Senators Quit Fairbanks for Trip to Coast
Alaska visit by Senatorial Committee Howell Kendrick and Thomas followed a tour of the Alaska Railroad. They traveled by special train to Mount McKinley Park then Seward to study operations and seek ways to reduce the railroad deficit and aid territorial development. Kendrick urged extending the air mail act to Alaska to boost commercial aviation.
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Alaska
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Kendrick
Thomas
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Seward
Wyoming
Rolph Wins California Nomination Heavily in GOP Primary
San Francisco August 27 Mayor James Rolph Jr led the California Republican primary as returns from 6,600 precincts indicated a sweeping statewide victory. Rolph had about 260,000 votes to Gov Young’s 223,000 and Los Angeles County Prosecuting Attorney Burr Pitts’s 183,000. In San Francisco Rolph secured 73,000 to 39,000 for Young and 6,000 for Pitts. Democratic nominee Milton K. Young trailed with 23,000 votes in the Republican ballot.
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J James Rolph
California
Rolph
C. Young
Buron Pitts
Los Angeles County
Young
Pitts
Milton K. Young
Borah Nominated for Fifth Senate Term in Idaho
Idaho Falls Aug 27 Senator William E Borah longtime Idaho Senator is chosen by Republicans to carry the banner in his fifth race He was nominated for his fourth reelection by the Republican State convention yesterday Congressmen Burton L French and Addison T Smith were renominated last night John McMurray Oakley was unanimously nominated for governor by the Republican State Convention today In Columbia Aug 27 Senator Clee L Blease and Olin Johnston led the Democratic primary field but neither has a majority and a second race is likely with 1108 precincts reporting of 1528
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Ida
William E. Borah
Idaho
Senate of
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Addison T. Smith
John McMurray
Oakley
Overnor
Columbia
Clee L. Blease
Olin Johnston
Spartanburg
British scientists to discuss topics from beetles to taxes
British scientists at Bristol in September will host the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting. Delegates are expected to produce about 2 million words from around 400 papers, with topics spanning biology to agriculture and industrial problems. President Prof. P. Bower leads a large program including women speakers and a focus on national parks and taxation in wealth distribution.
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England
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Cambridge
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Bristol University
Burke Sought by Seaplane From Atlin
Patrick Burke and his Junkers seaplane are missing since last Sunday after departing Lake Atlin B C for the Laird River district. A rescue plane piloted by W A Joerss left Lake Atlin today to survey likely refuge areas and contact steamboat Tutal at Bish.
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Laird River District
Atlin
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Tutal
Bish
Canada
Boeing
Seattle
Alaska
Puget Sound
Six Airmen Killed in France Night Crash
Six military airmen, the entire crew of an Army plane, were killed when the aircraft fell vertically onto a street during night maneuvers in Chartres France. Four other crew members died in Dijon, with two survivors leaping from the plane by parachute. The incident adds to a growing toll of aviators killed in the season.
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France
Dijon
Prance
Martin Skins
George W. Mack
Sarthemer Juneau
Selawik
Seward Peninsula
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Kiana
Alaska Game Commission
Mock
Kotzebue Fur and Trading Company
United States
George H. Wagner
Candae
Martin
Lon Chaney to Be Buried Tomorrow
Lon Chaney will be buried quietly in Forest Lawn cemetery Glendale tomorrow beside his father John Chaney who died two years ago. Pallbearers include Tod Browning Harry Carey Lionel Barrymore Ramon Navarro William Haines Lawrence Tibbetts and Clift Edwards. Father Mullins, who officiated at Mabel Normand funeral, will conduct services.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lon Chaney
Forest Lawn
Glendale
John Chaney
Tod Browning
Harry Carey
Lionel Barrymore
Ramon Navarro
William Haines
Lawrence Tibbett
Clift Edwards
Father Mullins
Mabel Normand
Election Returns Show Blease Leading Byrnes and Harris
Reported results place James F. Byrnes at 5,000 votes with 75,000 for Blease and 26,000 for Leon Harris, an Anderson lawyer. For governor, Johnston leads Ibra Blackwood by about 15,000 votes, with Blackwood a Spartanburg lawyer challenging.
