Aerial Race at College Park Ends In Clouded Fast Flight
Report from College Park shows Cap Chandler and Joseph Richter racing two aeroplanes in cold afternoon air. Nine flights occurred with Army mules and glider experiments planned, as officers discuss future aviation weapons and training under Scriven and the Army Aviation School.
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College Park Aviation School
Joseph Richter
College Park
Dek Chandler
Asietion
Schook Amit
Jonah Richter
New York
Ind Capenandler Accetentalls Auto
Neek
Curral
Santa
Thandler
Rex Smith
Ted
Gean
An & Ravan Enerie
Paul Peeshee
Reungera
Obis
Florcisburg
Tiulivichintas
Oun Wright Brothers
Fort Myer
Pilders
Gehoels
Thomas de Witte Milling
Tieut Heney HH
Arnold Pride
Internation Xb Aviation
George P. Scriven
United States Army
Aimy
Lieut Beaumont
Cam Beck
Beaumont
Europe
Capt Chandler
Roy C. Kirtland
Oftiera
Ol Scriven
Army Aviation School
Col Scriven
el Arieney
Modder
Cronje
Eminion
Aeroplane Ag
Reliance IV Wins Buffalo Powerboat Race
The second annual Buffalo Motor Boat Club event opened with the Reliance IV, owned by J. J. Ryan of Cincinnati, winning the 32 foot class Edward Buller trophy. The Latruda of Fort Tears Buffalo placed second and Niagara finished third as the winner averaged 32 miles per hour. Tomorrow's US championship race features the top entries from New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Buffalo.
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Buffalo SN
Motor Boat Club
Buffalo
Edward IT Buller
Reliance IV
J. J Ryan
Mincinnati
Ft. Tears
Niagara
United States
Hoe IV
New York
Isturber Tt
Gretcher ET
Pittsburgh
Reliance
Dalshintt
Lodianapolis
City Seeks New Zoo Entrance Amid Court Filing
Fos commissioners filed a petition in the District Supreme Court seeking condemnation of land for a proposed new six entrance to the zoo. A plat showing the property sought was filed along with the petition.
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Fos
District Supremiy Court
Sixemens Street
Aled Alsa
Aviator Franks Payne Crashes At Orleans County Fair
Albion N Y Sept 4 Frank Payne a Wilkes Barre Pa aviator was fatally injured when his aircraft tumbled at the Orleans County fair grounds after a failed ascent. He was pinned under the wreckage and taken to hospital unconscious.
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Albion
Frank Payne
Wilkes-Barre
Orleans County Fair
Payne
Paine
Girl stabbed him in heart in Cocke county incident
Newport Tenn Sept 4 Joseph Travis was stabbed to death by a one year old girl Jutaha Reese during a fight between his wife and Mrs Abe Reese at Lough Cocke county yesterday. The girl ran up with a knife and Devvia mobbed the child before dying instantly from a stab wound. Both the girl and her mother were arrested.
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Newport
Tenn
Abe Reese
Joseph Travis
Jutaha Reese
Lough
Cocke
Dasts
Harper Ends His Life After War Dept Career Move
Benjamin F M Harper, 45, auditor for the War Department, killed himself in Fort Wayne as he and his wife prepared to move to Chicago. He resigned last April, had practiced law locally, and left no children. His wife Laura Gorham Harper survived him.
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Fort Wayne
Chicago
Ind
Benjamin F_ M Harper
War Department
Harper
Mra Harper
Misa Laura Gorham
Ohio
Tipping Trust Sparks Diner Protests in Capital Restaurants
The city hears a campaign against hat and coat checks in upscale diners described as a tipping trust. Patrons rail against forced tipping of coat and hat handlers at entrances and in dining rooms, noting the practice spreads from New York to Chicago and other Western cities where hotel stands are controlled by syndicates that take a cut of tips.
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New York
Chicago
Hathors
Raid on Counterfeiters Den Near New Hartford
Secret service men raided a small house in New Hartford, a suburb of Itttea, and found a counterfeiting gang. Three men were arrested, William Moore aged 73, Shaden Moore 32, and Frank Wheeler 24. Wheeler is a local resident with a good reputation. Moore has prior counterfeiting prison terms and was recognized by officers.
