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July 17, 1925

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BOULOGNE, France, July 16 (AP). -- The cold water of the English Channel proved too much for Miss Lillian Harrison, the young Argentine swimmer, who started from Cape Gris-Nez early this morning to swim to the English coast, and after 8 hours 57 minutes, when within five miles of Dover, she had to be taken from the water.

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Notable Births

Jimmy Scott

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Notable Deaths

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