Storm battering Maryland as hurricane force winds spread
A violent coastal storm lashes the Delmarva Peninsula and Maryland with high winds and heavy seas. A four master schooner is adrift near Meneto as a Coast Guard boat stands by. Inland, trees are uprooted and communications suffer as the storm moves from the Virginia Capes toward Washington.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Delmarva
Norfolk
Virginia
North Carolina
Meneto
Coast Guard
Virginia Capes
Washington
Steamer Madison Aboard Ninety In Distress Off Virginia
The coastal steamer Madison carrying more than 90 people sent SOS calls off Cape Charles Virginia. Coast Guard cutter en route to assist as reports say the forward house has been carried away and signals are weak. Madison traveling from Norfolk to New York rode out the gale with hopes of safe passage.
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New York
Madison
Cape Charles
Virginia
Coast Guard
Norfolk
Warships Sold to Peru for Submarines Funds
Tallin Estonia reports two Estonian warships the Lennuk and the Wambola were sold to Peru for 2.5 million Kronen about 410000 dollars. The funds will finance construction of two submarines and several torpedo boats.
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Tallin
Estonia
Peru
Stock market ends mixed after late trading wobble
Trading ended with a late drift from earlier gains as stocks turned easy in the final hour. Several leaders weakened while declines hit Chrysler, AT&T, Union Pacific and others. Alaska Juneau mine rose 27% and General Motors advanced.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Armour
Bethlehem Steel
Calimet
Hecla
Colorado Puel and Tron
American Telephone and Télegraph
Fox Films
American Smelting
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
Ra‘Harvester
Kenne
British Beach Club Forms South of Jaffa in Palestine
British residents in the Holy Land have organized a beach club around a natural pool on the rocky coast south of Jaffa. A good sand stretch and formerly improvised bathing area now host diving boards floats and a popular aquatic club with organized facilities.
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Jerusalem
Aus
Holy Land
Jaffa
Army Officers Trade Wives In Mutual Divorces And Marriages
Two Army officers based at Leavenworth obtained divorces for their spouses at the same time and place and then married the former spouses' partners. Capt Bradford and Major MacDonald spoke of love guiding their actions as their wives, a blonde and a brunette, wed the other man.
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Leavenworth
William B. Bradford
Stuart MacDonald
Bradford
Explosion destroys small gasboat in Chatham Strait
The galloa No. T-1547 exploded and burned at 4 am yesterday five miles east of Norris Reef in Chatham Strait. No survivors or crewmembers found. Owned by John Dahl of Petersburg, believed to be the sole person aboard. Customs officials in Sitka received advices today.
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Chatham Strait
Norris Reef
Sitka
John Dahl
Petersburg
Truck Train Collision Kills Eight In Lumberton
Eight farmers were killed and six injured when a tobacco truck collided with a passenger train in Lumberton North Carolina on August 23.
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Lumberton
N. C
Pas
Osenger Tral
One Man Furniture Plan Cites Own Labor Power
McCLELLANVILLE S C August 24 Charles L Kirkley 64 owner of a one man furniture factory has little need of a code to govern his labors He has made more than 200 articles in three years using only ordinary carpenters tools a circular saw and joiner run by electric power including chests wardrobes desks tables chairs china closets kitchen cabinets and show cases
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Mcclellanville
S.C
Charles L. Kirkley
Hoover Declines Testimony in Detroit Banking Probe
Former President Herbert Hoover has withdrawn to his California home and will not testify in the Detroit grand jury inquiry into the February closing of First National and Guardian National Bank of Commerce. Judge Harry Keidan will outline further steps to obtain Hoover’s account of events leading to Michigan’s banking holiday and government attitudes toward the banks before March. The case centers on officials’ actions and seeks Hoover’s possible facts to clarify the closure reasons.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Herbert Hoover
Detroit
Harry Keidan
First National
Guardian National Bank of Commerce
Hoover
Michigan
Northern District Of Prince of Wales Gets Extension
The North Prince of Wales Island district receives a three day extension for commerce under supplementary regulations approved by the Secretary of Commerce. Capt. O Connor of the Bureau of Fisheries announced the extension allows fishing until next Saturday at 6 p.m. The extension was recommended by LG Wingard.
