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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1910
Page
3
Claude Graham-White, winner of an international speed race, competes with Count de Lessep as one of the entrants in a major prize event circling the Liberty Statue.
John Moreant of Chicago flew a fifty horsepower Merilot from Belmont Park to the statue and back covering thirty four miles in 24 minutes 28.4 seconds winning a 16000 prize. Grahame White won the speed race in a 100 horsepower Erior and Moisant faced a protest over a 10000 prize for added flights as the meet closed.
The article details early aviation trials around the Statue of Liberty launching from an air field. It cites pilots Grahame-White Moisant and De Lesseps racing to the statue, with times near 41 to 55 minutes for the round trip. It notes the Englishman Le Lessep piloting a fifty horsepower Bl eriot monoplane and references route choices over the bay and Jersey shore.
Marion Illinois October 31 J T White a stock dealer died from a horse bite suffered while feeding the animal last Wednesday The fatal attack occurred here resulting in the death of the local trader
A shy young woman seeks publication for her first poem in a Philadelphia newspaper. She asks the editor to judge her work honestly, describing it as about a maiden stumbling at sea and hoping for sympathetic reception.
In a social gathering a man recalls a riddle about why a woman is like ivy. The intended punchline hinges on, because the more you've ruined the closer she sticks, but he mangles it and asks why the ivy is like a woman. He then blurts out a clumsy alternative about clinging and ruin.
A New York Press snippet reports Mr Clarke’s butler asked for a night off to extend a ball in the village. Clarke asks how it went and the reply notes it would have been better without women, remarking he cannot abide women at two oclock.
A reader recalls a child’s reflection while gazing at the stars asking if the wrong side of heaven is so glorious what must the right side be. The sentiment blends hope with contemplation of destiny and beauty beyond.
A cartoon caption shows a youthful conductor pressing a clarinetist, saying follow my beat. The veteran clarinetist replies, If you don’t look owld, I will, in a sharp exchange from the Puck panel.
Gertie asks for a sweet birthday surprise plan for her sweetheart. Arabel suggests Wes share his age to tailor the surprise.
A passenger recounts a near-fatal stagecoach plunge from Georgetown to Golden City. Irish driver Mike Rourke keeps horses steady as the coach speeds down a steep grade, passengers pray and fight fear, and a faulty tongue nearly causes disaster before a dramatic stop.
Arizona readers learn of the road runner a sociable desert bird ten inches tall famed for keeping company with travelers and reputedly killing rattlesnakes by driving them into a crevice then pecking them to death. The piece notes its friendly desert presence and asks for authentic stories.
The article details John Stuart Mill's intense early education starting at age three with Greek and arithmetic, then Latin and algebra by eight, scholastic logic and political economy by twelve, plus extensive linguistic and mathematical study during a European visit, under a strict parental regime.
A fragment discusses the rare optical event known as the green flash seen at sunset or sunrise. It notes the need to fix the eye on the sun as it disappears and mentions explanations involving optical color mixing and eye response.
A fragmented report describes a chilly detective questioning a man who bought a bathing suit and entered the water at Atlantic with a companion. A girl’s disturbance and shouts amid the expanse are noted as witnesses react to the scene.
The See Kua died in Madrid on October 31. He was claimed as a descendant of Epal iso represented at an American celebration of Columbus, according to reports.
A longtime Great Wei railroad conductor Satenggd of England marks fifty years of service and an estimated travel total of about 3 370 000 miles and 570 000 riffs as part of his career.
A plumber was killed in a traffic incident in St Louis Missouri involving a Busch auto. Authorities said a mobile vehicle operated by an August By aire brewer and a pacsOage chauffeur were arrested in connection with the crash.
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