Boston merchant eyes daily airship trips over harbor
John Shepard, a wealthy Boston promoter of outdoor sports, plans an airship voyage from Phillips Beach to Boston and may land atop a high building on a special platform once air travel is deemed safe. He endorses balloon trials first and studies Wright brothers era aviation during his leisure.
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John Shepard
Boston Harbor
Swampscott
Mass
Boston
Shepard
Phillips Beach
Wright Brothers
Reunion of Trail Drivers on Independence Trail
William Z Hickman of Independence proposes a meeting of old wagon masters at the upcoming Independence fair. Hickman, a former Jackson County clerk and current deputy county surveyor, recalls riding days on the Santa Fe trail and says a handful of drivers remain in the area.
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Independence
William Z. Hickman
Hickman
Jackson County
Plains
Radical shift in Freeport school links factory work to class
The Citizens' Commercial association of Freeport Ill teams with the school board to let high school students work in factories one week and study the next. Boys are paid 10 to 12.5 cents an hour with full academic credit, aiming to align education with manufacturing and home-city interests.
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Citizens’ Commercial Association of
Freeport, Ill
Freeport
Shearer
Citizens’ Commercial Association
United States
Freeport High School
Kansas City Star
Edison poured cement house for workers at $1200
The article reports Thomas Edison’s plan for a $1200 poured cement one family home aimed at workers. It describes the design, cost, mold flexibility for various styles, and the process claims for a watertight, verminproof suburban dwelling with ample light.
Marathon Dance Ends in Draw at Franklin Event
Two couples from Franklin, Pennsylvania, danced for ten hours and fifteen minutes in a Marathon event. Thirteen couples began at 9:45 PM, many quit before 2:00 AM, leaving Sylvester Rich with Gertrude Monagan and Frank Sheehan with Jennie Sackard. They kept dancing until 8:00 AM and split a $10 purse.
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Franklin, Pa
Sylvester Rich
Gertrude Monagan
Frank Sheehan
Jennie Sackard
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Montana
John Watt
Harper
the Club
Mecall
Canada
Sail Direct
Mecall’s
McCall CO
Budweiser
Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis
U.S. A
C.S. & Fuel CO. Distribut Big Timber
Mont
School For Industry
Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Orange
N. J
Cement World
Milwaukee
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