Forecasts for 1918 Progress in Aeronautics and World Ahead
A compendium of New Year predictions from notable figures including Willis L. Moore James Bryce Mrs O H P Belmont Orville Wright Brigadier General James Allen and others. They foretell rapid advances in aviation and air travel prosperity for 1910 and beyond with hopes for a global era of aviation progress and improved conditions for women.
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South Pole
Willis Moore
James Bryce
United States
O. H. P. Belmont
James Allen
U. S. Army
Delagrange Aviator Killed After Midair Failure
Leon Delagrange, noted French aviator and speed and distance record holder, was killed when his monoplane broke in midair at Bordeaux. His career included early public flights in 1907, multiple accidents, and a string of records and honors from France and Europe.
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Leon Delaerange
Bordeaux
France
Delagrange
Bagatelle
Issy
Farman
Armegaud
Milan
Margherita
Italy
Wright
Juvissy
Lagatineri
Rheims
Ile
Denmark
King Frederick
Aarhus
Delacrange
Fate of Lincoln Car Restored as Railroad Quarters
On the forty sixth anniversary of the Gettysburg Address the car that carried Lincoln to Gettysburg was found five miles from town used as sleeping quarters by a railroad repair gang. Known as Old 74 between Hanover and Hanover Junction it was found at Seven Stars and may be moved to Gettysburg to become a museum.
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Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln
Hanover
Hanover Junction
Seven Stars
Rogues Gallery for Mashers in Detroit Police Plan
Detroit police create a rogues gallery to curb mashers after assaults on women and a murder. Off duty officers patrol, detain offenders at stations, and let victims identify suspects at headquarters for swift action.
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Detroit
Mich
Brides Form 1909 Club For Husband Taming
Langsville Ida brides who married in 1909 organize a Husband Tam ing Club to exchange ideas on governing husbands and pleasing them. Each meeting features a member delivering a dissertation on a specific aspect of taming husbands followed by discussion and suggestions.
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Langsville
Ida
Brides’ Club
International aviation meet to offer eighty thousand in prizes
Promoters announce Los Angeles midwinter aviation meet at Santa Anita January 10 to 20 the first such international event in the United States. Prominent backers include Lloury Huntington Franklin K Lane and Dick Ferris. prize fund totals eighty thousand dollars distributed among aeroplanes balloons and related events.
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Los Angeles
Santa Anita
Cal
United States
Pacific Slope
Lloury Huntington
Collis P. Huntington
Franklin SK. Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dick Ferris
New York
America
Baldwin Ranch
Curtiss
Willard
Bleriot
Farman
France
Culler
Masson
Miscard
Paulhan
Plant Expedition to Find Drought Resistant Palestine Wheat
Agronomists plan a Washington backed project led by Dr. Aaron Aaronsohn to study ancient Palestine agriculture for drought resistant species. An American company worth 70000 dollars funds the effort with cooperation from the U S Department of Agriculture. Haifa Jewish experiment station to share in exploration and data exchange with Washington and Haifa.
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Palestine
United States
Washington
Aaron Aaronsohn
Aaronsohn
Department of Agriculture
Mount Hebron
Turkey
Haifa
New Drinking Plan Aims for School Halls
In St Louis public schools students would imitate birds with mouths agape as they await food under a proposed drinking system. Superintendent Ben Blewett pushes the plan to replace old water sources with a novel approach in classrooms and corridors.
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St. Louis
Ben Blewett
Microbes In Apples Spark French Health Scare
Prof Metchnikoff of the Pasteur Institute warns that a gastro enteritis microbe found in apples and greens kills about 10 000 French children each year. He notes soap can kill the microbe and urges thorough washing of fruit with warm soapy water before eating.
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Metchnikoff
Pasteur Institute
Paris
France
Farm Boys Learn Chauffeur Skills in Kansas
In Abilene a new motor driving course educates eight farm youth and a wealthy farmer about car mechanics. Tuition exceeds 160 dollars, with the aim of understanding machines rather than owning a car.
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Kansas
Abilene
Kan
Railway Mail Clerks Wanted Examinations Nationwide
Uncle Sam will hold examinations for Railway Mail Clerks Custom House Clerks Stenographers Bookkeepers Departmental Clerks and other government positions Thousands of appointments will be made Any man or woman over 18 can get free instruction and information by writing to the Bureau of Instruction 290 Hamlin Building Rochester New York.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Instruction
Hamlin Building
Rochester
Aberdeen Herald Grays Harbor chronicle notes twice weekly
The Aberdeen Herald serves Grays Harbor with local news and updates published twice weekly, priced at $1.50 per year in advance.
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Aberdeen Herald
Grays Harbor
Moral maxims on character and reputation in society
A cobbled set of aphorisms about crime, poverty, memory, family, and social judgment. It suggests burglars face police or hunger, reputations shape treatment, and restraint plus dignity influence how others respond. The piece critiques hypocrisy and emphasizes caution in self presentation.
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Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Willis L. Moore
United States Weather Bureau
Peary
Globe
Orville Wright
Grand Theatre
Olga Nethersole
Sappho
BIG Aviation
Ceet
Blewett
Ali Pasha
Reshid Pasha
D’anglas
Aberdeen
Wishkah Valley
Herald Office
E. Wishkah Street
E. Wishkah
Townsend
Nethersole
S. W. Johnston Transfer Co
Black
Franklin
New Cradle South Prairie
Herald Printery
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