Lane urges Alaska development to ease Washington red tape
Franklin K. Lane in his farewell Interior report says Alaska needs a federal board based in the territory and a leasing system to open lands. He calls for liberal lighthouse funding, musk ox importation, and a revised oil leasing bill to cut living costs and raise up to ten million dollars annually, while preserving government land titles.
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Washington, D. C
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Wilson
Washington
Civil Service
Lane
Alaska
Canada
Pacific Coast
Secretary Lane urges Alaska development board bill
Secretary Lane urges early passage of his old Alaska development board bill introduced by Senator Chamberlain in 1914. He asks Congress to terminate bureaucratic control of Alaska and remove reservations on its resources in a letter to Representative Curry of California.
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Washington
Lane
Alaska
Representative Curry
California
Alaska Development Board
Chamberlain
Oregon
Congress
Curry
First Woman Signs Swiss Bank Notes at Geneva Bank
Geneva March 1 The Banque de Geneve appoints Miss Marie Pradham as director and the first woman to sign bank notes and scrip produced by the bank. Switzerland counts women serving as judges, barristers, engineers, doctors and university professors.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Marie Pradham
Banque de Geneve
Woman named customs collector at Salt Lake
Washington March 1 Estelle Collier has been nominated to the collector of customs at Salt Lake She is the first woman ever appointed to that office.
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Salt Lake
Washington
Estelle Collier
Jewel Theft Was Work of Boy Veterans
Seattle March 1. C P Brown and Merritt Higby overseas veterans were arrested for stealing twenty thousand dollars in jewels from C C Cohen. Some jewels were recovered and the balance found. Both men confessed. Actress Myrtle Zambauer, a witness, begged to be sent to prison in Highy s place.
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Seattle
C. P. Brown
Merritt Higby
C. C. Cohen
Myrtle Zambauer
Highy
Bankers See Danger From Inflated Prices
Federal Reserve Board cautions that the war and postwar expansion could end sooner than expected. Regulators warn that financial authorities worldwide are reassessing credits and urging conservative policies to curb upward price movements.
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Washington
Mar
Federal Reserve Board
Veterans sue Union Pacific over land fraud losses
Omaha March 1 Forty five suits on behalf of former service men and women backed by the American Legion have been filed against the Union Pacific to recover fifteen thousand dollars. The veterans were induced to invest through misleading statements in an Idaho colonization project.
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Omaha
American Legion
Union Pacific
Idaho
Alameda Heads Northward With Passengers to Alaska
Seattle March 1 The steamship Alameda sailed for Alaska ports at 9 o clock Sunday morning carrying 180 passengers. Those bound for Juneau include Hilda Kallimen Hulja jas John Pastel Mrs A R Heilig B K Cooney C E Herron J H Denn and wife R G Hersh Miss L Wind Miss KE Peterson Hazel Nelson Agnes Hill Miss Margaret Miller FE R Jaeger Miss Mary Garn R L Hartman V Musaski Mrs G C Young and three steerage passengers.
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Seattle
Alameda
Alaska
Juneau
Hilda Kallimen
Hulja Jas
John Pastel
A. R. Heilig
B. EK. Cooney
C. E. Herron
J. H Denn
R. G. Hersh
L. Wind
KE. Peterson
Hazel Nelson
Agnes Hill
Margaret Miller
Mining man goes through on Alaska from Cordova
E T Stannard superintendent of the Kennecott copper mine traveled aboard the Alaska this morning from Cordova. He was accompanied by Mrs Stannard who is ill and is heading to the South.
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E T. Stannard
Kennecott
Alaska
Cordova
Mexicans Raid Border Camp Kill Americans
In Nogales Arizona March 1 an American citizen Alexander Frazier is dead and his brother J A Frazier is seriously wounded after two robbers raided the Frazier store at Montana camp near the Mexican border. John Frazier says the raid happened Friday night and he tracked the robbers to the border where trails ended.
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Nogales
Ariz
Alexander Frazier
J. A. Frazier
Frazier
Montana Camp
John Frazier
Sheriff Fails to Find Mexican Bandits
Nogales Arizona March 1 A sheriff s posse returns after a fruitless search below the international boundary for Ezequiel Lara and a companion alleged Mexican bandits charged with the murder of Alexander J Frazier and wounding his brother
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Nogales
Ariz
Ezeqhiel Lara
Alexander J. Frazier
Troops Not Sent Across International Line
Nogales March 1 The commander of the Nogales oil district denies that American troops have been sent across the international boundary line in pursuit of Mexican bandits charged with raiding Fragiers place at Arivaca Arizona last Friday.
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Nogales
International Boundary Line
Fragiers Place
Arivaca
Arizona
Brother Dies From Effect Of Wounds In Arizona Raid
Nogales news reports J A Frazier American postmaster and storekeeper at Ruby Arizona died today from wounds after bandits raided his store. His brother Alexander died Friday, authorities said.
