Sea Thrillers Recounted by Attu Capts During Alaska Storm
Seward Alaska December 29 officials recount a harrowing rescue in heavy seas as the crew of the Roosevelt and the tug Roosevelt battle gale conditions off Cape Cleary. Capt Wold steadies the tow of the Starr while Capt Barron condemns insufficient towing gear aboard the Gulf of Alaska voyage. The Starr crew endure cold and fatigue, with a poignant note as a first mate learns his wife is aboard the Northwestern. The Unalga is slated to convoy Starr when tow resumed.
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Hal Ur Akm
Ketchikan
Cap
Seattle
Roosevel
Atta
Roosevelt
Cape Clean
Cape Cur
Wold
Latovehe
Barron
Cordova
Dee
ePaguln
Anaster
Tirwerk
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf
Funean
Starr
Northwestern
Alaska Company Must Produce Its Records
Spokane County Court and the Washington Supreme Court approve a writ of mandate requiring Goldsmith Dredging Company of Spokane, operating in Alaska, to allow stockholder Charles H. Lee access to the company records.
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Alaska Company
Olympia
Wash
Spokane
Supreme Court
Goldsmith Dredging Company of
Alaska
Charles H. Lee
Man Who Claimed to Be 108 Dies in Washington
Tonasket Washington December 29 Frenty Livingstone longtime resident dies at home after claiming to be 108 years old He arrived in the Okanagan in 1967 and took part in the Caribou gold rush in British Columbia He is credited with influencing an Indigenous treaty by dynamiting fish to feed the Whale tribe
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Tonasket
Wash
Frenty Livingstone
Okanagan
British Columbian
New Vessel for Run 10 E Alaska Seattle
Seattle December 29 reports W B Foshaw Company Minneapolis will build a steel passenger motorship for the Revenue Transportation Company. The first steel ship ordered for a Seattle line since the war with plans for three vessels, 56 cabin passengers, refrigeration in holds. Construction bids open January 5.
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Seattle
Connecion
Saalle
Alaska
W. B. Foshaw Company
Minneapolis
Wirich
Northwest
Steel Pagsenger
Jevenue Transportiation Company
Restful Night Reported For King George IX
London December 29. Two slightly more hopeful bulletins on King George VI brought some relief to a public gripped by anxiety. The latest bulletin said the King spent a real full night as doctors monitor his condition.
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London
King George's Mines
Prince of Wales Involved As Hunter Dies In Hunt
Norris Hampton England Dec. 29 The Belvoir Hounds hunt with the Prince of Wales present ended in tragedy as William Wroughton a famed English hunter died when his horse fell at a high fence and rolled on him another rider also fell but escaped injury. The accident occurred near the Prince's location during the hunt.
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Colston Bassett
Norrishampton
England
Belvoir
Prince of Wales
William Wroughton
Amundsen message found in bottle washed ashore
Oslo reports Tidens n is investigating a claim that a bottle found on Finmarken coast contains a message signed Roald Amundsen. The note reportedly written in English suggests a disaster aboard his airplane and mentions an English beer. Verification and details remain unclear.
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Oslo
Tidens N
Finmarken
Roald Amundsen
Amundsen
Negro Trusy Sought After Duvall Murder Kidnapping
Dec. 20 5 One hundred men aided by air plane and bloodhounds hunted Charley Shen ard a negro trusty at Parchman Prison Farm Miss for the murder of J D Duvall and kidnapping his daughter Ruth 18. Duvall found with throat slashed in dining room water blood stained. Ruth missing but later found wandering camp and alive. Police continue search for suspect amid details of double crime.
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Mika
Charley Shenard
Negro Trasty
Muyler
J. D. Duvall
Carpenter
Ruth
Thuvall
Miss
Ruth Duvall
Elnce
Amy
Stephin
Rebels Lose in Battles Prosper Around Kabul
Advices from Kabul report victories by Amanuulah loyalists on two fronts against rebels. Mrs. Carol Isaackson, an American who had been trapped in Kabul during the revolt, is rescued by a British air mission with her husband Allen Isankeet remaining in Kabul with other men.
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London
Afghanistan
Foreign Office
Kabul
Amanuulah
Carol Isaackson
Siw
Allen Isankeet
Captain Kills Wife Then Drowns at Harbor
In Long Beach California on December 29 Captain HB Porter, master of the steamer 8 A Perkins, fatally wounded his wife Letla Farter with four pistol shots before leaping overboard and sinking into the harbor. The incident ends in the captain’s apparent suicide as the ship’s stern rail provided the fatal leap.
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Long Beach
Cal
Dew
Letla Farter
Porter
A. Perkins
Cand
Sides Ill With Flu in U S Customs House Work
M S Sides, an employee at the U S Customs House, is ill with influenza contracted days ago. He was confined to his home for several days but is now able to sit up again.
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M. H. Sides
U. S
Mr. Sides
Son of Former Governor Ross Dead in Auto Accident
Ambrose Ross 25, son of former Gov Nellie T Ross, died when his automobile rolled on a steel covered road near Saratoga Wyoming. He and John Paulsen were returning from a short drive amid sleet and icy roads. Paulsen was thrown clear while Ross was pinned beneath. The horn jammed and help arrived as residents alerted by the noise. Mrs Ross was in Springfield influenza-stricken.
