Italian Airmen Establish New Distance Record
Italian Captain Arturo Perrarin and Major Carlo Del Yuete completed a historic distance flight in a large seaplane Bassas from Montecelio to near Natal. Weather hampered navigation as they crossed the Mediterranean and Atlantic, landing 10 miles north of Natal at Point Genipatu after 3 hours 45 minutes beyond Natal. Crowds in the city awaited news of their Rio landing, then panicked by reports of further southward progress.
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Strait of Gibraltar
Atlant
Ube
Cape Verde
Benitatu
Canal of Brazil
Port Natal
Pernambuye
Natal
Point Genipatu
Rio Janeiro
Fiers
Pernambuto
Widow of Captain Hinchcliffe Seeks Help for Children
The widow of Captain Walter G. R. Hinchcliffe says her two children are unprovided for after Miss Mackay’s fatal trans Atlantic flight. She notes moral duty by Lord Inchcape, as Miss Mackay funded the voyage and sought a trust to reduce Britain’s national debt. The government has accepted a $2,500,000 fund to accumulate for 80 years before applying to the debt.
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Hinchcliffe
London
England
Bail
Walter G. R. Hinchcliffe
Risie Mackay
Miss Mackay
Lord
Lady Inchcape
Hinchsliffe
Beatty Submits to British Govt on Wireless Merger
London reports President EW Beatty of Canadian Pacific Railway has filed major submissions to Britain on merging wireless and cable firms to run imperial communications. Toronto notes widespread communist literature in Northern Ontario with education officials investigating activity. Lindbergh is 28 years old.
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Beatty
London
England
The
Daily Mail
Ew, Beatty
Canadian Pacific
Raiilway
Wireless
Imperial Communications
Toronto
Ontario
Department of Education
Queen's Park
Europe
French-Canadian boy conquers Niagara Falls in rubber conveyance
Jean Lussier, 16, rode over the Horseshoe Falls in a homemade rubber craft and was rescued upstream by William Hill in a rowboat. Crowds along the river banks cheered as Lussier surfaced right side up near the shore. He sustained only minor bruises and said the plunge happened so fast he did not think.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara
Jean Lasser
Springheld
Maze
Horseshoe Falls
Caynza Jeland
Lresice
Wintiana Hill
Tivertnan
Riad Hall
Lussier
O'Clork
Hill
Madame J. P. Coutiere
Sherbrooke
Que
Government to use grain overages for research funding
The Canadian government will allocate 219000 dollars from grain overages toward research on marketing and grain problems. Hon James Malcolm announced the plan under National Research Council oversight to support university and lab work, including rust combat studies in grain handling.
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James Malcolm
Trade and Commierce
National Research Council
Order-In-Council
Fraudulent US Currency Circulating in Winnipeg Area
Police warn of counterfeit twenty dollar notes passed as ones in Winnipeg as Norston convention nears. Merchants report several losses to fake bills and fear an influx of notes during the coming week. Local authorities urge vigilance and remind businesses to check currency carefully.
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Winnipeg
United States
Drought Devastates Large Areas Of Mexico
A severe drought grips Mexico causing cattle deaths crop failures and heavy losses across central states the granary region and northern grazing zones. Some areas have seen over a year with no appreciable rainfall threatening food supplies and farmers livelihoods.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Dominion exhibit to tour western fairs this July
The Dominion Department of Agriculture will stage a mobile exhibit to Brandon Calgary Edmonton Saskatoon and Regina in July to share lessons from a previous British Isles marketing tour. The car exhibit will stress high quality products standard grades and better marketing methods with lecturers and district farmers as demonstrators.
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Winnipeg
Er Ne Sens
Canadian National Railway
British Isles
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Brandon
Calgary
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Regina
Canadian National Railways
Food Shortage Rumors In Russia Signal Wheat Purchases
London brokers report huge Baltic Exchange wheat purchases by Soviet Russia and expect Liverpool spot sales of 156 900 to 200 000 tons, with prices well above market rate. The move suggests a severe food shortage in Russia, which has not bought such wheat since 1919 1920.
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London
England
lHuge
Russia
Liverpool
Baltic
Manitoba Conference on Natural Resources Returns
Premier John Bracken calls Manitoba federal cabinet talks satisfactory and says results will be communicated to the province after consultation. Conference focuses on returning natural resources to Manitoba and addressing related problems.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
John Bracken
Regrets Over Viscount Byng Appointment as Police Commissioner
London editors criticize Viscount Byng accepting the Metropolitan Police Commissionership after retirement as Governor General of Canada. The Daily Express regrets the choice calling for a younger, more energetic leader while noting Byng’s war record and lack of policing experience. Critics in Parliament and press urge voluntary resignation and doubt suitability due to age and inexperience.
