Efforts to Avert Big Walkout Fail
Washington reports a general textile strike expanded to include woolen and rayon as leaders threaten a broader walkout. The NRA center stays contested while union leaders push for collective bargaining rights and shorter weeks with pay, presses for arbitration rejected by manufacturers, and a neutral inquiry proposes a path to peace.
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Washington
Lloyd Garrison
National Industrial Relations Board
NRA
Californians Abandon Lawns for Rock Gardens
California plant quarantine stations report a rising trend of residents importing colored rocks from Nevada and Oregon for rock gardens. Cities are removing lawns to create display beds, often featuring bright wildflowers and cactus, as enthusiasts expand the yard decor movement.
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San Francisco
California
Lotteries to Help Belgiums Budget
Brussels reports a new national lottery will raise over twenty million dollars annually to reduce the colonial budget deficit. The plan, approved by King Leopold, mirrors the French system and will run four times a year across overseas colonies.
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Brussels
Sweepfake
Belgium
Chamber of Deputies
Leopold
Jazz accordion killer dies in gas chamber plea
Florence, August 31. Louis Sprague Douglass, 49, once a New York taxi driver, convicted of killing Ralph Hart in a robber y attempt, walked to the lethal gas chamber after playing an accordion tune. He maintained innocence and recalled his Philippine service as he faced death.
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Florence
Arizona
Louis Sprague Douglass
Ralph Hart
Yuma Prospector
New York City
Douglas
Philippines
Woman Convicted of Husband Murder Claims Rivalry Causes Fatal Fight
In Los Angeles a special investigator reports Mrs Nellie Madison, under sentence for killing her husband, confessed that her husband killed Dr Leonard Siever a Pasadena dentist during a fight over another woman. Madison, a former Montana cowgirl, says the dentist was slain in the same dispute.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Go-Between in Kidnap Case Given 2 Sentences
Edward Chard sentenced to 18 months plus six months indeterminate after conviction for attempting to steal 5000 linked to the John Labbat kidnapping. He allegedly demanded the money by telephone from the kidnapped man’s brother.
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Toronto
Edward Chard
John La~batt
School bells ring Tuesday as new year begins in Ju neau
Readable text notes the Grade School and High School opening Tuesday at 8 41 am with teachers arriving for a labor day meeting at 10 am to discuss organization. It lists staff for grades and subjects, explains graduation majors and minors, and mentions schedule changes to six one hour periods and book purchasing.
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Juneau
A. B. Phillips
President Roosevelt Studies Nation Finances with Treasury Officials
President Roosevelt has called Treasury officials to a meeting in Hyde Park as he continues the national financial study initiated last night with Director of Budget Douglas. The briefing aims to assess fiscal conditions and potential policy steps.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Treasury
Douglas
Sinclair goes east to confer with Roosevelt
Pasadena dated report says Upton Stelair former Socialist and Democratic nominee for California governor boards a train for Washington declaring his election is certain and hoping to confer with the President on party matters while noting the President may influence politics at the upcoming conference.
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California
Pasadena
Cal
Upton Stelair
Washington
Sinclair
Soviet Russia Favored for League Council Seat
London Aug 31 a British source says three major European nations England France and Italy support Soviet Russia joining the League of Nations and a permanent seat on the League Council has been offered to Russia in a move described as a straight path to membership.
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London
League of Nations
Russia
England
France
Italy
League
Heavy rains aid placer miners in Alaska camps
Heavy rains hit the Ekuskokwim and lower Yukon River camps boosting placer mining. the rain is described as the heaviest in years and brings much needed water to the sites near Anchorage.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Ekuskokwim
Yukon River
Elk Drowning Reported After Anchor Cove Boat Wreck
Anchorage police report that George Bolga, a member of the local Elks lodge, drowned last Sunday when a fishing boat was wrecked at Anchor Cove on Unimak Island.
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Anchorage
Alaska
The
Elks
George Bolga
Anchor Cove
Unimak Island
Soviet Tugs to Load Matanuska Coal Fuel for Vladivostok
The Russian tugs Bathalum and Baymead of Amtorg Trading Co. will dock at Seward to take on 250 tons of coal from the Matanuska fields. The coal will fuel the tugs on their voyage to Vladivostok.
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Matanuska
Anchorage
Alaska
Bathalum and
Baymead
Amtorg Trading Company
Seward
Vladivostok
Groundwork Laid for Downtown Playground by Local Firms
In Juneau Alaska the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company leases a corner lot at the Franklin Streets area to the American Legion Post No 4 for a public playground. The plan includes fencing grading and a gate on the Sec Street side to allow safe street access. The Legion will oversee installations including a covered sandpile for younger children this fall if possible. Further arrangements will be announced as completed. In New York Charles B. Dillingham aged 66 famed theatrical producer died after weeks of illness. He brought success to Broadway through musical comedies and managed stars like Montgomery and Stone and the Stones family. His work included Watch Your Step and notable shows at the Globe and Hippodrome.
