Wright recalls Kitty Hawk flight at aviation conference
Orville Wright, the first to fly a powered aircraft, reflects on his 25th anniversary of the Kitty Hawk, North Carolina flight. He cautions against overhyped aviation promises, notes his inability to pilot a plane due to sciatica, and downplays the plane as an oceanic vehicle while emphasizing land work and safety research. The First International Civil Aeronautics Conference honors him, yet he declines speeches or publicity, seeking only a single photograph.
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Orvithe
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Dayton
Ohio
Wilbur
Wright
Orville
Aviation
Savice
Handa
Lindbergh
Only Handful of Statesmen Found Among the Politicians at Washington
Washington editor Charles P. Stewart argues that genuine statesmen are scarce among politicians in Washington. He highlights Theodore E Burton Jim Reed and George Norris as rare examples and speculates Burton may become Hoover's senate spokesman. The piece notes Burton's long service and sharp knowledge and predicts future influence amid ambitious peers.
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Theodore B. Burton
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Goodby
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Norris
Senate
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Napoleon
George Norris
AMONT
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Theodore EB. Burton
Herbert Hoover
White House
Mr. Hoover
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Hoover
Theodore E. Burton
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Borah
Mosts
Fragmented musings mix quotes and crime tales in jumble
A garbled snippet blends famous quotes from Ford Edison and Rockefeller with disjointed notes on savings and wisdom. It shifts to a troubling New York confession about strangling a teenage girl, then to Brunswick prison violence, and finally to a gossip thread about Jessica Brown and Lord Northesk, ending in scattered celebrity matrimony hints.
Million-dollar home boom hits Aiken with record permits
Aiken city and surroundings see permits totaling 730 838 this year while total building activity surpasses a million dollars. Homes outside city limits include mansions linked to Chicago publisher Robert McCormick and others by Oscar Williams Julian Salley and Lanier Branson. Northern and eastern buyers drive much of the surge as local folk also participate amid debates on public power and resource ownership.
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Uss Robert McCormick
Chicago
The
Tribune
Calhoun-Phinizy
Athens
Oscar Williams
Lancaster
New York
Governor Pickens
Edgefield
Julian B. Salley
McKrell
Lyon and Hassler
Polo Fields
Lanier Branson
Driver
Highland Park
Sunset Hill
Tax Levy Notices and Penalties From 1928 District
Notice sets out penalties for late tax payments through 1929 and that the Sheriff will execute collections after March 15 1929. It instructs taxpayers to specify district location for amounts due, to obtain separate receipts for multi district property, and to avoid using stamps. It states mail acceptance, and that checks are at taxpayer risk. Signed THOS. H. WILLIAMSON, Clerk.
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