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Ctiea
Noy
Secret Service
New Hartford
Itttea
Ecina
William Moore
Haden Moore
Frank Wheeler
Wheeler
Strangera Im
Fhe
Mellon Bail Jumpers Safe in London Extradition Blocked
Special to The Washington Post Pittsburgh, Pa. Sept 14 District Attorney Wook Blakely said George Alfred Curphey and Capt William T Kirkbride, two Mellon bail jumpers, remain abroad after fleeing to New York and then London. They forfeited bonds and faced U S court appearance, but English law bars extradition or compelled depositions.
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Pittsburgh
Wooa Blakely
Europe
George Alfred Curphey
William T Kirkbride
Melton
Art Company Charter Amended in District 1.8We Boax
The charter of the V. G. Fischer Art Company, a District corporation, was amended yesterday to empower the company to do business in New York City and elsewhere. The change was made on the application of a special committee of the stockholders through William J. Dante, chair.
Airman’s Fast Flight Halted by Engine Trouble
Cross continental flyer James J. Ward halted near Calhoun New York after engine trouble, logged 148 miles total, plans to resume eastward flight tomorrow toward OwrgS Yo and pass Binghamton by midday as he seeks bearings and news on rival Fowler. Fowler and mechanics began rebuilding a new biplane in Colfax California with local support. renovation aims to renew the San Francisco to New York attempt.
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Fowler
Susquehanna
James J. Ward
Wew
York
San Francisco
Calhoun
Here
Middletown
Ward
Binghamton
Colfax
Paterson
N. J
Sloatsburg
N.Y
Calico
Cal
Robert G. Fowler
San Franciso
New York
Ogden
Colfax Gun Club
Postoffice plans big saving from fast freight periodicals
After a two week trial the fast freight plan for shipping periodicals, begun September 1, is hailed by Postmaster General Hitchcock as highly successful. He estimates an annual saving near $2,000,000 via quicker deliveries from Buffalo and Pittsburgh to Chicago St Louis Omaha and Kansas City with through trains carrying bulk matter eastward.
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Hitchcock
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Paul
Omaha
Kansas City
Loula
Omalha
Leang Magazine
Pittsburgh Mayor Victor Ripper Law Muddle Cleared in Injunction
Pittsburgh judges grant an injunction for Mayor Magee halting the Pennsylvania ripper bill provisions. The ruling blocks printing of 26 mayoral primary ballots this month and keeps the convention nomination path open. If the Supreme Court reverses, a mayor could be chosen in November. vacancies may allow council to appoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Pittsburgh
J. C. Haymaker
John
Shafer
W. A. Magee
Supreme Court
Magee
Placed Dead Man in Auto in North Haven
Special to The Washington Post reports coroner Ely was astonished to find a dead farmer rolled in the rear tonneau of his car. The man apparently died of natural causes, and a practical joke placed him in the vehicle near North Haven, prompting surprise during the viewing.
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Washington Post
New Haven
Conn
Ely
Flo
North Haven
Millionaires to Plead in U S Court October Third
Nathan Allen and John R Jolins, indicted for smuggling, will plead in U S court on October 3, per District Attorney Wise. One count alleges undeclared pearl necklace worth $100. Margaret Histsley withdrew a maintenance suit, reconciling with Eugene Velaiex. The couple appeared with lawyers to discuss marital issues and child training.
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New York
Nathan Allen
John R. J‘olins
Mra
Helen Doelle Jenking
United States
Wise
Fachnan
Smogelling
Alten
Customis
Margaret Histsley
District Supreme Court
Eugene Velaiex
J. B. Carter
Calhoun
Charlea W Carr
Accused Horse Theft Suspect Held by Eighth Precinct
Barnard Jackson is held by the Eighth precinct police on horse theft charges. He allegedly stole a mare from Mrs Marian J Middleworth of Ballaton Virginia. The horse was taken to Ballston by Davis and later brought to Washington where Jackson tried to sell it yesterday.
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Barnard Jackson
Eighth Precinct
Marian J. Middleworth
Ballaton
Mount Carmel boarder shoots taunts and dies in standoff
In Mount Carmel Pennsylvania on September 14 Alex Kaulie age 22 wounded boarder William Majeski after being taunted for washing in his room. Kaulie then fired at police, barricading his door until state troopers entered. Kaulie died from a gunshot wound to the temple as officers reached his room. The incident followed taunts that drove him to the attack.
