President signs mining claims exemption bill at Hyde Park
Hyde Park N Y June 2 President Roosevelt signs legislation freeing prospectors from the need to perform annual assessment work on mining claims. Exemption covers United States and Territory of Alaska. Interior Secretary Harold S Jekes and the House Mines and Mining Committee opposed a moratorium for this year. The measure followed Calif Congressman Johnson’s push before adjournment.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Roosevelt
United States
Territory of Mask
Interior
Harold S. Jekes
House Mines and Mining Committee
Johnson
Calif
Juneau relief worker held in girl case
Harvey Anderson a 56 year old white relief worker was arrested in Juneau after allegedly luring a five year old girl and her brother to his home He was arraigned in U S Commissioners Court and jailed in the federal penitentiary on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor The case describes the girl being found in Andersons shack by her father and Anderson sustaining injuries from the fathers intervention The district attorney stated there was no belief the girl was sexually assaulted and Anderson claimed amnesia from drinking He previously worked as a longshoreman and had lived in Alaska for several years with no known relatives in Juneau At the end a line notes swords over 500 years old are being used in the Sinai Japanese war.
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Juneau
Harvey Anderson
U. S. Commissioner's Court
Anderson
Ball Park
George W. Folta
Prince William Sound
Alaska
Port Wells
Folta
Wall Street Faces Gloomy Half Year Despite Midyear Rally
The first half of 1938 on the New York Stock Exchange showed the slowest trading pace since postwar years. Prices hit the lowest averages since April 1933 after a March slump, then recovered modestly into summer. A major shift in exchange leadership followed the Richard Whitney fallout, while SEC chief Wil Want Douglas signaled a new cooperative phase and an end to the crackdown. By June 1 stocks were faring better than late 1937, even with the earlier weakness.
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Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
Stocc Exchange
Stock Exchange
Richard Whitney
Old Guard
SEC
Wil Want ©. Douglas
Picket Line Thrown Around Southeast Alaska Cannery
Ernest Fox CIO organizer filed with the National Labor Relations Board for an election to determine the bargaining agent for resident cannery workers in Southeast Alaska. A picket line was set at the Ketchikan Packing Company due to alleged insincere efforts to negotiate a working agreement.
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Seattle
Ernest Fox
CIO United Cannery Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Alaska
CIO
Fox
Ketchikan
Roosevelt says unemployment fix without huge arms program
President Roosevelt told reporters at Hyde Park on June 29 that the United States will reduce unemployment without a massive armament drive. He noted the expanded naval program would keep arms costs at about 15 percent of the federal budget, contrasting with some nations where arms expenditures reach 45 to 50 percent.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Roosevelt
Ted States
United States
Vanderbilt Dies Sudden at 83 in Weeklong Illness
Frederick William Vanderbilt 83, capitalist and railroad builder, died after a weeklong illness at Ryde Park. Though from the famed Vanderbilt railroad family, he did not reach the public prominence of his father and brothers, yet he was thoroughly grounded in railroading through practical experience in the family system. Continued on Page Three.
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Ryde Park
Frederick William Vanderbilt
Ike
Vanderbilt
Weird Fish Chases Man Into Woods in Juneau
In Swan Son Harbor a hand troller reports being chased ashore by a five foot demon fish. The creature, captured by Sandy Stevens, was frozen at Juneau Cold Storage. It measures about five feet long with long jaws and a three foot sailfish like dorsal fin. The troller was described as plenty scared by the encounter.
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Swanson
Sandy Stevens
Juneau
Alman
Two New Juneau Homes Begin Under FHA Aid
Work has begun on two Juneau residences funded through the Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association. One home for Dr. Robert M. Coffey by C. Rulhford costs 10000 dollars in Scatter Tract. The second home for Burr Johnson by James Larsen costs 5000 dollars in the Casey Shattuck addition. Harold B. Poss is architect for both homes.
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Juneau
FHA
Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association
C. ©. Rulhford
Robert M. Coffey
Scatter
James Larsen
Burr Johnson
Casey-Shattuck
Harold B. Poss
Rebekahs Hold Practice for Upcoming Grand Assembly Visit
A complete practice for installation by the Rebekahs will be held tonight at the Old Fellows Hall starting at o o clock. The session prepares for the visit of Mrs Rose Hawkins President Elect of the Grand Assembly. All officers are urged to attend.
