Wright Flyer Falls Kills Officer at Fort Myer
An early Wright Flyer crash at Fort Myer causes the death of Lieutenant T. Be Selfridge. The incident involves an officer and marks a tragic aviation setback during testing.
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Newspaper
The Kadoka Press
Location
Kadoka, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
3
Wright and Selfridge in fatal Wright Field crash
Inventor Orville Wright and Lieut. Thomas Selfridge were piloting a two man flight when a propeller blade broke causing a 75 foot plunge at Fort Myer near Washington. Selfridge died shortly after and Wright was seriously injured but seen as recoverable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Myer
Washington
Orville Wright
Thomas E. Selfridge
Signal Corps
Army
Selfridge
Mr. Wright
Fatal aerial wreck at drill grounds injures Wright and Selfridge
Sketch describes a propeller blade break during an airplane flight at the Fort Myer drill grounds. The airship overturns, burying Wright and Lieut Selfridge in debris. Wright survives with multiple injuries. Selfridge dies from skull fracture. Details recount wind, height, and subsequent hospital treatment and aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wright
Lieut. Selfridge
Fort Myer
Aerial Experiment Association
Aeroplanist
Lieut
Selfridge
Wrights Record Flights and Labor Wages in 1907
Orville Wright’s record flights at Fort Myer stand out, with the longest duration of 1 hour 14 minutes 20 seconds and 51.3 miles. Earlier Sept flights ranged from 36 to 46.8 miles, with passenger flights showing notable gains. The piece also reports 1907 food price rises and wage gains across industries, including cotton goods and paper pulp, detailing a bureau study on prices, wages, and purchasing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Wright
Bureau
Early martyrs of flight wrecks and deaths in aeronautics
A historical account recalls the first fatalities in heavier-than-air flight. German Lilienthal and students Ma Pilcher suffered early deaths in experiments. Lieut Thomas Selfridge and later Wright brothers helpers also perished during tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas K. Selfridge
United States ‘Signal Corps
Lilienthal
Ma Pilcher
Rmer
Wright Brothers
Charles Oliver Jones
Maine
Count Zeppelin
Echterdengin
Wages and Prices Rise in 1907 Report
The July bureau of labor report shows average hourly wages in principal manufacturing and mechanical industries up 3.7 percent from 1906 to 1907. Retail food prices advance 4.2 percent, regular weekly hours drop 0.4 percent, and employment rises 1 percent. Purchasing power of wages falls 0.5 percent, while 1907 wages exceed the 1890–99 ten-year average by 28.8 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor
Bureau
Creamery to Rise at Ewen in Upper Michigan
A new creamery is being erected in the western upper Michigan peninsula at Ewen. It will handle 10 000 pounds of milk daily and produce 400 pounds of butter. The National Wool Growers Association executive committee is selecting locations for central warehouses with St Paul Minneapolis and Denver among cities considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Ewen
National Wool Growers’ Association
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Denver
St. Day
Ase Weal
A Fiier Pushes Ahead Without Tail On Plane
Members of the Aerial Experiment Association at Hammondsport New York tested the June Bug with the tail removed. They reported less stability but greater speed and achieved over forty miles per hour with no air surfaces behind the rudders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aerial Experiment Association
Hammondsport
N. Y
Fire destroys Hinton stables and horses
A blaze in Hinton West Virginia wiped out the stables of the Hinton Livery Company. Thirty seven horses perished and fifty vehicles plus other property were burned. The total loss reached 36000 dollars with 6000 dollars attributed to the building. Jail officials in Poughkeepsie New York seek Thaw’s removal claiming his conduct degrades the lockup and disrupts discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
W. Va
Hinton Livery Company
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Treasury and Trade Notes Amid 1908 Policy Shifts