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Mount Carmel
Beng
Alex Kaulie
William Majeski
Kaulie
Snyder
Kautic
Cholera Near Vatican Wipes Out Turkish Villages
Rome reports a suspected cholera case near the Vatican leading to water pipe disruption as authorities try to prevent spread. Across the Ottoman Empire cholera grips cities from Baghdad to Scutari with thousands dead and refugees fleeing contact.
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Turkey
Rome
Vatican
Lake Bracciano
Largest timber sale planned by government in Southwest
Arrangements for the largest timber sale ever undertaken by the government involve about 600 million board feet of merchantable timber across parts of the Apache and Sitgreaves national forests and the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona. The sale seeks $1.5 to $2 million in revenue, with minimum bids of $2.50 per thousand for the first five years and $3 per thousand for the next five, if cut occurs within ten years. Additional large timber tracts totaling 1.5 billion board feet will be opened, with coal lands nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Departments of Agriculture and Interior
Apache and
Sitgreaves National Forests
Fort Apache Indian Reservation
Arizona
Reginald H Ward Bankrupt Copper King Receiver Named
London September 14 Reginald H Ward once hailed as a copper king in New York moneyed circles has his financial affairs placed in bankruptcy via an official receiver. Ward cites copper property declines as the cause and calls the setback temporary. He is a Bostonian and a great grandson of Gen Artemus Ward. He moved to London in 1898 and acquired the papal title of count.
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London
Reginald H. Ward
Ward
Praise For Brave Sailors From Vermont Rescue
Acting Secretary Winthrop commends C L Tibbals A D Ames J J McClachy and C H Simpson for gallantry in rescuing Olaf Thoreson who fell overboard from a Vermont launch. Thoreson lacked swimming ability and had served in the navy for years.
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Winthrop
Vermont
C. L. Tibbals
A. D. Ames
J. J. McClachy
C. H. Simpson
Olaf Thoreson
Coatswain
Jie
Thoreson
Lieut. Lykes Missing in St Paul Army Mystery
In St Paul a missing person report lists Lieut Gilbes Uykes of the Ninth United States Cavalry on leave from Fort Russell Washington. Friends fear foul play or captivity. Also noted is the death of American author Edson Evans in Upper Bavaria on Sept 14 1882.
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St. Paul. Man
Gilbes Uykes
States Cavalry
Fort Russell
St. Paul
LAW MAY HALT STRIKE AT NAVY YARD OVER PAY SYSTEM
A prominent lawyer cited a law threatening fines and two years in jail for interrupting work ordered by Congress. machinists at the Washington navy yard threaten a strike over the Taylor system. Navy officials downplay risk, while union leader William H. Johnston seeks support to block the installation.
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Congress
Washington Navy Yard
Taylor
Navy Yard
Pickens Neagle
Midgar H. May
Rock Island
Mr. Johnston
Chicago
Navy reports 100 ill on Michigan from cold storage turkey
Norfolk report cites 160 men on the battleship Michigan fallen ill after eating cold storage turkey with one death. The body was moved to the hospital ship Solace as the ship headed to New York. Autopsy blamed indigestion likely tied to stored food, with no official confirmation of ptomaine poisoning.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Naval Cireles
Michigan
New York
Solace
Naval
Navy Department
Colonels Take Command At Five Major Recruiting Depots
The War Department outlined a shift to colonels leading the five large recruiting depots. Appointed were Col. George W. Van Densen at Fort Logan Colorado for field artillery, Col. Edwin P. Andrus for cavalry at Fort Sillcum Missouri, Col. George A. Dodd at Columbus Barracks Ohio Twelfth Cavalry, Col. William W. Pitcher at Fort McDowell California Twenty seventh Infantry, and Col. Thomas T. Davis at Jefferson Barracks Missouri Eighteenth Infantry.
