ZR-2 Disaster At Hull Triggers Mourning In Britain
The ZR-2 airship broke apart after a longitudinal girder failed amidship, with an explosion following. American and British victims include two Legion members. funeral plans and condolences from King George VI and officials are reported as investigations continue in Hull and London.
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London
Hull
Air Ministry
American Legion
Lieut. Little
Lloyd E. Crowell
British Sietima
British Legion
King George
Balmoral
Teehnard
George RI
Royal Air Forces
Brooke Poppam
Research Department
Cooper
Criac
Lord Lee
Fareham
Admiralty
Harry L. Pence
Logan and Racine Protests Shape Barbier Mine Guard March
About 500 Logan county citizens armed at daybreak prepared to cross into Mingo county to oppose martial law amid mine guard protests. A larger crowd of 6000 then arrived from Marmet, with marchers claiming miners and service men join the effort. The incident prompted an urgent federal troop request to restore order in the West Virginia coal fields.
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Logan
W. Va
Logan County
Boone Country
nChafin
Marmet
Mingo County
Racine
Morgan
Marchra
Washington
Mingo
West Virf
U S District Attorney Aims High in Prohibition Convictions
From Honolulu August 25 the U S district attorney for Hawaii reports a ninety six percent conviction rate in Volstead Act enforcement cases. The attorney general cites this record as the department's strongest showing in securing guilty verdicts amid whispers of violations.
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Monolulu
T. H
United States District Attorney's Office
District of Hawaii
Attorney General's Department
Alleged plot to assassinate President Obregon reported
Mexico City August 25 AP authorities announced an alleged plot to kill President Obregon. General Jesus Salas Coro commander of a small garrison in the state was arrested along with Anastacio Savadera and Fernando Gonzales Gomez by police.
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Mexico City
Obregon
Jesus Salas
Aolice
Anastacio Savadera Fernando Gonzales Gomez
Immigration law change to aid newcomers at ports
Washington reports a plan to transfer part of the immigration bureau’s machinery abroad to avoid turning away arriving immigrants. The proposal envisions two agents at major ports overseas and a vise system requiring an American consular visa after health and immigration inspections.
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Washington
Bureau of Immigration
Johnson
House Immigration Committee
America
Davis
Public Health Service
Immigration Bureau
United States
Secretary of Labor
Poland
Riots in British India Report Over a Thousand Feared Dead
AP dispatch from Bombay says rioting in the Malbar district of British India may have killed more than a thousand. English women and children are feared endangered in outlying areas as railway stations are wrecked. Twenty men of the Leinster regiment reportedly cut off. Rioters are moving from interior toward Calicut on the coast.
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London
Malbar
British India
Bombay
Leinster Regiment
Tinunanoe
Cacicut
Cordova Rescues Survivors From Sinking Canadian Steamer
A Canadian Importer bound for Adelaide via Auckland Sydney and Melbourne sank west of the Columbia River. The Cordova rescued most of the crew, eight survivors were reported, one lifeboat missing, rescue efforts continuing as the cause remained unknown. The Cordova headed for Astoria with survivors aboard. Irish reply to Dominion status offer does not accept terms but may not reject them, Sinn Fein activity continues and truce observed.
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Vancouver
B. C
Adelaide
Auckland
Sydney
Melbourne
Columbia River
Cordova
Seattle
Astoria
Oregon
Alaska Steamship Company
Honey
North Pacific
Canaillan
Binn Fein
Ireland
Liegh George
Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
London
Lioyd George
Mer
Art O’brien
Gaelic League
Joseph McGrath
Barton
Eamon de Valera
Picked fliers killed in ZR-2 tragedy in Newfoundland wreck
The AP reports that six officers and ten enlisted US naval air personnel died when the airship ZR-2 was destroyed off Newfoundland. Named: Commander Louis H. Maxfield and Lieuts. N. Bieg, E. Coil, M. Esterly, H. Hoyt, C. G. Little. Noncommissioned officers and men include C. I. Aller, M. Lavy, A. Pettit, R. M. Coons, L. F. Crowell, J. Hancock, W. J. Julius, A. L. Leftin, W. J. Steele, and G. Welsh.