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Saratoga
Wyo
Ambrose Ross
Nellie T. Ross
Roxy
John Iaulsen
Tee
Paulsen
Ross
Springfield
Thrill Slayer Nath Leopold Ill in Prison with Flu
Chicago, December 21. Nathan Leopold, one of the thrill slayers of little Bobby, is ill with influenza in prison, according to advices received here.
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Prison
Chicogo
Nathan Leopold
Little Bobby
Petersburg Paying Debt From Bond Redemption
Petersburg will redeem 5000 dollars in bonds issued for the municipal hydro electric plant and pay interest on all outstanding bonds at that time.
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Petersburg
Pay Honor to Memory of Woodrow Wilson
Admirers across the country gathered to honor Woodrow Wilson on his birthday anniversary. In Wilmington North Carolina a tablet honoring Wilson was dedicated by the pastor of the First Presbyterian church, linked to Wilson's father.
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Woodrow Wilson
New York
Wilmington N
Wilson
Fire Presbyterian Church
Brother Succeeds Brother in Petersburg City Council
The Petersburg City Council appoints Peder Lund to serve the remainder of the term, following the election of his brother Paul Lund who was recently drowned in Petersburg.
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Petersburg
Peder Lund
Paul Lund
Alcohol from Cuban molasses eyed as U S alternative fuel
Havana reports discuss importing Cuban molasses based alcohol to replace gasoline in the United States. Proponents argue it could keep raw material use domestically, cut the consumption tax on gasoline, and boost Cuban investment while boosting finished alcohol production.
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Havana
Cuba
Congress
United States
TJ Jaalae
Cometry
Will Handle Big Contract Dam Appointment
Raymond F. Walters of Denver is appointed chief in charge of constructing the Boulter Dam. The project ranks among major engineering feats, with a total cost nearing 165 million dollars. Walters leads the Bureau of Renovation task force overseeing this vast infrastructure effort.
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Washington
Raymond F. Walters
Denver
Bureau of Richemation
Panama Canal
Seven Overcome by Smoke in Hotel Fire
A hotel fire this morning caused at least seven people to be overcome by smoke with many residents evacuated. The Strand area reported scorers of people affected and several injuries among guests and staff.
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Eazee Agi
Perenne
Glasco
Alleged Bad Man Stages Reign of Terror in San Francisco
A youth named Tutte held two women and two men captive for two hours at the Dominey residence after trailing them from a gathering. He fired a shot near Mrs Dominey, forced the group to a drawer, wrecked furniture, and threatened death. Police found Tutte in the Dominey yard and he offered no explanation.
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Tutte
Thaler
Rominey House
Hoover Crosses Equator in Rain Squall
President-elect Mor hurt Moorer eroded the equator yesterday afternoon aboard U S 5 UPAP Dye 29 during a costly squall about 220 miles off the Braenjen coast as U S 8 crossed into the Pacific.
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Hoover
Equator
Bolivian Legation Denies Paraguayan Charge
Washington dispatch reports Bolivia denies claims that Bolivian troops occupied or advanced into Paraguayan territory near Wort Van Guardia in recent days amid tensions with Paraguay.
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Washington
Trope
Pioneer Dies in Olympia After Alaska Career
A former Alaska game warden and longtime Ketchikan resident died recently in Olympia Washington at age old He is survived by two sisters Mrs L T Pauliner and Mrs A M Darting of Olympia and Osar Sternberg of California Funeral details were not provided.
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Alaska
Ketchikan
Olympia
Washington
Aljeka
L. T. Pauliner
A. M .Darting
Osea Sternberg
California
8000 May Be Removed From Danger In Belgium Floods
Brussels Dec 29 The question of removing the entire population of 8000 persons from districts flooded by renewed breaking of the River Schedlt dikes is raised today. This action may be decided due to difficulties in providing fuel and drinking water for isolated villages and the danger of more water. The danger of abes is weeks distant as some places are under six feet of water. Traffic by road and rail is suspended.
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Brussels
Abe
Odd Stories From Daily News California and Georgia
A Stanford graduate Walter Snyder, a war veteran, died in a bathtub while unplugging an electric heater. In Seattle Marvius Larsen, a logger, was found drowned in a hotel wash basin with water covering his mouth and nose. A San Francisco shot a striped bass blocked a water pipe causing boiler failure. Edin Behrends was awarded $25 against the water company. Sapelo Island report notes President Coolidge bagged a seal while hunting yesterday afternoon.
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Palo, Alto
Cal
Walter Snyder
Stanford
Wash Basin
Seattle
Marvius Larsen
San Francisco
Calif
Edin Behrends
Brady Home at Sitka Destroyed by Fire
Sitka Alaska December 29 The Ex Governor Brady home burned to the ground last night at midnight The cause is unknown The alarm was blown at midnight but by the time firemen arrived the blaze was beyond control
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Brady
Sitka
Alaska
Economic Amity Is Prelude to Peace
Geneva December 29 United States expands cooperation with the League of Nations on economic questions. President Serruys of the League economic committee told reporters that world peace hinges on root vednambe r agreements and that the League can act broadly on economic problems though political matters may be limited. The committee favors equal treatment for all nations with no preferential measures, while others urge aid to special nations. An effort was announced to integrate into commercial ventures.
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Geneva
United States
League of Nations
Daniel Serruys
League
Serruys
Fremeh
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