Graf Zeppelin Sets Course Across Atlantic For U S Flight
Hamburg to New York dirigible Graf Zeppelin commanded by Eckener lifts off from Friedrichshafen amid mist and tail winds. The voyage follows a France Spain Bay of Biscay route, 4776 miles, with a 60 to 76 hour expected crossing. Passengers include Lieut Commander Rosendahl and others. insurance costs compare favorably to airliners.
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Friedrichshafen
Ger
United States
Ward
Lonngeles
France
Bay of Biscay
Spain
English Channel
North Atlantic
Unit States
Ugo Eckener
New York
Eckener
trans-Atlantic Air Service
Europe
Charles Rosendahl
United Navy
Robert Reiner
Frederick Gilfillan
Dent
Lucerne
Switzerland
Iian
Kert Grzesinski
Krueger
Benkendorf
Try of Transportation
Co Brandenstein-Zeppelin
Count Zeppelin
Dirigible
Karl Vonwegand
Lady Drummond
Walter.fel
Theo Mateoko
Brand
Prof
Ludwigman
Robert Harttman
Herb Bock
Telé: Wireless Company
Herr
Zeiss Optical Works
Anes Herrera
Tyscka
Maym
Los Angeles
Graf Zeppelin
United St
United
Campaign issues shift from religion and prohibition to prosperity
United Press dispatch from San Francisco outlines how candidates shift focus to prosperity in the 1930 campaign. It notes Hoover and Smith discuss tariffs, business interests back Smith, and Republican Coolidge and Mellon bolster the Hoover campaign as religion and prohibition fade in public debate.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
San Francisco
Smith
Hoover
Elizabethton, Tenn
Work
Curtis
Moses
Raskob
California
Pierre 8. DuPont
Martin H. Lehman
New York
William H. Woodin
American Car and Foundry Company
Samuel Kea
Pennsylvania Railroad
August Heckscher
Edward
Mellon
New Chief of Police Begins Duties Today
Athens welcomes E. 8. Finsterwald as the new chief of police after a swearing in this morning. Charles Maple served as acting chief for the past 30 days and returns to the rank of police captain tonight. Citizens express confidence in Finsterwald while Patrolman James Lewis resumes day traffic duties.
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Athens
Finsterwald
Charles Maple
James Lewis
Graf Zeppelin Luxurious Air Liner This Date
Graf Zeppelin touted as the most luxurious airliner to date with capacity for 20 passengers on long flights and 40 on shorter runs. It features 10 staterooms like ocean liners, 770.8 feet long, 100 feet high, and a 3,707,970 cubic foot capacity with five 550 horsepower Maybach Zeppelin engines. It runs on Blue Gas fuel, travels up to 80.7 miles per hour, and has a range over 6000 miles at speed with a 1,000,000 dollar price tag funded by the German people and Zeppelin Company subsidies.
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Friederichshafen
Germany
Cap
Zeppelin Company
Cornell Exalts Advertising At Women’s Club Meeting
C. C. Cornell advertising manager of the D. Zenner Company spoke at the Hotel Berry to a Women’s Commercial Club gathering. He urged newsy advertising, outlined newspaper page psychology, and stressed window displays as key assets, noting their low cost per thousand and value in building business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Women’s Commercial Club
Zenner
Women's Commercial Club
Berry
C. C. Cornell
D. Zenner Company
International Association of Display Men
Advertising Men
Deputy Warden Accused of Misconduct After Jail Incident
H. C. Blosser deputy warden at Junction City Prison Brick Plant was arrested in Logan for drunk and disorderly conduct. He pleaded not guilty and faces a mayoral hearing tonight. Blosser previously oversaw a brick plant fire that killed nearly twenty people. He allegedly drank during festival celebrations Saturday night.
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Logan
H. C. Blosser
Junction City
John Dicken
Harley McNabb
Perry County
J. P. Rochester
Blosser
Dicken
Southern Line Is Taken by Airship
A wireless message from Dr Hugo Eckener picked up by a French station says the Graf Zeppelin plans to fly across Spain toward the Azores avoiding Gibraltar. The route would take it over the Gulf of Lyons then inland from Barcelona to the Atlantic Coast passing Madrid and Lisbon.
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Paris
U PR
Hugo Eckener
Spain
Azores
Gibraltar
Gulf of Lyons
Pyrenees
Barcelona
Atlantic
Madrid
Lisbon
Hansbrough Oil Concessions Denial Stuns Western Editor
Former Senator Henry C. Hansbrough of North Dakota faced charges in a western edition alleging Herbert Hoover owned foreign oil concessions. The denial came from Henry J. Allen, Republican national publicity director.
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Dentes OI
Washington
Henry C. Hansbrough
North Dakota
Herbert Hoover
Henry J. Allen
Hartford Stock Wizard Faces Jail Term
Roger W. Watkins pleaded guilty to the central count of embezzlement in a case accusing him of illicit stock dealings with National Associates Investors. His wife and two brothers-in-law pled guilty to conspiracy as the trial abruptly closed. The scheme allegedly involved Gov. John H. Trumbull and Secretary of State Francis A. Pallotti buying shares at $15 when market value was $26.
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Hartford
Conn
U.P
Roger W. Watkins
Wallingford
Margaret E. Watkins
Guy
Maynard Tresslar
John H. Trumbull
Francis A. Pallotti
National Associated Investors, Inc
National Associated Investors
Watking
Selenan
Prison Fire Victims Honored as Escape Suspects Sought
Final services were held for 15 dead inmates at the State Prison Brick Plant in New Lexington. Officials sought the five missing escapees by tracing relatives and recording names at the burial, while delaying identification to prioritize escape recovery and potential returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
U.P
State Penitentiary
Ohio
P. E. Thomas
United Press
Junction City
Thomas
Mrs. Cain 77 Dies at Home in Albany
Mrs. Sarah Cain, 77, died at 1 am at the home of her sister Mrs. Samara Dickson in Albany. A widow for many years, she left sons Mont Cain and I Cain of Downington. Funeral arrangements pending at Downington M B Church with burial in Wells Cemetery.
