Routes Compete For Chicago to New York Flight Path
News accounts show diverse proposed routes for a Chicago to New York air journey via cities such as Hammond South Bend Fremont Sandusky Cleveland Ashtabula Erie Rochester Albany and the Hudson route as contenders for the best flight corridor. Orville Wright cautiously notes that once prizes exist the flights will be won, reflecting public optimism.
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Chicago
Hammond
Ind
South Bend
J.fremont
Ohio
Sandusky Cleve
Ashtabula
Larie
Penn
Rochester
Ouse
Albany
New York Central
St Louis
Ohio Valley
River
Pittsburg
Weastern Valley
Philadelphia
Delaware
Trenton
Alton
Ill
Decatur
Lafayette
Kokomo
Lima
Cleveland
Dayton
Chicago plans for the New York Times Chicago race
Chicago officials and aviation clubs discussed a $25,000 air race between New York and Chicago. Entries to open July 1 with flights from August 1 to August 31. Proposals favored aero planes and dirigible balloons under national rules through the Aero Association of America and local promoters.
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Orky Times
Chicago
Chicago’ Aeronautique Club
The
Aero Club of Illinois
New York Times-Chicago Evening Post
Evening Post
Sak
New York
Victor Lougheed
Aero Association of America
James E. Plew
Loughheed
Aero Club Secretary Predicts Local Aviators Lead Race
The Aero Club secretary forecasts local aviators will outdistance rivals in an international air race. A $25,000 prize is offered by The New York Times and Chicago Evening Post for the event, with details released in the cable to Tuesday.
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Aero Club
New York
O.N
New York Times
Isago Evening Post
Aviators debate cross country flights for prize races
Prominent aviators weigh New York Chicago and St Louis New York matches for the Times World and Chicago Evening Post prizes. They discuss feasible routes weather limits two week windows landing options fuel needs and the likely entrants led by Curtiss Hamilton and Baldwin with Aero Club of America backing.
Pittsburg Mayor Welcomes Aerial Navigators
Mayor William A. Magee of Pittsburg expresses strong interest in Curtiss air flights. He invites flyers on routes New York to Chicago and New York to St. Louis to alight in Pittsburg and enjoy a royal welcome. He pledges city support and readiness to close shops to assist the venture.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Fenn
William A. Magee
Curtiss
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Magee
Pittsown
Ohio River
Rochester Aviators Eye New York Chicago Plane Race
Rochester aviators discuss a possible Summer air race for a 25 000 prize from The New York Times and The Chicago Evening Post. Dr William Greene, recently settled in Rochester, is a potential contestant after witnessing Glenn Curtiss’s Albany to New York takeoff.
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New York Times
Rochester
N.Y
New York
Chicago
Chicago Evening Post
Glenn H. Curtiss
Albany
Empire State
Tux New
York Times-Chicago Evening Post
William Greene
Wrights mull long flight contests amid legal fights
Orville Wright discussed whether the Wright brothers will enter proposed flights between New York and Chicago and New York and St. Louis noting rules unread and decisions pending. He also said a Pasadena man’s suit over the box kite plan may be dismissed for lack of proof as Curtiss profits loom in dispute.
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New York Times
Dayton
Ohio
York
Tiptes
Chicago Evening Post
New York
Chicago
Orville Wright
New Yorx-Times
St. Louis
New York World
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Wright
Ety
Wrights
Ates Court of Appeals
United States
Curtiss
Wilbur Wright
Cincinnati
Pasadena
Canadian Aviators Baldwin and McCurdy Sought for NYTimes Race
Montreal leaders urge Dominion Government to fund Baldwin and McCurdy for a New York to Chicago air race prize. MPs and industry figures push Ottawa to back the effort, hoping the militia department may lend use of machines for military testing and promote a Canada hosted course.
