Paulham Breaks Another Record in Soaring Flight
Plucky French aviator Paulham stays aloft for nearly three hours setting a new endurance record. Witnesses report steady altitude and smooth glide as crowds watch from the airfield.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
13
Paulham breaks aviation record at Rheims in 2 hours 53 minutes
French aviator Paulham flies 2 hours 53 minutes 24 seconds covering about 134 kilometers with 13 circuits at Betheny Rheims as wind and rain test his self cooling engine. He beats Wright time while Curtiss races to rival with 11 minutes 8 5 seconds for 6 1 5 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betheny
Rheims
France
Paulham
Wilbur Wright
Lemans
Sommer
Marmellons
Wright
le Blanc
Latham
Rougier
Tissandier
Bleriot
Gobron
Rounau-Varilla
Glenn H. Curtiss
Marquis de Polignac
Committee On Aviation
Padlham
Startling Tale Fools Them All at New York Hotel
A startling tale unfolds as G. Vanderbilt is involved in an incident at a New York hotel, with confusion and intrigue spreading among onlookers and guests. The report notes sensational details and shifting claims surrounding the event.
Vanderbilt Prank Triggers Coroner Scam Reports
New York August reports a false claim that Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt was struck at the Grand Union. The coroner and police investigated, finding no incident. Vanderbilt was later located asleep at the Plaza Hotel. The originator of the hoax misled reporters, club members, and officials before a safe, quiet resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Grand Union Hotel
Forty-second Street
Park Avenue
Telehone
Shrady
Bellevue Hospital
Mr. Vanderbilt
Bellevue
Vanderbilt
New York Club
Hotel Plaza
Mr. Vanderbiltt
Gold Excitement Near Helena After New Placer Find
Special Dispatch from Helena reports Fisk and Potter drive 25 feet to reveal virgin gravel bars in Blue Cloud gulch four miles west of Helena. Surface values run 10 to 15 cents per pan with several nuggets found. Old miners say a 400 acre option may yield a million dollars. Ground rush follows, as others seek similar hidden pay below bedrock. Fisk and Potter plan a 400 foot bedrock drain to exploit the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Helena
Fish and Potter
Blue Cloud Gulch
Fisk
Potter
Miners Die as Cage Drops at Lapaz Mine Mexico City
A Mateahaula special reports 15 miners killed and 30 trapped when a cage collapsed in the Lapaz mine last night. The cable broke and the men plunged about 1 500 feet. Rescue teams moved to reach the lower levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mateahaula
Lapaz
Retirement of Harriman Considered as a Possibility
New York August 25 Edward H Harriman rests at his Arden New York estate following his dramatic public sighting on his arrival from Europe The Union Pacific reports he is resting quietly with no change in condition Retirement from active railroad management is floated as a possibility with Judge Robert Lovett as a potential successor Lovett a San Jacinto Texas native born 49 years ago has risen under Harrimans guidance since 1884 within the Southern Pacific and later the Harriman lines
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arden
N. Y
Edward H. Harriman
Europe
Union Pacific
Harriman
Robert &. Lovett
Harriman Lines
Judge Lovett
San Jacinto
Tex
Regal
Southern Pacific
Texas
Montana Methodists Open Annual Conference in Butte
The Montana Conference of Methodists began its annual session in Butte with a warm love feast. Bishop Spellmeyer praised rapid routine work, and district superintendents Mills and Crouch led preparations. Veterans Van Orsdel and Riggin spoke on Montana’s bright prospects, temperance activism, and devotion to the Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Miller
E. L. Mills
GC. D. Crouch
W. C. Shippen
A. D. Batchelor
W. W. van Orsdel
Bishop Spellmeyer
Butte
Spellmeyer
Montana
Henry Spellmeyer
BE. L. Mills
C. D. Crouch
Board of Examiners
Idaho, Columbia River
Oregon
Puget Sounds
Northwestern Territory
Pacific Northwest
China
United States
Jona
F. A. Riggin
Brother Riggin
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
van Orsdel
Mountain View Church
Mountain View
Riggin
Anaconda
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
West
Union
Kentucky
Jesus Christ
Baptists
Presbyterians
Charles D. Crouch
Bozeman
Helena
F. E. Dodds
Dillon
George D. Kling
Paul M. Adams
Virginia City
W. H. Pascoe
South Butte
J. W. Tait
Missoula
F. N. Faith
C. E. Cunningham
W. E. Snyder
T. H. Martin
A. E. Roberts
Postal Savings Banks Endorsed
A public message endorses postal savings banks as a secure option for saving funds. Officials urge residents to consider these facilities for safe, government-backed accounts and convenient access.
