Gold rush echoes in Prince Rupert as Hammond recalls Stikine find
Jack Hammond walks from the wharf through rain drenched streets and watches a dog trainer prepare a sled dog. A rumor of placer gold in the Stikine valley spurs talk of a fresh rush and new wealth, rekindling memories of a past gold discovery and a romance in Seattle.
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Jack Hammond
Prince Rupert
McKenzie Joe Britten
Hammond
Seattle
Jack Hamronad
Stikine
Telegraph Creek
Haunting Alaska Claim Casts Doubts on Maps
In Prince Rupert a tense crowd questions Hammond after a Vancouver press rumor about a gold claim near Wrangell. Olson brings a map as Hammond, detained by rain and suspicion, defends his actions and tries to quiet the growing mob.
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Wrangell
Olson
Hammond
Stikine River
Alaskan
Winnipeg
Jack Hammond
Vancouver
Jasper Park
Prince George
Alaska
Prince Rupert
Oliah
Seattle
Fellows
To Be Continued Prompted by a Heated Argument
In a tense moment characters argue over a newspaper's accuracy while gold remains the central obsession. Olson stops the chatter by grabbing Jack Hammond and posing a direct question, signaling an abrupt cliffhanger scene.
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Jack Hammond
Olson
New Railway Ruling Lets Railways Set Agreed Charges
Provisions of the Transport Act enabling railways to make agreed charges with customers will take effect likely in September. The act passed last session, though some parts require proclamation. Railways seek to level competition with trucks by contracts that offer lower rates in exchange for exclusive business, ratified by the transport board.
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Transport Board
Statue of Stalin to Dominate Soviet Pavilion at 1939 Fair
The Georgian features of Joseph Stalin will top the Soviet building at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, not red symbolism. Sculptors Bogoluboft and Ingal are ordered to design a statue of the dictator scaled to the building, as architects draft plans.
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Joseph V. Stalin
New York
Bogoluboft
Ingal
Cricket fighting in China draws crowds to bamboo arena
Cricket fighting remains a popular pastime in China with battles staged in bamboo arenas attracting spectators. The events feature trained crickets pitted against each other in fenced enclosures as local enthusiasts watch.
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China
It Happens Sometimes Automatic Elevator Rampage in New York
Mildred Watson a 19 year old maid entered a six story New York apartment building elevator and pressed the down button. The car repeatedly ran between floors stopping and starting until the building superintendent and police stopped the berserk conveyance. She emerged unharmed though bewildered.
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Mildred Watson
New York
Mildred
Handley Page founder leaves for Canada to aid bomber plan
Frederick Handley Page aged 53 and head of the firm he built is off to Canada as a member of a commission to arrange for heavy bomber production. The company reports a final dividend of 20 percent tax free for 1937 with a 50 percent capital bonus, following an interim 10 percent and December's 100 percent bonus. His fortune rests on the slotted wing device preventing spin when stalled.
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Frederick Handley Page
Canada
Dominion
Handley Page, Ltd
Handley Page
London Quill Cutter Busy as Demand Surges
A London quill cutter, in business for 50 years, makes nearly 1,000 pens weekly to meet high demand. Goose quills remain standard while crow quills are reserved for fine decorative work. A large London bank also provides quills to its employees.
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London
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