29 Aug 1928
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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1928
Page
1
American Secretary of State Frank Kellogg boarded the Detroit at Havre for Ireland after a warm farewell from French crowds. He had traveled from Paris to Havre to sign the Kellogg Pact with fourteen other nations to outlaw war.
Mrs Wannah Chaplin mother of Charles and Sy Chaplin died in a Glendale hospital after a life shaped by English stage fame and wartime strain. Her sons arranged guardianship after immigration hurdles and medical exile. Death followed gallstone irritation two weeks after bond renewal. Funeral plans join moviedom in mourning.
Geneva dispatch reports Russia declining cooperation with League of Nations disarmament efforts. Moscow argues the League has done nothing to solve true disarmament and urges urgent steps to supervise armament production to prevent future wars, claiming current promises mislead public opinion.
Arizona wrestles with Colorado River water rights and Boulder Dam impact as Democrats back Governor Hunt and rival Hoover allies falter. The piece traces party alignments, regional tensions, and Arizona’s stance on river management amid national contest.
San Francisco August 29 Senator Hiram W Johnson won the Republican nomination for United States Senate. Minor Moore of Los Angeles will be the Democratic nominee. Johnson led Randall by a wide margin as roughly 80 percent of California’s 2,000,000 registered voters cast ballots in a light statewide primary.
Gen Umberto Nobile is greeted by a large crowd at Milan railway station upon arrival. Local authorities host him in the Royal Reception room as funds for his North Pole flight are noted. He visits Signora Pon tremali, mother of Prof Alde Pon tremali, who was carried away in the Thalia bag.
James J. Connors announced that Harry F. Morton Anchorage lawyer has been designated by the Democratic National Committee to speak for Smith and Robinson. Morton will report to Fred W. Johnson in Salt Lake City and depart aboard the Alaska on September 2 for duties in the Western states.
June Roberta Brown aged 10 died after a brief illness thought to be malignant meningitis. Dr W W Council and Dr Cornwell note precautions and advise avoiding theatres and public gatherings. David J Housel Ard age 14 months also died recently. funeral arrangements for Davil J Housel ard and June Brown’s teacher Mise Gindya Bubhier set for Alameda and Juneau High references. Health officer Dr H C DeVigne says actions are precautionary while contagion remains uncertain. S Guyot, a traveling salesman, arrived in Juneau aboard the Alaska.
John Escabine was held without bond on rape charges in Ketchikan yesterday as he awaits grand jury action. Information from Deputy U.S. Marshal Albert White ties him to the alleged abducting of a girl found in the woods near town, two miles from Ketchikan.
New York August 29 Gov Alfred E Smith resumes duties as governor after a week of national attention as Democratic presidential nominee. He leaves for Syracuse to attend the annual Farm Dinner and may speak briefly tomorrow if weather allows. He will avoid political remarks tonight.
Charles Curtis, Republican vice presidential nominee, urges tariff revision with emphasis on protecting agriculture and industry. He plans speeches in Syracuse and Harrisburg, maintaining a rapid schedule of three to four talks daily during the Eastern campaign swing.
A Democratic statewide primary enforced a pledge of allegiance to the Democratic National Heliet. Voters who refused to pledge were barred from voting, denying ballots to several voters across the state and affecting support for Gov. Alfred E. Smith for President. All Democratic Congressmen were renominated.
BRIGHTON England Aug 29 The girls of a seaside district declare war on motoring tired of walking home Two young men strolling on the street were accosted by two girls in a motor car They drove into the countryside twenty miles from town the car stopped The girls asked for flowers from a nearby field The young man walked back to town arriving after midnight He notes four similar incidents occurred that same week
Reindeer hunters join parties expanding the Greenland search for Port Hassell and Parker Cra mer who disappeared after a crash near Coch rane Canada while en route to Stockholm. They will comb interior mountains and shore cliffs for any sign of the missing pilots.
Washington reports indicate Herbert Hoover receives increasing input from eastern and southern backers as he shapes his campaign poll and party strategy with chief advisers. Delegates from New York to New England press for stronger activity while independent groups form and bolster the effort.
