Airship R-100 Passes Father Point on St. Lawrence Flight
The airship R-100 neared Father Point Que at about noon Eastern Standard Time on its St. Lawrence river course toward Montreal. Reports from the signal service say the dirigible had passed Father Point and then Mar about 263 miles east of Quebec by 9 10 a m EST.
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ST. Hubert
Quc
Father Point
Que
St. Lawrence River
Signal Service
Quebec
Mar
R-100 Passes Empress of Scotland Off Mt. St. Louis Bay
The R-100 passed over the liner Empress of Scotland at 8:30 this morning off Mt. St. Louis Bay, about 300 miles north of Quebec. The Empress' commander radioed the line offices as the airship trailed along the south shore of the St. Lawrence river.
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Montreal
Que
Mt. St. Louis Bay
Quebec
St. Lawrence River
R-100 Establishes Radio Link With Government Station
In Montreal on July 31 a direct communication was established between the dirigible R-100 and the government radio station at St Hubert airport at 8 a m Eastern. A message from the airship reported about 550 miles from Montreal, cruising at 1 500 feet and averaging 25 miles per hour since 1 this morning.
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Montreal
St. Hubert
Airship R-100 progress report from St Hubert
Message received at 4 15 A M E S T from the R 100 gives position 50 1 N 59 10 W 9600 GMT from Belle Isle 36 knots speed 22 mph wind 2200 feet high and progressing toward Montreal. All aboard are well and eagerly pursuing the airship’s performance as static delay delayed receipt at St Hubert near Anticosti Island where the St Lawrence River enters the gulf.
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ST. Hubert
Que
Anticosti Island
St. Lawrence River
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Log of the R-100 Transatlantic Flight Stops
AP chronology of the R-100 airship with eastern times outlines the journey from Cardington England to the Gulf of St Lawrence area. It tracks sea legs off Ireland, about 900 miles west of Ireland, Belle Isle north of Newfoundland, and passes over the Duchess of York and Anticosti Island near the St Lawrence River.
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Ieland
Newfoundland
Belle Isle
New Foundland
Belle Ile
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Anticosti Island
St. Lawrence River
Census puts west population at 11 142,172 gain 2 911 200
Senator Johnson criticizes British naval treaty ratification calling it exposes British opposition as bung while census figures show the western population reaching over eleven million with notable growth totaling 2 911 200.
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Washington
West
Johnson
TWO CHINESE DIE IN NEW TONG WAR
New York July 51 Police reserves patrol Chinatown after a killing and a wounding signal the outbreak of a Tong war between On Leong Tong and Tong On. Nap Ling was killed. Soo Bock Ling was shot ten times.
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New Tong
New York
Chinatown
Boston
On Leong
Nap Ling
Mott Street
Soo Bock Ling
Sam Wong
Hung Wah Hong
The
Tong On
Ferret
On Leong Tong
Jorg Tuck
Loy Toong
Sing Say
Brooklyn
Drought and Heat Ravage Southern Crops Across States
Drought and heat pain the central south with crops failing in multiple states. Mississippi reports cotton and grain losses while Alabama Georgia see corn suffering. Memphis drought marks day 73. Four deaths tied to heat in Arkansas and Mississippi. Milk prices rise in Louisville amid pasture shortage. Lebannon considers water piping from Cumberland River. Temperature statewide mostly below 100, with Memphis at 111.
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Mercury
Mississippi
Greenwood
Miss
Jackson
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Memphis
Louisville
Lebanon
Tenn
Cumberland River
South
Louisiana
Georgia
Stuttgart
Ark
Chamber of Commerce
Chinatown killing ends in hatchet and gunshot death
Leong Toon, 30, unemployed restaurant worker and On Leong Tong member, died from hatchet and bullet wounds outside a dark doorway in Chinatown. Police say a flying squad recovered the body after a Chinese killing in New York prompted action and Tong leaders were summoned to headquarters.
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Boston
Leong Toon
Chinatown
Toon
On Leong Tong
Flying Squadron
New York
Endurance Flyers Reach 250 Hours in NYC Field Flight
Bob Black and Lou Reichers logged their two hundred fiftieth hour aloft at Roosevelt Field New York at 5 50 a m E S T today as they near the halfway point of a 554 hour record attempt.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Bob Black
Lou Reichers
Endurance Fliers
E.S.T
Mercury Takes Sudden Tumble in Kingsport Heat Wave
Kingsport records a sharp fall in temperatures ending a string of scorching days. Officials note highs reached 97 to 101 over the past three days, nearly tying the city’s all time high. Cloudy showers bring cooler weather and relief from drought fears for local crops.
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Kingsport
Glenn McKnight Move From Hospital To Prison
In Columbia South Carolina Glenn L McKnight accused of instigating the murder of a state senator was moved from hospital custody to prison supervision pending further proceedings.
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Columbia S. C
Glenn L McKnight
Weather Outlook for Tennessee and Virginia Tonight and Friday
Readings taken at 6:30 p m for the preceding 24 hours report Tennessee mainly cloudy with light showers possible and little temperature change. Virginia shows fair skies in the north and mostly cloudy in the south with possible light showers in extreme southwest portions and calm winds. Yesterday’s high reached 97 and low was not recorded. no rain reported. Data compiled by C L Bunn of the U S Weather Office.
