This Poet in Clouds Sings of Aviation in Harvard Monthly
A poem by J Gordon Gilkey 12 appears in the Harvard Monthly about aviators in flight with imagery of clouds and airships. The piece contemplates the thrills of sky travel and the breath of life with air steed while clouds swirl and horizons unfold. A separate legal note questions whether a machine’s tendency to spin is checked by a vertical rudder and if infringement supports a preliminary injunction.
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Harvard Monthly
J. Gordon Gilkey
Court vacates Wright patent injunction easing air race limits
The US Court of Appeals unanimously vacated the preliminary injunction against Curtiss and Panaman allowing free flight without bond while Wright patent suits proceed in New York and Buffalo. The ruling affects amateur contests including a 25 000 race New York versus Chicago and New York versus St Louis. Foreign aviators may join events without costly bonds, likely boosting entries.
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New York-Chicago-St. Louis
Curtiss
Wright Racers
Itven
Wrights
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Air sickness fears cast doubt on early air travel
The Lancet warns that airsickness may be worse than seasickness for many travelers due to height and rapid movements. It suggests aviation challenges, noting elevators and swings trigger similar discomfort, implying airship travel is not yet everyday reality.
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Lancet
Luman
Ufe
Inventor Tests Front Mounted Auto Speed Meter
An English inventor reveals a speed meter placed before the vehicle to read exact speed from either car or road. A gong sounds when speed exceeds the limit and continues until the driver slows. Night driving shows excess speed by red illuminated figures on the instrument.
Nightingale led first women relief corps in Crimea
Florence Nightingale organized the first women relief corps during the 1855 Crimean War. Cambridge students responded swiftly with hospital stores for Scutari, sending warm clothing and blankets. A Cambridge upholsterer assisted, remarking it was “A nice consignment for a lady, sir.”
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Packer
Florence Nightingale
Gordon
Butler
Cambridge
War Office
Scutari
General Gordon
Cause of Twilight Explained by Atmospheric Refraction
The sun below the horizon still lights the sky due to atmospheric refraction. Light bends in the air and fades as the sun sinks, with twilight duration varying by latitude. tropics have less twilight because rays pass more directly through the atmosphere.
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New York American
Through the Cracks
A short anecdote recalls a Scotland preaching tour by Edward Irving. Two Dumfries men discuss his sermon and one calls him cracked. The other counsels that light often peeps through a crack, offering cautious optimism.
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Edward Irving
Scotland
Dumfries
Willie
Will
Precocious Child-Papa Dialogue on Humbug
A parent and child debate the notion of humbug as the father jokes about a motherly pretense of affection and a shirt lacking buttons. The exchange captures playful family irony and mock seriousness.
Roosevelt Portrait in Kai Serin Auguste Victoria
A snapshot captures Colonel Roosevelt aboard the Kai Serin Auguste Victoria. The image presents Roosevelt in a formal pose, highlighting his stature and era.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Serin Auguste Victoria
Indiana Records of Mining Accidents
Indiana reports thirteen year period totals of 379 killed and 3539 injured in coal mines. In 1909 there were 50 deaths and 1079 injuries with 13,692,089 short tons produced and 18,908 workers employed. Most fatalities arose from roof or coal falls. several deaths followed powder explosions and windy shots at Sunnyside, Vanderburgh County.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
James Epperson
Epperson
Sunnyside
Vanderburg County
Indiana Municipal League convention opens in Richmond
Indiana municipal officers gather in Richmond for the Municipal League of Indiana annual convention to study city needs and legislate improvements. About 200 delegates will hear talks on public accounting and city law as W A Deharity outlines accounting features. President Joseph T McNary presides. Mayor Zimmerman welcomes attendees. banquet planned. potential amendments to the general assembly debated.
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Richmond
Ind
Municipal League of
Indiana
Commercial Club
Joseph T. McNary
Logansport
Zimmerman
League
Legislative Committee
General Assembly
W. A. Deharity
Vacancy Nominates Resignations in Washington
James F. Statesman of Peru Indiana, minister to Bolivia, resigns after F W Carpenter of Minnesota is named minister to Morocco. Carpenter replaces H Percival Dodge of Massachusetts, creating the vacancy Statesman fills in 1908. Statesman was Indiana legislator and is on leave to marry.
