Mollisons crash attempting trans Atlantic flight out of Croydon
London aviators J A Mollison and Amy Johnson crash on take-off at Croydon Airport while aiming for New York. Wheel detached, wings crumpled, gear torn, propellers bent, nose damaged. Engineers expect two weeks repair. they may try again after the next full moon.
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London
June
J. A. Mollison
Amy Johnson
New York
Croydon
Mollisons
Bagdad
Atlantic
Legalization of Wine to Bring Big Tax Revenue
Washington June 8 Major A V Dalrymple Prohibition Administrator told the House Ways and Means Committee that despite opposition to repealing the Eighteenth Amendment he supports taxing naturally fermented wines. He testified for the Lea bill to legalize wines of 11 to 14 percent alcohol by volume and estimated government revenue up to 100 million dollars annually.
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Washington
A. V. Dalrymple
Prohibition
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Lea
American beer trickle shocks Paris vintners in 32 percent brew debut
Paris dealers had hoped to mood the United States with wines but saw a trickle from the other side as American bars import a new 32 percent beer for US customers to taste. The report also notes 215 high schools represented in triangular debates this season by the University of North Carolina.
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Paris
United States
Atlantic
University of North Carolina
Alaska Juneau Mine Stock Moves Amid Brewery Plans
A stock market report notes modest gains with mining stocks leading and Alaska Juneau Mine at 23. The Mr. Juneau Brewing Company is formed by local owners Krause Green and Harry to turn the U I Building into a brewery, with $65,000 authorized and $22,000 pledged locally. The plant will have a five thousand barrel daily capacity and should open within two months after permits.
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Alaska
Juneau
Have Brewery
High Point
Mr. Juneau Brewing Company
Eb, Krause
John Green
Oscar Harry
Krause
U. I
Xiome
Mt. Juneau
Pitty
Moratorium Declared on Pre Crisis German Credits
Berlin June 3 a general moratorium has been declared on credits to Germany originating before the German bank crisis of July 1931.
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Berlin
Germany
Pribilof Islands Appoint Seattle Official Junior Administrator
The appointment of T. H. Erickson of Seattle as Junior Administrator of the Pribilof Islands was announced yesterday with offices in Seattle. H. Christoffers remains Administrator and Erickson sails for the islands on the Penguin next Saturday.
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Seattle
James
T. H. Erickson
Pribilof Islands
H. Christoffers
Cabinet in Spain Quits Madrid Resigns After Azana
June 8 The government led by Premier Azana resigns after President Zamora refuses changes in ministry posts. Ted Doogan to undergo operation Mrs Ted Coogan of Douglas entered St Ann's Hospital last evening and will have an operation tomorrow morning.
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Spain
Madrid
Azana
Zamora
Ted Doogan
Ted Coogan
Douglas
St. Ann's Hospital
Plane Crash Kills Two Near Oceanside Field
Lieut. Jack Richardson aged 26 and Chief Machinist Mate F C Glazener aged 40 of Naval Air Station San Diego died in a crash when a plane struck a tension wire during an emergency landing at a field near Oceanside California.
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Oceanside
Cal
Jack Richardson
F. C. Glazener
Naval Air Station
San Diego
Power moves in Congress over taxes and veterans aid
Washington June 8 President Roosevelt meets House Democrats at the White House to set liberalization limits on the veterans economy program. Congress debates adjournment as two big measures remain, while investigators gain access to Morgan partners tax returns and Van Sweringen transactions face stricter scrutiny.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
White House
Congress
London
Houses of
Senate
Banking Committee
Audit Committee
Department of Justice
Vune
Morgan and Company
Morgan Partners
van Sweringen
Alleghany Conpornsion
Ore Strike Reported Near Cordova Alaska
Bremner Mining Company reports a large ore chute about 200 feet deep. A tunnel crosses the vein and a 16 to 24 inch ledge yields milling ore averaging about $100 per ton, indicating extensive operation on the property near Cordova Alaska.
