Petersburg City Council Accepts 200000 Water Works Offer
The Petersburg council voted to accept W. B. Foshay Co. offer of 200000 cash for the city water works and hydro-electric highland power system, contingent on franchise and details. They warn the city must spend about 55000 soon to maintain service and lacks funds, arguing a sinking fund was never set aside and funds went to streets schools and other needs. Ernest Gomell, Sumner Sd. fur farmer, visited town for several days on business.
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Petersburg
W. B. Foshay Co
Highland
Counci
Alaska
Rogers Sails With 22 Coming to Petersburg
Admiral Rogers sailed from Southeast Alaska ports in the morning with a passenger list including Petersburg residents Mrs. Bessie Mozék and Milton Mozék.
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Rogers
Petersburg
Steaast
Admiral Rogers
Alaska
Cna
Bessie Mozéak
Milton Mozeak
Petersburg Glacier Bugs Host Benefit Dance Saturday
Petersburg Glacier Bugs will stage a benefit dance at the Sons of Norway Hall this Saturday to raise funds for baseball equipment. The team, short handed by work absences, prepares for a return game with the Aerial Mapping Expedition after a 12 to 11 loss to Wrangell last Sunday.
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Wrangell
Petersburg
Sons of Norway Hall
Abie Holt
Wrangll
Rustad
Athead Holt
Kaler
Wasvick
Brie T
Lieut. Don
The
Explorer
T.e Reonowa
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Fabricius
Thir Lie-u
Leiter
Te Olf
Leals
Republican Committee Chair resigns effective in fall
Chairman Work of the Republican National Committee resigns, effective during the coming fall, announced in Washington D.C. on June 5.
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Washington, D. C
Crairman
Republican National Committee
Wrangell Mill Sees Top Output Amid Busy Week
Nick Nussbaumer reports the Wrangell Mill is running at full speed with ten hour shifts to fill orders. Waller of Hubbell & Waller, builder of the hydro electric plant, passed through town en route to Ketchikan after Gambier Bay surveys. Garis MacDonald, now based in Ketchikan, visited town on Wednesday and Thursday before departing on the First City to Alaska.
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Nick Nussbaumer
Wrangell
HM. Waller
Hubbell
Ketchikan
Funter Bay
Evertelt
Petersburg Hosts Sailors Ahead of Arctic Mapping Expedition
Petersburg residents welcomed the expedition crew with a Sons of Norway Hall party as more than 5 000 photographs from the 1926 effort are on file. Geologist R H Sargentti notes it may take days to move to a new base and 7 000 pictures are planned to map the district’s terrain this year. A sailor baseball win and the dance closed the evening.
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The
Geological’ Survey
Ysterday
Petersburg
Wiile
Juneau
Dis
Devil’s Thumb
Thomas Bay
Sons of Norway Hall
Gannett
Glacier Bugs
Screen stars Doug-las Fairbanks Jr and Joan Crawford wed
New York reports the marriage of actor Doug-las Fairbanks Jr to Fay Lucille Lesener known on screen as Joan Crawford occurred on Monday in the city.
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New York
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Fay Lucille Lesener
Joan Crawford
Prince Henry suffers broken collar bone in polo mishap
Vancouver dispatch reports Prince Henry third son of King George broke his collar bone after being thrown from his pony during a polo match yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred as the royal party traveled through the city en route to events in the area.
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Vancouver
Prince Henry
King George
Mrs Louis Vick and Daughter Visit Tacoma Friends
Mrs Louis Vick and her daughter Lois left Alameda on Thursday to visit friends and relatives in Tacoma for several weeks. A game schedule indicates a return in July.
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Louis Vick
Lois
Alameda
States
Tacoma
Xéa A
City Council Advances Franchises and Hospital Plans
The council discussed a 200 000 offer for a franchise and agreed to consider it after public hearings. It accepted Lutheran Mission Board aid to restore the old hospital, with work starting soon and an estimated 1 500 to prepare the building. A new trunk sewer was approved to address rear Presbyterian Mission sewer conditions, and firemen will resume regular meetings.
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Nerties
Artérite
Lutheran ‘Mission Board
Presbyterian Mission
Sing Lze
Gordon McDonald
Lumi
E. R. Tarwater
Governor Parks Makes Record Airplane Flight
Governor George A. Parks of Alaska completed a record one day flight from Juneau to San Francisco arriving in Oakland at 9 15 PM local time. The 21 hour 45 minute trip used Washington Alaska Airways with Arseel Eckmann piloting Juneau to Seattle and Richard Gleason continuing to San Francisco.
