Experiments in Flying, by O. Chanute, MCCLURE'S MAGAZINE

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Experiments in Flying

An Account of the Author's own Inventions and Adventures

by O. Chanute

McClure's Magazine, June 1900, pp. 127-133

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  Issues of 1900 = 11 Issues, 138 Articles
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    January 1900 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. The Life of the Master by The Rev. John Watson, pp. 199-212
    2. Heat, Hottest, and Electrical Furnaces by Sturgis B. Rand, pp. 213-221
    3. The Infatuation of Ackerly by W.A. Fraser, pp. 222-229
    4. The Luck of the Northern Mail by Alvah Milton Kerr, pp. 230-234
    5. Peary's Latest Work in the Arctic by Lieut. R.E. Peary and Herbert L. Bridgman, pp. 235-240
    6. Getting Captain Cameron by Ray Stannard Baker, pp. 241-246
    7. Monsieur Beaucaire by Booth Tarkington, pp. 247-254
    8. An Old Story by Harriet A. Nash, pp. 255-262
    9. The Blizzard at Imogene by Frank B. Tracy, pp. 263-271
    10. The "Constellation" in the War with France by Rev. C.T. Brady, pp. 272-280
    11. Blaine and Conkling and the Republican Convention of 1880 by George S. Boutwell, pp. 281-285
    12. My Boyhood Dreams by Mark Twain, pp. 286-289
    13. How Planets Are Weighed by Professor Simon Newcomb, pp. 290-294
    14. The Life of the Master by The Rev. John Watson, p. 295
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    February 1900 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. Tom Tail-Rope's Exploit by Phil More, pp. 309-317
    2. The Race for the North Pole by Walter Wellman, pp. 318-328
    3. The Master-Key of Newgate by Tighe Hopkins, pp. 329-333
    4. A Few Facts About the Colonies of the Great Powers by Alleyne Ireland, pp. 334-338
    5. The Captain of the "Aphrodite" by Elmore Elliott Peake, pp. 339-348
    6. The Truth About the Mammoth by Frederic A. Lucas, pp. 349-354
    7. General Grant's Administration by George S. Boutwell, pp. 355-362
    8. The Inside of the Earth by Cleveland Moffett, pp. 363-367
    9. General Leonard Wood by Ray Stannard Baker, pp. 368-379
    10. The Million-Dollar Freight Train by Frank H. Spearman, pp. 380-386
    11. Editorial Notes, pp. 387-390
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    March 1900 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. The Life of the Master by The Rev. John Watson, pp. 391-404
    2. Sledging Toward the Pole by Walter Wellman, pp. 405-413
    3. A Deferred Trip by M. Grace Pope, pp. 414-418
    4. Building a Railroad into the Klondike by Cy Warman, pp. 419-426
    5. As It Feel Out by Tighe Hopkins, pp. 427-436
    6. The Author of "Cyrano" by Cleveland Moffett, pp. 437-444
    7. The Voyage of the "Destroyer" from New York to Brazil by Captain Joshua Slocum, pp. 445-455
    8. Sankey's Double-Header by Frank H. Spearman, pp. 456-460
    9. When the Light Failed by George Reno, pp. 461-468
    10. The Alamo---March 6, 1836 by Susan Buell Hale, pp. 469-472
    11. The Reapers by Shan F. Bullock, pp. 473-486
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    May 1900 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. The Life of the Master by The Rev. John Watson, D.D., pp. 3-13
    2. The Turning of the Ways by Clinton Ross, pp. 14-18
    3. General Lawton's Work in the Philippines by Dean C. Worcester, pp. 19-31
    4. The Old Jim Horse by J. Lincoln Steffens, pp. 32-34
