R-100 Arrives Over Toronto on Short Visit
The British dirigible R-100 arrived above Toronto downtown at 9 20 a m daylight saving time tracing a northwest arc over Lake Ontario. It then headed toward Ottawa and Hamilton after mooring at Saint Hubert Quebec where crews faced a stiff northwester. The voyage included extensive preparations and a distinguished on board party of Canadian officers and guests.
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Toronto
Lake Ontario
Canadian Bank of Commérce
Ottawa
S.T
Hamilton
R.S. Booth
Atlantic
Dunmore Hill Road Work Progress Brightens Local Travel
Motorists praise Dunmore Hill improvements as a work gang speeds to finish the hill section then gravelling toward Elkwater Lake. Crews straighten curves widen the road lay 259 feet of inch steel pipe to carry off water and install a new hub-roll with iron bar along the tow n fence.
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Elkwater Lake
Dunmore Hill
Don
Cere
Branca
Elkwater Lee
Irvine
Autofeta
Car Skid Steep Drop Kills Two in Kimberley Row
In Cranbrook on August 11 William Philpot a Kimberley truck driver and Mrs Matilda Thomason aged 27 were killed when Philpot’s car skidded in rain on Sullivan hill and plunged about 400 feet to the CPR track. Two children in the rumble seat survived. In Chicago on the same date Robert Benat president of the National Automobile Racing Association was killed at a race track in Stirling Illinois when a car swerved into the fence sending debris and him into the crowd.
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Cranbrook
William ,Philpot
Kimberley
Matilda Thomason
Sullivan Hill
C.P.R
Chicago
Robert Benat
National’ Automobile Racingssociation
Stirling
Ils
Drastic Money-Raising Measure Passes in New South Wales
An act approved in New South Wales imposes a tax on annual incomes over 375 dollars at 69 cents per every 100. The tax aims to fund unemployment relief and is to operate for 12 months from July 1, with an estimated annual yield of 15 million dollars, administered by a special board. Final returns show the 1929-30 wheat harvest in New South Wales at 383,948,000 bushels, 8.7 bushels per acre, 5.5 percent below the ten year average.
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Ottawa
New South Waike
New South Wales
Department of Trade and Commerce
Pundits Nehru Brought to Poona for Gandhi Peace Talks
Motilal and Jawaharlal Nehru former Congress leaders were moved from Fatehgarh to Yerada prison in Poona where Gandhi is confined. Indian leader Tej Bahadur Parra and Jayakar, part of a peace mission, departed for Poona to join Gandhi for talks.
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Allahabad
India
Motilal
Jawaharlal Nehru
All-India National Congress
Yerada
Poon
Mahatma Gandhi
Sir ‘Tej
Bahadur
Para
Jayakar
Nehru
Poona
Mahatma
Sides Claim Victory in Tsinan Battle Clash
Reports from August 11 indicate conflicting claims as Nationalist and rebel forces battle near Tsinan and nearby towns. Both sides report heavy losses and tactical advances, with rebels led by Yen Helaati claiming success against government troops near Talan and Fel Chen.
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Tsinan
Yen Helaati
Aad
Talan
Felchen
Oan A
Honan
Ministers discuss axa ing for a public works project
Fragmented dispatches from London indicate ministers considered advancing a major public works plan. Officials reportedly aimed to present the scheme to the cabinet after preliminary reviews, with potential cabinet discussion available but not yet initiated.
Ottawa Conservative Cabinet List With Missing Members
The Ottawa cabinet of nineteen ministers is outlined with Prime Minister R B Bennett as head. Several names and portfolios are listed across rows, noting missing figures including W A Gordon and Robert Weir from the group.
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Ottawa
soVent
R. B. Bennett
The
Privy Council
External Affairs
Finance
Arthur Sauve
Murray MacLaren
Pensions and National Health
Gideon Robertson
Labor
J. A. MacDonald
E. B. Ryckman
National Revenue
C. H. Cahan
D. M. Sutherland
National Defense
Hugh Guthrie
Jusa
George H. Perley
H. H. Stevers
Trade
Fue
Maurice Dupre
Alfred Duranteau
Marine
T. G. Murphy
H. A. Stewart
R. J. Manion
Railand
E. N. Rhodes
W. A. Gordon
Robert Weir
Bombing at Providence Kentucky Mines Shaken Town
Providence Kentucky August 11 an airplane dropped bombs into the coal mining district amid long labor troubles nine bombs caused panic and minor damage near Clay City and Providence with two bombs failing to explode near the Ruckman Meadow Young and Halt mines as grain inspections list Winnipeg reporting steady wheat and oats with several cars contracted this year leading to a tense morning in the region.
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Providence
Clay ‘City
Here
Ruckman
Winnipeg
Brooklyn tragedy as man kills wife and daughter then suicides
New York reports Salvatore Tesercaro killed his wife Concetta and their 18-year-old daughter Emilia in their Brooklyn apartment, then fatally shot himself. A policeman discovered the scene after neighbors were awakened by gunshots. Police believe the husband carried out the double murder prior to the suicide.
