R 100 crosses Atlantic to Montreal in 76 hours
The British airship R-100 completed its Atlantic crossing from Cardington Wales to Montreal in about 76 hours reaching St Hubert Airport. Minor fabric damage to a fin delayed mooring and repairs were made before the ship could be moored to the mast. Commanded by Squadron Leader R B Booth the crew numbered 89 with several notable passengers aboard.
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Edward W. Pickard
Britain
Atlantic Ocean
Cardington
Wales
Montreal
St. Hubert
Newfoundland
Gulf of St Lawrence
Belle Isle Straits
Quebec
England
Canada
Ocean Hmners
Ireland
Cape Farewell
Greenland
Bellevale
St. Lawrence River
R. &. Booth
Charles Dennistoun Burney
E- 100; Lieut. Com. R. St. John Prentice
Courageous
Maj
G. H. Scott
Conservative Victory Shifts Canada’s Trade Policy
Canada’s Liberal government led by Mackenzie King was defeated by the Conservatives under Richard Bennett. King was re elected to parliament but many cabinet members lost seats. Dunning’s tariff budget faced backlash as Canada signals potential withdrawal of tariff preferences and a shift to world trade treaties under a Bennett government.
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Anada
United States
Dominion
Mackenzie King
Richard B. Bennett
King
Charles A. Dunning
Great Britain
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Bennett
Changsha Falls to Communist Forces in Hunan
Reports from Shanghai describe a large Communist army seizing Changsha, capital of Hunan, with government troops retreating. The city of about 500000 was looted and partly destroyed, ten government buildings burned, foreign properties and the Japanese consulate damaged, and wealthy residents tortured. Reds proclaim a Soviet republic amid the chaos.
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Supreme Soviet
Supreme Command
Kuling
Kiuklang
Palos
Changsha
William Lingle
Salisbury
N. C
Allen Cameron
Lawrence
Kan
China
Poscession
Hunan
Standard and Texas Oil
Red
Sxys & Disx
Shanghai
Ferguson and Ross Lead Texas Governor Race in Runoff Note
In Texas the field of Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls narrows as former governor Ma Ferguson and Houston publisher Ross take the lead. A runoff primary will determine the winner.
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Love
Texas
al Smith
United States
Morris Sheppard
Oklahoma
Alfalfa bin" Murray
Frank Buttram
Thomas P. Gore
Charles J. Wrightsman
Ma” Ferguson
Ross
Houston
Hoover Forms Commission On Unemployment Statistics
President names a commission to study unemployment statistics inviting labor, business and economic groups to select members. Ex officio members include Ethelbert Stewart, labor statistics chief, William M. Stewart, census director, and a Agriculture Department representative. The President defends creating inquiries to marshal national expertise.
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Hoover
Ethelbert Stewart
Department of Labor
William M. Stewart
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Hoover backs due process over Soviet wood pulp entry
President Hoover urged that Soviet goods not be barred solely for origin. Assistant Secretary Lowman reconsiders denying entry of two shiploads of Russian wood pulp at New York imported by Amtorg Trading. The policy targets convict made goods and dumping while applying same law to all nations.
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Prohibition
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Woodcock
Washington
Hoover
Mitchell
Aho
James M. Doran
Law Enforcement Commission
Eae
Treasury
Lowman
New York
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Egyptians back Wahidists push to restore King Fuad
The Wahidists or nationalists win influence in Egypt and may restore Abbas Hilmi to the throne. The British government reportedly favors the outcome, while Italy and France oppose it. Wafdists say peace with Britain hinges on Fuad’s removal, threatening settlement prospects.
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Egypt
Fuad
Abbas Hilmi
Italy
France
Great Britain
Wester Newspaper Union
Origin of Tariff Systems Across History
A National Geographic Society bulletin traces tariff origins from ancient Babylon to Rome and medieval Venice, Egypt, and China. It explains specific and ad valorem duties, city tolls, and customs houses shaping trade and revenue through successive empires and regions.
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Washington
Australia
United States
National Geographic Society
Babylon
Greece
Rome
Iit
Carthage
Corinth
Venice
Egypt
Arabia
India
Europe
Vasco da Gama
Marco Polo
France
Germany
Paris
Motor van hold leads to fine for William Shake speare in Highgate
In Highgate England William Shake speare ignored his name in a local court and was fined for clinging to a motor van instead of pedaling his bicycle as usual.