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New York
Aeronautical
United States
Naty
Louis H. Maxfield
St. Paul
Minn
Howden
England
France
Youngstown
Henry W. Hoyt
Clearwaiter
Fla
Pacific Air Force
Charles G, Little
Newburyport
Mass
Newfoundland
Charles I. Aller
Denver
Colo
Maurice Lavy
Greensboro
N.C
A. & Pettit
Robert M. Coons
Owensboro
Lloyd EF. Crowell
Charleston
C. J. T. Hancock
London
Illiam Julius
Los Angeles
Albert L. Leftin
Lake Charles
William J. Steele
Bainbridge
Ind
George Welsh
Elgin
Ills
Hoodoo Attached to English Yacht at Exmouth
Exmouth England August 25 yacht Medora of 163 tons fled the South Seas voyage after rough seas the ship's company of 24 sails remain in dock with new poses in its history of disappointment and misadventure.
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Exmouth
England
South Seas
Hymn of Hate revived by German count in Berlin
Berlin crowds observed a veteran parade as generals Ludendorff and von der Goltz led former WWI soldiers at the old Berlin stadium. The event featured monarchist overtones and a restrained public response with minimal cheers, amid police oversight and a government ban on active officers. Field Marshal von Hindenburg sent regrets over attendance.
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Berlin
Ludendorff
Prince Eitel Friederich
Count von Waldersece
von der Goltz
Die Wacht Am Rhein
Marshal von Hindenburg
Wednesday Scores Across Leagues
Coast League games saw San Francisco 5 over Sacramento with unclear other results. Portland 15 beat Oakland 8 Vernon 10 to ttle 8.4 Los Angeles 2 beat Saltne 7. National League results included Philadelphia 5 to 6 over Cincinnati 2 New York 10 over rethhurst 3 St. Louis 4 to 3 over Boston 3 Chicago wa over Brooklyn 1. American League reports Chicago 2 over Philadelphia New York 3 Cleveland Detroit 15 over Washington St. Louis 12 Boston 41.
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San Francisco
Sacramento
Portland
Oakland
Vernon
Los Angeles
Saltne
Philadelphia
Cincininati
New York
Rethhurst
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Japanese Down Australian In Davis Cup Test
Zenzo Shimidzu of Japan beat Bechsten bioO Anderson of Australia 7-5 6-4 in the opening match of a three day Davis Cup contest to decide which team will face the American cup defenders United States next week at Hills. The Japanese and Australasian teams are survivors of twelve nations in this international event.
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Newport R. I
Zenzo Shimidzu
Japan
Bechsten Bioo
Navy Eyes Continued Airship Program After ZR-2 Loss
Washington reports officers in the naval bureau of aeronautics remain confident the navy will be allowed to pursue a rigid airship program. America already has a $2 million Lakehurst hangar capable of housing ships the size of ZR-2, with materials for completion purchased at about $1 million. The ZR-1 plan calls for a ship about 670 feet long, 80 feet wide, with 2,200,000 cubic feet of gas.
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Washington
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
Navy
America
Lake Hurst
N. J
Naval Gas
Fort Worth
Texas
Ians
Zeppelin
England
Nickel mines and smelter close down
Sudbury Ontario August 25 1960 AP report six hundred employees of the International Nickel company mines and smelter at Copper Cliff were notified that the plant will close down Saturday for an indefinite period. Heavy reserve stocks and general low mood make further operation unprofitable.
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Sudbury
International Nickel Company
Copper Cliff
Tragic ZR-2 disaster near Hull claims many aboard
Survivors recount the sudden failure of the airship as girders broke amidships near the Humber. The craft split in two and plunged. 15 Americans and 26 British officers and enlisted men are believed dead or missing. Rescue efforts continue as tides sweep wreckage and bodies toward the river mouth.
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Harry Bateman
Walter Potter
Bateman
Potter
Letter
Howden
North Sea
Pulham
Joii
Ham
Hull
Sia
Humber
Great Britain
United States Navy
Ben
Louis H. Max
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