Legend of Tecumseh the God of 2.5 at Annapolis
The article traces the history and traditions around Tecumseh the bronze figurehead at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis. It explains how the statue evolved from a wooden Delaware Indian figure named Tamanend to Tecumseh the God of 2.5, its role in exams and ship lore, and the 1891 bronze replacement funded by midshipmen. It also notes other preserved ship figureheads including Old Ironsides and a Jackson head later removed from Constitution.
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FE. S. Watson
United States
United States Military Academy
West Point
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Secretary of the Navy
Heni
Old Tecumset
Delaware
Tamanend
Norfolk Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Naval Academy
Lyceum
Department of Seamanship
Bancroft Hall
Tecumseh
Sniddies
Midshipmen
Navy
Delaware Ag Sheliy
Snoapoli
Moreis
Washington
Cherry
AEC
Ieutenant Wilson
George E. Badger
Webster
Crittenden
Granger
Bell
Preston
Badger
Jack
Ofder
Academy
Charles Francis Adams
Oevy
Samuel Robinson
United States Navy
Stephen Decatur
White
Benjamin Franklin
Constitution
Song and Story
Rosston
Hercules
Neptune
Oliver Wredell Alolines
Boston
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
James Madison
Dewey
Washinzton
Paval Academy
Ten Days of Fine Air Races at Chicago Meet
The ten days of the National Air Races at Curtiss Wright Beynolds airport run August 23 to September 3 in Chicago. Notables such as Lindbergh Doolittle Hawks Earhart Thaden and Goebel will attend. Civilian pilots will share top billing with military entries in speed glides derbies and parachute events. At stake are large cash prizes including 100000 in trophies and a Thompson Trophy worth ten thousand dollars to the speed winners.
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Chicago
Lindbergh
Jimmy Doolittle
Frank Hawks
George Haldeman
Lon Yancey
Roger Willems
Art Goebel
Amelia Earhart
Louise ‘Thaden
Beth Elder
Emily Smith
Cliff Henderson
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Shorty Schroeder
Teed Landis
Adver
Max M. Corpening
Ituce Corporation
Army
Navy
National Guard
Sea Hawks
High Hats
Three Musketeers
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
California
New England
Boston
Philadelphia
Corpening
Plane Brings Comics to Kids in Rural Washington
Air mail pilot Al Davis flies east over sagebrush country in eastern Washington each Sunday morning. A rural ranch house group of children waits anxiously as his plane roars in from the west. He drops tightly rolled Sunday comic pages for the youngsters to retrieve.
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Seattle
Air Mail
al Davis
Washington
Davis
Soucek Reclaims Altitude Record at 43106 Feet
Lieutenant Soucek regains the aircraft altitude record at 43106 feet after calibration of the barograph. The Oklahoma airman, flying the Wright Apache with a supercharged Wasp motor, held off rivals including Will Rogers’s claim and previously lost the mark to Willi Nuenhofen of Germany before recapturing the top height.
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United States
Apollo Soucek
Aleft
Will Roger
Willi Nuenhofen
Germany
Lower landing speeds improve safety and field adaptability
England advances safety in flight with a slotted wing Guggenheim award and new design changes including air brakes on struts and wheel brakes becoming common. Duffey Watt claims a two seater biplane remains controllable at 30 mph with a short runway and early adoption of brakes aids braking and deceleration during landing.
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London
England
Regeareh
Guggenheim
Duffey Watt
Dhd
Built for the R-100 mooring mast near Montreal
An elaborate mooring mast at St. Aobert Geld near Montreal, Canada, was erected in anticipation of the arrival of the British airship R-100 from England. The staged document notes the prep work and location for the planned dirigible visit.
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St. Aobert Geld
Montreal
Canada
Raw
England
Canadian Flyer Awarded Prize for Arctic Service
Captain W. R. May of Commercial Airways, Ltd. wins the McKee trophy for meritorious flying linked to Mackenzie river operations. The route spans nearly 2,000 miles of barren northwestern Canadian wilderness from Fort Mc Murray to Arklavik, with extreme cold, short days, and winter storms creating immense flying challenges.
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Arctic Service
Ottawa
McKee
Canadian Civil Aeronautics
Canada
W. R. May
Commercial Airways, Ltd
Mackenzie River
Fort McMurray
Arklavik
Arctic Ocean
Phillips Milk of Magnesia relieves sour stomach
A vintage ad promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia to correct sour stomach from rich diet or excess smoking. Two spoonfuls alkalinize acid and sweeten the system. Endorsed by physicians, it promises quick relief from over eating and acidity. Remember Phillips for comfort and trusted results.
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Phillips
Danube River drains vast European region and insect role
The Danube river courses 1,750 miles draining about one tenth of Europe with over 300 tributaries. Insects act as essential workers in fruit orchards by transferring pollen carried by the blossoms.
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Europe
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Rowan Said
Waddies
Soucek
FATS
Pte
Lydia E. Pinkhar
Catherine Lydia
H. Delhonde
York St
New Orleans
Louisiana
N. Y
Sioux City
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