Russia Rejects League Mediation Over Finnish War
Geneva December 13 The League of Nations votes to expel Russia after Moscow rejects mediation in the Russo Finnish conflict Premier Molotov thanks the assembly but declines an invitation to discuss the Finnish question Russia maintains it is not at war with Finland and seeks peaceful relations The League backs a report urging Russia's expulsion and calls for aid to Finland with possible involvement of non member nations like the United States.
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Trains Collision Near Hagen Kills Seventeen
Seventeen people died and 41 were injured when two passenger trains collided near Hagen Germany during the night. The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.
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Three Ships Reported Sunk in Present Sea Warfare
London reports three ships down in current sea warfare. The British steamers King Egbert and Noollier Marwick Head and the Swedish Torne are said sunk with missing crew details varying. Rome notes Russia's new ambassador Gorelchin left for Moscow without credentials amid Finland conflict protests.
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Sole survivor of sea tragedy found on raft
A Danish ship sunk by a submarine. the sole survivor, a sailor, was found aboard a raft after four days. He clung to a dead officer and could not name his vessel before losing consciousness. The recovery was reported by a British warship radio from London.
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Bremen Arrives in German Port After Blockade Voyages
Berlin reports the liner Bremen has arrived at a German port believed to be Kiel. The ship completed two history making voyages through the British blockade and is celebrated across Germany.
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Russians Repulsed by Finns on Eastern Front
Finnish communique reports destruction of several Russian tanks on the Karelian Isthmus front and says the Soviet advance is temporarily halted. It notes many prisoners and war material captured, with localized fighting and English-style patrol activity along the Eastern front and successful Finnish counterattacks at Tolvajärvi.
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Britain unveils new defense lineup in air war
London authorities disclosed a plan to develop a super air fleet to counter anticipated German mass attacks perhaps soon or in the spring. Air Minister Sir Kingsley Wood told the House of Commons Britain is adequately prepared to face a more strenuous chapter in the air war. he said air defenses and Royal Air Force planes are outperforming Germans.
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Davies backs FDR third term pledge denied
Ambassador to Belgium Joseph Davies reaffirmed support for Franklin D Roosevelt for a third term after a White House visit. Davies warned America faces unprecedented danger but said Roosevelt does not want a third term.
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Russian ship Indigirka wreck survivors feared on Hokkaido coast
Reports from Tokyo say the Russian fishing vessel Indigirka with about 1,100 aboard grounded off Hokkaido amid blizzard and heavy seas. Of 395 survivors brought by Karafuto Maru, many endure exposure as relief ships search for more missing, including women and children.
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Democrats Hold First Division Convention in Ketchikan
In Ketchikan Alaska Democrats of the First Division convened in the first divisional convention in four years. Frank A. Boyle served as temporary chairman and Anthony J. Dimond will deliver the keynote, with Pat Gilmore named permanent chairman of the convention. Separately British losses rose to 120 ships as a U-boat torpedoed an unidentified English freighter off Norway, with Sekstamt reporting only three crew saved.
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Reich Bound Goods Seized in England
England seized 7,000 tons of goods deemed destined for the Reich for the week ending December 9. The total seizure of German bound goods reaches about 483,000 tons.
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Mr and Mrs Alexander Headed for San Francisco
Miss Jane Alexander and George Alexander Jr embark from Seattle for a motor trip to San Francisco. They plan a Christmas visit with Judge and Mrs George P Alexander. The Judge will return to Juneau mid January as a court term opens January 22.
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Two Nations Tie Finances in World War Alliance
London dispatch reports Britain and France forming a wartime financial pact to fuse currencies for the duration of the war with costs split two thirds to Britain and one third to France. Purchasing departments are united as part of the agreement.
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Plane patrols begun on German bases at night
London report says Britain has instituted two aircraft patrols over German air and naval bases at night to stop mine laying by enemy planes. Also, Deputy Collector Overby returned from a field trip to Ketchikan aboard the Mt. McKinley.
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Four British fliers killed in freak RAF collision
London reports the British Navy Department confirms four Royal Air Force airmen died when a plane collided with a balloon barrage cable near Southampton.
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Rumors Say Achilles 15 Sunk In Battle Off Uruguay
British naval officials investigate reports that the 7000 ton cruiser Achilles may have been sunk in a clash with Germanys 10000 ton pocket battleship Admiral Scheer off Punta Del Halo on the Uruguayan coast. No confirmation yet.
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M D Williams Returns From San Francisco Road Conference
District Engineer M. D. Williams of the Public Roads Administration returned to Juneau on the Mt. McKinley after a month in San Francisco. He conferred with the Regional office on future Alaska activities.
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Fighting on West Front Is Reported
Paris dispatch says French military reports heavy German patrols repulsed in attempts to seize three French outposts east of Verdun forest. Activity between the Moselle and Rhine rivers grows more general with six sectors under fire in the last 24 hours.
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Elevator Glitch Shocks Wyoming Statehouse Staff
Cheyenne reports statehouse elevator behaved oddly causing chief custodian Andy Swainson and assistant Roscoe Howard to operate it from basement to third floor before exiting. The malfunction prompted inquiry into the device and its control.
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