Wellman Waiting for Favorable Wind to Reach Pole
Paris dispatch to the New York Herald reports Walter Wellman may abandon his polar expedition this year if a south wind does not arrive by September 10. He warns a north wind could drift the balloon away and vows not to risk a suicide voyage. If winds fail, he will deflate the balloon and return to Paris to resume next August.
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New York
New York Herald
Paris
Echo de Paris
Robert Chauveult
Walter Wellman
Wellman
Mr Wellman
Archipelago
Greenland
Pole
Walloon
Eagles Elect Officers Amid Fraternal Order of Eagles Vote
Administration ticket wins in Norfolk ahead of final tally. Officers for the next year include Theodore A. Bell of California as grand worthy president and B. J. Monaghan of Philadelphia as grand worthy vice president with Conrad H. Mann of Milwaukee as grand worthy secretary. Also named are Frank B. Herring treasurer John A. Cline chaplain Eddie McBride inner guard and trustees D A Barrett M Armstrong W C McKinney and Thomas Hayes.
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Norfolk
Order of Eagles
Theodore A. Bell
California
B. J. Monaghan
Philadelphia
Conrad H. Mann
Hague Peace Conference Debates Neutral Rights Rules
The fifth plenary session at The Hague on Sept 7 chaired by M Nelidoff approved rules for opening hostilities including prior notice, neutral state obligations, and communications limits. A Bulgarian amendment proposed a 15-judge permanent court of arbitration with staged renewals starting after three and nine years.
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Hague
Peace Confrence
M. Nelidoff
Knight Hall
Baron Marshall von Bieberstein
Germany
Great Britain
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Old Turtle Found In Unionville Woods Carved Names
Luther E Humphrey found a box turtle in Unionville woods bearing carved initials Edward and George Goodwin and the late Dr Nelson Goodwin of Hartford. The worn Unionville name on the shell was partly legible. The discovery links to local families including Addie Smith and A Adkins, with word of the find reaching South Norwalk.
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Unionville
Com
Luther EE. Humphrey
E. N. Preston
Edward
George Goodwin
Nelson Goodwin
Hartford
Addie Smith
Adkins
Silent Cannon and Parachute Tragedy at Fair
At a Seattle fair a girl balloonist died after a cannon misfire sent a parachute device loose in the air. Reports from Bellingham and other cities describe the accident as the crowd awaited the unfolding spectacle. The doomed parade of events left official inquiries and memorials in its wake.
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Seattle
Wash
Hie- Howard City
Mich
Grand Mich
Bam
Bellingham
Canton
Lusitania Sets Sail In Turbine Engine Race With Lucania
New York reports the Cunard liner Lusitania begins its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York aiming for 25 knots with turbine engines seen as a major advance. The Lucania, Cunard’s current record holder, sails hours earlier to challenge the Lusitania in a race watched by shipping men and two famed captains, Watt and Barr.
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New York
Cunard
Lusiitania
Liverpool
Lustitania
Lusitania
Cunard Line
Lucania
Queenstown
Watt
Barr
Bach
Water route urged for Great Lakes to Gulf
Washington on September 7 reports a major push in Congress to create a waterway linking the Great Lakes with the Gulf of Mexico. The plan includes improving the Mississippi and opening a Lake Michigan canal, with a Memphis convention to influence President Roosevelt and the inland waterway commission.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan
Mississippi
Middle West
Northwest
Memphis
Tenn
Roosevelt
Mississippi Valley
Lakes
Gulf
Inland Waterway Development Commission
St Paul
Waterway Commission
Roosevelt's Tooth Ring Attracts Shoppers In New York
In a Lexington Avenue shop window a gold ring features two diamonds and a human tooth labeled the tooth of the twenty fifth president of the United States. The dealer says it came from Mrs Julia B Grover's estate, left to President Roosevelt after her death by suicide. The tooth is said to have touched Roosevelt's face when he was a boy and was given to an eccentric admirer years ago.
