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the river press (fort benton, mont.) 1880-current — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1908-08-05
Location: fort benton, montana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the river press (fort benton, mont.) 1880-current · 1908-08-05 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1908-08-05 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “giant bird”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... from the ground like a giant bird and dart ing through the air at express train speed, Henri Farman's aeroplane, or heavier than-air flying machine, brought here from France, made its initial flight in this country late tbis afernoon at Brighton Beach. It rose from an especially prepared "dock" at the will of the Inventor and, after attainning a height of 25 feet, flew straight ahead on a direct line, finally alighting with exquisite grace when the air ship pilot diminished the motive power. During the brief space of time in which the aeroplane was Bkimming over the center field of the race track the few hundred spectators, most of whom were friends of the ...

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