Jimmy Hines Trial Tied to Graft Allegations in Harlem
New York August 23 ex-convict George Weinberg testified in Superior Court that Tammany District Leader Jimmy Hines promised protection from police raids on Harlem policy banks and was paid 500 a week for it. He said arrests fell from about 20 daily to 4 6 after contact with Hines.
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New York
George Weinberg
Dutch Schultz
Tammany District
James Hines
Harlem
Jimmy Hines
Weinberg
Hines
Sticks
Chinese Ready for Japanese in Hankow Sector
August 23 report says about one million soldiers and 200000 civilians mobilized to defend Hankow if Japanese breach the line. Civilians trained in multiple duties behind military, with women serving as nurses and aides.
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Shanghai
Hankow
China
War Secretary Confers on Alaska Highway Plans
In Seattle Col Louis Johnson Assistant Secretary of War met Alaska International Highway Commission members to discuss Canada US cooperation. The commissioners began travel to Victoria to meet Premier Pattullo of British Columbia. Johnson noted few oldtimers oppose the highway and declined to comment on Seattle as the terminus or its inland position.
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Seattle
Louis Johnson
Alaska International Highway Commission
Canada
United States
Pattullo
Itish Columbia
Victoria
Col. Johnson
Alaska
Two Day Extension Granted Fishermen in Clarence Strait
The Clarence Strait commercial fishing season is extended from 6 p.m. tonight to 6 p.m. Thursday night, August 25, by Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper. The area affected lies south of the line from Approach Point to Coamano Point, marking the fourth extension in Southeast Alaska after prior actions in Ketchikan, Eastern, and Western districts.
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Clarence Strait
Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
Coamano Point
Alaska
Ketchikan
New Light Cruiser to Be Named Juneau and San Juan
President Roosevelt approved eight new Navy warships names. Battleships will be Indiana Massachusetts Alabama and South Dakota. Light cruisers include Guinea San Juan San Diego and Atlanta. Light cruisers Juneau and San Juan honor Alaska and Puerto Rico capitals.
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FDR
Okehs
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
United States Navy
Indiana
Massachusetts
Alabama
South Dakota
Sdmet
Guinea
San Juan
San Diego
Atlanta
Alaska
Porto Rico
Bombing Case Triggers $306000 Damage Suit
Private Detective Harry Raymond sues Mayor Frank Shaw, Joseph Shaw, Police Chief James Davis and 53 others for $306,000 in damages. The case follows the near fatal bombing of Raymond last January. Two police officers were recently convicted for their role in the bombing.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Harry Raymond
Frank Shaw
Joseph Shaw
James Davis
Raymond
Changes to Be Made in Wagner Act Now
President Roosevelt indicated that labor leaders employers and the National Labor Relations Board will be consulted in the fall on possible clarifications to the Wagner Act. He said no specific changes were discussed and that many viewpoints are needed before Congress is asked to act.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Labor
National Labor Relations Board
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Congress
Stock Quotations From New York August 29
Closing quotations show Alaska Juneau war stock at 10 percent, American Can at 102, American Light and Power at 5, Anaconda 35, Bethlehem Steel 60, Commonwealth and Southern 14, Curtiss Wright 5, General Motors 49, International Harvester 59, Kennecott 41, New York Central 19, Safeway Stores 19, Southern Pacific 19, United States Steel 597, with Dow Jones averages for industrials 143.70 up 2.78, rails 28.96 up .71, utilities 20.11 up .42.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Light and Power
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Safeway Stores
Southern Pacific
United States Steel
Pound
Bremner
DOW, Jones
Planning Council Meets With Bessey On Alaska Program
The Alaska Planning Council and advisory committee met in the Governor's office to review development plans with R. P. Bessey of the National Resources Committee who has just completed four weeks of survey work in the Territory. Secretary John E. Pegues noted Bessey offered suggestions to aid an orderly plan of development, with Bessey also serving as Executive Secretary of the Northwest Planning Council. He sailed for the south this morning on the Aleutian.
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Alaska Planning Council
Advisory Committee
Governor's Office
Alaska
R. P. Bessey
National Resources Committee
Territory
John E. Pegues
Bessey
Northwest Planning Council
Aleutian
Civil Service Warns Federal Employees on Campaigns
The Civil Service Commission warned 533000 federal employees today to abstain from state or national election campaigning. The notice said participation could lead to immediate dismissal and outlined strict penalties for civil service staff engaging in political activity.
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Washington
The
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
War Treaties Crumble for We e Ententes
Yugoslavia Aug. 23 The Little Ententes swept away military clauses of the World War treaty and granted Hungary the right to rearm in the interests of peace. Czechoslovakia Rumania and Yugoslavia abrogated arms restrictions of the Trianon Treaty and gave Hungary military equality. A Balkan Entente move July 30 wiped out the Neuilly Treaty restricting Bulgaria’s armament.
