. Review of reviews and world's work . n Wednesday, August 23. Thesuccessful completion of this trip of 1269miles, as shown by the map on the followingpage, would constitute a worlds record foran aerial journey, giving to America laurelsin long-distance flights. Many of the foreignflyers, as well as Americans, who took partin the Chicago meet, will participate inthe Harvard aviation meet, to take place atthe Squantum aviation field during theperiod from August 26 to September 4. ^ ^ . Among the public men recently Two tmi- I r 1 r ^ ^ I- • nent Public rcmoved from the field of service,Servants
. Review of reviews and world's work . n Wednesday, August 23. Thesuccessful completion of this trip of 1269miles, as shown by the map on the followingpage, would constitute a worlds record foran aerial journey, giving to America laurelsin long-distance flights. Many of the foreignflyers, as well as Americans, who took partin the Chicago meet, will participate inthe Harvard aviation meet, to take place atthe Squantum aviation field during theperiod from August 26 to September 4. ^ ^ . Among the public men recently Two tmi- I r 1 r ^ ^ I- • nent Public rcmoved from the field of service,Servants ^^ ^^^^^^ Edward M. Shcpard, the New York lawyer and eminent Democrat,had at various times figured importantly in po-litical affairs, although he never held an elec-tive office. His vigorous and successful ef-forts as the prosecutor of ballot frauds in 1893attracted the attention of State and nation,and his service in that capacity was the moreconspicuous because it resulted in the punish-ment of leaders in his own political , New YorkSHEPARD Copyright by Harris & Ewing, WashingtonSENATOR WILLIAM P. FRYE Mr. Shepard headed an independent Demo-cratic movement in Brooklyn and was an un-successful candidate for Mayor. After con-solidation, in 1901, he was the regular Demo-cratic candidate for Mayor of Greater NewYork, but was defeated by Mr. Low. Per-haps Mr. Shepards greatest service to thecommunity was rendered as a trustee of theCollege of the City of New York. It washe who planned far in advance and in theevent did more than any other man, it issaid, to bring about the location of thesplendid group of buildings on the command-ing site now occupied by that Shepard was a public servant, in thetruest sense, who found the field of his lifework in his native city. In the death ofSenator William P. Frye, of Maine, on theeighth of last month, the country lost a ser-vant whose activities for more than fortyyears had been related almost wholly tonational affa
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