The
Springfield State Journal
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Springfield,
Illinois, STATE JOURNAL, 24 February 1916, page
ZEPP FLEET MAY FLY TO AMERICA
Berlin,
Feb. 23. - A great fleet of Zeppelins, flying to America,
and bringing food back to Germany is a possibility if this
war lasts several years longer, an authority on aeronautics
declared today.
"Seems
like a dream," he said. "But a war that has seen
submarines go from Wilhelmshaven to Constantinople, and
Zeppelins and aeroplanes play unexpected roles, may see
some even more startling developments in say three or five
years."
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Springfield,
Illinois, STATE JOURNAL, 27 February 1916, page 1
MYSTERIOUS BIPLANE OVER ELEVATORS
CIRCLES
AROUND GRAIN HELD IN WISCONSIN FOR ENTENTE ALLIES.
Duluth,
Minn., Feb. 26 - The mysterious biplane which circled over
Superior, Wis., elevators holding grain to be shipped to
England, France and Russia for nearly an hour and a half
today, and then disappeared inthe direction of the United
States Steel plant, west of Duluth, was being sought tonight
by Superior and Duluth people.
Half
a dozen employes of the Great Northern railway working in
the shops near Allouez, described the aeroplane at length.
Several
nights ago people in this city claimed to have seen moving
lights in the sky and heard the explosions of a motor. There
is no aeroplane known to be owned or operated in this district
or on this side of the Canadian line.
One
theory here is that these flights may be the operations
of some amateur aviator who is trying out his machine, but
who he is or where he is from, is not known here. But that
an aeroplane flew over St. Louis Bay early today has been
vouched for by many people.
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Springfield,
Illinois, STATE JOURNAL, 2 March 1916, page 1
CAPTURE OF TOY BALLOON ENDS FEAR OF AIR RAID
Duluth,
Minn., March 1. - With the capture of a toy balloon carrying
three lights, Duluth's worry over being bombed from the
air became less severe today. There's a faint chuckle running
through the city today because it is thought a gigantic
hoax has been worked.
It
was learned a shipment of toy balloons was sent to Iron
River, Wis., probably accounting for the sighting of aeroplanes
over Ashland's munition plants. There are still several
who still insist they heard the purring of the aeroplane's
engines they originally reported over the city.
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