Col Charles A Lindbergh arrived at Boeing Field Seattle after a flight from Medford Oregon avoiding crowds and went to a private home for retirement seeking quiet away from public attention.
The Premier gold mine reports milling over four hundred tons of ore daily and shipping more than five hundred tons, a record for the property. Management notes ongoing operations for Porter, Prosperity, and Silverado developments on Marmot River with plans to accommodate workers and push ore flow by October.
Amnie Grant was sentenced at Wrangell to serve 30 days for violation of the Alatien Bone Dry decree according to advices from the U S Marshals office.
The Distinguished Flying Cross will be awarded to pilots and mechanics who participated in the Alaska Air Patrol mission covering 1500 miles from New York to Alaska. Recipients include Captain Siale Street, Wend, Qtford G Alakt, Livie, and Charles Ry Crimine, formerly with the Boeing Alynitone Company, Beatle, Washington. Also recognized are former Lut Rees Kirkpatic ky and Sergeant Aven B English, unit Master Sergeant.
The Democratic National Committee plans a 4.8 million dollar campaign in the Corn Belt and 1000000 for radio work as part of a national budget of about 34 million. Chairman John Raskob asserts Republicans aim for 4 million plus, while Republican funds were not finalized after a conference.
Berlin reports the Empress Hermine wife of ex Kaiser Wilhelm plans an imperial salon in Berlin this coming winter. A famed firm specializing in prewar uniforms has secured equipment, signaling revival of glittering social events at the Netherlands Palace near the former imperial palace.
HC Trimmersign was charged with grand larceny and held to await the action of the U S Grand Jury at Ketchikan. Advices from the U S Marshal's office here indicate his hand was put at $5,000.
Havana authorities begin padlocking several main cabarets in a bid to improve Cuba’s moral atmosphere. The crackdown accompanies a tourism surge and growth in air facilities as officials seek to regulate the city’s nighttime scene.
The article reports Kansan Democratic nominee Little urging that postwar debts be canceled if Herbert Hoover is elected, claiming Wall Street and special interests demand cancellation. It notes party platforms endorse the Western Amendment and mentions a Sitka murder investigation of Tom Bo James, found murdered by a fatal head blow, with U S Marshal and deputy at Sitka directing inquiries.
Right commercial planes from the detachment and three Army pilots from Mitchell Field joined the morning search for a missing party. About 30 to 40 planes will patrol the route thought to have been taken by the flyers, each carrying two observers. The mission aims to locate M Merrill and BL Mi Boone after a night crash near Brattleton.
Robert Donaldson, president and general manager of the Admiralty Island Coal Co, arrived in Juneau aboard the Apex 1 from Harbrager with a full cargo of coal. He reported good progress at the mine, noting the shaft has sunk about 30 feet and expects to extract coal in larger quantities and higher quality soon.
Fire fanned by strong east wind destroyed the British Columbia Tax Company Ltd factory and tannery. Loss estimated at 250000 dollars before brought under control.
Search for a missing aircraft continues after a plane failed to appear overnight on a Penn mountain slope near Clark's Ferry along the Sunyuchaina River. Authorities have yet to identify any crew or passenger names or locate wreckage amid rugged terrain.
Lumber shipments move from Juneau Lumber Mills to various sites including Aster la Puget Sound Packing Camp at Excursion Inlet and Chattan Straits Minh New Pork Waller routes. The Virginia IV later took the load, with figures noting about 1 mil by the Margutto.
Report from SAWARIL Muska dated Aug 20 states herring schools moved from Red Bay on Kodlik Island to King Cove 500 miles away. Fishermen fear a ring run and expect large hauls as the shoals feed heavily, with some estimates of 10–15 thousand barrels weighing about 250 pounds each.
Minneapolis August 29. Northwest crop movement fears faded as Agricultural, industrial and transportation agencies coopere. North West Shippers Advisory board meets quarterly to review crop development and plan cargo for September. Railroads and the American Railway Association attend as they report ready terminals and forecast freight volumes for moving vast field crops.
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