Labor Party forms in New Jersey and Michigan seeds
The New Jersey Labor Party is formed in Newark with delegates claiming 150,000 organized workers. The Detroit Michigan Labor Party starts a 250 union member preliminary organization as speculation grows about a national labor ticket in 1940.
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Washington
New Jersey Labor Party
Michigan
American Federation of Labor
Committee On Industrial Organization
American Labor Party of
New Jersey
Newark
Detroit
Michigan Labor Party
Strike of Mariners Hits Peace Talks in San Pedro
In San Francisco authorities report resumed conferences between the Shipowners' Association of the Pacific and sailors and firemen unions over a December incident at San Pedro. The dispute began when a sailor claimed reimbursement for a hot meal bought ashore during shore leave while the ship galley served only cold meals.
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San Francisco
Cal
Poland and France in accord strengthen Franco-Polish ties
Warsaw reports that French Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos visited Poland and sources say the alliance and understanding between Poland and France have deepened. Official accounts describe the relations as strong and unified on matters impacting Franco-Polish ties.
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Warsaw
Yvon Delbos
Poland
France
Josephine White Sets Off On Southern Visit
Mrs Josephine White assistant librarian and curator of the Alaska Historical Library and Museum departs on the Princess Norah Wednesday for a several weeks trip to the United States. She will stop in Pullerton California to meet her grandson and visit with her son Stroller and his wife. The District Committee of the Boy Scouts meets in room 408 Federal Building at 4 30 tomorrow afternoon to elect officers per Chairman Wellman Holbrook.
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Josephine White
Alaska
The
Boy Scouts
Federal Building
Wellman Holbrook
Roper cites acute Alaska fisheries crisis and Japanese activity
Secretary Daniel C. Roper asks Congress for authority to curb foreign exploitation of Alaska fisheries and to fund a high seas research vessel. He notes Japanese fishing in Bristol Bay and reports Pribilof seal herd at 1,690,000 with a 5 percent gain, 52,446 pelts harvested this season.
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Roper
Alaska
Secretary of Commerce
Congress
Washington
Tary
Daniel C. Roper
North Pacific
North Pacific Ocean
Bristol Bay
Pribilof Islands
Third Typhoon Sweeps Over Hard Hit Area
Manila reports a new typhoon isolating a large area of the Northern Visayan Islands as a dysentery epidemic emerges in Surgoson Province after Armistice Day. Forecasters say this is the third such storm in two weeks and expect the typhoon to weaken and move toward the China Sea with heavy casualties and property losses feared.
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Manila
Viscayan Islands
Philippine Group
Surgoson
China Sea
Helium Exports Approved For German Zeppelin Co
The State Department authorizes export of 17 million cubic feet of non inflammable helium gas to the German Zeppelin Company for a new zeppelin under construction in Germany. News from New York and Chicago covers stock quotes and a weekend rise in Dow Jones averages amid weather tied auto fatalities.
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Washington
State Department
Zeppelin Company
Zeppelin
Germany
United States
Chicago
DOW
JONES
Texas
Nation
Michigan
Paits
Utilities
Lindberghs Return Home From Secret Absence
Col Charles A Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh come back from two years abroad and stay on the Morrow estate near the Hudson Palisades. They arrived incognito aboard the President Harding from Southampton on November 27 and aim to depart again after Christmas.
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Englewood
W. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mrs. Lindbergh
Morrow
Hudson River
New York
Harding
Southampton
Planes Frozen in Ice Search Escort Ordered
RUDOLPH ISLAND Dec 6 Aviator Ivan Mazurk ordered to fly 20 women and children back to the mainland from three Levanevski search ships frozen in the Polar Sea.
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Rudolph Island
Ivan Mazurk
Levanevisky
Kidnapped banker held for ransom in White Plains
Arthur Fried, 32, a member of a wealthy sand and gravel family, is missing from White Plains and believed abducted for a $100000 ransom. Federal agents and Fried’s brothers are involved as they coordinate with authorities and pursue the suspected gang.
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White Plains
N. Y
Arthur Fried
Fried
Fred
Relaves
Rosedale Gardens
Dr Zoole Reports Poor Health Conditions In Yakutat
Dr Jonathan Zoole of the Coast Guard cutter Haida says Yakutat’s health is the worst among visited towns. He cites crowded housing and malnutrition as main factors behind tubercular issues, noting syphilis is likely exaggerated. Seventeen pairs of tonsils were removed during the Haida’s visit. The Haida faces a storm with 95 mph winds near Lituya Bay before heading to Seattle for overhaul on December 27.
