Mercy fliers still search for missing plane in Alaska
Ninth day of the Mercy flight search near Fairbanks continues with Arthur T. Hines aboard a plane carrying John Long Alton G Nor dale and two others. Crews report sightings over Chicken Creek but no trace found. Dawson aids the effort with food shelter and fuel as pilots push on toward Tanana Crossing in search of the missing aircraft and crew.
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Pairbanks
Alaska
Arthur T. Hines
Fairbanks
John Long
Alton G. Nordale
Dawson
Chicken Creek
Tanana ‘Crossing
Hall
Murray Hall
Alnaka
Nas
Joe Crosson Heads North to Visit Mother in California
Joe Crosson, veteran Alaskan flier and pilot of the aerial hearse that brought Wiley Post and Will Rogers home, arrived in San Diego to visit his mother Mrs. E. E. Crosson. He said he plans to leave Wednesday for Seattle and then sail to Alaska, and offered little comment on the fatal accident.
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San Diego
Cal
Joe Crosson
Wiley Post
Will Rogers
United States
E. E. Crosson
Alaska
Seattle
Crosson
Post
Rogers
Vessels Feared Lost as Newfoundland Storm Towers
In ST JOHNS Newfoundland crews of four schooners are feared lost in a fierce storm. Wreckage washing ashore raises grave concern for a large unnamed steamship and its fate amid the treacherous seas.
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St, Johns
Newfoundland
Auto Industry Leader Willys Dies at 61 in Bronx
John N. Willys, a top auto industry figure and early Willys Overland leader, died suddenly at his Bronx summer home at 61. He built a vast distribution system after taking over Overland in 1907, later reorganizing it as Willys Overland and shaping US export and diplomatic ties, including serving as Ambassador to Poland.
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New York
John N. Willys
Bronx
John North Willys
America
Poland
Hoover
Warsaw
United States
Willys
Overland Company
Willys-Overland Company
Mr. Willys
Elmira
World flight plan from Toronto to Alaska starts
TORONTO Aug 22 Harold Farquhar First Secretary of the British Legation in Mexico City and Fritz Bieler former German ace began a round the world flight this forenoon. They will stop at Winnipeg Edmonton and then hop to Alaska continuing the journey with aims of reaching the far north in a multi city route.
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Toronto
Harold Farquhar
Mexico City
Fritz Bieler
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Alaska
Chiseling on Hours Wages and Prices Report
Washington reports widespread chiseling of hours wages and prices cited by Congress in a NRA related review. A skeleton NRA statistical force recorded 9 049 departures from code standards in July and 6 779 in June. Pride cutting cases totaled 2 490 in July and 857 in June. The President urged Congress to study the situation for reviving certain NRA features.
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Washington
Congress
NRA
Congressional
Mrs Connally Dies in Senate Office Building
Mrs Tom Connally wife of the Texas senator died suddenly in the Senate office building last night from a heart attack aged 50. Her husband was at her side when she died.
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Washington
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate
Mexican Financier Li smantour Dies in Paris
Paris reports the death of Jose Yves Li smantour a Mexican financier aged 1 at his home in Paris Aug 7. Also noted: DUNHAM ON YUKON Juneau High School principal Mr Dunham returns on the steamer Yukon to resume duties and teach algebra business law and shop.
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Paris
Jose Yves Lismantour
Dunham
Yukon
A S. Dunham
Juneau
Soviet Rejects US Protest on Communist International
Moscow replies with no facts to US protest over Seventh Congress of the Communist International. Under Secretary Krestinsky says the note adds nothing new and rejects US claims. Hull declines comment. observers doubt a definite break in relations will occur despite warnings. Soviet ambassador Troyanovsky notes ongoing US propaganda.
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Moscow
United States
Seventh Congress of Third
Munist International
U.S
William C. Bulitt
N.N. Krestinsky
Tam
Val
Cordell Hull
Soviet Union
Alexander Troyanovsky
Mack Swain Passes Away in Tacoma at 50
Mack Swain, a veteran Pacific Coast stage and screen actor, died after a brief illness in Tacoma. He had arrived from Chicago with his wife Cora King Swain, on the way to Hollywood. An internal hemorrhage ended his career in Dawson and Skagway in the 1890s.
