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September 3, 1935

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Passengers on the Stranded Liner Dixie; PASSENGER LIST OF THE S.S. DIXIE

By the Associated Press

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BOTH COASTS THREATENED; Miami, Palm Beach and Sarasota Menaced by Tropical Storm.

By the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 2. -- The fury of a tropical storm beat across the Florida Keys tonight, and as it whirled northwestward the entire southern tip of the peninsula was warned of possible hurricane winds on both coasts.

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Rome Denies Invasion Reported in Ethiopia

By the Associated Press

Rome denies repts of Ital invasion west of Assab

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By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Warm Water Passage Is Found in Arctic;

By the Associated Press

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Notable Births

1935Helmut Clasen, German-Canadian motorcycle racer^[†]

Helmut Clasen is an active motorcycle enduro competitor since 1957, called "Speedy" by family and friends alike.

Historical Events

1935Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.^[†]

Major Sir Malcolm Campbell was a British racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times, using vehicles called Blue Bird, including a 1921 Grand Prix Sunbeam. His son, Donald Campbell, carried on the family tradition by holding both land speed and water speed records.