Critic of Aero Rules Urges Stricter Pilot Licenses
Army aviator Captain Paul Beck criticizes Aero Club of America license standards after Chicago meet. He cites low altitude, simple maneuvers, and landing accuracy as risks, urging higher tests and wind condition training to curb inexperience and ambition. Weather delays College Park flights. Curtiss biplane tested tomorrow with Lieut Kennedy and possible Glen Curtiss attendance.
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Army
College Park
Curtiss
Chicago
Paul Beck
United States Army
Aero Club of America
Beck
Kirtland
Curttad
Lieut
Kennedy
Glen Curtiss
Sergt Patrick Ford Dies at National Soldiers' Home
Sergt Patrick Ford veteran of Indian and Civil Wars aged 70? or 7 years old? died at Park Gate House National Soldiers' Home where he served as keeper for years. He enlisted in 1852 and fought in Indian campaigns and Civil War battles. Funeral tomorrow at Park Gate House. Interment Rock Creek Cemetery. Survived by wife, a son, and two daughters in city and Arizona.
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Patrick Ford
Henry Wilson
G. A R
National Soldiers’ Home
Park Gate House
United States Army
Far West
Rock Creek
Sergt. Ford
Arizona
Plant To Heat 3 Schools With New Municipal Plant
Municipal Architect Snowden Ashford announced a heating plant will serve M Street High School and Simmons and Douglass Schools, ready by opening day. The $29,000 system aims to save about $1,000 annually in fuel and reduce staffing needs. The schools lie within the block bounded by First Street, M Street, Pierce Street, and New Jersey Avenue.
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Ashford
Snowden Ashford
M Street High School
Simmons and Douglass
First
M. Pierce Streets
New Jersey Avenue
Langley’s Flight Experiments and Engine Creations Leader in Aviation
The article chronicles Samuel Pierpont Langley a Smithsonian secretary and aviation pioneer from 1887 onward. It details his shift from toy rubber band models to a gasoline powered man carrying aircraft, his self built engine weighing 27 pounds delivering 52 horsepower and the failed launches at Widewater Virginia due to faulty launch gear.
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Samuel Pierpont Langley
Arts
Smithsonian Institution
Langley
Langiey
McKinley
Gagzoline
Europe
Smithsonian
Charles M Manly
Widewster
Record Swim Sparks Wells Carrick in quarter mile race
Edward J. Wells and 14 year old Carl Carrick broke the quarter mile record at the municipal pool. Wells swam 7 18, Carrick 11 5 seconds behind. The old record was 7 3. A large crowd watched despite rain. The Dolphin Club will send Wells and Carrick to Baltimore for the South Atlantic meet on September 9.
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Edward J. Wells
Carl Carrick
Carrick
Ells
Dolphin Club
Wells
Baltimore
City Bulletins Excursions And Evening Marine Band
City notices list frequent Chevy Chase car services from New York Avenue and Fitteanth area with frequent departures. Marine Band performs every evening. Cars to Glen Echo run from Fourteenth and F Street northwest at intervals including 230 and 830 pm. Advert adds steamship trips to St. John or Colonial Beach and mentions local medicated vapor baths and medical apparatus makers Lenz and Lossau at 623 7th Street NW.
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E Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Washington
P. J Affleck
Henry Evans
F Street
Adrian M. Kloczewski
People’s Drug Store
7Th St
Mass Ave. Nw
Chevy Chase
New York Avenue
Fitteanth
Marine Band
Glen Echo
Fourteenth and
F Streete
Enmer Charlee Macalester
Toam
Ereball Hiatt
Steamer St. Johne
Colonial Beach St .S
Lenz & Lossau
7Th St. Aw
D&c
Oliver Twist
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POST
W. B. Moses & Sons
F & 11Th Sts
Geo. W. Knox Express Co
Umibf
W. S. Knox
P, R, BR
Bates, &c
N. W
H. H
Penna. Ave
City Gas Appliance CO
Tenth Street N. W
Coke
Washington Gas Light CO
Boston
Jenifer Sidg
Sara Littenings
PHPYE
Suiz de Carlos
E. Fougera & CO
U.S. New York
Jin
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
Sergt
Ford
S. P. Langley
The
E. J. Wels
City Bulletins
California
E. Schwab
Grocers
Aftel West 3
Arlington Bottling Co
6Th Electric Webster
Kodaka
Columbia Photo Supply Co
N.Y
United States Cavalry Band
Fort Mier
G. F. Futrell
United States
Judiciary “Park Aup
Wins. D. Stimpson
Thin City
Taylor
Reeves Tyrrel
Daniela Myers
Godpey de Witt
Tosti
Hause Herrmann
TEA & Eye CI
Refrigerator Co
Prion Furnitur
Cevch
Senators
Alaska
Willian H.henatoees
Ems ‘Ploye
William H. Johnston
Rock Island
J Uh
Columbia Lodge
International Association of Machinists
Emsloyé
James O'Connell
Col. O'Connell
Johnainn
Gneral
G Street
Purth
Tenth Streets
National Capital
Lakeside Park and Amusement Company
Eastern Branch
Washington Electric Railways
Bunker Hill
Southern Building
15Th and
Brentwood Station
Bunker Hill Road
15Th
H Streets
Bladensburg
Carlton Mill
Cours
Lakeside Park and Amusement Co
Washington, D. C
J.m.maupin
R.s.bowie
J.h.livingstone
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