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daily kennebec journal (augusta, me.) 1870-1975 [microfilm reel] — mysterious airship

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1915-01-20
Location: augusta, maine, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: daily kennebec journal (augusta, me.) 1870-1975 [microfilm reel] · 1915-01-20 · page 07
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1915-01-20 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “mysterious airship”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... the recent yarns about the mysterious airship mentioned above. If it has no connection with the present mystery the article will bear republishing for its own interest. It follows: Searsport, Me., Nov. 13,1911—(Spec ial).—There is, no little excitement in town over the monoplane which is being ago, having bought the Tilis place at completed here by Inventor C. U. Greeley, who came here a few months what is known as the Harbor or Park. Mr. Greeley has been very quietly working on .his invention and, last Tuesday, Prof. Bonnette, the well known birdman, accompanied by a helper, arrived and with Mr. Greeley they have been hard at work, putting on the finishing touches to the ...

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