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Virginia
C. L. Bunn
Murder conviction appeal delayed by courthouse fire
Nashville July 31 The fire that destroyed Hancock county courthouse at Sneedville last week wiped trial records for Marshall Young who was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 30 years The appeal to the supreme court will go forward without delay with record of proceedings to be supplied from stenographer notes by order of the lower court advised by F Barry Jr assistant state attorney general
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Nashville
Hancock County
Sneedville
Marshall Young
Supreme Court
Young
F. Barry, Jr
Lot of nuisances in Chicago charge
The charge against Joseph Heinrich, stated by neighbors, is that he festooned a big crop of nuisances. The maximum fine for maintaining one nuisance is 200 dollars. Heinrich knows as well as any person that 200 dollars multiplied by 268 nuisances is a lot of money.
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Chicago
Joseph Heinrich
Heinrich
Record Flight Lengths Highlight St Louis Endeavor
On record trail in St Louis July 31 Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine adjusted their endurance plane Greater St Louis during 240th hour of sustained flight at 7 11 am They passed the 240 hour mark a year earlier after 420 hours in the air to set a record The Hunter Brothers later surpassed with a 554 hour record this month.
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ST. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O’brine
Jackson
O’brine
Hunter Brothers
Edison Quizzes for Scholarship in New Jersey
Forty nine young men from across the United States faced about fifty questions posed by Thomas A. Edison to compete for the 1930 Edison scholarship. The top evaluator will be announced tomorrow on Glenmont Lawn. The four part exam covered chemistry math physics personal reactions to success or failure and a letter on Manchurian cooking courses.
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West Orange
N. J
United States
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Glenmont
Pardon Hearing on Mooney and Billings in 1916 Bombings
San Francisco July 31 Former Police Captain Duncan Matheson urged pardons for Warren K Billings and Thomas J Mooney, convicted of the 1916 preparedness day bombing. Key witness John Macdonald alleged coercion and coaching by District Attorney Fickett to identify the two men, claiming he testified under pressure and threats of reward.
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San Francisco
Duncan Matheson
Warren K. Billings
Thomas J. Mooney
Supreme Court
Billings
Matheson
Mooney
John Macdonald
Baltimore
Charles M. Ficket
Ficker
Macdonald
Fickett
Mooney and Billings
JusticePeston
Fickert
Preston
Edwin V. McKenzie
Charles Goff
University of Maryland Adds Food Buying Course
In College Park Maryland an AP report notes the University of Maryland has added what is believed to be the first course of its kind to train buyers of food in selecting products. The program aims to aid procurement decisions and emphasize improved purchasing practices.
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College Park, Md
University of Maryland
McKnight Ordered Brought From Prison in Slaying Case
Glenn D. McKnight, once a bootlegger and prohibition agent, was ordered from the state penitentiary to Columbia after W L Thornley named him as the instigator of the shooting of State Senator E J Dennis. Thornley repeated his confession under oath. McKnight had been in a Charleston hospital when Governor Richards had him moved. Thornley claimed McKnight wanted him to carry out the shooting. several others are jailed and the coroner's inquest continues.
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Columbia
D. C
Glenn D. McKnight
W. L. Thornley
E. J. Dennis
McKnight
Thornley
Dennis
Charleston
John G. Richards
Curtiss Thornley
Fred Artis
Clarence Woodward
Berkeley
King George Signs London Naval Pact ratification
King George has signed the instrument of ratification of the London naval treaty. The move was announced by Philip Snowden and greeted by cheers in the house of commons. Snowden said British ratification will be deposited with Dominions India and the United States and Japan when all parties can bring the treaty into force. Stanley Baldwin questioned the status as Macdonald left for Oberammergau.
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London
George
Great Britain
United States
Philip Snowden
House of Commons
Snowden
Dominions
India
Japan
Stanley Baldwin
Macdonald
Oberammergau
Last of Memphis packets makes final voyage today
The Valley Queen, last of the Memphis packet boats, sailed into the shadow of the Memphis skyline marking the end of Valley Line Steamers Inc. and more than a century of river packet service from Memphis. A river era ends as tows and railroads carry freight and passengers.
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Memphis
Mississippi River
Valley Line Steamers, Inc
Big
Cape Girardeau
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Miss
G. Peters Lee
Valley Queen
Harry Lee
Lee
James Lee
Lee Line
Gus Phillips
New Madrid
Fifty Reds Killed in Firefight Aboard Palos Near Changsha
American gunboat Palos fought off a Communist assault near Changsha as red forces raked the ship with machine guns and rifles. About fifty communists were killed and five sailors wounded, while Palos sustained heavy shellfire but remained battle ready. The action occurred during a survey mission after the city was evacuated and Foreigners in nearby areas were urged to leave due to rising Communist incursions.
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Shanghai
United States
Palos
Changsha
Siang
R. D. Tisdale
Baltimore
Nanchang
Kiangsi
Kiankiang
Standard Oil Company
Kiaukiang
Kuling
Changsia
Navy in China to stay, may bolster if danger grows
American naval forces in China will not be augmented for the present but could be speedily increased if communist depredations threaten American lives and property. Officers of the Asiatic squadron deem current detachments adequate amid rising activities in Hupeh Hunan Honan and Kiangsi.
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Washington
China
Hupeh
Hunan
Honan
Kiangsi
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Maplewood
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Isl
Janette Gilmore
Hollywood
Cal
California Court
M’knight
Sen
W.L. Thornley
Richards
Doctor
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