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the helena independent (helena, mont.) 1875-1943 — mysterious airship

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1892-07-29
Location: helena, montana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the helena independent (helena, mont.) 1875-1943 · 1892-07-29 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1892-07-29 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 Meehine. The taumor of mysterious airships whlich were seen hoveriag over the Russian fron tidr a few months ago reeives some sort of eoourmsation from a rather unexpected quarter. According to the official report of the de partiment of public treafi in Switzerland. which has only been published recently. the problem of manageable airships seems to have bean solved, and the secret il in the possession of the Prussian war depart meat. Nearly a year ago, according to this re port, the Swiss embassy in Berlin trans. mitted a petition to the home department for public highways and traffic, in which the manufaeturing firm of Kleinstorf. of Breslau, asked for permission to conduct a ...

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