Debt Holiday Proposals Up To President
Washington dispatch reports that President Hoover would initiate negotiations on war debt holidays with European powers if Congress does not act, emphasizing presidential responsibility. House Republicans push debate while Johnson resolution prompts Wall Street subpoenas and London papers accuse Hoover of political maneuvering. Also notes Reichs finances and a Matanuska Experiment Station visit by W T White.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Hoover
Capitol Hill
Congress
Europe
Presidnt
Senate
House
Louis T. McFadden
Penslyvania
House Banking Committee
Johnson
Wall Street
Mitchell
First National Bank of New York
J. P. Morgan & Company
Chase National Bank
London
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Melton
City In Merry Mood As Christmas Buying Surges In Juneau
City stores report a strong Christmas shopping spree with higher overall purchases and a broader range of goods. Merchants say lower prices boost demand while stock variety from infant rattles to furniture and electric kitchen gear keeps customers in a cheerful holiday mood amid icy streets and slow snow.
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Santa Claus
Juneau
Milady
Silver fox skins sell at record Canadian Purcales sale
Montreal December 17 The sale of 17 500 silver fox skins on Tuesday and yesterday set a new high mark for the Canadian Purcales Company Limited The total receipts for the first two days of the sale were 199 000 The average price for silver fox skins was 31 36 The prices were considerably below those of last January's special sale
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Montreal
Purcales Company, Limited
Airmail Operators Face Base Pay Cut Issued
Postmaster General Brown told air mail operators they must endure a 10 percent cut in base pay as the service faces cost reductions. Details outlined during Washington briefing indicate the measure targets streamline operations and reduce expenses across the airmail program.
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Washington, D. C
Brown
Santa Comes Friday With Bag of Gifts in Juneau
Santa Claus sails into Juneau on the motorship Northland arriving at 11 tomorrow forenoon from Seattle and leaving at 6 in the evening for Puget Sound. He will meet children in the forward saloon, distributing candy fruit or nuts from a huge Christmas tree. The Northland will also call at Southeast Alaska ports Prince Rupert and Vancouver before reaching Seattle the morning before Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Juneau
Northland
Seattle
Puget Sound
Alaska
Prince Rupert Land
Vancouver
Santa Claus Sailor Set for Porto Rico Visit
Santa Claus sailed from New York to Porto Rico aboard the Barncliffe with gifts for thousands of children. Church dignitaries witnessed the departure and a United States Navy band from Brooklyn Navy Yard performed.
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New York
Santa Claus
Porto Rico
Barncliffe
United States Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Pola Negri In Serious Condition After Operation
Pola Negri the famed stage and screen star remains in serious condition in Santa Monica after yesterday’s intestinal obstruction operation. Doctors report she may require another operation and she has received a blood transfusion.
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Pola Negri
Santa Monica
Cal
Wealthy Mrs Donnelly Kidnapped in Kansas City
Kansas City December 17. Mrs Nellie Donnelly a wealthy manufacturer has been abducted. Negotiations are reported underway to secure a ransom of seventy six thousand dollars for her release.
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Kansas City
Nellie Donnelly
Stores Drape Juneau In Yuletide Splendor
Juneau shops and exteriors glow with evergreen decor for Christmas week. Many interiors sparkle with festoons, wreaths, and candles as businesses prepare, employing unemployed workers in gathering trees and arranging displays. Notable venues including Alaska Electric Light and Power, B M Behrends Grocery, Garrick’s Grocery, Juneau Drug, Leader Department Store, Nugget Shop, Piggly Wiggly, and Sanitary Meat Market showcase seasonal goods and festive ambiance.
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Juneau
Alaska Electric Light and Power Company
Alaska Meat Company
B. M. Behrends Company
Black Cat Candy Shop
Gritt's Pharmacy
Brownie
Butler- Mauro Drug Company
Cash Banaar
Coleman
Hollywood
Garrick's
Gastineau
George Brothers
H. S. Lucas Office Equipment Co
Harris Hardware Company
Hayes’ Curlo
Imperial Billiard Parlors
J. B. Burford & Co
Juneau Drug Company
Juneau Florists
Juneau-Young Hardware Company
Juneau Melody Shop
Juneau Radio Service Company
Kaufmann’s
Kann's
Leader Department
MacKinnon
Mrs. Hooker
Nelson's
Nugget
Pederson & Paddock’s
Peerless Bakery
Liang Ousted as Chief Over China Forces in Manchuria
London reports Gen. Chang Hio Hisang has succeeded Chan Hsenh Liang as commander of Chinese forces in Manchuria after Liang allegedly failed to evacuate the Chinchow area. The move signals possible shifts in regional influence and trade flows toward Japan, as Western and U.S. business interests waver. At Nanking, Canton leaders aim to form a coalition with the Nanking clique and Heh Shek presidency concerns surface.
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London
Chang Hio Hisang
Chan Hsenh Liang
Hoover Names Swanson to Geneva Arms Conference Delegation
President Hoover selected Claude A. Swanson Democrat of Virginia as a member of the American delegation to the Geneva Arms Conference. Swanson, ranking Democrat on Foreign Relations and Naval Committees, advocates a strong navy and led last year’s push for ratification of the London Limitations Treaty.
