Airship America set to sail for polar quest
A decades-old account describes Walter Wellman and the Chicago Herald's expedition with the airship America. It details ship dimensions, fuel, sledging plans, and a bacon laden rope, plus survival contingencies and the Spitzbergen launch location near Norway. It also touches on public figures and humorous asides about aviation, politics, and a stray golf anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aires
Ceatre
Moctergen
Andree
Wellman
Spitzbergen
Fighting Bob Evans and His Pacific Fleet
A portrait of Rear Admiral Evans known as Fighting Bob, detailing his forty years in the Navy, key moments from the Spanish American War, including the Vizcaya duel, and anecdotes from New York shopkeepers to his wartime courage at Fort Fisher. The piece also notes his long sea service, his reputed generosity to foes, and a memory of saving his legs during Civil War surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Warfield
Maryland
United States Senate
Pennsylvania Avenue
Roosevelt
Warfield
Baltimore
Edwin Warfield, Jr
United States
Charles B. Morrison
Northern District of
Illinois
B. H. Harriman
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Morrison
Standard Ol Company
Chicago and Alton
Charles MH
Heer
Beef Trust
Ilinois
Union College of Law
Chicago
Dixon, Ill
Lee County
Borley
Evans
Pacific
Navy
AnnApolis
Bevans
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Spain
Santiago
Eulate
Vizcaya
Eolate
Lowal
Capain Evans
Burley v. Evans
Hyans
Bob
New York
Fss
der Lovay
Bob Fighting
Fort Fisher
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Pole
Islands
Norway
Russia
W. H. Wiley
Thurston
Nebraska
Columbia Golf Club
Wiley
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Shippard
Mack
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Martin W. Littleton
Brooklyn
Littleton
America
Tennessee
Martin West
St. Louis
Alton B. Parker
Parker
Castle O' Montgomery
the Mammoth Balloon House OF
Tur America
Ftobert Browning
Eureka « Palisade Railway
Eurekast
Pallende
Ado An
Bureks
Paliande
Eureka
Hamilton
Big
Tybe
Reveille
Tonkin
Newark
Mountain
Baanles Freight
Boreke
Belmont
Id Alt Pune Bou
Correpondanes
Diasaan Niles
Tom Reba
Alpina
Hay and
Palisade
G. D. Abbott
Nevada
Johnson Mercantile Co
Hiram Johnson
Swasn Banking Company
Joan Hexpenson
L. C. Hexpenson
Haypes Hexpenson
CamnoLt Hexpenson
Puestpost
Parsiers
Hleo
Whitmore “Ee
George W. Hanna
General Merchandise
Mound Valley
Elko
Will Robertson
Buckingham & Hecht
Thomas Rosselli
South Main St
New
California
Pain
Paront
J. J. Hylton
Skelton
Elko County
Eureka County
W. H. Sweaner
Eureks
Ely
Hot Creek and
C.l. Hageman
U.S. Maila
Paseeniger
Hasallton
Hot Creek
Elywund
Eka
Eureles
C. C. Whitmore
Argke County
Barela
G Mere ‘Rney
Anessor
Eureke County
San Francisco
Saloon and Pioneer Bottling Works
F. J Brossemer
Eureka, Nevada
Wells-Fargo
Live Stock Directory
Joseph Sire Geme
Crete
Herwen
Kom
Cirete
Dewn
White Pine
P.O
Tousen
Duckwater
Nye County
Vincent Lan Herves
Lefige
Antelope
Diamond Valley BP
G. W. Halstead
Mike Vaccaro
Range
Prospect
Nev
P. Carletti
Humboldt River
Alpha
George L. Broy
Imbor
White Fire County
Neve
Eebor
Bilver King
Ain
Eltheimd
Owark
Piatrict
Owemaury
Xiok G. Dally
Aurelia
Juve
Laat Publication
Rept
Worth Western Consolidated Mining Company
North Western Consolidated Mining Company
John Pandy
Treet
Mateman
Clark
Kureka
Karela
A. Larrenenatt W. BE. Gaiyis
le. Baoy Viodan Sather
Bai Horeka, Nevada
Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Company
Eureke
Notle
PH. Hjol
Lin
Board of Directors
C.H. Hjul
P. H. Hal
Furnitury Store
John Pardy
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