Mercury Seaplane Fails Nonstop Capetown Record Attempt
The seaplane Mercury attempting a nonstop record to Capetown failed after 42 hours 6 minutes in the air, forced down at the Orange River mouth 6 045 miles from Dundee due to fuel shortage. Refueling halted the flight briefly at Capetown before continuing, but weather and technical issues prevented the longer record. pilot Bennett reported early trouble and navigational challenges over Algeria and West Africa strained fuel supplies.
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Orange River
Dundee
Anthoug
Bennett
Coal Strike Ends as Miners Accept Terms
Miners accept the Federation plan for a wetter train settlement amid union talks. Arbitration resumed but delayed in Queensland as services adjust. miners’ executive maintains stance on resumption and industry procedures with a date to be set.
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Ryoney
Boney
Orr
Queensland
Bribbane
Gunaay
Alamate
Te Minera
French effort seeks new foreign policy with Britain and Italy
The French Senate Foreign Affairs Committee backs a policy aligning Britain France and Italy after Munich ending Versailles system The Bonnet ministry studies possible relations with General Franco to hasten peace The Rome talks aim for secrecy until Parliament meets November 7 The plan envisions a broader European settlement with an Anglo Italian pact looming and a token withdrawal of Italians from Spain.
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London
Britain
France
Italy
M. Bonnet
Rome
Spain
Europe
Germany
Cammastevare
Pally
Italian Troops Withdrawal Plans
Rome reports an official communiqué from Salamanca indicating General Franco is preparing for the evacuation of troops in Spain after 18 months of presence. The Nationalists aim for an orderly withdrawal to satisfy non intervention concerns and enable a broader international role.
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Talley
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Royal Visit to Canada Announcement from Balmoral Castle
From Balmoral Castle it was announced that King and Queen will visit Canada in summer, staying about three weeks in the Dominion. They hope to arrive early and will seek honors from the Dominion government. Prime Minister Chamberlain is pursuing stronger ties between England and America.
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London
Balmoral Castle
Civil Air Guard Membership List Closed Ottawa
Prime Minister announces closing of Civil Air Guard membership as part of a drive to expand national air defence. He notes 30,000 American applicants and plans for training centers and factory extensions to support ramped up aviation activity.
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Ottawa
Lonwan
Bir Kingsley
Cembidge
Seineval
Guard Club
Gtove
United
Lester
Hearst Preus
Stockard
Irish Crisis Sequel May Drive Irish Rejoin Talks
Cor respondent of Bungay Times reports renewed push to reopen partition talks between Britain and Ireland amid European crisis. Observers note Tyrone and adjacent regions as focal points, with calls for reconsidering border arrangements and potential Eire involvement.
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London
Bullin
Bungay Times
United States Warns Italy Over Jewish Discrimination
Washington dispatch says the United States warned Italy that discrimination against American Jews in Italy could trigger retaliatory actions. The note, presented to Count Ciano, hints that American citizens abroad may face jeopardy if Italy backs anti Jewish measures. Rome reports indicate Italy may exempt temporary residents employed by foreign concerns from expulsion orders.
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United Press States
United States
Italy
Jent
Count Ciano
Tealy
Europe
Rome
United, States
Dalleved
Prohibition Referendum Vote Report From Victoria
Fragmented report notes a referendum on abolishing liquor licences in Victoria with unclear wording. It records a required eighty percent threshold for change and shows a low Yea result around thirty four percent, indicating limited support for abolition yesterday.
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Victoria
Ininglyre
Fall of Hankow Predicted as Chinese City Weakened
Report outlines signs of imminent collapse in Hankow as Japanese advances press and Chinese defenses falter. Observers warn the city may surrender soon, signaling broader shift in the war across central China.
Japanese advance cuts Chinese lifeline near Hankow
Tokyo reports Japanese forces sever the Peiping Hankow line 100 miles north of Hankow, aiming to starve Chinese garrisons and force surrender. Aerial and artillery bombardments intensify as Japanese troops push toward Nanchang and Kiuklang corridors, with naval support and air superiority noted.
