Nine Degrees Under Zero S Low For Today
Juneau and Gastineau Channel shivered under the coldest December in 16 years with a 94 degree below zero reading at 2 30 pm and winds up to 30 mph as officials warned of more cold. Schools closed and Sitka and Alaska wide lows set records as heaters failed and frost patterns coated windows.
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Juneau
Gastineau Channel
Ero
Weather Bureau
R. S. Raven
Raven
Sitka
Alaska
Panhandle
Oldtimer of Skagway Dies
Skagway Alaska December 18 special to The Empire John W Sper aged 76 years former conductor on the White Pass and Yukon Route and later baggage man passed away at his home this morning after a lingering illness He leaves a wife in this city
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Skagway
Alaska
Empirer
John W. Sper
White Pass
Yukon
Berry Rides Herd on State in Cold Winter Plan
Pierre South Dakota December report profiles Tom Berry the cowboy governor facing a harsh winter. He foresees tough conditions for the state and his ranch while pursuing drought relief measures, reduced feed costs, and public works funding. Berry notes a possible one percent storm impact and aims to shield both animal and human needs through rangeland tactics and legislative action.
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Pierre
Tom Berry
South Dakota
Thane Berry
Berry
Washington
O Duffy Arrested and Rescued by Blue Shirt Followers
In Westport Irish Free State Eoin O Duffy leader of United Ireland and head of the Blue Shirts was arrested after a clash with police. He was freed by his followers and later rearrested amid opposition to De Valera. NRA in Washington modified the Blue Hall code to allow year end overtime for inventory.
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NRA
Free State
Westport
Irish Free State
Eoin O'Duffy
United Ireland Party
Blue Shirt
Blue Shirts
O'Duffy
de Valera
Great Britain
Washington
Blue Halls
Exarch Captain Takes His Life After Shore Reach
New York reports say A T Hickey master of the steamer Exarch killed himself after the ship went ashore on Cyprus. He wed in Rochester and was not married. Wireless notes suggest the Exarch may be refloated. Two 38 man shifts of CWA workers are employed on a Ket Chrom fill-in on Siedman Street, five hours daily, six days a week.
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New York
A. T. Hickey
Ezarch
Cyprus
Hickey
Rochester
Aister
CWA
Ketchikan
Siedman Street
Doris Duke
James B. Duke
Duke's Park
Somerville
N.Y
78Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Rough
Tornado Crash Kills Four in Shreveport Lumber Camp
A early morning tornado from the southwest struck a lumber camp in Shreveport killing one white woman and three Black workers. Nineteen people were injured and extensive property damage was reported across the tornado swept area. The Ketchikan Council also hires a trouble shooter to improve radio reception.
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Shreveport
Killel
Ketehikan Council
Man
Two Vessels Grounded Off Oregon Coast
A severe 90 mile gale drove the freighters Henry D Whiton and Charles L Wheeler ashore off the Oregon coast. The Whiton grounded near Yaquina Bay after dragging anchors with lumber and equipment aboard. The Wheeler rode the bar near the Columbia River mouth as rescuers attempted a channel dredge to float her. Coast Guard efforts failed to rekindle the Wheeler’s fire, both crews remain aboard pending salvage.
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Portland
Henry D. Whiton
Charles L. Wheeler
Greseny
Sais
Whiton
Yaquina Bay
Apstorta
Oakland
Gohunbia
Coast Guard
Whiten
Wheeler
Premier Coal Mine Flooded Out at Moose Creek Alaska
Water broke into Premier Coal Company workings at Moose Creek in the Matanuska on November 29 and flooded the mine despite pumping efforts. Federal Mining Supervisor BD Stewart reported a probable total loss with substantial equipment and coal deposits wiped out. All workers and a horse underground for four years escaped. exact financial loss not estimated.
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Premier Coal Company
Moose Creek
Matanuska
BD. Stewart
Alaska
Stewart
Anchorwe
Furce
Sewart
Auto Industry Code Extended, Detroit Reports Upswing
Washington Des 18 The automobile industry filed with NRA to extend its code until September 1 1931 Gen Hugh Johnson announced the request will be granted The present auto code expires December 31 as a trial code The extension comes after Detroit reported a successful conversion drive indicating an upswing The NRA administrator said the extension is approved
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Washington. Des
Automobile
NRA
Hugh
Johnson
Detroit
Grandmother Faces Death On Scaffold
Mrs Allie Mae Purvis age 38 a grandmother stands condemned to die for allegedly bribing a yard boy to push her husband from a fishing trip into a river where he drowned. A verdict of guilty carries the death penalty. An ox truck on Ile Thane Road skidded and sustained minor damage with no injuries.
