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[[?]] On November 26th Tony made a flight from St. Louis to Cairo, Illinois in a Benoist flying boat, carrying T.A. Duby. On December 26th he completed a 2-week engagement at Paducah, Kentucky, then left for Florida to assist in the preparations for the Tampa-St. Petersburg Airline that started January 2nd, 1914. They also prepared to open a winter school as part of the operations. There Tony's flying record was remarkable. The daily scheduled flights continued until April 27th and during that time only four days were lost due to the weather or equipment difficulties. The passenger flights were consistently booked ahead, with express, mail and food commodities also being carried. Tony also did some instructing [[crossed out]] along [[/crossed out]] together with his brother Rodger and Weldon B. Cooke. By May 5th they had all the equipment shipped back to St. Louis and the Tony went to Paducah,