Ten Known Dead In Northwest Storm At Sea And Woods
A two day Pacific Northwest storm left at least ten dead with six mariners missing after fishing boats were wrecked near Vancouver Island. Two vessels named EBO 1629 and Bells were ashore battered. Soren Knutson and unnamed craft may carry more fishermen. Logging camps at Buckley and Grays Harbor reported fatalities from falling trees as rains and winds lash the region. A Portland area death in an auto crash near Salem was also noted. Weather officials forecast the storm to continue.
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Seattle
Wier
Pacific Northwest
Campe
Vancouver Island
Ebo
Bells
Sarep Knutson
Ileawnee
Soren Knutson
Buckley
Grays Harbor
Portland and Shipping Company
Salem
Weather Bureau
Day Labor Authorized for Mitkof Highway Project
United States Bureau of Public Roads approved day labor for the Mitkof Highway extension at Petersburg. Bids were rejected as too high. work will start soon with local labor and equipment ordered. An engineer will come within ten days to organize the crew for about six miles of clearing and grading at an estimated cost of $36,000.
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Petersburg
United States Bureau of Public Roads
M., D. Williams
Washington
Hit and run kills man in Tacoma. driver arrested
David MatPherron, 73, was fatally struck by a hit and run car in Tacoma. Alvin T. Davies, 31, president of a furnace company, was arrested. Police say Davies was under the influence of liquor. The car showed dents and clothing matching the victim’s.
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Tacoma
Wash
David MatPherron
Alvin T. Davies
Pearse
Davis
Money Battles that Made History No 1 Sound Money Issues from Time of Hamilton Jackson Bryan
Editor notes the long running monetary controversy in U S history tracing from colonial times through Hamilton and Jackson to Bryan. The piece surveys major battles over currency policy, bank issues, and coinage, referencing Sprague's Treasury resignation and looming partisan clashes. It previews further columns on this monetary saga.
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Hamilton-Jackson-Bryan
Carl C. Cranmer
Washington
C. M. W. Sprague
Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Andrew Jackson
United States Bank
Daniel Sharp
Massachusetts
Greenback
William Jennings Bryan
Coxey
Peopiusionary Times
Mexander Hamilton
Bryan
Wade to Alaska as NRA deputy administrator
Colonel R W Lea announced final NRA approval for Alaska. Hugh J Wade appointed deputy administrator with James J Connors and David Housel as board members contingent on acceptance. Wade, a Washington NRA aide since last summer, will move to Juneau with wife Madge Case Wade.
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Washington, D. C
R. W. Léa
National Recovery Administration
NRA
Alaska
Lea
Hugh J. Wade
James J. Connors
David Housel
Juneau
Wade
Washington
H. O. King
University of Town
Department of Justice
Madge Case
Inflation, Congress, and the White House in January
By Byron Price the Roosevelt Administration shifts focus toward inflation supporters while debating how much discretionary power to keep from Congress. Some advisers urge a new currency action before January to curb legislative control, a move that would likely surprise Washington. State Department plans to stay in the background as Russia’s recognition and Cuba’s stability emerge, with war debt talks and disarmament fading from the scene.
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Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Washington
State Department
Cuba
Named by Committee for Directorships
Ten nominations for the seven seats on the Chamber of Commerce sits Board of Directors were re submitted today at a noon luncheon meeting at Ley's Cafe. Names include A W x local attorney Jonas George Garnick Gardner McKanna Curtis Shattuck Hawkesworth Gaffney and others. The board estimates needing $4000 in dues to fund next year’s program.
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Ambers of Commerce
Atley's Cafe
G. Wahnsley
Anc
Jonas George
George Brothers
Frank Garnick
Garnick’s Grocery
Gardner
Ju 1 Limbers Milla
John Mar
Thisty
R J. McKanna
Alaska Steamship Company
Tie Maceartment
Curtis Shattuck
Allen Shattuck
Allen
Fish Traps Described as Most Vicious Gear
Seattle December 7 United States Commissioner of Fisheries Frank Bell calls fish traps the most vicious gear for salmon, as they fish shorelines around the clock. He advocates elimination or strict regulation, noting 100 of 400 traps in Alaska waters were already closed this year while cautioning against overnight shutdowns harming trap owners.
