New Liberty League forms to challenge the New Deal
Washington reports the American Liberty League launched to oppose the New Deal. Five Democratic Senators Glass, Byrd, Gore, Tydings, and Bailey publicly back Roosevelt, denying participation in a bloc against the administration. Founders include Alfred E. Smith and John W. Davis.
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White House
Roosevelt
American Liberty League
New League
Glass
Byrd
Virginia
Gore
Oklahoma
Tydings
Maryland
Bailey
North Carolina
League
Congress
Alfred EB. Smith
John W. Davis
James W. Wadsworth
Kansas Girl Knocks British Out In London Gossip
Gene Dennis of Kansas, dubbed the girl psychic, gained fame in England for predicting Windsor Law would win the Derby and Len Harvey would lose the heavyweight title. She also forecast Manchester to beat Portsmouth and linked Brighton murders to an earlier trunk killing, aiding a police clue that uncovered the second murder weeks later.
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New York
Gene Dennis
Kansas
London
England
Windsor Law
Len Harvey
Jack Peterson
Manchester
Portsmouth
Brighton
NRA Move in New Board Plan at White House
President Roosevelt and Gen. Hugh S. Johnson outline a rapid NRA reorganization with a board including the current administrator. Johnson signals possible inclusion as a member but does not confirm chairmanship.
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Walington
Roosevelt
Hugh 8. Johnson
NRA
White House
Gen. Johnson
Murphy's death sentence stayed after new evidence found
San Quentin California August governor granted a reprieve for Leo Dwight Murphy who was sentenced to death for the slaying of his wife Neilie Buttles. The new evidence reportedly shows Murphy was the same man who fatally beat his bride and then tickled her feet to make her laugh.
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San Quentin
Cal
Leo Dwight Murphy
Murphy
Neilie Buttles
Freeno
Silver Nationalization: A History of Monetary Control
Washington August 24 1934 Nationalization of silver marks another move in monetary history as the Treasury gains power over silver reserves and market pricing. The piece traces bi metallism from 1792 through 1934 including acts by Hamilton Grant Hayes Cleveland and Roosevelt and notes the 1934 silver purchase act building a vast silver reserve.
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Frank 1
Weller
Washington
United States
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Act of Congress
Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Grant Administration
Hayes
Cleveland
McKinley
Roosevelt
Japan plans continuation harbor work at Hulutao Bay
Japanese authorities decide to resume harbor construction at Hulutao Bay on Pelchinli Gulf east shore to make the port navigable for small steamers up to 2,000 tons. The project, stalled since 1931, aims to boost exports to Jehol Inner Mongolia and ease goods entry via Manchoukuo amid rising trade.
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Japan
Manchoukuo
Husutsu
Jehol
Inner Mongolia
Jena
Gore Returns to Ketchikan to Resume Law Practice
Judge Lester Gore has moved back to Ketchikan to resume his law practice after serving as judge of the Federal District Court in Nome. He plans to make Ketchikan his home.
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Lester
Pink salmon study opens at Little Port Walter station
Dr. Fred A. Davidson leads a Bureau of Fisheries project at Little Port Walter Alaska to study pink salmon returns using a weir and long term monitoring. S. J. Hutchinson assists as field staff while plans assess natural influences on spawning escapement for Pacific coast stocks.
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Fred A. Davidson
Little Bort Walter
Brant
Olson
Ketchikan
Davidson
Seattle
Little Port Walter
S. J. Hutchinson
Bureau of Fisheries
Pacific Coast
Harrison
Alaska
Pillar Bay
Geologist Dr. Smith on Alaska inspection trip
Dr. Philip Sidney Smith chief Alaskan geologist of the U S Geological Survey arrives in Juneau on the Hal eakala from Washington D C and will inspect survey work in Ketchikan Admiralty Island and Fairbanks while planning travel to the Interior. He expects to stay until late October or November.
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Geological Survey
Territory
Philip Sidney Smith
United States Geological Survey
Haleakala
Washington, D.C
Smith
Ketchikan
Sargent
Juneau
R. H. Sargent
U. S. Geological Survey
Admiralty Island
J. S. Davidson
Department
Uney
Interior
Fairbanks
Negro killed by a mob near Birmingham after assault attempt
In Birmingham Alabama an unidentified Black man was shot dead by a posse after he attacked three white girls near a church. Grace Tabor Lorena Tidwell and Edith Tidwell witnessed the incident as the assailant was cornered in an alley and killed.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Grace Tabor
Lorena Tidwell
Edith Tidwell
Iman Alley
Navy Seaplanes Ready to Fly to Vancouver
Navy seaplane squads, after engine trouble forced a landing near Prince Rupert, are repaired and prepared to depart tomorrow for Vancouver en route to San Diego. The two squadrons of six planes each will resume their coastal flight as planned.