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New York Times
Montreal
Canada
Dominion
Messrs. Baldwin and
McCurdy
New York Times- Chicago Evening Post
New York
Chicago
Windsor Hotel
Rodolphe Forget
Charlevoix
James Carruthers
Duncan McDonald
Montreal Street Railway
Forget
Militia Department
Ottawa
Frederick Porden
Baldwin
New York Times-Chicago Evening Post
Montreal Star
Canadian aviators McCurdy and Baldwin seek funds for flights
Eastern Canadian papers report McCurdy and Baldwin, two Canadians, as the first on the continent to fly in public but hindered by lack of funds. Dr. Graham Bell backed earlier efforts. A grant proposal may allow entry to forthcoming aeroplane contests, with hopes Americans may copy French aviators and visit Ottawa by air.
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New York Times
Ottawa
Ontario
New York
Chicago
Canada
McCurdy
Baldwin
Graham Bell
Telephone
Syracuse pressed as stopover in major aeroplane race
Harlow C. Clark of the Chamber of Commerce urged including Syracuse in the proposed air race itinerary. He noted the city’s hustle, hospitality, Sait Lands landing area, and overnight stay potential. The Technology Club of Syracuse backs aeronautics with 250 members and President George G. Fryer seeks Syracuse as a stopping point.
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Harlow C. Clark
Chamber of Commerce
Ber
Syracuse
Sait
Technology Club of
Syrause
Forthcomineer
George G. Fryer
Flying from New York to Chicago an aerial race urged
The Chicago Tribune editorial urges an air race from New York to Chicago, a 860 mile flight as a test of both men and machines. It notes the publicity value and the pilots nerves, comparing the challenge to winds and storms faced by locomotive engineers.
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New York Times
Chicago
New York
Chicago Tribune
Plea to include Niagara Falls in aerolight route
A telegram from Bert L. Jones general manager of the Niagara Gorge Railroad Company asks The Times to add Niagara Falls to the Chicago to New York aerolight route. He argues the tourist season will peak next month and the falls would boost interest in the race. June 1, Buffalo.
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Times
New York Times
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Chicago
New York
Bert L. Jones
Niagara Gorge Railroad Company
Topeka Aviator Seeks Open Air Races With Curtiss Support
J C Mars of Topeka plans to enter Chicago and St Louis aeroplane races. He backs air authorities Curtiss Wright Baldwin for rules and favors no time limit, long flights, and safe landing spots. He estimates 970 mile New York to St Louis distance and 28 hours of flight in calm air. He proposes open competition for all aircraft with handicaps for slower machines.
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New York Times
Topeka
Kan
Chicago
St. Louis
J. C. Mars
Glenn H. Curtiss
Wright Brothers
Thomas Baldwin
New York
Louis
Anc O
Washington Wants A Race For Flight To White House
Washington offers a $20,000 prize for a flight from New York to the White House amid competitive interest in the national capital. The June 1 report notes the ongoing excitement and potential contestants in this prominent aviation challenge.
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Washington
National Capital
Costs Cut by Bush Terminal Co Promote Storage and Shipping Savings
The Bush Terminal Co proposes efficiency on storage and handling. They claim to reveal unused floor space and wasted movement in stock rooms or shipping areas. They promise to trim trucking costs on rail shipments and reduce insurance to a fraction of current rates, potentially saving five to twelve thousand dollars annually.
Airship Race From New York to Washington Sighting Public Support
The aeronautical push for a long distance airship dash becomes a formal movement with a New York to Washington race planned for July Fourth. A $20,000 prize is proposed with a Chamber of Commerce committee coordinating with the Washington Aero Club and other cities. Governors Island would launch the flight with stops in Philadelphia and Baltimore, ending near the White House. Baltimore pledges participation and share of the purse, while government officials show interest.
