Boston Air Meet Dazzles Crowds With City Flight
Atwood in Burgess Wright biplane flies from Squantum to Waltham 15 minutes, circling the Common and State House. Ovington follows over city at 70 mph dropping letters to Boston papers and Mayor Fitzgerald. Crowds along the Charles River and harbor watch, while Cromwell Dixon displays dirigible aloft.
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Aviator recalls Boston flight with Bleriot over harbor
John Moisant describes a daring Boston run in a Bleriot from Back Bay over Pleasure Bay and Deer Island Head. He notes treacherous air currents above city streets, credits his crew and luck with 13 as a talisman, and praises the Waltham aviation field as ideal for flying. He mentions meeting Harry Atwood and hopes to thrill local friends again before the Waltham meet ends.
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Newtons
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Brookline
Boston
the Charles
Governor's Island
Charles River
Mystic River
Charlestown
Charles
Waltham
Columbus
Tom Sopworth
Captain Baldwin
Harry Atwood
Early Closing Notice for Local Store Hours Change
Beginning Thursday June 18 the store will close daily at 5 PM With Saturdays closing at 1 PM The store will be closed all day Saturday June 17 in observance of Bunker Hill Day
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Wilson Bros
Steve
Wilson Bros., Scollay Sq
Ovington Teases Luck With Hoodoo Fetish On Airplane
Earle L. Ovington attaches a tiny French hoodoo named Traise to his Bleriot, labeling the aircraft with the number 13 and a skull and crossbones plate. He dares ill luck by displaying the superstition amid his flight equipment.
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Paris
Montmatre
Ovington
Earle L. Ovington
Ovington Emerges as Aviator From France Flight
Newton native Earle S. Ovington trained at Bleriot school in Pa France and flew a monoplane to 3000 feet and 28 miles on his Pau debut. He brought back a 70 horsepower Gnome engine Blerto monoplane and is compared to John Moisant in flight style and handling.
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New Orleans
National Association
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New York
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Treize
Earle S. Ovington
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Packed into Airtight Cans Price 60 Cents a Pound
The notice states price at 60 cents per pound for sealed air-tight canisters in loose, half-pound, and quarter-pound quantities.
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