Cleveland Aviator Franks Miller Dies In Midair Crash At County Fair
Cleveland aviator Frank Miller perished when his Curtiss biplane exploded in flames after a 200 foot drop at the Miami County Fair in Troy Ohio. Miller had been hired to perform three flights and was cheered by spectators before the fatal crash.
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Piqua, O
Frank Miller
Cleveland
Troy
Ohio
Miller
Charles J. Strobel
Toledo
Fair Grounds
Jose Pino Lorez Claims Victory as Yucatan Governor
Jose Pino Lorez announces his election as governor of Yucatan in a regional contest. He asserts victory despite rival claims and outlines plans for governance and policy priorities in the state.
Mine explosion kills two in Vandalia mine incident
Terre Haute Indiana records a powder explosion at Vandalia mine in Duegar injuring six and killing Glenn Lackey twenty and injuring miner Ferguson. Lackey son of George W Lackey vice president of Indiana United Mine Workers had recently married. The blast wrecked the mine entry and endangered hundreds.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Glenn Lackey
Ferguson
Vandalia
Duegar
Lackey
George W Lackey
Indiana United Mine Workers
Four Die in Blast at Youngstown Boarding House
Four workmen were burned to death after a gas explosion in a boarding house near a steel plant in Youngstown Ohio. Several residents were cast from beds but escaped with no serious injuries.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Emma Trentini Engaged to Caruso in New York
The article reports opera star Emma Trentini announcing her engagement to famed tenor Enrico Caruso. Trentini says the engagement is certain and Caruso is expected to return to perform in November, making them a high profile couple in grand opera circles.
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New York
Mme
Emma Trentini
Caruso
Carusong
Trentini
Masked bandits seize strong boxon Iditarod tramway
A dispatch from Kating Alaska reports masked men halted a car on the Iditarod Flat tramway one and a half miles from Flat City. They stole a strong box containing 35000 dollars in gold dust belonging to Friend Lawson and James.
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Seattle
Wash
Kating
Alaska
Iditarod Flat
Friend
Lawson & James
Mail carrier robbed on mountain road in Kentucky
A mail carrier on the highway between Jackson and Hazard Kentucky was robbed. About $1500 was taken during the incident reported on September 23.
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Jackson
Hazard
Doctor Kills Robber in Self Defence in Chicago
Dr. W. H. Faber of 1041 East Sixty third Street was lured to a vacant building at 6431 Hamilton Avenue by a false call about a dying patient. Two robbers attacked him. he fatally shot one during a desperate revolver battle. The other robber fled and is believed wounded. police seek him.
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Chicago
W. H. Faber
East Sixty-third Street
Hamilton Avenue
Navy Secrets Probe Targets Warship Construction Details
Boston authorities arrest Joseph A B Frauenfelda a draughtsman for Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy on secret indictment under a federal act. He allegedly published articles describing the construction of battleships Utah and Florida, the United States Navy’s largest dreadnoughts.
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Boston
Mass
United States
Joseph A. B. Frauenfelda
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Utah
Florida
Woman Mayor to Be Upheld in Hunnewell
Special Attorney appointed by Governor Stubbs files exhaustive report urging ouster or suspension of four Hunnewell councilmen who defy Mayor Ella Wileen. Petition backs removal, claims meetings avoided, mayor appointments blocked, city funds strained by lack of tax levy.
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Stubbs
Kansas City
Hunnewell
Ella Wileen
C. W. Trickett
Johns. Dawson
Will Fle
Supreme Court of Kansas
F. J. Lander
B. Keir
J. L. Richardson
J. O. Ellis
Brockmyre Hall
Wilson
Reg
Oe Jet
Disputed gubernatorial race in Yucatan between Canton and Suarez
From Vera Cruz sources reports of Yucatan governor election show both Moreno y Canton and Pina Suarez claiming victory. Canton supporters allege fraud in some districts while Suarez supporters claim a 3000 vote majority though full returns are not yet in and Canton may be declared winner.
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Canton
Rail Strike Spread Threat Looms
Scranton Pennsylvania September 23 The spread of the strike of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western switchmen to the building and bridge men and the signal men is threatened.
