Italian airmen set Atlantic distance record in Brazil landing
Captain Arturo Ferrarin and Major Carlo Del Prete completed a long distance flight from Montecello Italy to a beach near Natal Brazil, 4600 miles. Severe weather and poor visibility forced a late stop near Genipabu. spectators crowded the Rio de Janeiro waterfront awaiting news.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Arturo Ferrarin
Carlo P. del Prete
Natal
Montecelsio Field
Italy
Mediterranean
Strait of Gibraltar
Atlantic
Cape Verde Ielands
Feniain
Port Natal
Pernambuco
Katal
Point Genipabu
Perrambuco
French-Canadian daredevil goes over Niagara in rubber ball
Jean A Lussier, 36, of Springfield Massachusetts, rode a rubber ball over Niagara Falls for the third time in history. A crowd of 150000 watched as he plunged from Cayuga Island at 2:30 and was rescued by riverman William Hull at 2:20. Lussier suffered minor bruises and said the plunge happened too fast to think.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara
Jean A Lussier
Springfield
Mass
Horseshoe Falls
Cayuga Island
Lunsier
William Hull
Lussier
Hill
Madame J. P. Coutiere
Sherbrooke
Lusler
Dominion Exhibit to Tour Western Provinces in July
The Dominion Department of Agriculture plans a moving exhibit to Brandon Calgary Edmonton Saskatoon and Regina in July. A CN Railways car will host lectures and demonstrations by government staff and district farmers who participated in the previous British Isles marketing tour.
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Winnipeg
British Isles
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Brandon
Calgary
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Canadian National Railways
Regina
Widow of Captain Hinchcliffe Appeals For Family Support
The Daily Mail publicized a complaint by Mrs. Hinchcliffe widow of Captain Walter Hinchcliffe pilot for Miss Elsie Mackay. She claims her two children are unprovided for and urges Lord Inchcape to honor a moral obligation. She wrote four times without a firm reply. The government backs a $2.5 million trust to reduce Britain’s national debt, set to accumulate 60 years before allocation.
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Hinchcliffe
London
Beatty Submits Canadian Views to British Government
London reports President E W Beatty has made important submissions to the British Government reflecting Canadian views on a wireless merger. The Daily Affair notes a delay in publishing settlement terms is likely, with Canadian Press adding that any changes would be of small importance.
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London
England
Daily
Afair
E.W. Beatty
Onerstands
Officials probe communistic pamphlets in Ontario schools
Ontario education officials at Queen's Park report the spread of communist literature in Northern Ontario school sections continues. Fresh inquiries are being made into communist activity tied to actions the prime minister may take after returning from Europe. Col Charles A. Lindbergh is 26 years old.
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Torome
Ontario
Department of Education
Queen's Park
Europe
Regrets Over Viscount Byng Police Appointment
London daily expresses strong regret at Viscount Byng's appointment as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. It argues he is too old for the role and that the force should be led by a younger, more energetic leader, urging his voluntary resignation to rectify the situation.
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London Daily Express
London
England
Daily Express
Viscount Byng
Canada
Metropolitan Police
William Horwood
The
Express Sa
House of Commons
Winnipeg Warns of Counterfeit Twenty Dollar Bills
Frantic warnings spread among Winnipeg merchants as fake twenty dollar bills circulate. The notes mimic larger denominations and have already caused losses in several shops. Police fear more counterfeits entering the city during the upcoming Norse convention drawing many U S visitors.
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Winnipeg
United States
Drought Ravages Rural Mexico Across Year Without Rain
A severe drought grips central Mexico and northern grazing lands, with cattle dying and crops failing. Farmers report no meaningful rainfall for a year, threatening the corn harvest and livelihoods across the granary region near Mexico City and toward the border.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Mexico Cty
Government dedicates grain overage funds to research
Ottawa announces that all money from grain overages in Canadian terminal elevators will fund grain problem research. Hon. James Mackolm says this redirects funds under the National Research Council to support university and lab work and to address rust and other production and marketing issues. About 219,000 dollars are available.
