State Department: Japanese boats not licensed to fish off Alaska
Secretary Cordell Hull said Tokyo assured no Japanese fishing boats hold licenses in Alaskan waters and any vessels there are temporarily. a report notes a small Japanese fleet near territorial waters and a 6,000 ton crab catcher. The Maritime Federation of the Pacific urged President Roosevelt to halt alleged Japanese fisheries incursions in Bristol Bay and other Alaskan areas.
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Washington
Cordell Hall
State Department
Tokyo
Alaskan
Homer T. Bone
Department
Bristol Bay
Alaska
Japan
Portland
Oregon
Maritime Federation of the Pacific
Roosevelt
Evangelist John James Held on Assault Charge
Los Angeles authorities hold 48 year old missionary evangelist John James for a preliminary hearing June 15 on a charge of attacking his 15 year old half sister Edith Ruth James during a cross country trip from Alabama. He denied the accusation vigorously.
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Los Angeles
Cal
John James
Edith Ruth James
Alabama
James
Loretta Young Adopts Two Children in Los Angeles
Loretta Young disclosed that she had adopted two children Jane age 3% years and Judy age 22 months. She first saw the children in a Los Angeles orphanage on Christmas. court approval of the adoption is required.
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Hollywood
Cal
Loretta Young
Jane
Judy
Los Angeles
Dick Powell Suffering Severe Flu Hits Home
Actor Dick Powell was rushed home after a severe attack of intestinal influenza. Doctors say he will be unable to work for several weeks as his illness is treated.
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Hollywood
Cal
Dick Powell
Phen
Seattle Fire Destroys Two Buildings in South End
A Seattle blaze in the Industrial southend destroyed two buildings with damages around 100000 dollars. The Buffalo Jung Company and the adjoining Joiner Smith Bag Company plant suffered, the bag plant likely a total loss, with one firefighter lightly injured. Another fire near the Seattle Gas Company Lake Union plant caused a large oily smoke plume after a gas meter exploded.
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Seattle
Damjase
Buffalo Jung Company
Joiner & Smith Bag Company
United States
Seattle Gas Company
Lake Union
Amelia Earhart rests at Fort Lamy during world flight
Paris June 12 reports Amelia Earhart and co pilot Noonan are resting at Fort Lamy in French Equatorial Africa before resuming their global journey to Khartoum.
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Paris
Air-Aftique French Aviation Company
Amelia Earhart
Noonan
Fort Lamy
French Equatorial Africa
Khartoum
Anchorage Man to Wed in South Anchorage
Everett Washington June 12 A marriage license has been issued to Frank M Reed of Anchorage Alaska and Maxine McGarry of Anacortes Washington for a wedding in South Anchorage, Alaska.
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Anchorage
South
Everett, Wash
Frank M. Reed
Alaska
Maxine McGarry
Ancortes, Wash
Germany Ready to Fight At Drop of Hat
Berlin reports Germany will respond instantly to any provocation in Spanish waters with a swift counterstroke. An official quoted by the news agency notes Germany stands ready for action at a moment’s notice.
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Germany
Berlin
Forest fires reported across Alaska and Yukon region
Airplane pilots report fires visible between Fairbanks Dawson and Whitehorse. Heat from the fires melts snow raises rivers and increases fire danger along the routes and surrounding areas.
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Fairbanks
Dawson
Whitehorse
Alaska
Here
Fire Rages On Waterfront of Besieged City
Hendaye France June 12 The waterfront at Bilbao is set aflame after a combined aerial and artillery bombardment as insurgents crack the line of the city last defenses. An aerial strike hit the waterfront militia bat and the water reservoir as planes roved between targets and artillery shells burst on attacked positions.
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Hendaye
France
Bilbao
Oyster Bill Aims Alaska Oyster Cultivation Lease
Washington June 12 The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee reported a bill to empower the Secretary of Commerce to lease beds in Territorial waters for bona fide oyster cultivation for commercial purposes. The measure seeks to promote Alaska oyster industries through authorized leasing.
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Washington
Ti House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Secretary of Commerce
Deak Brown Dies at 48 in Ketchikan
E. W. Deak Brown died of heart disease at his home in Ketchikan after an extended illness. A 1924 arrival from Anacortes Washington he was active in fisheries and city affairs. He served on the Council for American Legion and Eagles. A widow and three children survive.
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Ketchikan
E. W
Deak" Brown
Anacortes
Wash
Brown
American Legion and
Eagles
Senator Cochran in Juneau briefly on way back Nome
Senator D. Cochran of the Second Division returned from Seattle after influenza kept him in bed for over a week. He boarded the Electra for Fairbanks then Nome, staying at the Gastineau Hotel, and reported the Victoria is near Nome loaded with residents and mining gear. A court case awaits the senator and his attorney on arrival in Nome.
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Seattle
D. Cochran
Mount McKinley
Pairbanks
Nome
Gastineau
Senator Cochran
Victoria
Cochran
Major Lydia People Alaska Return After 24 Years Away
Major Lydia returns to Alaska after 30 years in the U S Army and plans a Yukon River trip from Skagway toward Dawson with Major Lydia describing themselves as tourists. Daisy the Guernsey cow sails to Kotzebue aboard the Derblay with expectations of a calf in the Arctic.
