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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1919
Page
8
Women of Toxas organize for the election on May 24 to approve a state constitution amendment granting woman suffrage. The movement gains note as House Painia-Sherman Co participates.
Testimony details multiple plunder trips by Crawford Kirchner Hird and others. The group allegedly rode in a single car to steal rugs spices clothes and car parts then divided loot with Kirchner Crawford and Bied or Bird. A rifle and pistols were claimed as well. The four faced charges as the robbery spree spanned several weeks.
Reports describe NC type flying boats NC-1 NC-3 and NC-A built for sea aviation expansion. Each craft carries 1600 horsepower from four Liberty engines, features a 126 foot wingspan and 69 foot length, with dual pilots and a navigation station using marine instruments. Flight plans aim to chart weather and steering for safer transatlantic air travel.
A line of destroyers forms a protective escort to guide seaplanes toward the Azores. The ships run in relay across roughly Miy miles, spaced to monitor meteorological conditions and maintain navigation. The Florida Wah Tesae participate alongside auxiliary vessels in the hazardous voyage.
The article details destroyers guarding a Trepassey Bay Azores route with night signaling gear and rescue procedures for seaplanes. It notes radio links between planes and ships, smoke and flare signals, and procedures if planes are forced to land at night. It also reports the National Democratic Committee banquet in Chicago and the departure of NC series seaplanes from Trepassey harbor toward Corvo and Faial with hub routes to Morta and Ponta Delgada, including speeds and altitudes.
The Atlantic search continued for the Dirigible C 5 after distress reports from the freighter Glan Mavidaon. A radio message stated the airship veered off course during a night voyage and could not be sighted. Navy officers hoped for salvage and noted attempts to locate the wrecked craft.
The department grants permission to pursue a second try at a trans Atlantic dirigible flight. Officials confirm renewed support and outline safety and scheduling considerations for the endeavor.
Official dispatch from Wallington dated May 16 states the Navy Department released a report from Commander Edwanda aboard the destroyer. The message indicates the Dirigible CS is lost and the Edwanda will return to Sir John's, Newpcound, with details still unclear.
Tremasre y Newfoundland May 16 Three sinal seaplanes of the American gave the NE-3 NC-1 and NC-1 rose late today from the water of Berney way in a bid down the Atlantic.
The navy announced that NC-3 NC-4 left on the projected Atlantic crossing from New York tonight with times reported as 6 04 6 06 6 07 and 6 09. Officials said the three planes passed Trepassy Bay then disappeared from sight around 0 20 Greenwich time. Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association will mark Julia Ward Howe’s birth at its Boston meeting this month.
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