Navy weighs fate of airships in wake of Shenandoah loss
Washington reports indicate navy officials may close Lakehurst naval air station and suspend dirigible program for months after the Shenandoah disaster and failed Hawaii flight. Secretary Wilbur orders PB-1 halt for Hawaii and warns ocean approaches remain vulnerable. No commercial lease for Los Angeles anticipated this season.
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Washington
Sept
Shenandoah
Hawi
Navy
mid-Pacific
Department
Lakehurst
MacMillan
Arctic
Air Service
Wilbur
Atlantic
United States
Navy Department
Los Aneles
Los Angeles
Lakehurst Station
Sgme
Hawaii
Pinchot Talk Curtailed by Lions Club in Altoona
In Altoona Pennsylvania on September 3 Governor Gifford Pinchot faced a Lions Club meeting with politics banned as a topic. The club charter restricted discussion to tuberculosis and state efforts to eradicate the disease during Pinchot's statewide tour inspecting state and state aided institutions.
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Altoona
The
Lions
Gifford Pinchot
List of Those Killed In the Shenandoah Control Cabin
A Caldwell Ohio report lists officers and crew killed when the Shenandoah cracking occurred. Names include Lieutenant Commander Zachary Weems, Lieutenant Commander Louis Hancock Jr in Austin Texas, and others in St Louis, Boston, Savannah and more. Surviving injuries include Chief Gunner Raymond Cole of Lima Ohio and Rigger J F Metz of Freehold New Jersey.
Survivors of Shenandoah Reach Pittsburgh After Crash
Ninety survivors arrive by car in Pittsburgh after the Shenandoah dirigible crash in eastern Ohio that killed fourteen. crew member Walter Johnson remains awake writing to his father. Survivors defend the airship and call the craft an everyday risk, calling it the old boat. Train continues to Lakehurst via Philadelphia.
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Pittsburg
Ohio
Lakehurst
N. J
Iron Horse
Walter Johnson
Minneapolis
Minn
Johnson
Elphia
Poe Denied Writ Habeas Corpus In Prohibition Agent Case
The West Virginia Supreme Court refused Poe a writ of habeas corpus for J F Poe state prohibition agent jailed in Cabell county on a murder charge against a federal agent It was his third bond bid The court granted mandamus directing former Logan district Justice Thompson to hand over docket papers to I M Conley in a separate petition returnable Sept 22
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Charleston
W. Va
State Supreme Court
J. F. Poe
Cabell County
Poe
State Tribunal
Harry M. Herndon
Supreme Court
I. M. Conley
Logan
Simp Thompson
Shenandoah salvage order canceled as weather experts analyze line squalls
Rosendahl cancels an immediate salvage party for the Shenandoah wreck after army cooperation reduces need. Naval board members depart for Caldwell Ohio while a plane ferries the inquiry to the scene. Meteorologists explain line squalls as thunder squalls and Tornado-type winds fueled the disaster.
Flip of Coin Decides Fate of G C Schnitzer
Philadelphia reports the coin toss decided the fate of George Schnitzer of Point Pleasant, chief radio engineer aboard the Shenandoah. Schnitzer, a father of two, was killed in the disaster after the toss favored him versus Manley, the alternate radio man.
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Philadelphia
George
Schnitzer
Point Pleasant
Shenandoah
Lakehurst
Manley
Hope Not Given Up Of Finding Plane
Honolulu September 3 perfect weather aided searchers for the missing seaplane PN 9 No 1 but Commander John Rodgers and four co pilots remained lost. Navy search continues with patrol planes and submarines scouring the Pacific east of Hawaii as crews pursue the missing seaplane and five men aboard.
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Honolulu
John Rodgers
Pearl Harbor
Oahu
Millington B. McComb
Pacific Ocean
Maui
W. R. van Auken
Aroostook
E.S. Jackson
Langley
Reno
Doyen
San Francisco
Betwen
Pacific Northwest Sides With Unification Plan
Spokane Wash Sept 3 The Pacific Northwest conference of the Methodist Episcopal church south votes 48 to 10 in favor of unification of the northern and southern church bodies.
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Spokane
Wash
Pacific Northwest
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Planes Odar Over Wreck of Shenandoah
Crowds of curious residents and travelers flooded Caldwell and Ava as news of the Shenandoah crash spread. Army officers offered aid, wreckage lay scattered in fields, and souvenirs were carried away by countless onlookers as emergency crews responded.