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Bled
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Neuilly
Bulgaria
FDR Questions Vote Morality in Idaho Polls
President Roosevelt said the Idaho primary intervention by party opponents raises a basic question of political morality. He noted that between ten and fifteen thousand Republicans voted in the Democratic Senatorial primary where Administration adherent Senator James Pope was defeated.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Idaho
James Pope
Great, Great Grandson of Adams Dies in Maine
James Franklin Adams died at 76 in Palmyra Maine at his daughter’s home He was the great great grandson of John Quincy Adams sixth U S president He is survived by his widow daughter and several grandchildren
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Palmyra
Maine
James Franklin Adams
John Quincy Adams
United States
Hell Raising American Doctor Defies Japanese General
SHANGHAI August 23 Japanese troops in the Yangtze delta know him as the hell raising American doctor who won’t quit roaming their territory He earned the nickname by banging his fish on a table and shouting down a Japanese officer who called him a spy The physician is Dr Frederick Manget of Newnan Georgia attached to the Southern Methodist Mission for 25 years He treated wounded Chinese soldiers amid aerial bombardment and fled Huchow then returned to find the hospital in Japanese hands He was arrested and escorted to Shanghai then returned to Huchow to find the house of many beds used as a fortress and the mission church stripped and burned He demanded to see the Japanese commander but was denied and the colonial police chief warned him to stay within the settlement boundaries (Continued on Page Two)
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Yangtze River Delta
Huchow
Manget i
Hingchow
International Settlement
Jaltar
King David I Reelected as Hobo King at Ashland Convention
Britt. Aug 23. King David I remains ruler of hobos at the annual hobo convention in Ashland Nebraska. He won a tight fight against Scoop Shovel Scotty as Scully’s faction opposed him for being only a part time hobo.
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Britt
Towa
David I
Ashland
Nebraska
Scoop Shovel Scotty
Scully
David
Third Term Question Sparks DNC Meeting Notes
New York Aug 23 Gov Richard Leche of Louisiana said after a DNC meeting that the issue is not whether Roosevelt will seek a third term but whether they can persuade him to run. The remark underscores the pressure within the party over extending the president’s tenure.
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New York
Democratic National Committee
Richard W. Leche
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Spats and Smiles in the State Department Careers
Washington report on career diplomats reveals harsh postings in tropical posts fear of malaria and death. Secretary Hull cites lethal toll with 65 deaths or on-duty killings among staff, noting the strain on financing and morale as officials endure tough postings abroad.
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Hull
John J. O'Keefe
Loyalists Hold Ground Even as Insurgent Offense Stalls
Aug. 23 Loyalist forces report holding the Ebro River front with advances while Government troops along the Tagus in Central Spain are retreating. Military observers call the two fronts the heaviest fighting of the Civil War period, with artillery, tanks, and planes used extensively by both sides.
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Ebro
Spain
Tagus
New Cannery Planned for Bristol Bay by Columbia River Packers
The Columbia River Packers Association announced plans to construct a new cannery on the Naknek River in Bristol Bay to open the fall season if feasible. The floating cannery Memnon will depart with materials once the current pack is discharged.
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Astoria
Ore
Columbia River Packers Association
Naknek River
Bristol Bay
American Fisheries
European economists fret over US slump amid gold withdrawals
Europe reacts to the U. S. downturn with uncertainty says British economist Christopher Hollis now at the University of Notre Dame. He notes marked gold withdrawals by European powers show pessimism about America's recession while stressing no harm from the move but caution about wider fault lines.
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South Bend
Ind
United States
Christopher Hollis
University of Notre Dame
America
Hollis
Frost Leaves for Pirrbanks Weather Station
O. K. Anderson arrives in Juneau aboard the Mt McKinley from Oakland California. He will take over from R. L. Frost at Pirrbanks weather station and will stay several days to consult with H. J. Thompson who oversees Alaska weather stations. Proat moves to the Richmond Virginia weather bureau.
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Juneau
Mt. McKinley
O. K. Anderson
Oakland
Cal
Pirrbanks
R. L. Frost
Proat
Weather Bureau
Richmond, Va
Anderson
H. J. Thompson
Weather Statons
Alaska
Breakwater to be built this fall in Juneau
War Department funds approved for the Juneau small boat harbor project with a planned start immediate. Army Engineers aim to complete the harbor this calendar year at a cost of 232000 dollars. Major D M Shearer will arrive to discuss details as Governor Troy and city officials push to remove remaining barriers. The harbor, north of the Douglas Island bridge, will cover about 100 acres with space for many small boats and likely airplane hangars. The War Department will construct the harbor while the city supplies walks lights and features.
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War Department
Juneau
John W. Troy
M. C. Tyler
Army Engineers
Washington, D. C
Tyler
Col. Lee
Portland
Troy
Harry £. Lucas
James G. Truitt
Army Engineer’s Office
Seattle
D. M. Shearer
H. J. Wild
I Juneau
Mount Mc
Kinley
Douglas Island Bridge
Timely Sneeze Wins Sympathy For Motorist
In Hartford on August 23 Samuel Kramer told a court he sneezed as a traffic light turned red after he last saw it green. The judge suspended judgment upon payment of five dollars and costs, noting the novel excuse.
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Hartford
Conn
Samuel Kramer
Kramer
Baseball Today Scores From Major Leagues Reported
Afternoon results show National League games with Boston defeating Pittsburgh 6 to 0 and New York edging Chicago 6 to 2. Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 3 to 0. In the American League Chicago 11 beat New York 3. Detroit 8 defeated Philadelphia 5. Cleveland 3 beat Boston 13. Ramstead in town at New Alaska Hotel while Petersburg official makes headquarters there.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Ramstead
Joneau
Tead
Petersburg
New
Alaskan Hotel
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