Jews Back Hitler in Berlin Plebiscite Vote
Berlin reports from Aug 18 say German Jews publicly back Hitler’s plebiscite to empower the president. The National German Society of Jews issued a statement praising Hindenburg’s testament and the fusion of chancellor and president roles, while Berlin’s Jewish section notes many Jews will cast blank ballots.
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Berlin
Hitler
National German Society of Jews
Paul von Hindenburg
Associated Press
Earthquake in Japan disrupts Nagoya rail links
Tokyo Aug 18 a heavy earthquake struck the Nagoya district at 11 38 today disrupting railway traffic and other communications. Railway tunnels and bridges were damaged. The quake is the strongest in Central Japan for several years.
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Tokyo
Nagoya
Japan
Stratosphere Flight Begun in Belgium and Austria
Havenne Belgium Aug 18 Max Cosyns and Nerse Van derlist Belgian scientists launched a stratosphere balloon aiming for 42 000 feet altitude, matching Cosyns prior ascent with Prof. August Piccard. Bad Ausse Austria Aug 18 reports the Belgian balloon sighted nearby drifting east.
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Havenne
Belgium
Max Cosyns
Nerse Vanderlist
Cosyns
August Piccard
Bad Ausie
Austria
Air Demonstration Over Chicago Sparks Fire and March
In Chicago on August 18 flames and shell fire lit the Lake Michigan sky during a night aircraft demonstration. About 10,000 soldiers marched to the waterfront and fired artillery at targets four miles away and six thousand feet up as part of the defense display.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
African forests ablaze blamed on baboon activity
CAPETOWN forests in the Drakenstein mountains were blamed on baboons hunting scorpions. Rocks rolled down slopes striking sparks and igniting dead grass, causing wildfires attributed to the apes.
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Capetown
Drakenstein Mountains
South Africa
Army Bombers Race Juneau to Seattle in 5 Hours 40 Minutes
Army Air Corps Bombers flew ten planes 940 miles from Juneau to Seattle in five hours and forty minutes marking a rapid Alaska to Puget Sound flight. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Arnold praised aviation development while urging better facilities at Ketchikan and Juneau. The Juneau radio office handled extensive weather and flight communications, proving reliability during hazy conditions.
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Seattle
United States Army Air Corps
Juneau
Henry H. Arnold
Puget Sound
Alaska
Ketchikan
Emery
Whitehorse
Fairbanks
Junneau
Lake Kluane
Chilkat Pass
Relief drive aims at drought area with vast government purchases
Washington Aug 18 relief efforts for the Nation's drought reach massive scale as the government becomes the largest buyer and distributor. Officials estimate the state will handle two billion pounds of processed beet and 250 million pounds of mutton to aid needy families, with future private ownership restored after the program ends.
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Washington
Alaska Naval Expedition Enroute To San Diego
The United States Navy's Alaska expedition teams ship out after comprehensive surveys of Western Coastal Alaska. Submarines depart Dutch Harbor Friday bound for Honolulu. Planes assemble at Sitka for a long patrol with several stops en route to San Diego. The airship tenders head south, with the U S S Swan carrying a plane for repairs.
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Cordova
United States Navy
Alaska
Dutch Harbor
Honolulu
Sitka
San Diego
U.S.S. Swan
Fiery Demon Again Ruling in Northwest Forests
In Spokane Washington August 18 the fire demon rages across Northwest forests in Idaho and British Columbia. Foresters face the worst season since fires broke out claiming crews were ready to contain them. Canada’s firefighters are back on duty to control several blazing infernos near Kootenay Lake and Nelson. A stiff wind fans flames near Nelway as crews work to reclaim Take Shore and Graham Creek near Nelson.
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Spokane
Wash
Northwest
Idaho
British Columbia
Canada
Kootenay Lake
Graham Creek
Take Shore
Nelson
B. C
Nelson and
Nelway
NRA Reorganization Ordered by Johnson
President Roosevelt asks NRA Administrator Gen. Hugh S. Johnson to finalize and implement a reorganization plan. He discussed tentative proposals with Gen. Fohlenan to establish a commission and put the changes into effect.
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NRA
Johnson
Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh 8. Johnson
Fohnean
Aimee Temple Kidnapping Threat and Ransom Details
Reports from Angeles and Goldsboro describe an extortion note demanding $25,000 to release Rev. Askew of Goldsboro held by kidnappers. The case spans Richmond Virginia to Nashville Tennessee with Askew saying he was seized near Raleigh and transported while being deprived of his money and belongings. Investigators face conflicting rumors as the deadline passes without payment.
