Fort Aubrey marker planned at Syracuse Kansas
Plans in Kansas to mark the site of Fort Aubrey four miles east of Syracuse and preserve its place on the Santa Fe Trail. The fort, named for Col. Felix X Aubrey, hosted wagon trains under attack and housed troops until ca 1858. A long unsolved Plains mystery follows the blizzard deaths of 22 Missouri militiamen at the fort in December 1863.
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Sunflower State
F. X. Aubrey
Felix Xavier Aubrey
Santa Fe
N. M
Independence
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Syracuse
Kaw
Fort Dodge
Fort Lyon
Colo
Santa Fe Trail
Plains
Missouri
H. Helfrich
R. J. Goans
Mr. Goans
Helfrich
Goodwin
Arizona
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Union
Company I
Arizona Historical Society
Regular Cavalry
Fourth
Missouri Militia
James A. Phillips
Peter F. Clark
John H. Butcher
Daniel Rice
Fort Lyons
Cording
Gonans
United States
North Dakota
Geanga Republican Record
Chardon
Ohio
Arthur KK. Towne
Towne
Dakotas
West
Republican Record
United States Cavalry
Dickey County
James River Valley
Aberdeen
United States Army
South
James River
Confederate States
the James
Sully
Minnesota
Buffalo Wallow
Custer
Prairies
King Winter
Air Transport in Dominion Expands Across Canada
Dispatches from Edmonton report a new Arctic route from McMurray to Aklavik and show Canada now connected ocean to ocean by air from coast to north. Plans span Winnipeg to Chesterfield in the north with mining and fur posts served by pontoon aircraft in summer and skids in winter. Pilots fly in subzero weather with insulated cabs as gas and food caches are placed along routes.
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Akiavik
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Canada
United States
London
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Nova Scotia
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Toronto
Detroit
Huron
Superior
Winnipeg
Chesterfield Inter
Hudson Bay
Northwest Territories
Churchill
Simpson
Fort Rae
Fort Bellancee
Kill Devil Hill Anchored for Wright Memorial
Norfolk Virginia detail on the Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk where the Wright brothers flew the first motor powered flight in 1903. Government engineers have anchored the dune to permit a Wright memorial, a 500 acre reservation and a modern airport costing about 238000 dollars.
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Kill Devil Hill
Wright
Norfolk
Wright Brothers
Wrights
Kittyhawkiny
John A. Gihnan
United States Quartermaster
New York Not Ready for Department of Aviation
Albany reports that New York will not create a state department of aviation now. The 1928 aviation commission favors continuing its work and outlines 89 landing fields, licensing flight schools, arming police with aircraft, and banning non certified airplanes from flying statewide.
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New York
Department of Aviation
Albany
N. Y
State Department of Education
Lawrence Predicts Foolproof Plane For Future
St Louis report quotes Charles L. Lawrence designer of the Wright Whirlwind motor predicting a foolproof airplane. He envisions automobile like steering with a wheel and control through the wheel plus pedals, with safer fuel and cooled exhaust to reduce fire hazards. He warns that pilot judgment remains the key risk.
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Lawrence
Coolidge
First Woman Heads Bay Region Glider Club
Maxine Dunlap Templeman becomes president of the Bay Region California Glider Club, appointed by the National Glider Association. She is the first woman in the United States to qualify for a Department of Commerce glider license and the country’s first woman club president.
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Maxine Dunlap Templeman
United States
Department of Commerce
Hcense
Bay Region
California
National Glider Association
Hog Island Yard to Become Major Terminal Project
Hog Island, once the wartime shipyard famed as the world’s greatest, is planned to be converted into a major peace time terminal. The U S Shipping Board will sell the 946 acre site to Philadelphia for 3 million dollars for airport, seaplane base, and marine rail terminal uses.
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Philadelphia
Hog Island
United States
Washington
United States Shipping, Board
New York and California Lead in Planes and Pilots
A Department of Commerce report ranks states by aircraft and licensed personnel. New York lists 977 planes and 343 transport pilots, while California shows 8382 planes with 903 transport pilots and 4610 other aviation workers including 976 private pilots and 1461 mechanics.
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New York State
California
Washington
New York
Department of Commerce
From Chair to Chair Plumber Arrives Amids Pipe Burst
A note from the Border Cities Star shows a brisk exchange about a plumber's arrival to mend a burst pipe. The speaker remains cheerful while mentioning teaching his wife to swim during the wait.
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Border Cities
Didn’t Need Help Schoolmaster-Did Your Father Help
A brief classroom exchange shows a student admitting he solved the problem on his own after a misstep, with the teacher and boy reflecting on the learning moment.
Early Franklin stoves heat 18th century churches
In 1744 Franklin stoves marked the first modern heating use for churches in the United States, signaling a shift to efficient interior warmth. The note highlights early adoption of stoves beyond ordinary domestic use.
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United States
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Charles H. Phillips
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