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Scranton
Delaware
Lacka,Wanna
Western
Spain’s revolt ends with royal leadership change
Madrid reports King Alfonso to relinquish direct control and depart with the royal family after Premier Canalejas orders. officials declare the general strike and revolution crushed and the crisis over. In Columbus, George A. Scott of Waverly N Y is elected National Protective Legion president with pay cuts for top officers and Detroit chosen as 1912 meeting site.
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Spain
Madrid
San Sebastian
Scott
Protective League
Columbus
George A. Scott
Waverly
N. Y
National Protective Legion
Detroit
French Dreadnaught Jean Bart Launched at Brest
In Brest on September 23 the new French dreadnaught Jean Bart was launched in the presence of Minister of Marine M Deleaysse despite revolutionary threats. The ceremony proceeded without incident and public unrest remained calm.
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Brest
France
Jean Bart
M. Deleaysse
General Reyes Quits the Race in Mexican Election Crisis
General Bernardo Reyes, rival to Francisco I. Madero, withdraws from all participation in Mexico’s election citing the country as unfit for holding votes. He warns the Maderistas would obstruct any fair ballot and says he won’t spark a civil war, while not seeking bloodshed. In Oklahoma, Sherman Parks is killed and Marshal Hendy Weaver wounded in a street pistol duel.
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Mexico City
Bernardo Reyes
Mexico
Francisco IL. Madero
Regista Party
Reyes
de la Barra
Maderista
Negista
de la Harra
Maderistas
Congress
Tipton, Okio
Sherman Parks
Hendy Weaver
A Heart to Heart Talk With Pres Taft Nave
A high priced singer reported for a heart to heart talk with President Taft Nave. The engagement of the singer is announced, highlighting the notable public interest in the figure.
Aeroplane Amuck At Wisconsin County Fair
At the Vernon county fair in Viroqua Wisconsin an aeroplane failed after ascent and dragged buggies horses and spectators causing forty runaways before the aircraft wrecked on a buggy. the aviator was only slightly hurt. A Danish aviator plans a Copenhagen to New York transatlantic flight next spring resting at London and Queenstown.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Vernon County
Viroqua
New York
Nord Lyset
Brooklyn
Copenhagen
London
Queenstown
North Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Cloudburst Kills 20 In Vesuvian Hamlets
A hurricane and cloudburst devastate nine Vesuvian villages near Naples on Sept 23. Twenty people killed while six feet of mud covers hamlets as Torre Del Greco Portici and Resina lose homes and rail and telegraph lines fail. Vineyards and orchards are razed and residents are cut off.
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Naples
Torre de Greco
Portici
Resina
Rodgers Reaches Elmira After 172 Mile Flight
Aviator Rodgers arrived in Elmira at 5 45 p m after a long day covering about 172 miles with side jumps. Aviator Ward started from Addison at 7 45 a m but engine trouble forced a descent and a tree crash ending his bid. Rodgers’ managers estimate 208 miles for the day with stops at Scranton Great Bend Binghamton Elmira and planned Olean and Jamestown.
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Elmira
N. Y
Rodgers
Ward
Addison
Olean
Jamestown
Scranton
Great Bend
Binghamton
Aviator Castellane Killed in Fair Incident
Curtiss aviator Dare Devil Castellane died during an exhibition flight at the Mansfield fair in Pennsylvania. As he neared the grounds the machine careened and plunged onto a hillside, burying him beneath the wreckage. his wife witnessed the tragedy.
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Fimira
N. Y
Dare Devil” Castellane
Mansfield Pa
Castellane
Taft's Illinois address aims to unify Republicans over tariff vetoes
In Peoria Taft told Illinois Republicans they would not abandon him over tariff policy and the Arizona recall veto. He defended his vetoes and judicial restraint, noting the party's obligation to protect industry and the need for a tariff board to study costs before new laws.
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Peoria
Til
Illinois
Taft
Republican State Central Committee
Country Club
White House
Williamson
Republican
Iowa
Kansas
Wisconsin
Arizona
Supreme Court
Funeral held for Representative Edmond J Madison in Dodge City
In Dodge City Kansas a funeral for Representative Edmond J Madison was held with national government officials and Kansas leaders in attendance. Business houses closed and hundreds of school children dressed in white attended the service at the church.
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Dodge City
Kan
Edmond JH. Madison
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