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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1910
Page
8
A respondent explains that his brother and he will not enter the aviation speed contest for the $10,000 prize at Boston Light. They prioritize safety, durability, fuel efficiency, and weather reliability over speed, acknowledging inherent flight dangers and urging cautious advancement in aviation.
Mayor Fitzgerald plans to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Plaisted in Augusta. He will travel this Saturday to support Plaisted as he faces Governor Thernald, and the mayor returned with his family from the Fitzgerald summer home in Falmouth.
The Demoiselle, the smallest flying machine seen on the Atlantic field, arrived consigned to the Boston Harvard Aero Club. James V. Martin supervised unpacking and announced that if anyone flies it, he will. The speedy craft may enter speed contests and the Globe $10,000 race to Boston Light, with Santos Dumont’s model rated next to the Bleriot for speed.
American aviator Weyman, flying with a passenger from Paris to the top of Puy de Dome, missed the Michelin prize of 20000 by fog and rain. He reached Volvie after 7:15 PM, descending due to darkness, though setting a world overland flight record in the attempt.
An aviator completed a nonstop run of 186.62 miles and set a 24 hour distance record with only four landings. He flew despite two forced descents to gauge his location, describing the final segment as waltzing over crevasses and eddies near a dome. He hopes to attempt another prize flight next week if weather allows.
Governor Draper will attend Governor's Day at the aviation field tomorrow. He will be accompanied by his staff as the event features gold lace and formal ceremonies.
Cromwell Dixon tried a 7 PM flight in a dirigible but strong winds forced an early descent after about 12 minutes aloft. He failed to navigate eastward toward the field and landed safely after leaving the grounds.
Judge Alton B. Parker of New York spoke at a Democratic rally in City Hall Lewiston Maine delivering the second of three campaign speeches during his Maine tour.
Walter Brookins in a Wright biplane flew three laps in about 1 minute 48 seconds for a slow speed test. He skillfully warped and banked to prevent sliding as the craft drifted around pylons in a wind aided run. The average speed was just over 2 percent miles per hour, near the 2.00 mph slow record.
A New York hotel for working women named the Working Girls' Home will open on November 15 at 223-230 East Twelfth Street. Miss Virginia Potter and Mrs. Henry Olshimier spearhead the project with Emma Sage and Morris Ek Jesup funds. The facility will feature reception and reading rooms, music, three meals daily, and rates from 3.50 to 6 a week.
George Porch, a former cowboy in western South Dakota, won renown as the state’s champion wolf hunter after tracking a pack to its den. He entered the den through a small hole, fired, and killed two more wolves despite injuries and fierce resistance.
Mrs Bridget Walsh aged 70 of Lewiston Maine was struck and killed by an engine in the Maine Central yards as she tried a short cut to her home. She was the widow of Timothy Walsh and is survived by four sons.
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