Smith Receives Warm Navy Courtesy On Mooring Mast Talk
Former New York Governor Alfred E. Smith visited the Navy Department in Washington to discuss a possible dirigible mooring mast atop a new 85 story skyscraper in New York City. Secretary Adams signaled support and handed technical review to Rear Admiral Moffett for study.
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Washington
Alfrad £. Smith
New York
Navy Department
Adams
New York City
Moffett
Navy Aeronautics
Reindeer Aid Debate for Alaska Government Support
Washington reports on the need for federal action to aid Alaska reindeer herds. Efforts to eradicate warble fly pests, protect hides, and boost shipping and herds are discussed within the Agriculture Supply Bill. Carl J. Lomen testifies the reindeer are highly valuable despite insect damage.
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Washington
Anaska
Carl J. Lomen
Lomen Reindeer Corporat
Ion
Blame for disaster laid on tanker officers after California collision
The S T Todd and the San Juan collision off the California coast last August caused 75 deaths. Captain Bulger, supervising inspector, ruled that Otto Saunders, Third Officer of the Todd, was mainly negligent. Robert Papenfush of the San Juan had his license suspended. Bulger reduced his punishment from two years eight months to one year.
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San Francisco
Cal
T. Todd
San Juan
California
Otto Saunders
John Bulger
Bulger
Robert Papenfush
Papen
Bulgerfush
Latin American envoy shake-up announced by Hoover
Washington reports a major reorganization of Latin American diplomacy. President Hoover nominates new ministers to Bolivia Panama Nicaragua Honduras Costa Rica Paraguay Dominican Republic Belize and other posts, with career diplomats fluent in local languages. Wheeler replaces Creek in Paraguay as Creek retires after 1925 appointment.
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Latin-America
Hoover
Mew
Bolivia
Panusia
Costa Hleo
Paraguay
Xearaguin
Tihudwirer
Dag Victoria
Congress
Julius G. Lay
Honduras
Matthew B. Banana Oef Ole
Nicaragua
Post Wheeler
Washington State
Roy T. Davis
Missouri
Panama
Charles B. Curtis
New York
Dominican Republic
Evan F. Young
South Dakota
Bellyia
Arthur Schoenfeld
Washington, DC
Costa Rica
Wheeler
George L. Creek
Lawrence Kane
Alaska Experimental Stations to Receive 65000 Dollar Allocation
Washington December 1 reports that the Appropriations Committee approved funds for Agricultural Experimental Stations in Alaska. The grant totals 65 000 dollars to support research and development projects within the territory.
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Washington
Agfacol
Alaska
Winter Fur Fashions Feature Black Ermine
Paris reports a shift in fur trends with longer wraps and larger sleeves. The focus is on black ermine, chiefly Japanese dyed raven black, used for coats dresses and trims. Modern methods conceal seams and expand the use of tails in ensembles.
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Paris
London Toyland Mirrors World Progress
London on Dec 13 reports a Christmas toyland showing modern progress with airplanes bridges and giant toy cars. Parents rush to toy departments as hungry children clamor for orders while gun toys shrink reflecting disarmament trends and wartime instruments decline in demand.
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London
Antic-Man
Fondle
Toy Department
Trial date set for March 19 in Doheny bribery case
Washington dispatch notes trial date for Edward L Doheny, a wealthy oil magnate, on a bribery charge. Justice Hita of the District of Columbia Court has set the trial for March 10. The indictment accuses Doheny of giving former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall a bribe of 109000 dollars related to the Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve in California.
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Washington
Edward L. Dohenry
Justice Hita
District of Columbia Court
Jiarding
Doheny
Albert B. Full
Dopheny
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
Califorsis
Ice Skating Opens At Auk Lake And Mendenhall
War cry announced good skating at Auk Lake with four to six inches of clear ice on the south end. Residents searched for skate straps and prepared gear for a first season skate day. Officials expected large crowds at Mendenhall and Auk Lake over the coming weekend for opening skating amid uncertain pond conditions.
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Auk Lake
Mendenhall
Union Pacific Ordered to Build Line in Oregon and Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission rules against Union Pacific, ordering construction of 180 miles of track between Crescent Lake and an Oregon site at a cost of about 9 million dollars. The decision marks a rare assertion of federal power to compel a railroad to proceed, directing the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation Company to oversee construction.
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Unioxt Pacific System
Coast
Crescent Lake
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
Comision
Oregon Washington Railroad and
Neviga Hon Company
The
Union Parifh
Ginectad
British Leave Rhineland Zone decree shifts command
The Intershired Rhineland High Commission orders that the zone evacuated by Belgians on November 30 be placed under French command. The move follows the British decision yesterday and applies to the part of the Third Rhineland zone recently evacuated.
