Hundreds Aid Big Vessel in Landing
A large vessel arrived under its own power after a favorable shift in wind, allowing a controlled landing with substantial assistance from surrounding harbor staff and tug support.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1919
Page
1
First aerial Atlantic stowaway revealed after six hours
Mineola reports William Ballantyne, 22, a B-34 crew member stationed at East Fortune Scotland, hid aboard an air trip across the Atlantic when denied space. Major Scott said Ballantyne faces court martial with a likely light sentence, and will not return with the B-34. The R-34 mascot is a striped cat named Wopsie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
L. L
William Ballantyne
Atlantic
Ballantyne
East Fortune
Scotland
Scott
British dirigible R-34 to begin return flight from Mineola
Brigadier General L E Charlton announced the R-34 will start its homeward voyage at 8 tomorrow morning if conditions permit. The airship may circle over New York City at low altitude before returning, and officials expect faster travel home aided by winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Hargraves
United Press
Mineola
L. E. Charlton
Washington
New York City
Charlton
R 34 Homeward Flight May Start Today At Mineola
The British dirigible R-34 may depart Roosevelt Field for home late today if overhaul and refueling finish in time. Major G H Scott, commander, will decide. 800 plus crew aided in landing and preparation after a 3130 mile 108 hour 12 minute crossing ending with a Montauk to Mineola approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
L. I
Roosevelt Field
G. H. Scott
Scott
Bay of Fundy
Boston
United States Navy
Cape Cod
Montauk
John E. M. Pritchard
Fuller
Pilot giant British dirigible across the Atlantic
The article lists crew members aboard the R-34 airship including Captain Grenhard first officer Major Pritchard and navigator Major Cook with Captain Combes and Colonel Hunt among others. The image caption places Lieutenant Commander Lansdowne US Navy and Lieutenant Burrant as wireless operator in the back row.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combes
Lansdowne
U. S. Navy
Burrant
Grenhard
Pritchard
Shotter
Cook
Hunt
Scott
Atlantic
Navy observers plan return flight over major east coast cities
Lieutenant Commander Zachary Landsdowne of Grand Rapids, Wis., aboard the B-34 reported valuable information on Atlantic navigation conditions for the navy. The crew ate, bathed, shaved, and rested then prepared for an automobile trip to New York, contingent on whether the return flight proceeds or a Washington trip is chosen. Major Scott and American naval representatives will decide if the capital flight goes ahead, potentially routing over New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zachary Landsdowne
Grand Rapids
Wis
Atlantic
Navy Department
New York City
Washington
Scott
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Gas Balloon R-34 Rises Then Falls After Morning Struggle
Before noon the R-34 balloon rose to about 300 feet as gas expanded from rising temperature. Ground crews halted the ascent after a thirty minute struggle. A rent opened in the nose of the envelope though the gas bags remained intact.
British press hails B-34 flight without U S navy aid
London reports strong pleasure over the B-34 seaplane flight completing the crossing without help from the United States Navy. The Daily Mail says the Atlantic crossing by seaplane airplane and airship shows shrinking space in the new era of flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States Navy
Atlantic
Daily Mail
Mexico Frowns Upon the Yankee Brewers
American brewers seek to reestablish in Mexico after Prohibition era closure. Representatives have traveled to multiple cities including Chihuahua, Monterey, Tamico, Vera Cruz and Mexico City to persuade and negotiate for real estate, but the Mexican government has refused to permit erection of breweries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Mexico
Chihauahua
Monterey
Tamico
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Directors Meet Tonight at Hocking-Sunday Creek Traction
An important meeting of the directors is scheduled in the Chamber of Commerce rooms this evening at 7 o'clock. All directors are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking-Sunday Creek Traction Company
Chamber of Commerce
Wilson Nears Delivery of Congressional Message
President Wilson completes a draft for Congress detailing Paris peace work and world situation after war. The message is to outline permanent peace guarantees and blockade effects, with economic notes for American business. Wilson writes on his own typewriter aboard the George Washington as Miss Margaret Wilson greets troops and the president visits wounded in the ship’s hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Mellett
United Press
U. S. S. George Washington
Wilson
Congress
Paris
Germany
Versailles
Peace Commission
George Washington
Margaret Wilson
Veeck Becomes Cubs President Amid Pennant Rush
William L. Veeck, former newspaperman, assumed the presidency of the Chicago Cubs today. He replaces President-Manager Mitchell, who said the pennant race is so hot that his attention must center on club management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CUBS
Chicago
Ills
William L. Veeck
Chicago Cubs
Mitchell
Wilson to address Senate Thursday
Secretary Tumulty announced that President Wilson will address the Senate on Thursday. The statement came in New York on July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Senate
New York
Tumulty
The Secret Board Ran All War Efforts
Washington July 7 The United States had a secret government during the war operating on war department funds. The advisory commission of the council of national defense named Hollis Godfrey Howard E Coffin Bernard M Baruch Samuel Gompers Franklin H Martin Julius Rosenwald and Daniel Willard as the members. It charged the commission pressed by President ignored congressional intent and acted as executives. It allowed interested parties to fix war supply prices and violated trust laws. A press censorship was planned at the suggestion of Philip Patchin. Herbert Hoover was named director of a food control system. Cabinet members protested the commission s unprecedented powers and federal bureaus bid against each other. The commission held secret meetings four months before U S entry into the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
War Department
Graham
Advisory Commission
Council of National Defense
Hollis Godfrey
Howard E. Coffin
Bernard M. Baruch
Samuel Gompers
Franklin H. Martin
Julius Rosenwald
Daniel Willard
Congress
Philip Patchin
State Department
Herbert Hoover
Governor pardons entire crew at Sissonville road camp
In Charleton town, Governor Cornwell pardoned the thirteen prisoners at the Sissonville state road camp after an inquiry found unsanitary conditions and inhumane treatment. An Australian inventor has created a waterproof motor to drive brushes against hulls for cleaning ships without dry docking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
