Early Aeronautics Efforts and Wrights at Kitty Hawk
The article recalls 1885 to 1900 as a fever of aeronautics, noting costly failures by Maxim and the Ader machine, fatal tests of Lilienthal and Pilcher, Langley’s secret work, and public doubt. It then highlights the Wright brothers beginning in October 1900 at Kitty Hawk North Carolina, testing a kite-like machine with and without a rider to refine balance and control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxim
Ader
Lilienthal
Pilcher
Chanute
Prof
Langley
United States
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Wright Brothers
Century Magazine
Wireless race may clash of big news agencies
The piece notes a looming aerial contest among wireless systems used by major news services and newspapers during yacht racing. It questions how agencies AP, Hearst, United Press and others will handle rapid messages, speculates on a fair covering arrangement, and mentions public interest in wireless news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
New York Yacht Club
Associated Press
M@earst service
United Press
Relianca
Shamrock
New York
Brief Review of Aween's Events Round About World
Information from all quarters of the civilized world is surveyed for the busy reader. The political notes include Mack's attack on Sheldon and Cromwell. Townsend nominated for Congress in New Jersey. Taft spoke in Lincoln, Bryan in Creston. Lawton Lawson injured in an accident. Hicks indicted for graft. Tierney struck by apoplexy. Evans to face court martial in Manila. Quillan indicted for insolvent deposits. Nat Goodwin divorces Maxine Slott. Mann elected bishop in Washington. Roosevelt Jr begins work at Hartford Carpet plant. Carter indicted for concealed weapons. Truscott elected mayor of London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack
Democratic National Committee
George 3. Sheldon
W. M. Cromwell
Republican Advisory Committee
Edward W. Townsend
Monclair
N. 1
Chimmle Fadden
Seventh
New Jersey
Wiliam H. Taft
Lincoln
Neb
Willam J. Bryan
Creston
Thomas W. Lawson
North Solituate
Mass
W. K. Hicks
Minneapolis Board of Education
Michael Tierney
Connecticut
Frank T. Evans
Admiral Evans
Manila
James W. Quillan
Ipava
Nat Goodwin
Maxine [Slott
Reno
Nev
United Mine Workers of America
Southwestern Coal Operators’ Association
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Hartford Carpet Corporation
Thompsonville
Conn
Yancey Carter
Independence Party
Georgia
George Truscott
Ford
London
New York
Tucson
Ariz
Canadian Pacific Machinista
International Congress On
Robert Koch
Daniel Zanden
Calumet River
South Holland
St. Boniface
Winnipeg
Maan
J. C. Marcy
Minot
N. D
Sperry
Foley
Benson County
Minn
Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Lincoln Avery
Port Huron
Mich
Charles H. Dailey
The
Treasury
State Bank
Deweese
Winthrop Beach
Hoston
Crest Hall
Oceanview House
Immigration Department
California
United States
Bulgaria
Montreal
League of American Municipalities
Silas Cook
Fast St. Louis
Wellsville
Franklin Grove
Ill
Bahamas
American Bankers’ Association
Denver
George M. Reynolds
Chicago
Lewis E. Pierson
Mania
Spencer
N. C
Southern Railway Company
Pittsburg
Sugar Ridge
Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad
Bowling Green
Hattle Dener
Kalamazoo
Louis J. Feys
Detroit
Sherif Lane
Westchester County
Jackson
Harry Thaw
Archibald
Roselle Bergman
Corona
Is. I
William Buttes
Newport
Washington
Hanly
Senator Wickwire
Indiana
Kaisely
Wickwlire
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Lazare Welller
Charles Edward Davis
Omaha
Frederick Austin
Hiven
United States Volunteer Life-Saving Corps
Founders Week Celebrations Amid Global Tensions
War in eastern Europe drifted toward certainty as Bulgaria pledged independence from Turkey and Austria intensified control over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Manila Bay faced a fierce hurricane with ships intact. A Tarentum glass plant explosion caused 500000 in damages and 800 job losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Bulgaria
Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria
Philadelphia
William Penn
Manila Bay
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Tarentum
Pittsburg
Pau
Dick Hrink
Grand Rapids
Charles Weisbecker
Harlem
Peter Young
Ashland
St. Louis
Campbell Glass & Paint Company
Hickman
Mormon
Salt Lake City
Youngstown
Reilley
M. M. Vaughn
The
Californian
Eureka
Cal
New Brunswick
N. J
Cogswell
N. D
Freeport
Salvatore Campagna
Felix Cassato
Scappoose
Ore
Pactae Road
Eight deaths in New York tenement fire and other late 1908 events
A long list of incidents covers eight victims in a New York tenement fire, a bear killing a baby in Tucson, CPR machinists strike ending, and various global and domestic news notes including tolls of disasters, political actions, and notable arrivals and dedications. It also mentions military and medical debates, ship arrivals, and local fire and crime reports.
Obesity's Problem and Its Remedy
Obesity is a disease caused by overfeeding and under-exercising. The remedy lies in reducing intake and increasing energy expenditure, with strong character to avoid self-indulgence and habits that weaken the body. Cold baths, or avoiding excess, may help, but the core is discipline and proper diet.
The Malady of the Age and Individual Courage
The piece argues that the malady of the age is a lack of individual courage and integrity of thought and action in America. It contends that democracy needs many independent minds who resist conformity and follow truth, urging college students to cultivate personal moral judgment and daily conduct as a measure of character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Life in the East Harem and a Sculptor’s Fate
A believer writes: though her career clashes with harem ideals, she describes women as protected and content within harems. She notes shared work and dialogue among ladies and servants, then reveals life as a roving adventurer who married a powerful sculptor chained to his stone. She plans to settle after the current expedition.
Judge Jests Over Assault Charge in Arizona Case
In a Sunday Magazine piece a judge to a defendant in an assault case quips he will drop the assault charge but fines him about $50 for not knocking the man down sooner. The sheriff will take him in tow to collect the dust before he passes out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Jude
Push and Pull Exercise of Fat-Inclined Man
A New York man trains by pushing and pulling wheeled objects in his basement. He moves a two ton safe a nine thousand pound balance box from a ferry, and a cast-off balloon cart loaded up to sixteen thousand pounds. The routine has built strong general power, with no signs of muscle binding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Staten Island
New York Preas
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments and Pills
Mercury in catarrh preparations risks destroying smell and affecting the entire system. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo contains no mercury and is taken internally to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Also advertised are Heartburn relief pills and Castoria for infants, with classic quotes and endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Druegistaries
Hail
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Ferdinand News
Henry Haake
Ferdinand
Paris
Briand
M. Bertillon
Anthropometric Department
Fearesa
George of
Greece
Prince Christopher
Merope
Massachusetts
Aween
General News
the Age
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Myriam Harry
Percy Hasbrooke
Lotta Golde
Papa
Percy
Henry Drummond
Lydia E. Pinkham
Will Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Lydia
Pinkham
Pee Augustus Lyon
East Earl
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