Government to announce new industry deal in kidnapping case
Harwich Port Massachusetts May 4 police hunt abductors of 10 year old Margaret McMath daughter of Mr and Mrs Nell C McMath. State troopers and Detroit police pursue leads along Cape Cod beaches and scrub pine. Six detectives question suspects including Black Ole Celleray tied to Detroit underworld.
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Harwich Port
Mass
Hick
Cape Cod
Margaret McMath
Nell C. McMath
Tucson
DE Woit
Mich
May
Underworld
Ole Celluray
Detroit
Massachusetts
Governors Reception Honors Territorial Legislature Guests
A large gathering at the Alaska Gover nors house last night echoed a democratic spirit as Gov John W Troy hosted an informal public reception for members of the Eleventh Territorial Legislature. The crowd, second only to Harding’s Juneau visit, lined up until 10:30 pm and danced past midnight as the orchestra played. Notables present included Harry Watson and numerous legislators and their spouses, with a reception audience totaling several hundred attendees.
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Governors House
Harding
Juneau
John W. Troy
Territorial
Harry Watson
Robert Bender
Karl ‘Thelle
Walstein G. Smith
James S. Truitt
Prank A. Boyle
A. E Karnes
Allen Shattuck
Luther C. Hess
Robert G. Bragaw
Norman Walker
James Frawley
Thomas DeVane
Pet R. Campbell
Alfred . Myr
Robert W. Bender
Inks
Hr. Morgan
Joe Motanald
Senate advances multiple measures in Alaska session
New bills appeared in the Senate today including a direct relief funding measure for Alaska and a Law Revision Board with $12,500 for printing laws. Other actions include tax on fresh fish buyers, liquor control board creation, teacher pension refunds, and votes on various House bills and postponements.
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Senate
Senate Judiciary Committees
Henry Roden
Alaska
Walker
House
Liquor Control Board
Bragan
Campbell
DeVane
Frawley
Hess
Lomen
Shattuck
Hellerich-Hofman
Department of Mines
Taylor
Lingo
Green
Legislature Clears Way for Final Adjournment Tonight
The legislature planned to adjourn sine die by midnight with the general appropriations bill amid potential conference committee deliberations. Officials expected no major delays and most members did not foresee a need to halt the clock despite possible amendments.
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Senate
Wees
Lindbergh to Testify in Means Whitaker Trial
Col Charles A Lindbergh Jr arrives in Los Angeles with his wife on an official trip and will fly to Washington next week to testify in the Gaston Means and Norman Whitaker kidnapping case. Officials say his testimony is needed for identification of the abducted child and related details.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charles A. Lindberghill
Washington
D. C
Gaston B.means
Norman T. Whitaker
Transcontinental
Western Airlines
Col. Lindbergh
South African Champion Buckham Heads to English Rides
Durban May 4. South Africa's champion jockey Cyril Buckham, who led in wins for a second straight season, has accepted a ride with an English stable. Buckham previously became the first South African jockey to ride 100 winners in a season amid strong domestic success.
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Durban
South Africa
England
Cyril Buckham
Buckham
Federal railroads reform seeks fast action and licenses shift
President Roosevelt sent an emergency plan to Congress to appoint a Federal Coordinator to guide railroads through reorganization and regulate holding companies, with later comprehensive legislation to prevent service duplication and waste. Alaska bill shifts beer license from District Court to Auditor after Judge Harding denial.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Justin W. Harding
George Brothers
Juneau
House of Representatives
District Court
Auditor of
Alaska
Green
Hyder
Blake
Nome
House
Senate
MacDonald Plans Cabinet Talk on U S Trip and Tariff Truce
London reports Premier MacDonald will brief his Cabinet on his U S trip to discuss plans to lift a global morass. He is pleased with talks with President Roosevelt and will meet Ambassador Norman H. Davis. The tariff truce proposal is accepted by MacDonald.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Premer
Roosevelt
American White House
MacDonald
Norman H. Davis
United States
Amateur gold miners search NW districts
Spokane Washington May 4 The second annual two day placer gold mining school opened yesterday with 1515 men women and children registered The Northwest Mining Association estimates that 5000 amateur miners will be out hunting for gold by June 1 The common drinking glass has been restored and the paper cup discarded in many Kentucky state house offices as a result of an economy drive.
