Bird Men Of Old Wings Of Wax And Flight History
A historical overview traces early airflight from Daedalus and Icarus to Montgolfier balloons. It notes Archytas of Tarentum, Simon, and various experiments, Montgolfier's public ascent in 1783, and subsequent balloon development, guiding records and notable distances including Hawley and Post’s 1870s and Bennett Cup achievements.
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England
English
Dover
Calais
Blanchard
Jeffries
Paris
Hawley and Post
St. Louis
Tramp chair keeps Bingham tramps at bay
In Bingham Maine a strapped iron chair on wheels cages and shames vagrant men. A tramp placed there prompted a quick exodus of itinerants and the town claims fewer vagrants than other municipalities of its size.
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Augusta
Bingham
Cers
Tramps
Lightning Strikes Fay Hiser Farm Twice in 15 Minutes
In Greensburg Indiana Fay Hiser’s house was struck by lightning twice within a quarter hour. The first bolt hit the farm building then a second bolt followed shortly afterward causing damage and prompting safety concerns.
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Greensburg
Ind
Fay Hiser
Census Finds Farm Land Values Up Sharply in North Central States
A Census Bureau bulletin reports farm land value per acre in the north central states nearly doubling from 1900 to 1910. Total farm land and buildings rose from under 10 million to over 20 million dollars, with farmers increasing only modestly. Western expansion boosted total farm acreage by ten percent, led by North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and northern Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan, while older sections declined.
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Ashington
North Central States
Census Bureau
North
South
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Dr Graham Bell's Ice Stove Eases Heat in Washington Home
Dr Alexander Graham Bell, famed telephony inventor, uses an ice stove to cool his Washington home during heat waves. An ice box holding about 200 pounds of ice feeds chilled air through pipes into his study, powered by an electric fan, as a rival to coal furnaces.
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New York City
Alexander Graham Bell
Washington
Doctor Bell
Wireless Telegraph for Cavalry Demonstrates Military Value
The Texas maneuvers showcased portable wireless gear for cavalry. A light back carried set and a small steel mast enabled messages within twenty five miles of a station. General Carter called the Texas exercise a historic unification of service branches and essential for modern warfare.
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Texas
Signal Corps
Cav
Alry
Carter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bird Men OF
Washington, D. C
Daedalus
Minos
Crete
Icarus
Archytas
Tarentum
Tury
B. C. Simon
Comnenus
Constantinople
Joseph Montgolfier
Annonay
France
Cavendish
Montgolfier
Charles
Louis XVI
Pilatre
Rozier
America
James Wilcox
Philadelphia
Schuylkill River
Rittenhouse
Hopkins
Maine Village
Dr. Graham Bell
Coxy
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