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Tacoma
Wish
Mack Swain
Swain
Gig Harbor
Chicago
Hollywood
Cora King Swain
Dawson
Skagway
Elks Hall
Mowrship Banton Frees Itself At Sea Then Rejoins Voyage
The motorship Banton, aground in fog fifty miles south of Ketchikan, freed herself at high tide and proceeded under her own power to Prince Rupert for lumber. Mrs G A Bloomquist and Harold Bloomquist rode from Kimsan Cove to Juneau as passengers on the motorship Ketcherah. Mrs Bloomquist has been visiting this summer with her husband, a mill carpenter at the Hirst Chichayot Gold Mining Company plant at Kimshan Cove.
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Seattle
Ketchikan
Prince Rupert
Estebeth
G. A. Bloomquist
Harald Bloomquist
Kimshan Cove
Juneau
Kstcherh
Beach Hols Plan to Double Population in Alaska
A detailed plan proposed by Rex Beach calls for doubling Alaska’s population while boosting mineral development. He envisions an Alaska Army Air Base, federal mineral funds, and a National Youth Administration program to employ thousands, pairing experienced prospectors with college graduates under a revolving government grub stake to unlock deposits. The plan aims to fund subsistence for the lost generation and accelerate mining activity, with Cape to Canada-like implementation.
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Beach
Alaska
Rex Beach
Empire
Matanuska
Associated Press
Northland
Mr. Beach
Alaskan Army Air Base
National Youth Administration
Tne
Teen arsonist admits blaze spree haunting Oakland town
Denver reports Warren Cramer, son of Dr. Harry Cramer of Oakland, confessed to police that he started a series of fires alarming the town and targeting Catholic churches. He said, I got a thrill out of it, I wasn't fun.
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Denver
Colo
Warren Cramer
Harry Cramer
Oakland
Dews
Town
Coast Guard Cutter Quarantines After Illness in Alaska
In Seward Alaska on August 27 five year old Jack Allen Johnson stricken with infantile paralysis was brought here on the Coast Guard cutter Morris. The vessel and crew are now under quarantine.
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Seward
Alaska
Jack Allen Johnson
Kodiak
Cusst Guard
Morris
Vextel
First Session of 74th Meet Ends Amid Paraguay Tilt
President Roosevelt and Democratic leaders clashed with Senator Huey P Long as Long filibustered to block a third defense bill measure. Long called for Social Security funds for aged and disabled, while leaders accused him of stalling over cotton and wheat loan amendments. The Senate adjourned at midnight, ending the first session of the Seventy-fourth Congress.
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Washington
Aig
Roosevelt
Congress
Huey Py Long
Long
Jeaders
Huey P. Lang
Louisianay
Senator Long
Senate
House
Colks
Louisiana
Records broken by Congress in recent session
Washington August 27 The session was a record breaker enacting large bills including Work Relief, Social Security, Neutrality, bank, and TVA amendments. It funded about ten and a quarter billion in expenditures while striking down the NRA and other New Deal elements, with leaders praising achievements amid crisis.
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Washington
AAA
TVA
NRA
Joseph T. Robinson
Congress
Robinson
L. J. Dickinson
Town
Mrs Will Rogers Reported Bearing Up After Death
Beverly Hills reports Mrs Will Rogers holding up well following her husband's death. Close friends say she will take a quiet tip soon, but destination not known. This brief note notes her composure amid tragedy and forthcoming plans.
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Beverly Hills
Will Rogers
Filibuster Delays Big Allotments In Senate
Washington Aug 27 The filibuster by Senator Huey P Long delayed hundreds of millions in funding for the Social Security Act and related programs. Major losses cited include Social Security Act 76 million, railroad pensions 6 hundred thousand, seafood inquiry and Pure Food Administration 600 thousand, and penal institutions 1 million as the deficiency bill totals 100 million.
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Washington
Huey P. Lone
Senate
Long
House
Seafood
Pure Food Administration
Congress
Arrested Man Not Kidnaper Fugitive
Helena Montana August 77 a man using the name Les McGown matched the description of fugitive William Mahan in the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case. He was arrested then released after authorities found he was not the abductor. Sully returns home from Juneau trip aboard the Princess Loulee.
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Helena
Mont
Les McGown
William Mahan
Weyerhaeuser
Hangman Hangs Himself in Prison Cell
VIENNA August 27 Aleks Fuer 4 formerly earned a living executing death sentences for the government hanged himself in his jail cell at home where he was confined for the murder of his two children.
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Vienna
Aleks Fuer 4
Cet
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United
Bandon
Atlantic City
Bunny Hein
Grace McGowan
W. W. Council
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COAST
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Louis B. Schwellenbach
Sully
Jusneau
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Hangman
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