R‑34 Airship Sets Course for New York from Edinburgh
Officers of the R-34 fly from Edinburgh toward New York after a departure that morning at 1 48. The craft remains well north of the Ireland line as it advances. Crew and officers listed include Captain Coombes, Lt Cmdr Lansdowne, Lieut Durrant, Captain Greenhard, Major Pritchard, Lt Shotter, Major Cooke, Colonel Hunt, and Major Scott with roles spanning navigator to commander.
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Shotter
Cooke
Hunt
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Scott
Atlantic
G. H. Scott
Germany
New York Times
Stern
America
Hart
Ma. Scott
North Pole
General Maitland
American Naval Air Service
Lansdow
England
Dirigible to Cross in 70 to 80 Hours from Mineola Field
A large airship departs Mineola Field Friday evening carrying a full load of fuel and supplies. Its commander expects the voyage to take 70 to 80 hours as the craft aims to complete the crossing.
Palmer Fights Sale of 2.79 Beer in Courts and Courts Action
Washington July 1 Judge Rose in Baltimore sustains Standard Brewery demurrer to federal indictment over beer containing more than one half of 1 per cent alcohol. Justice Department to appeal to Supreme Court. wartime prohibition enforcement moves to define intoxicating liquors. Public and political reaction and early enforcement measures unfold across New York and Brooklyn.
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John ©. Rose
United States District Court
Standard Brewery Company
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Federal District Court
Congress
Judiciary Committee
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Rose
Plaltimore
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Bureau of Investigation
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Rose Schneiderman
Women’s Trade Union League
New York City
New Jersey
Connecticut
Brooklyn
Conboy
Leonard A. Steinberg
Bath Avenue
Bath Leach
Steinberg
William H. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League
William F. Offley
Four More Americans killed in Siberia
An American officer and three enlisted men died near the Sudian mines on June 22 after a clash with Bolsheviks who had captured fellow soldiers while they fished. Ten Americans demanded the release in Nivitskaya, were fired on, and the Bolsheviks retreated with the prisoners to Frolovka Village. Reinforcements were dispatched to recover the captives and curb Bolshevik danger.
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Associated Press
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Americans Engage to Rebuild Nancy in Vast War Loss District
Vulcan Steel Products of this city signs a contract with McClitic Marshall and MacArthur Brothers to rebuild Nancy in France. The project centers on replacing public buildings, factories, homes, roads, bridges, and more within the war devastated Nanty district. Initial estimates run from 250 million to possibly 500 million dollars as work begins soon, with French indemnity funds and exchange considerations shaping material purchases and payments.
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France
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MacArthur Brothers Company
Germany
Big Dirigible C-8 Explodes After Landing at Camp Holabird
The navy airship C-8 exploded in a field near Camp Holabird Baltimore injuring about eighty people. Crew commander Lt. N. J. Learned and officers escaped. passengers Lieut. Commander Quigley and Lt. A. R. Tilburne were unhurt. The blast shattered nearby homes and caused gas exposure, with several seriously burned. The C-8, sister ship to C-5, had just landed en route from Cape May to Washington.
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C. W. Tyndall
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Kellar
Lynch
Quigley
A. R. Tilburne
Camp Holabird Hospital
Samuel Pank
Earth
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Montauk
Demand on Mexico to Punish Slavers
Reports that John W. Correll an American citizen was murdered June 16 at his home in Colonia Mexico 27 miles from Tampico while protecting his wife have prompted the State Department to press the Carranza government for information on measures to shield foreigners from bandit and soldier attacks. New disclosures claim Carranza ordered wells drilled only if oil firms will forfeit property to his followers, heightening tensions with American interests.
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New York Times
Washington
John W. Correll
Colonia
Mexico
Tampico
State Department
Carranza
Ex-Crown Prince on Wieringen as Dutch policy shifts
The Hague reports the ex-Crown Prince remains on Wieringen amid a Dutch policy shift toward the ex-royals. The ex-Kaiser’s departure is postponed as Paris and London influence changes, with the Dutch government avoiding bold moves on extradition in a tense political climate.
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Paris
London
Lansing to Return Home in Two Weeks
Paris dispatch reports Secretary Lansing plans to return to the United States in about two weeks to work on State Department legislation and appropriations. The move comes as Polk resigns rumors swirl over leadership of the American Peace Commission and the timetable for completing peace treaties with Austria Hungary Turkey and Bulgaria.
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Lansing
United States
Washington
State Department
Polk
Wilson
American Peace Commission
Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Pansing
Colonel House
England
Henry White
American Commission
General Bliss
English airship B-34 begins Atlantic flight from East Fortune
The British dirigible B-34 commenced its transatlantic journey from East Fortune Scotland at 1 48 a.m. British time heading toward America. Major Scott leads the crew amid calm but misty Atlantic conditions with favorable reports from the Baltic test flights.
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East Fortune
Edinburgh
Scotland
Wedness
Ameri
Greenwich
Tim
R-34 North of Ireland Rounds North Coast at Dawn
The Air Ministry reported that the R-34 was off Rathlin Island near the north coast of Ireland at about 6 o clock this morning. The wireless message stated the B-24 bearing west and going well at 5 80 o clock A M British Summer Time.
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Air Ministry
Rathlin Island
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