Wellman North Pole Airship Flight Ends In Setback
News reports describe Walter Wellman and the Amerias airship attempting a North Pole balloon voyage. The craft landed safely at Camp Wellman after a breakaway near the pack ice, was towed by Framstead, but sustained extensive damage preventing further polar flights this year. Nearby incidents include a house fire near Wallace and a fatal Indianapolis auto race crash.
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Hammerfest
Walter Wellman
North Pole
Amerias
Mr. Wellman
Camp Wellman
Fram
Aleo
Norte Spitsendergen
Frambeck
Tollesbury man made captain of Spain's racing yacht Hispania
London Tollesbury native Stephen Barbrook appointed captain of the racing yacht Hispania for the Cowes regatta. He has a long sea record and will lead a Tollesbury crew in Spain’s entry, aiming to bring home prizes as the season opens. Barbrook’s family and local admirers praise his rise and sea-life devotion.
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Jeaus Christ
Forale
Utah
Thatcher
United States
Inmat
Wallace
Idibo
Burke
Redlund
Ninor
Fineh
Rediwad
London
Tollesbury
Stephen Barbrook
Spain
Hispania
Sebastian
Cowes
James Pender
Brynhild
Capt
Barbrook
Fife
Alfonso
Mountain Home Cow Pony Ol Paddy Mines Feats
A 15 year old cow pony, Ol Paddy, earned owner William D. Napier $12,000 in fees by locating mine claims. The horse supposedly helped map 30,000 acres of land worth around a million dollars, covering vast miles and challenging terrain in Arkansas and beyond.
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Kansas City
Mountain Home
Ark
William D. Napier
Ol’ Paddy
Kentucky
Clark
Booth
Arkansas
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Cordove Cigar Company
Denver
Gides
Gideon
Kemmerer Opera
Belmont Saloon
Kemmerer, Wyoming
John Felix
Opera House
Ivan
Joness
J. H. Ryckman
Naa
Mooe
Indianapolis
Ind
Wianapolis
Nathamal
Charles Mars
Army
Mary
Beverly
Mass
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Naval
Waa
Pullman
Pain
King
Tidy Gum
L OF
Paddy
Baby
Lange
the Occidental Saloon
Benjamin Hammond
Propristor
Ferree
Harvard
Wyoming
Kemmerer
Tom Ming
Kemmerer Bakery
L. Quealy
Frontier, Wyoming
F.R. Curtis
Kemmerer, Wyo
R. S. Spence
Cunnington & Hocker
Evanston, Wyoming
Ben Bagnell
RER
Pete
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