Southern Cross Lands Safely at New York
Roosevelt Field welcomed Charles Kingsford Smith and the Southern Cross after a 1100 mile flight from Harbor Grace Newfoundland. The crew endured fog and harrowing conditions then made a dramatic three point landing before a dense crowd. The world circumnavigation completes in Oakland upon arrival, followed by Smith’s marriage and future flying venture in Australia.
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Roosevelt Field
New York
Ireland
Harfor Grace
Newmundland
Charles Kingsford
Smith
Manhattan
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
J. Patrick Saul
Vert van Dyk
J. W. Stannage
United States Health and Customs
Nassau County
New York City
Ronald Lindsay
Ayers
Ronald
Henry Allen
Long Island
Abraham Skidmore
Kingsford
Mary, Powell
Melbourne
Southern Cross
Oakland
California
Australia
Nid
Charles F. Kingsford-Smith
Port Marnock
Cape Race
New
Thirty Lives Lost in Dynamite Bias in Canada
A thunderstorm struck the drill boat J. P. King off Cockburn Island near the Thousand Islands. Lightning ignited dynamite, blowing the ship to atoms and killing twenty sailors. Of 42 crewmen, 12 survived, some in hospital. United States coast guard rescued survivors under Captain Lok and Commander Rasmussen. The disaster occurred during a Federal Government blasting operation on the St Lawrence River.
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Brockville
St Lawrence River
J. P. King
J. P. Porter and Son
St. Catharines, Ont
Yockburn Island
Thousand Island
United States Coastguard
Utter
GG. Lok
Olcott
N.Y
M. R. Rasmusses
Buffalo District
Cockburn Island
J.P. King
Canada
Noted Japanese Visitor Travels Across Canada Toward Geneva
Mineichito Adachi a leading Japanese diplomat travels with Hon. Herbert Marler Canadian minister to Japan. They journey from Victoria aboard Sea Maru en route to Paris and Geneva. Adachi says Marler ends ties between Japan and Canada and plans Ottawa Washington visits before New York departure.
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Canada
Geneva
Victoria
Japan
Mineichito Adachi
France
Parle
Herbert Marler
Adachi
Empire
Marter
Ottawa
Washington
New York
Europe
New Zealand Seeks Outstanding Canadian Engineer
New Zealand calls for the services of an outstanding Canadian engineer to repair the Arapuni power plant. The government has cabled its trade commissioner in Canada to secure a qualified man. Canada’s advances in building and maintaining hydro plants are cited as the reason for needing a Canadian expert.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Canada
Arapuni
Speed Record For Women Declared In Detroit Flight
Amelia Earhart set an international speed record for women on a 64 mile course at Grosse Isle airport, averaging 1749 miles per hour in a Lockheed Vega. The record was achieved during a Detroit flight test.
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Detroit
Amelia Earhart
Grosse Isle
Miss Earhart
Manitoba Creamery Butter Output Rises 20 Percent in May
A Department of Agriculture report shows Manitoba butter manufacturing climbing sharply with May production 20 percent higher than May 1999. The increase indicates sustained growth in the creamery sector across Winnipeg and surrounding areas.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Empire news service plan gains varied support at conference
Imperial Press conference debates a mutual Empire wide exchange of cable news. Ottawa Journal’s E Norman Smith backs cooperation while Victoria Times’s BC. Nicholas seeks a feasibility study. Livesay proposes a British Empire Press Association with a central London office and cooperative ownership. Canadian Press cited as model for accuracy and impartiality.
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London, Hing
Imperial Press Conference
E Norman Smith
Ottawa Journal
BC. Nicholas
The
Victoria Times
Communicaons Committee
Empire
Nicholas
J. B. F. Livesay
Canadian Press
British Empire Press Association
London
Mr Livesay
Mutual Land
C.F. Crandall
Empire news co operative service debated at conference
War veterans and leaders from New Zealand Australia South Africa and Canada debated a cooperative imperial news service. Some supported the plan while others urged delay. The Canadian delegation backed the resolution with few dissenters.
