Ethiopia Women Called to Arms by Own Leader
In Addis Ababa on August 2, Wolezero Asagadateh daughter of Haptemlews, commander of the emperor’s field army, called for women to form an army to defend Ethiopia. Scores of women volunteered to take posts at printing presses and other locations while men are abroad. The piece notes Italy and Ethiopia rejecting a Franco British settlement formula and Mussolini’s stance on the East Africa peace move.
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Addis Ababa
Wolezero Asagadateh
Dedpazmatch Haptemlews
Wolevero
Adup
Geneva
Mussolini
Italy
League of Nations Council
Great Britain
Europe
Limping Freight Cars Number Some 277 000
KETCHIKAN Alaska Aug 2 Joe Starrish was stabbed and killed aboard a derelict fishing boat. James Clinton and three Kashake brothers were held. four intoxicated suspects could not describe the fracas. Police say Starrish was visiting the four men aboard the seiner.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Joe Starrish
James Clinton
Prank
James
Joshua Kashake
Btarrish
Williams on inspection tour of Alaska road work
M D Williams District Engineer of the Bureau of Public Roads will inspect construction and maintenance projects in Sitka Wrangell Petersburg and inspect maintenance at Skagway and Ketchikan during an Southeast Alaska trip to review road work and upkeep by local authorities.
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M. D. Williams
Bureau of Public Roads
Aleutian
Alaska
Sitka
Wrangell and
Petersburg
Skagway
Ketchikan
Second Defeat by House on Utility Bill
Washington August 2 continuing opposition to Roosevelt wishes the House refused again to accept the provision of the Utility Bill to abolish unnecessary holding companies. Some predicted the bill may die in conference after the second defeat in the House.
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Washington
Roos Velt
House
Wiley Post Starts Alaska Flight From Seattle
Seattle August 1 Wiley Post and wife landed at Renton Airport seven miles from Seattle finishing the San Francisco hop of a flight to Alaska and Siberia possibly Moscow Post said the low wing red monoplane performed perfectly on the northbound leg. Seattle August 2 Post supervised pontoon installation and refused to disclose plans at Renton airport saying How the hell should I know He objected to newsmen and photographers but posed with his plane and complained about paying workers.
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Wiley Post
Renton
San Francisco
Alaska
Siberia
Moscow
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Ttn
Wain
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Newamen
Youth Leaps to Death From Aurora Bridge
Seattle August 1 a 23 year old unemployed farm hand John Ingicen leaped from the Aurora bridge into Lake Union. He jumped about 180 feet to the water, police said his automobile had recently been repossessed.
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John Ingicen
Aurora
Lake Union
Hik
Bouquets for Hitler Banned
Berlin reports Minister of the Interior Rust warned Germans not to throw flowers at Reichsfuehrer Hitler citing possible danger. The act may signal high regard but is discouraged under the old law.
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Berlin
Rust
First Flight to Lake Hasselborg Excites Columbus Visitor
Mrs. Guy Harold Smith of Columbus Ohio and passengers to Lake Hasselborg returned to Juneau aboard the Gorst Boeing flown by Vern Gorst. They brought back a fine catch of fish including a 22 inch specimen. Mrs Smith, arriving on the Yukon Tuesday, is vacationing in Juneau during her husband’s absence on Seward business. She had never ridden in an airplane or fished before this trip.
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Guy Harold Smith
Columbus
Ohio
Lake Hasselborg
Gorst Boeing
Vern Gorst
Juneau
C. B. Arnold
Thomas J
Haley Back From Crab Fisheries Patrol at Tenakee
Donald S. Maley Warden for the Bureau of Fisheries returns to his office aboard the Scoter after a patrol and inspection of crab fisheries in the Tenakee area. Miners depart for work at Chichagof Gold Mining Company plant with Paul Jouck Louis Morin and Joe Balen leaving Juneau aboard the Esteboth for that port.
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Donald S. Maley
Bureau of Fisheries
Scoter
Tenakee J
Chichagoff
Great Bridge Builder Dies in New York
Gus tav Lindenthal, the engineer behind the Hell Gate bridge project, dies in New York at age 60. Born May 21, 1890 in Bruen, he immigrated in 1874 and built major railway bridges across several states. His 1900 Hudson River plan featured 14 tracks and a 3100 foot span before a tunnel idea prevailed.