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New York
Salvator Tescrearo
Concetta
Eimilia
Brooklyn
Tesercaro
Only Child of Mr and Mrs Houlden Drowned
Southampton Ont Aug 11 A 15 hour search for Graham nine year old son of Mr and Mrs A H Harry Houlden Medicine Hat missed from his grandmother Mrs George S McCauley home in Southampton late Friday night ended Saturday when the body was found among boats in the river He evidently fell in while playing on the wharf or in the boats Mrs Houlden an only child was spending the summer in the East with relatives The family has long made Medicine Hat home Mr Houlden represents Gutta Percha in the district Sympathy extends to the family.
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Southampton
Graham
A. H
Harry) Houlden
Medicine Hat
George S. McCauley
Experiment in Paving on the Finlay Bridge
Last summer the Council tested bitumen on city streets and now trials use Mulsomastic on Finlay Bridge. A three-quarter inch layer of sand and cement mix covers patched sections nine to twelve feet long, with vibrations highest at the center. If successful, the entire 16 000 square foot bridge will be treated next summer at about 4000 dollars, possibly expanding to business district streets.
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Finlay Bridge
Mire Destroys Port Haney Lumber Yard Plans
Mire destroyed the sawmill plans and lumber yards of the Commercial Lumber Co. at Port Haney BC causing losses estimated at 160,900 dollars.
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Commercial Lumber Co
Port Haney
Tragedy Near Elanton Details Revealed in Frightful Farmhouse Attack
Aug 11 report from Elanton describes a double murder at a farmhouse ten miles east of a location, with Archie Green and his wife killed. Their 12 year old son hid with a sister as a motive remains unclear, Alberta Provincial Police investigate.
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Ealonton
Gil
Kueder
Alberta
Archie “Green
Peshawar Defends Against Afridi Raid From Frontier
Simla reports that Peshawar remained secure as about 10 000 Afridi raiders tried to capture the city from the Afghan border. British troops including Sepoys repelled attacks in Kazarkhan orchards, with six troopers killed and rail and telegraph lines cut, while counter attacks with cavalry artillery and planes drove the tribesmen back. Lingering Afridi resolve contrasted with stiff British resistance and disrupted communications.
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Simla
India
Peshawar
Peere
Indldb
Kazarkhan
Autos Collide at Braemar and North Railway Streets
Two badly damaged cars were in the garage for repairs after a collision at Braemar and North Railway Streets at about 7 o clock. No one was hurt. B. of Medicine Hat drove south on North Railway when, at the intersection with Braemar, a car on the right struck him, damaging doors and denting the body. The other car was driven by William Moore. its right headlight and radiator were damaged. Participants appeared in city police court this afternoon.
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Braemar
North Railway
Medicine Hat
Vémar St
Ddéor
William Moore
Unfortunate Girl Marie Wilson Ends Life in Vancouver
Marie Wilson, who jumped to her death Saturday morning in Vancouver, previously attempted suicide in October in Lethbridge by taking poison. She recovered and was tried in Police Court, leaving Lethbridge shortly after her acquittal. Hon. H W Nowl asids to retire after ten years as Saskatchewan lieutenant governor.
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Lethbridge
Marie Wilson
Vancouver
H. W. Nowlasids
Saskatchewan
First Wheat Shipment Reaches Lake Head at McTavish
Winnipeg reports the initial wheat shipment for the year thresh ed and loaded by D R Privsen at McTavish Manitoba on August 8. The grain, billed to Ogilvie elevator at Fort William, came via CP Lines. Wilson Alberta ranks second with a shipment loaded August 9.
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Winnipeg
Lake Head
D. R. Privsen
McTavish
Manitoba
Ogilvie
Fort William
P.I
Transportation’ and Agriculture
Wilson
Alberta
Airliner crashes into water tank near Chicago
Electric storm disrupts flight forcing plunge into a water tank near a ridge. Debris and fire reports limited as pilots and passengers are weighed against a large tank with a massive capacity. Fire crews battle the scene as rain adds to hazards.
Mount Clamens Woman Suffers Injury After Incident
A Mount Clamens, Michigan report cites a woman injured in an unspecified incident. The filing includes two images showing a sprained ankle and bruises with possible fracture, details remain unclear.
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Mount Clamens
Mich
el i Clair
Vera’ Brown
Ag Te Trait
Fragmentary OCR Note From Vista to Longview Entries
Unclear text appears to be a damaged OCR snippet referencing Vista and Longview Texas with garbled phrases about breakfast and fields. No coherent events, dates, or names are extractable from the fragment.
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Vista
Kanana
Longview
Texas
Fragmentary marine disaster tale from a stormy voyage
In fragmentary OCR, a two thousand ton steamer named Curt ie i TRue: Bava North suffers turmoil near its home port. The narrative hints at a life lost and a perilous voyage, with a focus on a perilous voyage and a safe passage dreamed but not achieved.
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Basabes
Ividad
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