Alaska Needs Committee Studies Federal Aids Visit
The House Appropriations Subcommittee for Agriculture led by Rep. L J Dickinson arrives in Alaska to assess needs for forest roads and trails and agricultural aid. Members meet with local leaders, tour Alaska projects, and discuss pulp and paper development potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Congress
House
L. J. Dickinson
Towa
Dickinson
John W. Summers
Washington
John N. Sandlin
Louisiana
James P. Buchanan
Texas
Summers
Jean
James P. Buchanan, Jr
William A. Duvall
Edward H. Wason
New Hampshire
Forester
Maj
R .Y. Stuart
Charles H. Flory
Subcommittee For Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
National Forest Administration
Agricultural Experiment Stations
Weather Bureau
Bureau of Public Roads
Biological Survey
Bureau of Animal Industry
Food, Drug and Insecticide Administration
Alasaikan
National Forest
Snettisham Inlet
Speel River
Cameron- Chandler Syndicate
California
Alaska Juneau
Glacier Highway
Purchase of Alaska Painting Seeks Lost Masterpiece
Washington August 3 After eight years Delegate Sutherland still cannot locate the famed painting Purchase of Alaska by Emanuel Leutwe, once hung in the Riggs Hotel grill room. The 1831 canvas depicting the treaty transfer has vanished, though a copy exists and reproductions are available.
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Washington
Alaska
Emanuel Leutwe
Sutherland
United States
Delaware
Riggs Hotel
Treasury Building
Graf Zeppelin Nearing U S Arrival After Atlantic Flight
New York report says the Graf Zeppelin remains over the Western Atlantic heading toward Lakehurst. At 4 am EST it was about 425 miles southwest of the Azores with roughly 2750 miles remaining to its U S entry, and Commander Eckener expects landing Sunday afternoon near New Jersey. Passengers, especially Americans, show great enthusiasm as contact with American radio stations increases.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
Azores
Hugo Eckener
Lakehurst
Graf
Bermudas
Beelne
Gibraltar
Norfolk
Virginia
Two Slain In Amniston Mystery Near Highway
In Amniston Alabama W C Gallahair taxi driver and Mrs Lucy Wilkerson were found slain two miles from town. Gallahair beaten with an axe and Wilkerson shot twice with one bullet through the heart and another through the head. Officers believe murder and a 12 hour death interval. Johnny Hodapp made 16 chances errorless in a Cleveland game against the Yankees.
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Amniston
Alabama
W. C. Gallahair
Lucy Wilkerson
Gallahair
Johnny Hodapp
Cleveland
Yankees
14 Year Old Works Toward Recovery From Gasoline Fumes
Wilmar Minnesota August 3 A 14 year old boy became addicted to inhaling gasoline fumes causing intoxication. Medical experts at the State Hospital for Inebriates report the youth compared the effect to whiskey. He is confined to bed for observation as authorities pursue moral reform.
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Wilmar, Minn
Emile Berliner Dies at 79 Inventor of Disc Record
Washington Aug. 3 Emile Berliner inventor of the telephone transmitter and the disc record machine died at his home after a nine day illness from a paralytic stroke He was 79 and in later years worked with his son Henry on helicopter development Born in Hanover Germany May 20 1851 he came to the United States in 1856 and married Cora Adler in 1881 leaving three sons and three daughters
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Washington
Emile Berliner
Henry
Hanover
Germany
Mr. Berliner
Samson
Wolmbuttel
United States
Cora Adler
Red Cross Bids for Gas Warfare Protest Tools
In Geneva on August 3 the Red Cross launches anti gas campaigns using propaganda education to alert the public. Competitions invite industry and experts to design gas masks and methods to detect mustard gas with a prize of about 1925 Swiss francs.
