Showing posts with label Air racing. Show all posts
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Lex Anteinternet: Monday August 1, 1921. Looking at the 300th Anniv...
Lex Anteinternet: Monday August 1, 1921. Looking at the 300th Anniv...: On this day in 1921, President Harding addressed a crowd at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding...
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Lex Anteinternet: November 25, 1920. Thanksgiving Day
Lex Anteinternet: November 25, 1920. Thanksgiving Day: The day wasn't limited to team sports. On the same day the Pulitzer Prize Trophy Race was held, which is mentioned in the newspaper above, and which you can read about on this blog here:
This Day In Aviation: 25 November 1920
Aviation was a new thing as well, as we have been tracking, and things associated were still so novel as to make the front page in newspapers.
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Lex Anteinternet: May 7, 1920. Races
Lex Anteinternet: May 7, 1920. Races:
May 7, 1920. Races
Collegiate airplane race activity at Mitchel Field, Long Island, May 7, 1920.
On this day in 1920 the first ever Collegiate Airplane Race occured in New York.
Collegiate airplane race participants J.T. Trippe (1899-1981) and George Willard Horne, who flew for Yale at Mitchel Field, Long Island, May 7, 1920.
Collegiate airplane race participants Robert K. Perry and Harry Goodman, who flew for Williams College at Mitchel Field, Long Island, May 7, 1920
Collegiate airplane race participants Lansing Colton Holden, Jr. (1896-1938) and Zenos Ramsey Miller (1896-1922), who flew for Princeton at Mitchel Field, Long Island, May 7, 1920.
collegiate airplane race participants Joseph Ferdinand Lersch and David Amos Royer, who flew for University of Pennsylvania at Mitchel Field, Long Island,
Monday, October 21, 2019
Lex Anteinternet: "October 21, 1919" The Great Air Race Commences. ...
Lex Anteinternet: "October 21, 1919" The Great Air Race Commences. ...:
"October 21, 1919" The Great Air Race Commences. At 11.44 a.m. the first of the six aircraft took off from Hounslow, England.
They were bound for Australia, which made sense as the race was sponsored by the Australian Prime Minister and one of the rules of the race was that all the crewmen had to be Australian.
We have already read about the US 1919 Air Derby, which was still ongoing on this date as following aircraft continued to land. . . and crash (quite frequently with fatal results), and we posted on the 1919 Round the Rim flight, which was still going on, showing the level of air mania in the United States. But air mania wasn't limited to the United States. On this day six British Empire aircraft took off in a race of even more epic proportions.
The six aircraft were not all of one type, making this a technological test in addition to being an air race (the aircraft in the Air Derby weren't all of one type either). These planes were sometimes a heavier, being bombers in part. They included a Sopwith Wallaby, a Vickers Vimy, an Alliance P.2. A Blackburn Kangaroo, a Martinsyde Type A and an Airco DH.9. Both single engine and twin engine aircraft were in the race.
We have already read about the US 1919 Air Derby, which was still ongoing on this date as following aircraft continued to land. . . and crash (quite frequently with fatal results), and we posted on the 1919 Round the Rim flight, which was still going on, showing the level of air mania in the United States. But air mania wasn't limited to the United States. On this day six British Empire aircraft took off in a race of even more epic proportions.
The six aircraft were not all of one type, making this a technological test in addition to being an air race (the aircraft in the Air Derby weren't all of one type either). These planes were sometimes a heavier, being bombers in part. They included a Sopwith Wallaby, a Vickers Vimy, an Alliance P.2. A Blackburn Kangaroo, a Martinsyde Type A and an Airco DH.9. Both single engine and twin engine aircraft were in the race.
Friday, October 18, 2019
Lex Anteinternet: October 18, 1919. Maynard completes round trip an...
Lex Anteinternet: October 18, 1919. Maynard completes round trip an...:
On this day Eamon de Valera, who was in the United States seeking support from the American people for the cause of Irish independence, visited a Chippewa reservation in Wisconsin and was made an honorary chief. He posted with the headdress he'd been given.
The final leg of the Air Derby was won by the same pilot that won the first leg, thereby taking the entire race.
Lt. Maynard, who was not a "parson", but who had been a seminarian before the war, was the complete victor.
Another life would be claimed in the race on this day, it should be noted, in an event that had a stunningly high casualty rate.