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ODAR
Ouene
Shenandoan
Wife of Shenandoah Commander Endures After Crash
Mrs. Zachary Lansdowne, wife of the Shenandoah commander, bears up bravely after the dirigible disaster. She declared she knew the risks when she married an aviator and will not buckle under now. Lieutenant Commander MM. G. Pierce's wife, stationed at Lakehurst, was with her.
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Lakehurst
Zachary Lansdowne
Shenandoah
Obie
MM. G. Pierce
Bluefield Rate Dispute Seeks Interstate Relief
Freight officials led by Frank G. Pick argued for rate relief before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Bluefield case targets a through rate from Bluefield via Matoaka to destination, seeking mileage-based pricing with transfer charges. Princeton authorities protested, urging similar relief for inbound shipments, while Bluefield contends the case applies only to Bluefield and that Princeton should pursue its own filing.
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Bluefield Traffic Bureau
Frank G. Pick
Bluefield
Interstate Commerce Commission
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Association of Princeton
de Jarnette
Princeton
Virginian
Norfolk and Western
Matoaka
Huntington
Virginia
Chesapeake
Charleston
Roanoke
5. M. Adsit
Chesapeake and Ohio
Water Crisis Deepens in Bluefield as Health Dept Orders Conserving
Public water shortage in Bluefield reaches a critical stage. Health official C P Claytor orders the closure of construction work and laundries, tightens controls, and warns of fines and jail for noncompliance. A Norfolk and Western supply may ease pressure but only if residents conserve.
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Bluefield
Health Department
C. P. Claytor
Claytor
Norfolk and Western
Ada
Bluefield Anne Een
Shenandoah Blimp Crashes in Ohio Sighting Death and Destruction
The Shenandoah airship breaks apart in a line squall over southeastern Ohio. Commander Zachary Lansdowne and thirteen crewmen die. others suffer severe injuries as the craft disintegrates into nose and main sections with survivors guided to safety and morgue arrangements begun.
Two Small Boys Find Last Body in Ohio Wreck
Caldwell Ohio September 3 The body of Lieutenant W E Sheppard of Washington DC the last to be recovered was found by two small boys on their way to the wreckage They stumbled over it while climbing a hedge Lieutenant F B Masters later identified the body as Sheppard The body of Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne commander of the Shenandoah tonight was ordered sent to Washington for burial at Arlington Assignments of other bodies follow see Ralph T Joffray to St Machinist Mate James Moore to Jersey City Chief Petty Officer George Co Schnitzer to ace bee Chief Rigger B P Allen to St Louis
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Water Company
Ada
Bluefield
Ada Dam
Associated Press
Caldwell
Ohio
America
Zachary Lansdowne
Greenville
Sharon
Ava
J. Meek Carthy
Marietta
C. F. Rosendahl
J. B. Anderson
Belle Valley
American Legion Guard of Honor
Inqu
J. H. Kline
Lakehurst
Shenandoah
Lakehurst N. J
Ohio River
Cambridge
Byeville
Here
Lansdowe
Anael
W. E. Sheppard
Washington
D. C
F. B. Masters
Sheppard
Arlington National Cemetery
Ralph T. Joffray
St. Machinist
James Moore
Jersey City
N. J
George Co. Schnitzer
Ace Bee
Rigger
B. P. Allen
St. Louis
Widow of Shenandoah Commander Reflects on Flight Decision
Mrs Zachary Lansdowne, widow of the Shenandoah's commander, laments the bureau order to fly in risky weather. She says crossing the Ohio valley is perilous and that marrying an aviator is a gamble, adding I’ve gambled and I’ve lost.
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Department
Ohio Valley
Lansalowne
Bureau
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Washington, D. C
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St. Ouis
B. BR. O’sullivan
Lowell
Mass
W. A. Spratley
Venice
Charles H. Brown
Tom's River
Mate
P. Mazruco
Murray Hill
James W. Callinan
Binghampton
Raymond Cole
Lima
Rigger J. F. Metz
Freehold
Lakehurst, N. J
Eagh
Mag. J. Klein
Rosendahl
C. E. Rosendahl
United States Army
Naval Board of Inquiry
Little
Yeoman Cable
J. H. Klein, Jr
Sydney M. Krause
William Nelson
Naval Air Station
Anacostia
Board of Inquiry
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Carlson
Tomorof
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Klein
Chicago
Henry J. Cox
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G. C. Schnitzer
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William A. Moffett
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Country Club
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