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Geneva
The
Red Cross
Swiss
France
Forest Service backs Alaska pulp plant push
Maj. R. Y. Stuart chief forester on his Alaska visit voiced strong Forest Service support for the District Office drive to establish a permanent pulp and paper mill industry. He praised local Alaska leadership, pledging to aid capital in developing timber and water power resources for the enterprise.
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U. S. Forest Service
Alaska
Maj
R. Y. Stuart
Coast Guard
Tahoe
Forest Service
Ma. Stuart
Maj. Stuart
Washington
Free Ice Cream Tragedy
A wrecked ice cream truck in Trenton New Jersey exploded when a man opened the gasoline tank cap. Five year old John Numa died shortly after with severe burns and six other children were in serious condition. Many more were treated at the scene or in hospitals as the crowd dispersed. The identity of the man who released the gasoline was being sought by police.
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Trenton
N. J
John Numa
Republican Committee Meets Soon in Washington
Washington reports indicate Chairman Hubert Work will convene the Republican National Committee in September to choose his successor and approve other lineup changes. Claudius Huston of Tennessee is favored by Senator Moses and New England members, with signals of a clear majority.
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Washington
Hubert Work
Republican National Committee
Claudius Huston
Tennessee
Moses
New Hampshire
New England
Huston
Milan Ex-Mayor Belloni Dismissed by Mussolini
Ernesto Belloni former Milan mayor and financier at the 1919 Peace Conference has been barred from all political and public activity by Premier Mussolini. Reports claim millions of lire are missing from a 30 million dollar loan to Milan from Dillon Read and Co.
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Rome
Ernesto Belloni
Milan
Italy
Mussolini
Dillon, Read and Company
New York
Young Huston Explains His Future Plans
In New York on August 3 Wilbur Brotherton Huston of Washington state, a 16 year old Edison National Scholarship winner, aims for chemical engineering to pursue laboratory research. He believes chemistry holds the greatest opportunities and will let the future decide his focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilbur Brotherton Huston
Washington
Edison
Horton
Thomas A. Edison
Seaplane Ketchikan Returns From Seattle Flight
The Alaska Washington Airways seaplane Ketchikan landed in Seattle last night after a morning departure from Ketchikan. Pilot Aus eel Eckmann delivered passengers Dr. Robert Simpson and son Robert Simpson Jr. The younger Simpson, youngest to fly from Juneau to Beattie, expressed thrill at the southward trip. Eckmann plans to return to Juneau tomorrow, with arrival expected in Beattie evening.
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Alaska Washington Airways
Ketchikan
Auseel Eckmann
Seattle
Larry Parks
Kineacl
Robert Simpson
Robert Simpson Jr
Beattie
Juneau
Mr. Eckmann
Janeau
Dispatel
Debutantes in Army and Navy Social Season Rise in D.C.
In Washington Aug 3 debutantes of the Army and Navy set find plenty of eligible partners as men are scarce in the capital. Cadets and midshipmen fill the dance calendars while service buds rely on young officers for partners. Prominent debutantes include Miss Mary Henry daughter of Col Guy V Henry Miss Frances Virginia Waggaman daughter of Maj Ennalls Waggaman and Miss Elizabeth Murray daughter of Col Peter Murray.
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Washington
Daughters of Army and Navy
Frannces Virginia Waggaman
Elizabeth Murray
Mary Henry
Army
Navy
Leutenaria
Col
Guy Vv. Henry
Col. Henry
Fort Myer
Virginia
Miss Henry
Holton Arms School
Society Circus
Frances Virginia Waggaman
Ennalls Waggaman
China
Grand Wall
Peter Murray
Prince Hisen Kai Dies After Gun Wound in Tokyo
Prince Hisen Kai, cousin of Pu Yi, former Boy Emperor of China, died from wounds after a pistol explosion in Chang Taung Chang's hotel room. Chang claims the weapon discharged accidentally while he handled it in his upstairs room. authorities investigate with no arrests yet.