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Franklinton
Dee
Allie Mae Purvis
Christmas Ship Alaska Is Due Tomorrow
The Alaska Steamship Company's Christmas ship the Alaska, loaded with gifts for Alaska children, will bring Santa Claus to Juneau tomorrow at about 4 p.m. Thanks to Tom Wilson and executives, nearly every child along the southeast and southwest coast will receive a remembrance from Santa. The ship was well received in Ketchikan today per reports to Agent K J McKanna from Santa Claus.
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Alaska Steamship Company
Alasks
al Alaska
Santa Claus
Juneau
Tom Wilson
Sheehan
McGinstry
Schlenther
Alocka
Ketchikan
K.J. McKanna
Price of Gold Jumps to 34.06 an Ounce in Markets
In Washington on December 18 the price of gold advanced five cents to 34.06 an ounce. London Bargeld buys at 3248 on sterling bases, with the pound opening at 5 to 1.
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Washington
Bargeld
London
Baels
Ten Thousand Extortion Bid Turns Fatal in Alaska Case
In Fairbanks Alaska on December 18 Thomas Koprovich a farmer was shot and killed during a dispute over a $10,000 extortion demand. Investigators pursue Lerence Ferrals already in custody after confrontation at the Agaba residence where Koprovich died.
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Pairbanks
Alaska
Thomas Kaprovich
Larence Ferrals
Havana Bloodshed Leaves Six Dead and Thirteen Wounded
In Havana the capital endures its bloodiest day with six dead and thirteen wounded. One hundred Spaniards have been rounded up and jailed in a fort. Preparations gear up for Roosevelt envoy Jeffer ao Gaffney to continue Sumner Welles efforts toward Cuba’s political settlement as the Vanderwalls head south aboard the Prin cet Norah.
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Havana
Cuba
Jefferao Gaffney
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Little Plumbing Is Found on Farms
A recent Department of Agriculture survey indicates most U S farms still lack basic plumbing. Brice Howard remains convalescent at her Tacoma home after a serious operation. Mr Howard, formerly Juneau agent for the Admiral Dine, now with Persie Steamship Lines, conveyed the news.
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Washington
Del 11
United States
Department of Agriculture
Brice Howard
Tacoma
Mr Howard
Juneau
Admiral Dine
Persie Steamship Lines
Tagneitedies
Temas
Severe Pacific coast storms flood Grays Harbor area
Severe gales and floods rattle Washington and Oregon coasts. Aberdeen Hoquiam face record high water with 500 rescued as Gray Harbor homes submerged under 2 to 4 feet of water. A nine foot tide along with midnight gales floods business districts, roads, and a power plant. Seventy five Cosmopolis families ordered to evacuate as reservoirs threaten, and dock at Orford washed out. Wires down from Astoria to coastal towns.
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Seattle
Washington and
Oregon Coast Lines
Washington Coast
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Gray Harbor
Cosmopols
Ely
Orford
Astoria
Woetoria
B.C
Wave Strikes Ship Injuring Three and Hospitalized
A fierce wave swept the freighter Vanavon twenty miles off Juan de Fuca Entrance injuring Chief Officer John Galr and two Chinese crew members who were pinned to the deck by cargo. Their injuries are not serious. Cowlitz River floods threaten Longview area as rain and winds return.
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Hospital Victoria
B. C
John Galr
Vanavon
Venavon
Juan de Puca Biralt
Novelist Claire Smith Wins Nevada Divorce
Carson City reports novelist Claire Spencer Smith won a divorce from Oliver Harrison Smith after cruelty charges heard by Judge Clark Gulla. The case, filed in Nevada court, concludes with a decree dissolving the marriage amid publicity for the author and ongoing literary career.
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Claire Smith
Nevada
Carson City
Clark Gulla
Claire Spencer Smith
Oliver Harrison Smith
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L. W. Speer
Tom Merry
Irish Police
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Premier
Matanuska Valley
Jimmy Cole
Ilee Thane
T. Koprovich
Fairbanks
Larence Gang
Cham H. Ferrars
Pion
Chicago
Mt. Dev
Fetersl
Robert Gardner
Lake Forest
Henry & Gardner
Kaprovich
Perrils Reenirely
Kandishna
Michael Agbata Widis
Koprovich
Agbaba
Forraiy
Koprovitsh
Terralé
Ferrais
Mes. Vanderwall
Noran
F Bo Vanderwall
Mr van Herwoll
Princet Norah
Grays Harbor
Cowlitz
Longview
Wash
Cowlitz River
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