Riga Latvia was the subject of a photographer on this day in 1919. Just a few days it had been the scene of combat, including a British effort to expel German forces.
That effort had seen the use of naval artillery, although the center of the town appeared in good shape.
Crossing the river was another matter.
On this day the great Anita O'Day, one of the best female jazz singers of all time was born. O'Day, whose actual last name was Colton, was a musical force whose career started in 1934 and lasted until her death in 2006. A career that long would be remarkable in and of itself, but it was all the more so for O'Day who lived a jazz artists life and flirted with drugs and alcohol for years. In spite of that, she always presented as a fresh talent
Also born on this day was Pierre Trudeau, Canada's first French Canadian Prime Minister and father of the current, less substantial, PM. Trudeau was deservedly controversial and was a transformative Prime Minister, not necessarily in a uniformly good way.
The Gasoline Alley gang was debating alterations to vehicles in order to save gas.
While this might seem surprising, the cost of gasoline was actually higher, in practical terms, then than now.
October 18, 1919. Maynard completes round trip and wins the complete Air Derby. O'Day and Trudeau born. De Valera visits
On this day Eamon de Valera, who was in the United States seeking support from the American people for the cause of Irish independence, visited a Chippewa reservation in Wisconsin and was made an honorary chief. He posted with the headdress he'd been given.
The final leg of the Air Derby was won by the same pilot that won the first leg, thereby taking the entire race.
Lt. Maynard, who was not a "parson", but who had been a seminarian before the war, was the complete victor.
Another life would be claimed in the race on this day, it should be noted, in an event that had a stunningly high casualty rate.
Riga Latvia was the subject of a photographer on this day in 1919. Just a few days it had been the scene of combat, including a British effort to expel German forces.
That effort had seen the use of naval artillery, although the center of the town appeared in good shape.
Crossing the river was another matter.
On this day the great Anita O'Day, one of the best female jazz singers of all time was born. O'Day, whose actual last name was Colton, was a musical force whose career started in 1934 and lasted until her death in 2006. A career that long would be remarkable in and of itself, but it was all the more so for O'Day who lived a jazz artists life and flirted with drugs and alcohol for years. In spite of that, she always presented as a fresh talent
Also born on this day was Pierre Trudeau, Canada's first French Canadian Prime Minister and father of the current, less substantial, PM. Trudeau was deservedly controversial and was a transformative Prime Minister, not necessarily in a uniformly good way.
The Gasoline Alley gang was debating alterations to vehicles in order to save gas.
While this might seem surprising, the cost of gasoline was actually higher, in practical terms, then than now.
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Lex Anteinternet: October 17, 1919 Airborne visitors to Casper and ...
Lex Anteinternet: October 17, 1919 Airborne visitors to Casper and ...: .
Mishaps continued to take a toll on aviators and their planes participating in the 1919 Air Derby. Included in the mishaps were a directional one, that took an airplane all the way to Casper.
At the time, Casper's air strip was near Evansville. Portions of it can still be seen there, but you have to know what you are looking at in order to appreciate what it was.
With the ongoing toll on American military aircraft its quite frankly surprising that the race continued, but perhaps at this point it would have been embarrassing to stop it.
One of the features of the aircraft in question is their short engine life. No doubt more than one engine was replaced on more than one craft during the race.
In other news, it looked at the time as if the Reds were about to fall in Russia.
In the U.S., some worried about homegrown Reds.
October 17, 1919 Airborne visitors to Casper and more crashes.
Mishaps continued to take a toll on aviators and their planes participating in the 1919 Air Derby. Included in the mishaps were a directional one, that took an airplane all the way to Casper.
At the time, Casper's air strip was near Evansville. Portions of it can still be seen there, but you have to know what you are looking at in order to appreciate what it was.
With the ongoing toll on American military aircraft its quite frankly surprising that the race continued, but perhaps at this point it would have been embarrassing to stop it.
One of the features of the aircraft in question is their short engine life. No doubt more than one engine was replaced on more than one craft during the race.
In other news, it looked at the time as if the Reds were about to fall in Russia.
In the U.S., some worried about homegrown Reds.
New York Herald Cartoon, "To Make America Safe For Democracy", October 17, 1919
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Lex Anteinternet: October 16, 1919. The Air Derby's Toll
Lex Anteinternet: October 16, 1919. The Air Derby's Toll:
Air racers continued to pass through Cheyenne, but not all of them were making it out of the state alive.
