Seadrome plans for Atlantic seaplanes move forward
Colonel Charles Armstrong outlines Seadrome Co plans to build a 250 foot section 550 miles east of the fortieth parallel as winter outpost for weather and wave observation. The project seeks three mile water anchorage tests and fuel landings to support trans Atlantic flights with floating islands, towers, and living quarters.
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RL. Rawley
Seadrome
Sir
Beenetes
Charles i
Paris
York
Ted
Armstrong
mid-Atlantic
Pioneer Seadrome
Fortieth
Atlantic
Landmark Arctic Observation Station Planned at Sea
The project aims to place a research unit about 250 miles south of regular steamship lanes, with a deck 70 feet above sea level. Radio stations will track mid winter storms to refine subsequent units, and observers could view 76 to 100 miles in favorable weather.
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Fhia
Buddy of Capt. Courtney Awaits Transatlantic Flight
J. W. Poletti, Tulsa resident and former wartime buddy of Captain Frank Courtney, awaits news of Courtney's planned Southampton to New York flight. Poletti, a naturalized American, recalls Courtney's bravery and multiple decorations, including the Croix de Guerre, earned during World War I with British aviators.
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Frank Courtney
International
Tulsa
Okla
Frank
English Aviation
Southhampton
New York
J. W. Poletti
Courtney
Poletti
Jimmy McCudden
Great Britain
Beautiful to Die Or Revival Tale From Fort Reading Creek
Anna Scuotto twelve was revived after ten to fifteen minutes submerged in a mud hole at Fort Reading Creek. Her uncle Michiel Fatteros pulled her from the mud and Dr Samuel Mesninger treated her, with the medical team declaring her dead before revival.
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Anna Scuotto
Carteret, N. J
Fort Reading Creek
Anna
Michiel Fatteros
Samuel Messinger
Pilot McCrudden credited with downing fifty enemy planes
Poletti recalls McCrudden, praised for shooting down over fifty enemy planes before his death. He has been in America six years, leaving Europe soon after the war and not piloting since arrival.
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Courtney
Poletti
McCrudden
America
Europe
Railroad Engineers Union Now Manned By Young Officers
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen completes its fifth triennial convention with a wholesale shift to younger leadership. New chief engineer Alvanley Johnston oversees reforms aimed at restoring financial health after losses nearing ten million dollars. A $5 monthly assessment for two years is authorized, expected to raise about $7.2 million, alongside a $4 million mortgage on Cleveland buildings and bond issuance. Expert bankers will manage affiliated banks and investments nationwide.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Eaneers
L.B
W. B. Prenter
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood
Friend Wishes Luck as He Plans Flight to Tulsa
The speaker expresses best wishes to his friend Courtney and hopes for luck on the proposed flight. He also hopes to find time to fly onward to Tulsa.
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Courtney
Tulsa
Heavy rainfall declares two inches in 24 hours
The weather office reported two inches of precipitation in the last 24 hours, marking one of the heaviest rainfall events of the year for the area.
Unions Seek Sunday Closing Oppose Movie Openings
The Musicians Union opposes Sunday movie openings while the Federal legislators consider a bill to close all shops on Sundays. The debate hinges on Sabbath observance and economic impact as unions push for restrictions.
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Musicians’ Union
Federal Butchers Asks
Temperature Record Reported for Monday
The day saw a high of 86 degrees and a low near 70, reported by government observer A. H. Irons.
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A. H. Irons
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