Engineer Killed in Rain-Weak Bridge Train Crash
Santa Fe passenger train from Los Angeles to Chicago plunged through a rain weakened bridge 109 miles west of Joseph City Arizona. Engineer R M E Bixby was killed and fireman Morris B Burney was missing though likely dead. No passengers were hurt and the engine tender and two baggage cars went through the small structure. Rain across north central Arizona hindered rescue efforts.
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Ariz
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Chicago
Joseph City
R. M. E. Bixby
Morris B. Burney
Bixby
Burney
H. C. Kabeling
Santa Fe Railroad
Arizona
Canada Installs First Postwar Conservative Government
Ottawa reports the new Bennett ministry, a national conservative cabinet drawn from all provinces, has taken charge after the Liberal defeat in the general election. Premier W L Mackenzie King and his cabinet resigned, ending King’s tenure as Canada moves to a conservative era.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Dominion
Canada
Liberal Party
W. L. MacKenzie King
Sweden's Bus Network Vastly Surpasses Railways
Sweden operates bus routes spanning 45 000 miles, about four times the length of its railway system. The figure highlights the prominence of road transport in the country.
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Sweden
Radium Heating Pad Used in Vienna Hospital Clinic
In the surgical clinic of the General hospital Vienna radium ray heating pads are used under Prof. Anton Eiselsberg. The pads emit controlled heat from radium residues to stimulate blood circulation without causing serious burns.
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Vienna
General Hospital
Anton Eiselsberg
First All Spanish Talking Picture Shown in Madrid
A landmark film debut with an all Spanish dialogue track was shown recently in Madrid showcasing the new sound era. The event drew cinema enthusiasts and highlighted evolving techniques in global film production.
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Madrid
American Airmen In Tokyo Plan Pacific Flight
Lieutenant Harold Bromley of Tacoma Washington and co pilot Harold Gatty arrived at Yokohama aboard the President Lincoln after passport difficulties were resolved. They proceeded to Tokyo to confer with American air officials on their Pacific flight plans.
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England
St. Hubert
Montreal
R. S. Booth
Colmore
J. L. Ralston
G. S. Scott
Tokyo
Pacific
Harold Bromley
Tacoma
Wash
Harold Gatty
President Lincoln
Amer
Trans-Pacific Flight Plans Target Tacoma Departure
The American based Iman embassy and ministry of communications discuss a Tokyo to Tacoma trans-Pacific flight. Bromley stated the aim to begin the voyage within ten days.
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Ican
Ministry of Communications
Tokyo
Tacoma
Bromley
Coast Guard Vessels Get New Radio Call Letters
Washington reports all coast guard vessels will have changed call letters effective midnight September 26. New calls were already implemented at all shore stations of the coast guard.
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Washington
Coast Guard
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