This demonstrates the different calculations of risk in different eras. In the current era, any event with this sort of mortality rate would be shut down.. In 1919, even the government, which was losing flyers right and left in the Air Derby, wasn't inclined to do that.
Meanwhile, the Reds in Russia were reported to be on the edge of collapse, and in the U.S., there were fears of a Red uprising. Neither would prove to be correct.
October 16, 1919. The Air Derby's Toll
Air racers continued to pass through Cheyenne, but not all of them were making it out of the state alive.
This demonstrates the different calculations of risk in different eras. In the current era, any event with this sort of mortality rate would be shut down.. In 1919, even the government, which was losing flyers right and left in the Air Derby, wasn't inclined to do that.
Meanwhile, the Reds in Russia were reported to be on the edge of collapse, and in the U.S., there were fears of a Red uprising. Neither would prove to be correct.
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Lex Anteinternet: October 15, 1919. Airplane Mania
Lex Anteinternet: October 15, 1919. Airplane Mania:
October 15, 1919. Airplane Mania
The 1919 Air Derby was still on and Lt. Maynard, who had one the transcontinental one way contest, was flying back across the United States to the east to hero's accolades.
And, as has been seen from other recent issues of these century old papers, the flying mania was spreading. Just a few days ago a couple of papers were making deliveries to their outlying subscribers by airplane. Today the Mrs. Mildred Chaplin, nee Harris, was in the news concerning an airborne event.
Harris was a Cheyenne native and at this point, one year into her marriage with Chaplin, was already separated from him or about to be, in spite of Harris' determination to save the marriage.
The marriage would end in 1920. The whole affair provides an interesting insight into how certain news regarding celebrities varies from era to era, as the entire matter was really fairly scandalous. Harris and Chaplin met when Harris was only 16 years old and at the time of their marriage she was just 17 and likely thought to be pregnant or she believed she was. They would subsequently have a baby in 1919 who died after only three days of life and the marriage fell rapidly apart. Harris had, overall, a tragic life, dying at age 42.
The entire event has the taint of scandal attached to it. Chaplin was 35 yeas old, twenty years older than Harris, when the affair commenced with the teenage actress he'd met at a party. The clearly involved a relationship that would have constituted statutory rape and which today would result in the end of Chaplin's career. At the time, and for decades thereafter, the marriage of couples in that situation precluded prosecution as married couples may not testify against each other, but perhaps the more significant aspect of the story to us in 2019 is that the marriage didn't result in an outcry, which it most definitely would now. Instead it was celebrated and in Cheyenne it was certainly such.
The taint of scandal, or the presumption that there would have been one, is all the more the case as Chaplin's next wife, Lillita McMurry, was 16 years old when he started dating her at age 36. That marriage would not last, and he'd next marry Paulette Goddard when he was in her early 20s. Goddard was the only one of Chaplin's four wives who was legally an adult at the time they started their relationship. That marriage didn't last, and he next met, romanced and married Oona O'Neil, who was 17 years old at the time. They married when she was 18 and he was 54, and remained married until his death at age 73. With all that, Chaplin is still celebrated as a comedic genius (I really don't see it myself) and is widely admired, which would certainly note be the case today.
All of that, however, may simply be evidence how people are seemingly willing to allow teenage girls in particular to be exposed to creepy stuff on the presumption that it'll advance their careers. In the 20th Century this continued on with actresses for ever, even featuring as a side story in the novel The Godfather (and briefly alluded to in the film). It likely continued on until the modern "Me Too" movement, and can be argued to have spread into sports.
At the same time, hope that the Reds might fall in Russia was rising.
While in the US, fears over coal supplies, which were critical to industry and for that matter home heating, were rising.
And, as has been seen from other recent issues of these century old papers, the flying mania was spreading. Just a few days ago a couple of papers were making deliveries to their outlying subscribers by airplane. Today the Mrs. Mildred Chaplin, nee Harris, was in the news concerning an airborne event.
Harris in 1919
Harris was a Cheyenne native and at this point, one year into her marriage with Chaplin, was already separated from him or about to be, in spite of Harris' determination to save the marriage.
