Octave Chanute Pioneered Aviation History
Octave Chanute, later years in aviation, is praised as a true aviation pioneer alongside Langley. He studied wing warping and lateral stability, mentored the Wrights, and funded much of his work, earning recognition from Major Duke and the Aeronautical Journal as a progenitor of the airplane and the biplane.
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Samual Pierpont Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Wright Brothers
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France
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Jefferson College
Louisiana
New York
Octave Chanute
Hudson River Railroad
Santa Fe
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Kansas City
North Carolina
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Major Duke of Chanute
Aeronautical Journal of
Wright ‘Brothers
Double Trouble for Johnny Hines in Two Wrist Breaks
In Birmingham Alabama 8 year old Johnny Hines suffered two separate wrist fractures over two days. He first broke his right wrist after falling from a swing and the following day broke his left wrist while playing football.
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Birmingham
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Johnny Hines
Installment Plan Pardon Delays For San Angelo Buyer
San Angelo school board votes to buy a seven unit mower for 5800 dollars on the installment plan. The governor's pardon, tied to a confession by another man, kept Bennett waiting for release from prison. The report notes many homeowners use installment plans for purchases.
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San Angelo
Tex
Oklahoma City
Bennett
Memorials honor pioneer aviator with city namesake
The Chanute Tribune notes Chanute’s burial in Peoria Illinois and recalls memorials in Marquette Park Gary Indiana and a national tribute by naming the air base at Rantoul Illinois after him for his early aviation contributions.
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Peloria
Marquette Park
Gary
Ind
Indiana
Rantoul
Ill
Costly Drive Ends With $100 Fine in Seven-Block Route
Hilario Flores, 33, faced a $100 total fine after a seven block drive in San Antonio. He struck a parked car, fled the scene, and ran three stop signs. The report notes an early 1908 Chanute incident and ties highway progress to future transportation ideas.
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San Antonio
Tex
Hilario Flores
Chanute
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