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Seattle
Frank Bell
United States Commissioner of Fisheries
Alaskan
Tam
Belgians Fortify Eastern Borders Despite Expense
Belgium to seek legislative approval for spending nearly 20 million to fortify an 80 mile eastern frontier. The plan funds modern concrete fortifications, heavy artillery and anti aircraft defenses along the German border north of Liege. Construction continues on a new Eben Smael fort guarding the Lower Maas and the Albert Canal waterway.
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Brussels
Council of Ministers
Liege
Eben-Smael
Lower
Maas
Albert Canal
Alaska student hurt in Seattle auto crash dec 11 hearing set
Miss Mildred Johansen a 17 year old University of Washington freshman from Petersburg Alaska was fatally injured when struck by a delivery truck driver Frank C Edwards near the campus. She suffered internal injuries a broken collar bone and head and body injuries. Her father Sverre Johansen owns the schooner Mitkof and her family has multiple Petersburg connections. The hearing on a proposed fishing code for Alaska was signed by Secretary Henry Wallace and opens December 11 at 2:30 am in Washington DC. The code aims to cover wages hours and other labor issues across the Alaska fishing industry.
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Seattle
Wash
Mildred Johansen
University of Washington
Pettersburg
Alaska
Frank C. Edwards
Edwards
Johansen
Miss Johansen
Sverre Johansen
Petersburg
Neice
B. Hunghedt
Juneau
Mitkof
Henry Wallace
Department of Agriculture
BE. W. Griffin
United States Tariff Commission
Eighth and Streets
Washington, D. C
Griffin
NRA
Treasury Plans to Raise One Billion in First Financing
Washington December 7 routine methods for raising one billion dollars have been chosen by the Treasury in the first big financing since the gold buyings began. The department offers 2 percent funds for immediate needs while December maturities push the public debt above twenty three and one half billion dollars. The article notes the debt rose from a wartime peak and discusses the effect of gold purchases on refunding policy.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Juneau check forged. one man arrested in Los Angeles
Dee 1a W. Williams, posing as lecturer, arrested on forgery charge over a government check. Authorities say the check belonged to John W. Williams of the Federal fish hatchery at Juneau Alaska. J W Williams had been in Seattle seven months prior and requested mail forwarding. A $131 check was misdirected here. Williams claimed to be a former Major in the US Army Air Forces explorer in Asia and a veteran of the Royal Flying Corps. Mes Swartz returns from six week visit to Kelso and Portland before resuming residence in Juneau.
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Los Angeles
Cal. Dee
W. Williams
Himslf
John W. Williams
Federal Fish Hatchery
Juneau
Alaska
J. W. Williams
Seatle
John W. Wiliams
United States Army Air Force Explorer
China
Siberia
Siam
England
Royal Flying Corps
President Roosevelt Rebukes Lynching as a Mortal Outrage
President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a Federal Council of Churches address decried lynching as a vile form of collective murder and urged a national goal for churches and state. He spoke of a more abundant life and the right of individuals to seek it without harming others, while noting no direct reference to California or other lynchings.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
San Jose
California
Brooke Hart
Federal Council of Churches of Christ of America
Missouri
Maryland
Warm Springs
No Politics Now Warns By Dawes and Fess
In Chicago Charles C. Dawes introduces Newton D Baker and urges backing the President with politics paused. In Columbus Senator Simeon D. Fess predicts FDR will not be President in three years, warning of a vast deficit and unsustainable government spending.
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Baker
Chicago
Charles C. Dawes
Newton D. Baker
Columbus
Ohio
Simeon D. Fess
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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