The marriage would end in 1920. The whole affair provides an interesting insight into how certain news regarding celebrities varies from era to era, as the entire matter was really fairly scandalous. Harris and Chaplin met when Harris was only 16 years old and at the time of their marriage she was just 17 and likely thought to be pregnant or she believed she was. They would subsequently have a baby in 1919 who died after only three days of life and the marriage fell rapidly apart. Harris had, overall, a tragic life, dying at age 42.
The entire event has the taint of scandal attached to it. Chaplin was 35 yeas old, twenty years older than Harris, when the affair commenced with the teenage actress he'd met at a party. The clearly involved a relationship that would have constituted statutory rape and which today would result in the end of Chaplin's career. At the time, and for decades thereafter, the marriage of couples in that situation precluded prosecution as married couples may not testify against each other, but perhaps the more significant aspect of the story to us in 2019 is that the marriage didn't result in an outcry, which it most definitely would now. Instead it was celebrated and in Cheyenne it was certainly such.
The taint of scandal, or the presumption that there would have been one, is all the more the case as Chaplin's next wife, Lillita McMurry, was 16 years old when he started dating her at age 36. That marriage would not last, and he'd next marry Paulette Goddard when he was in her early 20s. Goddard was the only one of Chaplin's four wives who was legally an adult at the time they started their relationship. That marriage didn't last, and he next met, romanced and married Oona O'Neil, who was 17 years old at the time. They married when she was 18 and he was 54, and remained married until his death at age 73. With all that, Chaplin is still celebrated as a comedic genius (I really don't see it myself) and is widely admired, which would certainly note be the case today.
All of that, however, may simply be evidence how people are seemingly willing to allow teenage girls in particular to be exposed to creepy stuff on the presumption that it'll advance their careers. In the 20th Century this continued on with actresses for ever, even featuring as a side story in the novel The Godfather (and briefly alluded to in the film). It likely continued on until the modern "Me Too" movement, and can be argued to have spread into sports.
At the same time, hope that the Reds might fall in Russia was rising.
While in the US, fears over coal supplies, which were critical to industry and for that matter home heating, were rising.
Monday, October 14, 2019
Lex Anteinternet: October 14, 1919. Missing the Mark and Other Dangers
Lex Anteinternet: October 14, 1919. Missing the Mark and Other Dang...:
Two of those planes that arrived over Cheyenne in the dark had to come down, with one missing the field.
In other news, things in Gary Indiana were getting out of hand, in terms of labor strikes. And two members of the Arapaho Tribe were recounting their experiences at the Battle of the Little Big Horn to interviewers.
And an interesting observation was made about not owning a car.
October 14, 1919. Missing the Mark and Other Dangers
There was already a winner, but the 1919 Air Derby, which saw plans stationed in the east fly west, and planes stationed in the west, continued on and continued to make news inWyoming.
Two of those planes that arrived over Cheyenne in the dark had to come down, with one missing the field.
In other news, things in Gary Indiana were getting out of hand, in terms of labor strikes. And two members of the Arapaho Tribe were recounting their experiences at the Battle of the Little Big Horn to interviewers.
And an interesting observation was made about not owning a car.
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Lex Anteinternet: October 12, 1919. The Truth on Wilson's Condition breaks, Maynard Wins the Air Derby, A Hero Born.
Lex Anteinternet: October 12, 1919. The Truth on Wilson's Condition ...:
While its commonly believed that "nothing" was really know about Wilson's condition, the opposite is actually true. The news broke on how bad it was on this day in 1919.
What would be done about it, in terms of his role, wasn't apparent. It was generally assumed that the Vice President would be taking over his duties.
And the Air Derby wrapped up, with Lt. Maynard, who was not a "parson", but who had been a Protestant seminary student before the war, the victor.
On this day, in Japan, the Olympus Corporation, (オリンパス株式会社 Orinpasu Kabushiki-gaisha), the famous manufacturer of optics, and now also electronics, was founded. And Dorie Miller, who would become famous for his heroics at Pearl Harbor, was born.
Miller was born in Waco Texas on this day to parents who were farmers, which was his occupation prior to joining the Navy at age 20. He served in the mess section as that was a section open to blacks in the segregated Navy of the era, but his race did not preclude the 6'3" Miller from becoming the West Virginia's heavyweight boxing champion.
