New Proposals Spark Naval Session Crisis With Japan
London reports say US proposals handed by Senator Reed to Ambassador Matsudaira fail to move naval talks. Foreign Office withholds details. Expert opinion suggests progress is minimal and broader political principles may be needed for any breakthrough.
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Tokyo
America
Japan
London
United States
David A. Reed
Matsudaira
Foreign Office
Japanme
Storms delay transport of two bodies from Nanuk to Nome
A radio from Pilot Joe Cresson aboard the motorship Nanuk reports three to four days of severe storms. Col. Carl Ben Elel on and Earl Borland’s bodies, thawing efforts failing, were finally turned over wrapped in American flags after delays at Teller and with Gillam and Reid still there. Weather remains bad.
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Nome
Alaska
Alfred J. Lomen
Joe Cresson
Nanuk
Carl Ben Elel
Earl Borland
Fairchild
Gillam
Reid
Stravropol
Teller
Haitian Commission Receives Cold Welcome at Fort Av Ringe
Banner bearers outside the Excelsior Hotel gates kept vigil through the night as the Hoover Haitian Commission began work. High Commissioner Russell invited Haitians from all parties to a reception, but many invitees announced refusals in local papers.
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Hoover Haitian Commission
Excelsior
Commission
Russell
Dr J H Snook executed for coed murder in Ohio
Dr James H Snook was electrocuted at Ohio State Prison for the June murder of his mistress Miss Theora Hix. He faced the crowd coolly, then ate his last meal with his wife before the death sentence. The Cleveland Plain Dealer later published his confession stating he planned the slaying to avoid exposure. Funeral held at Green Lawn Cemetery after private services.
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Columbus
Ohio
James H. Snook
Electra~ Cutil
Ohio State Prison
Theora Hix
Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Columbus Dispatch Today
P. £. Thomas
Ohio Penitentiary
Snook
Green Lawn Cemetery
Nathan Quits Mercury Edits to Mencken and Knopf
Nathan ends sixteen years with the American Mercury partnership selling his stake to Mencken and Knopf and retires from editorial duties. He notes the split is amicable and says Mencken is Mercury’s ideal editor.
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Mercury
Mencken and Knopf
Carol
New York
George Jean Nathan
Henry KL. Mencken
Smart Set
American Mercury
Bee
The
Mencken
A. A. Knopf
Aid
Front Street Fire Destroys Nenana Cigar Store
A fire yesterday afternoon gutted the Nenana cigar store on Front Street between the City Dock and Juneau Lumber Mills. Firemen worked about thirty minutes to subdue the blaze believed caused by an overheated stove near a heater. the dry frame building owned by Grant Baldwin was badly charred and apparently uninsured. The alarm came from box 1-7 at about 4:10 PM.
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Nenana
Front Street
City Dock
Juneau
Grant Baldwin
Barricaded Man Triggers Local Mini War in Reliance
In Reliance Ohio a five hour siege ends with two dead and three injured. Victims include Hubert Ploehr 60 and Augusta Floehr 56, die in the home battle with police, National Guard and volunteers. Injured: Police Chief Weaner Newell Littlefield 23 William Chappell 34. A citizen detonates dynamite under the house. Floehr is found dead.
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Reliance
Ohio
Hubert Ploehr
Toledo State Asylum
Augusta Floehr
Weaner
Newell Littlefield
William Chappell
Chappell
Floear
Littlefield
Bomb closes Chicago club with a bang
A bomb exploded outside the Algiers Club on the Gold Coast during a dinner dance, wrecking one side and injuring at least three people, including a musician a bond broker and a society woman. A nearby Post Office substation was damaged and police found no one in the club after the blast.
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Chicago
Ill
Nothing to Live For Sophomore Girl Dies by Gas
Eleanor Johnson a 22 year old University of Michigan sophomore ended her life by inhaling gas in her dorm room after leaving a note saying she had nothing to live for. The tragedy occurred in Ann Arbor on March 1 with authorities investigating the case.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Eleanor Johnson
Sophonore
University of Michigan
Four Die in Missouri Pacific Derailment Fire
Four bodies were recovered from the burned wreckage of a Missouri Pacific freight train in Alicia Arkansas after a derailment and fire last night. Four others were injured and all eight are believed to have been riding the trains illegally as wanderers.