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Prince Rupert
B. C
United States Navy
Seward
Alaska
Sitka
Here
Vancouver
San Diego
Mrs Boynton Passes Away In Alaska
Mrs. Sarah Boynton aged 85 longtime Seattle resident and Anchorage pioneer died Thursday after a brief illness in Alaska Her funeral services likely Sunday Her daughter Mrs Frank Reed National Republican Committeewoman from Alaska for several years died in Seattle earlier this summer
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Anchorage
Alaska
Sarah Boynton
Seattle
Name
Frank Reed
National Republican
Ketchikan People Return From Visit
Mrs. R. E. Hardcastle and her daughter of Ketchikan return home aboard the Prince George after a visit in Seattle with Miss Corinne Jenner. Mr. Hardcastle, an insurance man with First in Juneau, traveled on the Alaska and serves as an agent for Canadian National ships in the Pacific Northwest for several months.
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R. E. Hardcastle
Ketchikan
Prince George
Corinne Jenners
Seattle
Stock prices rise in resumed U S trading after steady gain
New York reports a firmer close as stocks advance after early hesitancy. Packing issues lift steel and utility shares with total trading around 660000 shares. Byline notes positive Dun and Bradstreet weekly review: fall business revival, improved retail distribution, and signs of stronger economic recovery.
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New York
Dun- Bridstreet, Inc
Firefighters Lose Battle in Two States as Wheat Acreage Cuts
Spokane dispatch notes foresters eye humid conditions as the Selway fire area grows from 45 000 to 60 000 acres and 900 miles of fire lines are lost in Idaho and Montana. Washington announces a 10 percent cut in basic wheat acreage for 1935 under production control plans.
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Spokane
Wash
Fie
Idaho
Montana
Selway
Washington
Farm Administration
Fire destroys plane and hangar at Bristol Bay Airways
Flames blamed on a blow torch yesterday destroyed a five passenger plane along with the hangar and tools at Bristol Bay Airways. Loss is estimated at least 12000 dollars. Also noted are two mining engineers visiting Juneau staying briefly at the Gastineau Hotel and planning to travel further north.
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Anchorage
Bristol Bay Airways
A. Dirom
H. Gibbs
Premier Gold Mining Company
Premier
B.C
Federal Mining and Smolline Company
Wallace
Idaho
Gastineau Hotel
Juneau
Dr. W. M. Chase to Visit Cordova For Several Days
Dr. W. M. Chase a Cordova veteran mayor and former Alaska Game Commission president will arrive by the creamer Alaska and stay several days to campaign for Territorial Treasurer. He recently spent a week in Ketchikan and planned stops at Petersburg and Wrangell. Dr. A W Stewart travels south aboard the Halenkala with Mrs Stewart to join him on the coast.
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W. M. Chase
Cordova
Alaska Game Commission
Territorial
Alaska
Chase
Ketchikan
Petersburg
Wrangell
DR. Stewart
A. W. Stewart
Halenkala
Mrs. Stewart
Trigger man Homer VanMeter killed in street fight
Paul Minnesota police report the Dillinger associate Homer VanMeter was shot and killed near the State Capitol. He fired first, police returned fire, a woman in the line of fire briefly halted the exchange as VanMeter pursued into an alley and fell dead. The incident marks the Dillinger gang’s fifth death in recent months. A St Paul girl held in connection with the case as relatives suspected her companion and reported him two weeks ago.
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VanMeter
Diljlinger
Evelyn Frechette
Dillinger
Paug
Homer VanMeter
St, Paul
St. Paul
Vani Meter
Mussolini urges Italy to be militaristic and ready for war
In Rome the Italian Premier Mussolini told 5000 officers that Italy must become militaristic and warlike. He warned that although Europe does not want war, it must be prepared for war tomorrow and today after the army maneuvers.
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Rome
Bologna
Mussolini
Europe
Italy
Funeral Services for Will A Steel Held in Seattle
Funeral services for Will A Steel former newspaper man and once Alaska Legislature member were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in Seattle with Rev W A Major officiating The death followed pneumonia and the notice indicates the services occurred on a Monday in Seattle Seattle August 24
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Will A. Steel
Seattle
Will A Steel
Alaska
W. A. Major
Pneu
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