Crown Prince Born to Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako
A son born today to Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako, first male heir in the long imperial line. The Crown Prince weighs seven pounds two ounces, doctors report both mother and child well as celebratory broadcasts begin across the nation. President Roosevelt sent congratulations to the Japanese royal couple.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hirohito
Nagako
Roosevelt
Washington
Aid Rushed to Wales Isle Fishermen in Dire Straits
In Vancouver, Dec 23, provincial police left Prince Rupert with food and first aid gear for Wales Isle where sixty isolated fishermen, ten whites and fifty Japanese, face peril after three weeks of storms. The island's boat link is storm bound or wrecked.
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Vancouver
B. C
Wales Island
Prince Rupert
Italy to Cut Living Costs and Salaries
Rome reports Premier Mussolini and Italian corporate experts plan a nationwide swift cut in salaries and living costs to curb inflation and protect foreign trade. Citizens are urged to follow a national reduction plan similar to October 1930, which lowered salaries, rent, light, heat, food and transport charges by 10 to 12 percent.
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Rome
Italy
Mussolini
No gold price today as government offices close
Washington reports no gold price today because government offices including the Reconstruction Finance Corporation are observing a holiday.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Recovery signals lift business across divisions in December
The Dun Bradstreet weekly review notes all divisions show favorable response to the National Recovery plan and Christmas trade. Unfavorable signs have nearly vanished with convincing recovery attested by resumed activity, payrolls, relief jobs, and released funds swelling consumer purchasing power.
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New York
Dun-Bradstreet, Inc
Silver Policy Stirs Speculation in Capital
Washington officials monitor President Roosevelts hybrid bimetallic plan as search for higher prices and possible extension of the silver stabilization program to other media of exchange. Observers link last nights Federal Reserve Governors meeting to potential silver driven developments. The President aims to depopulate the dollar abroad and restore stability when domestic prices and international gold or silver bases align.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Board
Mack Sennett Declares Bankruptcy In Los Angeles
Mack Sennett the famed director of early bathing beauty and pie-throwing comedies filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Los Angeles. He lists total assets of 1600 dollars and is regarded as a key early producer who helped launch many actors and actresses.
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Los Angeles
Florenz Ziegfeld
Mack Sennett
Sennett
Delegate Dimond backs Juneau loan request
Delegate Anthony J. Dimond has endorsed Juneau’s application for a $100,000 loan and grant from the Public Works Administration. He sent Mayor I. Goldstein a copy of the PWA acknowledgement of his written endorsement. The funding would support essential city improvements if approved.
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Anthony J. Dimond
Public Works Administration
Juneau
I. Goldstein
Goldstein
Dimond
Elks Plan Christmas Party for Gastineau Kiddies
The Gastineau Elks announce their annual Christmas entertainment for children will be held Friday night of next week in the Elks' ballroom. Santa Claus will distribute candy and nuts to the youngsters.
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Elks
Gastineau Channel
Santa
Fine Weather Promises for Juneau Christmas Week
Juneau and vicinity expect fair and slightly warmer weather for the next two days and possibly wind due to high pressure in northern sections. Today’s noon temperature reached 13 degrees above zero, warmer than the past week. City observances for Christmas include church services, dances, and family gatherings as federal and territorial offices close for the holidays.
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Juneau
Federal
Territorial
Mrs N L Troast Hosts Tea for Mother Mrs East
Mrs N L Troast held an at home tea on Thursday afternoon to honor her mother Mrs E H East of Massachusetts who arrived in Juneau aboard the steamer Alaska. Mrs East will visit her daughter for several months as friends called between 2 and 5 pm. Assistants included Mrs Co W Hawkesworth and others who presided or served at the tea.
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E. H. East
Massachusetts
Juneau
Alaska
N. L. Troast
East
Troast
Co. W. Hawkesworth
R. 8. Raven
John A. Glasse
Gunnar Blomgren
Harry G. Watson
E. M. Goddard
J. W. Leivers
Harold Regele
William Byington
Blanche Turner
Walter P. Scott
Mrs Carl Coate and her infant leave hospital
Mrs. Carl Coate and her infant son Barrie Douglas departed St. Ann's Hospital for home this morning.
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MRS
Carl Coate and Son
Carl Coate
Barrie Douglas
St. Ann's Hospital
Governor Troy Plans Holiday Tour From Frisco To San Diego
Gov. John W. Troy will arrive in San Francisco from Washington to spend Christmas there with Mrs. Troy who left Los Angeles by plane today. They will then travel to San Diego and Long Beach with no fixed return date.
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Gov
Troy
Frisco
John W. Troy
San Francisco
Washington
Empire
Los Angeles
San Diego
Long Beach
Wright Returns From Short Business Trip
W C Wright formerly of Wright Jewelry Store arrives on the Northland trip this afternoon for a brief business day.
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Ww. C. Wright
W. C. Wright
Wright Jewelry
Northland
Northland Hosts Annual Christmas Party for Southeast Alaska
The Northland ship hosted a festive party last evening for about 1500 children and parents from Juneau and nearby communities. Santa Claus and Big Ben Joyce distributed gifts as Dan Noonan welcomed guests, with 500 additional children from other Channel communities joining in Douglas before the ship set sail for Sitka.
