlin, reaching 233 metres or 765 feet. Attendants included Princess Louise and princes Adalabert and August as the achievement drew wide acclaim.
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Wright
Berlin
Germany
Orville Wright
Princess Louise
Prince Adalabert
Prince August
Boundary dispute settled between Peru and Bolivia
Foreign Minister Bustamante of Bolivia and the Peruvian minister to Bolivia signed a protocol to settle long standing boundary differences.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Bustamente
Peru
Strike Strife Emerges In Omaha Street Rail Spars
Omaha and Council Bluffs conductors and motormen on a second day of strike faced early violence as two non union motormen were roughed by sympathizers. Five arrests were made and a Southside car barn incident prompted a police response. Chicago workers were brought in to replace strikers, with 400 more expected, raising tensions while leaders insist on peaceful conduct and heightened police reserves at the central station.
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Omaha
Neb
Omaha and
Council Bluffs Street
Chicago
Central Station
Baseball Magnate Injured at Sea in Gale
Special wireless dispatch from the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II reports John T. Brush president of the New York National League baseball club was hurled to the deck during a gale and sustained a broken right arm. The Kaiser Wilhelm II departed Cherbourg on September 15.
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Paris
France
John T.brush
New York National League Baseball Club
Cherbourg
Pioneer Arctic Explorer Hayward Dies at 66 in Hamilton
Robert R. Hayward aged 66 of Baltimore Maryland, believed to be the sole surviving member of C. F. Hall second arctic expedition, died Sunday in Hamilton. Hayward joined the Hall voyage from Philadelphia as master carpenter.
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Baltimore
Robert R. Hayward
C. F. Hall
Hamilton
Hayward
Hall
Philadelphia
Senator Burton Inspects European Canal Route
Senator Theo dore B. Burton, chair of the National Waterways Commission, and several commissioners spent Sunday inspecting the Wilebroeck canal from Brussels to the Rupel river, touring key sections and surveying navigation facilities.
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Burton
Antwerp
Brussels
Theodore B. Burton
National Waterways Commission of the United States
Wilebroeck Canal
Rupel
Fairbanks Delivers McKinley Eulogy in Manila
Former Vice President Fairbanks spoke at a Methodist church in Manila on the life work of President McKinley in a solemn Sunday night address.
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Fairbanks
McKinley
Manila
P. I
Methodist Church
Ten Thousand in Catholic Parade in Indianapolis
More than ten thousand persons marched in the Central Verein parade in Indianapolis. Catholic societies of Indiana and part of Ohio participated in a notable demonstration as Diomede Falconio reviewed the procession from a stand before the Episcopal residence on North Meridian Street.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Ohio
Diomede Falconio
United States
North Meridian Street
Minnesota Governor John A. Johnson Dies After Five Days of Illness
RochesterMinnesota John Albert Johnson three times governor of Minnesota and 1908 presidential candidate died at St Marys hospital at 3 25 Tuesday morning after five days of suffering. His wife Norah at his bedside throughout the end he faced death with courage and spoke to her and friends in his final hours.
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Rochester
Minn
John Albert Johnson
Minnesota
United States
St. Mary’s Hospital
Gov. Johnson
Fred B. Lynch
Norah
Two Die From Wreck Near Farrell Arkansas
Two of the injured in the Iron Mountain wreck at Farrell twenty miles south of Little Rock died. The dead are Robert S. Yopst engineer from Argenta and Stephen Evans Cotton Belt boiler maker from Argenta.
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Little Rock
Ark
Iron Mountain
Farrell
Here
Robert S. Yopst
Argenta
Stephen Evans
Miner Killed by Rock at Bevier Mine No. 8
Bevier Missouri reports a fatal mining accident as Battista Taglian, 18, a coal miner at Northwestern Coal and Mining Company Mine No. 8, was instantly killed by a rock fall inside the mine. The incident occurred during work hours with rescue efforts unsuccessful.
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Bevier
Bevier Mo
Battista Taglian
Northwestern Coal and Mining Company
Signal Book Reference in Yokohama Mystery
In Yokohama a narrator laments lacking a signal book to interpret a wrist bead gesture, hinting at a saucy meaning and a potential coded clue in the scene. The fragment suggests espionage or flirtation within a wartime or foreign setting, with tension around deciphering signals.
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Jack
Child Burdened by Terrible Plight Amid Itching Hives
A young child endures two months of torment from relentless hives and itching. The distressing condition left the little sufferer in a dire state, prompting concern for relief and care.
Disease Cured by Cuticura in Boy's Hives Case
A mother reports her six year old daughter suffered two months with hives after contact with infected children. Despite physician treatment, ointments, and remedies, itching persisted until Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment were used. First treatment relieved itching and the disease vanished. Mrs. George L. Fridhoff of Warren Michigan cites dates in 1908. The maker is Potter Drug and Chemical Company.
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George L. Fridhoff
Warren, Mich
Potter Drug & Chem. Courp
Sole Props
Hostom
Canvassing Tales at a Budapest Taverna Table
A canary hung over a big square table in a Hungarian restaurant. A diner's tale recalls the cage dropping and seed in soup, a strange memory of a birded meal. Nearby a cross eyed man jokes about poker on the B and O rail line when a midgame crash scatters grips and suitcases into the kitty.
Carnations Sleep Under Gas Influence
A Hull botanical lab report in the Botanical Gazette suggests carnations may "go to sleep" and fail to reopen due to exposure to illuminating gas. Even tiny gas amounts noticeably affect the flowers, according to the described experiments.
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Hull Botanical Laboratory
The
Botanical Gazette
Dodging Work at the Browns Summer Cottage
A lighthearted chat unfolds as a wife complains of heat and suggests staying with the Browns at their summer cottage. The plan promises a cool, pleasant respite and the Browns would be happy for the visit.
The Doctor's Wife Endorses Grape-Nuts For All Diets
A trained nurse markets Grape-Nuts as versatile nutrition for the sick young and old new recipes and suggested preparation include soaking the cereal in water with egg white and fruit juice. She notes her physician husband uses it for patients and calls it ideal with fruit for breakfast. The letter claims nourishment for nervous exhaustion and brain fag with a familiar "There's a Reason" and promotes the Road to Wellville booklet.
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Wellviilu
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Troy
Goodby
Yokohama
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