The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-12-31
Science. Sociology.
RELIGION and Other Data.

Continuous mechanical flight as
human feat has been publicly demon.
strated 10 the satisfaction 81 the
world by the two American ayiators,
Wilbur and orrille Wright, giving as
surance Of new military weapons and
promise Of practical commercial ap-
plications Having finished their se.
eret trials at XIII Devil hill. North
Carolina, last May and having receiy.
ed patent protection here and abroad.
the wrlghts made pubic the details
Of their work Wilbur then took one
machine 20 lie Mans. France. and OR.
vile another 10 Fort Myer. Va. fol-
offcial trials IN September orville
scored first, making record night OF
l hour IA minutes - seconds prior &c
the fatal trial OF Sept n, when the
aeroplane. carrying the inventor and
Lieutenant SeIfridge, fell with
broken propeller. killing 'selfridge and
breaking several Of Wrights bones
Later Wilbur sailed the air alone
hour and 81 minutes and on Oct 10
took along one man for ] hour o min
utes s5 seconds. winning 100000 for
the invention from a French syndi.
cate. farman and Delagrange also
made successful aeroplane flights In
France. the former winning the Arch
Deacon prize for the first circular
mile, while the tetrahedron machine
OF Bell and Baldwin at Hammonds
port, n. Y, was flown short distances
Count Zeppelin OF Germany again
led the world In the dirigible balloon
field. although his series Of flights
eliminated Aug. ] In the burning Of
his huge rigid gas airshlp at Mayence.
where he had paused in storm for
repairs after a continuous journey OF
26l miles In II hours. With popular
aid he built another ship, in which he
made more flights In November win
ming the kaiser's praise and selling his
invention TO the government.
The dirigible balloon built by Thorn
as w. Baldwin on official trial at
Fort Myer, Va, in August attained
speed OF 1916 miles an hour ON two
hour trip and was bought by the war
department for $4,000.
Both the pan-Anglican conference and
the Lambeth conference at London
went on record for socialism. The
Methodist general conference at Baltl'
more took advanced ground for indus
trial reforms and prohibition, but re-
fused to change the code OF discipline.
The Episcopal diocese Of New York
made working arrangement with or
ganized labor. On the other hand, the
American Catholic society sharply con.
demned socialism The first assem-
bling OF the Catholic hosts In this
country took place In Chicago In No.
vember, the occasion being the celeDra., \
ton Of the transfer Of the United
States from a mission country to q |
country with an independent national
church.
Signs OF coming unihcation Of all |
churches were seen first In the warm |
between the Methodist |
Episcopal conference at Baltimore and |
the Methodist Protestant conference at |
In the union motions be-
tween the latter and the Congregation.
al and United Brethren. In the union
favored by the Presbyterian general
conference at Kansas City with the
Reformed church and finally In the
first meeting Of the great federal coun-
III Of the Churches OF Christ In Amer.
lea at Philadelphia Up December. This
council also took advanced ground for
practical social reforms.
American athletes won majority Of
he events In the Olympic games at
london In July. John Hayes being the
Marathon winner. In November he
was beaten by Dorando In Madison
square Garden, New York. and on Dec.
10 Mt the same place Dorando was
,eaten by Longboat, the Canadian In
liam. The baseball leaders were the
chicago Cubs and the Detroits.
Famous persons who died in 1908
we're: Charles Emory Smith. Edmund
:. Stedman, Edward A. MELON.
I'D. August Wilhelmj Louise de la
iamee tOuida). Redfeld Proctor, SEN
tor from Vermont; william Plnck-
icy Whyte. senator from Maryland;
William b. Allison. senator from Iowa;
francois Coppee, Henry G. Potter,
iurat Halsted, Joel Chandler Harris,
Bronson Howard. Ira d. Sankey. Dan
81 Colt Gilman, Charles Eliot Norton,
,onald G Mitchell. Grover Cleveland
lenry Campbell Zimmerman and Vic