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T. C. List
New Zealand
Allan Powers
Australia
G. A. L. Green
South Africa
R. J. Kingston Russell
Lord Burnham
J. H. Woods
Calgary Herald
Norman Smith
Canadian Roads Conference Ponders Trans-Canada Highway
Delegates from all provinces met in Toronto under the Canadian Good Roads Association to discuss a coast to coast highway, unified traffic laws and signs, elimination of level railway crossings, and airplane regulation. Attending were Frank Oliver, advisory officer to the Dominion Railway Board, and W R Clubb, Manitoba Public Works minister.
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Canadian Good Roads Association
Toronto
Canada
Frank Oliver
Dominion Railway Board
W. R. Clubb
Manitoba
Fire destroys 27 planes and two hangars at city airport
A fire at Chicago municipal airport destroyed twenty seven airplanes and two hangars. The loss is estimated above two million dollars. The Universal Air Lines Inc and Grey Goose Air Lines hangars burned, the latter leased to Stout Air Lines. An explosion in the Universal hangar is blamed for the fire.
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Chcago, TI
Universal Air Lines Inc
Grey Goose Air Lines
Stout Air Lines
Universal
Federal Aid For Highways Urged By Canadian Road Group
The Canadian Good Roads Association executive and representatives from Ontario Quebec Manitoba Saskatchewan and New Brunswick discuss federal and provincial highway funding. A proposed uniform traffic code covering speed limits lighting brake equipment and registration fees is to be drawn up for provincial adoption. Hon William Finlayson urges federal aid for Northern Ontario highways as key national links, noting sparsely populated areas would bear the cost otherwise.
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Tadian Red Roads Association
Toronto
Inter Provincial
Canadian Good Roads Association
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Dominion Railway Board
William Finlayson
Naval program for 1980 includes six ships and subs
Britain's First Lord of the Admiralty A V Alexander told the House of Commons that supplementary naval estimates for 1930 would cover inch gun cruisers nine destroyers three submarines four sloops and one net layer and target towing vessel costing about £9 000 000. He said laying down these vessels would begin in the last quarter of the financial year and only a small amount would be spent initially to replace ships beyond age. The program aims to maintain peacetime duties and is not tied to other powers.
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London
England
A.V. Alexander
Admiralty
House of Commons
Alexander
Royal Navy
United States Worried Over Grain Situation
Washington reports growing concern in political circles over falling grain and cotton prices. Senators from Texas and Oklahoma push for a global approach, proposing a national conference and crop reporting system while Farm Board actions aim to stabilize markets and support holding grain for harvest.
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United States
Washington
Texas
Oklahoma
Senate
Thomas
Farm Board
Logge
Southwest
Legge
Reed
Kansas
Banks oppose cash pressure on wheat pool amid crisis
Canadian banks and prairie governments faced calls for cash to cover part of the 1929 grain crop advances. Officials dismissed a London report as foolish, while Manitoba Premier Bracken said no extra provincial steps were needed. Cash wheat prices sit under 1.00, with initial Pool payments cut and non-pool farmers barred from cashing in.
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Winnipeg
London
Scsted
SL. Cork
John Bracken
Manitoba
Prairie Provineet
Report on Manitoba grain fields encouraging crop prospects
A Manitoba crop summary from the Department of Agriculture says grain fields look very well after satisfactory recent growth. Early-wheat is headed, fall rye has emerged, moisture is generally adequate, though drought last year reduced slough-water. Soil drift is minimal now, hail caused localized damage, worm activity is waning, hay prospects are fair to good, and animal conditions have improved this past month.
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Winnipes
Manitoba
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
General Election Talk by MacDonald in London
Prime Minister J Ramsay MacDonald told Labour Party members in London a general election before autumn may be necessary. He explained his Commons action to drop the education bill and the consumers council bill as the government prepares for a possible early vote.
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London
Enguna
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Labor Party
Commons
Consumers' Council
MacDonald
Lords Bill Echoes Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Accord
The House of Lords heard the first reading of an amendment to the British North America Act designed to implement recent Dominion provincial resource agreements with Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia.
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London
Ang
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
House of Lords
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Ste
Empire News
Victor Sifton
Leader-Post
Regina
J. W. Dafoe
Manitoba Free Press
W. Rupert Davies
Whig-Standard
Kingston
Ont
Sifton
Dafoe
Davies
Dantel Lesck
Chicago
Aupling
Milly Chan
Pauline Nancollis
Milly
Pauline
Yokohama
Vancouver
Younsters
Britain
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