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West Baden
Germany
Intershijed Rhinieland High Commission
Third Rhindland Zone
Edge Reaches France and Talks to Press
Havre reports Walter E. Edge, newly named U S ambassador to France, Mrs. Edge and three children depart from Incr Tsse de France for Paris. He tells French reporters he is honored to accept the duty and aims to strengthen the longstanding friendship between France and the United States.
Major Elliott to Visit Juneau Next Week
Maj Malcolm Elliott president of the Alaska Road Commission and district engineer of the U S Board of Engineers will leave Seattle tomorrow morning for Juneau. He has been in Washington regarding estimates for appropriations for the current fiscal year per local commission headquarters word.
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Alaska Road Commission
Dist
U. S. Board of Engineers
Seattle
Juneau
Commission
Washington
Guilty plea faces death in California case
A guilty plea by Tom Vernon from Pawnee Oklahoma leads to a death penalty by the district court. A request to examine sanity was granted, with the judge setting December 27 for sentencing after the maximum penalty is sought.
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Los Angeles
Tom Vernon
Pawnee
Okiehiwinn
Lai
Foresters Return From 10 Day Trip Delayed by Storm
Foresters returned from a ten day survey trip delayed by storm. Examiner Welman Holbr mp Ci Pr Rang er Barold Smith and Cap Geone Petarton led the team in home land and timber surveys. Work occurred at Tex Harbor with the crew forced to stay ashore for three days.
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Trisunal
Tey Straitoa
Welman Holbr
Barold Smith
Cap Geone Petarton
Tex Panches
Tex Harbor
Supreme Court to Decide Vital Dry Law Phases
Mixed early 20th century report cites a Chicago scientist claiming isolation of an influenza germ and notes hope for a vaccine. Separate Washington briefing covers two Supreme Court review phases on prohibition enforcement and license permit terms, with stock market notes and a brief coastal report.
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Chicago
Tsadures
Polk
University of Chicago
Pall
Paulk
Falkmud
Woman and Stepfather Are Murdered in West Virginia
Charleston dispatch reports John Gann and her stepfather Richard Price aged 65 were shot and killed. The woman's husband was arrested at Newport Kentucky and charged with the crime. Police say the Ganhs were witnesses to threats and Gann had threatened the life of his wife and two children.
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Charleston
W. Va
John Gann
Richard Price
Potson
Wene
Newport
Kentucky
Gann
Nine Hundred Foot Antennas Repaired by Cable Men Here
The 900 foot antennae at the U S radio station here damaged by gales have been repaired. The 200 foot tower was lifted and anchored again on the mountain side. Cable and radio workers under Operator Harper labored from early morning to dusk for two days amid severe weather. Several men suffered minor injuries including a fall of about 50 feet down the mountainside.
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U. 5
Harper
Gecorm
Grundy Takes Seat in U S Senate for Pennsylvania
At Washington on December 13 Joseph R Grundy took the oath as Senator from Pennsylvania after a prolonged dispute over his right to the seat left vacant by William S Ware. Senator Nye had introduced a resolution challenging Grundy due to alleged involvement in a $2,000,000 Republican pyre of 1928 and the question was referred to the committees.
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Washington
John 5S. Fisher
Pennsylvania
Joseph R. Grundy
Wilwm
Ware
Senate
Nye
Grundy
Voice of Marconi In Atlantic Broadcast Inspires Hope
New York dispatch recalls 28 years since the first trans Atlantic signal as Guglielmo Marconi tells of early difficulties while broadcasting from London to NBC studios in New York. A special receiver linked River Head Long Island to the studios as he spoke, envisioning television's future ubiquity.
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New York
Gugliemo Marconi
England
America
Marconi
London
NBC
Countess Alice Szechenyi Debut In Washington Dec 19
Countess Alice Szechenyi daughter of Hungarys minister and Countess Svechenyi will debut December 19 in Washington. Original plans set for November 30 were postponed for unknown reasons. The debut followed a dinner hosted by their grandmother Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt in New York where Countess Cornelia made her own debut two years ago.
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Washington
Alice Svechenyi
Hungary
Countess Svechenyi
A Tes
New York
Countess Cornelia
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelia
Memory Dawns For Veteran After Twelve Year Gap
Alvin Carlson of Lewiston Montana regains memory after twelve years of amnesia. Demobilized from the war, he was found in Chicago with a blank mind and sent to a state hospital. Attempts to identify him through a high school ring and Red Cross records failed until a brother, Ed Carlson, was located in Jacksonville. The brother arrived, and Alvin finally recognized him, restoring his memory.
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Alvin Carlson
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Inday
Carlson
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Jackson
Ville
Charlie
Masonic
Red Cross
Lewis
Ton
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