Illinois historic feats in transportation and power
Illinois claims notable firsts including Chicago as a major fruit hub with the first eight gallon can of sweet milk shipped from Elgin by P. H. Smith in 1851. It notes early through electric trains in Illinois conceived by William B. McKinley and the state’s large steam turbo generators exceeding water power capacity.
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Chicago
Elgin
P. H. Smith
Illinois
William B. McKinley
Champaign
Treasury ends fiscal year with large surplus in 1929
Washington reports a surplus of about 210 million dollars for the 1929 fiscal year as tax receipts exceeded outlays since July 1. Despite a Wall Street collapse, tax payments from 1929 income kept collections strong while Congress appropriated 4.5 billion for the new year and further revenue declines are anticipated.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Wall Street
Troops Quit Rhine After Eleven Years of Occupation
The last French troops have left the third Rhineland zone marking eleven and a half years of allied occupation. The French Rhine fleet departed for Strasbourg and former barracks were handed to German authorities as church bells and bonfires celebrated the event.
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Mayence
Third Occupied
Rhineland Zone
Rhine
Strasbourg
Seventy Die In Lightning Strike On Brockville Dynamite Vessel
Thirty one crew members of the dynamite laden drill scow John B. King were killed when a lightning bolt struck the vessel four miles west of Brockville Ontario in the St Lawrence River. Of a crew of forty two, seven were saved as others were hurled into the river or found stunned and bleeding, some while asleep in bunks beneath the water line.
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Brockville
Ont
John B. King
Here
St. Lawrence River
Piano Beats Echoes in Abusive Home Scene
A distressing report describes a piano being treated violently in a U.S. home. Neighbors reported loud bangs and concern over possible damage to the instrument and surroundings.
Governor Christianson Drops Contest to Thom in Minn. Primary
Governor Christianson states he will not contest the senatorial nomination of Senator Thom as D. Schall in the Republican primaries set for June 16. The pledge confirms Thom and Schall as top contenders in the race.
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St. Paul
Christianson
Thomas D. Schall
Cross Completes Around World Trip
New York report on Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and three aviators finishing the westward Atlantic leg from Ireland to New York in 32 hours aboard the Southern Cross. Plans to continue to San Francisco after a Harbor Grace landing due to gas and fuel limits.
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New York
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Port Marnock
Irish Free State
California
New York City
Ireland
Atlantic
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
San Francisco
Australia
England
Ftlarbor Grace
Kingsford Smith
Evert van Dyk
J. Patrick Saul
John W. Stannage
North Atlantic
Lerman Koehl
Baron von Huenfeld
Col
Janes Fitzmaurice
Bremen
Dynamite boat disaster and hailstorm tale in one week
The item notes a boat carrying dynamite struck by lightning off Cockburn Island in the St. Lawrence, killing thirty and splintering the vessel valued at $100,000. It also reports Newfoundland hailstones weighing up to ten pounds smashing windows and roofs and killing animals.
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Cockburn Island
St. Lawrence
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Hinstein
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Theodore Christianson
Dublin
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Arthur
Brisbane
Providence
W. J. Mayo
Earth
Saul
Southern Cross
Europe
Charles S. Waters
Elijah
Franklin D. Roosevelt
India
Madras Presidency
Bombay
Wellsworth Cruxite
C. S.van Sipma
Optometrist
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