Posted inCulture & Society Travelers' Tales

The Roosevelts At Luxor, Egypt

Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, on horseback, facing front, at Luxor, Egypt

Luxor, Upper Egypt, March 21.—From Assuan to Luxor is 126 miles and Col. Roosevelt and his family covered this distance today in the regular express, arriving here early in the afternoon. From Luxor to Cairo is 454 miles, and the ex-President will reach the Egyptian capital Thursday. There a state carriage will be in waiting, so that Col. Roosevelt may visit the Khedive at the Abdin palace. The Khedive will return the call in person. This will be the first occasion on which the ruler has so honored a private citizen.

On arrival at Luxor today the distinguished Americans were greeted by a great number of fellow citizens, many American tourists having waited at this place to see the former President. Col. Roosevelt held a reception this afternoon at the Winter Place hotel.

Posted inLocal Histories

Knocked Down By A Cyclist

OLD MAN SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES SUSTAINED NEAR HEANOR

An inquest was held at the Thorn Tree Inn, Woodlinkin, Heanor, on Saturday, touching the death of Edward Bell, a miner, which occurred on Thursday night. The evidence of the widow showed that deceased had suffered from bronchitis for twelve years, during which time he had not been at work. On Saturday evening, April 30th, he was knocked down by a cyclist near his home, and from then until his death he was attended by Dr. Holmes, of Heanor.

Posted inDaily News True Crime

Says Vaudeville Sketch Drove Woman to Crime

A well played sketch on the vaudeville stage in which a woman purloined everything in sight and escaped detection was the Influence that caused Rosa Buser, alias Mary Moll, the “woman Raffles,” to abandon a life of rectitude and embark on a short-lived career of crime, according to the story told by her to her attorney, George F. McCullough, and which, it is believed, she will repeat when her case is heard finally in Judge Davis’ criminal court.

Posted inAviation

Air Ship Passenger Arrives on Schedule

Airship Deutschland

First Regular Passenger Service Inaugurated When Deutschland Flew

DUSSELDORF, Germany, June 22.—The first regular air ship passenger service was Inaugurated today when Count Zeppelin’s great craft, the Deutschland, carrying 20 passengers, successfully made the first scheduled trip from Friedrichshafen to this city, a distance of 300 miles, in nine hours.

The weather was perfect and the motors worked faultlessly. The average time maintained for the complete course was approximately 33 miles an hour, but between Friedrichshafen and Stuttgart the 124 miles was covered at an average rate of speed of 41 miles an hour. The best speed for a single hour was 43 1/2 miles.

COUNT AT HELM

Count Zeppelin was at the helm when the Deutschland arose at Friedrichshafen at 3 o’clock this morning and sailed away on the trip that was to mark in epoch in aviation. The passengers were some of the directors of the Hamburg-American Steamship company and the German stock company, joint owners of the dirigible, and guests. They occupied the mahogany-walled and carpeted cabin situated between the gondolas and from the windows of which they viewed the scenery as the aerial car swept along. Count Zeppelin steered for the greater part of the distance.