Rescue planes pass unseeing as Italia crew marooned
Rome reports Gen Nobile informed base ship that two seaplanes saw nothing of the Italia survivors during a one hour search flight. Fliers Riiser Larsen and Tolm said they did not spot the marked red tent. Nobile's leg fracture shows slight healing as he maintains a fixed position at 88.33N 27.12E near Feyne Island.
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Rome
Stefani
Nobile
Citta di Milano
Riiser Larsen
Luetzow Tolm
Ttalia
Braganza
Spitzbergen
Feyne Island
Romagna
Earhart Flight Reaches Wales in Friendship Plane
Amelia Earhart and crew land the hydro airplane Friendship in Burry Estuary Wales after crossing the Atlantic from Trepassey. Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon aboard. Weather and fuel delays noted. Destination Bristol postponed. Course marked as successful first by a woman.
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London
Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Press Association
Burry Estuary
Burry Port
Wales
Bristol Channel
Associated Press
Weis Cece
Weekend fatalities hit Ontario and beyond in Ontario coast
Ottawa reports a grim weekend with multiple drownings in Ontario locations. Victims include William Durfey 50 of Sandwich drowned near Lake St. Clair, Joe Paysziski 15 in Hamilton bay, Geoffrey Granger 21 near Port Dalhousie, Olive Guy 24 of Clarksbury killed in a air mishap, Mabel Stockdale unknown injuries after Barrie crash, C A Burke 21 of New Haven fatally injured after Montreal collision, Viola Surette 21 of Moncton accidental self homicide. W Campbell fined for speeding on Finks bridge.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ontario
William Durfey
Sandwich
Lake St. Clair
Hamilton
Joe Paysziski
Port Dalhousie
Geofrey Granger
Olive Guy
Clarksburg
Mabel Stockdale
Toronto
Barrie
Ont
Montreal
C. A. Burke
New Haven
Conn
Viola Surette
Moncton
Crops Benefit From Heavy Rains Across Southern Alberta
Lethbridge reports two days of soaking rain across Southern Alberta with totals from an inch to over two inches. The June rainfall brings the season's total to 3.71 inches in Lethbridge as crops show a splendid stand, early wheat in shot blade, sugar beets half thinned, and prospects for a large harvest into July.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
The
Herald
Mexico Earthquakes Ravage Southern Mexico and Oaxaca
Meteo reports a two day series of quakes from the Gulf to Tehuantepec with Oaxaca suffering casualties and heavy damage. Seismic activity caused cracks in rails and walls, destroyed warehouses, and forced crowds to flee theatres and hotels in Mexico City.
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Meteo
C @iral
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Ciu
Tehuantepec
Oaxaca
Qaxach Wag
Kke Cy
Puerto Angel
Strikers and Police in Violent clashes at Salonika
A Tageblatt despatch from Salonika reports thirty tobacco strikers dead and many police wounded in clashes across Drama Kavalla Piraeus and Salonika. Fierce street fighting and a general strike expected to spread Greece with a move toward a proletarian dictatorship.
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Vienna
Salonika
Vienna Tageblatt
Drama
European Turkey
Kavalla
Piraeus
The
Tageblatt
Greece
MABEL BOLL MAY NOT TRY "THE FLIGHT
Harbor Grace June 18 weather prevents Colourbia trial for trans Atlantic hop by Amelia Earhart crew aboard Friendship. St. John’s June 19 rumor Miss Mabel Bell’s Harbor Grace plan likely abandoned after Earhart success with Newfoundland to Wales. Reported discord in Columbia camp weakens pilot Captain Oliver Lebontiller's position.
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Harbor Grace
Mid
Amelia Barharé
St. John’s
Amelia Earhart
Newfoundland
Wales
Columbia
Miss Bell
Oliver Lebontiller
Flying Boat Accident Kills Four at Margate Fair
At Margate England a flying boat amusement device on a fast cable snapped or tipped. Six riders were hurled into a crowd of holidaymakers. Four men died including a passenger named Death. Two others were injured along with several bystanders. Women fainted as panic spread among spectators. The boat was roughly twenty feet above the crowd when the mishap occurred.
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Margate
England
John Trimble Dies After Fall From Building at White Rock
Word comes of the death of John Trimble who fell from a building under construction at White Rock thirty five miles from Vancouver. He died from the shock and internal injuries. Trimble was a pioneer contractor in the city and lived here many years before moving to British Columbia to be near his daughters Mrs A F Binning and Miss Cora Trimble. His death is mourned by many old friends in this city.
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John Trimble
White Rock
Vancouver
Trimbke
S Pioner
British Columbia
A. F. Binning
Cora Trimble
Cheap Natural Gas Attracts Inquiry
Secretary W Huckvale of the Chamber of Commerce received an inquiry from J S Flan of Chicago seeking cost comparisons between natural gas and coal. The writer claims Canadian patents on insulating lumber from flax straw and allied fibers and is arranging three mill sites each with capacity of 100000 feet per day. He asks what concessions would be offered to locate one mill here.
