Nome in ruins as fire consumes city and homes
A massive fire in Nome Alaska destroyed federal buildings banks stores and hotels and left two Eskimos dead with extensive property losses possibly up to 2 million dollars. The city faced food shortages and an early winter as distant aid from the federal government Red Cross and private firms rushed to deliver relief and supplies.
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Nome
Alaska
Red Cross
American
Front Street
Victoria
Coast Guard
Northland
Imtch Harbor
Alaska City
Aleutian Islands
Ralph Lomen
Arctic Transport Company
Seattle
San Francisco
Delegates instructed by New Mexico counties advance
In New Mexico, only five of 22 county conventions so far have instructed delegates for state party meetings. Democrats show two instructeds for the Albuquerque convention and one Republican for Santa Fe, with many counties yet to hold their events.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Associated Press
Santa Fe
Quay County
O. S. Greaser
Hidalgo County
State Corporation
Hugh Williams
Williams
Luna County
Carl Hatch
Curry County
Hatch
de Bacae County
New York City Adopts Relief Fund Plan With Taxes and Lottery
New York City aldermen approve a relief funding package including a one tenth of one percent tax on gross business receipts a 15 percent tax on federal 1934 income taxes and the implementation of a municipal lottery to raise funds to avert widespread hunger for about one million residents.
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New York
Board of Aldermen
Tax Levies For 1934 In Chaves Co Continued On Page Eight
Tax rates for 1934 in Chaves county were fixed with state 0.60 and county 1.0379 per hundred dollars, totaling 1.6379 before school and municipal levies. Special taxes include cattle indemnity 0.49 on cattle sheep 0.80 hog cholera 0.65 and a 0.15 conservancy tax. Roswell totals reach 3.5022 plus 0.15 conservancy. Districts list levy figures. district one school 1.679 and city 1.1870, down 0.4575 from last year. Remaining districts show varied levies, many around 1.6 to 3.9, with conservancy added.
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Chaves
Roswell
Hagerman
Hag
Drive for fair funds nets $900 to noon today
Solicitors for the Eastern New Mexico State Fair reported pledges totaling $906 by noon, under finance chairman Geo. B. Jewett. The annual drive continues for several days until the $2,000 goal is reached, matching amounts raised in past years.
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Drive For Fair Funds
New Mexico
Geo. B. Jewett
Holland Police Fight Communists
In The Hague on September 18 AP reports police dispersed a Communist demonstration as ten automobile loads of protesters tried to disrupt the royal procession for Queen Wilhelmina’s parliament opening. Three Communist MPs were ejected and arrested during the throne speech. no reference was made to Princess Juliana’s bethrothal.
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The
Hague
Holland
Wilhelmina
Juliana
Germans Unveil New Poison Gas Method
Paris dispatch reports Le Jour claims German chemists have perfected a poison gas method lasting eight days. A clay absorbent treated with gas is sprayed from aircraft to create a fine powder barrier. The powder allegedly blocks military occupation and prevents city evacuation.
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Paris
le Jour
Endeavour Wins Second Straight America Cup Race
British challenger Endeavour captured a second consecutive America's Cup victory off Newport on September 18, finishing the 30 mile triangular course in 38 hours 9 minutes and 1 second to defeat defender Rainbow by 51 seconds. The win ties a Cup record shared by Shamrock IV in 1920 and sets a new triangular course record previously held by Enterprise in 1950. Endeavour overcame a torn jib sail and a slow start to take the lead after crossing the line, with the American Rainbow challenging closely. President Roosevelt observed from Newport Harbor as racing proceeded amid hopes of another perfect day for the contenders.
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U.S
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Resolute
Newport
Endeavour
Rainbow
F.oogevelt
Newport Harbor
Buzzard’s Bay
Massachusetts
James
Mattapoisett
Mass
Bandits Target Denver Mint In $200 Million Robbery Plan
Denver authorities issued shoot to kill orders as they hunted John Hamilton and George Nelson after a tip linked the former Dillinger gangsters to plans to intercept a mint shipment of 200 million dollars in gold. Police Chief Albert T. Clark said the underworld tip indicated the plot.
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Denver
John Hamilton
George
Baby Face
Nelson
Albert T. Clark
Underworld
Dillinger
Murder Charge As Result Vaughn Fight
Eulalio Herrera 20 of Vaughn faces murder charges over the fatal shooting of Ernest Martin ez 53 in Vaughn New Mexico. Martinez died at an Albuquerque hospital after being wounded three times in the abdomen following a quarrel that flared months earlier. Herrera, said to be from Old Mexico, returned with a gun after leaving to fetch it.