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Ottawa
James Malcolm
Trade and Commerce
National Research Council
Food Shortage in Russia Sparks Large Baltic Wheat Purchases
London brokers report Soviet Russia buying 150 000 to 200 000 tons in Liverpool with expectations of similar extra demand. Prices rise up to 90 cents above market as queues for bread lengthen and Russia seeks vast wheat imports, a level not seen since 1919 20.
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London
England
Russia
Liverpool
Baltic
Manitoba Conference on Natural Resources Returns
Premier John Bracken called the Manitoba provincial cabinet conference satisfactory as talks with the Federal Cabinet continue. The discussions focused on returning natural resources to Manitoba and exploring related problems, with conclusions to be communicated to the province after further consultation.
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Ottawa
John Bracken
Manitoba
Toronto Exhibit Choir Bids Farewell To Dr Fricker at Station
Nearly 2000 Toronto Exhibitor choir members gathered at North Toronto Station to bid farewell to Dr H A Fricker bound for England and Europe. Seven special streetcars and 100 automobiles ferried the crowd as the choir sang Bon Voyage before the train’s eastern departure.
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North
Toronto
Canadian Pactic Railway
H. A. Fricker
England
Europe
Dr. Fricker
Ita
Jour- Ay i
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association elects officials
HB Anslow of Campbelltown Nova Scotia was elected President of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association at the convention's closing session. E Roy Sayles of Renfrew Ontario was reelected secretary treasurer. Additional officers and directors were chosen from Maritime Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia with venues for next year undecided.
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Edmonton
Anslow
Campbelltown
E. Roy Sayles
Renfrew
Ont
Maritimes
Halifax
St. John
Regina
London
Qnt
Maritime Provinces
H. S. Anslow
Windsor
Don Frassex
New Glasgow
Quebec
George Legge
Granby
A. Girouard
Thetford Mines
Ontario--Lorne
A. Eedy
St . Mary's
A. W. Marsh
Amherstburg
F. A. J. Dawes
Carleton Place
J. , A. MacLaren
Barrie
George Cell
Hanover Port
George
Belgian financier Loewenstein dies in plane fall over Channel
Captain Alfred Loewenstein a Belgian millionaire once praised as Europe’s top financier, fell from his private aeroplane over the English Channel after reportedly stepping out of a compartment. The Air Ministry said he drowned. The tragedy followed his 50 million loan offer to Belgium’s government and his rise to one of the world’s largest financial houses. The aircraft landed at Dunkirk before continuing to StinGalvert.
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London
Alfred Loewenstein
English Channel
Air Ministry
Loewenstein
Brussels
Dunkirk Sands
France
Stingalvert
Dunkirk
Canada
United States
Belgium
Croesus
Hugo Stinnes
Hudson Bay Railway to Churchill Due in 1930
Ottawa reports the Hudson’s Bay Railway should reach Churchill for the 1930 season though full harbor facilities and dredging remain years away. Engineers expect 80 miles of new track graded by December and steel to Fort Churchill, with dredges and tugs to assist construction and navigation aids planned at Resolution Island and Cape Hope Advance.
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Ottawa
Churchill
Port Nelson
Fort Churchill
Montreal
Collingwood
Dainty
Irish Free State
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Resolution Island
Cape Hopes
Hudson Strait
Planning Farm Credits System Legislation Moves Ahead
Ottawa announces that the farm credits scheme approved two years ago will soon take effect, with federal financing and a central Ottawa office. Four provinces Manitoba Alberta British Columbia and Nova Scotia participate, while Ontario Saskatchewan and others chart their own paths. The loan commissioner will head the program with most administration to reside in provincial jurisdictions.
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Ottawa
Nance Department
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Fire destroys Corbin Coals mine in British Columbia
Fire at the Corbin Coals Ltd. mine in Corbin British Columbia gutted the structure and is expected to close the colliery. The disaster may put several hundred workers out of employment. No loss estimate is yet available. The Lister Institute of England is testing smoke pigs to study health values of apple varieties.
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Fernie
B.C
Corbin Coals, Ltd
Corbin
Lister Institute of England
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Frank Oliver
Dominion Railway
Arthur Gideon
Dominion
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