    5. The Pasha's Prisoner by Robert Barr, pp. 35-44
    6. The Coming Total Eclipse of the Sun by Professor Simon Newcomb, pp. 45-52
    7. Miss Cullender's Lamb by Tighe Hopkins, pp. 53-59
    8. The Debut of Bimbashi Joyce by A. Conan Doyle, pp. 60-63
    9. The Biggest Steamship Afloat by Earl Mayo, pp. 64-73
    10. An Indian Mother Song by Willis Irwin, pp. 74-75
    11. The Governor's Rehearsal by Charles Warren, pp. 76-85
    12. The New Prosperity by Ray Stannard Baker, pp. 86-94
    13. Editorial Notes, p. 95
    14. Death in Battle by Alfred Ollivant, pp. 96-98
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    June 1900 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. A Cadet at the Battle of the Yalu by Adachi Kinnosuke, pp. 99-108
    2. Governor Roosevelt---as an Experiment by J. Lincoln Steffens, pp. 109-111
    3. At the Dovelys' by Sewell Ford, pp. 112-115
    4. The Release of Benjamin Cudd by Tighe Hopkins, pp. 116-122
    5. The Little Boy and his Pa by Ellsworth Kelley, pp. 123-126
    6. Experiments in Flying by O. Chanute, pp. 127-133
    7. The Cape Nome Gold Fields by William J. Lampton, pp. 134-142
    8. The Night Run of the "Overland" by Elmore Elliott Peake, pp. 143-149
    9. The Member from the North by James Gardner Sanderson, pp. 150-156
    10. Paul Kruger by F. Edmund Garrett, pp. 157-167
    11. A Tune in Court by Marion Hill, pp. 168-176
    12. The Life of the Master by The Rev. John Watson, D.D., pp. 177-185
    13. Reid and the "General Armstrong" by Cyrus Townsend Brady, pp. 186-194
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    July 1900 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Sea-Builders by Ray Stannard Baker, pp. 193-206
    2. A Tragedy of Frontier Fort Life by W.J. Carney, pp. 207-209
    3. The Outsider by Rudyard Kipling, pp. 210-216
    4. An Averted Tragedy by Gertrude Norton, pp. 217-218
    5. A Jack and Jill of the Sierras by Bret Harte, pp. 219-231
    6. Bryan by William Allen White, pp. 232-237
    7. Railway Development in China by Wm. Barclay Parsons, pp. 238-248
    8. A Little Feminine Casabianca by George Madden Martin, pp. 249-254
    9. An Unwritten Chapter in American Diplomacy by A. Maurice Low, pp. 255-261
    10. The Star-Spangled Banner by Marion Hill, pp. 262-266
    11. The Fall of Quebec by Cyrus Townsend Brady, pp. 267-278
    12. The Life of the Master by The Rev. John Watson, D.D., pp. 279-290
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    1. A Prisoner Among Filipinos by James C. Gillmore, pp. 291-302
    2. Cavalleria Rusticana by George Beardsley, pp. 303-308
    3. Thirty Years Ago by E.S. Martin, pp. 309-312
    4. Pointers from a Porcupine Quill by William Davenport Hulbert, pp. 313-323
    5. Grit of Women by Jack London, pp. 324-329
    6. Conductor Pat Francis by Frank H. Spearman, pp. 330-338
    7. A White Sheep by G.K. Turner, pp. 339-348
    8. A Pirate and A Princess by Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey, pp. 349-355
    9. True Stories from the Under-World by Josiah Flynt and Francis Walton, pp. 356-362
    10. An International Wheat Corner by J.D. Whelpley, pp. 363-367
    11. The Fisherman's Prayer by William Hale, p. 368
    12. The Life of the Master by The Rev. John Watson, D.D., pp. 369-379
    13. A Chance Shot by Henry Wallace Phillips, pp. 380-386
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    September 1900 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Training of Lions, Tigers, and Other Great Cats by Samuel Hopkins Adams, pp. 387-398