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Spokane
Wash
Northwest Mining Association
Kentucky
Garrecht Named Possible Judge of Ninth Circuit Court
Francis Garrecht of Spokane Washington, adviser to Gov Clarence D Martin, is cited as slated for appointment as Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which includes Alaska. Charles Jackson of South Carolina tops the list for Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries.
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Washington
Francis Garrecht
Spokane
Wash
Clarence D. Martin
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Alaska
Charles Jackson
South Carolna
Protzman Burial in Seattle After Heart Disease Death
Gerald Protzman died en route from Juneau to Seattle on April 18 due to enlargement of the heart and arterial sclerosis as found at a post mortem exam in Seattle. After the inquiry, funeral services were held and he was buried in Seattle where relatives reside.
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Gerald Protzman
Juneau
Seattle
Norco
Gold Twenty-Dollar Hoard Moved by Plane to Anchorage
Alaska report notes more than 1000 dollars in gold twenties hoarded in the Kuskokwim region sent by air to Anchorage. The transfer follows Roosevelt era anti carding measures and signals ongoing interior gold shipments to the city.
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Kuskokwim
Anchorage
Vse
Roosevelt
Kuskokwim Val- Y
Alaska
Ponsénsors
Memorial asks Connors on limits for fish traps in Alaska
In a House memorial Representative Holman of Seward urged the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations capping each fish trap catch at 150 000. The measure was set for floor action that afternoon. The article also covers Lingo Fairbanks denunciation of Senate inaction on general appropriations, amendments to a school funding bill, and multiple notes on Alaska political and business developments including Delegate Dimono's fisheries plan and mining aid efforts.
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Holman
Dimond
Senate
House
Seward
Secretary of Commerce
Lingo. Fairbanks
Congress
Board of Education
J. J. Connors
Democratic National
Juneau Chamber of Commerce
Bailey's Cafe
Washington
D. C
Portland
Seattle
Mr. Connors
Anthony J. Dimono
Charles Garfield
Alaska
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Capt. A. &. Lathrop and Associates
Connors
Woman with British Record Passes Away
Mrs. Mary Ellen Smith, aged to die in Vancouver British Columbia, was the first woman to hold a Cabinet portfolio in any Parliament of the Empire. She came to British Columbia from England in 1891 and in 191% succeeded her late husband as Minister of Finance.
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Vancouver
B. C
Mary Ellen Smith
British Columbia
Empire
Texas Ends 18 Mile Aut o Speed Limit Law
AUSTIN May 4 lawmakers repeal an antiquated Texas statute that made it illegal for one car to pass another at speeds over 18 miles per hour. The old standard is described as a relic of rough roads in the Lone Star state while current laws set maximum speeds up to 45 miles per hour on public thoroughfares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Lone Star
Plains
President to Address Chamber Tonight
Washington May 4 business leaders await President Roosevelt's remarks at a United States Chamber of Commerce address. They seek clear intentions on government aims to speed industry, put men back to work, and whether self regulation of hours wages and production will be pursued or a temporary relaxation of antitrust rules under government supervision will be tried to curb ruinous competition and wage cutting.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congressional
Trade Association
Theatre Merger Forms Juneau Ketchikan Chain
Juneau based company led by B P Shearer announces acquisition of Coliseum Capitol and Revilla theatres in Juneau Ketchikan plus Liberty Theatre in Ketchikan and leases with owners. L H Kubley and Eric Paulson transfer interests. Seattle deal conceived. Gross to continue theatre operations. Stage expansion aims to speed film supply across Alaska.
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B. P. Shearer
Junea Greater Theatres Company
Coliseum Theatre
Kettchikan
W. D. Gross
Pioneer Alaska Showman
L. H. Kubley
Eric Paulson
Capitol Theatre
Juneau
Revilla Theatre
Ketchikan
Buildlng
Liberty Theatre
Ths
Alaska
Cis
Capitol
Coliseum
Shearer
Daigler
la Theatre
Paramount Publix Corporation
Minneapolis
H. L. Paulkner
Fred Wetrick
Mr. Gross
Seattle
Gross
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New York
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Marding
M'Donald
Cabinet
U.S
Placer School
Garrecht
South Carolina
Fish. Com
Protzman
Princess” Anna
Ran Lee A
Sweet Charity
Anna Curtis Dall
Anna
Jane Herrmann
Margaret Stobie
Dobb's Ferry
Memorial
Frorest
George Tom George
Paulson
Kubley
Italy
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