Mears Flies City of New York Crashes Near Takeoff
St John’s Mld Aug 4 The round the world flight by Jefi John Henry Mears in the City of New York ends in wreckage after a punctured tire. Both pilots Henry J Brown and Mears escape uninjured. The crash halted the Dublin leg before dawn as they sought a daylight take off.
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St. John’s
Jefi John Menry Mears
City
New York
Dublin
Ireland
Mears
Henry J. Brown
Brown
White
C. B. D. Collyer
Thie
Harbor Grace
Baldonnel Aerodrome
Hrahor Grace
Baldonnel
Berlin
Moscow
Nova Sibrakia
Siberia
Chita
Tobabarovsk
Chig‘uik
Bering Sea
North Pacific
Seattle
Spokane
New York City
Patchwork fix on R-100 fin sparked little alarm
At St Hubert Airport Montreal a British dirigible official told the Canadian Press repairs to the R-100 stabilizing fin torn near Jather Point Quebec were done from inside the envelope with little difficulty. The fin, four inches thick at its thinnest, required a crewman to lie across internal girders to reach the damaged area.
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St. Hubert
Montreal
Que
Jather Point
Held
Plane Brought Hospital Patient To Medicine Hat
An Aeroplane from Burling, owned by the Aeronautics Corporation of Canada, flew from Moose Jaw to Medicine Hat to pick up Mrs Hank Miacgonale for an emergency operation at Medicine Hat General Hospital after a Calgary plate was unavailable. Pilot Ian Wagner and A M Sunstrome joined the flight amidst a gliding club tour, while a separate event saw newspaper men briefed on the R 100 airship mast inspection at St Hubert.
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Burling
Ian Wagner
Bindloss
Medicine Hat General Hospital
Hank Miacgonale
Calgary
Aconautics Corporation of Canada
Winnipeg
St. Hubert
Wann
Five Die as Hindu Muslim Clash Breaks Up Procession
In Ballie India on Aug 4 a mob of Muslims armed with sticks attacked a Hindu procession of about 1500. Police fired into the crowd as the melee escalated, leaving five dead and sixteen injured.
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Ballie
India
A.P
German Aviators May Abort Transatlantic Flight
Reyjavak Iceland Aug 4 The German aviators Hirth and Weller say the landing site in South Greenland is unsuitable and they may abandon the remaining leg of their Berlin to United States transatlantic flight. A final decision will be made today.
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Reyjavak
Iceland
Greenland
Hirth
Weller
Tagay Tat
Berlin
United States
King Cabinet Meets On Wednesday Next
Ottawa Ont Aug 4 Wednesday's meeting of the King Cabinet will likely have full attendance with the return of Hon Charles Stewart and W M Motherwell on Saturday. All ministers are back after the elections except Hon Ian Mackenzie minister of Immigration and Colonization.
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Ottawa
France Reports Severe Storms Across Regions
Four people were killed by lightning as severe storms lashed South France over the weekend. Torrential rains and hail damaged crops from Dieppe to Marseille and Brest to Nancy, with Burgundy vineyards especially drenched.
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Paris
A.P
France
Dieppe
Marseilles
Brest
Nancy
Burgundy
Sergt John G Sillak Heads to Ottawa Rifle Meets
Sergt John G Sillak of the 5th S A Regiment leaves Medicine Hat with the Alberta team for the Dominion Rifle Association meet in Ottawa August 11 to 23. He placed fourth in Alberta provincials and will join a Toronto warm-up ahead of a Bisley team trial.
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John G. Sillaly
Dat
S. A
Medicine Hats
Dominion Rifle Association
Ottawa
Alberta
Toronto Ranges
Sergt. Sillak
Local Rifle Association
Medicine Hat
Hankow Beheadings Mark Rising Communist Threat
Eight reputed Communists were beheaded in Hankow as military authorities tighten defenses against the Red uprising. Additional troops patrolled streets while a French volunteer corps forms for emergency defense. Washington reports martial law in Wuhan with curfew and citizen withdrawal advisories. eleven foreign naval vessels concentrate to protect foreigners.