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Iay
Scarlet Poinseti
Northland
Alaska
Santa Claus
Big Ben Joyce
Dan Noonan
Juneau
Douglas
Sitka
Insull Guilty Of More Charges In Collusion Case
Federal Judge Evan Evans held Samuel Insull Sr guilty of collusion in bringing about receiverships of his two billion dollar utility and finance holding group. Attorney Ettelson accused Insull and allied bankers of pushing for the appointment of friendly receivers and limiting fees to receivers and lawyers.
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Chicago
Evan Evans
Samuel Insul, Sr
Samuel Ettelson
Ettelson
Insull
Financial House
Japanese Ship Sunk by U S Craft Near Hakodate
The Heigei Maru No 12 was rammed and sunk by the American ship Towa near Hakodate Friday morning. The Towa rescued the Japanese crew and proceeded to Hakodate, per Naval radio reports received at Dutch Harbor Alaska.
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Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Towa
Hakodate
Naval
Fire Department Answers Two Alarms on Friday
Fire crews responded to two alarmsFriday bringing total for the day to three. No significant property damage occurred. The first alarm at 9 45 p m involved a defective fuse block on an electric line near Front Street and Ferry Way cutting power to the Alaskan Hotel area for about 45 minutes. The second alarm reported a roof fire at the residence of R E Robertson on Upper Gold Street.
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Front Street
Ferry Way
Upper Gold Street
R. E. Robertson
Pope Seeks Prayer Amid Uncertain International Climate
In Vatican City on December 23 the Pope addressed the College of Cardinals and Roman Prelates in a Christmas message warning that the international situation is tangled with uncertainties and distrust. He said no one knows the outcome and that money is needed to wage war. He criticized Germanys sterilization program, calling it inconsistent with religious teachings per the 1931 papal decree and Casti connubii.
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Vatican City
Italy
College of Cardinals
Germany
Brewers ask reduced tax on 32 beer nationwide
The United States Brewing Association representing 115 breweries asked Congress to cut the federal tax on 3.2 percent beer from five to two dollars per barrel and to set a 65 percent tax on higher alcohol beer. Col. Jacob Ruppert presided at a closed-door meeting. R A Huber Anheuser-Busch. Joseph E. Goldie Rainier. Christian Feigenspan named to a national code authority joining eighteen regional code bodies.
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Chicago
United States Brewing Association
Congress
Col
Jacob Ruppert
New York
R. A. Huber
Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis
Joseph E. Goldie
The
Rainier Brewery Company
San Francisco
Christian Feigenspan
Christian Feigenspan & Co
Newark
N. J
Mrs Walstein G Smith Returns on Northland
Mrs Walstein G Smith returns to her Juneau home aboard the motor ship Northland after a six week southern visit to Bellingham Seattle and Los Angeles.
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Mrs. Walstein G. Smith
Northland
Byrd DaaKes Flight Over an Ice Page
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd declares a four hour flight over uncharted Ross Sea proves no heavy ice ahead beyond the 150th meridian. He will push ship progress further toward Littl America and later use a plane to reach the base, with further explorations planned after ice slows.
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Byrd
BYRDS
Antarctic
Ross Sea
Richard E. Byrd
Littl America
150Th Meridian
Little America
Reforms for Exchanges Forecast by Pecora
Ferdinand Pecora predicts legislative reforms in stock exchange procedure. Data from market operations leads to a prohibition on brokers trading for themselves and customers and a requirement to confine operations to one kind of trading.
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Washington
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate Banking Committee
Pecora
J H Biggs Returns to Juneau on Northland
J H Biggs proprietor of the Gastineau Hotel returned yesterday afternoon on the Northland after a several week trip to Seattle on business.
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J. H. Biggs
Gastineau
Northland
Seatttle
Northwest Flood Toll Rises as Rainstorms Deluge West
Seattle reports 12 known dead as floods and high water devastate vast areas. Thousands flee homes while property losses reach into millions. Rail and motor traffic pause. water transport disrupted and communications strained. New deaths include Joe Wojiechowski and William Dail. R F Hood of Portland also perishes amid swollen rivers. No relief in sight as ongoing rain and melting snow intensify the disaster.
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Seattle
Northwest
Ean
Montana
British Columbia
Joe Wojiechowski
Yakima River
Granger
William Dail
Green River
R. F. Hood
Portland
General O Duffy to face military tribunal in Dublin
Gen Eoin O Duffy co leader of the United Ireland Party is summoned before a military tribunal on the charge of inciting to murder President Eamonn de Valera. O Duffy was released from jail after a judge ruled he and follower John O Sullivan had been illegally detained for five days following a clash with police.
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Dublin
Eoin O'Duffy
United Ireland Party
Eamonn de Valera
O'Duffy
John O'Sullivan
Mae Murray's L A Home Sold at Auction
A deputy sheriff auctioned Mae Murray and Prince David Mdivani's Playa Del Rey residence for 11 000 after a 56 000 judgment to Elizabeth Wood Stack. Four additional parcels sold for 1 each. The palatial home cost 100 000 to build and was dissolved to satisfy the judgment.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Playa del Rey Beach
Mae Murray
Prince David Mdivani
Elizabeth Wood Stack
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