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Capt. Francisco Jiminez-with Capt. Ignacio Iglesias, from Spain towards India. After 27 hours flying a sandstorm forced them down in Mesopotamia. Germany: Capt. Herman Koehl-in the Bremen from Ireland to Labrador. France: Capt. Dieudonné Costés-with Lieut. Commander Joseph Lebrix, on a 35,000-mile world aerial tour. Italy: Capt. Ferrarin. In Latin America the best flyers were: Venezuela, Capt. Manuel Rios, Ecuador, Capt. Luis Mantilla; Bolivia, Major Santalla Estrella...
...Rica. For two weeks, grunting laborers worked at Sabana, normally a cattle pasture for the poorest farmers, smoothing it out for Col. Lindbergh's landing wheels. A special stamp issue was prepared; the government decreed free railway rides for all who wished to welcome the flyer. President Ricardo Jiminez described him as "created expressly by the Supreme Power for marvelous flights . . . exalts the airplane and consecrates it anew." He hovered over Sabana, swooped three times and circled; finally dropped a note that he could not land until police cleared the pasture. They did. The Spirit of St. Louis...
Choate--Keerans, Saeli v. Morgan--Higgins, Jiminez...
...deputies wished further to express their sympathy by holding a great mass meeting in the National Theatre, at which Dr. Sacasa might present his views. But President Ricardo Jiminez of Costa Rica refused to allow the deputies to use the National Theatre for this purpose, saying...
Died. Elisa Fernandez de Robles, sister of President Ricardo Jiminez of Costa Rica; in Mexico City (where she visited her married daughters); struck by an automobile...