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Metuqhen
Gustav Lindenthal
Hell Gate
Bruen
Adustris
America
Lindenthal
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Erie Railroad
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Illinois
Indiana
Als
Hudson River
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Tax measure up again before House
Washington August 2 The new quarter billion tax bill faced six hours of debate in the House as Democrats prepared to defend it against Republican leaders. Provisions raise surtaxes and personal incomes over 50,000 while keeping some rates unchanged, with amendments already made and a vote expected by nightfall or tomorrow.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Malone
Arthur Corporation
Dutch Schultz
Flegansetmer
Laws
Schultz
Bronx
Sharon
Frederick H. Bryant
Midwest Ends Torrid Heat Wave With Ranked Death Toll
A new spell of cooler air appeared to ease a brutal Midwest heat wave as ten more deaths were added to the toll, bringing the total to 108 yesterday. Forecasts hinted relief after widespread freak weather across the nation, while wind squalls caused no fatalities and Western Montana saw snow flurries with Arizona recording cloudbursts.
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Chicago
Til
Midwest
Montana
Arizona
Japan Navy Maneuver Opens Northwest Pacific Exercises
The combined first and second Japanese fleets steamed from Tokyo Bay toward annual maneuvers in the Northwest Pacific. The launch followed an informal review led by Emperor Hirohito.
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Hirohito
Hayama
Japan
Tokyo Bay
Northwest Pacific
Denver Robbery Ends with $24,000 Loot
Three gunmen escaped with 24000 in cash stocks and jewelry after holding up Max Schwarze a downtown real estate man this afternoon in Denver Colorado. The robbers fled with the valuables and left Schwarze unharmed. Police searched the area for suspects and secured the scene.
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Denver
Gal
Max Schwarze
Farley Criticizes Critics at Democratic Luncheon
Postmaster General James A. Farley asserted federal spending is hundreds of millions below prewar levels and defended aid programs as justified. He attacked Administration critics at a San Francisco Democratic luncheon, forecasting Roosevelt's reelection as he prepared to depart for Honolulu.
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San Francisco
James A. Farley
Democratic Incheon
Jess
Farley
Honolulu
Roosevelt
PAA Electra for Interior flight departs Juneau
The PAA Lockheed Electra with pilots Joe Crongon and Walter Hall aboard left Juneau this afternoon for Fairbanks. Passengers included R. Ff. Robertson and Don Abel, PAA Construction Superintendent, on the northbound trip.
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PAA
Joe Crongon
Walter Hall
Juneau
Fairbanks
R. Ff. Robertson
Don Abel
Plane trip to Goddard Springs with brokers aboard
Mrs Tom Morgan and Mary Reynolds were passengers on an Alaska Air Transport Stinson seaplane piloted by Sheldon Simmons bound from Goddard Hot Springs to Port Althorp where he picked up brokers Richard Wakelin and Alan Mavern for business in Junewu. The pilot will wait at Port Althorp while the brokers travel and return that night.
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Tom Morgan
Mary Reynolds
Alaska Air Transport
Stinson
Sheldon Simmons
Goddard Hot Springs
Prom Goddard Hot Springs
Simmons
Butka
Richard Wakelin
Alan Mavern
Port Althorp
Wakelin
van Mavern
New Death Code Decreed by German Leaders
Nazi Germany announces a new death penalty as part of the criminal code during the first anniversary of President von Hindenburg's death and the third year of Hitler's rule. An official says the measure protects the regime and guards against dangerous activities in the coming code.
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Nazi Germany
von Hindenburg
Hitler
Council Opens Sidewalk Pave Bids Tonight
City Council meets at City Hall 8 o clock to open bids for two sidewalk paving projects. One PWA project covers about 2400 feet of sidewalk in various city sections. The other is municipal paving estimates for 11th and D streets at Casey Shattuck. Routine business planned for remainder of session.
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Public Works Administration
PWA
Casey-shattuck
Capt Edward Baker Found Dead Aboard Baldwin
CAPT. EDWARD BAKER aged 66 long time master on Alaskan routes was found dead in his sleep aboard the steamship Arthur J. Baldwin. His daughter Margaret survives as ship activities report ongoing business expansion in Seattle and New York during the week.
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Seattle
Edward,Baker
Arthur J. Baldwin
Charles Miller
Daugh
Baker
Baldwins
Nelle
Millie
Nome
Prince Robert
Kotzebue Sound
Sam Bell
Prince Moxie Millvant Dies in Barcelona Car Crash
Prince Moxie Millvant, 31, divorced husband of Barbara Hutton, is killed in an auto crash near Barcelona. Baroness Mond vou Thyssen, his companion, is critically injured and unconscious. Millvant's sister and Barbara Hutton Mdivan travel. Hutton Reventlow comments that they parted as good friends.
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Spain
Moxie Millvant
Barbara Hutton
Baronnes Mond Vou Thyssen
France
Palace Lot
Malvant
Jose Nialle
Copenhagen
Mdivanl Haugwite Reventlow
Mdivan
Paris
Moivant
Barbara
Skagway Departure Noted for A Black Merchant Broker
A. Black, a merchant broker in Skagway, departed the city aboard the Ateutian Tor Skagway, signaling a notable travel move as the local business figure leaves town.
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Black
Skagway
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