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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1929
Page
1
Rioting subsides in Jerusalem with British troops arrival but guerrilla warfare continues in Jewish colonies where Arabs burn houses and granaries. Authorities fear outbreaks in remote districts as Arabs in Nablus reportedly declare independence and raise the Turkish flag. British forces occupy most colonies and refugees reach Tel Aviv.
At Cleveland Ohio August 29 the Navy dirigible Los Angeles completed a midair passenger transfer during the National Air Races. Lieut A W G Orton stretched a hawser from uprights to a hook on the airship, then Lieut Calvin Bolster descended to the plane, the craft unhooked and landed, and the Los Angeles moored again to its mast.
Walter Camp Jr. head of a moving picture company and aviatrix Ruth Elder announced they will marry in New York tomorrow. Camp said the wedding location and honeymoon plans are their business.
Seattle publisher Col. C. B. Blethen announces construction of a new plant costing 1 250 000 dollars to replace the current facility that has outgrown its building. The new structure will be built outside the present business district. Mrs Ellen G Hurlbutt of Tabor Town has attended the same church for 69 years.
Cleveland Aug 29 The cantling transcontinental mail plane was forced down after a 5 gallon oil can struck the oil line during refueling on a New York to Cleveland leg. Capt Eaker piloted the single engine Boeing Hornet. no injuries or damage. The flight, backed by Army Air Corps and Mail services, aims to test mileage on a standard mail route with four nurse ships, night refueling, and 525 horsepower engine at cruising speed.
Loren W Mendell of Los Angeles wins the Oakland to Cleveland air race by under three minutes over Joe Barrows of Oakland. Everett Williams of Greenville South Carolina takes the heavy class crown in the Philadelphia Cleveland race. J J Wesley Smith of Philadelphia wins the light plane race. Juan de la Vierra, Spanish inventor, flies an auto gyro to altitude then lands safely as a windmill device would prevent crashes. Mrs L Kane merchant of Hoonah and daughter Miss Pat Kane depart for the south on the Yukon.
In Lewis Clark Forest near Great Falls a forest blaze exposed a trapper skeleton believed killed by an animal long ago. The blaze triggered a gun blast from the trapper’s rifle dated 1873, revealing an old skillet salt shaker two poison bottles and the scene of the camp.
In Winnetka at Christ Episcopal Church rector Dr E Ashley Gerhard reveals a matrimonial clinic led to a couple canceling their planned wedding after a frank talk on marriage responsibilities. He says such clinics prevent hasty unions and divorce by delaying ceremonies for guidance and consent.
M S Wilson representative of Blake Moffitt Towne wholesale paper dealers returned home today on the Yukon after visiting western and interior Alaska. He traveled by auto along Steese Highway to Circle and exited to the coast via the Richardson Highway.
A four story West Side tenement fire killed three people and injured 11 this morning. Charles Hollander died leaping from a window while Mrs Sophie Brunwasher and her 17 year old son were found among the ruins.
A grand jury in Chicago returns six indictments against leaders of a bomb trust. State's Attorney John Swanson, a bombing victim, says the suspects led violent acts this year. An undercover operative reportedly bought two bombs from the gang.
Supt. Vandervoort of the United States Railway Mail Service told Juneau Chamber members he will file a comprehensive report and discuss it with the Second Assistant Postmaster General in Washington this October. He expects an air mail route between Seattle and Juneau to be established soon, while noting current service targets Seattle to Ketchikan as a hub. Local residents urged a route shift to a local base to reduce delays and better serve communities along Chatham Strait.
Budapest Hungary Aug 29 Hitherto Budapest has been the Reno of Europe where ill assorted couples could obtain divorces literally while they waited Hundreds flocked especially from Catholic countries Italy The judges now must seek reconciliation and allow 30 days for reconsideration Only if both parties persist after extended hearings is a decree granted.
Lyons Colorado August 29 A Chicago art model and cult member died after completing a 31 day fast. Chris Solburg aged 40 shrank from 160 to 85 pounds after beginning to eat solids he fell into agony and died soon after several sandwiches were eaten. The cult known for sun bathing and seeking youth health has been shrinking with only one member remaining.
Lester A. Carson, an airplane pilot, fined $010 for violating Culver City rules by flying below 1,500 feet over the city. Major Robert Blair arrested him after spotting the low flight near a motion picture studio. Carson is the first arrestee under the new ordinance.
TOKYO Aug 20 Sleeping sickness spreads in Southwestern Prefectures with 349 cases and 136 deaths. The disease is notably rising in Kagawa and Hiroshima areas as authorities warn of expanding outbreak.
William R. McKay aged 76, a former member of the Washington State Legislature, died recently at Mayo in the Yukon Territory. He had been in the North since 1898 and reportedly left valuable mining interests.
In Montgomery Alabama authorities ordered radio receiving sets for all state penal institutions and four machine guns for Kilby State Prison following a wave of prison riots in other regions.
Albert Voight of Los Angeles, sailing from Juneau Alaska to New York City in a 16 foot walrus hide kynk, arrived in Vancouver B C Aug 29 and will stay a few days before continuing southbound. He departed Juneau at 10 55 in the morning of June 27.
William McCracken Jr Assistant Secretary of Commerce for aeronautics was slightly hurt when the aircraft he piloted on a Cleveland to welcome Graf route ran out of gas and crashed near Bridgeport New Jersey. The plane struck wires twice and landed upside down. McCracken had a knee cut while the pilot escaped with a sprained back. Miss Patricia Ray daughter of L V Ray Seward is a southbound passenger on the Yukon en route to Seattle to attend the University of Washington next year.
The Graf Zeppelin touched down at Lakehurst New Jersey at 7 13 p m EST after 21 days 7 hours 33 minutes since departure from the same site. Eckener plans a 12 day U S stay visiting Washington Akron before returning to Germany. Captain Lehman aboard the airship and a perfect weather day mark the voyage.
An ordinary turtle found by Ralph Lyons of Wingate bears an inscription reading D Boone 1760 on its undershell. Statehouse officials compared the carving with Boone’s trees from bear-hunting days and warned that a hoax could have deadly consequences for the maker. The inscription is believed to be years old and the creature now draws official scrutiny.
William Gibson, held in Denver City Jail for 100 days on disorderly conduct, tried to hang himself last night using a strap torn from his artificial leg.
A survey by the Women's Christian Temperance Union finds women sit in 38 state legislatures. 54 of 175 women across 29 states are listed as dry. WCTU notes eleven states with unclear sentiment and highlights Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt as a member.
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