On duty in the West Virginia on December 7, 1941, he heroically manned a machine gun and aided the wounded during the Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor. He was killed less than two years later when the ship which he was then on, the Liscome Bay, was struck by a Japanese torpedo and went down with heavy loss of life.
Miller was a recipient of the Navy Cross for his heroism at Pearl Harbor. He was the first African American to receive the medal.
October 12, 1919. The Truth on Wilson's Condition breaks, Maynard Wins the Air Derby, A Hero Born.
While its commonly believed that "nothing" was really know about Wilson's condition, the opposite is actually true. The news broke on how bad it was on this day in 1919.
What would be done about it, in terms of his role, wasn't apparent. It was generally assumed that the Vice President would be taking over his duties.
And the Air Derby wrapped up, with Lt. Maynard, who was not a "parson", but who had been a Protestant seminary student before the war, the victor.
On this day, in Japan, the Olympus Corporation, (オリンパス株式会社 Orinpasu Kabushiki-gaisha), the famous manufacturer of optics, and now also electronics, was founded. And Dorie Miller, who would become famous for his heroics at Pearl Harbor, was born.
Miller was born in Waco Texas on this day to parents who were farmers, which was his occupation prior to joining the Navy at age 20. He served in the mess section as that was a section open to blacks in the segregated Navy of the era, but his race did not preclude the 6'3" Miller from becoming the West Virginia's heavyweight boxing champion.
On duty in the West Virginia on December 7, 1941, he heroically manned a machine gun and aided the wounded during the Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor. He was killed less than two years later when the ship which he was then on, the Liscome Bay, was struck by a Japanese torpedo and went down with heavy loss of life.
Miller was a recipient of the Navy Cross for his heroism at Pearl Harbor. He was the first African American to receive the medal.
Friday, October 11, 2019
Lex Anteinternet: October 11, 1919. Air Derby, Disasters At Sea, Strife in Russia, Newspapers by Air.
Lex Anteinternet: October 11, 1919. Air Derby, Disasters At Sea, St...:
Maynard had become an Army pilot during World War One, and he was still flying in 1919, just after the war was over. He was killed in 1922 preforming stunts in a "flying circus" event.
Too much was going on, on this day, otherwise to really summarize it. Even the headlines of the papers were a mess.
One new oddity was, however, that the Casper Herald flew newspapers to Riverton, showing how much the Air Deby had captivated the imagination of the state.
October 11, 1919. Air Derby, Disasters At Sea, Strife in Russia, Newspapers by Air.
Lt. B. W. Maynard, right, in front of a DH-4. Sgt. Kline was Maynard's mechanic and in the second seat. This photo was taken during the Air Derby.
The press was taking an interest in a particular pilot, B. W. Maynard. Maynard was an Army aviator, but the press liked the idea that Maynard was an ordained minister, which he was not. Rather, prior to World War One, he had been a seminary student at Wake Forest.
Maynard had become an Army pilot during World War One, and he was still flying in 1919, just after the war was over. He was killed in 1922 preforming stunts in a "flying circus" event.
Too much was going on, on this day, otherwise to really summarize it. Even the headlines of the papers were a mess.
One new oddity was, however, that the Casper Herald flew newspapers to Riverton, showing how much the Air Deby had captivated the imagination of the state.
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Lex Anteinternet: October 10, 1919. The Air Race
Lex Anteinternet: October 10, 1919. The Air Race:
The race in Wyoming, however, was marred by the news that a pilot had gone down near Elk Mountain, or more accurately sought of Elk Mountain over Oberg Pass.
The aviators were actually flying near Coad Peak, but the result was just as deadly.
Death would also be visiting a 16 year old in the state. . sentenced for murder.
And Casper was getting into the aviation world as well with plans to become the aviation center of the state.
It would in fact achieve that goal, but not for some years. Cheyenne, in fact, would become that first, and then lose that position given its close proximity, in air miles, to Denver.
October 10, 1919. The Air Race
The 1919 Air Derby was the big news, already displacing the Red Sox's victory over what would become to be known as the Black Sox in the 1919 World Series.
The race in Wyoming, however, was marred by the news that a pilot had gone down near Elk Mountain, or more accurately sought of Elk Mountain over Oberg Pass.
The aviators were actually flying near Coad Peak, but the result was just as deadly.
Death would also be visiting a 16 year old in the state. . sentenced for murder.
