Fire destroys Strelna Inn in Cordova along with Dyer store
Fire in Cordova late yesterday wiped out the Strelna Inn and W. J. Dyer’s store. Estimated loss reaches 80,000 dollars with insurance partly covering. A 30 mile wind fueled the blaze, hindering fire fighting. Strelna Inn, a 1912 log structure, was a key Copper River tourist landmark. Nearby, John McNary’s mail barn at Chitina is burned with 300 dollars in furs lost. total damage 1,600 dollars.
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Chitina-Gulkana
Chitina
Jazz Girl of Frisco Sent to Asylum for Insane
San Francisco reports Dorothy Ellingson found sane by a 10 to 1 jury after a 30 minute deliberation. She fainted during polling as the courtroom cleared. the murder charge may be refiled if she is released. The case featured dramatic testimony from Ellingson and her father as the sanity trial concluded.
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Frisco
Asylum For Insane
San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Miss Ellingson
Joseph Ellingson
Louderback
Ross seeks Alaska capital location via public vote
Representative Ross introduced House Joint Memorial No. 10 requesting Congress authorize a statewide referendum to determine the permanent site of Alaska Territory's capital. The memorial argues Juneau was chosen without considering residents’ convenience. Endorsements arrived for the Grier literacy test bill and PTAs from Juneau and Douglas asking committee hearings.
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Ross
House Joint Memorial No. 10
Juneau
Congress
Alaska
Ben
Grier
Juneau Parent-Teacher Association
Douglas Parent-Teacher Association
Foreign students find Christianity lacking in America
New York April 9 America hosts the world’s largest foreign student body. A 24 member Commission on Survey of Foreign Students reports heavy odds of hostility and prejudice, and notes many study abroad youths question American Christianity and ideals. 1500 women, 6000 in secondary schools, over 5000 in colleges.
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New York
America
Young Men's Christian
Young Women's Christian Associations
Commission On
United States
Christian Church
Robert E. Speer
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Resolution on Stone Charges Meets Setback
The Senate postponed action on Dimond's memorial after Senator Brown moved to recommit, with Senator Dunn seconding and the motion carrying without opposition. The Education and Public Morals committee had reported the memorial out without recommendation, and it was slated for second reading and possible discussion before the recommitment. Senator Dimond did not object to the procedure. Continued on Page Two.
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Senate
Dimond
Stone
Alaska
Brown
Dunn
Senate Committee On Education and Public Morals
Seven Nations to Attend Pacific Parley Next July
Honolulu reports a non political Pan Pacific conference of prominent men from seven countries will meet July 1 15 in Honolulu as a precursor to a broader Pacific forum. The Pan Pacific Union confirms the meeting originated from a YMCA plan and expanded to a Pan Pacific Christian Conference and now a Pacific Model Institute of Politics at Williams College.
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Pacific
Honolulu
All Peoples of the Pacific
Pan-Pacific Y. M. C. A
Pan-Pacific Union
Institute of Politics
Williamstown
Mass
Williamstown Institute
Yusuke Tsumuri
Viscount Goto
Henry Pratt Fairchild
New York University
Herriot and Cabinet Will Stick It Out
Paris reports the Herriot ministry will remain in office after an all-night conference. Premier Herriot addressed the Chamber of Deputies, charging faulty treasury administration since the armistice and vowing to uncover all Treasury secrets amid a crisis over Bank of France currency issues and a forced loan.
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Bulletin
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Herriot
Herriot Ministry
Bank of France
France
Divorce for UW professor over child rearing refusing wife
Seattle April report says Prof Stevenson Smith head of the University of Washington psychology department and expert on child welfare obtained a divorce after testifying his wife Ruth Arvilla Smith a former student refused to rear their children. The couple married in December 1920 and the wife recently sailed to Honolulu to take a teaching contract.
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Seattle
Stevenson Smith
University of Washington
Ruth Arvilla Smith
Honolulu
Seaplanes to Patrol Bristol Bay and Mail Alaska
Two Douglas seaplanes will patrol Bristol Bay salmon grounds and carry air mail to Southwestern Alaska towns next summer. Lieut. George R. Pond and Lieut. C. B. Eielson will command, planes to be shipped from Norfolk to Seward April 15. Service Seward to Bristol Bay lasts 15 hours with total cost $12,000, funded by post office $5,000 and canneries covering the rest. Radio equipment will be installed on the planes.
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Seattle
Bristol Bay
Frank Wright
Carlisle Packing Company
George R. Pond
Fish Patrol
San Diego
Cal
C. B. Eielson
Alaska Air
Norfolk
Seward
Haida
Alaska
Post Office Department
Convict Secures Confession of a Murder
Luther Duncan, an inmate brought from Walla Walla Penitentiary, was placed with Dick Purser to obtain a confession. Purser, a Canadian half breed, confessed killing Chris Jordan in June 1921 at Whiskey Point near Port Ludlow after a deer poaching dispute. Jordan and Purser divided the carcass and sank heavily during the ensuing fight. Duncan sent word to the Sheriff that Purser had killed Jordan.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Luther Duncan
Walla Walla Penitentiary
Dick Purser
Purser
Chris Jordan
Whiskey Point
Port Ludlow
Jordan
Duncan
Walla Walla
Seattle Park Engineer Named L G Hall Cambridge Architect
L G Hall of Cambridge Massachusetts landscape architect has been appointed Seattle Park Engineer, bringing design and planning expertise to the city park system. Hall’s hire signals a focus on park development and infrastructure in Seattle.