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New York
Lexington Avenue
16Th Streets
United States
Julia B. Grover
Roosevelt
New York 24 Hour Auto Race At Morris Park
In a long night endurance test nine racing cars started at Morris Park. By the tenth hour the leaders were Renault Bernin 409 miles Lozier Smelter 402 Hitchkiss Kilpatrick 320 Lozier Michener 289 Dedietrich Fuller 280 Dedietrich Mack 249 Allen Kingston Campbell 241. One car exploded during fueling and two men were slightly injured.
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New York
Morris Park
Miles
Renault Bernin
Lozier Smelter
Hitchkiss Kilpatrick
Lozier Michener
Dedietrich Fuller
Dedietrich Mack
Allen Kingston Campbell
Twelve Per sons killed in Rock Island wreck at Norris Ia
Twelve persons were killed and twelve injured when an express train on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad jumped the track at Norris Ia and crashed into a standing freight. The smoking car bore the brunt of the crash and was crushed between heavy cars. About 100 passengers in the coaches behind the smoker were shaken and many cut by flying glass. The locomotive of the passenger rammed the freight engine and with a steep bank blocked the siding while a baggage car telescoped.
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Rock Island
Waterloo
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Norris
Hat styled as porcupine waves on Olga Nethersole
New York to Kansas City tour kicks off with Miss Olga Nethersole arriving on Cedric in cream broadcloth and a striking clam shell hat adorned with long gray blue heron feather quills. She plans Carmen in Kansas City on September 12 while her daring headpiece draws admiration and curiosity. The striking hat is described in vivid detail, highlighting its Alice blue interior and large shell-like shell with a hinge at the front.
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New York
Olga Nethersole
Cedric
Paris
Kansas City
Carmen
Cruel Lady Love and a Milanese Plot Unfolds
In Vienna on September 7 police reveal a possible motive for the September 4 attempt on Count Kamarovsky, a colonel in the national guard. He insured his life for 100000 dollars to a woman he loved who knew Nichols Naumoff, a Russian ex governor’s son. The woman allegedly planned murder to gain the payout, and another Russian suspect has been arrested.
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Vienna
Venice
Kamarovsky
National Guard
Nichols Naumoff
Perim
Naumoff
Elevator Drop At Apothecaries Hall Building
An elevator in the Apothecaries Hall Company building dropped from the sixth story to the basement at noon. Six people were aboard, all escaped unharmed though startled. The problem appeared to be a slipping cable. A new cable was installed and the car ran normally again that afternoon.
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Apothecaries Hall Company
City News Briefs Highlight Local Meetings and Court Actions
An Eagles meeting is set for 10 40 morning. Attorney James D C Murray returns from New York. Christopher A Ketchan named administrator of John C Ketchan estate in probate court. Waterbury club held annual clambake at Grilley’s farm in Waterville with Burnham Specialty executives named. Patrolman Noonan, recovering from injury, visits station. Ten dogs impounded at Rigney’s pound. Attachment against Joseph Goldberg’s Phoenix Avenue property in favor of John Isehi for unpaid debt. Court date set for September 19 with Hummet present for plaintiff. Michael J Sayles returns from Norfolk exhibition amid rising crowds and cheap refreshments. City hall staging network removed, revealing decor issues and potential for improved tax base with proper attention.
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Eagles
James D.C. Murray
South Street
New York
Christopher A. Ketchan
John C. Ketchan
Waterbury Club
Grilley
Waterville
Fulton
Burnham Specialty Company
Andrew Ure
Highwood
Conn
James Chatfield
Thomaston
Colin F. Wilson
Waterbury
W. P. Jarrett
Maurice Noonan
Maurice
Rigney’s Pound
South Main Street
Joseph Goldberg
Phoenix Avenue
John Isehi
Justice of the Peace
Dennis
Slavin
Hummet
the Plains
Michael J. Sayles
Bishop Street
Norfolk
Tobcco
Ingersoll
Waterbury Clock Company
Connecticut
Mc Sayles
R Animate
France faces Morocco crisis as troops weigh in
Paris reports the Moroccan question grows daily with France weighing a punitive interior expedition to quell Moorish tribes and safeguard Casablanca. Berlin cautions over policy under the Algeciras accords while a coastal landings window narrows due to autumn gales and seas. France pledges to reinforce ports if needed to restore order, not conquer.