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Hong Kong
Daily Telegraph
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Loz Menna
Taulin
Sinyang
Hankow
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Canton Railway
Chunkiang
Yunnan
Tokyo
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Muoohulin
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Tuplen
Honan
Hupeh
Peiping-Henkow
Mechenghalen
Nanchang
Tehan
Nanchang-Kiuklang
Man Dies in Flat Fire Amid Rising Bravery Report
In Brisbane on Sunday Willem Cuthbert Dodds, 96, a married man living at Taishan Place, perished in a blaze that destroyed two top-floor flats and flooded lower units. Fire crews arrived after alarms, saved other occupants, and found Dodds in his room. The cause remains under investigation.
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Devth
Hitler to Speak on German French Relations at Saarbrucken
Reports say Herr Hitler will address Saarbrucken on Sunday afternoon to discuss Franco German relations. The talk will be broadcast nationwide in Germany as diplomatic chatter continues. A Czech delegation arrives in London to discuss economic issues with the Foreign Office.
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France
Germany
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Moravia
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Sudetenland
Czechslovakia suffers massive export losses in frontiers shift
The report estimates losses of up to 80 million pounds total with 13.5 million exports triggered by the new frontier changes. It notes German and Polish industrial shares, textile and mining sectors hit hardest, predicting severe reductions in imports unless loans and grants are provided to sustain life and production.
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Aec
Germany
Poland
Ceechontovsida San
German occupy line of fortified pastes in Czechowolav region
German troops seized a line of fortified defenses modeled on France's Maginot Line. The fortifications near Caechowlovakia, partly underground and protected by concrete walls, barbed wire, and anti tank barriers, include two railway passages and machine gun nests. Units described the fort as having deep passages and long underground portions.
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Caechowlovelien
French super liner to rival Queen Mary
New French liner, larger than the Norse and Queen Mary, will cross the Atlantic in under four days. Construction costs about 60 million dollars and the ship is due for completion in 1941.
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New York
Shippma Kine Ie
Norlandie
Attlantic
New Guinea Plane Encounters Snow Storm Over Barran Arrives Brisbane
An aircraft en route from Jamaica to Calne faced severe weather over Papua New Guinea with icing and snow on cockpit windows while climbing to high altitude. The pilot battled the Papuan mountain ranges as portions of the plane suffered fabric damage.
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Brisbane
Corininis
Jamaica
Calne
In Brief Wreckage and Global Defence Loans
In Brief reports wreckage of a German submarine near Maravinan and Chile, a Brussels defence loan set at 7 million pounds at 3 percent, and a train bomb incident near Vincente Leacaldron with casualties. Also covers German trade with South Africa rising, balloons causing damage in London, Siam naval buildup, and film star Martha Raye marrying David Jove in California.
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Ing
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London
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Vanother
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Kent
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Rome
The
Owl Chronicle
Siam
Simitay
Martha Raye
David Jove
Hollywood
Radio Fade Out A Sun Spot Group On The Nile
A distorted OCR fragment reports a radio fade out affecting communication on a day near an observatory on the Nile. It mentions sun spot activity and a Marine or Amazonian context, with scattered references to locations, observers, and potential impacts. The text is garbled, but hints at a space weather event and interference on a Friday.
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Aatunday
Cineberra
Rular Observatory
ML Btromio
Hart Wave Bronienstion
Ayilly Am Ferday
Sar
Nortiy Ammarien UK
Atior
Mawatier Tsland
Mbeki
Nazis and Catholics Clash in Vienna Church Clash Crowds Riot
In Vienna on Sunday fighting broke out after Cardinal Innitzer urged Catholics to defend the Faith. Nazis and Young Catholics clashed outside St Stephen’s Cathedral and the Cardinal’s Palace. Police restored order as rioters set fires and damaged property. several arrests reported amid a tense week.
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Cardinal Innitzer
Groupe
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all_orients
Madonna
Cardinal Tritt
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