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Aero Association of America
Ing
Newak Times
The
Evening Post
Naal Organization
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
Chicago
Plew
United States
Aeid
A. A
Wright Brothers
An.a. A
Aeronautique Club of Chicago
Ocean
C. A. Coer
Washington
Chamber of Commerce Today
Washington Aero Club
Governors Island
Philadelphia
Baltimore
White Lot
White House
Toledo Region Interested In Transcontinental Flight Route
Interest grows in Toledo and Northwestern Ohio as The New York Times and Chicago Evening Post offer 25000 for a New York to Chicago airplane flight. Locals hope Toledo will be included in the route.
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Toledo
Ohio
Thes New York Times
Chicago Evening Post
New York
Chicago
Aeroplane Race Planned Chicago to Indianapolis to St Louis
A. B. Lambert president of the Aero-Club of St Louis announced plans for a 650 mile aeroplane race along a circuit from Chicago to Indianapolis to St Louis and back to Chicago. Rules and details to be announced within a week.
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ST. Louis
St Louis Governor Opens $10000 Flight Prize
Gov Hadley and Missouri immigration commissioner Curran started a fund today to honor an aviator who can fly from St Louis to Kansas City in 24 hours. Each official contributed $100 toward a prize expected to total $10,000 for the 288 mile crossing.
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ST. Louis
Hadley
Immigration of
Missouri
John H. Curran
Kansas City
Telephone Rates Raised Across Ohio Exchanges
Cincinnati reports new AT and T long distance schedules effective today. Rates from Cincinnati to about fifty Ohio stations increase from 5 to 12 1/2 cents. General advances also in Columbus Toledo and Cleveland where United States Independent Telephone Company formerly competed with Bell lines.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
American Telephone and Telegraph
New York
Subway Crash with Dense Smoke Triggers Panic in Harlem Tunnel
A northbound subway train traversed under the Harlem River when dense smoke filled the cars causing panic. Passengers fled as flames appeared near a trackside pile of rubbish. two trains collided near Mott Avenue, but officials report no deaths. Firemen aided evacuees, surgeons treated the injured, and service resumed by 1:80 this morning. The O'Brien family from Brooklyn remained among the rescued.
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Cummings
Odell O'Brien
Brooklyn
Gertrude L. Zeit
Rochelle Park
N. J
Tuffington
Subway Ku
Morrisey
Interborough Comany
135Th Street
Bronx
A. ST. Merritt
Fire in New Subway Station Trench Near Borough Hall
Fire started by defective electric wiring in a trench near Brooklyn Borough Hall Station. Workmen escaped, four engine companies arrived, and a crowd gathered as smoke billowed from the excavation. Traffic patrolman Henry Barr witnessed the blaze after 4 PM and crews contained the fire to woodwork at the trench bottom.
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Henry Barr
Brooklyn Borough Hall
Pa Street
Postal Savings Bank Bill Clears House Caucus
Republicans push prompt passage of the Postal Savings Bank bill as a caucus adopts the measure. Southwick of New York bolts, denouncing it as socialist while others defend the plan to establish postal savings depositories with a 66 percent local deposit share, 30 percent US securities, and 5 percent Treasury reserve.
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Postal Savings Bank
Teft
Tawney
Minnesota
Committee On
Post Offices
House
Southwick
New York
Postal Savings Depositories
Postal Savings Banks
United States
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Treasury
Permanent Reserve
Vreeland
Cannon
Mann
Illinois
Madison
Kansas
Kiefer
Ohio
Milwaukeee
Walsh Identified as Faro Dealer in Kelcher Trial
Boston June 1. Martin J. Walsh missing since February from Cambridge Bank failure is identified by witnesses as the dealer in the alleged faro setup tied to William J. Kelcher. Testimony links a real estate firm, Boston Bureau of the Racing Department, and John KR. Marshall & Co. to offices at 6 Beacon Street and Huntington Avenue.
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Martin J. Walsh
National City Bank of
Cambridge
William J. Kelcher
Coleman
Mr. Walsh
Boston Bureau of the Racing Department
John KR. Marshall & Co
Kelcher and Walsh
Beacon Street
Huntington Avenue
Jack Leonard
Wilson W. Lockhart
Day
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