Taft Pushes Postal Savings Banks to Aid Treasury
President Taft indicated in Beverly that he will urge an early postal savings bank system in his December message to Congress. He plans to ask for Republican platform support and believes postal banks could mobilize hundreds of millions to retire government bonds while not harming regular banks. He will meet with Senator Aldrich and Secretary McVeagh to discuss the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Mass
Taft
Congress
Treasury Department
Meyer
Aldrich
Senate Finance Committee
McVeagh
A. P. Wilder
Shanghai
China
Journey Through Lrand Flathead World
A compact feature highlights travel and exploration themes, tracing journeys through unfamiliar landscapes. It frames landmarks with evocative imagery and notes cultural or natural points of interest encountered along the way.
Senators Tour Flathead Reclamation Site in Montana
Kalispell Aug 25 A Senate irrigation committee inspects the Montana reclamation project aiming to irrigate 150000 acres in the Flathead valley and travels from Somers to St Ignatius learning of surveys, a tunnel pumping station and dam plans. Louis Hill of the Great Northern shows interest in valley crops. The party intends to end the tour in Boise Idaho with further work planned for Arizona New Mexico and Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalispell
Senate Committee On Irrigation
Boise
Idaho
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Flathead
Senator Carter
Somers
Montana
Flathead Lake
Polson
Taber
Reclamation Service
St. Ignatius
Father Taelman
Father D'Asta
Father Damiana
Sister Mary
Portland
Ore
Mary
Paynter
Carmelita
Kentucky
Mission House
Louis Hill
Great Northern
President Hill
Flathead Country
Ravalli
Flint
Spanish Advance Against Enemies Melilla Restinga Deployment
Spanish forces under General Marina begin an advance at Restinga along the sea front amid heat. Duke of Saragossa and Marquis of Vallecerrato serve as privates to boost morale. Madrid reports a preliminary move by infantry, cavalry, and artillery with gunboat protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melilla
Marchica Canal
Marina
Restinga
Saragossa
Vallecerrato
Madrid
Earthquake devastates San Lorenzo in Sienna province
An intense quake struck Sienna province at 1 29 this afternoon measuring heavy damage across San Lorenzo with most houses destroyed or badly damaged and many injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sienna
Italy
San Lorenzo
Government peonage probe at Schoenville continues
Pittsburg Aug 25 The government case on peonage against a man once employed at the Pressed Steel Car works in Schoenville stretched into the night as investigators pressed their inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pressed Steel Car Company
Schoenville
Battle for incubator baby waged in Kansas City
James A. Barclay of Buffalo arrives to aid his wife Stella Barclay in the fight for custody of Marion Bleakley the incubator baby. They, along with detective James Gentry, face extradition hearings and a possible recall of requisition papers as they seek bond and release before August 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
James A. Barclay
Buffalo
N. Y
Stella Barclay
Little Marion Bleakley
Mrs. Barclay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Curtiss
Alfred
G. Vanderbilt
Hotehel
Coroner
Rake
Mr. Vanderbilt Temies
Maryiand
New York State
Havre
Berothes van
Missouri
Mississippi
Heaven
Temperance
Postal Savings Banks
Indorsed
Lrand Flathead
Senators
St. Janntaog
Carter
Dinus
Chamber of Commerce of
Spokane
Yakima, Wash
Farthquake
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