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1907. June 13. Thursday at Baddeck 113


Times Watertown
26 Ap - 1907.

AERIAL TELEGRAPHY.

First Attempted by Amontons In the Fifteenth Century.

One of the first systems of aerial telegraphy was attempted in the fifteenth century. The originator was Amontons, at that time considered one of the cleverest scientists of the world. Yet you never hear the name nowadays in connection with that of Morse or Bell. However, Amontons developed a system of signal telegraphy so that a message could be sent from Paris to Rome in three hours. Those who assisted in the transmission of the message along the line were unable to tell the nature of the message.

Posts were placed from Paris across the Alps at consecutive points, where men were stationed with telescopes. Different signals, representing combinations of letters, were run up at each post. The man at the other end, seeing the signal, placed a similar one before his post, and so the message was carried to its destination.

The key to the signal was known only to those who sent the messages in Paris and to the recipients of a thousand miles away. Amontons was not encouraged in his work by the puffy, gouty functionaries of the time and discontinued his efforts. -Philadelphia North American.


World New York
27 Apr - 1907.
TRY TO FLY 700 MILES.

Balloon Trip from St. Louis to Washington is On for To-Day.'

WASHINGTON, April 26.——The first long-distance balloon ascension test which Capt. Charles De F. Chandler, United States Signal Corps, and Mr. McCoy, of the Aero Club, New York City, are to conduct will be undertaken to-morrow at St. Louis. The objective point will be Washington, D.C. and the trip is to be taken in order to demonstrate the efficiency of balloons as signal agencies in warfare. The aeronauts expect to make no descents, but to land in this vicinity Monday next. The balloon is standard size.

The record for the longest distance in American was made in 1859 by Prof. Wise, who started from St. Louis and landed near the eastern end of Lake Ontario.



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Times New York
27 Ap - 1907.

MILITARY BALLOON TEST.

Capt. Chandler and Mr. McCoy in Long-Distance Flight To-day.

WASHINGTON, April 26.——The first long-distance balloon ascension test which Capt. Charles de F. Chandler, United States Signal Corps, and J. E. McCoy of the Aero Club of America are to conduct will be undertaken to-morrow at St. Louis. The objective point will be Washington, D. C. and the trip is made in order to demonstrate the efficiency of balloons as signal agencies in warfare. The aeronauts expect to make no descents, but to land in this vicinity Monday next.


Army & Navy - Journal
27 Apr - 1907. New York

To determine the possibilities of the balloon in warfare, Capt. Charles de F. Chandler, of the U.S. Signal Corps, has been detailed to make a balloon ascension with J. C. McCoy, of the New York Aero Club, who made and ascension in Washington Feb 23. The aeronaut plans to make the ascension from St. Louis as soon as wind and weather are favorable, and hopes to travel by air all the way to Washington, a distance of 1,200 miles. St. Louis has been chosen as the place of ascension in order that the flight may not be endangered by the proximity of any large body of water. Captain Chandler, who is making the trip for instruction, will also profit by a series of test ascensions, which are to be made by the Signal Corps from Omaha and Fort Leavenworth during the summer. Mr. McCoy will use the same balloon in which he made his flight from Washington, and which he constructed to show the possibilities of the balloon in war. The bag has a capacity of 78,000 cubic feet.


Herald Boston Mass -
27 Ap - 1907

BALLOON TRIP FROM ST. LOUIS TO CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, D.C., APril 26, 1907. The first long distance balloon ascension test, which Captain Charles de F. Chandler, United States signal corps, and Mr. McCoy of the Aero Club, New York city, are to conduct, will be taken tomorrow at St. Louis.

The objective point will be Washington, D. C. and the trip is to be taken in order to demonstrate the efficiency of balloons as signal agencies in warfare. The aeronauts expect to make no descents but to land in this vicinity Monday next.

The balloon in which the journey will be attempted has a capacity of about 80,000 cubic feet, which is the standard size of balloons of the aero clubs of the world.

The record for the longest distance in America was made in 1859 by Prof. Wise, who started from St. Louis and landed near the eastern end of Lake Ontario.


Press Philadelphia
27 Apr 1907

ARMY CORPS' BALLOON TEST

Aeronauts are After Long Distance Record in America.

Washington, April 26.——The first long distance balloon ascension test, which Captain Charles de F. Chandler, United States Signal Corps, and Mr. McCoy, of the Aero Club, New York city, are to conduct, will be undertaken to-morrow at St. Louis. The objective point will be Washington, D. C., and the trip is to be taken in order to demonstrate the efficiency of balloons as signal agencies in warfare. The aeronauts expect to make no descents, but to land in this vicinity Monday next.

The record for the longest distance in America was made in 1858 by Prof. Wise, who started from St. Louis and landed near the eastern end of Lake Ontario.

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flipping on bottom left - upside down, partial is German. I need a German speaker (native) to review this as tons of words I could not decypher.//otherwise page is done