W. VA
State Road
Sissonville
Cornwell
Willard Fails To Face Real Fist Of Dempsey
New York July 7 Jess Willard fought hard but could not withstand Jack Dempsey in a first round burst of blows. Willard, in good condition, was knocked down six times yet continued, defending the crown but realizing he could not retain it. Dempsey likely to fight Willie Meehan next before a potential Beckett Carpenter European title bout follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Hamilton
United Press Star
New York
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Willard
Dempsey
Willie Meehan
Joe Beckett
Beckett
Georges Carpenter
Nurse Brings Potatoes to Soldier in War Care
An American soldier, shell shocked and unmoved at a base hospital, responds after a nurse brings candied sweet potatoes from a market in France. She tells him his mother sent them, and a flicker of his eye returns to life as the nurses recount wartime care incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Costs More To Die In New York Murders Rise
New York must pay $100 for an electrocution at Sing Sing, up from $50, as murder costs increase for the state. The higher price reflects greater expenses in executing death sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sing Sing
Women's peace protest plan at Zurich congress
Chrystal MacMillan, secretary of the International Congress of Women for Permanent Peace and delegate to the Paris peace conference, leads a Zurich assembly that invites nation sections of the International Women's League to organize protests against terms of the peace treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrystal MacMillan
International Congress of Women For
Zurich
Paris
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Women's International Co S
Teo
International Women’s League
Millfield Man Appears on Paternity and Mistreatment Charge
Albert Werner of Millfield faces a paternity count and a charge of mistreating a girl aged 12 to 14. The girl, Nellie Smathers, lived at the Wemer home while employed for housework. Russell Finsterwald, a Syracuse Law School graduate awaiting bar admission, appeared in court this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Albert Wemner
Millfield
Venice
Wemer
Little Nellie Smathers
Werner
Russell
Jube”’) Finsterwald
Jube
Syracuse Law School
Ed Reynolds sues Wells for nursing services in Reynolds estate
Ed Reynolds files another claim against A B Wells as administrator de bonis non of John Reynolds estate seeking 4525 dollars for nursing and housekeeper services from January 1914 through July 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Reynolds
A. B. Wells
de Bonis Non
John Reynolds
Austrians to receive treaty draft by midweek
Paris July 5 The allied committee drafting the Austrian treaty was ordered to finish the remaining sections for presentation to Austrian delegates next Tuesday or Wednesday. The Austrians will be given fifteen days to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Inventor Patents Split Plepan With Breakable Sealed Sections
An inventor unveils a plepan designed in two detachable sections that can be separated without risking damage to contents. The patent emphasizes safe handling and portable construction for consumer use.
News by airship across the Atlantic
The first regular news matter carried across the Atlantic by airship arrives in New York after a voyage from England aboard the B-34. Lieutenant Commander Landsdowne U S N led the envelope with news stories and photographs, marking a new epoch in journalism and transoceanic communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
East Fortune
Scotland
Landsdowne
United Press
New York
United States Navy
British
Air Ministry
Lansdowne
London
Ohio board bars Willard Dempsey fight film in Toledo
The Ohio board of movie censorship disapproved the Willard Dempsey fight pictures shown in Toledo on July 4. They refused the required “passed by” mark, barring exhibition in Ohio. Chairman Hague and member Miller announced the decision minutes after screening. Hall, the film owner, warned of a $200000 loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Board of Movie Censors
Tolediso
Ohio Board of Censore
Maurice S. Hague
Maud Murray Miller
Charlies G. Williams
Frank G. Hall
New York
Hall
Pretoria
Cleveland
Miller
Ohio Censor Board Divided Over Willard Fight Pictures
Hague, chair of Ohio's censors, rejects the Dem Q fight pictures saying they brutalize a small boy beside a big man. He was the sole voter at display. two others may overturn him. The films run in Cleveland while Toledo officials weigh interstate shipment and possible national law applicability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Jack E
Jess Willard
Hague
Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Bolshevik Forces Recapture Tashkent in Mass Executions
A Constantinople dispatch to Agence Radio reports Bolshevik troops recaptured Tashkent, the Russian Turkestan capital, and executed 6,000 residents. A brother of former Russian premier Alexander Kerensky was among those killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Constantinople
Agence Radio
Tashkent
Russian Turkestan
Alexander Kerensky
Patterson man vows to hunt shooter after hospital escape
T G Deakens of Paterson New Jersey acted as his own detective after being shot. He told reporters not to look for the shooter and promised to pursue the culprit himself once released from the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
T. G. Deakens
Paterson, N. J
Final preparations as Wilson visit looms in New York
July 7 New York final preparations for President Wilson's arrival are ready. Hoboken school children will greet him from the transport George Washington as he steps ashore. Governor Smith and Mayor Hylan will officially welcome the President with cabinet members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
Hoboken
George Washington
Smith
Hylan
Farmers scarce in New York as Major Bigelow seeks workers
Major Warren Bigelow reports farmers are scarce in New York while farm hands abound but unsettled, as he endeavors to place a group of workers amid labor shortages in the rural area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Warren Bigelow
Youth crisis reports rise in Save-a-Life data
United States wide Save-a-Life League records show 2,000 personal crisis reports in recent months with 173 among them involving youths aged under 21. The data highlights youth vulnerability amid ongoing crisis care efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Save-a-Life League
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Yankee Brewers
Secret’ Board
Brot Boy
Dainties
Woman’s Council For World Peace
Edwin E. Hullinger
America
Long Island
American Aviation Commission
Coffin
Transcontinental Air Limiteds
South America
East
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