Women open coffee shop in Yukon river gold rush town
Two women arrive in Fishwheel Alaska as a new gold rush town expands along the Yukon River. Evelyn Grinnell runs a tent coffee shop, selling cups for 25 cents and meals for 50 cents as prospectors flood into the camp. Gold is first spotted 12 days earlier by Clifton Carroll with tiny pea sized nuggets.
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Fishwheel
Alaska
Yukon River
Evelyn Grinnell
Fort Yukon
Yukon
Evelyn
Arctic
Clifton Carroll
Carroll
Northland
Civitan backs school bond issue and tax levy
At a Civitan Club meeting the group voted to support the upcoming November school bond issue and tax levy. Speaker Mrs. F E Troutvine urged stricter movie and comic censorship and banning obscene literature on newsstands. She advocated age rules similar to New York for under 12s at cinemas. The meeting also celebrated Dr W H Henrys 77th birthday and his 53 years of medical practice.
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Civitan Club
F. E. Troutvine
WPFB
New York
W. H. Henry
Colum bus man charged with murder in June fatal beating
Amos Ryall aged 43 of Columbus was charged with first degree murder for the June 4 beating that killed Theodore B. White, 58, of Columbus.
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Columbus, O. (Ap
Amos Ryall
Columbus
Theodore B. White
Klondike Vets Doubtful Over New Fish Wheel Gold
In the Savoy Hotel lobby Seattle AP reports Klondike veterans from 1897 98 gather discussing Alaska new Fish wheel gold strike. Oldtimers doubt success with 83 87 year olds offering cautions while recalling past rushes.
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Klondike
Seattle
Savoy Hotel
Alaska
Savoy
Little John Palm
Fairbanks
Circle
Yukon River
John
L. V. Stanley
Fishwheel
Yukon Flats
Tony Stanich
Skagway
Atlin
B.C
Middletown High Assembly Hears Roy Patterson on Bond Issue
Middletown Chamber of Commerce secretary Roy Patterson spoke at the weekly high school assembly about the school bond issue and the school tax levy. He delivered a parody on The Night Before Christmas to illustrate the subject.
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Patterson
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Middletown High School
Middletown Resident Echoes Pride in Local Schools
A resident expresses gratitude for living in Middletown and the opportunity to attend its schools, highlighting community pride and quality education.
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Middletown
Ohio Rubber Co lays off over 100 workers in Willoughby
In Willoughby Ohio the Ohio Rubber Company announced layoffs of more than 100 production workers from its 1400 staff due to a downturn in orders. The move reflects a broader slowdown in demand and affects the factory line and related operations.
Steel Strike Declared National Emergency by Iron Age Weekly
New York AP report says the four week steel walkout is a national emergency with 5,600,000 tons of steel lost. Reopening will depend on item shortages, auto plants borrow steel, and settlement efforts target CIO Steelworkers' Union leader Philip Murray amid industry fears of wider union fragmentation.
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Iron Age Weekly
New York
Iron Age
America
National Metalworking Weekly
Philip Murray
CIO Steelworkers’ Union
Murray
Clear Cooler Weather Forecast With Frost Tonight
The forecast calls for a clear and cooler night with frost. Thursday will be fair and cooler. Yesterday morning’s low was 42 degrees with a high of 58 in the afternoon. Today’s low was 38 rising to 48 by midmorning.
Bartender Edgar Adams Sentenced for Concealed Revolver
Edgar Adams a 43 year old Hamilton bartender was sentenced to the Ohio State Penitentiary after a Tuesday hearing before Judge Fred B Cramer of Common Pleas Court on an indictment charging him with carrying a concealed weapon a revolver belonging to Adams employer.
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Edgar Adams
Hamilton
Ohio State Penitentiary
Fred B. Cramer
Common Pleas Court
Adams
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Middletown, Ohio
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U. S
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William J. Miller
King Features, Inc
Roy Patterson
Gray's Watch Service
Castell
Milligan Beauty Shop
Cold Wave
Central Ave
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Austin
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