President Roosevelt Arrives in Portland for Banquet and Talks
President Franklin D. Roosevelt docked in Portland amid cheers and a 21 gun salute aboard the U S S Houston. Mrs Roosevelt and sons greeted him. Cabinet members Ickes and Dern were also present. He will speak at Bonneville Dam and Coulee projects before continuing to the East.
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Portland
Oregon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S
Houston
Burnside Street
John
James
Ickes
Dern
Roosevelt
Bonneville Dam
Coulee Project
East
Bonneville
Coulee
Washington
Eight Dead in Detroit Storm
A violent wind and rain storm swept Central and Eastern Michigan killing eight and causing about 6.1 million dollars in damage. An excursion steamer was driven ashore and 150 passengers were rescued by the coast guard.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Coast Guard
Four Men Crushed as Cannery Floor Collapses
In Austin Texas on August 3 two workers were injured when a cannery floor collapsed burying them under a pile of meat cans. The incident left no deaths reported.
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Austin
Texas
Government plans to curb food price speculation and drought relief
Washington reports new steps using AAA powers to buy farm surpluses for future use to blunt wildcat price bites. Government will distribute or resell the surplus through channels or ship it to drought areas to aid the needy and stabilize food costs.
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Washington
AAA
Russian Debt Talks Near Quick Conclusion
New York report says negotiations should end soon as Ivan Boyeff, vice commissioner of foreign trade, plans U S visit in September to become trade commissioner and head Amtorg handling all trade matters.
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New York
Ivan Boyeff
United States
Amtorg
General Johnson makes charge in Chicago amid press criticism
Gen Hugh S. Johnson accused newspaper critics of garbling and coloring news on industrial recovery in Chicago on Aug 3. He protested that suppressing important news is not freedom of the press, and said the only remedy is to appeal to the press itself.
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Cicago
Hugh
Johnson
Alaska Granite Cornerstone Laid for Sitka Pioneer Home
Pioneers' Home Building Commission and Gov John W Troy attended the cornerstone ceremony in Sitka for the new Pioneer Home. R W DeArmond chaired the committee and addressed guests with Attorney General James S Truitt and Gov Troy speaking. A block of Alaska granite housed a box with manuscripts and local items. The group then toured the Sitka site before returning to Juneau.
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Pioneers’ Home Building Commission
John W. Troy
Juneau
Sitka
New Pioneers’ Home
R. W. DeArmond
the Home
James S. Truitt
Gov
Troy
William A. Hesse
Prank A. Boyle
W. G. Smith
IA. E. Karnes
Alaska
Stock Prices Drift Lower in Dull New York Session
Stocks failed to rise despite fresh inflationary signals as motors and utilities led declines. Closing quotes show Alaska Juneau at 20, American Can 95, General Motors 274, Bethlehem Steel 27, Kennecott 18, U S Steel 34, Warner 3, with Nabesna bids and asks at 1.10 and 1.20 respectively.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Armour
Three Guilty in Kidnaping and Torchings Case
Chicago jury finds three men guilty of kidnaping and torching Harry Welch, a Toledo clothier, with each sentenced to 25 years. The fourth defendant was acquitted.
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Chicago, Ill
Harry ‘Welch
Toledo
Quake Felt Across Westward Area
Seward Alaska reports a sharp quake felt in this region, with initial tremor details from local observers. The quake's depth and exact epicenter were not immediately confirmed as residents described strong shaking extending toward nearby coastal towns.
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Seward
Alaska
Dimond urges immediate use of Alaska road funds
Washington dispatch reports Delegate Dimond pressing for immediate expenditure of Alaska road funds from PWA allocations and forest road appropriations. He cites a 1934 3500000 limit and a 204476 remaining, urging rapid action within national forests and deferral of nonessential projects.