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Nogales
J. A. Frazier
Ruby
Arizona
Frazier
Alexander
Mexican government active on case
Nogales March 1 Sheriff Bern hert with dogs and deputies crossed the border in a search for bandits returning unsuccessful. Colonel Carnahan Nogales military district says Mexican government and Sonora authorities are doing their utmost to apprehend the culprits who raided Pragier’s camp and killed two men.
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Nogales
Bernhert
Carnahan
Sonorarnty
Pragiers Camp
French Railways Tied Up By Saturday Strike
Paris railway transport is almost at a standstill due to a strike called Saturday. The Federation of Labor backs the striking railway workers, halting trains and delaying service across the country.
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Paris
Maret
France
Federation of Labor
Ruling Finds Grimm did not prove overt act in Wobbly Hall raid
In Montesano Washington Judge Wilson ruled Lieut Grimm did not commit an overt act in the raid on Wobbly Hall and did not participate in the alleged conspiracy. Defense plans a renewed bid to prove veterans conspired to raid the hall as Walter Merville testified seeing Grimm at parade and later clutching his stomach near Wobbly Hall. Frank Forbush added sighting a rider toward the hall.
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Montesano
Wash
Wilson
Centralia
Lieut
Grimm
Wobbly Hall
Vanderveer
Will
Walter Merville
Lieut. Grimm
Avalon Hotel
Frank Forbush
Organized Labor to Make Railroad Bill an Issue
Washington March 1 organized labor leaders here say they will campaign against congressmen who voted for the railroad bill. Glenn Plumb author of the Plumb plan will tour Ohio in March speaking against congressmen who favored the bill.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Glenn Plumb
Ohio
Wilson
Walted D. Hines
Republicans Weigh Modifications to Peace Treaty Article Ten
Washington March 1 Fearing GOP leaders lack votes to ratify the peace treaty with reservations unchanged observers note they may accept some modification of article ten. The irreconcilables warn Senator Borah they will reserve their liberty of action if the provision is altered when treaty debate resumes.
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Washington
Borah
Attempted assassination targets British minister in Helsinki
London March 1. Several shots were fired at Lord Acton British Minister to Finland while driving through Helsingfors to the market He escaped unharmed with no arrests made The motive for the attempt is unknown
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London
Lord Acton
Finland
Helsingfors
Bryan to be delegate at large from Nebraska
Lincoln Neb March 1 Nebraska followers of William Jennings Bryan have announced their slate for Delegate to the Democratic National Convention with Bryan heading the list as delegate at large.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Fourteenth Annual Ball a Great Success in Juneau
The Ju neau Fire Department held its Fourteenth Annual Ball at the A. B. Hall last Saturday night. With splendid music and a perfect floor, the congenial crowd enjoyed unique decorations that were a feature of the evening. The long program was danced through to the end by one of the jolliest crowds ever seen.
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Juneau Fire Department
A. B. Hall
Alaska Shipping Board Plan to Curb Transport Inls
The Alaska Territorial Shipping Board released a detailed nine month traffic study for Alaska, urging a plan to coordinate private and public transport to lower costs and improve year round service. It notes more than 75 percent of Alaska tonnage is in private hands and argues for contributions to common services while preserving carriers’ rights to cheaper methods. The plan aims to balance private efficiency with public needs by reallocating burdens without harming year round support for mail, law enforcement, and medical relief.
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Alaska Shipping Board
Alaska Territorial Shipping Board
Alaska
United States Shipping Board
Washington
Maurice D. Leehey
R. M. Semmes
Semmes
Congress
Fuel administration to be run by four member committee
Dent Wilson orders continuation of fuel administration under a four person committee. The arrangement assigns oversight of fuel supplies to a small leadership group and directs continued management of allocation and policy.
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Washington
Wilson
Mechanician Wins Opening Event in Speedway Races
Jimmy Murphy, a former mechanician, won the 250 mile open ing event at the California Speedway races in Los Angeles on the previous Saturday, earning ten thousand dollars. Ira Val finished second for six thousand, E Thomas third for three thousand, with no serious accidents reported and Murphy averaging 103 mph.
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Los Angeles
Jimmy Murphy
California Speedway
Ira Val
E. Thomas
Murphy
Salmon Pack To Be Smaller This Year In Alaska
Reports from the south indicate almost all Southeastern Alaska canneries will cut their pack from one third to one half of normal capacity. Plants usually producing 70,000 to 80,000 cases plan 50,000 to 60,000. those at or above 100,000 expect 70,000 to 80,000. Cannerymen led by Dan Campbell and H L Simonds with C J Alexander begin arriving as the failed 1919 market drives the light packing plan.
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Alaska
Dan Campbell
Astoria and
Puget Sound
H. L. Simonds
C. J. Alexander
Hoonah
Oklahoma Governor Signs Suffrage Bill Ceremony Attended
Governor Robertson signed the suffrage bill last Saturday. Prominent officials from across the state attended the ceremony in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Robertson
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Brotherhood
Riggs
Thomas Riggs, Jr
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