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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1933
Page
1
A blond female gun-woman and two male accomplices target Hoed haberdashery where the owner Gustav Hoch, 70, is killed after he tries to stop their flee. Police say the trio are linked to fifty or more robberies in three months. the woman wounds Hoch and shoots him as he dies on the way to hospital.
Anchorage Alaska August 5 The four occupants led by Pilot Blunt Dr A Walkowski and Mrs Looff with young Henry Looff were forced to land on a barren island due to thick fog. They are not in danger but the boy faces possible peritonitis if surgery is delayed. Blunt plans a try for a relief flight at first clear weather. The craft was sent to Alitak after a Seattle doctor requested by amateur radio operators about the boy’s condition.
Washington reports that a general freight rate cut by U S railroads is positively denied. Early reports claimed railroads would lower freight charges similar to passenger fare reductions.
New York reports a continued upward trend in trade and business with gains across several sectors. Retail purchases trail wholesale production but show no cause for concern as spending adapts after years of hardship. Retail inventories remain below normal yet are rapidly being drawn down to clear room for full shipments. Some retailers turn profitable for first time in over two years under the blanket code, bridging the gap before fall buying begins.
In Chicago on August 5 Lieut. Commander T G W Settle launched the balloon Century of Progress for a stratosphere exploration. The craft rose 5 000 feet before a valve jam caused a descent onto Burlington Railroad tracks near the Chicago River. Settle was uninjured. repairs planned for another ascent. A crowd caused hazard with flammable gas, injuring an unidentified man and traffic was halted over a mile radius.
W. J. Warner former Exalted Ruler of Honolulu Lodge of B P O Elks visited the Elks Club during a Thursday evening call while the steamship Prince George was in port. He sails as a roundtrip passenger on his first Alaska visit and is a leading Honolulu businessman and Honolulu lodge trustee.
Havana reports that 24 400 plus workers including truck drivers, messenger boys, and tobacco workers have joined strikes defying martial law threats and union meeting bans, bringing much of industrial activity to a standstill.
Washington reports Secretary of State Cordell Hull returned from the World Economic Conference in London and met with President Roosevelt in Hyde Park New York. Hull denied plans to resign and said the conference remains active with a strong organizing body. In San Diego a 19 year old graduate confessed to fabricating the murder claim of Calbert Aposhian. authorities hold him in jail. Also noted is a new sulfuric acid packing method expanding fruit export routes to Europe and Asia.
Paterson New Jersey August 5. Michael Sciro drank twelve quarts of 3.2 beer to prove it is not intoxicating. In a five person contest, one woman dropped out after fifteen minutes. Sciro consumed 384 ounces and remained apparently sober. Dr F F Smith examined others and found some liquefied but not intoxicated. Green water snakes appear in South Carolina despite books detailing their Florida Louisiana range.
Washington reports the United States will total 101 ships and 204000 tons below treaty strength by end of 1936 despite adding 32 vessels costing 238.3 million dollars under the public works program. Japan leads in battleships and tonnage, while Britain remains below parity with fears of a renewed U N treaty review.
President Roosevelt issues an executive order restoring Louis R. Glavis to full Civil Service status. He becomes Chief of the Interior Department's Investigation Division after being dismissed in 1908 over Alaska coal land irregularities tied to the Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate. The Interior statement cites correcting a nearly quarter century wrong.
Washington Aug 5 The Emergency Relief Administration grants Alaska 34629 for unemployment relief. This marks the first direct relief money Alaska receives under the emergency act. Acting Governor E W Griffin confirms the notification to the Territory and Gov Troy's May application.
Rev. G. R. Bishop, after nine years in New Guinea, notes miners in the region are refined and honest. He says the diggers are quiet, leave gold in huts, and would not dream of stealing. The remarks come during his stop in Adelaide on the way to England.
President Roosevelt announced a truce in the coal mining dispute between Pennsylvania mine management and labor. The strike is called off to await the coal codes hearings. Industrial Administrator Johnson facilitated the truce and a board will be appointed to settle all disagreements.
Pennsylvania coal miners will return to work Monday as a hearing set for next Wednesday to address the strike causes. Action cheered in Brownsville with local crowds reacting to developments and continued coverage.
Louis M. Johnston of Silverton now owns his farm free of encumbrance after a long Alaskan real estate hustle. In 1900 he balked at a $900 Hyder price, then sold the property to the Guggenheims for $40,000 four years later, keeping his commission and sending the rest to Nick Thomson of Oklahoma City. The tale shows Alaskans never forget, with Johnston expanding into farming and investments over the years.
F Scott McBride national anti saloon league leader said in Seattle that the repeal fight will hinge on August 29 voting in Washington. He declared if Washington retains repeal will win the battle and continue the campaign.
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