First Military Airplane Built In United States Thirty Years Ago
The United States Army ordered from the Wright brothers the first military airplane around 1909. The craft exceeded contract specs, signaling the start of war aviation. Orville Wright reflects on unpredictable progress, while the Air Corps celebrates its early feats and world travels by air.
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United States
United States Army
Wright Brothers
Army
Wrights
Air Corps
Orville Wright
Atlantic
Pacific
King George Keen Driver and royal motoring in Britain
A historic ledger notes delivery of a standard saloon to King George VI at Buckingham Palace showing royal interest in motoring. The king drives with care, rides with the queen on outings, and supports the Order of the Road. State cars feature special fixtures including a fluid flywheel and a blue light for police.
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Coventry
George VI
Buckingham Palace
John Smith
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Great Britain
Britain
Edward VII
George V
Duke of Windsor
Edward VIII
Seeding Grain by Airplane Highlights North American Farming
Prof J J Barrington of the University of Saskatchewan spoke on Saskatoon returning from a U S tour. He noted U S farmers rely on federal aid and urge more federal research. He observed irrigated land expanding deserts into arable fields through soil conservation fertilization contour farming and irrigation. He contrasted Canadian farmers as mostly single crop with Western Canada shifting toward mixed farming for better livelihood.
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J. J. Barrington
University of Saskatowan
Saskatoon
United States
America
Harrington
Canada
English Goods Favored by King Carel for Romanian Wardrobe
The Romanian ruler orders most of his personal clothes from England and a telegram to the London legation requests a full new outfit for the royal coach. A West End firm will craft state harness for eight horses with silver embossed royal crests. The elf harness is 30 years old from England. The Scythians in ancient times lived north of Greece in ox drawn house trailers before 200 B.C.
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Carel
Rumania
England
London
West End
Carol
Ancient
Greece
Julius de Reuter
Baron de Reuter
Aix-la- Chappelle
Germany
Brussels
Reuter
Aix
Brunses
Great Britain
France
St. Martins le Grand
Reuters
Leafield
Rugby
Sir Edwin Lutyens
St. Bride’s Church
Edwin
Salisbury Court
Key of the Bastille Found at Mount Vernon Exhibit
The Bastille key, once in Lafayette’s hands after demolition, is hanging in the central hall at Mount Vernon. It was sent to George Washington with a letter and remains a notable relic beside a Bastille model in the house.
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Bastille
George Washington
Mount Vernon
General Lafayette
Mount Vernon House
An Excellent Idea By Thomas E Pratt Loafing Office
The retired Missouri railroader Thomas E Pratt converts a downtown office into a loafing retreat. He spends seven hours daily loafing at a desk with mementoes and water, inviting friends to loaf rather than work, a playful solution to a world problem. A stray note references 552 A D and silk production legends with monks in China.
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Thomas E. Pratt
Missouri
Thomas Pratt
Hamilton Spectator
Wright Finds London Green but Culturally Lagging
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright criticizes London as a modern city not fit for living, urges evacuation plans for the capital, and contrasts its green parks with a dislike of skyscrapers. He recalls designing Tokio’s Imperial Hotel and imagines bombproof shelters while lecturing in England.
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London
Frank Liloyd Wright
Spring Green
Wis
England
Wright
Russia
United States
Health resort at the pole argued by Dr Hussey
Dr Leonard Hussey of London, veteran of Shackleton expeditions, says the South Pole could be the fountain of continual health as no germ can live near the pole. He notes the idea was discussed by four medical men on earlier Shackleton voyages and could become feasible with easier transportation and the advent of aeroplanes.
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South Pole
Leonard Hussey
London
Pole
Sudan
Africa
Ottawa
Hussey
Sir Ernest Shackleton
South Georgia Island
Cape Horn
Shackleton
Quaint vintage doll pattern sold by Winnipeg union
Charming old fashioned doll can be used as toy or decoration. Pattern 6433 includes instructions and illustration and requires 20 cents in coins. Send to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Harvard Professor Plans Columbus Voyage Retrace
Harvard professor Samuel E. Morison leads an expedition to retrace Christopher Columbus fourth voyage from Oyster Bay New York aboard the Capitana and Mary Otis. The crew includes Dwight Whitney Morrow Jr and is funded by Melton Foundation Carnegie Corporation and Milton Fund. The six month voyage aims to reevaluate Columbus routes and landings using modern navigation.
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Harvard
Christopher Columbus
Samuel E. Morison
Columbus
America
Mary Otis
Oyster Bay
Morison
Dwight Whitney Morrow, Jr
Charles A. Lindbergh
Capitana
Melton Foundaion
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Corporaion
New York
Milton Fund
Prof. Morison
Honduras
North American
Pacific
Poultry Congress in Cleveland Draws Large Crowds
The seventh world poultry congress in Cleveland attracts nearly 500000 visitors in six days at a 22 acre exhibition. On the best day 117000 paid admissions were recorded. A janitor and his family toured the show citing family farming ties, while an artist found inspiration in rare fowl exhibits.
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Cleveland
Brothers Reunite After 57 Years in Irish Train Encounters
John Montgomery of Montreal boarded a train at Enniskillen and told a stranger he was heading to Black Lion County Cavan to visit relatives. The stranger proved to be his brother William of Newbliss County Monaghan also bound for Black Lion. They had not seen each other in 57 years.
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John Montgomery
Montreal
Enniskillen
Ireland
Black Lion
County Cavan
John
William
Newbliss
County Monaghan
Imperial solidarity urged as world peace effort grows
The Saint John Telegraph Journal argues now is the moment for all British Empire interests to unite for peace. It notes Japan's seizure of Chinese ports has pushed China to develop inland areas, a step likely to accelerate progress sooner than expected.
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Saint John Telegraph-Journal
British Empire
China
Psycho analysis turns to animals with cow as first subject
The London international psychology summer school heard Malcolm Bradbury claim he cured a prize cow of an inferiority complex after its calf was taken. He says cows, like women, need petting and fussing and treats each cow as an individual. Dogs and bulls also show quirks, while fences help control bulls.
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Malcolm Bradbury
International Psychology Summer School
London
Hamilton Spectator
General Sir Hugh Elles and the Cambrai Tank Effort
The News of the World recalls General Sir Hugh Elles and his Tank Corps leadership at Cambrai in November 1917. He flew his flag on a tank named Hilda and inspired troops, though a Nelson parody about the signal is deemed untrue.
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Sir Hugh Elles
Tank Corps
Cambrai
News of the World
Hindenburg
Hilda
Frank Mitchell
Nelson
England
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