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the madison daily leader (madison, s.d.) 1890-current — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1908-08-03
Location: madison, south dakota, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the madison daily leader (madison, s.d.) 1890-current · 1908-08-03 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1908-08-03 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 darting through the air at express train speed Henri Farnian's aeroplane, the (lying machine he brought from France to demonstrate his ability to fly, made its initial flight in this country at Brighton Beach. It rose from an especially prepared runway at the will of the inventor and, after attaining a height of twen ty-five feet, flew straight ahead on a direct line, finally alighting with ex quisite grace when the noted air pilot diminished the motive iower. Far man was surrounded and literally hugged by the jubilant aeronauts when he alighted. Farnmn then decided to make an other test. He instructed his French mechanics to hold ...

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