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Lydia
Alaska
Daisy
Oncy
U. S. Army
Skagway
Dawson Amd
Yukon River
Daily Alaska Empire Added to Historic Newspapers Survey Volume
New York June 12 The Daily Alaska Empire Juneau receives permanent placement in the monumental American Newspapers survey volume. The project, supported by the Rockefeller Memorial and Foundation, is under Bibiliographical Society of America and advisors from the New York Public Library and Library of Congress. The work aims to chronicle journalistic resources across the United States and Canada from 1920 onward.
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New York
Alaska Empire of
Juneau
Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial
Rockefeller Foundation
Biblig
Alaska Empire
Canada
Battleship Tennessee Grounded on San Francisco Bay Shoal
A flotilla of about a dozen tugs tows and strains to free the 32 000 ton battleship Tennessee stuck on mudflats off Alameda after arriving from Bremerton Navy Yard. Naval officials say fuel may be lightened to ease the ship’s weight.
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San Francisco
Cal
Tennessee
San Francisco Bay
Alameda
Bremerton Navy Yard
Secret Session by Maritime Federation Delegates
Delegates to the Maritime Federation of the Pacific held a secret session in Portland to tackle parliamentary issues and clear the way for an affiliation resolution with the CLO. A press committee will distribute information while reporters are barred from the session.
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Portland
Oregon
Maritime Federation of the Pacific Convention
CLO
Three-Alarm Fire Destroys Oakland Western Auto Store
A three-alarm blaze swept the Oakland Western Auto Supply Company store and warehouse causing estimated losses of 75,000 to 100,000 dollars. No injuries are reported. Firefighting units battled the flames through the night.
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Oakland
Cal
Western Auto Supply Company
Reservists Sail to North on Training Cruise
Seattle June 12 bound for the Southeast Alaska coast on the U S Eagle 57 with 30 Naval Reserve officers and 24 enlisted Navy men aboard. On Monday the destroyers Fox and Brooks will berth to take aboard the University of Washington Naval ROTC for a cruise to Alaska.
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Seattle
Southeas
Alaska
U. S. Eagle
Naval Reserve
Fox
Brooks
University of Washington Naval Rotc
Alaska Radio System to Be Improved by War Department
The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill to provide 166338 for operating and improving the War Department radio system in Alaska. The funding, sourced from system receipts, funds modernization progress and marks a 3000 increase from last year. The committee noted the Alaska system earned 208031 in fiscal 1936.
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Alaska
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
War Department
Alaska river and harbor projects seek 7.3 million for 1938
The U S Senate committee approved 7 302 000 for Pacific Northwest and Alaska river and harbor work for the 1938 fiscal year beginning July 3 within a 195 335 000 War Department civil functions appropriation. Alaska items include Dry Pass Cordova harbor Seward harbor Egegik river Nome waterfront with costs listed and estimates for Cordova completion and Nome revetment. It also notes 1800 for flood control on Isa and Salmon creeks and mentions grasshoppers not proving a turkey feed in Oklahoma tests.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Pacific Northwest
Alaska
War Department
Bonneville Dam
Dry Pass
Cordova Harbor
Seward Harbor
Strike spreads as Monroe set for National Guard dispatch
The seven state steel strike extends to Bethlehem Steel, while Michigan Governor Murphy orders a National Guard battalion and 100 State Police to Monroe to ensure peaceable assembly. Ohio peace conference recessed with no progress. Johnston plant strike noted. Bethlehem plant staff 12,000 to 15,000 workers.
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Associated Press
Bethlehem Steel
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Monroe
Davey
Ohio
Johnston
Mill Way
Murphy
Six Senators Named to Probe Tax Dodging
Vice President Garner announces the appointment of all Senators led by Harrison, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, to join with a Congressional Joint committee to investigate tax dodging. Other Senators named are King George Walsh La Follette and Capper. Six House members will also be appointed to the joint committee.
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Washington
Garner
Harrison
Senate Piiartee Committee
Congressional Joint Committee
King
George
Walsh
la Pollette
Capper
House
Yukon Sails to Southeast and Southwest Alaska Ports
Seattle June 12 The Steamer Yukon departed at 9 30 this morning bound for Southeast and Southwest Alaska ports carrying 243 first class and 137 steerage passengers. Listed bound for Juneau are H B Stewart Mrs E Egbert Earl Lagergren Miss Geraldine Bodding Barbara Winn Margaret Hickey Frank Hoffert Walter P Scott Jr Jean Paulkner Ruth Osbourne Mary Louw Earling L W Roenh J B Warrack Capt A Lane Herb McLean Joe McLean Harry Wilson Mrs Charles Rood George Rager.
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Seattle
Yukon
Alaska
Juneau
H. B. Stewart
E. Egbert
Earl Lagergren
Geraldine Bodding
Barbara Winn
Margaret Hickey
Frank Hoffert
Walter P. Scott, Jr
Jean Paulkner
Ruth Osbourne
Mary Louw Earling
L. W. Roenh
J. B. Warrack
Capt
A. Lane
Herb McLean
Joe McLean
Harry Wilson
Charles Rood
George Rager
Wright v Dunham Pryor over fatal club incident lawsuits
In Los Angeles on June 12 Wright 19 and companions Nils Dunham and Lars Pryor sue for 7500 dollars for injuries alleging Marien drove a black car into a freight train after sliding into another vehicle.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Wright
Nils Dunham
Lars Pryor
Marien
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Derblay
Kotzebue
Warren Ferguson
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Dirk van Woerden
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Ewart Sawyer
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Myrtle May
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