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Tlankow
Hankow
Washington
Ani- Likan
China
Chingsha
Lin Yang
Wuhan
United States
Kuling
Toe
Hagkow
Ers
Native offer of service to British Army
A Lahore dispatch to The Times of India reports Deragha Zikhan Baluchi and Tamandar tribesmen offered the Punjab governor 30 000 men and 500 horsemen to aid in suppressing potential disturbances linked to nationalist activities in British India.
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Bombay
India
Lahore
Times of India
Deragha Zikhan
Punjab
Doug Fairbanks Robbed at Gunpoint in LA Beach Home
Los Angeles reports say actor Doug Fairbanks was robbed at his beach house as three young bandits demanded cash. He refused to alert police to keep the incident private and handed over about $20 to $30 after they threatened him with a gun. They left swiftly after the small sum was paid.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Douglas Fairbanks
Taree Raphers
Jevery
Mary Pickford
Fairbanks
Trail Riders Complete 1930 Ride to Marble Canyon Banff
The Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies finish their 1930 ride at Marble Canyon. Colonel Phil Moore elected president. A Banff to Lake Louise route and a Sky Line trail plan approved. Dinner and a pow wow followed with about three hundred attendees. Notable speakers included Mrs. Charles Walcott and Miss Virginia Dodge.
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Banff
Trail Riders
Canadian Rockies
Marble Canyon
Phil Moore
Lake Louise
Pat Grewster
Crectude
Moore
Charles Walcott
Washington, D.C
Trail Riders Association
Dean Laird
Montreal
Barriett E. Cook
Chicago
Park
Howard Sibbald
Russel
Kingsford Smith Ordered Rest After Transatlantic Flight
Wing Commander Charles Kingsford-Smith, who recently flew with two companions from Ireland to the United States, is ordered to take a complete rest. He may not talk to friends or receive letters or telegrams. He was in Verre Zeelandot Holland to visit a friend and was later taken to Middisturg hospital for examination. hospital bulletin says no reason for anxiety.
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Verre-Zellandoth
Holland
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Ireland
United States
Kingsford-Smith
Henrick Wilfem van Loong
Forest Fires Menace Yet Across Northern Saskatchewan
Reports from Prince Albert show rains slowing early August forest fires as the Saskatchewan Forest Service strengthens defense. Suppression planes and 42 fire fighters push to protect timber berths at Torch Lake while BC reports 88 fires under control after a week of heavy fighting and 167 extinguished.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Saskatchewan
Old Dominion Forestry Service
Saskatchewan Forest Service
Torch Lake
Here
Tadio
Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Weekly of Bulletin
The
Forestry Service
Kamloops
Interior
South Coast
Prince Rupert
Prince George
Chilliwack River
Campbell River
Company
Dominion Lands
Provincial Forestry Department
Flood’s Peril Increases As Looters Strain Relief Efforts
The upper Simi region faced ongoing flood danger with about 200 square miles waterlogged. Canal breaches and washouts threaten key railway lines while looting by bandits worsens hardships for evacuees. At Sukkur, a Hindu Muslim clash last night left casualties as Indus floodwaters surged into homes.
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Karachi
India
A.P
Simi
Sukkur
Indes
Record Heatwave Jolts Eastern United States Across Regions
The nation baked under an extreme heatwave with many areas posting all time highs. Boston hit 98 degrees, Washington and Baltimore reached 100 plus, New York 92, and Keedysville logged 108 as the sweltering heat stretched across the east, middlewest, and southwest. The blast disrupted crops and daily life, with three weeks of heat stressing farm fields across the continent.
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Mersifess
United States
East
Middlewest
Southwest
Boston
Ann
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Keedysville
Éapteyn
Ontario farmers hope for rain relief after drought
Ontario farms suffer from prolonged dry spells as showers pass through central and western regions. Crops and pastures face stress while authorities and residents await relief, with reports of strained livestock provisions and hopes for timely rainfall to ease conditions.
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Toronto
Nedic
Erie
Ontario
Niavara
Swarajist Push for Parallel Government in Gujarat Province
Nationalist leaders discuss forming a Swarajist parallel government in Gujarat to operate alongside the British administration. Plans outline two sections and potential power to function independently within the province.
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Bombay
India
Gujarat
All-India National Fone
Saithy
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