Chavez Flier Crashes After Alps Crossing in Monoplane
Peruvian aviator Chavez attempted a Alps crossing in a monoplane for a $20,000 prize. He soared above Simplon Pass reaching 7200 feet before a gust caused a crash near Domodossola. He survived with injuries and is hospitalized as thousands mourned the accident.
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Jay Milan
Italian Aviation Association
Resti
Brig
Flathorn
Simplon Kulm
Simplon Pass
Kaltwasser
Hubsch
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Domodossola
Napoleon
Monsera
Chavez Crosses Alps Despite Harsh Flight
Chavez, though weak in hospital, remained cheerful after a perilous Alpine flight toward Simplon and Monsera routes. He described a hurricane of currents near Gondo Gorge before a planned landing in Domodossola. Duray signalled from the Plain, an accident ensued, and Chavez hopes to land safely with surgery to follow.
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Three Famous Alpine Crossings Then and Now
The article recalls Hannibal crossing the Alps in 218 B C, Napoleon's ascent via Great St Bernard during his second Italian campaign, and King Victor Emmanuel III opening the Simplon Tunnel in 1906. It notes Hannibal's route through the Alps, heavy losses, and praise from Roman historians, contrasts Napoleon's mechanized approach, and details tunnel milestones from 1898 to 1906 with a $15 million cost shared by Switzerland and Italy.
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Grahame-White's Stunts End Insurance Bid at Squantum Flight
Grahame-White refused a $100,000 life insurance policy as insurers balked at his planned altitude record attempt in a Bleriot monoplane at Squantum. Lloyds of England offered policy only if he avoided the record, while other companies balked citing risk from his stunts and recent Alpine crash news.
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The
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Curtiss Fails In Flight Near Allentown
Glenn Hammond Curtiss piloted the June Bug from near Allentown Fair grounds aiming for Philadelphia. He landed after about half an hour due to engine oil flooding and rising fuel issues while following the Lehigh River toward Easton.
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Fear Case Against Mrs. Dodge Will Be Dropped
Heath case Strategy: defense abandoned the theory of personal safety motive. Local officers tied by family and business relations to Mrs. Dodge face a conflicted position. Judge Kyle T. Brown link to Mrs. Dodge raises questions about impartiality. Autopsy expert notes bullet entry four inches below and behind left arm axillary area, suggesting non personal safety link. Mrs. Dodge shows nerve and counters rumors.
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Woman Falls Ill After Urgent Rail Trip Request
The woman was described as seriously ill after insisting last evening on borrowing her son in law's horse to drive her junior counsel Harry Ww Blodgett to the railroad station for the 10 45 train to St Johnsbury.
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Cannon in Defence of Tariff at Illinois State Convention
Springfield reports Speaker Joseph G. Cannon attended the Republican State convention to back tariff policies, praising Taft and Congress while decrying misrepresentation. The platform avoided naming Cannon and Cullom, with Lorimer omitted to prevent obvious exclusion. Cannon urged Republicans to stand by core principles amid criticism of the Payne tariff law.
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Gem Robbery in Cambridge
Jewelry valued at about 2500 dollars was stolen from the Lamson apartment at 353 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge. E E Ross store detective and his wife found the front door opened after returning home Thursday afternoon or evening. Jewelry in two small boxes on a dresser disappeared along with silverware elsewhere in the house.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Charlestown Man Seized by Fit in Mayor's Office
Charles F. Stevens aged 60 of 88 Harvard Street Charlestown collapsed in Mayor Fitzgerald's office yesterday. He was taken to Relief Hospital for treatment.
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