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Highgate
England
William Shakespeare
Brussels scandal shakes finance ministry top official
A high official in the ministries reparations department was arrested amid accusations he accepted presents from foreign interests. The case is tied to allegations raised by a jealous woman.
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Brussels
Ministry of Finance
French Yeggs Adopt American Tricks In Auto Theft
Paris police report French crooks are diversifying from family run operations to car theft. In 1929 about 5,000 autos were stolen with 400 recovered quickly. Thieves target Citroens Renaults and Peugeots and often avoid leaving serial numbers. Dealers note most cars are sold cheaply. licenses fraud schemes also surfaced with 1,500 fake licenses suspected.
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Paris
Prefecture de Police
France
Billy the Kid's Resting Place Will Be Marked
Fort Sumner New Mexico the grave of Billy the Kid will be preserved with a concrete curbing and slab around the spot old timers helped locate the grave nearby in an old cemetery He is buried beside Charley Boudrey and Tom O Phairion a marker is planned Jesus Silva assisted and recalls the 1881 shootout with Sheriff Pat Garrett
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Fort Sumner
N. M
Billy the Kid
Kid
The
Southwest
Charley Boudrey
Tom O
Phairion
Billy
Jesus Silva
Pat Garrett
Silva
Pete Maxwell
Maxwell's
Garrett
Death by Own Action Persists in Germany After War
Berlin reports an ongoing crisis with 206 daily suicides in Prussia. In 1928 Germany recorded 9,530 people ending their lives voluntarily, including 6,000 men and 2,640 women, with most from towns and a breakdown by mental illness emotional strain physical suffering and poverty.
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Berlin
Germany
Prussia
Proseia
U.S. Per Capita Wealth Put at $37.30 in Cash
The Treasury estimates each U S resident holds 37.30 in cash. Total money in circulation was 4.52163 billion on June 30. Population used was 121,213,000 with cash in circulation at 4.7462 billion on June 20, 1929.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Largest Pacific coast rose bush bears 40000 blossoms
The rose bush, planted by L. Tucker of Calistoza, California, 31 years ago, now weighs 40 000 roses and rosebuds. Its trunk measures three feet in circumference. Washington’s largest bush is at Olympia, under two feet in girth.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast
L. Tucker
Calistoza
Calif
Washington
Olympia
Oil Fortunes Do Not Spoil Texans in Oil Rich Lands
Odessa survey shows oil profits transformed landowners from poverty to fortune. Figures like Yates of Pecos county and Hendrick of Winkler built wealth from royalties, yet kept ranching roots. Postwar cattle declines followed by oil strikes diversified fortunes across 40 Texas fields and spurred lavish holdings and new ventures.
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Odessa
Texas
Johnny
Pennsylvania
A. W. Tabor
Colorado
Scotty
Death Valley
Iran Yates
Pecos County
Yates
San Antonio
Tom Hendrick
Mr. Hendrick
West Texas
Winkler County
Hendrick
West
Hornets Alarm Oil Buoys Off Cape Cod
Hornets extend six miles offshore to Cape Ann and Nauset gas buoys near Cape Cod. A Cape Ann buoy failed to burn prompting a lighthouse tender Azalea investigation. Hornets swarmed from the hood as oystermen, stinging the first officer, who saved specimens for Captain Exton.
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Boston
Cape Ann
Nauset
Cape Cod
Camden
Exton
Newlyweds Callers Stage Big Rat Killing Bee
In Jonesboro Arkansas men attending a wedding party at a barn chased rats with clubs and killed 10 in about an hour. The event began as a courtesy to a young married couple and ended with a lively, lifelike contest.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Cat and Bird Stage Unusual Courtship in Middletown
A cat carried a bird on its back as perched passengers trotted across a lawn. Onlookers watched as the bird flapped and rode the cat with evident delight, providing a brief comic display for passers-by.
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Middletown
Fire on the Farm Tests Marcella Resolve
Marcella and Bob endure heat and drought as a fire threatens their roughhouse. After Bob saves the wheat and is injured, Marcella fights flames to protect their home. She resolves to stay and endure the land, rather than abandon their dream.
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Marcella
Bob
Sever
Hon
Marecella
Her
Bobby
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