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Yakutat
Jonathan Zoole
Coast Guard
Haida
Gulf City
Zoole
Lituya Bay
Gulf
Builders of Fed Projects Taxed by Court Ruling
The Supreme Court upheld federal taxes on income from construction of dams by private contractors for the government. In a 5 to 4 decision Justice Hughes wrote for the majority, with Justices Roberts Reynolds Sutherland and Butler dissenting in part. The ruling broadens federal taxation on locks and dams built within state borders, affecting contractors in Washington State involved with the Grand Coulee Dam.
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Washington
Supreme Cour
Hughes
Wullington State
West Virginia
Jusiless Roberts
Mel Reynolds
Sutherland
Butler
Washington State
Grand Coulee Dam
Strange Malady Killing Chicago Infants
A mysterious outbreak in maternity wards at Elizabeth's Hospital has claimed its eleventh victim, a 12 day-old infant named Daniel Enneser, with seven others affected. Two are in critical condition as medical experts remain puzzled by the sudden intestinal disorder.
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Chicago
Inl
Elizabeth’s Hospital
Daniel Enneser
Christmas Events Outlined At J W C Meeting
In Brisbane a man recorded his will on a phonograph to dictate wishes about relatives. The Juneau Woman's Club plans Christmas events and a hearing of the estate will occur tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in City Council chambers with Mrs. Ray G. Day presiding.
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Brisbane
Australia
Juneau Woman's Club
Ray G. Day
Fire Truck Fire During Repairs In Anchorage
A city fire truck undergoing repairs in Anchorage caught fire after a patient incident. Firefighters responded from a private vehicle as they fought the blaze in an alley between Third and Fourth Avenues. No injuries reported.
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Anchorage
Yakutat
Peter Louir
Fred Parsons
Juneaul
Third
Haida
Fourth
Mar H
Daniaugr
American Legion Outlines 1938 Program in Kentucky
National Commander Daniel Doherty outlined four proposals at the Legion's Kentucky winter conference. Universal service, government protection for widows and orphans of World War I veterans, extension of veterans' preference, and adequate National Defense are the key points.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Daniel Doherty
American Legion
The
Legion
Government Wins Dissolution Case Against Aluminum Company of America
The U S Supreme Court upheld the government effort to dissolve the Aluminum Company of America amid litigation pivoting from a 1913 decree filed in Pittsburgh. The decision confirms continuing DOJ action with 62 related aluminum interests.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Southern
New York
Aluminum Company of America
Circuit Court
Philadelphia
Department of Justice
Charles Evans Hughes
Stone
Federal District Court
Pittsburgh
Trapping Season Dates Shift in Alaska Game Rules
Frank Dufreane of the Alaska Game Commission announces new trapping seasons. mink, marten, lynx, fox, weasel, and other furbearers run March 1 to April 30 with a January 31 close for some species, muskrat remains December 20, beaver and bear unchanged, big game limits focus on moose until December end, grouse and ptarmigan available through February 28.
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Frank Dufreane
Alaska Game Commission
Simmons Flies Island Route Despite Weather Setback
Alaska Air Transport pilot Shel don Simmons tried to reach Atlin yesterday but was turned back by bad weather at Tul sequah. On return he carried Henry Roden Ivar Johnson and Binar Sande to Hawk Inlet with four passengers to Sitka Chichagot.
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Alaska Air Transport
Sheldon Simmons
Atlin
Tulsequah
Simmons
Henry Roden
Ivar Johnson
Binar Sande
Hawk Inlet
Islands
Pred Sehrey
Sitka
Harry Ginervich
Joe Stannard
Ralph Pere
Chichagot
Invaders Within Sight of Walled City of Nanking
Dec 6 dispatches report Japanese guards near the ancient Nanking walls after capturing Takahashi gate two miles from the city. Smoke rises from fires as Japanese forces threaten a further advance tonight with fighting expected inside the capital tomorrow. A second force advances from Tanyang along the Grand Canal. Japanese planes conduct heavy attacks on retreating Chinese forces.
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Menicine
Nitking
Wunn
President Roosevelt Returns North From Florida On Train
President Roosevelt ends his curtailed southern trip and heads to Washington aboard the President’s train. Naval physician Capt McIntyre says the President’s condition is excellent and the week of fishing and sun helped him greatly.
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Roosevelt
Washington
McIntyre
Elks Hold Annual Memorial Service
Juneau Lodge of Elks held its annual memorial service in the auditorium with ritual ceremonies honoring departed members. The Rev. O L Kendall spoke and Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne sang with accompaniment by Miss Prances Harland.
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Juneau Lodge of Elks
O. L. Kendall
Crystal Snow Jenne
Prances Harland
Political Power and Free Speech Under Threat in Brazil Comparison
Representative Pettingill of Indiana warns that concentration of political power mirrors financial power and risks stifling free speech free press free radio and free courts. He contrasts Brazil with United States noting remote control by big government could merge with big business. Remarks published in the Congressional Record.
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Washington
Pettingill
Indiana
Brazil
United States
Potting l
Congressional Record
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