There are a lot of crazy balloon stories from around that time...
Do you have any other sources? If that newspaper story is all we have, I don't think we can get a decent article from it - there isn't really more than about 3 sentences there.
On 23 January 2013 12:02, Richard Symonds richard.symonds@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
If anyone's looking for a new article to write, I just had this pointed out to me:
http://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2012/08/24/the-first-duel-fought-i...
I believe it's notable - if a little tricky to find modern sources for. There might even be a Did You Know in it.
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