Speed Carnival Opens In Chicago With Curtiss Oldfield Huyge
A speed carnival at Hawthorne race track July 2 3 and 4 marks the Colonial Aero Club of Chicago's inaugural event. Glenn H Curtiss J C Mars and Charles Willard lead aviation entries while Barney Oldfield and Fred Huyck headline car and motorcycle races. The program includes airship tests height endurance and timed flights with a July Fourth feature pitting Mars in Skylark against Oldfield in Beng.
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Chicago
Hawthorne Racetrack
Colonial Aero Club of
New York
The
Aero Clubs of America
Glenn H. Curtiss
Rheims
France
J. C. Mars
Baldwin
Charles Willard
Barney Oldfield
Fred Huyck
Curtiss
Willard
Mars
Oldfield
Huyck
Benz
Weather Summary Across Major Cities
Observations from the United States Weather Bureau show mostly cloudy skies in Washington New York Albany and other eastern cities. Temperatures range from the mid sixties to mid seventies with several locations reporting partial cloud cover and light winds.
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United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Iowa Boy and Cedar Rapids Sharpshooter Remembered
A tribute recalls a gifted marksman from Cedar Rapids and Iowa origins who made a name in Chicago as a crack shot. The year is praised as a good one for his career and life.
Chicago Live Stock Markets Show Mixed Prices and Large Receipts
Hogs receipts 22,000 with steers and cows at mixed lows and highs. cattle receipts 26,000 with ranges from 5.25 to 8.75 for native and Western stock. sheep and lambs 15,000 with good to choice prices for spring lambs. East Buffalo quotes lighter, hogs around 9.80 to 10.10, calves 4.60 to 6.25.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Griffith resigns as Iowa City coach for Idaho five year deal
John G. Griffith resigns as university football coach in Iowa City and accepts a five year contract at the University of Idaho worth 2000 dollars a year. Alumni express regret as Griffith’s move ends the alum birth of a coaching system tried at Iowa.
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Iowa City
John G. Griffith
Board of Athletics
University of Idaho
Griffith
Drowning of Casper Schmidt in Lake Michigan
Mrs. Jac ob Schmidt of Iowa City received a Chicago telegram reporting her brother Casper Schmidt drowned when his gasoline launch capsized on Lake Michigan. He went under before rescuers could reach him.
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Iowa City
Jacob Schmidt
Chicago
Casper Schmidt
Lake Michigan
Child killed by street car in Muscatine
Kenneth Anderson aged three was instantly killed when struck by a street car this morning. Motorman Callahan is in critical condition from the mental shock. The boy was playing in the street at the time of the accident.
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Muscatine
Kenneth Anderson
Callahan
Garret Wins Grand American with 100 Straight Targets
Burlington June 23. John W Garrett of Cedar Rapids and Colorado Springs fame broke the world record in the Grand American shoot at Chicago by nailing 100 straight targets including eighty singles and ten doubles. Garrett formerly lived in Cedar Rapids and now owns a major sporting goods store in Colorado Springs. His Burlington friends note his sportsmanship and he preserves hunting trophies in a museum at his shop.
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Burlington
John W. Garrett
Chicago
Garrett
Cedar Rapids
Colorado Springs
Lullaby of the Sea and a Father’s Silent Grief
A child’s lullaby mingles with wartime loss as a narrator recalls boats sent to sea. Ten boats went out, nine returned, and the survivor laments isolation and sorrow. The poem ends with a prayer to God for the missing child, signed George V. Hobart.
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George V. Hobart
Five Fatal Burns Reported in New York Deaths
Coroner records list five fatalities from scalds and burns in New York. Samuel Milthecais, 70, died of scalds from a public bath incident June 9. Maria Bascalucci, 1, died after scalding milk overturned. Josetta Chicar, 8 months, scalded when a coffee pot fell. Blane Rosfelds, 5, died from clothing set ablaze. Fannie M. Hollis, 53, died after a fall and skull fracture following a car incident.
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New York
Samuel Milthecais
Maria Bascalucci
Josetta Chicarone
Blane Rosfelds
Fannie M. Hollis
Harlem
Postal Savings Bank Bill Passed by Senate
President Taft’s Postal Savings Bank bill cleared the Senate by 44 to 25 and awaits his signature. It becomes law sixty days after enactment, marking the third major Taft administration achievement this session alongside the railroad and statehood bills.
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Washington
Taft
Postal Savings Bank
Senate
Congress
Pennsylvania Republicans Name Tener Governor Nominee
Harrisburg June 23. The Republican state convention nominated John K Tener for governor and endorsed the tariff and the national and state administrations.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
John K. Tener
What a Summer Cold May Do
A summer cold, if neglected, can develop into bronchitis or pneumonia. Do not neglect it. Take Foley's Honey and Tar promptly. It loosens the cough, soothes inflamed air passages, and expels the cold from the system. Lemmon's Phat may, McElhinney Drug Co.
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Foley
Lemmon
Carnegie gift to Iowa Wesleyan ends long endowment bid
President BE A Schell of Iowa Wesleyan received a $25,000 draft from Andrew Carnegie in fulfillment of a conditional endowment offer. The draft drawn on Hanover National Bank of New York was signed by R A Franks, cashier, and arrived by mail at Mt. Pleasant Iowa.
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Mt. Pleasant
BE. A. Schell
Iowa Wesleyan
Iowa Wesleyan University
Hanover National Bank of New York
R. A. Franks
Andrew Carnegie
Special election on commission form government for Marshalltown
Mayor calls a special election to decide adopting a commission form of government. A petition by voters was declared sufficient by the city council. The bond issue for completing the sewer system may also appear on the ballot.
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Marshalltown
Commission
Borrowed Smiles and Witty Anecdotes Across the Nation
A collage of quips and anecdotes from society events and notable figures. Ostrich capers, aviator banter at dinner, Miss Eleanor Robson remarks, a Plaza tea critique of Miss Van Gelt, Rita on surgical trends, and a Washington Star quip about routine operations.
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Plaza
Eleanor Robson
August Belmont
Parisian Sage Promises Lustrous Hair for Women
An old advertisement asserts hair care truth dull hair makes a woman look stupid while lustrous hair signals beauty and success. It touts Parisian Sage as the quick fix to transform lifeless hair, claims cures for dandruff and itching scalp in two weeks with a money back guarantee, and lists price as fifty cents for a large bottle.
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Paris
America
Lemmon
Swimmer Injured by Launch Propeller Accident
Clear Lake report describes Lyle Johnson struck by a launch propeller while swimming. His left leg was mangled severely and blood loss raised fears until a surgeon arrived.
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Clear Lake
Lyle Johnson
Death of William Anderson Rubio Man Died at Home
William Anderson Rubio, formerly of Washington and cement worker for the Milwaukee railroad, died this afternoon at his home. A fuller obituary appears tomorrow.
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William Anderson
Rubio
Anderson
Washington
Milwaukee Railroad
Trunk Grime Cleared Exonerates Woman Involved
Portland dispatch reports Webb confessed to placing a trunk with a man named Bill A Johnson and claimed self defense after a fight downtown. Authorities state the charges tie a Seattle woman to the trunk plot though she is cleared of direct involvement.
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Ore
Webb
W. A. Johnson
Irs TV
Kersch
Johnasna
Adet
Seattle
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