Complete Aviators and Machines Entered in Harvard Meet
A comprehensive list of competitors and aircraft entered for the Harvard meet includes Walter Brookins with a Wright biplane, Ralph Johnstone in a Wright biplane, Glenn Curtiss in a Curtiss biplane, Charles Willard in a Curtiss biplane, M Didier Masson in a Vendome monoplane, A V Roe in a Roe triplane, H Grahame White in a Farman biplane and a Bleriot monoplane, Augustus Post in a Curtiss biplane, Gardner Hubbard in a Hubbard monoplane, John Wilson in a Wilson monoplane, William Hilliard in a Burgess biplane, H A Conners in a Conners biplane, Ernest Lincoln in a special heliter biplane, H Rietmann in a helicopter, and others including Beach, Harmon, Christmas, Stratton, Kearny, Greely Curtis, and Demoiselle among various biplanes, monoplane, and helicopter entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Brookins
Wright
Ralph Johnstone
Glenn H. Curtiss
Curtiss
D—Charles F. Willard
E—M. Didier Masson
M. de Baeder
A. V. Roe
Roe
H—c. Grahame-White
Farman
I—Augustus Post
J——Gardner G. Hubbard
Hubbard
L—John W. Wilson
Wilson
M—William M. Hilliard
Burgess
N—H. A. Conners
Conners
O—J. M. Allias
P—Ernest P. Lincoln
Q—H. Rietmann
R—Stanley Y. Beach
S—Clifford B. Harmon
V—Dr
W. W. Christmas
John G. Stratton
Burgess-Curtis
Horace F. Kearny
Pfitzner
Y—Greely S. Curtis
Bleriot
A—wWright
B—Curtiss
C—Farman
D—Bleriot
E—Roe
G—Antoinette
H—Harvard
I—Burgess
K——Burgess-Curtis
L—Pfitzner
M—Christmas
N—Demoiselle
O—Hubbards
P—Conners
R-——Rietmann
S—Wilson
Comprehensive Professional Air Race Prize List
A historical listing details multiple aviation events with prizes for speed, altitude, duration, distance, and accuracy. Included are daily point systems, world-best and world-record notes, and sponsors such as Emerson Shoe Company and A. Shuman Company.
How Japanese Keep Off Fat Tokino Treatment Promoted
For the first time in America a trial package of the Tokino Treatment is offered free to fat men and women who have failed to reduce. It claims to be the most unique fat reducer yet devised by human minds and leverages Japanese scientific knowledge on body development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Japan
Tokino
Tokino Company
Main Street
Albion
Mich
New York Cloak Strike Ends Amid Evictions
The strike ends after threats of mass eviction affecting about 50,000 residents. Thousands faced imminent removal from homes as 10,000 workers and dependents were poised for displacement with hundreds already sent to the streets.
Labor Strike Ends With Preferential Union Shop Plan
The nationwide strike caused losses of over 10 million in wages and far more for manufacturers and retailers. A key settlement ends home work and sweat shops, adopts a preferential union shop, and grants free electric power, six day week, nine hour day, and double overtime pay with dispute discipline for discriminatory practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Goff
State Supreme Court
New York
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Glavis
Pinchot-Ballinger
Rivalry at sundown as Grahame White prepares to fly
Crowds gather at the aviation field as Cromwell Dixon and Grahame White prepare for a sunset flight. Mrs Ellen Dixon and sister Lulu cheer from the stands while officials seek wives for a planned first flight. Swarms of booths rise, the grand stand holds 11,000, and fire crews stand by with extinguishers as hydrogen safety concerns loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grahame-White
Cromwell Dixon
Dixon
Grahame- White
Ellen Dixon
Lulu
Dixon to fly from Atlantic to Boston Common
Tens of thousands gathered on Boston Common and Tremont Street yesterday to witness Cromwell Dixon, the dirigible pilot, as crowds waited from 4 PM for his arrival. Word circulated that Dixon ascended but did not return as expected, leaving theCommon filled with spectators and anxious anticipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Common
Cromwell Dixon
Atlantic
State House
Dixon
Tremont Street
Tremont Mall
Attempt to Reach the State House Amid Treacherous Air Currents
An attempt to reach the State House was thwarted by treacherous air currents. The incident underscores hazardous conditions and prompts officials to review safety protocols for travel near the capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Harvard aviation meet seeks records more than prizes
Atlantic meet aims for new world records in speed altitude duration and distance with a $1000 prize offered for breaking records. Slow laps and accuracy events have no prizes though contenders may push marks. Notable entrants include Brookins Grahame White Johnstone Curtiss and select amateurs. Drexel and Morane claim altitude records but not yet allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Atlantic
America
Boston
Brookins
Grahame-White
Johnstone
Curtiss
J. Armstrong Drexel
Leon Morane
Drexel
Lenark
Scotland
Morane
Havre
France
St Louis Fourth Largest City, Census Data Say
St Louis remains the fourth largest city in the United States per the census department, a ranking that stands apart from its two baseball teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
United States
Mothers urged to use Birt's Head Wash for child's hair
Health note warns against common soaps causing scalp irritation and hair loss. Recommends Birt's Head Wash antiseptic shampoo made from refined neutral soap egg white coconut oil glycerin and salicylic acid. Claims it cleans without alkali, keeps scalp pink and hair vigorous. Available 25¢ and 50¢.
Airships as Future Life Savers and War Assets
Article envisions airships serving in government life saving and warfare roles. It predicts airships delivering rescuing lines to wrecked vessels and conducting nighttime bombardments on hostile ships, sparking a debate on their decisive military and emergency use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
Boston Harbor
Boston
Atlantic airfield praised for smooth course by aviation expert
English aviator hails Atlantic field for nearshore location and few obstructions. He notes landings riskier than aloft flight and warns dikes and rough spots can wreck machines, citing a Blackpool mishap where a somersault sprained his ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Earth
Blackpool
Curtiss Tells of Sea Flight Between Cleveland and Cedar Point
Glenn H. Curtiss arrives in Boston after a record 120 mile over water flight from Cleveland to Cedar Point. He describes gusty wind and balance challenges, the new machine to be used at the Boston meet, and plans to test novel ideas if weather allows. He notes the Rheims championship and says the Boston meet could be the greatest yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn H. Curtiss
Rheims
Boston
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Cedar Point
Albany
New York
Atlantic City
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Samuel F. Perkins
Albert C. Thace
Dorchester Bay
FIWW
A. Shuman Company
Emerson Shoe Company
Rockland
Boston Daily Globe
Aviation Field
Boston Light
State House Dome
Brand
Fleanor
Miss A Sears
Deniy
White
Graname
Mechanicians
Restaurateurs
Rooseveltt
George
L. Bridges
Mr. Bridges
T. Bureau Ar S Weather Instria
Aviator Dixon
ST. Louis Stands
BY Clifford B. Harmon
BY A. V. Roe
Sram
Soho
EIL
Bryant & Stratton Commercial School
Boylston Street
H. E. Hibbard
Princival
Boylston St
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