    2. A Prisoner Among Filipinos by James C. Gillmore, pp. 399-410
    3. A Comedy of Rebellion by Clinton Ross, pp. 411-415
    4. The Last Charge by Thomas Tracy Bouve, p. 416
    5. An Historic Sale of United States Bonds in England by Hon. George S. Boutwell, pp. 417-422
    6. The Shallow Spirit of Judgment by Edith Wyatt, pp. 423-431
    7. Building a German Ocean-Greyhound by Ray Stannard Baker, pp. 432-442
    8. How McGrath Got an Engine by Frank H. Spearman, pp. 443-449
    9. The Life of the Master by The Rev. John Watson, D.D., pp. 450-458
    10. The Man with the Gash by Jack London, pp. 459-465
    11. The Spirit of Revolution by Norman Duncan, pp. 466-472
    12. True Stories from the Under-World by Josiah Flynt and Francis Walton, pp. 473-482
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    October 1900 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Strategy of National Campaigns, pp. 483-494
    2. Mademoiselle Parchesi by Gelett Burgess, pp. 495-501
    3. Sir Henry Morgan and His Buccaneers by Cyrus Townsend Brady, pp. 502-511
    4. The Ancestry of the Horse by Frederic A. Lucas, pp. 512-517
    5. True Stories from the Under-World by Josiah Flynt and Francis Walton, pp. 518-523
    6. Her Husband's Weakness by Myra Williams Jarrell, pp. 524-525
    7. The Lady with the Waterfall by Anita Fitch, pp. 526-534
    8. The Life of the Master by The Rev. John Watson, D.D., pp. 535-543
    9. Casting a Great Lens by Ray Stannard Baker, pp. 544-554
    10. The Horse-Thief by E. Hough, pp. 555-560
    11. Some Lessons of the War by A. Conan Doyle, pp. 561-566
    12. Trade Wings by Edith Wyatt, pp. 567-572
    13. A Love Story by Annie Webster, pp. 573-576
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    November 1900 Issue = 10 Articles
    1. The First Flight of Count Zeppelin's Air Ship by Eugen Wolf, pp. 3-10
    2. Confusion of Goods by Frederic Carrol Baldy, pp. 11-19
    3. A Temperance Campaign by George Kibbe Turner, pp. 20-30
    4. Making a German Soldier by Ray Stannard Baker, pp. 31-42
    5. The Life of the Master by The Rev. John Watson, D.D., pp. 43-49
    6. The Love that Glorifies by Lilian True Bryant, pp. 50-55
    7. Hanna by William Allen White, pp. 56-64
    8. A Woman's Diary of the Siege of Pekin by Katharine Mullikin Lowry, pp. 65-76
    9. How the Law Came to Jenkins Creek by Charles Warren, pp. 77-86
    10. Little Hallelujah's Convert by Alvah Milton Kerr, pp. 87-98
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    December 1900 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Last Days of the Confederate Government by Stephen R. Mallory, pp. 99-107
    2. At the Turn of the Glass by Martha McCulloch-Williams, pp. 108-109
    3. Dolly Dialogues by Anthony Hope, pp. 110-115
    4. The Four-fold Christ by The Rev. John Watson, D.D., pp. 116-121
    5. Kim by Rudyard Kipling, pp. 122-133
    6. The Chinaman by Pierre Leroy-Beaulieu, pp. 134-139
    7. When Cholera Came by John Barrett, pp. 140-144
    8. Homeward Bound by Ralph R. Latimer, pp. 145-152
    9. The People of the Buffalo by Hamlin Garland, pp. 153-159
    10. The Bottom of the Sea by Ray Stannard Baker, pp. 160-170
    11. Bud Leach by Augustus Miller, pp. 171-173
    12. Shockley by Frank H. Spearman, pp. 174-182
    13. The Madness of Philip by Josephine Dodge Daskam, pp. 183-190
    14. Editorial Notes, p. 191
    15. A Stirrup-Cup by Nancy Hazlipp, pp. 192-194
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