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Tokyo
Hisen Kai
China
Pu Yi
Chang Taung Chang
Manchuria
Chang
Alaska Juneau mine stock quotes in New York
Today in New York on August 3 Alaska Juneau mine stock is quoted at 6. American Tobacco A is 177 percent and B at 179 percent. Bethlehem Steel 123 percent. Continental Motors 13 percent. Cudahy 6644. International Paper A 36 half. International Paper B 2 percent. Standard Oil of California 10 percent. Warner 72 percent. U. S. Steel 215 percent. Corn Products 964. National Acme 37 percent.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Tobacco A
American Tobacco
Bethlehem Steel
Continental Motors
Cudahy
International Paper A
International Paper B
Standard Oil of California
Blewart Warner
U. & Steel
Corn Products
Leviathan Liner Halts Mid Ocean for Emergency Appendectomy
The liner Leviathan stopped on its westbound voyage for about an hour off mid ocean when Mrs. Fred Britten wife of the House Naval Affairs Committee chairman underwent an emergency appendectomy. The operation lasted 52 minutes after her sudden illness. The ship resumed its course and docked at Southampton.
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Southampton
England
Leviathan
Fred Britten
House
Naval Affairs
Britten Suddenlly
Mother of three dies by her own action
In Wrangell Alaska on August 3 Mrs George Sumption 24 wife of Reliance Shrimp Cannery president committed death by her own action Thursday afternoon by taking Lysol. She leaves three children the youngest eleven weeks old illness and despondency over health is blamed for temporary insanity. A Frye delivery truck caught fire on Lower Front Street at about 10 am today and was extinguished with hand chemicals without damage to the vehicle.
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Wrangell
Alaska
George Sumption
Reliance Shrimp Cannery
Frye-Brobn
Lower Front Street
Federal agent shoots Texas farmer in liquor raid
Tom Chandler, 43, was killed by Charles Stevens a Prohibition agent during a raid on the Chandler farm near Uquor. Stevens said the shooting was accidental after Chandler allegedly moved toward officers on the porch. Officers found mash and whiskey on the property as investigators looked into the incident.
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Potent
Texas
Tom Chandler
Charles Stevens
Uquor
Chandler Farm
Here
Stevens
PF EH. Hertzel
Andy Amerson
Clay Marshal
Robert Logge
Chandler
Alshowe
Ghandier
George Hammons
Antonia
Poisoning charge shocks small Kansas town
Ray Pennibaker, 22, farm hand, is jailed in Ottawa Kansas charged with the murder of his six year old niece Kiva Barns who died after eating a candy bar she allegedly shared with Pennibaker's wife. The wife testified he gave her the candy before visiting her sister and she divided it among the children. Dr. Ray Brewster of the University of Kansas detected poison in Kiva's stomach. Pennibaker's first wife died five months after their June 1 marriage in 1927.
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Ottawa
Kans
Ray Pennibaker
Kiva Barns
Elya
Ray Brewster
University of Kansas
Pennibakers
Pennibaker
Williams Institute Studies World Economic Stabilization
Williams College hosts the ninth Institute of Politics from August 1 to 29. Leaders in politics, business, profession and arts discuss inter allied debts reparations armament limits and postwar Europe under Dr Harry A Goreld. International figures such as Dr William E Rappard Paul Mantoux and M Andre Siegfried attend.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Harry A. Goreld
Willams College
Europe
Aod
William E. Rappard
Geneva
Mandate Commission
Paul Mantoux
Post Graduate Institute Ofnternational Studies
T. In Gregory
London
Count Giovani This
Rome
M. Andre Siegfried
Paris
Lew
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Prohibition
Aimee McPherson Chartership
Associated Press
Holy Land
U. S
E. Berliner
Bureau
PULP
Forester Stuart
Flory
Republican Committee
Hotos Bachrach
Young Huston
Prince
Woman
Tipon
Aettles
Monterey County
Williams Institute
Garfield
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