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Vaughn
N. M
Santa Rosa
Eulalio Herrera
Ernest Martinez
Martinez
Albuquerque
Herrera
Sheep Meeting Here On Thursday
Directors of the sheep program from Eddy Chaves and Lea counties will meet here Thursday at two o clock to launch the federal sheep buying program. W L Black called the meeting by telegram from Albuquerque to county agent Thomas. Black is in charge of this work.
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Eddy
Chaves
Lea
W. L. Black
Albuquerque
Thomas
Black
Workers Idle in Big Strike
The Associated Press reports over 420000 textile workers idle from a general strike, with unions and employers both moving to strengthen positions. National strike leaders consider extending the walkout, potentially affecting 100000 more workers as mills open under guard. Martial law in Georgia, demobilization in Connecticut, and partial reopenings in the Carolinas and Maine are noted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Georgia
Connecticut
Wilbur Crosse
National Guard
Carolinas
Maine
Pepperell
Biddeford
Baseball Today's Scores Americas League First Game
Baseball scores from the American League games include Washington over Cleveland 4 to 5 after a late rally with Stewart Phillips and Brenzel contributing. New York defeated Detroit 6 to 7 behind Ruffing Jorgens Rowe Cochrane. Philadelphia beat Chicago 6 to 0 as Dietrich Hayes Kennedy Tietje Madjeski combined for the win. Boston beat St. Louis 0 to 0 in a postponed or incomplete game.
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New York
Detroit
Ruffing
Jorgens
Rowe
Cochrane
Philadelphia
Chicago
Dietrich
Hayes
Kennedy
Tietje
Madjeski
Tenors Face Patchwork Lineups in Chi NL Tilt
Hartnett Hafey Ott Greenberg Hayes Waner Hack Chi and New York details appear in a sparse lineup preview. The note lists players from Chicago and New York with designation N for new or otherwise noted and A for altered status. No game result included.
Entries In City Beautiful Contest
Yesterday and today entries are listed for the City Beautiful Contest with names such as Mrs. Jim Cooley Bouquet and Mrs. H. H McGhee Bouquet among others including Miss Mary Lane Bouquet and entries featuring roses morning glory screen and dahlias.
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City Beautiful
Jim Cooley
Astors
Morning Glory
H. H McGhee
Willis Ford
Bouqquet
Mary Lane
Farmington Editor Named Associate Publicity Director
Orville Ricketts of Farmington editor of the Farmington Times Histler has been named associate publicity director at Republican state headquarters. He will work with Harry Shuart and assume duties next week. Ricketts, secretary of the New Mexico Press Association, says he accepts to promote progressive prices in New Mexico while remaining non-political in his press duties. He has long been aligned with the Progressives New Mexico.
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Santa Fe
Orville Ricketts
Farmington
New Mexico
New Mexico Press Association
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Dev M. Swartz
Golden Gate Hotel
Federal
Dept. of Interior
Bronson Cutting
Senate
Dennis Chavez
Cutting
Guadalupe County
Department of the Interior
Algbuquerque
Interior
Oscar L. Chapman
Interior Department
F. H. Carpenter
Hayden
Colorado
Ickes
Chapman
Carpenter
New York City
Chaves Co
Erman
Dexter
Dex
Lake Arthur
Lake
Arthur
Rhode Island
Theodore F. Green
Saylesville
America’s Gap
Enterprise
R. EL
Denver Mint
Nelson and
Hamilton
Warneke, Tinning & Hartnett
Johson
A. Moore & Todd
Bush
Root
O’farrell
Collins
Wilson
Cincinnati
Frey
Lombardi
Fitzsimmons
Mancuso
Danning
Freitas
Stout
Johnson
Manion
Schumacher
Smith
RHF
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Swift
Meine
Grimes & Padden
Leonard & Lopez
St. Louis
Boston
Rhe ‘Wash
Stewart
Phillips
Lee
Harder
Brenzel
Rhe
Cleve
Thomas and Phillips
L. Brown, Winegarner and
Garberk
W. Ferrell
Walberg
R. Ferrell
Hinkle, Newsom & Hemsley
Home Raps
Ricketts
Western Union
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