Aero meet at Harvard ends with Grahame-White win
English aviator Claude Grahame-White wins the Boston Light race at the Harvard Boston aero meet in a 33 mile course, setting a new altitude speed record of 2000 feet in 4 minutes. Thomas Sopwith places second in 30 minutes 5 seconds as Ovington fails to start due to engine trouble.
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Claude Grahame-White
Tom Sopwith
Boston
Atlantic
Grahame-White
Reginald Carr
Thomas Sopwith
Earle L. Ovington
Arthur Stone
Worcester
Sopwith
Lieutenant Milling
Milling
Grahame White
Ces Seein Seus
Atwood
Taft Cheers Airmen As They Round Boston Light
Charlie Taft son of President Taft cheers aviators as they circle Boston Light in monoplanes. Commander Charles Preston Nelson on the destroyer Magrant witnesses the feat with Lieutenant Milling. Sopwith and Claude Grahame White fly at high speed near Moon Island and Squantum delivering a dramatic aerial display.
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T. D. Milling
America
Atlantic
C. P. Nelson
Mayrant
Milling
Charlie Taft
Boston Light
Ovington
Earle L. Ovington
West Newton
Labor Day
Grahame-White
Thomas Sopwith
Boston
Magrant
President Taft
Charles Preston Nelson
Roosevelt
Moon Island
Sopwith
Claude Grahame-White
Nieuport
Grahame- White
Squantum
Aviators Set Several World Records At Boston Meet
The Boston aviation meet featured Beachey Ovington Milling Atwood Sopwith and Grahame White as new records were set. Beachey Quick Starting nine seconds plus. Grahame White flight to Boston Light in 27 minutes 15 seconds. Sopwith bomb dropping nine and four tenths feet. The meet showcased daring over windy conditions and high skill.
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Boston
Ovington
Lincoln A. Beachey
Farle Ovington
Harry Atwood
Milling
Beachey
Curtiss
Lincoln Beachey
Ovington and
Tom Sopwith
Claude Grahame- White
Nieuport
Sopwith
Wright
Grahame-White
Clergymen Refuse Astor Marriage Over Fees and Law
In Newport Rhode Island on September 6 two ministers declined to marry Colonel John Jacob Astor to Miss Madeline Force. The Rev Edward O Johnson refused a $1000 fee and the Rev Frederick L Brooks declined due to church divorce rules. Johnson had been asked Aug 29 and declined. Brooks was approached by attorney Richard B Comstock who noted Rhode Island law requires five days notice for non residents. Force is not a Rhode Island resident and thus must file notice if the ceremony is to be held there. Johnson recently resigned from the Baptist Church due to eye troubles. he will leave Newport late this month.
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Newport
R. I
John Jacob Astor
Madeline Talmadge Force
Edward O., Johnson
D. D
First Baptist Church
Frederick L. Brooks
Little Compton
Johnson
The
Baptist Church
Newsport
Miss Force
Rhode Island
Richard B. Comstock
Providence, R. I
Brooks
Sopwith Edge in Early Light Boat Race Run
The monoplanes of Thomas Sopwith and Claude Grahame-White led the race to the light with Sopwith first to circle the light while a torpedo-boat destroyer, a fast naval craft, departed before 5 25 oclock.
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Thomas Sopwith
Claude Grahame-White
Sopwith
Father John’s Medicine credited with saving Lowell pastor
A historic Lowell tale recounts Reverend John O'Brien of St. Patrick’s Parish recovering from a severe cold and lung ailment after a doctor’s prescription, later called Father John’s Medicine. The remedy, sold by Carleton and Hovey, grew into a trusted family tonic found in thousands of homes. It claims to cure throat and lung troubles without alcohol or dangerous drugs.
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Lowell
Mass
John O’brien
St. Patrick’s Parish
John
Carleton & Hovey
Father John
Evers
Grave Doubt About Holding Harvard Air Meet Next Year
Adams D. Claflin, manager of the Harvard aero meet, doubts another Atlantic air show next year due to low local support and mounting deficits. He cites Labor Day crowds and cross country racing as more popular aviation avenues with potential for stronger appeal and future Boston area interest.
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Harvard
Fair Grounds
Atlantic
Europe
Chicago
Claflin
Avi
Ation
Harry Atwood
St. Louis
New York
Ovington
T. D. Milling
Boston
New England
Danderine Promise of Dandruff Cure and Hair Growth
An ad touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a quick cure for dandruff itching and hair loss. It claims immediate scalp relief, shinier fuller hair after weeks, and urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle to prove the benefits tonight.
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Ately
Knowlton
Plane lands in mud during exhibition at Worcester
Arthur B. Stone of Worcester piloting a Queen monoplane at a local fair aimed for a soft swamp landing but the craft buried nose deep in wet earth. The plane flipped, yet Stone crawled free coated in mud and unharmed. engine damage is slight and repairable for a flight planned tomorrow.
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Worcester
Arthur B. Stone
Stone
Explosive Inventor Masuchika Shimose Dies in Tokyo
Masuchika Shimose, the inventor behind Shimose powder used by the Japanese navy, died today in Tokyo. Born in 1869 he was a professor of applied chemistry and former superintendent of the naval arsenal ammunition department. His explosive research led to a 1893 navy adoption and honors including a decoration and monetary award.
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Tokio
Masuchika Shimose
Naval Arsenal
Miss Force and the Colonel in New York
Colonel John Jacob Astor and his fiancée Miss Madeleine Force return from Ferncliffe on the Hudson with a party of friends. Astor declines to discuss wedding plans or a Newport departure aboard the steam yacht Noma, which is said to sail tomorrow.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Madeleine Force
Astor Estate
Ferncliffe-on-the- Hudson
Astor
Newport
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