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W. Huckvale
Chamber of Commerce
J. S.4lam
Chicago
Dense rains soak Southern Alberta crops across district
Heavy weekend rains drenched Southern Alberta with 12 to 18 hours of moisture across the district from Swift Current to Calgary and along north and south branches. Reports cite impassable roads near Medicine Hat and Elkwater Lake, with notable relief for dry areas such as Schuler Hilda and Irvine to Many Island, while Crow’s Nest Hold and Fin s Lake areas recorded heavy falls. John S. Hough, K C ., prominent Winnipeg citizen, is dead.
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Alberta
C.P.R
Swift Current
Calgary
Vauxhall
Finn’s Lake
Schuler-Hilda
Irvine
Walsh
Medicine Hat
Cypress Hills
U.S.A
Elkwater Lake
Retlaw - Lomond Branch
Porto Rican President Stabbed at City Hall
Antonio Barceo president of the Porto Rican Senate was stabbed in the abdomen at San Juan City Hall after a welcome from a crowd. The assailant Jesus Natos was shot by a police officer and is jailed. Barceo had just returned from New York where he received a Doctor of Laws from Columbia University.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Antonio Barceo
Porto Rican Senate
City Hall
New York
Barcelo
Jesus Natos
Barcio
New York City
Columbia University
Todd
Barrelo
Matos
Delegates Re dedic ate Kiwanis Memorial In Vancouver
Delegates from Canada and the United States en route to Kiwanis International at Seattle laid a wreath on the Harding Memorial in Stanley Park. Harry C. Heinz of Atlanta urged dedication to friendship and mutual understanding between nations as Kiwanis pilgrimages to the memorial continue.
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Vancouver
Canada
United States
Kiwanis International
Seattle
Harding International
Stanley Park
Kiwanis
Warren G. Harding
Harry C. Heinz
Atlanta
Farm Help Arrives From Canfadian Training Schools
Parker and Bannan report 100 young graduates from Hudson's Bay Company Overseas Settlement arriving from King'and at Winnipeg. They are ready for work, taught in milk ing and horse and stock care under a Canadian supervisor.
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Parker & Bannan
Hudson's Bay Company Overseas Settlement
King
Winnipeg
Mukden Names New Military Governor Chang Hsuen-Liang
Mukden report states General Chang Hsuen-Liang has been named Military Governor of Mukden succeeding his father Marshal Chang Tso-Li In. The appointment marks a transition in regional command under ongoing civil-military leadership in Manchuria.
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Mukden
Wanehurla
Jine
Chang Hsuen-Liang
Chang Tso-LiIn
Vancouver Man Killed by Auto on Hastings Street
E. V. Miller died in Vancouver after being struck crossing Hastings Street by a car driven by Walter Bell. Four hours later he succumbed to a fractured skull in hospital. Walter Bell was charged with manslaughter. Nearby, 10 year old Lawrence Callen drowned while swimming at Whytecliffe, a summer resort near Vancouver, over the weekend.
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Vancouver
B. C
E. V. Miller
Walter FE. Bell
Hastings St
Heatley
Lawrence Callen
North Vancouver
Whytcliffe
Here
Walter Bell
Miller
Ottawa forms board to settle Wayne Alberta miners dispute
In Ottawa on June 18 a Labor Department board of conciliation was set up to probe the Wayne Alberta mining district strike. Employers’ rep is G H Eston of Calgary, miners’ rep Norman MacDonald of Wayne. About 300 to 1,000 men affected. wage talks halted since the expiration of the last agreement. Miners seek higher day rates and the right to negotiate a working agreement through Wayne Local No 16 of the Mine Workers of Canada.
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Ottawa
Ont
Can
Presa
Department of Labor
Wayne
Alberta
G. H. Eston
Calgary
Norman MacDonald
Wayne Local No. 16
Mince Workers of Canada
Bank clerk commits suicide at Canadian Bank of Commerce
Louis George Boreland ledger keeper at the Alexander and Maine Streets branch shot himself in the bank. His body was found by coworkers at opening time with a revolver nearby, in Winnipeg on June 18. The report notes a bullet hole in his head and declares death by his own action.
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Winnipeg
Louis George Boreland
Alexander and
Maine Streets
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Twister Haunts Oklahoma and Kansas Killing and Wounding Dozens
Storms in southwestern Oklahoma and southern Kansas over the weekend killed at least three people and left about 100 injured. Relief workers report about 2000 homeless in southwestern Oklahoma as a tornado blasted Blair Hendrick and then Headrick. Damage to buildings and livestock in Jackson and Tillman counties tops half a million dollars.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Kansas
Blair
Hendrick
Headrick
Jackson
Tillman
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Larsen
Holm
Trepassey
Mld
Wibur Stultz
Stutz
Bristol
Wilmer ‘Stultz
Boston Social Service
Mark
Folice Court
W. Campbel
Bow Island
Finks, Bridge
Miahuatlan
Mexico City
Christ
Mabel Boll
Miss Earhart
Sue
Flying Boat
Atlantic
Boston
Lindy
Hall of Fame
Barry Estuary
U. S. A. Line
John S. Hough
K.C
Kiwanis Convention
Harding
LA Fur
South
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