Illinois News Index

To Travel By Air Route To Loop District

Publication
Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 May 1913, p. 1
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Item Type
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Notes
Harold F. McCormick, son-in-law of John D. Rockefeller, will travel by flying machine from his Lake Forest home 28 miles to his Chicago office. His flying machines are under construction. William B. Stout, editor of the Aerial Age, says that 4 additional area residents will be flying in the Chicago area. Stout also predicts balloon usage for travel between Chicago and New York. He predicts that within 2 years, the Lord Northcliff prize of $150,000 for crossing the Atlantic in a flying machine will be won.
Date of Publication
15 May 1913
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Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Illinois, United States
    Latitude: 42.07225 Longitude: -87.72284
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