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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1911
Page
4
The federal government will cooperate with Massachusetts to establish a fire fighting system of observation towers on 12 high hills with telephone links to wardens. The plan follows a $10 000 Legislature appropriation and aims to cover the forest district west of the Nashua river.
Beachey performs daring stunts amid unsettled wind at Atlantic Aerodrome Boston with Ely and Grahame White officials. A special biplane race to Blue Hills Observatory offered $1000 top prize and $500 second, while weather and safety concerns led to postponement of the Boston Light flight.
aviator Beachey explains he believed his machine could fly in windy conditions and would have won if the Boston Light flight had not been canceled. He argues planes must adapt to weather rather than wait for calm, insisting safety and spectacle justify attempting flights.
The pilot asserts high confidence in the engine and aeroplane performance under adverse weather. He notes the biplane's reliability in stiff wind and rain, arguing aircraft must function in all weather like trains, while acknowledging limits against furious gales.
A Woman’s National Journal piece urges women to try a DIY wash using one ounce of powered faxiilité dissolved in a half pint of witch hazel. The lotion is claimed to reduce wrinkles and sagging with immediate, noticeable improvements and a refreshed appearance.
The aviator, hailed as King of the Air, faced treacherous gusts and circling before a flawless landing. Surrounded by press and fans, he endured a gauntlet of officials and militia as cheers rose and cameras flashed. He lamented Boston Light race conditions favoring monoplanes and urged an American pilot be given a chance to uphold national pride.
Lincoln Beachey, piloting a Curtiss craft, wowed crowds with altitude stunts at the aviation meet, surpassing all others in height and precision. Earle L. Ovington praised the display as the greatest flight seen, while Beachey explained the wind, not danger, aided his performance. The day saw Gill win the accuracy landing, Sopwith take quick start, and a Wright biplane accident without injuries as wind and scheduling caused postponements.
Trustees announce no change in mill operations and state the board’s proposal is not final. The plan depends on the current stockholders choosing to exercise an option offered by the corporation.
Stockholders receive circulars detailing changes proposed at a Boston meeting on Aug 25. The board recommended conveying all company property to trustees of a voluntary Amoskeag Manufacturing Company with current directors serving, allowing mill operations to continue unchanged.
Victor Herberts Natoma is hailed as a premiere American opera and opens a September Victor record list. The catalog features MacDowell pieces, Grieg with orchestra, Spross Marche Mignonne, Schuetze Angel’s Serenade, and Gilbert and Sullivan selections. Vocal solos include Tetrazzini Sonnambula, Martin Madam Butterfly aria, McCormack Evening Song, Zerola Day is Breaking, Gluck Carmen aria, Sammarco Tra vita duet, and others.
Thomas White of Newton Highlands died at his home on 1603 Centre Street after a year long illness. Born in Boston he was 81. He worked in the shoe business for many years in Temple Place and retired about a decade ago. He is survived by his daughter Miss Clara White of Newton Highlands.
Julius Krutschnitt vice-president Harriman lines maintenance and operation denounces federation demands. He argues surrender would injure the railroads ability to meet legal duties to 20,000,000 people across 17 states and asserts the public trusts not to a small federation committee.
The Massachusetts Association of Elks hosts its 20th annual outing on August 80 for 80 members. Governor John K. Tener of Pennsylvania will attend among many celebrities. no speeches will be given. After lunch at the Boston clubhouse, Elks sail from Otis wharf at 2:30 PM to Bass Point, return by 9:45 PM, with a shore dinner at Hotel Brenton and renewed acquaintances throughout the day.
Waterbury Conn Aug 28 State inspection and control of liquor manufacture was urged by Rev J J Fitzgerald at the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Connecticut convention He called for state oversight of distilling whiskey gin wine and beer to ensure purity and reduce harm and crime.
A housekeeper needs a sewing machine and Fels-Naptha soap. The ad touts easy washing with less heat and steam, whiter whites, unfaded colors, and no scrubbing bruised knuckles. It advises cool water, soaking, light rubbing, rinsing, and line drying.
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