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Daily Courier de Waterloo (Iowa), lundi 12 avril 1897 Clark, J. E.: "airship and occupants, Illinois, 1897", Magonia Exchange, 25 septembre 2007

The following telegram was received in Waterloo this morning:

LANARK, Ill., April 12. – The airship came down here last night.  Two of the occupants are dead.  All were foreigners.  The Chicago & Northwestern has run a special from Freeport loaded with sight-seers.