Shenandoah Captain praises crew after grueling test flight
Captain Anton Heinen, veteran dirigible builder, lauds the Shenandoah crew for their calm behavior during a violent gale. He asserts the airship can complete a North Pole voyage and would endure worse storms, recounting how ballast was dumped and the ship kept control before landing safely at the field.
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Lakchursts MN. 1
Anton Heinen
North Pole
Maier
J Ls. Dean
KE. HH. Kincaid
Maurice Peerce
Brown
Naval maneuvers show Gatun Locks could be bombarded
International News Service reports Jan 17 from Colon Panama Canal Zone that American naval maneuvers demonstrated an enemy fleet could bombard Gatun Locks from the Caribbean. Long range guns hit Gatun but did not close the canal, while aerial attacks were repelled by high angle guns. Fort Hamilton Colon faced bombardment as Pacific fleet moves through the canal and enemy destroyers laid smoke at Charges River north of Colon.
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James L. Kilgallen
International News Service
Colon
Panama Canal Zone
Gatun Locks
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Caribbean Sea
Gatun
Fort Hamilton
Charges River
Benjamin Franklin Birthday Play At Junior High
Students at Benjamin Franklin Junior High staged a chapel playlet about Franklin’s early life with a home in Philadelphia. Paul Palmer gave a forceful address on his life, followed by Pauline Krestel on parliament, and song led by Violet Moyer.
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Paul Palmer
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School
Catherine Ange
Rosie Smith
Robert Weingartner
James Remley
Walter Preston
Philadelphia
Gussie Owens
Pauline Krestel
Violet Moyer
Shenandoah weathering fierce gale lands safely in Lakehurst
The Shenandoah dirigible, battered but intact after a 10 mile gale, returned to its Lakehurst hangar with 11 crew aboard. Officials reported damage to the nose cap and fabric along sections near the bow, yet the airship proved airworthy under harsh conditions. The dramatic voyage drew estimated one million spectators and sparked renewed confidence in dirigible design. Captain Anton Heinen led landing operations amid cheering ground crews as the ship touched down after a perilous flight from Staten Island.
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Jack Carberey
International Newa Service
Lak Ie Hirst
North Pole
Staten Island
Lakehurst
Shenandoah
New York
New Jersey
Lakehurst Air Depot
Reinen
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Naval Aeronautic Station
E. H. Kincaid
Anton Heinen
Sons of Guns
Earth
Dwelling Fires Claim Child Victim Near Pittsburgh
In Ross township near Pittsburgh a fire destroyed two dwellings. A four year old boy Belman Tucker Jr. was killed. His father and neighbor William Goodwin owned the homes. Neighbors and volunteers fought the blaze but could not save the child. Two others escaped serious injury.
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W International News Mail
Pittsburgh
Ross Township
Here
Belman Tucker, Jr
William Goodwin
Pinchot Criticizes Prohibition Law Enforcement
Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania told the Anti Saloon League that lax enforcement of the Volstead act breeds crimes. Treasury Secretary Mellon and lawmakers at the Capitol rejected the charge, asserting enforcement remains effective and blaming the speaker for controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Gov
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Anti-Saloon League
America
Congress
Health Report Confirms Diphtheria Case in City Resident
Mary Kilbreath of 433 Court Street is diagnosed with diphtheria per the health department report. The notice notes the case as reported to local health authorities and outlines containment steps.
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Mary Kilbreath
Court Street
Health Department
Baseball Season Near as Winter Weather Shifts
The text notes winter chill but predicts imminent baseball focus as teams prepare to train. It mentions fans, bankers, and clerks eager to head to ballparks, with six months of baseball on everyone’s mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baluis
U S Plans to Recognize Greek Government Soon
Washington officials say the United States will recognize Greece within a short period. Britain’s recognition of the current national assembly prompted the move, shifting the plan from a plebiscite based decision to early restoration of friendly relations.
