Wright 15 Master Speed 50 Miles an Hour Flight
French observer at Lemans test declares American aeroplane the best seen so far. Wilbur Wright achieves two kilometer ascent over two attempts amid false starts caused by an assistant and nearby trees. The flight, viewed by thousands, ends near dusk after multiple evolutions, with praise for mastery despite earlier mishaps.
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Wight
Passenger in Row on Nieuw Amsterdam Card Table
A disturbance aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam leads to a passenger being pitched overboard from a stateroom after a row at a card table. Judge Connor quits a game amid the dispute while others condemn the altercation and a harassing pursuit at port ensues.
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Dallas
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Ryan
Jssea
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Camp Perry Shoots Begin in Ohio at National Rifle Meet
Camp Perry Ohio opens its famed rifle tournament with hundreds of contestants from every state plus Hawaii and the Philippines. The Oliw matches run Tuesday through Thursday with teams from Troop A Cleveland Troop B Columbus and several Ohio National Guard regiments. Weather is ideal and record scores are reported as events start.
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Port Clinton
Union
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Philippines
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Columbus
Ohio National Guard
Lightning kills Murphy family and ox near Tagewell VA
Special to The Washington Post reports Frank Murphy his wife and one child were killed in a storm near Tagewell Virginia. While seeking shelter under a rye stack they were struck by lightning along with an ox. A second child survived albeit shaken, and witnessed the fire and deaths as others rushed to the field.
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Washington Post
Tagewell
Frank Murphy
Sid
Sailors Blamed for Riot in Norfolk Clash
Naval board concludes that black civilians fired on sailors in South Norfolk and Berkley on August 2. Report says sailors usurped police authority by trying to arrest the negroes rather than report the incident and seek civil process. No further proceedings likely.
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Norfolk
United States
South
Berkley
York Rolling Mill Explosion Kills Eight in August Blast
A York Pa explosion at the York Rolling Mill killed eight men and injured many more as a boiler in the center of the mill exploded. Rescuers rushed to the scene, delivering bodies and injured to hospitals amid widespread debris and damage to the mill and nearby Broomal Schmidt company buildings.
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York
John Clency
York Bunjamin
York Hospital
Beier
Kidnap Their Employer at Powhatan Saw Mill
In Richmond on a Saluda streetcar, several Russians employed by Powhatan county sawmill owner Sam Worsham pursued him to seize wages he owed. They carried him to their quarters and locked him in while speaking in incomprehensible language. Worsham escaped and obtained warrants. suspects were released on bail after an interpreter explained their aim was therms and fear of flight. The matter awaits police court tomorrow.
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Richmond
Worshaw
Powhatan County
Sam
Worsham
Thermones
Women in Auto Wreck Near St Johns
Five women riding in a car escaped with minor injuries when the vehicle went over a 3 foot embankment into a sand pit. Mrs Griffin of Ovid Michigan drove and attempted to reverse losing control. four women were pinned under the capsized car but all survived. Mrs Griffin sustained two broken ribs. Marie Cleveland of Palmyra New York and Mrs Fred Cleveland also involved. In Norfolk Virginia a fire at the Atlantic Shock and Lumber Company damaged the plant, chiefly the engine room, with losses around 20000.
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Palmy T2, NY
Norfolk
Atlantic Shock and Lumber Company
Thaw’s Checks Out Lunatic Cannot Draw Large Drafts
Pittsburg bank move to curb Harry K Thaw while he is declared insane leads to checks being refused to honor large payments. Relatives and bankers, including Dennison Lyon, contend Thaw’s finances are controlled by the Thaw family as bankruptcy moves loom and Lyndhurst estate is prepared for potential transfer. Thaw’s eyeglasses are sought by his attorney and a court hearing affects his custody and possible transfer to federal jurisdiction.
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Mary
Europe
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Dutchess County
Poughkeeps
United States Court
Dastrict
Jerome
Poughkeepsie, NY
Two Killed in Canada Trolley Car Crash
Two trolley cars crowded with excursionists traveling from Chatham to Erie Beach collided near Chatham Ontario at 10:20 AM. Victims include William Broomhead and Walham Donovan. numerous injuries reported among passengers and Donovan family and other locals.
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Erie Beach
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Detroit
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Daniel Donovan
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John F Pleasance
Rankin House
James Pleasance
Donovan
Mr. Fields
Carpenter
John Field
Henry
Farman to Exhibit in Washington As Edison Guests
Thomas A Edison hosted aviator Henri Farman at his Orange New Jersey laboratory on August 10 as Farman toured exhibitions ideas for lifting an airplane to any desired height. Farman’s manager Mac Mechen of St Louis sought new funding to continue the American tour, with dates planned from August 15 in Philadelphia to a return trip through Boston on October 18.
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Mother at His Bedside in Caucasus Convalescence
Ambassdor Riddles mother and half brother join him at Kaslovedsk in the Caucasus as he convalesces from pneumonia. He plans to stay until October. Irwin Laughlin named secretary of legation in Athens. Hunter Sharp arrives as consul general in Moscow. Riddle family in Petersburg to America August 18. Post editors note: free advertising in best columns.
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Moscow
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Smith
James W. Ragsdale
Petersburg
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Ragsdale
Funsion Surrenders Command to Col Maus in California
Brig. Gen Frederick Funster relinquished command of the department of California to Col Marion P Maus and will move to Fort Leavenworth Kansas to head the cavalry sector Maus is noted for his Indian war service against Sioux Cheyennes Nez Perces and Apaches He was cited for gallantry after leading American troops in a five hour battle with Mexican forces earning the congressional medal of honor
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Frederick Funster
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Mexico
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Mais
Willard's Hotel veteran Charles Bickford dies in Rochester
Charles W Bickford longtime hotel manager and once in charge of Willard's Hotel Washington DC died at his Rochester MN home from typhoid pneumonia. In 65 years he also served as mayor of Rochester chief of police city clerk and other offices and was a prominent Mason. His brother in law Lieutenant Commander Charles L Hussey serves on the battleship New Hampshire.
