Cross-County Flight in 12 Hours Planned
Atlanta pilot Davis aims to fly Los Angeles to New York route in about 12 hours using a Travelair easy mystery monoplane. He recently cut time from New York to Atlanta record to four hours and thirty minutes, flying 900 miles in rain and fog with two fuel stops. Davis predicts even greater speeds as he experiments with plane angle and throttle, planning a near straight climb to high altitude before faster forward flight.
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Frank Hawks
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Gotham
Georgia
Unclear cockpit climb prompts safety caveat from observer
Davis describes a high speed open cockpit plane capable of over 250 mph with a 300 horsepower, non cylinder motor and 2300 rpm propeller. He warns a novice should avoid controls while asserting experienced pilots can safely handle abrupt maneuvers despite potential temporary blindness risk during rapid direction changes.
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Madame Curie Turns 62 Enthusiastic Horsewoman in Paris
Madame Curie, the radium inventor, at 62 has become an avid horsewoman. Five years ago a doctor advised riding to help her lab workload. She rides regularly since a voyage to America, often with her daughter who is also an expert rider. In Basel, Frau Tuise John has walked 12,004 miles across 133 pilgrimages to the Swiss shrine of Maria Ein siedeln.
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Paris
Madame Curie
America
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Switzerland
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Maria Einsiedeln
France Restores Horse Population Despite Auto Push
Paris reports a government survey showing France’s horse total nearly matches 1918 levels. In 1913 about 3.2 million horses existed. war losses and postwar decline shifted to tractors, but farmers rebounded with larger herds and earlier breeding. France plans to keep increasing horse numbers as trade data show imports rising and exports falling.
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France
Bulb accident costs firm in Detroit workers’ comp case
In Lansing a broken electric light bulb in a workman's band electrocuted Albert Jones, an employee of the George R. Cook Company of Detroit. The company’s insurer will pay $6,400 in workers' compensation as a result. The incident is tied to the George R. Cook Company and its Detroit operations.
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George R. Cook Company
Detroit
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