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the kadoka press (kadoka, s.d.) 1908-1910 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1908-08-07
Location: kadoka, south dakota, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the kadoka press (kadoka, s.d.) 1908-1910 · 1908-08-07 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1908-08-07 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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Rising from the ground like a giant bird and darting through the air at ex press train speed Henry Farman’s aeroplane, or heavier than air flying machine, brought here from France, made its inital flight in this country late Frday afternoon at Brighton Beach, N. Y. It rose from an espe cially prepared "dock” at the will of the inventor, and after attaining a height of twenty-five feet flew straight ahead ?n a direct line. Anally alighting with expuisite grace when the noted air pilot diminished the motive power. During the brief space of time in which the aeroplane was skimming over the center field of the race track the few hundred spectators, moat of whom ...

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