Shenandoah Disaster Blamed On False Security
Lakehurst New Jersey September 8 Capt Anton Heinen former German dirigible pilot and construction adviser argued the Shenandoah disaster stemmed from a false sense of security due to incomplete tests of the safety valve system Heinen said tests shut off ten of the eighteen valves and warned the emergency is a different proposition than quiet air flight Heinen urged that proper construction handling and care prove airships remain the safest form of travel
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Rats in Coal Mines Warn Workers of Impending Danger
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on September 8 a pair of rats alerted miners at Empire Colliery to danger. Anthony Kopnski and his son chased away the vermin as cave conditions worsened. After the second warning the roof collapsed, causing a heavy coal and rock fall requiring weeks to clear.
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Japanese to study United States politics delegation
Tokyo reports leaders of the Kenseikai Sei yukai and Seiyuhonto will send six Japanese parliamentarians to the United States. They will attend an international convention in Washington in October and visit other cities to study American political practices and return with ideas for Japan's modern political scene.
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Ship safety valves tested against extreme weather says captain
Captain Heinen described ships enduring pressure height in severe squalls and line squalls. He noted safety valves must be sufficient to withstand any weather and that ships can emerge strained but with flying colors after such encounters.
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Admiral Dyson reviews Shenandoah disaster findings
Washington reports Rear Admiral C W Dyson presented an informal investigation to Secretary Wilbur. He cites failure of diagonal bracing as a key cause and notes bracing had pulled loose. Secretary Wilbur says reduced safety valves in the common gas system clarified questions about the Ohio storm. Four Shenandoah victims will be buried at Arlington Cemetery Fort Myers Virginia with separate military funerals for Lieut Commander Zachary Lansdowne and others.
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Austria Builds World’s Largest Cable For Zigspitze Railway
Vienna reports the largest wire cable in the world has been completed for a suspension railway to Zigspitze summit in Bavaria. The single piece measures 3,827 yards long, 1.8 inches diameter, weighs about 48,000 pounds, and was made by the St Regydier Iron and Steel Industrial Company of Australia.
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Bootlegging Aliens Drive Vast U.S. Smuggling Trade
A century old report exposes a rising human smuggling industry in the United States. It estimates nearly 150000 aliens smuggled yearly with rings across Canada Mexico and coastal routes profiting up to 30 million in fees.
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