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International News Service
Washington
Greece
United State
International
Great Britain
National Assembly
Lancaster Youth Held As Suspect In Uncle's Death
Lancaster 19 year old Scott Reifsnider is imprisoned on suspicion of murdering his uncle Newton Jackson at a Christiana boarding house porch on January 4. State police Corporal Hunter arrested him. Reifsnider denies involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Lancaster
Scott Reifsnider
Newton Jackson
Christiana
Corporal Hunter
Reifsnider
Ford to Announce Muscle Shoals Position Soon
Washington January 17 Henry Ford will decide within a day or two whether to accept Muscle Shoals under current terms Chairman Kahn of the House Military Affairs Committee stated today Representative Reese of Tennessee said there was doubt Ford would take the property under his original bid Kahn then indicated he expected a definite answer soon
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International News Service
Washington
Henry Ford
Kahn
House Military Affairs Committee
Reese
Tennessee
Ford
Kaln
Derrick Sinks As Allegheny River Tears Bar ge Loose
One man escaped death as rising Allegheny River waters tore a barge carrying a 60 foot derrick during Seventh Street bridge dismantling in Pittsburgh. Watchman William Yantes leaped into the river and was rescued by a houseboat resident after the barge capsized in twenty feet of water. Damages exceed 35000 dollars.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Seventh Street
War Department
Allegheny River
William Yantes
Akron Man Ends Life In Delaware
Police investigated the suicide of Ralph Hughes 28 of Akron Ohio who shot himself in a Wilmington boarding house where he lived under the alias Fred Hall. Hughes left a note accusing an Akron physician of framing him and indicated he deserted from the Marine Corps and was sought in Ohio for an unspecified crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Wilmington
Del
Ralph Hughes
Akron
Fred Hall
Hughes
Marine Corps
Ohio
Ueev
Shenandoah Near-Disaster Described After Gale
Navy dirigible Shenandoah avoided crash after gale tore from moorings at Lakehurst New Jersey. Captain Anton Heinen, aboard as a German expert, reports water ballast release caused three 40 gallon tanks to drop and the ship to rise, averting collision with ground structures.
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International News Service
Lakehurst
N. J
Anton Heinen
Labor motion opens campaign to unseat Baldwin government
In the House of Commons John Robert Clines moved an amendment to King George's speech asserting lack of confidence in Premier Baldwin's Tory government. Asquith announced support for the motion while the Prince of Wales and Duke of York attended the session.
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International News Service
London
House of Commons
Laborites
John Robert Clines
Labor
King George
Baldwin
Clines
Great Britain
Asquith
Commons
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Six First Graders Barred From School Over Diphtheria Bacillus
Dr William Steen announced six pupils in grade one at the W N Aiken school have diphtheria bacillus in throat cultures though they are not ill. They are kept out until a negative culture is obtained. Eight diphtheria cases have occurred in the grade one rooms, and officials hope to halt further spread.
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W. N. Aiken
William IL
Steen
Marriage Licenses Recorded in Ohio and Pennsylvania
Marriage licenses issued for Joseph Pazak and Dorothy Lucas in Youngstown and Irving Wilkoff with Adelaide Nichal in Ellwood City. Also listed are James A. Hally with Mildred Meniece and Mike Alexander with Katherine Roller. Other couples include Michael F F Vorel with Mary R Morrow and Erounee Farrell with Sharon Youngstown.
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Joseph Pazak
Dorothy Lucas Irving Wilkoff Adelaide Nichal James A. Hally
Mildred Meniece
Mike Alexander Katherine Roller Michael FF. Vorel
Mary R. Morrow
Letters Threaten Kidnapping of Gates Heiress Child
A January report from St Charles Illinois states Mrs Dellora Angel Norris wife of Lester Norris heiress to the John W Gates estate valued at 35 million dollars received letters demanding 400000 to spare their month old daughter Laverne Gertrude Norris. The couple and child are guarded at their Norris cottage after the letter mailed from Evanston Illinois. This follows a prior threat mailed in late November 1922 from an Ohio town signed with a dripping black hand.
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International News Service
ST. Charles
Dellora Angel Norris
John W. Gates
Evanston
Norris
Laverne Gertrude Norris
Lester Norris
Dellora
Lester
Mellora
Ohio
Street Cars Halt at Gardner Ave Bridge Due to High Water
Street cars on the southbound line are stopping at the Gardner Avenue bridge and not proceeding to Mahoning Avenue. C Coulthard, P O Electric company superintendent, says high water and fallen trees block the bridge, making street car service unsafe.
