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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1925
Page
9
Survivors describe a perilous crash as the Shenandoah broke apart amid a storm. Radio Gunner Raymond Cole was badly injured. Colonel C. G. Hall and Lieutenant A B Anderson endured harrowing escapes from the control cabin protected by a girder.
Wheeling observers report fragments and souvenirs hauled from the Caldwell Ohio disaster site as crowds press in to view the airship Shenandoah wreck. Motorists recount the crush limiting access while pieces and a commander Lansdowne cap appear in shop windows.
Mayer credited with safe return of the Shenandoah after breaking from its mooring at Lakehurst on January 16, 1924. Reports describe pilots and crew surviving, with Masters jumping to safety and Rosendahl directing after crash. Bodies and inquiry arrangements are noted along with a tragic find near the wreck. The piece also mentions two peculiar human-interest items from Liverpool and a widow carrying her husband’s ashes.
Philadelphia reports that after a suspension affecting 148,000 miners many children have taken jobs to support families. A Wilkes Barre survey notes a drop in school enrollments and concern that youths may not return to school. Miners ages 14 to 16 must attend one day weekly, with authorities hoping to preserve education.
Navy aviators push PB-1 seaplane to attempt a non stop flight from the West Coast to Honolulu at the first favorable weather window. Rear Admiral William A. Moffett says, despite Shenandoah and PN-9 losses, conditions are propitious and ships guard the route. The PB-1 crew is ready and eager to proceed.
The navy emphasizes the value of thorough development of long distance seaplanes as fundamental to national defense and the growth of commerce. These flights are presented as essential steps in strengthening both security and economic capabilities.
Chicago September 3 George Gibson, former Pirates leader, is appointed manager of the Chicago Cubs for the balance of the 1925 season. Maranville to remain a player. Rabbit Maranville resigns citing the heavy load of directing and playing.
Gunfire erupts in Manhattan Chinatown as a laundryman linked to the On Kong tong is killed and his two sons are wounded. Police suspect Hip Sing tong gunmen carried out the attack in a feud tied to a prior On Leong tong killing, despite a district attorney’s pledge to curb violence.
A radio message to the National Geographic Society confirms the Lief Erickson expedition of 1924 sailed from its last port and has not been heard since August 1924. Commander MacMillan and crew, including William Nutting, were last believed to be en route from Greenland to Labrador amid a strong gale with no further word received.
A large blaze in Lauiaville near Jeffersontown Kentucky destroyed two homes and a garage while sparking several horses. Firefighters from the town contained the fire by 9 pm, estimating losses at about 25 thousand dollars.
Geneva debates the fate of Mosul as a Turkish province under dispute between Turkey and Britain. Tewfik Rushdi Pasha accuses Britain of wartime showings. Amery denies. Both seek league council ruling with possible subcommittee referral for a compromise.
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