Thursday, October 10, 2013

10 October 1913

As published in the San Francisco Call: "NEW YORK, Oct. 10. 1913 — Albert(sic) Lawson, an aviator, entered in exhibition flights soon to be made around New York, fell into the Hudson river today during a flight. He narrowly escaped drowning, being rescued by a tugboat." Almost certainly refers to Alfred Lawson, erstwhile pro baseballer, coiner of the word "Airliner", later eccentric "educator" and founder of "Lawsonomy".

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