Formation of the Rock of Gibraltar description
The Rock of Gibraltar is mainly pale-gray limestone with dense compact structure. Above it lie dark-blue shales with grit and mudstone beds. Cape Ann's original name Cape Troazabigranda appeared on Captain John Smith’s map in memory of a woman who befriended him while he was enslaved by the Turks.
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Gibraltar
Rock of
Cape Ann
Cape Troazabigranda
John Smith
New England
River Dale Park District Annual Appropriation Bill
The River Dale Park District passes an annual appropriation bill authorizing expenditures totaling 1,750.00. The measure sets funds for district operations and services as approved by the board.
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Riverdale Park District
Iceland Observes Real Anniversary Of Its National Assembly
Washington reports the National Geographic Society bulletin noting Iceland prepares for its thousandth anniversary of the popular assembly. Iceland’s climate, culture, and literacy are highlighted as misperceptions are corrected.
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Iceland
Washington
Popular Assembly
D. C
National Geographic Society
Arctic Ocean
Greenland
Uran
Labrador
Paris Hygiene Council Targets Rugs Beating Outdoors
The Paris Hygiene Council weighs a misdemeanor for beating rugs outdoors and would ban early morning carpet shaking. Current laws already restrict rug beatings before ten o'clock to curb microbes traced to Paris courtyards. Proposals also target dumping dust from electric sweepers and require burning of dust.
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Paris
French Hygiene Council
Wonders of Science News Bits Echo From Above
A Rocky Mountain News snippet notes science as wonderful and hints at loud overhead hollering from an apartment, referencing distance and announcer style in a playful, fragmentary report.
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Rocky Mountain News
Wheat Harvest Gains Momentum Across Grain States
Kansas City dispatch reports thousands of workers flocking to the 1930 wheat harvest as the four states begin delivering initial quotas of millions of bushels. The U S Department of Agriculture estimates a 150000 worker need to finish reaping 137300000 bushels, with Texas Oklahoma and Missouri already harvesting their shares. The harvest combine halves manning needs, shifting crews toward Nebraska Colorado and the Dakotas.
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Kansas City
Department of Agriculture
United States Employment Service
Kansas
Texas
Alple
Employment Service
Oklahoma
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
North
South Dakota
Fastest U S round trip flight nearly 32 hours
William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee completed a record round trip across the United States from ocean to ocean. They reached San Diego in 13 hours 55 minutes 30 seconds and returned in 16 hours 50 minutes, totaling 31 hours 58 minutes for about 4200 miles before a forced landing at Tallulah Louisiana interrupted the west to east leg. Flight officials will compare the time with Capt. Frank Hawks on an ocean to ocean basis despite Hawks' longer route.
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Jacksonville
Fla
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
United States
San Diego
Calif
Tallulah
Frank Hawks
Hawks
Brock and Schilee
Washington briefs on approvals and contracts across agencies
The secretary of agriculture signs an order releasing fever tick quarantine effective July 1. Navy awards 32 torpedo and bombing planes for 872049 dollars. War department announces nearly 6 million dollars in contracts for airplanes engines and accessories. The coast guard pension bill passes the house and heads to the senate, offering 6 to 125 dollar monthly pensions. Shipyards report improved employment aided by Shipping Board loans. Legge and Teague are guaranteed second terms by Senate confirmation ahead of July 1 expirations.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Knutson
Coast Guard
House
Senate
Los Angeles Records Peak With 88 Suicide Deaths Since June
Los Angeles records show 88 people have taken their lives since June 1, an average of two per day. Most cases involve women and officials say the wave is unprecedented in the city.
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Los Angeles
Atlantic City Mayor Killed in Absecon Train Crash
Atlantic City Mayor Anthony M. Ruffo Jr and two women and a man were killed when their automobile was struck by a train near Absecon New Jersey. The tragedy ends Ruffo’s tenure as mayor amid a fatal collision investigation.
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Atlantic City
Absecon
N. J
Anthony M. Ruffo, Jr
Races in Dance Halls Mark Early Nome Marathon
In Nome Alaska veteran racer H N Huber now seventy recalls fifty mile races once held in frontier dance halls. Spectators paid five dollars for top seats, with beer table tops as cheap seats. Huber won the inaugural event in 7 hours 40 minutes earning 500 dollars, amid harsh weather and fierce endurance.
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St. Louis
Far North
Frontier
H. N. Huber
Nome
Alaska
Huber
Clarence de Mar
Boston
Railroads Spend Billions Fast Track Improvements
Railroads spent about 224 million dollars on additions and betterments in the first quarter of 1930, far above the 212.1 million forecast and surpassing spending in early 1928 and 1929. The daily outlay neared 2.5 million dollars, aiding industrial activity and employment despite lower earnings.
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Chicago
United States
Hoover
H. Aishton
American Railway Association
Gambler Fakes Robbery Story to Hide Wagers
Gustav Stocker a Wiener Neustadt tailor’s apprentice admitted losing his wages gambling in a Vienna saloon and then falsely claimed he was attacked by a highwayman. Fearful of his wife’s anger and police discovery he lied to both, was arrested for perjury, and spent weeks in village jail awaiting trial.
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Vienna
Gustav Stocker
Wiener-Neudorf
Waving
Stocker
Sun Tan Ages Features Declared By New York Specialists
Beauty specialists urge New York women to avoid sunburn from the last vacation season. They warn that winter efforts to undo sun damage show many women have aged facial skin due to merciless summer rays that cannot be fully restored.
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New York
Mole as Swift Burrower Sets Record Night Dig
A mole is described as a rapid worker. one specimen tunneled more than 200 feet in a single night using its digging spade like paws.
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Edward J. Schulte
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