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James F. Byrnes
Leon Harris
Anderson
Johnston
Ibra Blackwood
Spartanburg
Violet Rays In Winter Shun Industrial Towns
London reports ultraviolet measurements in Huddersfield showing enough UV to cause a moderate sunburn in winter. Morris Bower finds December to February at about one half degree, and June to August peak around three and a half degrees, indicating less UV in winter despite urban locations.
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London
Morris Bower
Huddersfield
England
Panay Gunboat Hit Near Wusueh Fails To Suffer Damage
Reds near Wusueh attacked the American gunboat Panay showering it with machine gun bullets. The Panay returned fire. The vessel was not damaged. The report notes the incident occurred as tensions rose in Shanghai.
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Shanghai
China
Wusueh
Panay
Wallace and Anstey wed in Skagway ceremony
In Skagway Alaska Jesse Wallace son of William and Mia Wallace married Lilia Anstey at night in a ceremony performed by U S Commissioner J J Ward. George G Miller of the Customs force gave the bride away with Roy B Gault as best man. The couple plan to live in Skagway where Wallace works for the White Pass and Yukon Route.
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Pres Wallace
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Yukon
Briand's Union Idea Faces Europe Location Question
Paris dispatch reports Aristide Briand's plan for a European federation raises how to define Europe. Debates focus on which nations join, with Italy and Greece pushing for inclusion of Turkey and Russia debated as European or Asiatic. The British Empire complicates calls for a continental union, with Geneva talks expected to address Russia's bloc and potential limits to a Europe-centered federation.
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France
Europe
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Great Britain
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Turkey
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Geneva
M. Briand
German Fliers Arrive In New York After Atlantic Flight
New York City August 27 Capt. Wolfgang Von Gronau and his crew landed their German flying boat in the harbor last evening completing an eight day flight from Germany via Greenland Iceland and Labrador. They have not decided how they will return but will not use the northern route just flown.
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Iceland
Labrador
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Captain Joseph, Whaling Master, Dies in Alaska Cruise
Captain W. L. Joseph, veteran New England whaling master aged about, died yesterday afternoon in San Francisco from heart failure. He joined the schooner Northern Lights on its celebrated Alaska cruise eight years ago.
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Cal
W. BL Joseph
New England
Northern Lights
Alaska
Truck Collision Near Crossing Kills Man Injures Friend
SEATTLE August 27 Tony Spinetto aged 35 was instantly killed and J Kominiski critically injured when their truck was struck by a train at the crossing. The two men reportedly attempted to beat the train to the intersection.
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Seattle
Tony Spinetto
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J. Kominiski
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Ralniski
Day Officials Are Shown Up Double Roles in Prohibition Trial
Three government witnesses corroborated graft and corruption charges against five former Prohibition officers in Seattle. They testified about framing methods and threats, linking Whitney Corwin Fryant and McKinney to aiding bootleggers and sending them to prison. The Wendmont Beach raid figures and adjournment followed cross testimony by Beliner Jackson and Ryan. Dawes Birthday Research in Spain noted in Santander with 10 to 20 thousand years old cave paintings near Altamira.
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Roy Olmsted
A. L. Hubbard
Prohibition
Lyle
Whitney
Corwin
Fryant
Mc Kinney
George Beliner
Russell Jackson
Prohibitions
Mathew Ryan
Wendmont Beach
Olmsted
Hubbard
Lee Parker
Behner
Jackson
Thomas Revelle
United States
Winner
Boehner
Ryan
Woodmont Beach
Gandhi’s Fan Mail Swamps His Keepers in Jail
Poona Bombay Presidency reports Mahatma Gandhi, in jail, flooded with letters from supporters and Americans. Some messages urge action and strategy, while officials say the nationalist leader is overwhelmed and cannot answer until release or day of freedom.
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Bombay Presidency
Mahatma Gandhi
India
Myer
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