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... prospect of returns for their money.'' Will Attract Thousamis of Visitor.. Similar views were. expressed — K: Mr. H. Gordon Selfridge, whose only doubt was the business one—whether American manufacturers would find a sufficiently large market here to make ...

Published: Saturday 05 September 1908
Newspaper: American Register
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 517 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MY NOTEBOOK

... inquest held at the Mortuary, on Tuesday, on the body of an unfortunate man who had died as the result of an accident at Selfridge's colossal new premises in Oxford-street. It appeared that deceased and another man had been working on a scaffold subpended ...

Published: Saturday 05 September 1908
Newspaper: Marylebone Mercury
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 837 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HOSPITAL SATURDAY DEMONSTRATION. MEETING OF THE SIDCUP

... work, and amongst those mentioned were: Messrs. H. Gower and staff, T. Knight, Holloway, J. Andrews, Gosling, Westbury, Selfridge, Palmer, Lyles, Phillips, W. Pettman, sen., W. Green, Farnfield, Cooper, Sidcup Fire Brigade, Inspector Hill, Mrs. Armour ...

Published: Friday 11 September 1908
Newspaper: Eltham & District Times
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 509 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

AEROPLANE WRECKED

... wonderful world's records in America, has been utterly wrecketi, with fatal results. The aeronaut himself and Lieutenant Selfridge, who accompanied him in hit flight at Fort Meyer yesterday, were both badly injured, and the officer died last night in the ...

Published: Friday 18 September 1908
Newspaper: Westminster Gazette
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 380 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

II U RKEY'S NEW ERA REFORMERS' PROGRAMME

... internal hurts: :while Lieutenant Selfridge was injured about the bend. Both have been remo red to Fort Meyer Hospital. The machine is a wreck. Lieutenant Selfridge a member of the Ages! Corps, sad • son of Admiral Selfridge. The broken propeller was a now ...

LIEUTENANT SUCCUMBS,

... LIEUTENANT SUCCUMBS, NEw YORK, Thursday Night.—Lieutenant . Selfridge, who was injured in the accident to Mr. Orville Wright's aeroplane, died this evening.— Reuter. FLIGHT BY MR. WILBUR WRIGHT, LE MANS, Thursday.—Shortly before half-past six this evening ...

Published: Friday 18 September 1908
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 85 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

AN EXPERT'S ACCOUNT

... September 17. A mechanical expert, describing the aeroplane accident, in which Mr. Orville Wright was injured and Lieut. Selfridge was killed, said that the machine perfomed beautifully for six or seven minutes, and then suddenly one of the propellers ...

Published: Friday 18 September 1908
Newspaper: Globe
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 294 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

j September 18, 1908. Injured in Fall of 75ft. DISASTER TO AEROPLANE. Orville Wright's Machine Collapses in Mid ..

... mid-air, the aeroplane overturned, and Mr. Wright and Lieutenant Selfridge, who was his companion on the machine, were precipitated from a height of 75ft. to the ground. Lieutenant Selfridge never regained consciousness, and later in the evening succumbed ...

Published: Friday 18 September 1908
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 200 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

STOCK EXCIIiNGE Railway Market Awaiting the Result of Engineers

... Market to-day. It tram for deWd I ' L aap h a , al a tralrith, , ut ~ 8 . j i ..,.,, , r, •a. t • .1.. . ft Admiral Selfridge regarded e• 3 • 111 . 1 woo slewell soft. IP • N 4 7 • us a of Se.d.. a.t eur ..d t o .. e .. I. that the h altar - --e ...

Published: Friday 18 September 1908
Newspaper: Evening News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6692 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CHAMPAGNE VINTAGE

... internal injuries, while Lieutenant Selfridge was injured about the head. Both have been removed to Fortmeyer Hospital. The machine is wreck. Lieutenant Selfridge is member of the Signal Corps and son of Admiral Selfridge. The broken propeller new one, which ...

Published: Friday 18 September 1908
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1027 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

A MEMORY OF CHURTON

... and bruised and shaken. Lieutenant Selfridge bruised and hurt about the bead. The drop was fully fifty feet from mid air. and the aeroplane was going at the rate of thirty miles an hour. 8.30 p.ra Lieut. Selfridge, who was injured m the accident Air ...

Published: Friday 18 September 1908
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5881 | Page: 5 | Tags: none