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Washington
James F. Statesman
Peru
Ind
Bolivia
F. W. Carpenter
Minnesota
Morocco
Carpenter
H. Percival Dodge
Massachusetts
Dodge
Statesman
Indiana
Despondent Bruner Ends Long Spree by Railroad Suicide
In Terre Haute Indiana on June 20 Henry Bruner a carpenter ended a long spree by suicide. He dug a hole between Southern Indiana tracks south of the city lined it with paper and stood aside as a train passed then stepped into the train severing his head which fell into the paper lined grave.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Henry Bruner
Indiana
Beverly Awaits the Tafts Arrival at Burgess Point
Beverly Massachusetts June 22. The summer home at Burgess Point Beverly Cove is prepared for Mrs. Tafts arrival tomorrow morning. Mrs Taft attended Yale graduation exercises today with son Robert among the graduates. Tomorrow morning she will depart New Haven for Beverly with Robert Helen and Charlie.
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Beverly
Tafts
Mass
Burgess Point
Beverly Cove
Mrs. Taft
Taft to Speak in Winona Lake and Three Indiana Cities
Republican leaders urge Taft to add three Indiana speeches after his Winona Lake address in late August. The plan includes appearances in Indianapolis Fort Wayne and Evansville as he tours the region.
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Indianapolis
Taft
Winona Lake
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Tragedy in LaPorte Yard Ends in Fatal Train Collision
Two Terre Haute men Frank Cannon and Albert Walker workers on sewer jobs here were struck by a freight train while sleeping in the Lake Shore yards. Cannon died at a hospital and Walker is in serious condition, with fears he may not survive.
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Laporte
Ind
Terre Haute
Frank Cannon
Albert Walker
Lake Shore
Cannon
Walker
Brookins Sets 4803 Foot World Altitude Flight
Walter S. Brookins, pupil of the Wright brothers, formed a new world altitude record in Indianapolis at 4 803 feet in a Wright biplane. The flight began at 6 30 p m and lasted about an hour before the engine failed and Brookins landed safely in a field without injury.
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Indianapolis
Walter S. Brookins
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Wright
Brookins
Safe crime at Brewersville post office cracks safe
North Vernon Ind June 17 Yergs cracked a post office safe at Brewersville and fled with 400 dollars in cash and checks. The safe was ruined and a hole punched in the roof of the postoffice building. The safe withstood a prior attempt a few months earlier.
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North Vernon
Ind
Brewersville
Postoffice
Tragedy in Seymour as Pair Die in Balcony Shooting
Theodore Withgeyk killed Mary Kisko who had been living with him and then shot himself after throwing her body from a second story balcony in Seymour Indiana on June 18.
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Seymour
Ind
Theodore Withgeyk
Mary Kisko
Fire destroys Webb-Gordon Furniture Factory in Greenfield
A factory in Greenfield Indiana owned by Webb Gordon Furniture Manufacturing Company burned and was destroyed. The loss is set at about $15000 by the company. The fire occurred on June 18 drawing concern from local residents and authorities.
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Greenfield
Ind
Webb-Gordon Furniture Manufacturing Company
Bat's Fatal Blow
Charles E. Moran a twenty five year old baseball catcher died from injuries after being struck by a bat during a game in Laporte Indiana Moran sustained the fatal injury while catching and collapsed after the blow.
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Laporte
Ind
Charles E. Moran
Moran
Growth Through Education and Patience—Venstrom Rise
The piece argues that confidence and steady study are essential for success and uses John I. Venstrom as an example. Enrolling in an I C S course, sticking with it, and applying knowledge leads to advancement, culminating in his role as a superintendent overseeing a new mechanical drafting process.
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I. C.S
John I. Venstrom
Thel. C. S
ZEMO Embraced as Superior Skin Remedy Says Druggist
Public notice from C E Qyreogory endorses ZEMO for eczema pimples and dandruff after thorough investigation. The druggist praises ZEMO as a clean vegetable liquid that cures by drawing germ life from the skin and says it does not soil clothing. A booklet on home treatment is offered to explain cures for skin and scalp diseases.
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ZEMO
C. E. Qyreogory
Griffin and Griffin Law Firm Opens Office in Sheridan
Samuel Griffin and Harry H. Griffin operate Griffin & Griffin, lawyers, in the NW Farmers, Sheridan, and at the National Bank Building, expanding legal services in the area.
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First National Bank
Sheridan
Indiana
Samuel Griffin
Harry H. Griffin
Griffin & Grifen
Office NW Farmers
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