And Casper was getting into the aviation world as well with plans to become the aviation center of the state.
It would in fact achieve that goal, but not for some years. Cheyenne, in fact, would become that first, and then lose that position given its close proximity, in air miles, to Denver.
Naval base, Hampton Roads, Virginia. October 10, 1919.
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Oberg Pass.
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Which occurred as part of the 1919 Air Derby.
This crash, discussed elsewhere, is usually referenced as occurring "west of Cheyenne". It is west of Cheyenne, but the pilot was following the Union Pacific Railroad and a much better description would have been north west of Laramie, or even south of Medicine Bow.
Which occurred as part of the 1919 Air Derby.
This crash, discussed elsewhere, is usually referenced as occurring "west of Cheyenne". It is west of Cheyenne, but the pilot was following the Union Pacific Railroad and a much better description would have been north west of Laramie, or even south of Medicine Bow.
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Lex Anteinternet: October 8, 1919 The Sox Take Another, Aviators Take Off. And Wool.
Lex Anteinternet: October 8, 1919 The Sox Take Another, Aviators Tak...:
October 8, 1919 The Sox Take Another, Aviators Take Off. And Wool.
On this day, the Sox won again, and with Cicotte pitching.
This caused real concern among the gamblers. Prior to the series commencing the common thought that the Sox could win two Series games back to back simply by willing to do so, and now it appeared that was true. The Sox were back in the game and it looked like they might take the series.
As a result, Lefty Williams was visited by an enforcer of the gambler's that night and his family was threatened. The order was that the Sox were to lose the next game.
While the Sox appeared to be rallying, news of the giant air race, with varied accounts as to the number of aircraft in it, started taking pride of place in the headlines. The race had already been marred, however, by early loss of life.
Cities on the Lincoln Highway that had only recently hosted the Army Transcontinental Convoy now were getting set to look up and watch the air race.
And there was news of a woolen mill coming to the state, something that would well suit a state that, at that time, had millions of sheep.
The Gasoline Alley gang went golfing.
This caused real concern among the gamblers. Prior to the series commencing the common thought that the Sox could win two Series games back to back simply by willing to do so, and now it appeared that was true. The Sox were back in the game and it looked like they might take the series.
As a result, Lefty Williams was visited by an enforcer of the gambler's that night and his family was threatened. The order was that the Sox were to lose the next game.
While the Sox appeared to be rallying, news of the giant air race, with varied accounts as to the number of aircraft in it, started taking pride of place in the headlines. The race had already been marred, however, by early loss of life.
Cities on the Lincoln Highway that had only recently hosted the Army Transcontinental Convoy now were getting set to look up and watch the air race.
And there was news of a woolen mill coming to the state, something that would well suit a state that, at that time, had millions of sheep.
The Gasoline Alley gang went golfing.
Monday, October 7, 2019
Lex Anteinternet: October 7, 1919. The White Sox Rally? (Posted due to the 1919 Air Derby)
Lex Anteinternet: October 7, 1919. The White Sox Rally?:
October 7, 1919. The White Sox Rally?
The Sox suddenly were back in the game on this October 7, 1919 game of the World Series.
Dicky Kerr was pitching again, the Sox's did well in a ten inning game.
On this same day, news hit the state of the impending start of a bit air race scheduled for this very week. The race was sponsored by the Army Air Corps and was scheduled to commence on October 8.
In other news, the Germans, whom had been kept at first in the Baltic states by the Allies, but who had become very involved in the conflicts there, were being invited to leave. And a terrible flood hit a small town in Colorado.
Cardinal Mercier continued his tour of Belgium, raising funds for the restoration of the Library at Leuven. On this day, he spoke at Columbia.
In Czechoslovakia, the parliament was in session.
Dicky Kerr was pitching again, the Sox's did well in a ten inning game.
On this same day, news hit the state of the impending start of a bit air race scheduled for this very week. The race was sponsored by the Army Air Corps and was scheduled to commence on October 8.
In other news, the Germans, whom had been kept at first in the Baltic states by the Allies, but who had become very involved in the conflicts there, were being invited to leave. And a terrible flood hit a small town in Colorado.
Cardinal Mercier continued his tour of Belgium, raising funds for the restoration of the Library at Leuven. On this day, he spoke at Columbia.
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