Wright Brothers Flight Pioneer Receives Global Honors
Wilbur Wright, pioneer aviator born 1867 in Millville Indiana, and his brother Orville built a bicycle shop before turning to flight. The pair achieved the first successful powered flights at Kitty Hawk in 1903 and later secured government patents and wide international recognition. Despite hardship and secrecy, their breakthrough transformed aerial navigation and earned honors from many governments.
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Wilbur Wright
Mill Ville
Ind
Milton Wright
Dayton
Wilbur
Orville
Wilbur and Orville
Wrights
Octave Chanute
Chanute
Chicago
Europe
Lilienthal
Germany
Wright Brothers
North Carolina
Kitty Hawk
Santos Dumont
Farman
Charles R. Flint
Manteo
N. C
France
le Mans
Orville Few
Port Myer
Thomas E. Selfridge
Signal Corps
Suffrage Parade Planned for Baltimore Democratic Convention
Maryland suffragists organize a parade and banquet at the Democratic national convention in Baltimore to press for voting rights. They plan a torchlit or daytime march with women from Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Washington and invite only suffrage supporters to march. The Just Government league aims to secure floor tickets for delegates to spread their message.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Annie
Vitzer
Champ Clark
Colorado
Donald R. Prooker
Just Government League
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Doctor argues against saving weak babies at baby saving show
Dr H J Goddard of Vineland laboring for eugenics claims certain infants are so low in intellect that they should not be born or kept alive. He asserts current infant mortality methods worsen social ills and that allowing such babies to die would save the race from contamination and crime.
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Philadelphia
H. J. Goddard
School
Vineland
N. J
Women run sixteen page Ithaca News edition
The Federation of Women's Clubs produced and published a sixteen page Ithaca N Y News with interviews on the Cornell rowing crew by Charles B Courtney, a track meet forecast by Coach Jack Moakley, a baseball story by Coach Daniel Coogan, and city news by women reporters. The edition beat the daily papers by two hours and contained several scoops.
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Federation of Women's Clubs
Ithaca N. Y. News
Cornell
Charles B. Courtney
Jack Moakley
Daniel Coogan
Surgeon Removes Over One Thousand Items From Woman Stomach
An official report details a surgical operation on Miss Letitia Miller of San Rafael California to extract 1097 objects from her stomach. Items include 108 wire hairpins 55 safety pins 21 pins prune pits nails screws and other metal fragments.
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Letitia Miller
San Rafael
Cal
Woman scales Blackburn on Copper River peak ascent
A cable message from Whennecotte Alaska reports the safe return of Miss Dora Keen of Philadelphia and six men after reaching the summit of Mount Blackburn the first ascent of the Copper River peak standing at 16140 feet. Keen organized the party which sailed from Seattle on April 10.
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Whennecotte
Alaska
Wireless Congress Opens In London With Global Experts
The International Wireless Telegraph Congress in London opens as nations discuss Marconi’s invention. U S delegates led by Rear Admiral J R Edwards visit European wireless plants in July. Debates cover amateur use, regulatory needs for shipboard wireless operators, and lessons from the Titanic disaster.
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London
Marconi
United States
J. R. Edwards
Army
Navy
Washington
Edwards
Todd
Europe
Charlottenberg
City Bus Linl Call Up Service Noted in Ad
Advertisement offers a call up phone number 589 for city bus lines and lists contacts Frank Bowers and Gita teet to take and attend to orders promptly.
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Frank Bowers
Gita
Worldly but Without Goods Refusal Dialogue
A terse exchange expresses disbelief over rejection tied to sexuality with a phrase about worldly status and lack of possessions. The dialogue hints at social prejudice without explicit action.
Rest Object of Life Said in Maritime Style
A fragment praises a frugal, practical approach to life likening one to a steamer carrying cargo and making ports the focus. The excerpt includes archaic phrasing and a misread author attribution.
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Claims Quick Color Return
An old time remedy using common garden sage and sulfur promises to restore natural hair color and reduce dandruff. The ad urges readers to buy Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy for six cents a bottle with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Special Agent McKinney Drug Co.
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Wyeth
McKininney Drug Co
Alpine Aerie welcomes visiting members on Wednesdays
Alpine Aerie No. 1948 meets the second and fourth Wednesday each month. In good standing visiting members are welcome. BK G. Fox, W. P. RK C. DuBois, Beoy.
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Alpine Aerie No. 1948
Bk. G. Fox
W. P.rk. C. Dubois
Beoy
Valley Forge Camp 868 Meets Thursdays in North Side Hall
MM WW AL Valley Forge Camp No 868 invites neighbors to Thursday evening meetings in the hall on North Side Square. Moriarty serves as clerk, welcoming all residents to participate.
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Valley Forge Camp
Hall
North Side Square
Fraternal Lodge and Chapter Meetings Announced
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M regular meeting 1st Friday monthly C A Dewey W M J W Morton Sec Cyrus Chapter No 18 RAM regular meeting 2nd Friday monthly B 6 Beker J W Morton Sec Bethlehem Commandery No 44 Ke T regular meeting 3rd Friday monthly Wyatt B Marbourg 8 C J W Morton Sec Washington Chapter No 98 CES regular meeting 2nd Thursday monthly Mrs J E Kunath W M Mrs Myrtle Bragg Sec Visiting fraternity welcome.
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Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
C. A
Sec
Washington
J. E. Kunath
W. M
Myrtle Bragg
Fratery
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Ithaca News
Scales Blackburn
Dora Keen
Wireless Congress
Berlin
L. W. Au
Amer Navy
England
Ireland
Austin
Congress
I. Dubcock
Dakota
Peck & Thomas
Masonic Block
O Courier
Owen McGovern
Casew Tiros
Co. J. Wilson
C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Journal Office
Iowa
Charles A. Dewey
Lawyer
Washington County Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Butterfield & Frame
Special Collection Department
Cialis Store
Figher & Livingston
LAW Abstract Department
P. J. Hanley
Kiem Kloho Store
Blore
E. J. Perry
West Washington Street
Ray H. Dean
Ifice Ever Cook & Sherman's Drug Store
Edmund D. Morrison
Morrison
J. J. Ebellogg
South Side Square
Foley
Bright
Lemmon’s
J.D. Dayton
West Chester, Iowa
Washington County
F.O.B
Detroit
Courier-Clermont
Courier
United Motor Chicago CO
Islh St
Michigan Ave
Chicago, UL
W. M. Keeley
Fenton & Fenton
Chiropractors
Palmer School
D. F. Macon Auctioneer
Macon
Austin Sutherland
Harry i. Ross
Rm. O. TK
Moriarty
DRL Gulsts
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