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Elfrieda Knaak - Lady in the Furnace)...1st Transatlantic flight... Graf Zeppelin German airship...
Elfrieda Knaak - Lady in the Furnace)...1st Transatlantic flight... Graf Zeppelin German airship...
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October 31, 1928
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 31, 1928
* Elfrieda Knaak - Burned in furnace
* Lake Bluff, Illinois - unsolved mystery
* Lake Bluff, Illinois - unsolved mystery
* D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
* 1st Transatlantic flight (trip home)
The front page has the single column headline: "Woman Dying of Burns, Tells of Mysterious Hand", with the subheading: "Found Huddled Near Furnace in Police Station - Story Doubted by Police", which tells of the (still) unsolved mystery surrounding the burning (and ultimate death) of Elfrieda (Freda) Knaak, in Lake Bluff, Illinois.
Also present on the front page is the notable, three column headline: "Zeppelin Near French Coast; Cannot Reach Home Port Until Tomorrow, Makes Fast Time" with subheads. Other news of the day throughout.
Complete in 18 pages, small binding holes along the spine, light browning, otherwise good.
Category: The 20th Century
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