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Area theatrical family well-known in 1900s
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The last Warren County history column told the story of Laura
Woolwine, who became Laura Bellini, a famous opera singer.
Laura was not the only star in the Woolwine family. Her younger
sister, Dolly, became a stage star in the "gay '90s."
Dolly Woolwine was born in 1861 after the family moved from
Lebanon to Cincinnati. Her early stage training was in the
Cincinnati Shakespeare Club.
Madame Helena Modjeska, a famous tragedian, appeared on stage in
Cincinnati and was entertained by the club.
Modjeska encouraged Woolwine to take up a theatrical career.
The Woolwine family moved to ...
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Interview: James Tobin discusses Samuel Pierpont Langley
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
; ...10-19-2003 Interview: James Tobin discusses Samuel Pierpont Langley Host: LIANE HANSEN Time: 12:00 Noon-1:00...Wrights' main rivals. Their chief competitor was Samuel Pierpont Langley. As secretary of the Smithsonian Institution...
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First flights.(Samuel Pierpont Langley)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Mechanical Engineering-CIME
; ...died from internal injuries. Samuel Pierpont Langley was professor of physics and astronomy...Smithsonian Institution in Washington, Langley traveled to Buffalo, N.Y...When he secured research funds, Langley began to measure how much power...
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Pioneer of human flight.(Dr. Samuel Pierpont Langley, inventor of the aircraft)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone
; ...inventor of the aircraft was Dr. Samuel Pierpont Langley. This flight of his creation...brothers' first manned flight. Langley's belief in the possibility...Who was this aviation pioneer? Langley was a self-taught engineer and...
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Vuelo a escala.(modelo aeronáutico construído por Samuel Pierpont Langley)(Artículo breve)
Magazine article from: Contenido
; El primer modelo aeronutico que efectivamente vol fue el Aerdromo 5, construido por el estadunidense Samuel Pierpont Langley; el aparato. de 15 kilogramos de peso, era impulsado por un motor de vapor y en noviembre de 1896 recorri en...
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LANGLEY'S SCIENTIFIC MIND GAVE WRIGHT BROTHERS A BOOST.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot
; ...Wilbur Wright. Richard Rathbun, assistant to Samuel Pierpont Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution...Many of their contemporaries, including Langley, disagreed - and failed. Langley, a brilliant, self-taught astronomer...
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Langley's passion for flight began at Allegheny Observatory
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
; Samuel Pierpont Langley, the first director of the Allegheny...experiments with airplanes and aeronautics. Langley -- born in Roxbury, Mass., in 1834...salary was $2,000. In the same year, Langley became professor of physics and astronomy...
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Langley cadet color guard unflappable: Local Civil Air Patrol volunteers stood proud as they saved the flag from windblown assault.
Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Newport News, VA)
; ...their unit's 30th anniversary at Langley Air Force Base. The cadet color...dedicated volunteer service the Langley Composite Squadron has given our...1976 to honor aerospace pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley and the Air Force base that carries...
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Early bird
Magazine article from: Boys' Life
; ...white beard nervously watched. Samuel Pierpont Langley knew that his own reputation would...questions had to be answered. And Samuel P. Langley provided many of those...in Roxbury, Mass., in 1834, Samuel Langley became interested in science...
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The Wright stuff . . . and the wrong.(COMMENTARY)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times
; ...Smithsonian's "tribute." Samuel Langley, the head of the Smithsonian...000 War Department contract, Langley tested an airplane on Oct. 7...tested over the Potomac River by Samuel Pierpont Langley in 1903. Successfully...
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OTHERS WHO DREAMED OF FLIGHT AIDED WRIGHT BROTHERS.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot
; ...result in both substantial profit and considerable fame. Samuel Pierpont Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, made headlines...dead end,'' according to Crouch. CAPTION(S): PHOTO SAMUEL PIERPONT LANGLEY...
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