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Charles W Bickford
Washington
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Charles L Hussey
New Hampshire
Vermont to Lead Off Campaign Fund Drive in New England
Washington reports Republican national committee chairman Frank Hitchcock plans a Vermont campaign push on September 1 to boost GOP turnout for the opening of the national drive. Henry Taft advised shaping a nine man advisory committee while Secretary Wilson and Secretary Straus will tour Vermont.
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Desperate Climber Rescue On Mount St Helens
John Anderson of Lattle Falls Oregon broke two legs on Mount St Helens in Quegon. A Seattle Mazamas party carried him in a sleeping bag improvised stretcher down 4000 feet to their camp, risking life and limb to save him. Doctors say the swift rope assisted descent saved his life.
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Workers Fight Over Jobs at Joseph Campbell Company
In Camden New Jersey a crowd of about 4500 men gathered after responding to a Joseph Campbell Company job advertisement. Former employees were given preference, sparking clashes as others pressed forward. Four arrests were made and a guard was posted around the factory. The notice also promotes the Post Want Ads for classifieds.
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Torpany
Americans to Compete in Matches With Entertainers in Auckland
Auckland hosts the United States Atlantic fleet officers with a royal welcome and a public luncheon for Rear Admiral Sperry. American sailors enjoyed shore leave, theater, and visits to Mount Eden as New Zealanders and sailors mingled freely. A fatal industrial accident aboard the Missouri claims machinist Paul Gentil, with a military funeral planned.
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Thomas Thomson Ewing
Commonwealth
Paul Gentil
Missouri
Train Crush Tragedy At Deal Beach Station
In Asbury Park New Jersey Murray V Arthur a contractor from Staten Island was killed when crushed by a moving train while attempting to board near Deal Beach station. He rushed from Alenharet to Deal Beach after missing an earlier express, fell under the wheels, and died hours later at Monmouth Memorial Hospital.
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New York
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Deal Beach
Pearre to Address Girls at St Johns Coronation Speech
Special to The Washington rest Boyd s Md Aug 10 Tomorrow is the St Johns parish picnic at Forest Glen with attendees from Maryland and Washington. Linthicum will address knights and Representative Pearre will praise the young girls in his coronation speech. The outing involves St Roses Church with thousands from Montgomery and nearby counties.
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W B Jackson
Samuel D Waters
Ollie Clark
William T. Wheeler
Linthicum
Baltimore City
Knights
Pearre
St Rose's Catholic Church
Montgomery County
Virginia
Howard
Carroll Counties
Hutton’s Woods
Germantown
Gaithersburg
Root Choate to Preside Republican State Convention
Timothy L. Woodruff announces Root and Choate will preside over the New York State Republican convention in September. Choate may speak first as temporary chairman and Root named permanent chair, with the state committee to decide exact roles. Both have agreed to serve amid efforts to boost Taft and questions about Governor Hughes’s renomination.
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New York
Timothy L. Woodruff
State Republican Committee
Adirondacks
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Joseph H Choate
Great Britain
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Mr Choate
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Boot
Caza
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Gor Hughes
William J. Ward
William Baines
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Three Dead in Collision Near Sidney Piqua
In Dayton Ohio on August 10 a head-on crash between two Western Ohio Company trolley cars between Sidney and Piqua killed three people and injured eighteen. The northbound from Piqua ran on time while the southbound from Sidney was late and fast. collision occurred near Shelby County Infirmary. George Robinson of Sidney listed as banker. Motorman and passenger names withheld. Cause of wreck not yet known.
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Sidney
Piqua
George Robinson
Shelby County Infirmary
Sian
Railroad to Hudson Bay proposed by Ottawa surveyors
A 200 man surveying party will depart Winnipeg this week to map a route for a proposed railroad to Hudson Bay. The survey report is expected for Parliament in January, with legislation to authorize construction within the year.
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Front Winnipes
Hudson Bay
Money Mill Seized In Green-Goods Plot In New York
One of the most elaborate green goods schemes, promising to exchange $8,000 for $100,609 in new bills, was demonstrated at police headquarters. A Philadelphia suspect, known as Chang Hoefer, was arrested after Rosengarten, a saloon keeper, was targeted. The device used a battery powered money transformer that produced counterfeit notes and wet them before drying for a fake return.
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Washington Post
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Rosengarten
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Third Avenue
Ovat Ute
East Thirwiunth
Oeepgarten
Farell
Dugger
Changs Hoefer
North Fourth Stree
Fire Near Big Trees In Calaveras County
Fire raging near the grove of big trees in Calaveras county about 20 miles north of Sonora. Sequoias likely safe though south grove threatened. marshy ground complicates conditions. Large force deployed. back firing used to halt spread as fire crosses toward Tuglume county. Spokane reports northern Idaho forests suffer severe damage with over 200 men aiding firefighting efforts.
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Sonora
Tuglumne
Spokane
Idaho
Bellevest
Three Killed in Wreck Near Shoshone Cal
A passenger train on the Tenough and Tide water Railway washed out by a cloudburst near Shoshone California last night, sending the train into a cut. Three men were killed: Engineer Hamilton and two hosemen Broadwell and Moore. The locomotive overturned, baggage and carriages piled, sleeping car left on tracks. Passengers from Georgia suspected among those aboard.
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