Wilson's Monoplane Aims At Bird Flight Principles
Boston aviator John W. Wilson unveils a novel monoplane at the Harvard Boston aero meet. He describes wings oblique to the vertical, automatic wing folding for takeoff, and propulsion through wing flexing, promising 26 foot wingspan and a 16 foot chassis as he seeks a 15 minute continuous flight without ground contact.
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John W. Wilson
Daniel F. Green
Boston
Wilson
Harvari Aeronautical Society
Mr. Wilson
Harvard
Only One Pledged Delegation From Boston for Democratic State Convention
After nominating papers opened in Boston it was revealed that only one delegation is pledged for the coming Democratic State convention. The anti delegation in Ward 13 led by James H. Furlong is pledged to James H. Vahey, while other delegations remain uncommitted but likely to support Mayor Fitzgerald for the gubernatorial nomination if possible.
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Boston
Ward 13
James H. Furlong
James H. Vahey
Fitzgerald
Callahan-Gartland
Donovan
Democratic City Committee
McDonald
Vahey
John M. McDonald
Thomas F. Farrell
O'Connells
Patrick Henry Kelley
William Hennessey
James L. Bryne
Ward Delegations See Shifts In City Board Nominations
In most wards except 9 and 1, regular ward committees pledged county delegations to District Attorney Pelletier. Ward 7 shows a Rowles led pledge to Arthur Dehon Hill, while others lean Pelletier. Three delegations back Sheriff Seavey, who seeks renomination with Fitzgerald-Lomasney backing. Multiple districts list several candidates and contests for ward committees amid ballot surprises and opponent alignments.
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Pelletier
Pelleter
Dennis J. Rowles
Arthur Dehon Hill
Fred H. Seavey
Seavey
Noted English Airships At Boston Meet Draw Big Crowd
English aviators Dixon and Roe headline the aviation meet at Squantum with a 58 by 15 foot gas balloon craft and three decker planes. Observers watch flights from the Common and nearby hills as Horace F. Kearny makes a cautious start and Kite King S. F. Perkins eyes record kite lifts for spectators.
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Horace F. Kearny
Kearny
S. F. Perkins
Remarkable Weight Loss Tonic Promises Fast Results
The article promotes a strong weight loss remedy claimed to rapidly shed fat with a daily dose after meals and at night. It cites Marmola Cascara Arorhatic and Peppermint Water, suggests easy self-mixing, and asserts improved appetite digestion strength and a purer blood supply.
Curtiss Breaks American Over Water Flight Record
Glenn H. Curtiss of Hammondsport New York set a new over water flight record by traveling from Euclid Beach near Cleveland to Cedar Point Ohio over Lake Erie. The journey covered about 60 miles in approximately 1 hour 18 minutes with an average speed near 45 miles per hour. He flew an eight cylinder 50 horsepower Curtiss biplane.
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Fort Point Channel
Broadway
Chinatown
State House
Dorchester Heights
Telegraph Hill
Saving Hil
Springfield
Dixon
Dirigibs
Plymouth
Bunker Hill
Harvard College
Concord
Lexington
Mississippi River
Ohio
Grahame-White
Blackpool
Bourne
Cleveland
Glenn H. Curtiss
Hammondsport
N. Y
Lake Erie
Euclid Beach
Cedar Point
Curtiss
Hudson River
Albany
New York
Curtiss Flies Over Lake in Record-Setting Flight
The aviator left Euclid Beach at 1 02 p m and, amid a northeast breeze, rose to 200 feet then crossed Cleveland Harbor. After 20 minutes, Dover Bay sighted, then Vermilion and Cedar Point before landing to a 1 60-strong crowd. He postponed return to 10 a m tomorrow due to rain.
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Cedar Point
Cleveland Harbor
Rocky River
Eucl'd Beach
Dover Tay
Tovsin
Vermliisn
Lote
Curtiss
Dover Bay
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Roe
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Morley
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J. J. Sheehan
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H. P G. Cumnock
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H. M. Freeman
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Dorchester
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