Aviation pioneers and the rise of flight from Henson to the Wright brothers
Washington reports on the long arc of aviation history from early dreamers like Henson and Stringfellow to Leonardo da Vinci and Archytas. It notes Lilienthal, Langley, and the Wright brothers, detailing Langley’s setbacks and the 1903 Kitty Hawk flight as the turning point, with later advances making airplanes common in daily life.
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Washington
United States
Texas
Samuel Henson
Smithsonian Institution
Henson
John Stringfellow
England
Stringfellow
America
Paul 5
Garber
The
Smithsonian
Archytes
Tarentum
Leonardo da Vinci
Lilienthal
Germany
Langley
Wright Brothers
Wabter
Orville Wright
Samuel Pierpont Langley
Wrights
Potomac
Spain
War Department
Ley
Glenn H. Curtis Fn
Hammondsport
Kitty Hawk
N. Y
Fort Myer
Army
Wilbur Wright
Orville
Seabold
Kansas City Attorney and Texas Airplane Campaign
Kansas City attorney, former president of the group, recalls his authority to hire and fire William Allen White on his first newspaper job. Governor Dan Moody undertook Texas campaign via airplane, visiting Waco, Fort Worth, and Dallas in twelve hours, noting air travel as a new venture and joking about parachutes.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
Edward C. Little
Kansas
W. Y Morgan
Hutchinson
Kan
University Courier Publishing Company
University
John Sullivan
Kansas City
William Allen White
Moody
Texas
Austin
Dan Moody
Waco
Fort Worth
Dallas
Mia
Hoover discussed as presidential candidate in national magazine
An article by Silas Bent in a September national magazine outlines Herbert Hoover’s rise in American politics. It traces his early political indecision in 1920, his later ascent, and current prominence as a possible successor to President Coolidge, noting his shifts from abroad to domestic stature.
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Hoover
New York
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Silas Bent
Coolidge
Bent
Hoover The Man for President The Republican Choice
Bent argues the subject would prefer a presidential role and ultimately seeks the Republican path, presenting Hoover as the candidate suited to lead. The piece frames his ambition and party alignment as decisive factors in his political future.
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Bent
Hoover
Commerce Chief Seen as Possible Presidential Candidate
The article notes that while the commerce chief is not chosen for physical or temperament reasons, he is currently discussed as two potential candidates for the presidency.
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Jobe
Commerce
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