Harmon’s Flight New Target for Panama Crossing
The Panama cross country flight planned for March 10 by Clifford B. Harmon risks, if successful, proving feasibility of unknown-territory aerial travel. Lewis T. Haney warns the task may be the most hazardous cross continental flight yet attempted, due to tropical heat, jungle terrain, lack of emergency landing options, and reliance on a ship-launched start.
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Clifford B. Harmon
Atlantic
Pacific
Lewis T. Haney
American Society of Engineers
Europe
United States
Isthmus
Terra Incognita
Haney
Aerial Route Guidance for Panama Canal Flight
A technical briefing outlines expected flight paths from north to south and southeast over the canal zone. It notes cross currents and eddies near the isthmus and recommends altitudes of 450 to 550 feet after launch, rising to 350 feet near Gatun and higher beyond Culebra cut to keep visual markers and landing options visible.
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Pacific
Canal
Panama
United States
Gatun
Gatun Dam
Panamanian Runway Plan for Transpanama Flight
The plan details a Moltke voyage from New York to Colon then toward Balboa with an aircraft runway set on the ship’s starboard side and the sea landing midway. Wind data from C M Saville foresees trade winds at Colon and Culebra shifting patterns, dictating takeoff and landing timing and altitude for a coastal crossing of about forty one miles. Balboa’s dump and new breakwater offer the best soft landing, with markers visible along the route and flags raised at the terminus.
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Balboa
Pacific
Panama
Harmon
New York
Moltke
Limo
Atlantic
Atlan
Bohia
Tabernula
Cuebra
Culebra
Pacific Coast
Gold Hill
Cordilleras
la Boca
Paraiso
Pedro Miguel
Peter Magill
Miraflores
Miraflcores
Corozz
Panam
Morgan
Solons Face Early Session Battles In Harrisburg
Harrisburg reporters foresee a heated 1911 session as insurgents press for calendar motion reform and local option advances while committees tilt power toward country members. A push for electrocution in capital cases and compulsory arbitration loom alongside suffrage talks.
Literary Notes and Electric Sign Mechanics Featured
The piece mentions Price Collier's critiques of English rule in India, highlighting his observations of the Bombay Governor and praising British governance. It also describes how changing electric signs operate, noting their mechanism and visual effects as illustrated in January magazines.
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Price Collier
Bee
Bombay
England
India
Shaw Play The Dark Lady of the Sonnets Featured
The Red Book Magazine for January highlights George Bernard Shaw's latest play The Dark Lady of the Sonnets a witty work starring Elizabeth Shakespeare's Mary Itton as Shaw's celebrated dark muse.
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George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Elizabeth
Shakespeare
Mary Itton
Opportunity Knocks Door to Door Schemer Tells Tale
A door to door canvasser pitches a “life changing” chance to a housewife who suspects repeated cons. The woman recalls a prior churn of similar visitors and jokes about saving a kettle of hot suds while the caller departs with money owed and no goods. The scene, dated in a Woman’s Home Companion piece by T. S. Holiday.
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Young An
Opportunity
Wanted: A Lightning Calculator
A Quebec shoe dealer received a French Canadian order listing many names and ages for December. The note asks how much to send a set of shoes to a family group carried by Sam Jameson, detailing numerous ages from one to 42 years.
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Sam Jameson
Jean St. Jean
Sophie St. Jean
Hermedes
Lenore
Honore
Celina
Narcisse
Octavia
Phyllis
Olive
New Envelope Printing Up for Government Change
Postmaster General Hitchcock says after January the government will stop stamping envelopes and newspapers will print them locally. Towns with no paper get a special permit, large towns keep balance, and a uniform printing scale ensures profit for the office. First class mail will require a return card before mailing.
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Hitchcock
Post Office Department
Henry and the Train Tragedy Told in Dialect
An inquest into Henry's death on the railroad recounts a witness's grim tale. Sam describes standing with Henry on the platform as a train era takes a life and a later stumble reveals Henry's severed head. The exchange is cited as a vivid comparison by a defeated representative.
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John F. L. Morris
Philadelphia
Jsts
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Pittsburg
Henry
Sam
Alaig
Coroner’s Question Echoes Henry Case in Washington Affairs
Sam recounts his thoughts after Henry’s disappearance as the coroner probes the Washington affairs. Joe Mitchell Chapple presents the remark in National Magazine for January.
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Sam
Washington
Joe Mitchell Chapple
National Magazine
Alys Gordon urges library support through donations and programs
In January’s Woman's Home Companion Alys Gordon suggests using old magazines post cards and special collections to aid libraries. She advises children clipping pictures mounting them for loan and offering storytelling and gallery loans to boost library community value and welfare.
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Alys Gordon
Woman’s Home Companion
Most Beautiful Words Contest Wins by James Shea
The West Side New York event offered by Grenville Kleiser awarded James Shea a prize for listing the 25 most beautiful English words. Twenty one of Shea's words were accepted. Grace, Justice and Truth were rejected for sounds. The accepted words include Melody, Nobility, Splendor, Sympathy, Adoration, Heaven, Eloquence, Love, Virtue, Divine, Innocence, Hope, Modesty, Harmony, Faith, Happiness, Joy, Purity, Honor, Liberty, and Radiance. Sixty five lists were submitted.
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Grenville Kleiser
West Side Auditorium
New York
Public Speaking Club of America
James Shea
Shea
Grace
Justice
Mr. Kleiser
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