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Vol. III. No. 38.LOOK FORBigoplane will Sail Over Dolton Saturday or Sunday*WilWill Start From Hoxie Farm Near Thornton and Head For Chicago—First Airship Ever Seen In This NeighborhoodThe C ber Co.and dinrforce an tendents. ried mencompany the Stra1 rr ** SakxlLk,ditorium some of a sericu themseh especial] Ernest-ployed i and witt the dost Sam ar will-be party.LastIt won’t be necessary to go to California to see an air ship in flight. Just keep your eyes “peeled” next Sunday and you will see the real thing right here at home.A lot of people have seen the big monoplane already, for it passed through Riverdale, Dolton and South Holland last Wednesday evening about 5 ocloek. It wasn’t in the air though. It was loaded on two wagons and looked exactly like the pictures seen in the newspapers and magazines. Most of the big wings were loaded on one wagon uaD# while the engine and starting apar- Mrg J( atus was piled high on another prepari, wagon. Three bicyla wheels were I d ret; attached to the bottom to held the ^ machine off the ground and^ assist ^vu-glanin starting and stopping. in~ ed to bspelling the thing Mat and Will I .Vandeursen and the writer agreed I aay# j to let “the other fellow” do the fly- ieg Aiding—we’ll stick to old mother earth | _rand take chances falling on a slippery sidewalk^]The machine was taken to the Hoxie farm East of Thornton where Gilbert Hoxie will spar with death on Saturday and Sunday and try i pregeil| and make a trip to Chicago and re- J turn. If he is successful and isn’t killed on the first or second trip it i A yer^ is likely there will be a regular air after t] line route established between I Thornton and Lincoln Park.At the oig aviation met at Los Angeles, Cal., held January 10 to 20some remarkable records weremade. A Frenchman named Paul-han flew 64 miles in 90 minutes and reached a height of nearly Or000 feet. He flew with the windand against it.accomrmarcnepossessVanDeBergerhandsoSt. jSacred and 10 Holy O the Lei Euchai rnornii began, Father
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Riverdale Pointer
Riverdale, Illinois, US
Fri, Feb 04, 1910
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