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Aerial Liner Deutschland Opens Regular German Airship Service
Zeppelin's dirigible Deutschland completes its first passenger voyage from Friedrichshafen to Düsseldorf, covering 300 miles in about nine hours with 11 aboard. Passengers praise cabin comfort, scenery, and smooth ride. Count Zeppelin and a notable entourage focus on expanding aerial travel beyond Germany's borders. The article also notes propulsion specs, capacity, and historical background of Zeppelin. The piece closes with a note on the Agulhas cod bank off Africa as a distant parallel in global fishing.
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Otnt Zeppelin
Friedirichshafen
Dusseldorf
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Stuttgart
Mannheim
Cologne
Lelling
Count Zeppelin
Hamburg-American Steamship Line
German Airship Stock Company
Dentschland
Rhine
Ferdinand Zeppelin
Bor
Gennion
Army of the Potomac
Carl Schurz
Fredericksburg
Wurttemberg
Frankfort