Congress Urges $4 Billion Budget and Key Appropriations
President asks Congress to hold expenses near four billion dollars for next year as Treasury and Post Office bills move. Senate debates Boulder Dam funding at about 165 million and port relief competes for attention. House advances repairs funding for battleships and Navy stations amid a busy session.
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Congress
Senate
House
Treasury and
Post Office
Boulder Dam
Juneau
Howse
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Navy Anl Marine Corps
GaSe
Foreign Relations Commission
King George’s Condition Improves, Bulletin Reports
London dispatch notes the King’s general condition slowly improves after a critical illness. Official bulletin states he passed a fair night with lower temperature and infection continuing to localize, while health remains serious.
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London
Hoover urges Pan American air link at Lima state dinner
At a state dinner in Lima President Leguia hosted Hoover who advocated linking North and South America by air routes. He said a Pan American Airways system could be devised quickly if governments meet and would be realized within twelve months with action.
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Lima
Peru
Hoover
Leguia
Explosion at Albany plant Kills Four. 15 Missing
Four people die and at least six are injured in an explosion at a Albany area plant near the East River. Fifteen others are unaccounted for as ambulances and fire units rush to the scene. Reserves assist as shock shatters nearby homes and residents cope with the disaster. Mr and Mrs John Laurie Ju neau residents return from a southern vacation aboard the Victoria.
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New York
East Fiver
John Laurie
Juneau
Victoria
South
Increased Appropriation Sought for Alaska Mail Transport
Second Assistant Postmaster General Glover urged Congress to raise Alaska mail transport funding. He attributed the request to growing airplane mail service demand and noted pilots and carriers already run profitable trips for passengers and freight, speeding mail delivery significantly.
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Washington
Glover
Alaska
House Post Office Appropriations
Law Observance High Among Auto Operators
Massachusetts state police patrol found low observance among motor car drivers in a 24 hour campaign. Officers stopped 29 815 cars and detected 410 law violations. The most common offense was unlicensed driving followed by cars with defective lights and unsigned licenses.
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Boston
Massachuseetts
Ben Eielson May Be Given Honor Medal
A bill by Representative Olger B. Burtness proposes the President award a Medal of Honor to Ben Eielson of Alaska for aiding scientific knowledge of the frozen North and Arctic aviation. Eielson, famed aviator, helped in polar exploration with Captain Richard E. Byrd and is currently with Byrd in Antarctica.
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Ben Eielson
Washington
Alaska
Olger B. Burtness
North Dakota
Arctic
Mystery Woman Vanishes From Seattle Hotel
Miss Madison, a 25 year old visitor from Alaska, checked into a Seattle hotel a month ago. She told staff on November 27 she felt ill and planned to draw money then return, but never did. Police fear foul play as she left a costly wardrobe and other valuables behind and owed nothing.
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Seattle
Dev
Ing Ag
Beryl Masinon
Alaska
Miss Madison
Thoman
Two Bandits Caught After Bank Robbery in Kellyville
A gun battle between two bandits and local posses ended with both robbers captured near Kellyville Oklahoma. One bandit was shot in the back and a posse member sustained a minor knee wound. The bandits had secured about $1000 from the bank and it was recovered. Additionally H F Preston, an Alaska traveler, was a passenger for Juneau on the Victoria and arrived here.
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Kellyville
Okla
Bunsdits
H. F. Preston
Alaska
Juneau
Victoria
Preston
Chilean reformer Ibanez eyes nitrate fields and US market impact
The article discusses Chilean leader Ibanez pursuing reforms to curb waste and modernize governance while maintaining free nitrate exports. It notes Chile’s natural nitrate fields as a sole global source, the scale of nitrate shipments, and the potential effect on American demand and investment. The piece hints at U.S. interest in Chilean nitrates and possible shifts in revenue.
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Hoover
Valparaiso
Santiago
Carlos Ibanez
Winer Dy
Bob
Eltet Hoover
Thames
Tehaw
Ibanez
Alaska Fisherman Held in Seattle Manslaughter Charge
In Seattle a Alaska fisherman was held on a manslaughter charge in the death of John Borgen a trainman. The suspect reportedly admitted to striking Borgen after an attack during a gathering. The man was jailed in Seattle on a $2 000 bond as investigators detail the incident.
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Alaska
Seattle
Anion Andersom
Manslaigh
John Borgen
Anderson
de Po Vee
Burgan
Ani Wena
Everett
Hiis
Davis urges immigration restrictions in annual report
Secretary Davis calls for broad reform of U S immigration laws to curb entrada flows. He cites reductions in European entrants and shifting origin patterns, endorsing a compromise between quota and national origin methods and proposing a North South American quota. The report notes 478 incidents and 350,006 workers counted in wage disputes.
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Washington
United States
Davis
Government Employment Service
Onelisation
Hugh L. Berwin
U. K
Mexico
Europe
Urey
Abductors of Gambler Lose Their Nerve
Fear from publicity and police activity led the so called gentlemen kidnappers to abandon their plot and release Ed Alvey, a wealthy Louisville gambler, after four hours of captivity. Alvey, reportedly treated well, was returned home without paying any ransom. The kidnapping occurred Monday night in front of his residence.
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Louisville
Ed Alvey
Alvey
Boynaped boy's body found in New Jersey meadow
The body of a seven year old boy matching Joseph storela's description was recovered near Secaucus New Jersey after police linked a Detroit arrest of motor Kuzinowski for intoxication to the crime. Kuzinowski allegedly said he killed the boy after taking him to a movie and a walk in meadow near the busquehanna Bridge. Assistant US District Attorney H D Stabler returned from Ketchikan and Court Clerk Migs Ann Gaynor also returned to Juneau.
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New York
Joseph Btorela
Secaucus
New Jeresey
Detroit
Busquehanna Bridge
Kudsinowski
New Jersey City
Antormey H. D. Stabler
Ketchikan
Migs Ann Gaynor
Juneau
Haugen Doubtful About Farm Bill This Session
Chairman Gilbert N. Haugen of the House Agricultural Committee said after a committee meeting that there is grave doubt about passing an adequate farm relief bill in this session of Congress.
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Washington
Dee
Gilbert N. Haugen
House Agricultural Committee
New England Leads U S in Personal Savings Deposits
Boston reports per capita savings in New England outpacing the United States for over 15 years. Bureau figures show 2012 deposits averaging 346 dollars per person in New England versus 88 nationally, with 1987 figures at 220 versus U S 117. Actual bank savings rose to 4,291,506,000 dollars.
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Mage
New England
United States
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Commercial and Induateral Affairs
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