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Old Fellows
Rose Hawkins
Grand Assembly
Italy Britain Intercede Over Bombing Shipping Threats
Italy has reportedly pressed Insurgent General Franco to halt his attacks on British shipping while Britain orders two destroyers from Gibraltar to Mallorca. The moves suggest rising pressure on Prime Minister Chamberlain to stop attacks that have damaged or sunk sixteen British vessels in three weeks.
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Italy
Franco
Gibraltar
Mallorca
Great Britain
Chamberlain
China Puppet Official Shot in Shanghai Violence
Shen Teh Ling, director of the Shipping Control Bureau of the Japanese backed Shanghai Reformed Government, was assassinated in Shanghai's International Settlement. The killing marked the fifth political murder in ten days by anti-Japanese elements targeting puppet officials, as Ling was attacked while a wheel cart was being pulled. A Chinese bystander also died in the shooting.
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Shanghai
Shen Teh Ling
Ling
International Settlement
Nye Leading in North Dakota Senate Contest
In Fargo on June 29 Senator Gerald P. Nye led the Republican race for Senate, with Lt. Gov. T. H. Thoresen up for governor against John Hagan as Langer’s ticket trailed. Burdick and Lemke led the House field in ND. Washington, the committee said it would survey county auditors to assess absentee ballots from the state primary.
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Fargo
N. D
Gerald P. Nye
William Langer
Nye
Langer
T. H. Thoresen
John Hagan
Govvernor
North Dakota
Usher L. Burdick
William Lemke
Washington
Sheppard
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Stock Prices Surge Again at New York Exchange
Buying today swelled to record levels at the 1936 Stock Exchange with shares rising from $1 to $6, led by building materials steels and chemicals, broad gains across rails and utilities. Turnover reached 2,700,000 shares as Dow averages showed industrials at 135.87, rails 2618, utilities 21.21.
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New York
Stock Exchange
DOW, Jones
Japan Flood Disaster Kills Dozens and Disrupts Tokyo
Twenty one people are dead and fifteen missing as relentless rains flood most of Japan. A Yokohama cliff collapse traps families, ten deaths from a Yonohama avalanche, and house collapses at Mito and Yokohama add to the toll. Thirty thousand homes inundated. Railways and power lines suffer widespread disruption.
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Tokyo
Japan
Yokohama
Mito
Yokohuda
Sad Lot of Congressmen Some Are Not Going to Come Back
Preston Grover Washington reports on the end of a congressional session revealing many lawmakers will not return. He notes young lawyers losing high salaries and staff, veterans struggling to find pay, and some seeking government boards or college posts for future income. The piece ends with a teaser about continuation on Page Six.
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Preston Grover Washington
Congress
Bay Breeze
Mama
Washington
The
Kitts
Une House
Tragic Skiff Fatality Near Auk Bay Coast
John Spaulding 21, a pioneer resident of Auk Bay, drowned while laying sockeye gear from a buoy to shore in Auk Bay. Overturned boat found at dawn, a long search failed to locate the body as police, residents, and volunteers aided in a daylight to dusk effort.
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John Spaulding
Victor Spaulding
Auk Bay
Young Spaulding
Spaulding
Ed Christensen
John
Billy Spauld
Charles Rudy
John Naterstad
Ed Jahnke
Tom Barkeston
Spauldings
Billy
Edith
Anchorage Strike Strangles City Projects in Widening Dispute
In Anchorage on June 29, a strike by laborers threatens cancellation of half a million dollars in public school and hospital work unless resolved within 10 days. Harry Hill, head of the Anchorage Construction Committee, warned contractors to resume work or risk unfinished projects by winter, as the city cannot cover interest on borrowed funds. The McDonald Construction Company of Seattle holds the contract for the school and hospital. Elks' funeral services for August Messerschmidt, Juneau pioneer, will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at the Elks' Hall with Past Exalted Ruler John Walmer presiding and Senator Henry Roden delivering the eulogy. Burial follows at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Harry Hill
Hill
McDonald Construction Company
Seattle
Eee
Messerschmidt
Elks
Agustave Messerschmidt
Juneau
Elks’ Hall
John Walmer
Henry Roden
Evergreen Cemetery
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Sinai
New York Exchange
Frederick Gardner
Ketchikan Company
F. W. Vanderbilt
Britain
Spain
China
Thoresen
George B. Allen
Holas M. Schenck
Basil O'Connor
Averill Harrim de
Leroy Hubbard
Clay Williams
Keith Morgan
American Can
American Light and Power
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Southern Pacific
United States Steel
Cities Service
Mrs. Boettiger
N. Y
Eleanor
John Boettiger
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