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Angeles
Aime Semple McPher
Angelus Temple
BR. H. Askew
Goldsboro
N. A
Hmond
Askew
North Carolina
Stock Prices Dragged Down in Dull Market
New York stock prices fell in a dull session as apathy dragged down values, with many small losses and a low 180,000 shares traded. Closing quotations show Alaska Juneau at 20, American Can 6, American Power and Light 4, Anaconda 12, Bethlehem Steel 27, General Motors 29, Kennecott 18, U S Steel 33, Warner Pictures 4, and Pound 0.09% among others.
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New York
Vagy
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Armour
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet and Beely
Curtiss-Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
United States Steel
Warner Pictures
Town Bell Ringer Killed by Falling Bell in KISVARDA
KISVARDA Hungary a bell ringer named Jozsef Martin was killed when the bell he was ringing fell on him in the town square investigations into the accident continue.
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Kisvarda
Hungary
Jozsef Marton
Long Powers Expanded as Louisiana Legislature Ends Session
Baton Rouge April 18 United States Senator Huey Long’s machine won broad power over elections courts and the National Guard and over city and parish governments as the legislature closed amid turmoil. A photographer was slugged in Long’s lobby as reporters were barred and plates seized in a clash that highlighted the confrontation between press and political machine.
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Baton Rouge
United States
Huey Long
Louisiana
Long
State House
Senator Long
National Guard
Stal Id
Leon
Trice
Hindenburg Son Says Father Chose Hitler as Heir
Berlin Aug 18 Colonel Oscar von Hindenburg son of the late German president issued a statement saying his father saw Hitler as his immediate successor to head the Reich.
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Reichswehr
Germany
von Hindenburg
Adolph Hitler
Reich
Berlin
Oskar von Hindenburg
Hitler
Science claims method to prevent infantile paralysis
Philadelphia August 18 Dr John A Kolmer Temple University professor says science has achieved a hundred year search with a vaccine that is entirely preventive and not curative He emphasizes that the vaccine prevents infantile paralysis rather than cures it.
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Philadelphia
John A. Kolmer
Temple University
Prominent Engineer Returns From Valdez Trip
Harry Townsend a prominent milling engineer arrived in Juneau aboard the Yulemiy from Valdez where he has been examining milling properties. Mrs E E Minnis and her young son reached Juneau aboard the Aleutien from Seattle.
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Harry Townsend
Juneau
Valdez
E. E. Minnis
Seattle
One Arrest Made in Labatt Kidnaping Case
Toronto August 18 authorities say they will pursue the Labatt kidnapping case with the arrest of Edward Chard 26 accused of attempting theft extortion and demanding 5000 with menaces. He allegedly conducted ransom talks with Hugh Labatt brother of the abducted man and made repeated threatening calls. The Labatt family refuses to discuss any ransom payment and remains tight lipped amid threats of further reprisals. The suspect was nabbed as he left his parents home by a rear door.
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Toronto
John & Labatt
Edward Chard
Chard
Hugh Labatt
Labatt
Klan vows to remove Huey Long from power
Atlanta August 18 The Ku Klux Klan says it has sounded a bugle call to remove United States Senator Huey Long from power. London Ontario August 18 Police investigate death of Labatt brewery employee Gordon McKenzie in an incident at the Labatt plant. officials offer no comment.
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Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
United States
Huey Long
London
Ontario
Iire
Louisiana
Gordon McKenzie
Labatt
John Labatt
Pares
Textile strikes widen with 825000 workers involved
New York reports 825000 may strike with 600000 already struck in cotton textiles and 325000 more in woollen worsted silk and rayon knits. Executive committees to decide timing. In Washington the White House gave no clear action from the President and labor boards expected to handle disputes amid weather and employment declines.
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New York
Washington
White House
Chicago Motor Coach Company
Fire Hits Estates in Great Britain Losses to Exceed 5 Million
LONDON. Losses from fires in the country and cities of Great Britain over the past three years are put at more than 5 million dollars. The fire ministry reports indicate extensive property damage and numerous evacuations as crews battle blazes across multiple counties.
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London
Great Britain
Pretty Girl Celia Cota Found Slain in San Diego
Celia Cota a 16 year old girl went for a walk and did not return. Her body was discovered in the backyard of her San Diego home. Police say she was murdered in a fiendish attack.
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San Diego
Return from trip reports good conditions on salmon trade
Mr and Mrs Lisle F Hebert returned yesterday on the Pacific from a two week pleasure and business trip along the West Coast of Pirncy of Wales Island Ketchikan Peters burg Wrangell. Hebert notes creelers were active and pleased with new salmon prices and business prospects look bright. Earl Clifford Whalecale representative also returned to Juneau aboard the Yulne after an interior and western district trip.
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Lisle F. Hebert
Motorship
Pacific
Pirncy
Wales Island
Ketchikan
Peterdsburg
Wrangell
Hebert
Crollers
Earl H. Clifford
Whalessale
Juneau
Yulne
Territary
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Tenn
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Clifford
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