Navy Flyers Die as Great Dirigible Wrecked in Storm
Honolulu dispatch reports Navy seaplane PN.9 No. 1 lost after forced landing in a Pacific storm en route from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor. Commander John Rodgers and four co-aviators missing. search expanded across vast ocean areas as officials consider abandoning a second Hawaii non stop flight. Lakehurst likely to close. officials say hope remains for the plane’s recovery.
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Honolulu
Navy
PN.9
John Rodgers
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
Oahu
Millington R. McComb
Hearst Fights Smith Over Ku Klux Klan Charge
William Randolph Hearst countered Governor Alfred Smith's denouncement by reiterating his accusation that Smith dragged in the Ku Klux Klan to oppose Mayor Hylan and claimed Smith conspired with William G. McAdoo to nominate John W. Davin at the Democratic National Convention. Hearst sent the telegraphed reply from Los Angeles to the New York American.
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Associated Prese
New York
William Randolph Hearst
Alfred Smith
Hylan
Smith
William G. McAdoo
John W. Davin
Los Angeles
Joseph A. Moore
New York American
Hearst
Healy
Billingsgate
Bellevue
Mr. Hearst
Commander Lansdowne Dies In Shenandoah Storm Flight
Zachary Lansdowne commander of the ill fated Shenandoah perished at his post after the airship failed to outride a central state storm. The vessel plunged to earth as the commander went down with the ship marking a fatal ending to the voyage.
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Zachary Lansdowne
Shenandoah
Central States
Earth
Lansdowne
Navy weighing new air policy after Shenandoah disaster
Sept 2 Navy officials weighed a major shift in aviation policy after the Shenandoah wreck and a failed Hawaii flight. Secretary Wilbur hinted at a possible Lakehurst closure and considered plans involving the Shenandoah and Los Angeles while noting no private lease offers for the Los Angeles had been received.
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ALR
Shenandoah
Hawaii
Navy
P! No
Gables
Lakehurst
N. J
Wilbur
San Francisco
United
Navy Department
Los Angeles
Los Aneles
Navy backs Pacific non stop seaplane flight
Navy aviation officials, led by Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, urged a non stop PB seaplane flight from San Francisco to Honolulu at the first favorable weather window. He acknowledged past disasters but stressed the strategic value of long distance seaplanes for national defense and future commercial development.
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San Francisco
Navy
Honolulu
William A. Moffett
Admiral Moffett
Hawaii
Silemot
Alow ‘Gheota
Commeres
Dawes addresses Butte audience on senate rules
Vice President Charles G. Dawes spoke to a crowd in Butte for about 15 minutes, saying the Senate limits speeches to 12 minutes over four years. He joked about the pipe he smokes and departed after meeting press, Republicans, and locals before continuing his trip to the Pacific coast.
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Butte Depot
Senate
Butte
Charles G. Dawes
United States
United States Senate
Pacific Coast
Milwaukee
Dawes Wan
C Ficiog
Hentor Eaonsea
Dawe
Ben
Tongs Resume War One On Leong Dead
Chinatown in New York erupts in renewed tong warfare at a Chinese laundry on Renallants. Police report gunmen from rival dong Marqueng 50, dead while working. Four seriously wounded. Officials say acts of vengeance by the Hine Bing tong for a prior Tong killing.
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New York
Chinatown
Bing Tong
On-Leong Tong
Banton
Small Boat Crew Believed Drowned in 1924 Expedition
An Associated Press report notes that members of the Lief Erikson expedition, including officers Nutting and Wat, disappeared after leaving Battle Harbor in a strong gale near Holsteinburg. The 1924 voyage, led by Donald MacMillan, had set sail from Norway and never resurfaced, with officials later reporting no further contact.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lief Erickson
Donald D. MacMillan
National Geographie Society
Wurther Inby
William Ting
Norway
Liet Erickson
Holsteinburg
Hirickson
Diverseine
Hopen
Rawarmussen
Battle Harbor
Kabradir
Monnage
Widow of Landsdowne Blames Washington for Loss
Widow of Landsdowne blames Washington for her husband’s loss in a wartime sortie report. The account notes military officials considered flying season timing and the Ohio Valley’s harsh weather, with the widow declaring the decision a fatal gamble and recounting the casualties.
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Lansdowne
Washington
Souvenir Hunters Advise After Wreck Sightings At Ava
Thousands of sightseers, farmers, and automobilers swarmed Ava as rumors of a wreck drew crowds. Airplanes arrived and photographers worked amid wreckage marked by a red white and blue star, while several minor accidents occurred in the treacherous hills with no serious injuries reported.
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Caldwell
Ohio
Ava
Citien
Orchar
Josignia
Shenandoah
Farmer
Vets Seek Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment at Meet
Veterans from American Legion groups plan to push repeal of the 18th Amendment after a recent raid at a hotel notified authorities. The convention urged unity among veterans and condemned any friction between organizations while condemning liquor prohibition enforcement.
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Tage
Ameries
Porelan
American ‘Legion
Dirigible Shenandoah Crashes In Turbulent Storm Disaster
Cardwell Ohio, Sept 3. The Shenandoah giant Navy airship broke in two during a severe storm on its western cruise. The control cabin section crashed. the fore section with seven survivors landed near Ava after a long free ballooned descent. The main section carried 26 survivors. 14 crew members died, including Lt Commander Zachary Lansdowne.
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Perleclared Freee
Cardwell
Ohio
United States Navy
J. Airport
Zachary Lansdowne
Sharon
Ava
Shenandoah survivors reach Pittsburg after crash
19 crew members of the Shenandoah, the airship that plunged in Ohio with 14 dead, arrive Pittsburg shaken but alive. Newspaper men observe as the survivors board a special car toward Lakehurst. They speak of memories from the ill fated flight. The phrase just for the game appears among whispered comments as they mournfully note it was not the ship’s fault.
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I. J. McCarthy
Marietta Hospital
C. B
Associated Prove
Pittsburg
Astern
Ohio
Lakehurst
N. Y
West
Find
Victims of Disaster List Names and Roles
The report lists victims and injured from a disaster, naming Taentena Louis Hancock Jr of Austin Texas executive officer Lieutenant J 3 Lawrence St. Paul Minnesota Lieutenant A 1 Haughton Ale stom Mass Chief Petty Officer George Schniteer Tuckertown Nebraska Machinist's Mate James A. Moore Savannah Oblet Rigger K P Allen others killed were Lieutenant Washington D Sheppard Machinist's Mate BP Mazacco Murray subject of conflicting stories Those injured include Chief Gunner Raymond cote Lima Ohio fatally thought. injured Rigger J P Macarthy Pre N J with possible critical condition.
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Taentena Louis Hancock Jr
Austin
Tex
Tlievenant J
Lawrence
St. Pau
Minn
Tewtenant A
Haughton
Alestom
Mass
George
Schniteer
Tuckertown
James A. Moore
Savannah
K. P. Allen
Touts
Washington
Surviving officer recalls Shenandoah disaster in detail
A telegraphic Navy report from Lieut. Commander C. Rovendahl, the surviving officer, describes the Shenandoah wreckage and loss of life. He notes a mild storm then violent air turbulence, the ship breaking apart, trees stripping wings, and seven casualties among the crew. Remaining details cover post-crash actions, identification of the dead, and movements of officers and troops for recovery.
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Nmsceimues
Washington
Shenandoah
Navy Department
Mander
McCarthy
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