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Alicia
Arkansas
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Taft's Vitality Holds Against Disease Anew
Washington March 1 The vitality Taft built in youth remains holding against illness with little change in the last 24 hours officials report he is resting more quietly and shows steady signs despite a combination of diseases Taft’s condition is described as stable and improving cautiously
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Washington
Willian Howard Taft
Pantages Suffers Second Heart Attack in Jail
Alexander Pantages was struck by his second heart attack within a week at the Los Angeles County Jail. His wife was present and called Jail Hospital Physician Dr. Benjamin Blank, who said the attack was less serious than the prior one.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Alexander Pantages
Benjamin Blank
Pantages
Man Follows Interurban Tracks To Milwaukee Error
A man in Milwaukee followed explicit directions and drove a new car about ten miles along interurban tracks from Waukesha to West Junction before a train crew stopped him. Deputies directed him back to the highway after he explained the route.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Waukesha
West Junction
Electric Company
Kesha
Tour Planned Along Alaska Yukon Pacific Highway Route
Premier Tolmie of British Columbia invites 28 American and other journalists and 12 Canadian media to join a June 12 start from Vancouver to Hazelton on the Alaska Yukon Pacific Highway proposed route. The caravan is expected to cover 1,000 miles and conclude by June 21.
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Seattle
United States
Canada
Vancouver
Hazelton
Alaska
Yukon Pacific
Tolmie
British Columbia
Marion Swenson Seeks Immediate Return From Siberia
Marion Swenson and two captains arrived aboard the steamer Alaska from Nanuk at North Cape Siberia. She says she wants to return at once but her father plans she resume high school studies in Seattle.
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Seattle
Marion Swenson
Olaf Swenson
Olaf Miloyzorov
Alaska
North Cape
Siberia
Miss Swenson
Sid
Candidate for Seattle Council Dies From Auto Accident
Seattle candidate George W. Worley dies from injuries after an automobile accident. Worley was among six nominated last Tuesday for the City Council election to be held this month.
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Seattle Council
Seattle
George W. Worley
Stock Quotations From New York March 1
Alaska Tuneau mine at 7 percent with others including American Fertilizer 364, Ana Conda 15, Bethlehem Steel 100, Central Alloys 32, General Motors 43, Gold Dust 43, Granby 58, Grigs by Grunow 17, Kennecott 99, National Acme 2413, Packard 19, Radio 50, National Brands 26, US Steel 184, Standard Oil California 58, Alleghany 31, International Harvester 93, Missouri Pacific 91.
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Alaska
American Fee
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Central Alloys
General Motors
Gold Dust
Granby
Grigsby Grunow
Kennecott
National Acme
Packard
Radio
National Brands
U. S. Steel
Standard Oil of California
Alleghany Corporation
International Harvester
Missouri Pacific
Two Convicts Escape From Leavenworth Using Passes
Thomas Holden and Francis Keating, each serving 26 year terms for a 1926 Grand Trunk mail car robbery, escaped from Leavenworth using forged passes. They photographed themselves to fit cards and vanished with a $135,000 loot believed tied to their escape.
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Leavenworth Penitentiary
Kansas
Thomas Holden
Francis Keating
Grand Trunk Railroad
Holden
Keating
Chicago
Ill
Actress Corinne Griffiths Fined in Tax Evasion Case
In Los Angeles Corinne Griffiths pleaded guilty to evasion of her 1920 income tax. A $1,000 fine was imposed after the court was informed she made good the shortage of $16,000 from her 1927 tax return, bringing the total to about $25,000.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Corinne Griffiths
Chari
Fahy and wife plan round world flight from Detroit
Lieut Fahy of Los Angeles holder of the world solo endurance record and his wife announced plans for a flight around the world to beat Graf Zeppelin’s 21 day record. They will fly a Lockheed Vega with a Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine, starting from Detroit about June 1.
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LT. Louis
Lieut
Fahy
Los Angeles
Detroit
Eye Transplant Tests Hint Limited Vision Restoration
Boston reports Dr Clyde Be Keeler of Harvard Medical School says human eye transplants do not restore sight. Experiments show limited restoration in lower animals, with electrical tests measuring vision responses rather than definite sight.
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Boston
Clyde BE. Keeler
Harvard Medical School
Keeler
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