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the butte daily post (butte, mont.) 1913-1961 — mysterious airship

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1917-08-11
Location: butte, montana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the butte daily post (butte, mont.) 1913-1961 · 1917-08-11 · page 11
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1917-08-11 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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... local au thorities arc co-operating. MYSTERIOUS AIRSHIP. Helena, Aug. 11.—Dispatches Los Angeles regarding a mysterious; monoplane found on the Mojave desert j recall the explosion of an airship above Moose swamp, near Hamilton \b m n da: the swamp ww the airship explodi have horn unabl- still are searching find the plane and NO EXTRA PAY. Helena. Aug. 11. County officials and their assistants who are doing extra work in »nne«tion with ex amining conscrij ts are nut entitled to extra pay, Attorney General S. C. Ford ruled yesterday in response to i request for enlightenment on the law. filed by State Examiner H. S. Ma graw. The ruling decides that con gress may impos.* ...

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