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In July 1913 she began her exhibition career in Cincinnati, Ohio, [?] flew in meets all over the country [?] from that time on. Katherine became the first woman authorized to carry airmail, September 23-27, 1913, while she was appearing at the Helena, Montana, Fair Grounds. The Helena Postmaster had telegraphed the Post Office Department in Washington, D.C. requesting sanctioning of an airmail route form the Fair Grounds to the Federal Building downtown.
Permission was granted, [&] the route was officially numbered 663,002. 
Katherine was sworn in as pilot, [&] in the four days she flew the route, she carried 1333 postcards [&] letters.
Throughout [?] 1913 [&] 1914