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Cordova
Alaska
Bremner Mining Company
Roper Announces Long Term Plan Against Economic Depressions
In Washington on June 8 Secretary of Commerce Roper said the Advisory Committee on major industrialists will launch a long term planning effort to combat recurring depressions. The plan has earned endorsement from a group of nationally known businessmen. In New Orleans a vast pecan orchard sits within city boundaries on a plantation near the immigration station, hosting about 2,500 trees in wood condition.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Roper
New Orleans
Louisiana
President's Son Allows Wife to Seek Divorce in Nevada
In a West Coast move linked to Elizabeth Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt plans a Nevada residence to enable his wife to obtain a divorce on incompatibility grounds. Mrs Roosevelt remains noncommittal amid public interest and family travel reports.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Twessay Hight
New York
Elliott
Nevada
Elizabeth
Union Men Back To Work On Seattle Newspapers
Seattle June 6 The International Typographical Union members returned to work on the citys three daily papers after voting to accept publishers terms. Day rates are 7.25 for seven daytime hours and 8.20 for seven night hours plus six days a week, with foremen allowed to hire substitutes when regular workers take days off. Substites often failed to meet standards, and printers had previously worked five days a week for two years.
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Seattle
International ‘Typographical Union
Smokers Cited for One Fourth of Dine Loss in Cite Ynnatl
A repurta by the underwriters salvage corps reports that one fourth of all dines in Cite Ynnatl last year were caused by tireless smokers.
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Cite Ynnatl
Salvage Corps
Repurta
Chamber backs local control of fisheries reform rally summary
In Bailey's Cafe the Alaska Chamber endorsed Delegate Dimond's bill to shift fisheries control from Congress to the Alaska Legislature. The vote was nearly unanimous, with only four opposed. Speakers, including S. Hellenthal and Senator Allen Shattuck, argued for home rule, while Shattuck warned about funding difficulties and suggested requiring Congress to fund administration. The chamber advanced the measure with a majority vote and postponed a related game and fur bearers issue.
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Chamber of Commerce
J. J. Connors
Congress
Dimond
Alaska
Territory
Bailey’s Cafe
John W. Jones
Hellenthal
James Wickersham
Henry Roden
J. P. Anderson
Allen Shattuck
Ciminber
Chamber
Shattuck
Gas fumes force pilot to land during trans-Siberian flight
American flyer Jimmy Mattern nearly collapsed from gasoline fumes from a leaking line over Omsk region and briefly diverted to Propkopiecsk Siberia. He regains strength after temporary repairs and plans to resume toward Krasnoyarsk, noting time confusion and delayed record chances while hospital recovery proceeds.
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Moscow
Associated Press
Jimmy Mattern
Solo
Propkopiecsk
Siberia
Mattern
Beloyo
Krasnoyarsk
Omsk
New York
Belovo
Sibberia
Post-Gatty
Post
Gatty
Khabarovsk
Kreuger Prosecutor Seeks New Swedish Fraud Law
STOCKHOLM June 8 Clarification of Swedish bankruptcy and fraudulent bookkeeping law has been requested by prosecutor K G Sandstrom in the Kreuger investigation. He notes the inconsistency where large frauds against many persons carry light penalties while defrauding a specific individual carries harsher punishment. The report references historical settlement terms in Ob.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina State College
Philadelphia
Penn
Elliott Roosevelt
Japan
China
Gery
England
Egypt
Los Angeles
South Africa
Roosevelt
Wili
Eriam Hi. Donner
Villanova
Here
Stockholm
K. G. Sandstrom
Ivar Kreuger
Sandstrom
de Marietta
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David A. Lamson
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Porcupine
Juneal
United States Smelting
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International Nickel
American Telephone and Telegraph
American Tobacco B
Liggett and Myers B
Sears, Case
Anaconda, Ward
American Radiator
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American Can
American Power and Light
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Armour B
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet and Hetla
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Continental Ol
Fox Films
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
Packard Motors
Standard Brands
Timken Roller
Curtiss-Wright
Pribilofs
Capitol
Morgan
Senate Investigating Committee
Onroperty
Bremner Mining Co
Cotton School
Mary McElroy
H. F. McElroy
Kansan City
Queen of Roses
Jean Stevenson
Pattern
Novosibbursk
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