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[[3 news clippings]] [-]aur 07. Rome. [-]nantica. - Ieri mat-[-] [-]ono della Società aerero[-]o il pallone Sparviero II, [-]avicella il pilota sig. Hal-[-] viaggiatori del sig. Guido [-]ereonanti tornarono col se[-] [-]te ore 12.30 a Borghetto vi[-] [-]amento. Firmato: «Hallecker.» [-]l Chicago Ill. Mar. 1907. DINNER AT ST. REGIS America Gives Banquet 14 to High Flyers [Associated Press Telegram] k, March 4.——A delegation of balloon enthusiasts will attend on March 14 to be given by the [-]of America at the Hotel St [-es] were received from ex-Gov [James] E. Smith, president of the [-en's] league: L. D. Lozier, presi-[-] [of the] St. Louis Aero club, and Dan [...] Willis Moore, chief of the Bureau in Washington, will speak. [...] ascension planned by the mem[-] be conducted by Alfred N. Chan[-] Allan E. Hawley in Philadelphia [-]day, March 16. [[headline cut off]] Freed by Enterprising Press Agent of Theatrical Company. STIR UP DOWNTOWN SECTION. Some Bore Cohan Tickets——Fun in Streets Around the Borough Hall——Some Fights. Washington street was thronged this noon with an old time county fair crowd, such as gathers to "see the balloon go up." But to-day it was not one balloon that went up in the air; there were three hundred. And for each one of the airy, bulbous things that was wafted skyward upon the wings of a cavorting wind, a score of pairs of upturned eyes cast longing glances, and hands instinctively went up as though prompted by the tacit command of a highwayman's gun. The balloon ascensions were given by the press agent of the Johnny Jones Company, who is going to present George M. Cohan's farce all this week at the Broadway Theater, Brooklyn. The balloons were brought to the Eagle Building by the press agent himself. He averred that he hit only the high places on the way over, he was so buoyed up by his 'load.' With the balloons firmly in his grasp he entered one of the elevators in the building and started upward. In addition to the ordinary upward impulse of the hoisting device in the Eagle basement, the buoyancy of the Johnny Jones balloons impelled the car toward the roof with more than ordinary speed. The press agent called out "Fourth floor," but the operator could not stop the car until it had reached the sixth, and then only with difficulty. To effect a downward journey via the stairs became the problem of the balloon ridden press agent; but his ingenuity stood him in good stead and he loaded his pockets with a lot of lead slugs from the Eagle's composing room. The press agent now declares he has the distinction of carrying more weight in a newspaper office than any of his colleagues in the business. When the press agent reached the executive offices of the Eagle on the fourth floor, he ranged the balloons up against the ceiling and a number of typewriter girls were set to work preparing small slips that were to be tied to the end of the string that dangled from each of the three hundred balloons. Each one of these slips was an order for something--seats for the Johnny Jones performance, a month's subscription to the Eagle, a map of the world or a post card album. Precisely at 12 o'clock the first balloon was liberated from one of the fourth floor front windows. It seemed to hesitate a moment, as though reluctant to leave the warm atmosphere of the building; but suddenly the sportive wind called it to come out and play, and away it went up above all of the surrounding buildings, and even beyond the eagle, perched upon the lofty tower. Other balloons followed in rapid succession, the little type-written orders dangling at the end of the string like miniature aeronauts. These cut up many capers in their ascents, often swinging about the balloon in complete somersault. The wind was rushing up Washington avenue from the vicinity of the daily bridge crush, and turned around the far corner of the Eagle building. The balloons urged on by this current sailed off toward the theater district on upper Fulton street. Some of them were caught in the tangle of wires that cross the tops of buildings, and lured the occupants of these same buildings to the roof. Many of the coveted prizes contained in the slips were procured "on the house." Suddenly a gust of wind caused a couple of the balloons to swerve close to the surface on Washington street, in front of the Eagle office. Immediately a hundred hands went up in the air in a vain effort to capture the illusive bubbles of blue rubber. Both were about to give their pursuers the "horse laugh" when they came in contact with the trolley wires. The ends of the strings wound about the wire and both balloons were captives. With a shout of triumph the crowd surged into the middle of the street. Some jumped for the balloons, but to no purpose. One in the crowd, more eager than the others, grabbed a street broom from a White Wing and began to poke at the balloons. He succeeded in bringing one down entangled in the brush end of the streets sweeper's equipment. Then the real fight began. A small riot was precipitated and many were scratched and bruised in the melee. The victor, he, who finally captured the balloon, came into the Eagle counting room a few minutes after his tussle 'sporting' a black eye that some one had meted out to him. He drew a map and an album. Horace S. Cragin, of 99 Willow street, was the first man to "cash" his order. He drew a post card album. He was quickly followed by Charles Bruess, 322 Stanhope street, and Joseph Randolph, of 8 [[-]] street, Maspeth. Both were [-] month's subscription and an [[-]] were prompt at [-] orders they [-] E.
