Aerial Rivalry Over New York Ends In City Triumphant Flight
Crowds along the Brooklyn waterfront, Governors Island, and the Battery witness a dramatic aerial contest above New York as Grahame-White, De Lesseps, and Moisant push their monoplanes over the city. Grahame-White and De Lesseps trade leads with Belmot park as the finish line. Moisant follows, circling Liberty statue and returning to the Belmont aerodrome, amid biting cold winds and cheering multitudes.
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Smithsonian to Open Sunday for Public Viewing
Washington dispatch reports the Smithsonian Institution will open to visitors Sunday. The World notes a year long fight over Sunday access with economists arguing budget cuts, and that moving most exhibits to the new building will allow sufficient staff for the extra service.
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New York
Washington
New York World
Smithsonian Institution
Plans Catholic Week Aims To Strengthen Church Bonds Nationwide
The Catholic federation plans an American Catholic month to gather Catholics from all dioceses for education and philanthropy. Delegates could attend multiple conventions in one city, with Chicago or New York as possible hosts. Rev Father Alexander C Doyle envisions a month long event drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors and showcasing social reform within a Catholic framework.
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New Orleans
United States
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Catholic University
Chicago
New York
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Chamber of Commerce of
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Weather Summary For Washington And Regions
Weather report from the Weather Bureau notes fair conditions across most sections Sunday with no major disturbances. Temperature varied, rising in parts of the east and south while remaining steady elsewhere, and winds were light to moderate across coasts and the Great Lakes.
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Oil painting of Mrs Taft to hang in White House
Arrangements made to place a portrait of Mrs Taft in the White House as part of the traditional display of presidential spouses. Swedish artist Bror Kronstrand painted the work after twelve sittings with Mrs Taft in Beverly. Kronstrand also works in Stockholm and London. The President and family approved the painting, noting its easy naturalness.
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London
Massachusetts
Rescue Cars Teach Mine Rescue Across State Lines
Government plans six portable rescue stations to educate miners in use of oxygen helmets and first aid. Car No 1 departs from Pittsburgh for anthracite fields while Car No 2 will reach Urbana Illinois for equipment. Other cars to follow will tour Rock Springs Wyoming Knoxville Tennessee and more to reduce U S mine fatalities.
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United States
Red Cross
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Union Church Rededication During War Era Services
The Union Methodist Church on Twentieth Street, rebuilt at a cost of 20000 dollars, was rededicated in services this week. Bishop Wiliam A. Quayle from Oklahoma City preached the morning sermon with Bishops Hughes Hamilton and Moore assisting at night. Rev. Dr. J. O. Wrightson presided as services will continue each evening except Friday. The church now seats about 60 and traces its founding to 188? with Civil War era use as a government hospital.
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Wiliam A. Quayle
Oklahoma City
Hy Hughes
Hamilton
Moore
J. O. Wrightson
W. W. Barnes
W. R. Witherspoon
J. Harvey Dunham
W. P. Thirkfeld
Pr E. W. Buspey
Baltimore Flyers Mecca Opens Aero Meet in Baltimore
An army of workmen prepared for a week long aviation meet opening Wednesday in Baltimore. Flyers invited include Hubert Latham Count Jacques de Lesseps J Armstrong Drexel James Radley Charles F Wilard Eugene Ely Clifford Harman and Glenn Curtiss. Prize money nears 60000 with Michelin cup and Commodore Quarry trophy events. Latham will attempt a 20 mile night flight over the city for a special prize. Belmont park signal service observers and US Navy officers will watch, with a special train bringing aircraft to Baltimore.
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Count Jacques de Lesseps
J. Armstrong Drexel
James Radley
Charles FP. Wilard
Eugene Ely
Clifford B. Harman
Glenn Curtiss
Commodore Qarry
Latham
Belmont Park
Stout
Benjamin D. Foulois
Irving Chambers
United States Navy
Army
Navy
Washington Diplomatic Corps
Strychnine Drink Plots Tangle Oystermen Scheme
Baltimore police probe a new oyster boat shanghai plot after John Gifford aged 20 says a beer laced with strychnine was served by a man he met in the city. He fell ill and was hospitalized after visiting several saloons. The victim believes the poison aimed to enable his forcible conscription aboard an oyster vessel.
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John Gifford
O'Donnell Street
Hmself
Pyatermen
Gifford
Campaign to discredit U S arms blamed on English pressure
Higher officials warn of a world wide publicity drive from England to denigrate American armament and powder. They dispute claims of frequent gun explosions and say faulty timing, old guns, and heat affect accidents. United States firms and Navy tests show powder is regular and effective.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Army
Navy
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Aigust 14
Navy Department
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Fire May Cost Fifth Life at Washington Fest
In La Plata Maryland October 30 the Pisgah blaze killed four people yesterday and threatens a fifth life. Mrs Mary Boone sister of Benjamin S Crompton county tax collector was the sole survivor escaping by leaping from a window she remains in critical condition plans for funerals of the victims have not yet been set.
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Mary Boone
Benjamin
Crompton
Tragic Brooklyn murder suicide with two children
Annie Davis and her two children were found dead in a Brooklyn room after she used a gas tube to kill herself. A note to her estranged husband Ellis spoke of fighting on and “the fastest way.” Ellis, employed by Turner Construction, had married her in Philadelphia eight years prior.
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Washington Joo
New York
Annie Davis
Brooklyn
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Ellis
Turner Construction Company
Philadelphi
Love Bug Love in Washington Warns Parents to Guard Offspring
Rev Dr Hez Swem warned a Typographical Temple audience that a universal love bug is causing youthful dementia in Washington. He said lovers swarm parks, street cars, theaters and porches, urging parents to monitor their children as young couples blush and slip away from home. The talk urged regulation of affairs to prevent moral decline.
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Washington
EB. Hez Swemn
Fire at Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs Injures One
Special to The Washington Post. The Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs Mo burned destroying the building. All 143 guests escaped uninjured except Julius H Gerdes of Santa Fe N M who suffered a broken arm and bruises. Mrs Ban Johnson and Mrs Charles Comiskey were saved with heroic rescue by fireman William Good who carried Mrs Johnson from a second floor window.
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Julius H. Gerdes
Santa Fe
N. Mex
Ban Johnson
American Baseball League
Johnson
Charles Comiskey
Good
Mrs. Johnson
Sleuths Watch Grocery Theft Ring In Dairyman Suspects
Police arrested Julian A. Reany and Thomas Latham after they allegedly stole eight quarts of milk from Sullivan's grocery at Eighth and O streets. They reportedly took other milk from two nearby stores but deny those losses. Both men, held on three counts of petit larceny, face a court appearance.
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Julian A. Reany
Seventh Street
Thomas Latham
Reany
Second Precinct
Sullivan's
Eighth and
O Streets
Charles T Peck
Owens
Burglar Kills Chicagoan in Home Invasion
Chicago police report an insurance man named Guy Williams was shot and killed as a burglar broke into his residence through a window. Williams tried to stop the intruder, who fled the scene.
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Chicago
Guy Williams
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