Platform of New Evidence Industry Proposes Public Cooperation
Dec 4 New York The National Association of Manufacturers presents a platform of industry to the National Industrial Council urging cooperation with New Deal policies. President C L Bardon says industry shapes public opinion and warns of support or condemnation of the recovery program. The group calls a balanced budget and reduced public spending to 1926 levels while opposing bonus payments.
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New York
C. L. Bardon
National Association of Manufacturers
National Industrial Council
Bardon
Government relief program hailed at Warm Springs meeting
President Roosevelt heard broad approval for the new public works plan and a large government securities offering. Morgenthau and Ickes attended as the administration pressed Congress for a sizable relief package to bridge until private industry recovers.
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Warm Springs
Gua
Roosevelt
Treasury
Morgenthau
Interior Ickes
Congress
Washington
Ap Rey
Quake destroys three Honduran towns population 6500
An earthquake near Tegucigalpa on December 4 reports three towns San Jorge Encarnacion and San Fernando largely destroyed with a combined population of about 6500.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
San Jorge
Encarnacion
San Fernando
Governor Troy Returns Home After Seattle Rest Cure
Gov. John W. Troy arrived in Juneau aboard the Yukon after several weeks of rest at Colum bus Hospital in Seattle. He left the hospital a week ago and remains under doctors orders to rest further, traveling north with a companion.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Troy
Seattle
John W. Troy
Juneau
Yukon
Columbus Hospital
Rich gold strike reported near Mojave California
The Los Angeles Times says a major gold and silver strike near Mojave California rivals historic finds. George Holmes, 30, a former USC student, made the original strike and has reportedly sold an option on 36 acres for three and a half million dollars, making Mojave a focal point of the mining world.
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Los Angeles
Cal
The
Los Angeles Times
Goldfield
Tonopah
Nevada
Mojave
California
the Times
George Holmes
University of Southern California
Revenue From Liquor Falls Below Mark
Washington reports that repeal's first birthday approaches as official excise tax estimates drop to about 350 million dollars. High liquor taxes and bootlegging keep enforcement challenging, with revenue well under prior forecasts by roughly 120 million dollars. Temporary PWA staff offices are set with Ross Gridley and K N Neill in the Territorial Secretary's office.
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Washington
Treasury
PWA
K. N. Neill
E. W. Griffin
Territorial
Best Christmas Trade Since 1930 Prediction Calls Optimism
Government statisticians predict the best Christmas trade since 1930 based on official private figures. Increased farmer buying power higher factory payrolls, more government emergency expenditures for job programs, stable banks, and an optimistic public mood drive the outlook.
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Washington
Inside story of Roosevelt tactics and trap politics in Alaska
Washington dispatch outlines how trap elimination and Washington state initiative affect Alaska canners. William Paul and the Independent Canners Association plan representation in Washington to push for pound basis buying and limit trap removals, while broader admin moves after the election show cautious business engagement.
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Anthony J. Dimond
Washington State
Ashington
Cabbéry
Alaska
William Paul
Seattle
Yukon
Bristol Bay
Paul
Bureau of Fisheries
Washington
J. R. Heckman
Kitchikan
Captain Hall Dies. Puget Sound Pilot Leader
Seattle December 4 Captain Robert Hall aged 70, dean of Puget Sound pilots, died today after a long illness. He served as a senior maritime navigator and headed the pilots association, leaving a major imprint on regional shipping and port operations.
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Seattle
Puget Sound Pilots
Robert Hall
Jong Ines
Three Fliers Forced Down Ocean Flight
In a Pacific Ocean incident near Honolulu the airship Star of Australia carrying Capt. Ulm copilot Littlejohn and navigator Skill ing ran out of gasoline and landed at sea. United States military planes search the area as Ulm expected the craft to float for days. the crew reported no land sighted while the plane sailed about 660 miles from Honolulu and 400 miles from Makapapa Point. The flight from Oakland aimed to test a trans Pacific route to Australia, carrying 600 gallons of fuel and provisions for the voyage.
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Honolulu
Ulm
Pacific Ocean
Globe
United States Army
Navy
Makapna Point
President Coolidge
Oakland
Cal
Charles T. P
United States
Australia
Sleeping Beauty Responds to Mother's Word Mystery Case
A fragmentary report describes a child labeled Sleeping Beauty in a peculiar teeping sickness, 33 months old, on a pad for her daughter to raise a finger. A sleeper glanced at the pad and a cryptic action followed, details unclear.