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Seattle
L. G. Hall
Cambridge, Mass
Seattle Park
Mob Stones Hotel Victoria in Damascus Incident
A mob stoned the Hotel Victoria where Earl Balfour resides in Damascus. Police dispersed the crowd without further trouble.
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Damascus
Victoria
Earl Balfour
American Industry to See Great Expansion Predicted
Charles M. Schwab told the New York Building Congress meeting that the next twenty years will mark the greatest expansion of American industry ever known. He spoke at a New York event urging progress in industry and construction.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
New York Building Congress
Amundsen Set for North Pole Flight Trials
Amundsen Arctic expedition sails from Tromsoe to King’s Bay Spitsbergen to assemble planes for trial flights then head to Dane Island for the final dash to the pole. Amundsen denies Alaska plans and says return to Spitzbergen. MacMillan expedition naval section to operate next summer under Wilbur with Navy planes and officers.
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Oslo
Amundsen
Tromsoe
King’s Bay
Spitsbergen
Dane Island
North Pole
Roald Amundsen
Alaska
Spitzbergen
Washington
Wilbur
Navy
New Mining Proposal by Seattle Man
Seattle mining engineer Harry H. Townsend told the Chamber of Commerce that adopting England’s practice of passing on mine merit by competent engineers before stock sales could restore trust from the United States and Canada. He cited English shares starting at par and rising to premium if profitable and argued this would rekindle interest in Seattle mining, noting Alaska and British Columbia as proof of great mines nearby.
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Seattle
Harry H. Townsend
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Canada
Townsend
England
Alaska
British Columbia
Turkey FACING SERIOUS REVOLT IN KURDISTAN
General Ishmet Pasha told the National Assembly at Angora that a full mobilization is required amid a grave Kurdish revolt. A Constantinople dispatch said Turkish forces captured Gpendi in Kurdistan with about 1,000 Kurdish casualties and many wounded.
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Constantinople
Ishmet Pasha
National Assembly
Angora
Kurdestan
London
Exchange
Gpendi
Shipping Board Chief Addresses Fleet Sale Policy
New York April 9. Chairman O'Connor of the Shipping Board announced plans to sell the merchant fleet to American, competitive private owners. He said sales would proceed as rapidly as possible during a Merchant Marine celebration address.
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New York
Shipping Board
O'Connor
The
Merchant Marine
Portland priest named successor to late Archbishop Christie
Portland Oregon Monsignor A Hillenbrand Vicar General of the Catholic Archdiocese of Oregon City is appointed to succeed the late Archbishop Alexander Christie until the Vatican selects a new head.
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Portland
Ore
A. Hillenbrand
Oregon City
Alexander Christie
Vatican
Governor's Son Is Fined in Delinquency Case
Zanesville Ohio April 9 1930 ITial Donahey 19 son of Gov A Vic Donahey fined 100 and costs for contributing to the delinquency of Lilian Vogel 15 of Zanesville whom he took to Columbus last Sunday night The girl found in a rooming house Gov Donahey says law should run its course Mrs Donahey located the girl and turned both over to juvenile court in Zanesville The defendant denied any wrongdoing PMID
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Zanesville
Itial Donahey
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Lilian Vogel
Columbus
Hal Donahey
Executive Mansion
Count Karolyi Predicts Series of Wars in Hungary
Montreal dispatch reports Count Michael Karolyi, former President of Hungary, predicts a series of wars if the Hungarian government remains in power. He says he left Hungary because he was prosecuted as a radical and has been silent during his three months in the United States.
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Montreal
Michael Karolyi
Hungary
United States
May Swing Axe and Commissions Under Review by White House
Washington April 9 independent commissions of the United States government are under scrutiny by President Coolidge and Budget Director Lord. They are formulating next year’s appropriations with a view to elimination as an economy measure.
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Washington
United States
Coolidge
Lord
Invisible light rays May Reveal Secret Signals
New discovery reported by Dr. Robert W. Wood of Johns Hopkins University describes invisible light waves that carry signals visible only through field glasses with a special screen. The finding suggests wartime secret signaling applications and methods to detect chemical fraud and forgeries.
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Baltimore
Robert W. Wood
John Hopkins University
American Chemical Society
Wood
Propose To Halt Loans To Armament Spending Nations
United States Senator Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota urged President Coolidge to discourage American loans to any nation planning heavy armaments. The call comes amid concerns over arms spending and national security.
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Washington
United States
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
Coolidge
Prison wedding before electrocution for Pittman case
In GreenVille South Carolina on April 9, Hol land Pittman a young mountaineer facing execution for killing a Prohibition agent married Rosemary Keenan age 19 in prison. The pairing marks a final union as the case heads to the death chamber.
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Greenvile
Holland Pittman
Rosemary Keenan
Pittman
Guards to Chase Bandits In Their Own Speed Boats
Washington reports plans to press speed boats seized in rum running into service to enforce the blockade under new Treasury rules to begin May 1. The government will auction off seized carriers with safeguards to bar former owners. In 1924, 5,214 automobiles valued at 3.23 million dollars and 236 boats were seized, with 251 vessels seized in 1924.
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Washington
Rum Row
Treasury Department
Coast Guard
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Dorothy Eilingson
Cannery
George H. Blakeslee
Clark University
Institute
Charles C. Batchelder
Commerce
Philippine Islands
Stanley K. Hornbeck
Washington, D. C
Harry A. Garfield
Williams College
A. C. Coolidge
Harvard University Library
Bernard Baruch
J. Merle Davis
Mainland
Herriott
Cabinet
Hubby
Douglas
Turkey
Count Karolyi
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