Bloody Tong War Believed Started Now
Reports from New York and Boston describe the start of a likely bloodier Tong war with multiple killings in two days. A Harlem laundryman was shot at his ironing board, and two more Chinese were killed nearby as authorities warn Tong leaders against violence. Police note deception by Tong leaders and suspect the conflict ties to bootleg liquor and opium trades across New England.
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New York
Boston
United States
Charles Tuttle
Harlem
New England States
Natlop
Chicago
Newark
Bota
Chin Lee
Herring Fishing Yields Sparse in Cha tham Strait
G A Rounsefelt of the United States Bureau of Fisheries reports few herring catchers at Cha tham Strait plants. He spent two months studying the district’s herring life history across southeastern Alaska. Data will guide future regulations and assess if reduction works are depleting stocks.
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Chatham Strait
G. A. Rounsefelt
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Alaska
Rounsefell
Deadlock in China Russian talks over railway seizure
The Foreign Office of the Nationalist Government reports a deadlock in negotiations between Russia and China regarding the Chinese Eastern Railway seizure. Nationalist authorities cannot accept Russia's demand for reinstatement of the Russian assets.
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Wanking
Russia
China
Chicago athlete bandit Nelson confesses to crimes
Henry W. Nelson a 23 year old athlete and former skating champion is jailed after confessing to a series of robberies. He boasted of his trophies and told a kidnapped victim during a crime tour admitting his easy money scheme failed. He was captured after a pursuit in Chicago.
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Chicago
Wangster
Henry W. Nelson
Nelson
Tancel
Peoria
Evanston
Dolores Bannon
Dolores
Jon
Anglo American disarmament talks advance at Dawes McDonald meeting
At a conference in London US Ambassador Charles F. Dawes and British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald progress on naval disarmament are reported with two American embassy attaches present at the prime minister's residence. Separately New York stock quotations list gains and declines across Alaska Juneau mine American Tobacco Bethlehem Steel and Standard Oil among others.
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London
United States
Charles F. Dawes
Ramsay McDonald
New York
Alaska Junean
American ‘Tobacco
Tobacco
Bethlehem Steel
Continental
Corn Products
Cudahy
International Paper A
Paper
National Acme
Standard Oil of California
Stewart-Warner
Texas Corporation
Mary Jane Wilson Visits Parents This Summer
Miss Mary Jane Wilson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack W wae, travels as a northbound passenger on the steamer Alaska. She will spend the remainder of the summer visiting her parents here after attending both the grade school and high school in town.
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Mary Jane Wilson
Jack W. Wae
Alaska
Dames Connors
J. J. Connors
Juneau
Jett
Dorothy Alexander
California
Santa Clara University
San Jose
Condors Motor Company
Conrora
University
MIZE ON INSPECTION VOYAGE TO WEST
R C Mize meteorologist in charge of Alaska stations left Sunday on the steamer Admiral Watson for Kodiak Dutch Harbor and other Weather Bureau stations in the west He will be absent several weeks and return to headquarters on completion of inspections
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Dutch
R. C. Mize
Alaska
Admiral Watson
Mr. Mize
Kodiak
Dutch Harbor
Starr
Parties Plan Big Battle for Senate Control
Washington DC reports a looming Senate battle as 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats face re election next year. Republicans form a committee to support incumbents while Democrats hope to flip five or six seats in key states such as Massachusetts Delaware Rhode Island Kentucky and Oregon. Virginia voters nominate a governor as Pollard Mapp and Page compete for the Democratic nomination while Republican Dr William Brown runs.
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Washington
D.C
Senate
Massachusetts
Delaware
Rhode Island
Orena
Kentucky
New Mexico
Tennessee
Virginia
Richmond
Potomac
John Garland Pollard
Profsat
M and Mary University
G. Walter Mapp
Rosswell Page
Thomas Nelson Page
Adt
Thor
Italy
William Brown
Vancouver detective agency owner charged in fatal shooting
Alex Kirkwood proprietor of a private detective agency faces murder charges after David Spence of Vancouver was shot in a car confrontation. Spence allegedly threatened them and reached for his hip, prompting Kirkwood to draw his weapon during a struggle. Detectives found no gun on Spence, but a beer bottle was found in his pocket.
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Vancouver
B. C
Alex Kirkwood
David Spence
Kirkwood
Spence
Japanese Coal Mine Wrecked by Explosion
Forty two bodies have been taken from the Sus Imitomo Bantan Coal Mine in Japan. It is believed that 24 other miners are dead, with 136 escaping and five injured. An explosion wrecked the mine and initiated the disaster. In Alaska two game violators pleaded guilty and were fined. Eugene Mingus was fined for capturing live fox out of season, and A. R. Eldridge for having unprime otter pelts, with respective costs.
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Tokyo
Imitomo Bantan
Alaska Game Commission
Eugene Mingus
Kaltag
A. R. Eldridge
McGrath
Mingus
Winkler
Eldridge
Hallson
Hoover Plan Sketches Costs to Cut Military Outlay
Washington reports four key cost drivers in national defense include air defense expansion, Army housing, Navy cruiser construction, and wartime supply exhaustion. President Hoover plans a board to study reductions while Navy and Army modernization push up outlays, with 1933 defense spending pegged around 803 million and prewar levels near 266 million.