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Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Hoover
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
Swanson
Senate
Stock Prices Fall on Liquidation Hits Markets
New York brokerage desks report another wave of liquidation pulling major shares lower while some active issues recover. United States Steel dips to a low not seen since 1908, later rebounding to 37 percent. American Telephone slides to a new low since 1922 before partial recovery. Copper shares edge up fractionally after earlier gains. other names such as General Electric, Pennys, Sears Roebuck, and Consolidated Gas fall. Closing turnover reaches 2.7 million shares.
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New York
Lotr
United States Steel
American Telephone
General Electric
Pennys
Sears, Roebuck
Consolidated Gas
Bethlehem Steel
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda Copper
Beth Whem Steeel
Curtiss-Wright
Fox Pilms
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott Copper
Packard Ne
Two men guilty in Olympia Drug Store robbery
Otto aged 29 and Pat Kelly aged 27 were found guilty in Olympia Washington on December 17 and sentenced to five to twenty years in the State Reformatory at Monroe. Kelly claimed origin in Ketchikan Alaska while Hancock said he spent most of his life on an Eastern Washington farm.
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Olympia
Wash
Otto
Pat Kelly
State Reformatory
Monroe
Kelly
Ketchikan
Alaska
Hancock
Washington
Snow Buries Helsingfors After Severe Storm
Helsingfors Finland December observed one of the worst storms in decades burying the city under heavy drifts. Land traffic halted entirely while air transport remained active.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Infanta Eulalia to Sell Jewels for Dowry of Love Match
In a convent-pension behind gray walls, Infanta Eulalia prepares to sell diamonds emeralds and pearls once worn by Spanish queens to fund a marriage between her grandson Prince Alvaro d Orleans and Princess Beatrice. The pair face debt and delay as Alvaro studies engineering in Zurich and Beatrice waits at Fontainebleau.
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Alvaro d’Orleans
Beatrice
Infanta
Eulalia
Alfonso
Spain
Isabella 11
Paris
Alvaro d'Orleans
Zurich
Grandmamma
Madrid
Isabelle II
Duc de Gal
Louis Philippe
France
Alfonso XIII
Infanta Eulalia
Marie Christina
Alfonso d Orleans
Prince Alvaro
University of Zurich
Switzerland
Princess Beatrice
Fontainebleaus
Ite
Norris Bill Would Unite Two Judicial Divisions
Washington December 17 Senator George W Norris of Nebraska seeks to consolidate the Second and Fourth Judicial Divisions by creating a single District Judge Clerk of the District Court United States Attorney and United States Marshal for both divisions. Current terms end June 30 1932 or when successors are appointed. Norris argues separate offices are unnecessary given anticipated workload.
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Washington
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Judiciary Committee
Norris
Miss Ivy Parker Settles Breach of Promise Suit in Seattle
In Seattle on December 17 a settlement ended the retrial of a $500,000 breach of promise suit brought by former school teacher Miss Ivy Parker against Reese B Brown, a wealthy real estate dealer. She had previously won a $175,000 verdict in the first trial, which a higher court said was excessive.
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Seattle
Ivy Parker
Reese
B. Brown
Wickersham Seeks More Home Rule for Alaska
Washington dispatch reports Delegate Wickersham’s bill to create county governments in Alaska, boosting territorial self rule by authorizing local county formations. Ketchikan residents fear the Norris Bill’s one judicial division could strain the Territory’s finances. corrections note the Norris measure consolidates divisions for judicial efficiency.
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Alaska
Washinton
Wickersham
Ketchikan
Territory
Territorial
Seized Alaska beaver skins sold at Seattle auction
A large lot of beaver skins seized for illegal export from Alaska was auctioned in Seattle yesterday by United States Marshal Louis Steiner. Steiner bid the lot up to 9600 dollars, calling the price favorable for the season.
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Seattle
Alaska
United States
Louis Steiner
Two Arrested at Haines for Two Alleged Crimes
Two suspects there charged with breaking and entering a store and with quantity of merchandise, and with violation of the Alaska Bone Dry law. They were to have had hearing today.
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Haines
Alaska
Exiled Kerensky Warns of Soviet Downfall Signs
Kerensky, living in London, labels Moscow as nurturing the empire's collapse and urges elites worldwide to oppose Soviet plans. He likens Stalin to Nero and condemns Bolshevik rule while detailing economic tensions and famine. Continued on Page Two.
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Kerensky
London
Moscow
Stalin
Nero
Rome
M. Ser
Ensky
Russia
Soviet
Rusia
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W.T. White
Department of Agriculture Experiment Station Service
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Silver Fox
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Epusi
Yuletide
Liang
China
Chang Tso Hisang
Manchuria
Geneva
Senator Swantson
U.S
By Adelaide Kerr
Senate Judiciary Committee
Lous Steiner
Soviet Union
England
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