The Balloon Pioneers and a Dream of Crossing Seas
A reminiscence traces English balloonist Charles Green born 1793 to early feats in flight. He rode with two companions England to Germany in 1839 and 480 miles in 18 hours, inspiring plans for an England to North America crossing with a clockwork powered balloon.
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Europe
Pines
Charles Green
Thoushe
Green
England
Germany
Atlantic
North America
Saintly stamp of Mitre marks Argentina’s centennial
The article narrates Bartolome Mitre’s rise from exile to Argentine president, his reforms, writings, and role in shaping a republic. It notes his portrait appearing on Argentina stamps issued in 1888 1890 and 1921 for the centenary of his birth.
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Juan Manual Ortis de Rosas
Argentina
Bartolome Mitre
Bolivia
Mitre
Brazil
Uruguay
de Rosas
Rosas
England
Republic
United States
Buenos Aires
Early airship pioneers face Atlantic challenges.
Walter Wellman and Green pursued balloon and dirigible flights across the Atlantic with Green making 500 balloons and living to 85. Wellman, starting Oct 15 1910 from Atlantic City, failed when winds pushed the airship south and the crew including a gray cat survived. The piece notes they were ahead of their time and promises future stories.
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Green
Atlantic
Walter Wellman
Chicago
America
Atlantic City
N. J
Wellman
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