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Lady Politician
To Try Long Flight
Spaniards Fly Atlantic Ocean
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1929,
Lieut. F. Moir (top) and Flying Officer. H. Owen (below), Australian aviators, will hop off from London In an attempted, flight to the "Land Down Under."
Future Queen of Holland
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Lack of fuel and extreme fatigue ended the brilliant flight of the Spanish aeroplane "Jesus Der Gran Poder," piloted by Captains Iguaccio Jimenez and Francisco Iglesias from Seville, Spain, at The Bahia, Brazil. Their fight covered 4,100 miles and took 12 hours and 48 minutes which did not beat the record of Ferraria and Le Prete who flew from Rome to Brazil, more than 4,800 miles. scene above was taken at Sevills and shows Queen Victoria of Spain about to christen the 'plane which made the flight as the aviators stand at attention at the wing tips.
People Overrule Prince
Found in Australian Wilds
Captain Kingsford-Smith, left, and Charles Ulm, right, were re- cently lost in the wildest section of Australia when their plane, "Southern Cross," in which they were attempting a series of flights to London was forced down near the Drysdale River. A British Gov- ernment rescue party found them and plane unharmed in the midst of the semi-cannibalistic tribes in the second.
Seek Safety
Yielding to the demands of the people of Monte Carlo, Monaco, that they have representatives with dicta- torial powers instead of being ruled by the directors of the famous garbling syndicate, Prince Louis II, faced with revelt, promised that general elections would be held.
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Senora Marcela Caraveo (left), wife of the rebel Governor of Chihauhau, Mexico, and Senara J. G Escobar (right), wife of the rebel chieftain, were rushed by special train from the war zone to ensure their safety
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France Mourning For Foch
Seldom has so much grief fallen to an incoming Secretary of State as is the lot of Henry Stimson, former Governor-General of the Philippines. The picture above shows Chief Justice William Taft, left, swearing in Secretary Stimson," right, as the retiring secretary, Mr. Frank Kellogg, rentre, looka on.
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The funeral services for Marshal Ferdinand Foch (left) were held in Notre Dame Cathedral where Premier Poincare (right) was the only speaker. The body of the great Marshal lay in state near the Tomb of Napoleon (above) under the great dome of the Invalides Palace, where thousands of visitors paid homage to the great war leader.
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