Assistant Secretary Coolidge and Chief Montgomery urged changes to tariff administration including raising the single return exemption from 100 to 200 dollars and eliminating the mail fee system. Roosevelt postponed the 1912 Tokyo Expo to 1917 citing cost and Asia commemoration. A plan to station officers in Japan and China to study languages was proposed. Trade data show July imports at 86.4 million and exports at 102.2 million with seven months totals down from 1907. Senator McCumber predicts a lengthy tariff revision session with West demands for duties cuts on lumber and coal. War Department orders assign Col. Stewart to Fort Huachuca for riding tests, then back to Fort Grant. West Point hazing case results suspend six cadets, two expelled. Rear Admiral Evans retired, Goodrich becomes senior rear admiral. national banks see a bond total of 705.9 million. Immigration in June shows a population gain of 208,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Treasury
Coolge
Chief Montgomery
Customs Division
Burrows
Senate Committee On Finance
Customs Service
War Department
William F. Stewart
Coast Artillery
Fort Grant
Ariz
Fort Huachuca
Cola Stewart
Ers
Niciae Bbs
Max Shinburn
William Montgomery
Allegheny National
Quay
Harrison
Allegheny National S
Pittsburg
Montgomery
Enterprise National of
Allegheny
Thomas W. Harvey
Enterprise
Pennsylvania
T. Lee Clark
Union Trust Company of
Clinton Ti. Wray
C. S. Hixton
Union Trust
Ee Ohea
Akania
North Forest Fires Ravage Minnesota Towns and Lake Shore
Destructive fires across Minnesota and Michigan copper country drive hundreds from their homes. Fires threaten Grand Marais Beaver Bay and towns along Lake Superior as smoke drifts to Milwaukee and Chicago. Railroads deploy fire trains while rescue efforts save stranded settlers and wildlife along the shore. Estimated damage reaches 10 to 15 million dollars with about 36,000 homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Chicago
Hibbing
Minn
Michigan Copper Country
North Shore
Grand Marais
Duluth
Pe Lake
Lake Superior
Beaver Bay
Peril
Colerain
Bovey
Nashwauk
Warble
Buhl
Big Bay
Chicago Bay
Cofton
Aurora
Mountain Tron
Renshall
Fort William
Ont
Omers
Port Arthur
Cascade
Natson
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Minnesota
Johnson
Yulath Relief Committee
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ontario
Bank embezzlements spur global photo tagging plan
A Pittsburgh era notes a wave of bank thefts totaling millions and explores a plan to photograph and measure every employee using the Bertillon system to identify culprits. It chronicles firms like Allegheny National and Enterprise National, cites cashier misconduct, political ties, and multiple subsequent arrests and sentences.
Prisoners kill informant in Calcutta jail revolt
In a Calcutta jail, imprisoned revolutionists killed a fellow inmate who had betrayed them by revealing their plot to assassinate officials and initiate a broader uprising. The violence underscores tensions within the group and raises questions about security in the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whyoh
Calcutta
India
Fire at Lake Superior yards destroys massive lumber stock
A blaze at the Lake Superior corporation lumber yards in Sault Ste Marie Canada consumed about 2.5 million feet of lumber valued at 70000. The loss is borne by the Saginaw Lumber Company of Saginaw Michigan. M H L Davis a special agent of the Bureau of Manufactures Depart Commerce and Labor notes the incident signals broader pressures on American mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Superior Corporation
Sault Ste.Marie
Canada
Saginaw Lumber Company
Saginaw
Mich
Mhl
Davis
Bogerean
Tosm
Arma
Eae
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fort, Myer
Lieut. T
Be Selfridge
Inventor
Stuttgart
Germany
Berkeley
Cal
J. A. Morrel
Gail Robinson
Springfield
Robinson
THE
Aeroplane
United States
ATR
Roosevelt
Asia
Japan
Wood
East
Europe
Grant
Department of the East
China
Department of Commerce and Labor
McCumber
North Dakota
West
West Point
Russell
Weaver
Robley D. Evans
Ase Per Goodrich
Navy Yard
New York
Goodrich
Department of Commércé’ and ‘Labor
Lalo
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