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Stinson Aircraft Corp. Northville, Mich. / Stinson-Detroiter / Passenger & cargo / . . . . . . .$6,750-$12,500 / Two biplanes used by Wilkins for his Arctic Expedition, 1927. A Stinson monoplane The Pride of Detroit was used by Brock & Schlee for their Newfoundland-Japan flight...
...majority of referendum votes was hailed with hosannas, last week, by wet U. S. news organs. The Republican but wet New York Herald Tribune editorialed: "In thus abandoning prohibition, after an extended trial, New Zealand follows the example of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, New South Wales, Norway, Turkey and Russia...
...support of Sir Richard Squires by his clever "dollars and cents" campaign. It is difficult to imagine how George V can now avoid calling him to the Prime Ministry. True he was charged by the Crown Prosecutor in 1923 with malfeasance and accepting funds from private corporations; but a Newfoundland grand jury found "no bill," and the nasty charges blew over. Triumphantly last week Sir Richard counted up 28 seats for his party, against the Government's 12 in a Parliament of 40. Gallant, the man with the Hoover-tipped collar attributed his victory to "Newfoundland's womanhood...
That return journey last week was terrific for the airship's crew. East of Newfoundland they headed into a gale. It threatened to crack up the boat. Dr. Hugo Eckener headed into the wind and slowed his motors. The wind blew him backwards at the rate of 32½ ft. a second...
Down, down, down slid the price of newsprint. Mill production was curtailed; papermakers' profits were sliced. (TIME, Aug. 27). Last week, the "biggest" International Paper Co., with mills in Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland (see Foreign News), contracted with Publisher Hearst on the basis of $50 a ton. Friendly, possibly merging Abitibi Power & Paper Co. made a similar deal with the Chicago Daily News. On the Manhattan stock exchange, International Paper common fell 4¼ points; Abitibi hit a new low for the year...