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Paris
France
Casablanca
Drude
Moroes
Morocco
Spain
Berlin
Germany
Algeciras
Pupilla's Band Faces Financial Collapse in New Haven
The concert tour led by Professor Lorenz Pupilla collapsed financially as musicians received little pay and struck. Manager Frank St George seized the band uniforms worth 1,000 to cover a 750 claim, later bonded by Patriole Italians and temporary manager intervention to settle the dispute.
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Lorenz Pupilla
New Haven
Frank St George
St George's
Annie Besant to Visit New York En Route to Theosophical Convention
Mrs Besant, newly elected president of the Theosophical Society, is due in New York next Tuesday after sailing from Bremen on September 3 aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecilie. She attends the 21st annual American section convention in Chicago beginning September 15, then lectures in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York during a month in the United States. Accompanied by Mrs Marie Barnard Rusenker, Besant will later proceed to Adyar, India.
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New Avin
Orph Ene
Annie Besant
Thosophical Society
New York City
Bremen
Kronprinz Eesin Cecilie
Mrs Besant
United States
American Secion of the Theosophical Society
Chi
Boston
Philadelphia
America
Marie Barnard Rusenker
Adyar
India
The
Theosophical Socriety
Appointments and Deaths Stir Northwestern States
Inistol reports Edward E. Newell appointed administrator with a 50000 bond. estate valued around 156000. Judge Peck named administrator for the estates of Caroline R. Root and Joel H. Hoot, both killed in the Chicago accident. Elsewhere, the Evanston murder case reveals the broker Fish family tragedy with a wife found murdered and husband dead by throat wounds. investigators suspect the husband killed his wife and then attempted suicide.
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Inistol
Edward E. Newell
Peck
Caroline R. Root
Joel H. Hoot
Chicago
Fish
Evanston
St Ip
Arctic explorers reported safe after Duchess of Bedford wreck
The Duchess of Bedford party led by Captain Mikkelsen and geologist Leffingwell were last heard from near Baxter Island with plans to traverse the Beaufort Sea for unknown land. A later cable announces they survived the wreck and reached safety, with hopes of finding Indian Arctic land.
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Victoria
B. C
Arctic
Baxter Island
Mikkelsen
Leffingwell
Herschel Island
Lefingwell
Beaufort Sea
Duchess of Bedford
Ica
Flaxa Island
London
Evening News
Gibbons
Alaska
New Fall Goods Arriving Daily in Large Quantities
New merchandise arriving daily in vast quantities. Shoppers note the swift pick up of attractive items as hundreds of new pieces arrive each day. The store pledges to maintain its reputation this fall with the message we furnish the best home goods.
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Laura M. Carter
Hitman
Chester B. Runyan
Wind- Trust Company
Runyan
Trust Company
Bridgeport
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Broadway
Thetandard
Winsted
William Jangell
Torrington
Bers
Bay Shore
Charies Ith
Trenton
N. J
J. Clarence
Tim
Sowin Yorwaim
South Norwalk Walk
Cannon
Cunard Lines
Great Seas
Fred A. Morley
Morley
Crouse Con_struction company
Perth Amboy
Ita
Lannen
Crouse Company
Weyler
Madrid
Wesler Des Guished
Cruel Lady
Apothecaries Hall
City News
Pupilla
Theosophical Society
Bailes
Upson
Bank St
Upson Jewelry Co
Son
Sellew
Fursiah
Ruerarmst Homes
Hampson-Sellen Furniture Co
Lotastory Rasney
Seris Corrans
Reid & Hughes
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