Airship ZR-2 Disaster Claims Seventeen Americans
The ZR-2 dirigible disaster over Hull on August 24 killed seventeen American crewmen and 27 British officers. Names of fallen Americans include Commander Louis H. Maxfield and Lieutenants Emory Coll, Valentine Dieg, and Charles Little. Survivors and details of the crash are described, with rescue efforts and initial confusion over early reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Eng
United States Navy
Louis H. Maxfield
Washington
Emory Coll
Marietta
Valentine H. Dieg
Bryn Mawr
Henry W. Hoyt
Clearwater
Fla
Charles G. Little
Newburyport
Mass
Marcus H. Esterly
T Street
C. S. Aller
Denver
Maurice Day
Greensboro
N. C
Ad Pettit
Dickens City
Texas
Norman C. Walker
Commerce
Robert Coons
Owensboro
L. N. Crowl
Fort Wayne
Ind
3. T. Hancock
Shields, Mich
William Jilius
Sedalia Me
Howden
Putnam
Humber
N. O. Walker
Bars
Lient
Little
Maxfield
Lieut
Esterly
United States Renounces League of Nations in Berlin Treaty
The State Department released a public version of the German treaty signed in Berlin. It preserves Versailles economic and reparations provisions for the United States while explicitly not binding the US to the League of Nations covenant or other Versailles sections. It reaffirms US rights to former German overseas possessions and notes resumed diplomatic relations after ratifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Berlin
State Department
United States
League of Nations
League
America
Europe
China
Siam
Liberia
Morocco
Egypt
Turkey
Bulgaria
Shantung
Department
Comparison of ZR-2 and R-34 Airships Across Ocean
New York reports a full comparison of the ZR-2 and the R-34 airships. The R-34 flew from East Fortune Scotland to Mineola New York in 108 hours 12 minutes and returned to Scotland in July 1919. The R-34 later wrecked near Edinburgh in January 1921 after wind and weather challenged its transatlantic mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
East Fortune
Scotland
Roosevelt Wield
Mineola
Long Island
Edinburgh
Newfoundland
G. H. Cooke
Body of air Commodore Maitland recovered from ZR-2 wreck
The body of air Commodore E M Maitland of the British flying force was recovered from the ZR-2 wreck. Salvage crews later found two American victims, Lieut. Com. Coil and Chief Boatswain's Mate Pettit. The Dauntless sails to New York with more remains as a memorial service is planned by the archbishop of York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Eng
E. M. Maitland
Com. Coil
Pettit
Falmouth
New York
United States Air Service
German War Crimes Trials Fail to Punish Armymen
The article argues German courts will not deliver adequate punishment for World War I officers suspected of brutal methods. It notes about a score of officers tried, from major general to sergeant, with only two or three convictions and mostly nominal sentences. This undermines faith in Germany's peace commitments and hinders reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Obscure Patent Remedy Advertises Hebine
An advertisement touts Hebine as a splen did liver and bowels remedy that cleanses the system and restores vim and activity. The price is 60e and it is sold by A. H. Kendel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Kendel
William Jennings Bryan to Speak at New Orleans Farm Congress
William Jennings Bryan plans to attend the Interstate Farm Congress in New Orleans September 12 to 17 and will speak at noon September 16 on The Farmer. The event includes fiddlers contest entries from Ruth Mississippi and plans for editor and secretary conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Farm Congress
New Orleans
William Jennings Bryan
A. Marcus Cunster
Ruth
Miss
R. M. Crnster
Columbus
Mississippi
Inz
Conference of
Louisiana and
Mississippi Commercial Organization
J. W. McGrath
Mississippi State Chamber of Commercce
Conrad Lecos
Louisiana State Press Association
Louisiana
Frederick Sullens
Jackson
Rose Michells
Farm Congress
Holmes Hall
Fairgrounds
McGees Baby Elixir Soothe Digestive Troubles
A cross sickly infant with digestive trouble and loose bowels is helped by McGee's Baby Elixir. It checks the bowels, eases the stomach, and restores health. Price 35c and 60c. Sold by A. H. Kendel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGee
A. H. Kendel
Starvation Report in Bolshevist Russia Raises Alarm
A 20 million figure is cited as facing starvation in Russia. The note questions whether this portion of the population has not embraced Bolshevism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Prickly Ash Bitters Ad Promises Health Boost
An advertisement promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a system purifier for tired and blue feelings. It claims to restore liver action, aid digestion, and remove gas, with a bottle priced at $1.25 from R R Chilton & Co. The item appears amid editorial commentary on postwar politics and taxation.
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R. R Chilton & Co
R. R. Chilton & Co
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Versailles
Aries Ates
Maitland
Archbishop of
York
Humber River
W. J. Bryan
Castoria
Bramlett Hospital
Oxford
Oxford Furniture Co
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