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Washington
America
Hoover
Navy
General Staff
National Defense
Army
Will Demand Evacuation of Rhineland
Berlin reports German representatives at The Hague Peace Conference will demand evacuation of the Rhineland as a separate issue from the Young plan reparations. Officials are not optimistic about early negotiations on applying the Young plan from the Paris agreement of June 7.
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Berlin
Hague
Rhineland
Paris
Arson Plot Verdict Emerges in Kansas City Case
Aug 6 Kansas City arson investigation links Durwood Deltey to an alleged plot after a blast killed three firemen and injured 11. Three men are under arrest with two sought. Dalley is named as the dealer financing the drug store and arranging $5,000 insurance. Suspects include John Crowe and D L Piggott, identified by witnesses as carrying large bottles of liquid into the store basement. Fire floor appeared slick with flammable liquid.
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Kansas City
Durwood
Deltey
Dalley
Dailey
John Crowe
D. L. Pigott Piggott
Warren +McBride
Donald Beaumont
Piremen
Deputy Prosecutor Booked on Open Charge After Car Crash
Seattle August report states King County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Dwin Driscoll was booked on an open charge after his car struck a street car. Police found a bottle of moonshine in the vehicle amid a wreck. Driscoll has handled several high profile reckless driving cases under the influence of alcohol.
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Seattle
Wash
Dwin Driscoll
King County
Halibut Boats Take Bait and Ice Here
Several halibut boats berthed at Julian Cole Storage Company yesterday and today then headed back to the fishing grounds. The Addington under Captain Anton Sandness and the Alpha with Captain Tagvald Sunderland were among those taking bait and ice. The Emma led by Captain Tom New Harding and the Margaret captained by Pete Hildre were also listed, along with Thelma captained by Bernt Alatead and others. The Utara of Petersburg skipped to bait and ice with the Preemont and Tern boats under Captain Oluf Winthers and Andrew Hoses.
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Julian Cole ‘Storage Company
Addington
Anton Sandness
Alpha
Tagvald Sunderland
Emma
Tom New
Harding
Martin Erstad
Louhelon
Knute Hilde
Margaret
Pete Hildre
Thelma
Bernt Alatead
Fee
Utara
den Mulvar
Petersburg
Preemont
Oluf Winthers
Tern
Andrew Hoses
clJineal Boyts
Juneau Visitor Kostrometinoff Seeks Rochester Treatments
Pete Kostrometinoff, Sitka resident, visited Juneau yesterday after disembarking the Admiral Rogers northbound. He stayed until Northwestern called this morning while his wife remains seriously ill in Rochester, Minnesota, receiving care at Mayo Brothers clinic. He plans to return to Rochester soon.
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Pete Kostrometinoff
Sitka
Juneau
Admiral Rogers
Northwestern
Kostrometinoff
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Brothers Clinic
Kostromy
Metinoff
Northwest fires race as recruits rushed to aid forest blazes
In the Northwest forests of Montana Idaho and Washington flames consume up to 30000 acres. Thousands of recruits are being mobilized to fight the fires amid a dry season and lightning sparked new outbreaks. federal air patrols report fires started by lightning and careless behavior.
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Spokane
Wash
Montut
Idaho
Washington
Federal
Lghi‘ning
Montand
Pack River
Chelan Forest
Dry Agent Drowns After Detroit River Struggle
John M. Heath a wealthy elevator operator admitted leaving a Powder Prohibition Patrol agent to drown in the Detroit River after a clash on a boat. Richard J. Sandlands, the agent, had been missing since early Saturday. Heath says they fell into the water during the confrontation when the officer, unidentifying himself, attempted to arrest Heath and his wife. Heath swam back to the boat and did not see Sandlands again.
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Detroit
Mich
John M. Heath
Heath
Richard J. Sandlands
Treath
Sandlanda
Sandlands
Guerin and party begin interior Alaska survey trip
With two assistants, Cadastral Engineer Guerin of the U S Public Survey Bureau departs for six weeks in interior Alaska. The party will make subdivisions and homestead surveys from Cordova to Tonsina, then Harding or Saichaket, near Fairbanks, Wasilla, and Wasilla area. Accompanying are Donald S Haley and D A Dauphiny. Mrs William Holzheimer, wife of Judge Holzheimer, travels home from Seattle with her granddaughter.
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RE. C. Guerin
United States Public Survey Bureau
Jterior
Alaska
Cordova
Chiti
Ino
Tonsina
Harding
Saichaket Ba
Fairbanks
Wasilla
Donald 5. Haley
D. A. Dauphiny
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New York City
TONG
Teesesene
Associated Press
Edward Stanley
Dawes and MacDonald
U. S
Frederick H. Gillett
Jessiere
Woodrow Wilson
Mize
Ee Ree
Democrats
C. J. Wootter
Territorial
Hainer
Ll. A. Brophy
Air Corps
Ihe
U.S
Moorer
James W. Good
P. Kostrometinoff
Northwest
Detroit River
Guerin
PARTY
Interior
William Holzheimer
Holzheimer
Ketehikats
Tha Tine
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