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Gardner Avenue
Mahoning Avenue
C. Coulthard
P O Electric Company
Death notices for several residents reported
Death records list Leonard L. Woolway 31 of 5104 Blaine Street and Floyd Beer 27 of Ashtabula Ohio among others. Also noted are Rose C. Jones 25 of Youngstown Mary Booker 8 and Katherine Kennedy with addresses in Ellwood City and East Washington street.
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Leonard L. Woolway
Blaine Street
Rose C. Jones
Youngstown
O. Infant West
Floyd Beer
Ashtabula
Ohio
Mary Booker
Ellwood
City
Katherine Kennedy
East Washington Street
Fate of Dixmude Recalled as Shenandoah Returns Safely
The January 17 despatch recalls the Dixmude disaster and compares it to the Shenandoah voyage. Both airships faced gale conditions. the Dixmude was lost on a mission while the Shenandoah was torn from moorings but finally returned to hangar. The report ties the two events by similar peril.
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Lakehurst
WN. J
Hold Out Little Hope for Saving Cruiser Tacoma
The Navy reported slim chances of salvation for the cruiser Tacoma after it ran aground on Blanquilla Reefs near Vera Cruz. A radio dispatch from the stranded ship said she was laid broadside on the reefs and most underwater compartments were flooded.
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International News Service
Washington
Navy Department
Tacoma
Blanquilla
Vera Cruz
Reverend Pearson Discusses Virgin Birth Beliefs
Trinity Episcopal Parish members gathered as Rev. P C Pearson chaired a discussion on the Virgin Birth controversy. He presented scientific and historical viewpoints, supporting Luke as accurate, and noted openness to modern language while affirming unchanging truth.
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Trinity Episcopal Parish
P. C. Pearson
Rev. Pearson
Harnack
St Luke
Pearson
Four Die In New York Storm Toll Rises
A severe New York storm left four dead and many injured, with three traffic fatalities and Frederick Donohue, Carnegie Hall treasurer, electrocuted by a live wire. Winds up to 79 mph battered the coast as barges sank and shipping halted along the North Atlantic.
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New York
North Atlantic Seaboard
Frederick & Donohue
Carnegie Hall
Jersey
Weather Bureau
New Yor
Middlewest
Chimney Fire Damages Dr Shaffer Home on Lincoln Avenue
An alarm from box 12 at 9 40 this morning sent Park Avenue firemen to the home of Dr T M Shaffer 209 Lincoln Avenue. The chimney was burning out but there was no loss to report.
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Park Avenue
T. M. Shaffer
Lincoln Avenue
Fires, robberies, and deaths hit several towns in brief
A Henderson, 68, an Indian barber, died in a shack fire at Cambridge Springs while counting money. William Vine was robbed by two masked men who fled in a pan auto. Frank Vintillo’s Meadville shoe store was set ablaze by an incendiary. Mark Robinson, 40, in Oklahoma City, hanged himself in his cell. Roy Weir, 4, of Holidaysburg, died from injuries after a telegraph pole fall. Frank Speidel, 70, of Berihan, slipped, was run over, and died at Steubenville Hospital. Sam Ware, a Atlanta undertaker, was jailed for coffins thefts.
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A Henderson
Cambridge N Springs
Butler
Wailliam Vine
Pan Auto
Seto
Meadville
Frank Speidel
Beri- Hant
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Shenandoar
Pana
Ma Canal
Honor Franklin
Storw
Assail
Health Report
Arthur Mometer
U. S
Scott Meifsnider
Muscle Shoals
Derrick
Allegheny
Delaware
Chines
Erounee Farrell
Sharon
Youngstown Ellwood City
Ellwood City
Wampum
Millwood City
West Liberty West Liberty
Gates
Angell Norris
Dixmude
Treach
Erous
Trinity Church
New York Storm
Mark Robinson
OU City
Roy Weir
Hollidaysburg
Sam Ware
Atlanta
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