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Newspaper
Petersburg Weekly Report
Location
Petersburg, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
2
Tourists from the south and east see Alaska as a land of homes and resources while a secret service plot exploited a soldier claim. An impersonator offered $200 to $300, urging the soldier to accept excess payment with the conspirator, who then created a larger check. The fraud illustrates systemic exploitation of homestead opportunities and tourist interest.
Washington report says a conspiracy of war risk employees defrauded disabled veterans by handling compensation claims. Three arrests made. officials withheld names. Secretary of the Treasury Bosnton vows prosecution to enforce the law.
Rives en pwr wy Aney renounces his royal prerogatives and line of succession to marry Count Calvi de Bergolio’s daughter and descend to the nobility as Count Rosenher. Separately, San Francisco police pilot Ivan Gates sends prisoner James M. Kelley by airplane across the bay for a five minute trip to Alaureda and back. Chief White envisions using flight to move prisoners quickly to Reno or Los Angeles, replacing long train journeys.
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