Dirigible America Heads for Europe From Atlantic City
Walter Wellman leads a six man crew aboard the airship America on a trial flight from Atlantic City aiming to reach Europe. The cigar shaped envelope is 228 feet long with a 52 foot width powered by three gasoline engines. Provisions for a month and a life boat are aboard as the crew reports early fog and engine trouble but remains optimistic.
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Atlantic City
N. J J
Walter Wellman
Man
Atlantic Ocean
America
Providence
Wellman
Europe
Siasconsett
Nantucket
Irwin
The
Melvin Vaniman
F. Murry Simons
J. K. Irwin
Albert Louis Loud
John Aubert
Fraud Discovery Across Census and Cities Unfolds
A report notes frauds found in census processes spanning Seattle and Portland and mentions calls for punishment. The article references Taft urging actions and highlights staged cases as part of the investigation.
Art Firm Leader Ben Duveen Arrested in Huge Tax Fraud Probe
Benjamin Duveen, a top Duveen Brothers executive at 302 Fifth Avenue, was arrested on a bench warrant as federal officers raid the firm. Authorities say the case covers long running customs fraud involving many of the United States’ millionaire collectors. hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of art were seized and held pending case disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Betamin Je ‘Duveen
Duveen
Fifth -Avenue
Brenry
Shields
Wise
Wempie
Ap Duveen Brothers
London
Paris
Joel J. Duveen
Fifth Avenue
New York House
J. Pierpont Morgan
Otto H. Kahn
Collis Huntington
Joel J. Jr
Joseph A
Louis J
Benjamin Duveen
Custom House
Four Die in Car Crash Near Sebring Ohio
A car carrying Sebring Bros. pottery employees from Sebring Ohio was struck by a Stark Electric freight car one and a half miles east of Sebring. Charles Albright age forty owner and driver was killed along with George Frederick Joseph Smeddecker and John Derby. A fifth passenger was seriously injured. The auto was demolished.
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Toledo, O
Charles Albright
Sebring Bros
Sebring
Stark Electric Company
Albright
George Frederick
Joseph Smedecker
The
Pottery Company
John Derby
Shootings in Huntington End With Suspect Killed
In Huntington West Virginia a gunman fatally wounded Special Agent G A Lents of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and Policeman Charles Hale and Daniel Bias before being shot by a local posse. Police W W Lowe and Charles Stuart were shot in the head and thought to be dying. Wil Hutchison was wounded in the arm. The suspect was killed by Chief of Police Cling.
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Huntington
W. Va
G. “al. Lents
Chesapeake & Ohio
Charles Hale
Daniel Bias
Lowe
Charles Stuart
Wil Hutchison
Cling
Speel
La Follette's Victory Gains Speed in Rochester
Robert F. La Follette appears set to surge in New York state support with rapid gains reported in Rochester as he contends for the U S Senate. Local observers note growing backing among voters and party figures signaling a strong statewide push.
Wreck Kills Five In Fog Collision Near Oklahoma
Five laborers die and over twenty are injured as a northbound freight crashes into a work train seven and a half miles south of here in fog. Both trains on the Grand Rapids Indiana line were moving slowly. workers riding on flatcars were trapped beneath wreckage.
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Portland
Ind
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Here
Milutin Tomtc
Homie Mandie
Fort Smith
Ark
St. Louis
San Francisco
Compton
Okla
Paris
Tex
Stair Mountains
Stanley Ketchel Slain by Ranch Hand in Missouri
Springfield Mo reports Stanley Ketchel world middleweight champion died in hospital from a bullet wound. authorities say Walter Hartz, ranch employee on Bon Dicker Conway’s ranch, is in custody for the shooting near Conway about forty miles east of Springfield.
