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the bad river news (philip, stanley county, s.d.) 19??-1912 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1909-07-08
Location: philip, south dakota, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the bad river news (philip, stanley county, s.d.) 19??-1912 · 1909-07-08 · page 7
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1909-07-08 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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Washington, July 3.—Resembling a giant bird swooping down upon its prey, the Wright aeroplane, after the motor which propels it had coine sud denly to a standstill, glided gracefully to earth yesterday after having made two successful flights. The machine was on its way to Fort Myer drill ground for the ninth time In its second flight when the motor Stopped, 60 feet above the earth and exactly in the same place where the propeller blade broke last September which resulted in the fatal accident that terminated the trials at that time. In gliding to the earth the ma chine struck a tree and was swerved around with such force that the skids were ...

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