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Juneau
Alas- Electric Light and Power Cam
Franklin
Legion Alford John
Pullen
General Inager
Alaska Electricit and Power Company
Alaska Electric Light and Company
American Legion
Jess Fle
Mt. Bie
New York
Charles B. Dillingham
Dillingham
Hartford
Conn
Jone
Montgomery and Stone
Victor Herbert
Irving Berlin
Montgomery
Stone
Mrs
Fred Stone
Dorothy
Herbert
Berlin
Tyan Caryl
Step
Stock market nervous before holiday at New York
Stocks were in a pre holiday mood with limited activity and some nerves tied to labor talks, a weak British pound and industrial uncertainty. Closing quotes included Alaska Juneau 19 and United States Steel 33 with several major names trading modestly lower or steady.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet and
Hecla
Curtiss- Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kendecott
United States Steel
Pound
Eagle mine district reports good cleanup prospects
John B. Powers the Democratic Senate candidate recently visited Fairbanks from Eagle. Prospects are bright for a very successful cleanup at the end of the mining season in the Eagle district. Despite a long dry spell this summer, work is said to be further advanced than at the same time last year.
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John B. Powers
Senate
Fairbanks
Eagle
Ford to Produce Its Own Steel for 3000 Cars Daily
Ford Motor Company said it will invest thirteen million dollars to build the Ford Rouge Plant at Dearborn. Two mills will supply all steel for 3,000 automobiles daily making Ford independent of outside producers and the largest private steel user.
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Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Mich
Ford
Dern Resists Dismissal Demand for Army Air Corps Chief
Washington August 31 Secretary of War Dern refuses to meet a House Military Affairs subcommittee demand to summarily dismiss Major General Benjamin Du Falois as Chief of the Army Air Corps. He criticizes the committee for a biased process and says they pre judged guilt and punishment.
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Washington
Associated Press
Dern
House
Benjamin du Falois
Army Air Corps
Secretary of War
du Palois
Americans Incorporated forms to back Roosevelt New Deal
Washington reporters announced the launch of a new national nonpartisan group named Americans, Incorporated. Directors include United States Senators McKeller of Tennessee and Byron of South Dakota. The organization plans to distribute educational material and openly supports President Roosevelt and his Recovery program.
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Washington
The
Americans, Incorporated
United States
McKeller
Tennessee
By-ron
South Dakota
Roosevelt
Paraguay Accepts Peace Proposal in Gran Chaco War
Buenos Aires reports Paraguay has accepted a proposal to halt hostilities with Bolivia. Bolivia has not replied, and a peace conference is to be held there to discuss the ceasefire.
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Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Bolivia
Trade turning point may be on Labor Day
The Dun Bradstreet review notes productive and distributive sectors look to Labor Day as a shift from production curtailment to recovery and expansion. Consumer buying gained in late August with retailers reporting their best summer week, while wholesale and retail sales rose above prior periods and last year.
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New York
Wade
Dun-Bradstreet
Tnc
Judge Simon Hellenthal Arrives in Anchorage Court
Judge Simon Hellenthal of the Third Judicial Division has arrived to preside over his first term of court in Anchorage proving a fresh term in the local judiciary.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Simon Hellenthal
Third Judicial Division
Misses Alexander Host Second Bridge Party
The Misses Lillian and Jane Alexander hosted a second bridge party at their Sixth Street home. Guests included Mrs. Robert Jernberg and others. prizes went to Milas Mary Simpkins for high and Annabel Simpson for second. supper followed the games both evenings.
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Lillian
Jane Alexander
Sixth Street
Beatrice Mutlen
Jean Faulkner
Claire Wernecke
Phyllis Friend
Annabel Simpson
Mary Simpkins
Marian Foster
Mary Claire Hellenthal
Milas Mary Simpkins
Alexander
Robert Jernberg
W. B. Kimball, Jr
B. Morgan
Hugh J. Wade
Wilbur Burford
Earl Hunter
R. H. Williams
Venetia Pugh
Elizabeth Kaser
Esther Kaser
M. J. Monagie
Truitt Moehring
T. R. Danielson
Williams
Roosevelt and grandchildren menaced as $168000 demand
Benjamin Varn, 33, was arrested in New York under the Lindbergh Law for allegedly mailing threats to President Roosevelt and kidnapping the president's grandchildren unless $168,000 is paid. He was held on $25,000 bail and committed for observation. The case notes a mental disturbance and references prior incidents involving the Roosevelts.
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New York
N—Varn
Benjamin Var
Pranklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Secret Service
Wind Complicates Firefighting Across Western Forests
Spokane August 31 Wind made the day tough for forest fire crews though most of the thousands of acres burned are under control. A single trouble spot in the Selway Forest of central Idaho sends fire brands seven to eight miles along the Selway River from Gedney Creek, sparking a third generation of fires for the Gedney family.
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Spokane
Wash
Selway Forest
Idaho
Selway River
Gedney Creek
Gedney
Body of Man Found Jammed in Trunk
In New York on August 31 a white man’s body was found jammed in a small trunk in front of Gen Louis W Stotesburys house. The victim, later identified by fingerprints as Bernard McMahon 41 an ex convict had both legs severed at the knees and appeared to have been dead for some time.
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New York
Louis W. Stotesbury
Bernard McMahon
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