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San Francisco
George A. Parks
Alaska
Oakland
Juneau
Washington-Alaska Airways*Co
Arseel’ Eckmann
Seattle
Richard Gleason
Incomplete Seattle Transit Schedule Notation
Fragmented OCR text indicates a Seattle transit or shipping notice with references to routes to Alaskan ports and Northern Pacific connections. Names such as Richard Pierson appear as a passenger. the exact routes, dates, and official details are unreadable.
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Seattle
Fulte fFulte
Steamshit Co
Tate
Extellrs
Dnists
Richard Pierson
Petét Burg
Supreme Court Upholds Teapot Dome Sentences
The Supreme Court today upheld six month jail terms for Harry Sinclair and Henry Mason Day Sherman for shadowing the Teapot Dome jury. Sinclair is already serving a ninety day sentence and will begin the six month term after completing the current sentence.
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Washington D.C
Harry Sinclair
Henry Mason Day
Sherman
Sinclair Teapot Dome
Supreme Court
Sinclair
Lindberghs sail honeymoon voyage in Mouette cruiser
New London Connecticut June 3 Colonel Charles Lindbergh and his bride began their honeymoon at sea aboard a new 38 foot cruiser named Mouette. They have been cruising Long Island Sound since their marriage.
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New London, Conn
Charles Lindbergh
Ind Uong Island Sound
Hoover urges joint committee to study Prohibition agency transfer
President Hoover, at a special message to Congress, recommends creating a joint Congressional Committee to study moving Prohibition agencies from the Treasury to the Justice Department as hearings by the Law Enforcement Commission begin. Senator Hawes demands open hearings and seeks congressional support for the policy.
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Washington, D. C
Law Enforcement Commission
Hoover
Congress
Congressional Committee
Prohibition
Treasury Department
Department_of Justice
Law Enforcement Commissi
Senaltzer Hawes
House passes combined Census and Reapportionment Bill
The House this afternoon approved a measure combining Census data use with re apportionment procedures confirming congressional district reallocation. The vote proceeded amid debate on projected population changes and state representation.
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House
Washington
Pes
Trigo pulls upset at Epsom odds end in big payout
At Epsom Downs on Wednesday Trigo a 33 to 1 outsider won the famous event sending bettors to payout. The long shot victory brightened betting pools and headlines for those who backed the horse at high odds.
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Epsom Downs
England
Trigo
Enoug
Farm Brief on Export Debenture Plan Cleared by Conference
Senate and House conferees agreed today on a Farm Brief Bill that includes the Export Debenture Plan, eliminating prior objections and sending the measure toward final approval. The action marks a step in agricultural finance policy and export support.
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Washington, D. C
Senate House Conference Committee
Graf Zeppelin To Make June Trip To America
Graf Zeppelin will depart for America around June 26, the company announced today.
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Friederichshafen
Graf Zeppelin
America
Ramsay MacDonald to Form New British Government
London June 5 Ramsay MacDonald accepted the King s invitation to form a new British government after succeeding Baldwin as Premier. The Rev W Maak stad returned from the States where he met churchmen to discuss aiding Petersburg s hospital reestablishment.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Baldwin
Great Britain
W. It. Maakstad
Estebeth
States
Petersburg
Petersburg Assessor Revises Property Valuation Amid Growth
City Tax Assessor J. E. Johnson estimates total fixable real and personal property at about 1.5 million dollars, a record high and over half a million more than prior years. He notes residence valuations most inflate the rise and mentions hearings set for August 13-14 as the council reviews the assessments. Paris reports Owen D. Young announces a Reparations Conference agreement requiring Germany to pay nine billion dollars to the Allies, summing to six billion owed to the United States. Local fish buyers report halibut sales on the exchange to New England firms with prices from 11 1/4 to 12 1/2 per pound.
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Petersburg
J. E. Johnson
Johnson Gays
Johnson
Ketchikan
Juneau
Ketchi
Equ
Paris
France
Owen D. Young
Germany
United States
Porter Named Mayor in Los Angeles Election
John C. Porter, a businessman, was chosen mayor of Los Angeles in Tuesday’s election, officials announced. Porter succeeds the former mayor and faces a city grappling with growth and budget concerns.
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Los Angeles
John C. Porter
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