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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1910
Page
6
Brookins explains his altitude ambitions after a gale disrupted a planned ascent. He notes he earned three points for a first place in the altitude contest and hopes favorable wind on Saturday will let him attempt a higher mark to reclaim the record for America.
The article notes multiple contenders for piloting the Demoiselle monoplane bought by C. A. Gains of the Harvard Boston Aero Club. J B Martin touted. Gardiner Hubbard’s Antoinette monoplane also discussed. rumors name a Boston Light flight in the French model.
Police seized David Snow of Boston Levie Shephard of Worcester and James Hackett of Fitchburg on Squantum street near the aviation field. They were charged with vagrancy after being found acting suspiciously and were taken into custody as a precaution.
Charley Taft, son of the President, and John Fitzgerald, son of Mayor Fitzgerald, spent the afternoon together at the aviation field. They wandered hand in hand as Charley guided Jack through hangars and explained aircraft mysteries. Jack met celebrities including Marie Campbell of New York and compared flying notes with Grahame-White.
A record enrollment is expected when Newton public schools open Monday. Key staffing changes include Charles L. Kirschner leaving Technical High School, Irving O. Palmer taking his post, and Wallace E. Richmond succeeding Palmer. New assistants include Mabel E. Coolidge and Louise Hannon, with Louise Wetherbee joining Technical High English. C. W. Waldron becomes Hamilton School principal.
In Atlantic hangars tensions rise between the National Council of the Aero Club of America and Belmont Park organizers over the international cup at the October meet. A council notice allegedly forbids any contest for the cup, threatening the event’s international flavor and signaling a club factional split led by Allan Ryan. Glenn Curtiss is cited as a cup holder under council jurisdiction.
John Wood a leading figure in New England advertising died of pneumonia at 45. The Jamaica Plain funeral was conducted at his home with Rev. Campbell officiating. He founded Wood Putnam Wood with Marion Putnam and Allan Wood. He guided a national firm and mentored major clients. He sailed at Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Haven and belonged to Masonic bodies. He is survived by his wife.
Horace Francis Kearny born Rolla Missouri August 26 1884 son of James A Kearny. Navy service four years until 1906. Worked in merchant marine engineering then joined Curtiss plant Hammondsport December 1908. Helped design Pfitzner monoplane and made first flight June 10 in Buffalo. After Pfitzner died Kearny worked for Burgess Company and Curtiss as a professional aviator. Home address Kansas City Missouri.
A mass meeting at Faneuil Hall protested the extradition of political refugee Julius Werosol and urged abrogation of the U S Russia extradition treaty. A resolution calling for treaty repeal was adopted.
Ed ward Clement presided as Charles E. Russell, a New York governor candidate and socialist, spoke to a well attended meeting condemning a U.S. Russia treaty tied to Standard Oil. Letters from Mary Boyle O'Reilly and Alice Stone Blackwell were read. funds were raised for hall expenses and Werosol’s defense.
A Dorchester motorman, hearing Grahame-White offered $500 for a flight, calls at 1 a.m. to accept. The aviator corrects him, saying he charges passengers to fly, not pays. The man ends the call with a shout and good night.
English aviator Grahame-White and friends attended a show at B. F. Keith's Theatre. He was not recognized until impersonator Bothwell Browne removed a wig and urged the audience to applauded Grahame-White in his box.
A home health advert explains indigestion caused by food fermentation. It promotes Pape’s Diapepsin, claiming relief within five minutes after taking one Triangule tablet. The ad lists symptoms from heartburn to dizziness and urges readers to prove stomach recovery by trying the product.
Individual performances include Grahame White on the Farman Biplane covering 33 miles 1320 ft in 1 hr 9 min 18.15 sec with an accuracy of 36 ft from centre. Johnstone on the Wright Biplane logged 28 miles 4557 ft in 61 min 23.4 sec. Willard on the Curtiss Biplane did 3 laps in 8 min 21.6 sec with a 110 ft 7 in getaway. Brookins set altitude records of 105 ft and 3860 ft in air while Curtiss pilots did 45 miles 617 ft in a single flight and 26 ft 11 in getaway. Bomb throwing reached 58 points on 20 hits.
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