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Prince of Wales Island
Secretary of Commerce
Mr. O- Connor
United States Burea
LG. Wingard
Roosevelt Takes Vacation Then Plans Scout Camp Outing
President Roosevelt, refreshed by a brief vacation, travels about 80 miles to Ten Mile River Scout Camp for a rest from affairs. Norman Davis heads to Geneva to report back on the British plan to curb offensive weapons and a modified French proposal for an International Police Commission.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Ten-Mile River
Davis
Geneva
Norman Davis
Gandhi Freed From India Prison After Fast Ends
Ma hatma Gandhi was released from custody in Poona after an eight day fast. He is described as very weak though he showed no emotion upon release and joined friends in prayer.
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Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Science aids fight against new epidemic in Midwest
In St Louis Aug 23 science mobilizes against a sleeping sickness outbreak killing 18 and sickening 182 in the area. A government expert is studying whether insects spread the disease as deaths rise in five Midwestern communities. The recent fatalities include a woman a middle aged man and a three year old child. The Florida wild turkey paragraph appears as stray text.
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ST. Louis
Mid- West
Florida
Employers sign NRA pledges in Alaska firms list
A group of companies in Alaska have signed employers' agreements pledging compliance with NRA wage and hour provisions. The list includes Alaska Meat Co, Bailey's Cafe, B M Behrends Co, Brownie's Barber Shop, Caro, Capitol Publishing Co, Coleman’s, Connors Motor Co, California Grocery, Cash Grocery, Empire Printing Co, First National Bank, Family Shoe Store, and many others.
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Roosevelt
NRA
CARO
Capitol Publishing CO
Coleman's
Connors Motor CO
California
Cash Grocery
First National Bank
Frye-Bruhn CO
Big Business Labor Views Spark NRA Worries
The NRA faces its biggest concerns from two sources: big business resisting organized labor and small merchants lacking funds to hire more workers. The recovery administration hopes to remove these barriers, while opposing industry drafted codes in favor of government enforcement and stronger labor input.
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NRA
Recovery Administration
Johnson
Roosevelt
Smith pleads for universal cooperation in recovery plan
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith in New York urged universal cooperation for the National Recovery movement. He warned failures would bring a long siege of slow rehabilitation and said the plan must not fail due to lack of individual cooperation with the President's program.
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New York
Goveror
Alfred £. Smith
Man Who Helped Johnson Besieged By Job Seekers
ENID Okla Aug 23 J H Callahan of Enid a delegate to Congress from the old Oklahoma Territory says he might not have a flood of appeals to use his influence with the National Recovery Administrator to obtain jobs if he hadn t appointed Hugh Johnson to West Point in 1897. Job seekers who knew Johnson as Callahan s protege rushed to seek his aid. He said he had enough requests to fill every post with Johnson and still have applicants left over.
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Enid
Okla
J. ¥. Callahan
Congress
Old Oklahoma Territory
Hugh Johnson
West Point
National Recovery
General Johnson
Callahan
Tye
Tillamook County Forest Fire Devours Millons in Oregon
The largest fire in Oregon history devours millions of dollars in timber across Tillamook and Washington Counties and the coast. About 2,000 men battle the crown fire as it races into the mountains amid a gale. Incendiary blazes flare in Coos and Douglas Counties. Thousands of acres burned. wildlife perishes in the burned region.
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Portland
Oregon
Tillamook
Washington
Coos
Douglas
Wilson Sees Bright Alaska Tourist Trade Potential
Thomas B. Wilson, VP of Alaska Steamship Co, arrives on the Yukon and urges a broader tourism push. He envisions extending the season to May and September and developing a winter program to rival Switzerland, leveraging Alaska's scenery and snow. Wilson aims an active advertising campaign to boost both the steamship line and Alaska tourism.
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Thomas B. Wilson
Alaska Steamship Company
Territory
Yukon
Switzerland
Mr. Wilson
Alaska
Wilson
Pacific Greyhound Lines
Maska Steamship Company
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Associated Press
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American Telephone and Telegraph
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Public Service of New Jersey
Cefanse
Case
Dupont
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Palestine
Prince of Wales
Alaska Meat CO
Empire Printing CO
George Brothers
Gastineau Grocery
Gordon's
Garnick’s
Goldstein
Harris Hardware CO
Halvorsen's
Harri
Jack's
Juneau Cash Grocery
Juneau Bakery
Juneau-Young Hardware
Juneau Prock
Juneau-Empire Theatres
Juneau Lumber Mills
Juneau Ice Cream
Konnerup
Leader Department Store
McCaul Motors CO
Nelson, Ludwig
NEW York Exchange
Pacific Coast Coal CO
Pioneer Cafe
Piggly Wiggly Alaska CO
Peerless Bakery
Territorial Board OF Education
Thomas Hardware CO
United Food CO
Byron Price
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