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THE FIRST FLIGHT OF A MACHINE HEAVIER THAN AIR: SANTOS DUMONT WINNING THE ARCHDEACON PRIZE
The only photograph of a memorable event, showing the height attained. At Bagatelle, on Oct. 23, M. Santos Dumont tried his new aeroplane. It is designed to achieve actual flying, and supports itself by sheer mechanism and not by an inflated envelope. The machine consists of a series of planes driven by a screw. The power is a petrol engine. A successful flight was accomplished for a distance of a little over sixty yards at a height of about ten feet above the ground. The principle of the machine is that of the kite, the thrust of the screw taking the place of the resistance of the string.

Dispatch Columbus O.
18 Nov 1906

Settlement before wages could be [?] in developing the Wabash [?] property the councilmen referred the case to the committee of 

JACOB FISHER'S AIRSHIP NEARLY READY FOR TRIAL [?]

IT IS DESIGNED TO CARRY TWO AND IS A "SIDE WHEELEER"

The Engines Weigh But 24 Pounds Each-Test of the Machinery Is to Be Made Next Thursday.

Captain Jacob Fisher's airship will fly next month. THe gas bag has been ordered; the two little engined which will furnish the power have been completed; Fisher's work of about 14 months on his airship is all but done, and next month he, whose name has not been announced, will make a trial flight-for Mr. Fisher's ship is designed to carry double.
GASOLINE POWER
the two engines were made by W. D. Lowe, of Lowe Bros.' machine shop on Town street. They weigh 24 pounds each, gasoline furnishes the power, and they are designed to make 3000 or 4000 revolutions a minute. 
The ship is built on the general plan of a gasoline launch- a side wheeler. The operator will sit in the center of the ship, and the extra passenger in a seat which has been placed in the rear.
PUBLIC INVITED
Tho test of the machinery will be made next Thursday, and the public is invited to be present and watch it work. The ship is now under the canvas at Front and Town streets, and the test will take place there.
Lewis Ross, representing Mr. Fisher, is perfectly confident that the ship will fly and that the test next month, after the gas bag arrives, will be a most successful one. 
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W.D. LOWE AND AIRSHIP ENGINES. 
The comparative size of these machines can readily be seen in this illustration. Mr. Lowe built the engines.