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Mrs. Cain
Albany
Sarah Cain
Samara Dickson
Downington M. B
Wells Cemene
Mont Cain
Cain
Downington
Class Six Meeting at First Methodist Church Friday
Several hundred men expected for a social gathering of Class Six at the First Methodist Church Friday night at 7 30. All former and current members and chorus singers are urged to attend for a musical program short talks and refreshments. No tickets required.
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First Methodist Church
Army Fliers Stranded Eight Miles Up After Frozen Throttle
Captain A. W. Stevens and Captain St. Clair Streett nearly perished when their VCO-5 landed with a dead stick near Rushville Indiana after reaching an indicated 40 200 feet in altitude. They set a two man heavier than air record while suspended by fuel exhaustion.
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Dayton
U.2
A. W. Stevens
St. Clair
Streett
Rushville
Ind
Bureau of Standards
Companion Drowns. Boy Leaves Akron in Shock
Akron dispatch reports 13-year-old Paul Davis wandering the city after a body found in the Ohio Canal is identified as 11-year-old Harvey Albright. Detectives say Paul likely did not flee the city. A note to his mother claims guilt and intent to return weekly, with cross marks as kisses.
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Akron
Paul Davis
Harvey Albright
Ohio Canal
Paul
Betty Davis
Albright
Athens Legion Post Choo ses New Officers
Officers were elected at a meeting of K. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion in Athens. Fred Williams was chosen post commander with a slate including Charles Mapes and L. E. Sweeney as vice commanders, and others filling service officer publicity and several key posts. The installation is set for November 7 at the Court Street home and follows praise for retiring commander Paul Shannon.
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K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Athens
Legion
Court Street
Fred Williams
Charles Mapes
L. E. Sweeney
Waldo Buck
Earle Miller
Don Peden
W. W. Lee
Americanism Committee
H. Goodman
R. H. White
B. T. Grover
Webb Walker
C.D. Heck
R. M. Sherman
Sargeant At-Arms
L. G. Connett
S. M. Johnson
B. M. Gibson
Paul Shannon
Legion Post
Shannon
Scioto County man confesses after murder
Otis Maddy 20 near Barden Scioto County is jailed on a murder charge after confessing to killing Isaac Wallace 35 at a filling station near Serpent Mound Park September 30 Sheriff says Wallace died unconscious. Maddy traced by car linked to crime and says two strangers rented the car. valuables and coat found.
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West Union
U.R
Otis Maddy
Barden
Scioto County
Isaac Wallace
Serpent Mound Park
Walter White
Wallace
Maddy
Two Speeches on Air This Evening
Two major political broadcasts planned across NBC networks. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon will speak at 9 p.m. Eastern Time for a half hour. Former Democratic nominee John W. Davis will address listeners at 8 p.m. Eastern Time for about an hour critiquing Governor Smith as a constructive statesman.
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New York
NBC
Treasury
Andrew Melon
John W. Davis
Smith
Davis
Columbia Fails To Take Off For Rome Hop
The Columbia monoplane failed to take off on a trans Atlantic trial from Roosevelt Field Oct 12. Pilot Roger Q Williams and Petro Bonelli were aboard as the craft sped along the runway lifted briefly then landed at nearby Curtiss Field. It could not carry 490 gallons of fuel as planned.
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Roosevelt Field
Columbia
Rome
Roger Q. Williams
Petro Bonelli
Curtiss Field
Smith Breaks Campaign Precedent On Virginia Southern Tour
Governor Alfred E. Smith travels by special train to campaign across the solid South. Five appearances are planned in Richmond Raleigh Greensboro Salisbury and Charlotte with possible unscheduled stops. The itinerary includes Chattanooga Nashville Louisville and Sedalia with Chicago speeches before returning to Albany.
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Paul R. Mallon
Richmond
Alfred E. Smith
Virginia
Solid South
Raleigh
Greensboro
Salisbury
Charlotte
North Carolina
Chattanooga
Nashville
Louisville
Sedalia
Chicago
Albany
Byrd Sails for Antarctic Expedition From San Pedro
Commander Richard E. Byrd began a lengthy voyage from San Pedro aboard the whaler C. A. Larsen bound for New Zealand. The expedition, one of the largest ever organized, aims to study the birthplace of winds and fill blank map areas, with an 18 month to two year mission.
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San Pedro
Calif
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
Pacific
New Zealand
Byrd
C. A. Larsen
Train bears evidence of collision near Bellaire
In Bellaire on Oct 11 a Pittsburgh Flier train arriving at the station left evidence of striking a person. East bound freight crews were notified and the body of Paul Morgan an 88 year old Martins Ferry section foreman was found near Yorkville.
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Bellaire
U.R
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Paul Morgan
Martins Ferry
Yorkville
Street Car Collision Injures Two in Youngstown
Two people were seriously injured and 14 more shaken after a street car collision in Youngstown on Oct 11. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene.
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Youngstown
U.R
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Gantler
Cours
Eric Keyser
Hamburg
Federal Weather Bureau
Ioundland
York
Elizabethton
Maple
Trumbull
Penitentiary
American
Nua-Lendon Times
America
Lake Constance
Athens Legion
Owith
Doubtful
North
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