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War Department
George W. van Densen
Field Artillery
Fort Logan
Colo
Edwin P. Andrus
Cavalry
Fort Slocum
George A. Dodd
Twelfth Cavalry
Columbus Barracks
Ohio
William W. Pitcher
Twenty-seventh
Baggage delays soldiers departure for Panama
The Tenth Infantry from San Antonio Texas delayed by difficulty preparing baggage and supplies. Baggage at Fort Benjamin Harrison will be shipped on the Kilpatrick from Newport News for Galveston, then to Colon aboard the Kilpatrick. Regiment due at Colon around September 18 or 20.
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Tenth Infantry
San Antonio
Tex
Panama
War Department
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Kilpatrick
Newport News
Galveston
Colon
Army Leaves of Absence and Details Issued
Military orders announce leaves of absence for multiple officers across corps and divisions including Second Leut Robert J. Gray coast artillery First Lieut Herman Glade Sixth infantry and First Lieut Sheldon W. Anding Thirtieth infantry. Several officers are assigned detachments or return to stations with details to Fort Leavenworth Vancouver Barracks and Jefferson Barracks Mo.
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Robert J. Gray
Coast Artillery Corps
Herman Glade
Sixth Infantry
Sheldon W. Anding
Thirtieth Infantry
Mason M. Pathick
Corps of Engineers
Charles &. Swartz
Infantry
John 5. Upham
Third Infantry
Pranci8
A. Winter
Medical Corps
St. Louis
Jefferson Barracks
Casper NI. Conrad
Lancaster
Posinosa
Arthur T. Dalton
Twentieth Infantry
Vancouver Harracks
Wash
Robert
Welsh
Daniel Green Felt Sho Company
Dolgeville
Miciarl J. Lenihan
Fie
Fort Leavenworth
James 8. Young, JR
Penth Infantry
Cnrvice
Lucian D. Booth
Coast Artillery Gorpe
138Th Company
Tor
Naval Orders and Assignments in Fragmented Dispatch
Fragmentary list of naval personnel and ships with duty changes and movements. Names include Engan Ix Jortian, W H Rennie, N W Grant, W H Reaney, and ships such as Arethusa, Lamson, Webster, and Wickliffe moving to Hampton Roads Newport and Yokohama routes.
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Engan
Jortian
Florida
Bogan
Naval Hospital
Life of Leo Geschickter a Farrier Saved by Quick Action
Leo Geschickter a furrier of 74 Eleventh Street Northwest nearly died by his own act after sending a suicide note. His brother in law H Zirkin telephoned police and rushed to the store where Geschickter was found unconscious from gas. Surgeons at Emergency Hospital revived him and forecast recovery.
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Leo Geschickter
Eleventh Street
H. Zirkin
Geschickter
Bathing Beach to Close for Season Today
The municipal bathing beach ends its regular season today with after school hours remaining open until October 1 if weather allows. The opening of public schools is set for September 14, with Dr. D. B. W. Hudson cautioning against inducements to boys to play hockey. The season was highly successful with an average daily attendance of 800 and about 2,000 boys and 200 girls taught to swim.
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Db.w. Hudson
Pr. Hudson
Lane
Ether carboy explosion injures nine in Philadelphia
A carboy of ether exploded at Powers Weightman and Rosengarten chemical works on Ninth and Parris streets injuring nine people, two fatally likely. The blast hurled John Cavanaugh eight and John Flick seven across the basement as fire damaged the storage house and contents is estimated at 0,000.
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Philadelphia
Chemical Works
Powers, Weightman and Rosengarten
Ninth
Parris Streets
John Cavanaugh
John Flick
Frosts damage New England crops and storm hits Chicago
A heavy frost in New England causes more than half a million dollars in crop losses, with tobacco in Connecticut and Massachusetts hit hard and Cape Cod cranberry bogs damaged. Separately in Chicago, an unusual electrical storm peaks at 86 degrees after a warm day, knocking out telephones but causing no other major damage.
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Boston
New England
Connecticuty Valley
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Cape Cod
Chicago
Woman burns $300 Aigrettes in awakening pledge
Mrs. D. Harry Hammer, widow of Judge Hammer and active in women’s clubs, set fire in her Chicago living room to her $300 collection of white crossed aigrettes. She watched them burn, cried, and pledged to urge friends to abandon the bird-killing fashion after learning how mother birds are tortured to produce the feathers.
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Chicago
D. Harry Hammer
Judge Hammer
Hammier
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