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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1911
Page
3
Claude Grahame-White, famed English aviator, labels Atwood and other American fliers as extraordinary only due to inexperience. He warns that applause and public attention mask it, insisting flying must be done with the head.
A physician promotes a claimed asthma remedy offering a free trial by mail. He asserts long failures of standard treatments, shares his own dramatic recovery, and invites individuals to send name and address to Dr. W. K. Walrath in Adams New York for permanent relief from asthma hay fever and bronchitis.
The famed flyer arrives in Boston to participate in the Harvard aviation meet at the Atlantiec flight field next Saturday. He plans to debut the Nieuport monoplane while avoiding city flights, praising American pilots and noting skill as the main advance in aviation. He also dodges questions on engagements with Pauline Chase and others, prefers to discuss flying and safety concerns. Beatrice, his sister, will ride with him at the meet.
The 27 year old aviator, after nine days aloft, is 99 miles from challenging the international distance record held in Europe. He is 58 miles from Albany and 142 from New York, planning a viewable finish in daylight over the city. He described a lazy, steady pace and noted occasional rests and in flight calculations.
The speaker criticizes lax flying practice and promotes careful use of expertise for speed and safety. He cites Austria's four ton passenger machine and lauds the Nieuport monoplane for its streamlined tail. He arrives in Boston with Miss Grahame-White and J Herbert Edwards, plans to set up a Nieuport at Atlantic field.
The British government announces a commission to inquire into railway labor troubles. Sir David Harrer chairs the panel with railway and university representatives and labor MPs Arthur Henderson and John Burnett among members. Parliament adjourns to October 24.
Milville Massachusetts saw a daytime break in at the central street post office with tools stolen from a railroad toolhouse. Three burglars entered the building but found little to seize as Postmaster Bernard Campbell had no stamps or cash on hand. Three witnesses pursued the suspects until a shot was fired, then the pursuit ended as police began searching for the men.
The Portland yacht Bonnie Doon ran aground on Gull Rock Bar near Westport today and sank while four Connecticut college students were aboard. The vessel was bound for Halifax and all passengers were rescued.
The Rev Earl R Bull of Boston visiting Chicago relatives saved Carhart Fields 17 of Chicago who was drowning in the Miami River after cramps. Bull swam to the boy with the unconscious youth and after nearly an hour of efforts both brought him to safety and to a hospital where he remained in danger tonight.
In response to cries for help from the water near the Scenic Temple, Fred P. Hutchinson of Danvers jumped in without removing his hat or shoes and saved a woman whose name the Metropolitan Park police did not know.
Describes 10000 suitings and overcoatings in black, blue and black blends with unfinished worsted texture, soft handle and shape retention. Praises lack of shine, refined style and finish, noting medium and half broad Wales, and a price including a fancy vest free from stock.
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