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London
England
Daily Express
Viscount Byng
Canada
Metropolitan Police
William Horwood
the Express
House of Commons
Labor
Farewell tribute at Toronto station for Dr. H A Fricker
Thousands of Toronto Exhibi tion choir members gathered at North Toronto Station to say goodbye to Dr. H A Fricker as he left for England and Europe. The crowd filled the platform an hour before departure while seven street cars and a hundred automobiles ferried the group. The choir sang Boa Voyage with fervor as the train pulled away on its eastern journey.
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North Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway
Toronto
Tho Gsand Choir
Mr. Fricker
Weekly Newspapermen Meet Eximenton Elects New Canadian Association Leader
H B Ansiey of Campbelltown SB was elected president of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association at the closing session of the annual convention. FE Roy Sayles of Renfrew Ont was re elected secretary treasurer. Delegates from Maritime Provinces Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia named new directors and left venue decision to the executive.
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Eximenton
H. B Ansiey
Campbelltown
Roy Sayles
Renfrew
Ont
Maritimes
Halifeex
St. John
Regina
London
Maritime Provinces
H. S. Anslow
Windsor
N.S
Don Fraser
New Glasgow
Quebec
George Legge
Granby
A. Girouard
Thetford Mines
Ontario
Lorne
A. Bedy
St. Mary's
A. W. Marsh
Amherstburg
A. J. Dawes
Carleton Place
J. A. MacLaren
Barrie
George Mitchell
Hanover Port
George Lake
Timmins
Fred Elliott
Alliston
W. A. Dry
Dunnville
D. Williams
Collingwood
Manitoba
J. L. Cowie
Carberry
W. V. Udall
Boissevain
Saskatchewan
Cameron McIntosh
Battleford
S. J. Dornan
Alameda
Donald Dunbar
Estevan
Alberta
Charles Clark
High River
Fred Turnbull
Red Deer
British Columbia
R. E. White
Kamloops
C. A. Barber
Chilliwack
Belgian financier Loewenstein dies after plane fall over English Channel
Capt Alfred Loewenstein a Belgian multi million heir and financier plunges from his private plane into the sea over the English Channel. The Air Ministry confirms his death while a passenger and pilot brought the craft to Dunkirk and Stin galvert. Loewenstein had built a vast financial empire and previously offered a 50 million loan to stabilize the Belgian franc. The crash ends a dramatic life noted for aviation passion and bold taxing deals.
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London
Alfred Loewenstein
English Channel
Britishir
Loewenstein
Air Ministry
Brussels
Dunkirk Sands
France
Stingalvert
Dunkirk
Canada
United States
Belgium
Croesus
Hugo Stinney
Hudson Bay Railway to Fort Churchill Nears Completion
Engineers believe the Hudson's Bay Railway will reach Churchill for the 1930 season though the harbor may take three to four years. Dredging of about 1.5 million cubic yards is needed before ocean vessels can dock and loading facilities for several ships must be added. Aids to navigation, terminals, and docks will be built as the bay route becomes a trade factor. By December 1929 steel will extend to Fort Churchill and dredging vessels will be deployed, with dredges from Montreal and Collingwood heading north for next year’s work. The government has hired tugs and is building a temporary dock, with deep-water access across the bay and range-finding stations at Resolution Island and Cape Hope Advance to guide arrivals.
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Churchill
Fort Churchill
Western
Canada
Port Nelson
Montreal
Collingpwood
Dainty
Irish Free State
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Resolution Island
Cape Hopes
Hudson Strait
Planning Farm Credits System in Canada
The Finance Department announces imminent enactment of a farm credits system tied to provincial adherence. Federal funding is planned with an Ottawa central office and a Loan Commissioner, while most administration remains with the provinces. Manitoba Alberta British Columbia and Nova Scotia join. Ontario Saskatchewan Quebec undecided.
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Ottawa
Finance Department
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Fire Devastates Corbin Coals Plant in British Columbia
A blaze in the tipple at Corbin Coals Ltd in Corbin British Columbia destroyed the structure. The disaster likely leads to the closure of the colliery and leaves about two hundred workers unemployed. No loss estimate yet.
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Fernio
B.C
Corbin Coals, Ltd
Corbin
Lister Institute Tests Guinea Pigs for Apple Varieties
The Lister Institute of England experiments with a number of guinea pigs to assess health value across different apple varieties. The study aims to compare nutritional effects and potential benefits among the types tested.
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The
Lister Institute of England
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Jean Lowder
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Dominion Railway
London: Daily Express
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Dominion
Arival
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