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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
5
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Charles K. Hamilton is feted in New Britain after his New York to Philadelphia flight. He plans a July 2 cross country exhibition to raise funds for an orphan asylum, with governors of three New England states and local officials attending Hamilton Day activities.
Aviator Charles K. Hamilton met Mayor Gaynor to deliver a letter from Mayor Reyburn of Philadelphia carried on the return leg of his New York Philadelphia flight. Hamilton weighed about 110 pounds and was warmly received by the mayor.
Charles K. Hamilton flies from New York to Philadelphia and back under auspices of The New York Times and The Philadelphia Public Ledger. The feat is described as among the era's most remarkable aviation achievements with frequent remarkable flights in the period.
The paper notes that recent flying feats have restored appeal after New York lost interest when the America’s Cup races paused. Hamilton delivered brilliant exhibitions Saturday and Sunday as prelude to a milestone Monday, marking distinct achievements by the massives.
From The Cincinnati Enquirer noting that Curtiss and Hamilton have demonstrated aerial mastery beyond question. The piece proclaims aviation is no longer the sole domain of any one man or group, highlighting the era of bold air progress.
From The Pittsburg Dispatch the report notes Hamilton's move from New York to Philadelphia as evidence of faster aviation expansion and the plane's current capabilities.
The Troy Times notes airship flights have become routine with Charles K. Hamilton making a Governors Island to Philadelphia biplane trip. The feat boosts belief in long-distance air travel including routes New York to Washington Chicago and St Louis as practical navigation nears.
The Boston Herald notes that Hamilton’s motor mishap and descent at Perth Amboy do not lessen recognition for his notable flight from New York to Philadelphia. It adds that a New York to Chicago trip is closer, with a continental crossing planned next.
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph reports Charles K. Hamilton setting a new aviation mark by flying nonstop from New York to Philadelphia, a distance of 88 miles, in 1 hour 51 minutes, then returning in 1 hour 36 minutes. The feat follows recent records by Glenn H. Curtiss.
The Portland Press notes Charles K. Hamilton's aeroplane voyage from New York to Philadelphia and back rivals Glenn H. Curtiss, describing Hamilton's flight as equally spectacular and wonderful as Curtiss' Albany to New York journey.
Within a fortnight the Worcester Gazetts notes the efficiency of heavier than air craft. It highlights Rolls's Channel crossing and return, Glenn H Curtiss Albany to New York, and Charles K Hamilton's New York to Philadelphia and back as notable feats.
The proposed 25 000 race between Chicago and New York draws wider support after Charles K Hamilton's record first round trip between major cities. Glenn Curtiss and Capt. Baldwin weigh starting points and wind effects while Hamilton pledges to enter as conditions are published.
J Fillmore Cox a mechanical engineer says he will attempt airship flights in Bayonne soon. He has built several machines though never flown publicly. Cox plans to enter all announced airship races and describes a craft that can stay aloft automatically even if its motor fails.
A dynamite bomb exploded in the hallway of a five story tenement at 1143 First Avenue injuring no one but sending 132 residents fleeing to the street. The blast, likely from Black Hand extortion, damaged the barber shop on the ground floor and shattered interior walls as deputies and fire crews kept the area calm for hours.
Citizens praise a flock of sparrows that alerted Patrolman Streak to a smashed jewelry window on Fulton Street where $125 in goods was taken from D. J. Greenberg. The piece notes dog police have failed to deter burglaries in Flatbush and Parkville, prompting calls to use birds for law enforcement. An attempted drug store robbery at 976 Gravesend Avenue ended when the owner appeared with a pistol.
Henry Van Wart Steers, 76, former Chief Inspector of Police, may regain sight in both eyes after sudden blindness on Tuesday. He lives with daughter Mrs. Charles Holland at 473 West 152d Street. Doctors cite pus behind the eye from long standing catarrh as the cause. no operation for now due to age.
Thomas C. Dougherty of 2518 Seventh Avenue, a broker with offices at 81 New Street, was arrested at home and arraigned in Tombs Court for allegedly applying to his own use 307 dollars placed in his hands six months ago to purchase Cobalt Central stock for James H. Everett of Kingston, New York. Bail set at 1000 dollars for examination on June 4. detectives said he used Dougherty Merrill letterheads, though Merrill denied any partnership.
At a Liberty New York reception on June 15, 1801 veteran Micajah Weiss of Beaver Brook attracted attention. He served in the Civil War era with the One Hundred and Forty-first Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry and is noted as aged.
The Albany Journal notes Curtiss’s Albany to New York flight as a notable achievement but highlights rival Aviator Hamilton’s round trip between New York and Philadelphia. It suggests a future push in public focus toward a New York to a Middle West city leg, likely Chicago or St. Louis.
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