Hitler Takes Charge As Germany Faces Grave Economic Strain
Berlin Aug 8 Adolf Hitler has shifted from public speaker to guiding Germany through grave problems. A decline in foreign trade and foreign exchange difficulties prompt rationing of raw materials and war time style measures. Production curtailment and a ban on registered marks to foreigners in Germany add to the imminent financial dilemma.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg
No Mercy to Be Shown to Austria in Nazi Drive
Vienna Aug 8 Major Emil Fey assumes control in Austria s anti Nazi drive as nine Vienna police officers go on trial for treason over the July 25 Chancellery raid that killed Chancellor Dollfuss. Fey is empowered to purge Nazi influence and can discharge private workers suspected of Nazi sympathies and expel Austrians.
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Vienna
Austria
Emil Fey
Dollfuss
Fey
Nauyi
Cuban Troops Seize Santiago After Disorder
Cuban Army moved into Santiago this afternoon following a sequence of Communist disturbances. One soldier was gravely wounded when troops dispersed a demonstration in front of a shoe factory that had been closed due to a strike.
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Santiago
Cuba
Phillips Family to Move to Juneau Public Schools
A. B. Phillips elected last spring as Superintendent of Juneau Public Schools will arrive with his wife and son Bob on the steamer Yukon to establish residence here. Phillips was a Garfield High School professor in Seattle last year and the family has been visiting relatives in the Middle West. Mrs. Phillips is sister to Mrs. R. J. Sommers of this city. A wage tax has been proposed in New York City to address low revenue.
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A. B. Phillips
Juneau
Divorce Judge Shot by Man in Oakland
In Oakland on August 8 Dominick D Heffron aged 63 shot Police Court Judge Menard L Baron after a divorce case dispute. Doctors reported the judge badly wounded and the man’s recovery appears doubtful.
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Oakland
Cal
Dominick D. Heffron
Menard L. Baron Thecauer
Bacon
Heat Wave Expands Across Midwest to Gulf States
Heat prostration and crop damage spread as readings above 100 degrees become common from the Rockies to the Appalachians and Gulf States. Hot winds plague the region, with Missouri and Kansas identified as most affected in the latest wave.
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Chicago
Ill
Rockies
Appalachian Highlands
Gulf States
Missouri
Kansas
German Consul Refuses to Testify in Silver Shirts Probe
In Los Angeles on August 8 Dr. George Gussling German Vice Consul declined to appear before the Congressional committee investigating the Silver Shirts. He said the panel must obtain consent from the German Embassy in Washington. Testimony claimed the group drilled in San Diego with stolen rifles to seize the U S government.
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Los Angeles
George Gussling
Congressional
Silver Shirts
Gussling
Washington, D. C
San Diego
United States
Stocks End Firm After Weight From Commodity Lift
New York aug 8 stocks show little recovery first in a week as commodity price gains spread to shares. The close is firm with several issues up modestly. Notable closes include Alaska Juneau 20 percent and American Can 93 cents, General Motors 28, U S Steel 34, Warner Pictures 374, Nabesna bid 1.05 ask 1.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Armour B
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet and Hoeela
Curtis-Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
Electric Auto Lite
United States Steel
Warner Pictures
Pound
Nabesna
Ask
Resident of Matanuska Valley Dies in Anchorage Hospital
Mrs. Jessie L Minnis, a well known Matanuska Valley resident, died in Anchorage Hospital after a long illness. She was a sister of Mrs. M. D. Snodgrass of Anchorage.
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Jessie L Minnis
Matanuska Valley
Anchorage Hospital
M. D. Snodgrass
Anchorage
Postal service adds 2085 workers amid rising business
Washington August 8 Postmaster General James A Parley said postal business has increased to such an extent that 2085 employees have been added to offices. A meteor was seen streaking through the air near Dawson reported by the Boutillier brothers and said to have struck near Jackson Hill.
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Washington
James A. Parley
Dawson
Boutlliier Brothers
Jackson Hill
Democrats Ready for Campaign as Republicans Seek Leader
By Byron Price AP Washington. With a presidential year approaching, Democrats are poised for campaign activity while Republicans hunt a strong leader. The piece notes the ritual four year cycle, party conventions, and shifts toward serious organizing as the time for action nears.
