Britain and United States negotiate 10 percent war debt payment
A British offer to pay 10 percent of the 76 million dollar war debt is set for Roosevelt’s personal reply. The token payment follows Lausanne reparations basis and aims to ease global economic talks. The President may accept the partial payment but not as final settlement, with notes dispatched to London awaiting response.
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Great Britain
United States
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Germany
Lausanne
Washington
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Na Mons
Territorial business improves with Alaska and Hawaii rise
San Francisco June 14 The Bank American Review reports a broader business pickup extending to Hawaii and Alaska. Alaska shows improvement with salmon packing copper and reindeer industries benefiting from higher commodity prices.
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San Francisco
Cal
Hawaii
Alaska
Bank American Review
Macon Stile Making Trip Through Air
June 14 The U S Navy dirigible Macon is still aloft on a practice cruise with no alerting reports despite damage to the stabilizator noted late yesterday afternoon. Air commerce violations in early 1933 centered on acrobatics and flying low.
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Macon Stile
Chicago
Macon
Faulkner Heads Territorial Board of Education
At its opening session the Territorial Board of Education elected H. L. Faulkner of this city to be President, with McMullen and Mrs. Nordale as other members at large. A. H. Zeigler is absent on urgent business. The meeting also reflected on Roosevelt policies and their uncertain implications for party politics, noting the need to compare Democratic deeds with Republican promises.
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Territorial Board of Education
H. L. Faulkner
Anthony £. Karnes
Faulkner
P. ©. McMullen
Seward
A. H. Nordale
A. H. Zeigler
Seattle
Washington
Hoover
National Party
Mr. Hoover
Youthful Blue Outfit Worn by Mrs Dall
Mrs Curtis Dall daughter of the President is seen in a youthful spring like jumper dress of blue cloth with a silk blouse. The outfit includes a blue swagger coat and a tiny straw hat in Washington June.
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Washington, June
Curtis Dall
Reform Bank Measure Passed and Enacted
Washington reports President Roosevelt signed Senator Carter Glass’s Bank Reform Act marking a radical revision of U S banking. The act requires national banks to separate from secure corporations and stop taking deposits or issuing securities. It gives the Federal Reserve power to curb money flow to curb speculative margin lending.
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Federal Reserve
Agreement on Vets Issues Near Agreement Near Washington
The Senate sent back to conference with the House the partial report on the Independent Office Supply bill carrying veterans relief provisions. The body adopted the Administration’s amendment to the House compromise to aid Spanish American War veterans over 55. The appropriation bill nears completion with House acceptance of Senate amendments as talks on vers relief approach a final stage.
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Senate
House
Independent Office
Nevers
Pekovichs Arrive in Juneau on Their Boat
Mr and Mrs W S Pekovich arrive in Juneau today by their own boat from Panter Bay and stay at the Gastineau Hotel Pekovich serves as general manager of the Admiralty Alaska Gold Mining Company at Panter.
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W. S. Pekovich
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Panter
The Flea Dies at 95 in Chicago Heat
Jason H. Edgerly known as The Flea, Lincoln’s personal spy, died in Chicago at 95 from heat. He earned his moniker after reportedly stealing Confederate plans from under Gen. Lee’s nose. John G. Blanchard, White Pass and Yukon Route agent, passed through Juneau on the Princess Norah en route to Skagway for summer duties.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Joan G. Blanchard
Skagway
John G. Blanchard
White Pass
Yukon
Juneat
Massachusetts Votes 4 to 1 for Prohibition Repeal
Massachusetts stood in the national drive for repeal as delegates pledged to repeal won a smashing victory in the constitutional convention vote. Early returns from 1,685 precincts show 434,062 for repeal and 97,733 against.
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Boston
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Masachusetts
Mattern Ready for Nome Flight After Overnight Stop
Moscow June 14 Jimmy Mattern plans a Thursday takeoff on his second bid to Nome Alaska. His plane is undergoing repairs after a stopover in Khabarovsk where fog and ice forced a turn. Russian experts advised a route via Chumktkan and the Bay of Udskye coast for safety.
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Mattern
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Moscow
Russia
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Omsk
Kamchatka Peninsula
Alaska
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Nome
Ichumtkan
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Earthquakes Shake Seward Residents on Monday Morning
Earthquakes shake Seward Alaska causing nausea as residents report stiff rolls and a series of undulations starting Monday morning with the strongest tremor at 12:20 PM yesterday.
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Seward
Alaska
Congress enacted bill for recovery details plan
President Roosevelt summoned a special Cabinet meeting to organize the Industrial Revival Public Works bill after Congress approved the measure. Officials will coordinate deployment to put one million or more men to work, with the bill sent to the President late yesterday afternoon.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Alaska to Receive 250000 For Park Roads
Alaska receives an allotment of 250000 from the National Park program to extend the Park Highway into the Kantishna district of Mount McKinley National Park. The funds will largely be spent over the next two seasons with some available immediately after Public Works approval. The Delegate and Gov. Troy discuss a broader Territory plan financed by the same source.
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Associated Press
John l. Troy
Mount McKinley National Park
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Kantishna
National Park Program
Public Works Administration
Hull urges world to curb trade barriers at economic conference
Secretary Cordell Hull urged a stand against economic nationalism and backed a tariff truce. He pressed removal of excess trade barriers, adoption of a permanent international monetary standard, and clear roles for gold and silver in future monetary operations amid a London conference session.
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London
Cordell Hull
World Economic Conference
Hull
European Blog Against United States at World Economic Conference
The June session of the world economic conference saw European and other delegates attack American policies as Secretary Hall’s absence drew attention. France opposed James M. Cox as Chairman while Britain’s Chamberlain stressed settlement of war debts and reparations as essential to global recovery.
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