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Missouri
Arested
Springfield
Stanley
Ketchel
Walter Ye ‘Hartz
Pe Dicker ‘Bon
ear’Conway
Postmaster General Sees Penny Postage Feasible Soon
Washington reports Postmaster General Hitchcock says the post office department will soon be self sustaining and penny postage for first class letters is a near certainty. He states the system will become self supporting by year end without reducing service or efficiency.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Hitchcock
Federal
Treasury Department
Postal Service
Roosevelt Praises Beveridge On Indiana Campaign Trip
Theodore Roosevelt toured Indiana urging votes for Albert J. Beveridge and the Republican state ticket. His final Indianapolis speech from the Hotel English balcony drew about 50 000 listeners, praising Beveridge for leading the beef trust fight and securing the Pure Food Law.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Theodore Roosevelt
Indiana
United States
Albert J. Beveridge
Senate
Covington
Illinois
Timely publicity of county jails and charities urged by governor
Governor Marshall calls for timely publicity of reports on conditions in county jails poor asylums and orphans homes to speed reforms and keep the public informed. He argues open reporting would pressure officials and trustees to act and reduce lengthy internal wrangling before remedies are applied. The speech links public oversight to faster justice and better administration.
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Indianapolis
Board of State Charities
Marshall
County Board of Commisssioners
State Board
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Trustees
Indiana
International Prison Congress
Indiana Teachers Training Highlights From State Board Study
A summary of statistics from Indiana’s largest accredited teachers colleges shows 3 263 teachers received Class A training under the 1909 act. Dr Robert J Aley superintendent notes the program certifies teachers who completed professional training in state accredited schools.
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Indiana
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Hands Healed By Cuticura Remedies, New Hampshire
A 70 year old man reports severe cracked hands with bleeding and pain for over a year. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for a week his hands healed completely and have remained well. He cites his daughter’s early use and a neighbor’s child’s sore as additional endorsements.
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Tam
John W. Hanty
So. Effingham
N. H
Time Alone Study Prompts Four Sons on Tobacco
A father addresses his four sons about narcotics and smoking. The eldest, thirteen, smokes a cigarette. Willie, six, asks if he will use tobacco when grown. The boy replies he is trying hard to quit.
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Willie
Bhid
Success Magazine
Resinol Ointment Praised as Essential Remedy
A Philadelphia reader warns families of shortages of matches and extols Resinol Ointment as a reliable cure for bruises burns cuts and irritation. The letter frames Resinol as indispensable in the home and compares its absence to lacking matches.
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B. Rush Davenport
Philadelphia
Laura Libbey on love marriage and heart matters in Brooklyn stage
Laura Jean Libbey discusses her Brooklyn performance noting she uses a monologue about love marriage and other interests of the heart. The quotation hints at women and social topics in her act and remarks on audience reception.
Bible tale yields porcupines in Solomon lesson
A teacher questions a girl who claims Solomon loved animals. The child cites the Bible to justify her view that Solomon had 500 porcupines, prompting a lighthearted exchange about biblical animal counts.
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Solomon
Like the Other Kind in a Down East Village
A young man meets a country beauty in a down east village. He sends her a jar of cold creamy to keep her cheeks fresh. On a return visit she says she prefers the other kind of cream. This quip from Lippincott's reflects courting humor.
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Lippincott’s
Exhausted Reader Ponders Novel’s Long Stand at Counter
A concerned reader questions the endurance of a book on display as the edition nears its long-standing shelf tenure. Clerks note steady foot traffic and no disruption to sales.
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Ohio Pottery Concern
LA Follette
Rochester
Robert
Sonsumer
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Score
Grand Rapids
Indiana Road
Frieco Road
Oklahoma
Bridge
Postmaster General
Beveridge
Roosevelt
the Harvester
Aileen’ Wilson
Joan Trot
Lexington Track
Charity Board Bulletin
Char Ities
Home Mission Board
L. P. Marshall
Crawfordsville
J.B. Miller
Vincennes
Lafayette
Shelburn
Camips
Sullivan County
Terre Haute
Indiana Supreme Court
Nelson-Morris & Co
Binker-Davis
Indianapolis Light -and- Heat
Kentucky Avenue
Story
New
York City
National Daughters
Red Cross
Amillion Red . Cross
American Red Cross
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