Veterans urged to return home as polls loom at Johnstown
Commander-in-Chief Waters advised bonus seekers to break camp and go home after learning the Maryland community farm plan could not operate under state law. Police guarded Johnstown camp as veterans and families departed. Washington searched for stolen National Guard tents. Waters then arrived in Annapolis and urged followers to await state actions, predicting a battle at the polls. Mayors urged shelter, and leaders framed plans for relocation with food and transport provided.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Walter Waters
BFE. F
Waters Ik
Johnstown
Penn
Sre
Washington
National Guard
Waters
Albert C. Ritchie
Eddile McCloskey
McCloskey
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Bonus Force
Hoover
Farmers On Way North to Alaska Tour
Sixty nine Pennsylvania farmers with wives and children departed for Skagway by train yesterday after touring Western Canada. The Alaska trip is under Northern Pacific Railway auspices. Mrs Rose Mailer of Mendenhall Valley was naturalized as a German native in a hearing before Judge Justin W Harding in U S District Court.
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Seattle
Skagway
Alaska
Canada
Northern Pacific Railway
Rose Maier
Rose Mailer
Mendenhall Valley
Justin W. Harding
United States District Court
Germany
Extensions of Season May Be Possible Soon
Commissioner Henry O Malley of the United States Bureau of Fisheries announced on arrival that there would be no extension of the season in the western end of the Icy Strait Cross Sound district. Extensions elsewhere depend on pink salmon runs and fish supply to feed spawning beds, with decisions to be made after reports from canners and bureau agents. Fishing ends this evening in the outer Icy Strait region while the eastern end has two days remaining.
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Alaska
Henry O'Malley
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Icy-Strait-Cross Sound
Cross Sound
O'Malley
Here
Ketchikan
Icy Strait
Stock prices gain as market shows buoyancy in New York
The New York stock market regained strength after midday with gains of two to five points in major issues including American Telephone and Telegraph, American Can, Allied Chemical, American Tobacco, United States Steel, Coca Cola, Dupont, Sears Roebuck and Union Pacific. Short covering boosted the advance while shorts found the dip absorbed. Copper weekly statistics backed firm buying. Alaska Juneau mine closes at 104 with several others listed.
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New York
American Telephone and
Telegraph
American Can
Allied Chemical
American Tobacco B
United States Steel Common
Corn Products
Coca Cola
Dupont
Sears-Roebuck
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Tss
Bethlehem Steel
General Fred
Alaska
Juneau
Anaconda
Curtiss-Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
Packard Motors
United States Steel
Armour
Smith Ely Independent Ticket Emerges for President
Minneap olis reports petitions to place Alfred E Smith as President and Gov Joseph P Ely of Massachusetts as Vice President on an independent ticket. In New York former Gov Smith contradicts AP info about leading an independent ticket and says he will comment after official word.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Alfred E. Smitty
John Grones
Smith
Joseph P Ely
Massachusetts
New York
Colored Woman Vera Hunt Dies at Her Home
Vera Hunt a 59 year old colored woman died at her residence on 00 lower Front Street. She is survived by her daughter Miss Earldean Hunt who lives in the city. Funeral services are planned for Friday with interment at Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary.
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Vera Hunt
Lower Front Street
Earldean Hunt
Charles W. Carter
Evergreen Cemetery
Returns with Bride on the Princess Charlotte
Roy Anderson editor of the Ker thikan Chronicle and his bride traveled north aboard the Princess Charlotte as part of a ceremonial voyage reported by the paper.
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Roy Anderson
Kerthikan Chronicle
Princess Charlotte
Reindeer Head Progressing Toward Canada From Alaska
A wire from Captain C T Peterson aboard the Patterson reports the Canadian reindeer drive led by Andrew Bat at the Cannin River mouth plans to cross the Mackenzie River and deliver 3000 reindeer to the government this winter. Bat says supplies are plentiful and the herd is in good condition after the coldest winter in 20 years. This is the first news in three months.
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Nome
Alaska
C. T. Peterson
Patterson
Herschel Island
Lomens
Cannin River
Andrew Bat
Mackenzie River
Bat
Machine Gun Practice Angers French Veterans
Ex service men near the Loire mouth protested against army machine gun practice in the neighborhood. They objected to the sound which reminded them of the trenches. They asked the mayor to move the maneuvers and their appeal was sent to the Minister of War.