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Byron Price
Associated Press
Washington
Arrest of ex chauffeur in New York extortion plot
John Craniga, former chauffeur for Col Henry Huddleston Rogers, has been arrested in a blackmail extortion scheme against Rogers, a Standard Oil official and multimillionaire. The report notes Rogers' prominence and mentions a late obituary for J. B. Cronin in Dawson.
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New York
John Craniga
Col
Henry Huddleston Rogers
Rogers
Mulumillonaire
Delegate Dimond Leaves Washington For Alaska Trip
Washington Aug 8 Delegate Anthony J Dimond has left the national capital by rail for Seattle en route to the northland He expects to arrive in Seattle Saturday and will leave for Alaska on the first steamer likely Sunday The delegate plans to stop a few days in Ketchekan then go to Juneau and other Alaska points
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Washington
Alask
Anthony J. Dimond
National Capital
Seattle
Northland
Alenkea
Ketchekan
Juneau
Alaska
To Attempt Record Flight From Wasaga Beach Ontario
Air pilots James Ayling and Leonard Reid attempted a nonstop flight from Wasaga Beach to Baghdad in hopes of breaking the world long distance record. The current record is held by Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi for a New York to Rayak Syria flight of 5 650 miles set last August.
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Wasaga Beach
Ontario
Alig
Johnson to Start NRA on Second Era
Gen Hugh S. Johnson, NRA Administrator, returns to guide the agency into a second era as code making nears completion. Recovery units will enforce compliance in uncharted sectors to ensure industry meets covenants. Johnson faces questions about NRA’s future and proposes a presidentially appointed commission to succeed him when possible.
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Cen. Johnson
Washington
Hugh
Johnson
NRA
Congress
Seven Sein ers Held Two Boats Seized Near Ketchikan
Seven seiners were arrested and two seine boats seized near Ketchikan by Warden Clarence Olson of the U S Bureau of Fisheries. Vessels Prince and Norma plus gear were taken for fishing in closed areas. Named are Prince captains J H Willam and Matt Pawcett owners Brinon Booth Memford Fawcett Alfred Ed and Ronald Pawcett. Norma captains Matt Pawcett owners Alfred Ed and Ronald Pawcett. Dennis O Connor, a Whitehorse pioneer, drowned in the Yukon River with his body found at the White Pass Dock. he once drove the overland stage between Whitehorse and Date 500.
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Clarence Olson
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Ketchikin
Fillmore Inlet
Prince
Norma
J. H. Willaam
Brinon Booth
Memford Fawcett
Matt Pawcett
Alfred
Ronald Pawcett
Dennis O'Connor
Whitehorse
Yukon
White Pass
Roosevelt in Rochester on tour as Mayo brothers honored
President Roosevelt visits Rochester to honor Mayo brothers W J and Charles G Mayo for medical service while inspecting federal dam and irrigation projects en route to Winona. He seeks drought relief by rebuilding the Northwest around water projects and creating opportunities for families along the Mississippi River corridor.
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Rochester
Minn
Roosevelt
Mayo Brothers
W. J. and
Charles G. Mayo
Mississippi Valley
Northwest
Te Honor Brothers
Minnesota
President Motors
Mississippi River
Winona
Mississippi
Minneapolis
Missouri River
Alaska Bright Spot Declares FERA Official
San Francisco Aug The rise in gold price and packing industry codification brings good times to Alaska says Jacob Baker Assistant Administrator FERA He is enroute to Washington after a hurried Alaska inspection Baker says unemployment is virtually eliminated and Alaska is the bright spot on the map from relief effort now
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San Francisco
Cal
Alaska
Jacob Baker
FERA
Washington, D. C
Baker
Gas blast kills woman in penthouse four apartments wrecked
Aug 8 Miss Jeanette Baer died as a gas blast rocked a 22 story Greenwich building in New York City New York authorities say the blast damaged four penthouse units and killed a woman identified as Jeanette Baer. Police also reported a separate seizure of a secret wireless station at Chateau Hornstein Krumpendorf Carlathia and the arrest of two Nagis regarding tourist baggage seizures. The report notes the arrested men were a estate owner and gardener.
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Jean
Ette Baer
Greenwich
Vienna
Chateau ‘Hornstein
Krumpendorf
Carlathia
Stim
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