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Sleeping Beauty
Juneau Man Proposes Alaska Colonization Scheme
Delegate Anthony J. Dimond recalls an early plan urged by John Rowan to move Northern states families to Alaska to settle lands near the Alaska Railroad. The scheme, once favored by Franklin K. Lane, aimed to relieve unemployment by relocating relief recipients from northern Michigan copper regions to Alaska, though the idea faced cautions about settlers’ farming ability and endurance.
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Alaska
Anthony J. Dimond
Wilson
John Rowan
Fairbanks
Juneau
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
Rowan
Lane
Tose
Relief Administration
Interior Department
Opera
Washington
Fletcher Refuses Resignation From GOP Committee
Henry P. Fletcher said he would not resign as chairman of the Republican National Committee. He argued stepping down now would cause confusion and warned Borah and others they could push for change only by presenting a concrete legislative program and securing 16 national committeemen to call a meeting. The intraparty feud intensified following Borah’s recent remarks and calls for reorganization.
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Washington
Henry P. Fletcher
Republican National Committee
Fletcher
United States
Williams. Borah
Republican Party
Congress
National Committee
Senator Borah
Borah
Record Flight Aces Aim to Tie 239 Hour Mark
Oklahoma City reports Jean LaRena and Henrietta Sumter flying from Wiley Post Airport to set a new endurance record for women. They have completed one third of the required 239 hours and must stay aloft until 4:42 p.m. next Monday to match the record.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Dev
Jean LaRena
Henrietta Sumter
Wiley Post
Pam
Military Training in Land Grant Colleges Approved
The Supreme Court upholds the right of land grant colleges led by the University of Call-Tertia to compel military training for students. The court sustained the university’s suspension of two students who objected on conscience grounds.
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Land Grant
Washington
University of Call- Tertia
Tanit Gritnt Colleges
Supreme Court
Italy and France Reject Japan Move on Naval Treaty
Rome reports that Italy and France refuse to join Japan in denouncing the Washington Naval Treaty. Both nations had earlier declined to support Japan’s effort to abrogate the pact following Japan's urge last week.
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Rome
Italy
Japan
France
NLRB Decision Challenged Over Newspaper Guild Activities
Washington December dispute centers on NLRB jurisdiction over Newspaper Guild actions in the Dewan Jennings case. Dewan Jennings says he resigned from the San Francisco Call Bulletin due to Guild activity. Howard Davis of the American Newspaper Publishers Association argues the ruling threatens a free press.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Newspaper Guild
Howard Davis
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Dewan Jennings
San Francisco Call~Bulletin
Davis
Seattle Man Not to Be Tried for Old Slaying
Cleveland dispatch reports authorities have records showing a Seattle man Massimno confessed to a 1919 killing of Roast. The records suggest Rossi was the aggressor and prosecution is unlikely due to time and witness difficulties. Massimno confessed in Seattle to clear his record for citizenship papers in progress.
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Seattle
Cleveland
Ohio
Talgi Massimno
Rossi
Massimno
Plane crash injures four near Stockton airport
Four men were hospitalized after a night crash when a plane running low on gasoline struck a telephone pole near Stockton California. The impact tore away both wings and left W. J. Douglas ex president of the Seattle Musicians' Waints with a compound fracture J B Drain age 50 suffered severe injuries Eddie Rasmussen Boeing Field instructor piloting the plane and one other man were also injured They were returning from a pleasure trip to Southern California and Mexico.
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Stockton
Cal
Seattle
W. J. Douglas
Seattle Musicians’ Waints
J. B. Drain
Eddie Rasmussen
Boeing
Parac
California
Mexico
Indictments Returned Over Morro Castle Disaster
Seven indictments arising from the Morro Castle disaster that killed 134 off the New Jersey coast on September 4were returned by the Federal Grand Jury. Accused are Acting Capt William Warms Chief Engineer Eben S Abbott Henry E Cabaud and the New York and Guba Mail Steamship Company. They face charges of misconduct negligence and violations of the law with potential heavy fines and imprisonment upon trial.
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New York
Morro Castile
Jersey
Federal Grand Jury
William ¥. Warms
Eben S. Abbott
Henry E. Cabaud
New York and Guba Mail Steamship Company
Rail Shares Rally Amid Mixed Market Signals
Stocks rallied quietly with Alaska Juneau mine and major names advancing while air and rail groups showed strength. Closing quotes list Alaskan Juneau at 17 percent, Kennecott 17, United States Steel 38, Curtiss-Wright 3, Armour N 5, Bethlehem Steel 314, Calumet and Hecla 3, Car Motors 32, Pound 4.95.
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Alaska
Juneau
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Armour N
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet
Curtiss-Wright
Car Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
United States ‘Steel
Pound
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