French aviator shatters Michelin cup record in flight
In Etampes France M Helles lowered his own 15 hour record to fourteen hours seven minutes by flying 1253 kilometers 776.86 miles, beating his August 26 mark at Mourmelon. In New Haven Connecticut Judge Studley rules the legislature is the state’s highest court delaying a hearing due to counsel’s capital duties.
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Etampes
France
M. Helles
Mourmelons
Legislature
New Haven
Conn
Studley
Floods in Yangtse River Drown 100,000 in Wuhu Area
The American mission at Wuhu reports 100000 people drowned by Yangtse floods the worst in years. Crops are heavily damaged with an estimated 95 percent destroyed. Local relief efforts are noted as the scale of disaster grows.
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Hankow
China
Wuhu
New York Population Estimate Reaches 4.9 Million
The 125th New York city directory publishers report Manhattan and Bronx population at 2 830 000, up nearly 965 000 from 1910 census. If borough gains hold citywide, New York could hit about 4 900 000, though suburban areas may show larger increases.
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New York
New York City
Manhattan
Bronx
One Mouse Ties Up Railroad
In Newburgh New York two mouse incidents shut West Shore yards electrical switchboard, shorting the system and delaying trains for about 300 hours. Electricians labored two days to restore service at a cost of several hundred dollars.
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Newburgh
N. Y
West Shore
Cathedral Vaults Unearth Ancient Friar Treasure
An inventory of church property in the cathedral reveals vast wealth from centuries past when Portugal was a colonial power. Underground vaults hold gold ingots plates and gold ornaments with rubies while altar furniture is pure gold. The treasure may revert to the state under separation law.
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Portugal
Butterflies Invade City Attracted By Heat Wave
Paris reports a strange sight as Rouen witnesses a butterfly invasion during a heat wave. Thousands of insects of various sizes swarm around two arc lamps in Pont Corneille square, creating an air so thick with butterflies it resembles a heavy snowstorm from a distance.
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Paris
Rouen
France
Pont Corneille
Victory Claims Roil Canada Election Campaign
Ottawa dispatch notes both Laurier and Borden declaring victory while Conservatives cite U S annexation as motive. Taft Clark Hill and others quoted to link reciprocity with imperial aims as campaign focuses on farmers and fishermen benefits and strong ties to Britain.
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Taft
Champ Clark
J. J. Hill
United States
Ottawa
Ont
Laurier
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Quebec City
Canada
Borden
Great Lakes
England
Mount Etna erupts as ash clouds and new craters form
Mount Etna shows renewed activity with two new craters appearing about 8000 feet above sea level. A continuous ash cloud and smoke rise, while earthquakes occur every five to ten minutes in surrounding villages, causing widespread alarm.
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Catania
Mount Etna
The Difficult Part of Debt Getting Out
The remarks compare debt to falling into a well, noting the main challenge lies in escaping it. It stresses that borrowing may be easy but repayment proves hard, and urges caution about future financial traps.
Coast Happenings Mirrored Here Condensed Resume
Sacramento reports Adjutant General A F Forbes estimates 10 000 high school cadets will organize in the state this fall. He will mail a information pamphlet to 200 high schools and answer inquiries as details are prepared. The California highway commission began a session in Sacramento and discussed plans to issue 100 letters and implement authority for the 18 million dollar state highway project.
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Sacramento
A. F. Forbes
California National Guard
California State Highway Commission
Capital
Burton A. Towne
Charles D. Blaney
N. D. Darlington
Fletcher
Ellis
Forest Fires Threaten Northern California Ranches
A three day blaze menaces famed ranches in the region, reaching Novato eleven miles north of San Rafael. Deer flee from hillsides as crews battle flames along a ten mile stretch. authorities appeal to county supervisors for aid as orchards grain fields and timbered areas burn.
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San Rafael
Cal
California
Novato
Colorado River Threat to Salton Sea Revealed
William Cranston, returning from the desert, reports a Colorado River underground flow feeding a large hole two miles north of Volcano Lake near Yuma. He notes a former nearby lake is nearly dry and thousands of fish are dying, suggesting water may reach Salton Sea or the Gulf of California.
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Colorado River
San Bernardino
Salton Sea
William Cranston
Desert
Volcano Lake
Yuma
Cranston
Salton Lake
Gulf of California
Test Motorcycles in War Game
Adjutant General Forbes of the California national guard will lead tests of motorcycles motor trucks and wireless communications in a war game from Friday through Monday in the Marin hills. About 1000 guardsmen from the fifth infantry coast artillery hospital and signal corps will participate with potential adoption into regular equipment if proven useful.
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Sacramento
Cal
Forbes
California National Guard
Marin Hills
Fifth Infantry
Coast Artillery Corps
Hospital
Signal Corps
Guard
Farmers Rally for $500 Reward in Haskins Slaying
In Los Angeles county 120 farmers join the manhunt for the alleged Negro assailant who last Wednesday attacked and killed Mrs. Melvin W. Haskins of Compton. The county supervisors posted a $500 reward for capture dead or alive as the search drives on.
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Los Angeles
Melvin W. Haskins
Compton
Vigilance Committee Ramps Up Rural Manhunt
Residents organized a Saturday afternoon vigilance group armed and beating the countryside in a systematic search for the murderer. They vow to continue the pursuit day and night toward the sand hills miles from the crime scene.
Prohibitionists Target Wineries in County Campaign
Prohibition forces launch a county wide drive to close wineries outside incorporated towns in all five supervisorial districts. Signatures in the Ontario and Upland areas have been filed. Campaign focuses on wineries in the grape regions of districts two and four, alleging wineries sell liquor to nearby towns.
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San Bernardino
Ontario
Upland
Board of Supervisors
Prohibition
Governors Meet to Plan Nationwide Law Library
Governors from many states convened in Spring Lake New Jersey to discuss a plan for a comprehensive library of all state statutes to be updated annually. The program aims to unify public utility regulation workers compensation intra state rates and uniform divorce laws. It would create a permanent conference with a bureau serving as a rapid information clearinghouse among state executives.
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Spring Lake
N. J
William George Jordan
Jordan
Japan rejects old proverb on trust of women amid western influence
Japanese society shifts away from a traditional saying that warned against trusting women, even with many children, as Western influence grows and views on gender roles evolve. The change signals broader social modernization and challenges to longstanding cultural norms.
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