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Challons
France
The
Loire
Kolbes on Pleasure Visit to Southeast Alaska
Dr Park B Kolbe president of the Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn and Mrs Kolbe are touring Southeast Alaska on a pleasure visit staying at the Castlenaue Hotel. They travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific by way of the Panama Canal and plan a stay in Sitka for a week.
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Alaska
Park B. Kolbe
The
Polytechnic Institute
Brooklyn
Kolbe
Judea
Clastineau Hotel
Business Improving Reports From Commerce Department
Reports from the Department of Commerce indicate business is picking up in July. Improved bond market and rising commodity prices bolster sentiment. Foreign gold withdrawals are ceasing, halting market liquidations. Gains in the automobile, textile, cement, and tobacco industries drive the improved outlook.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Toothaches Rise Among Eskimos After White Food Influx
Smithsonian study of 25 Eskimos shows no tooth decay among those living on native foods, while settlements mixing with whites report tooth troubles. Research links dental issues to white foods and increased exposure to Western eating patterns.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Curfew Rings Nightly for Sydney Burglars
Sydney Australis reports Judge Sheridan of the local criminal court has enforced a curfew to curb burglary. Offenders in certain classes are released on bond and must not be on the streets after 1 a m. The judge says the measure is not a hardship and aims to remove thieves from opportunities after dark.
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Sydney
Australis
Sheridan
Local Criminal Court
America to Join Economic Geneva Meet
The United States shows willingness to attend a world economic conclave at Geneva to discuss debts and tariff rates, with room for future nation-specific talks. Senate vote accepting the League of Nations invitation has been delivered, while Senator Borah’s suggestion to include debt considerations with disarmament was not adopted.
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Washington
United States
League of Nations
Geneva
William Borag
Paris Cans Banned Noise Law Draws Debate
Aug 3 report notes street hawkers’ cries are limited amid Paris noise rules. The Institute of Phonetics is assembling a collection of typical voices on gramophone records to document urban soundscapes.
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Paris
German Riots Roar Across Cities In August Turmoil
Riots flare in Berlin and Koenigsburg as gunfire and stabbing clash with Nazi and Communist factions. At least three dead and many injured amid attacks on Nazi meetings. 200 armed Nazi storm troopers detained. Hungarian consulate windows smashed. General von Schleicher praises Hitler while criticizing Bruning.
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Berlin
Koenigsburg
Socialist Labor
Zweibruecken
Plantfort-on-Main
von Schleleher
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Bruening
Gilbert Skinner Sets Course to Seattle After Strong Season
Gilbert Skinner president of the Alaska Pacific Salmo Corporation heads to Seattle after a successful season at Squaw Harbor. He plans to return to Southeast Alaska later this summer, met by production manager Jack Gilbert. The Southeast Maske te Sale Harbor plant operated at a capacity pack and fillet before the season ended amid unusually fine runs of red fish in the district.
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Squaw Harbor
Gilbert Skinner
Alaska Pacific
Salmo Corporision
Gentile
Alaska
Jack Gilbert
Maskete
Sale Harbor
Peterson Returns Home From St. Aus Hospital
Torgivald Peterson, who entered St. Aus's Hospital Monday, was dismissed today and returned home.
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Peterson
Torgivald Peterson
St. Aus's Hospital
Siege at Dixie Bee Mine Marks Violent Wage Dispute
In Vigo County Indiana a labor clash leads 3000 union picketers to besiege 60 nonunion miners at the Dixie Bee mine. One man died and eight wounded as Sheriff’s deputies and National Guard were summoned. ambulances were turned back and a battle loomed as wage disputes and contract terms fueled the siege. The wage agreement expired March 31 and many workers are on contract.
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Indianapolis
Leslie
Indiana National Guards
Vigo County
Terre Haute
Indiana
Dixie Bee
National
Dreher
Taylor Kellar
Threats Prompt Police as Stevedores Arrive in Portland
Three hundred whites and 150 Filipinos, workers from Briad Bay canneries, landed under police and Harbor Patrol supervision after wage grievances against Chinese contractor Wong On. Threats were made against Wong On and a Filipino foreman. the strike occurred last May over a 35 percent wage cut. One hundred men hired in Seattle were sent home by stages. Five-cent streetcar fares restored in Shreveport after nine years of higher prices.
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Portland
Ore
Briad Bay
North King
Wong On
Seattle
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Joeph C. Lorenz
San Francisco
Louis Jacobson
West Tey Strait
Bride
Far North Drive
Idr
Mrs. Kolbe
America
Economic Geneva
League of Nation
Borah
National Guardsmen
Shreveport
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