Zeppelin to Try Again After Gas Explo sion Destroys Balloon
Friedrichshafen August 6 Count Zeppelin faced a crushing setback as his large rigid airship burned in a gas explosion after a gust lifted it from a temporary anchorage. The crash left a field of twisted metal, injured four crew members, and prompted immediate fundraising and government support to continue experiments, with 125000 dollars already pledged and subscriptions opened in Germany and Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedrichshafen
Count Zeppelin
Echterdingen
Germany
Switzerland
Nackenheim
Mayence
Zeppelin
Hebterdingen
Reichstag
Terra Firma
Fire danger to Elk River valley largely passed
Spokane reports the East Kootenai blaze subsiding as Michel and nearby Hewfer towns escape. Hosmer and Crow's Nest remain safe if winds stay favorable. About 38 dead and property losses estimated between 5 million and 6 million dollars from the Canadian fire area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
East Kootenai
Elk River Valley
Canada
Michel
Hosmer
Crow's Nest
Old Town
Inland waterway land condemned for canal to Beaufort harbor
Land condemned for the first inland waterway link from Pamlico sound to Beaufort harbor was ordered by Judge Thomas R. Purnell in Raleigh. The project, the start of a route from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic coast, will begin December 1 with about sixteen miles of canal and a $50,000 congressional appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
South Atlantic
Raleigh
N. C
Pamlico Sound
Beaufort Harbor
Thomas R. Purnell
Federal Court
Eastern District of
North Carolina
Boston
Patteras
Florida
Pamlico River
Neuseg River
Core Creek
Congress
Mother seeks fourteen-year-old son in New York court
Anna Klugman of East New York seeks the location of her child stolen at three weeks old and placed in the New York Foundling asylum. Court orders a referee to investigate why the asylum would not reveal the boy’s whereabouts as Klugman recounts a life of hardship, travel, and vast real estate wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foundling Asylum
New York
Justice Greenbaum
Supreme Court
Anna Klugman
East New York
Samuel Ockstein
Brook Avenue
Bronx
Strike on Canadian Pacific paralyzes railway shops across country
Winnipeg Aug 6 union shopmen numbering about 12 000 walked off across the Canadian Pacific system from Atlantic to Pacific. Montreal led with 2500 idle workers while 1500 stayed silent in Winnipeg and 2000 left between Fort William and Vancouver. Executives backed by a conciliatory board’s findings, but the strike expanded beyond arbitration aims and old pensioners joined the walkout amid protests from CP officials. A separate Italian society meeting sought to curb violence including Black Hand threats, with about a dozen attendees receiving threatening money requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Atlantic
Pacific
Montreal
Fort William
Vancouver
Canada
Black Hand
Revelt In Colombia Fails Shows Arrests in Bogota
In Bogota a major covert plot against President Reyes collapsed leaving many prominent Colombians imprisoned. A deserter was killed attempting to escape, with reports noting desertion by William F. Engi of Company 115 coast artillery at the Presidio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Reyes
Bogota
San Francico
William F. Engi
One Hundred and Fifteen
Coast Artillery
Tris
Presidio
Cocepe
Pennsy
Philadelphia
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
General Company
McCroa
Johnson to Take Stump for Bryan in Nebraska
Minnesotan Frank Bayneh, a Democratic national committeeman from Minnesota and governor Johnson campaign manager, visits Bryan in Lincoln. Lynch notes no animosity to Bryan in Minnesota and predicts a decent chance for Democrats. Bryan outlines his upcoming acceptance speech focused on key issues like tariff, trusts, banking, labor, imperialism, and people’s rule. He also issues a fundraising appeal tied to tariff revision, trusts, popular presidential electors, campaign contribution publicity, and income tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Minnesota
Lynch
Democratic Party
Conference Between Hitchcock and Cortelyou in New York
In New York on August 6 a key Republican conference at the Manhattan hotel linked Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock with Treasury Secretary George Bruce Cortelyou to discuss the national situation and the New York governorship. Also noted were talks with other Republicans about gubernatorial nominations and related political maneuvers, with Hitchcock stating he listened rather than offered proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Cortelyou
New York
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
George Bruce Cortelyou
the Treasury
Manhattan Hotel
New York State
Treasury Department
Bennet
Parsons
New York County Republican Committee
George A. Pearce
Maryland
B. Slemp
Virginia
James T. McCleary
Minnesota
The Last Supper as Masterpiece and Its Hidden Tale
The Brooklyn Eagle recounts Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. It notes the painter sought a dignified Christ model and chose Pietro Bandinelli after years of study, only to have the same face later used for Judas. The tale underscores the painting’s fame and moral resonance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonardo da Vinci
Milan
Italy
Jesus
Christ
Pietro Bandinelli
Judas
Pietro
Rome
Brooklyn Eagle
Snagging Salmon Described By Alaska Fisherman
In Alaska a fisherman explains snagging salmon on the Chilcot Indians fishing day. He uses a pole with a barbless steel hook, manipulating it to induce a strike and jerk the hook into the fish before landing it on the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Chilcot
Mrs Housewife Seeks Time To Read More Books
A humorous note from Anty Drudge on literature mocks busy housewives. She complains of Monday laundry duties and suggests reading directions on a Fels Naptha soap wrapper to gain time and motivation, while noting cheaper soap when kept dry.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baldwin
Washington, Avg
Fort Myer
Curtisa
Tholer
Lamba
Towia
Lal S. Dutter-Creamery
Canadian Pacific
Johnson
Republican Conference
Los Angeles
Cal
Ang
O. T. Pratt
Temple Auditorium
Alton B. Parker
California
John Temple Graves
Independence Party
W. Gil Wiley
Ten
Gaya
Chenge
Washington
Bonaperte
Wade
Nurieh
Anty Drudge
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Dewitt
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!