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Hamilton's airborne chase ends in Bristol to Princeton run
Hamilton flies a fragile Curtiss craft from North Philadelphia toward Philadelphia, racing a special train along three tracks. The journey features crowds, police, and family watchers, culminating in a daring landing near a meadow after a 86 mile flight with winds and engine hiccups.
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Hamilton
Philadelphia
Hotel Majestic
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Times
William Havestick
North Penn Junction
Speer
Trenton
South Amboy
Curtiss
Rheims
Albany
Governors Island
Mineola
Amboy Junction
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Times Office
Jersey City
Twe Times
Tambin
N. M. Beaunette
K. J. Preston
Thomas O'Connor
Frank H. Johnson
John Walker
Albert C
Glenn H. Curtiss
Elizabethport
Hiamilton
Marion
Kill von Kull
Rahway
TIMES
New Brunswick
Titfes
Deans, Monmouth
Princeton Junction
Princeton
Theourney
Morrisville
Trena
iIt
Storm King
Bristol
Bridesburg
Gov. Stuart
William Smith
Delaware
Eisner
North Philadelphia
Smith
United States