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Dimond
Washington
Public Works Administration
Alaska
Agricultural Department, Supply
PWA
Congress
Inland Waterways
National Forest
Thomas H. MacDonald
Bureau of Public Roads
National Forests of
Department of Agriculture
Norcross
House Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Puerto Rico
Comics Sections Highlight Nationally Popular Strips
The Saturday feature presents full page colored comics from Matt and Jeff The Nebba Toonerville Folks and Tailspin Tommy. Four column strips by Bud Fisher Sol Hess Hal Forrest and Fontaine Fox will also appear with each section.
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Matt
Jeff
Toonerville
Tailspin
Tommy
Bud Fisher
Sol Hess
Hal Forrest
Fontaine Fox
Rain Aids Forest Fire Fighters Across Regions
Seattle Aug 3 rain promised tentative relief for thousands of forest fire fighters between the Cascade and Rocky Mountains. Fire still raged over 30 000 acres in Colville National Forest, Northeast Washington, while British Columbia crews halted the Destructive tide in Salmo Norway and Grand Parks areas aided by rain.
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Seattle
Cascade
Rocky Mountain Ranges
Colville National Forest
Washington
British Columbia
Salmo
Norway
Grand Parks
Thousands of mourners attend Hindenburg funeral events
In Neubeck Germany Crown Prince arrives with Hohenzollern condolences as Hindenburg lies in state at the ancestral estate. A guard of honor is posted and condolences pour in from around the world. Next Tuesday funeral services are planned with a Sunday night ritual at the National War Memorial at Tannenberg.
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Neubeck
Germany
Hindenburg
National War Memorial
Tannenberg
Violence on Portland waterfront browbeat union and nonunion men
Portland Oregon, Aug 3 Violence flared on the waterfront as about 150 unionists clashed with 40 nonunion men attempting to reach a hiring hall. Fists flew and several people were injured while waterfront activity continued nearby.
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Portland
Oregon
T. A
Tem
War Hero to Die at Gallows
Vienna reports Paul Buch a 41 year old former Austrian army officer and World War I veteran faced a court martial. He admitted participation in the revolt but pleaded not guilty to high treason as sundown approached.
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Vienna
Nagi Putech
Paul Buch
Naval officers visit as Douglas hosts Army? Navy event
The Naval Officers and men of the Aircraft Base Squadron visit Douglas for a reception and dance hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, with a concert by the U S Wright band and informal home entertainments planned. Visiting hours on the Wright include tours of the aircraft tender and repair shops.
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Juneau
Douglas
Dante
Chamber of Commerce
U. S
Wright
Wright Band
Triangle Place
Gastineau Channel
Boubvard
Alaska Dunesu Gold Mining Company
Territorial Museum
Uncertainty Grows Across Europe Over Hitler Regime
Europe watches Germany as Hitler consolidates power with 65 million Germans at his command. Leaders fear a winter test for his rule and potential belligerence as Mussolini monitors moves while Russia and Britain gauge the looming crisis. A plebiscite Aug 10 signals Hitler’s control and a jubilant Nazi regime.
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London
Europe
Germany
Hitler
Mussolini
Fuehrer
Russia
Great Britain
Berlin
Italy plans expansion of air force with large aircraft build
Rome official decrees a hundred million dollars for expansion of the Italian Air Force over the next two to three years with a subsidy for construction. In Washington the U S Army Air Corps seeks to purchase one thousand planes for the year, submitted to the General by Major General Fouloin.
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Italy
Rome
Washington
Army Air
Fouloin
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Thousands Line
Hawaiian
White House
Melvin H. Purvis
federal bureau of In+ation
Chicago
John Dillinger
Associated
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Antarctic
Bernt Balchen
Ie Tae
Lincoln Elfeworth Antaret
Associated Press
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Crown Prince
Neubebeck
Neutral Hall
Deb
Adelaide Moffett
Hie
Racins
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Peensengst
Diana Dorrance
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Navy Tonight
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U. 8
Army Air Corps
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