World Economic Conference Hopes Meet German Fear
Washington weighs prospects for the London World Economic Conference with cautious optimism. The German problem looms as a risk to cooperation, while Roosevelt positions to respond after Hitler's anticipated announcement. Paris acts on national defense and the arms question as Ambassadors Council may resume. Germany edges toward political isolation as tensions rise.
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Washington
London
France
Paris
Hitler
Reichstag
Council of Ambassadors
Usly
First Men Hired Through Cannery Employment Bureau
Ole Sayre announces the Astoria and Puget Sound Canning Company has hired a group of men from the Cannery Employment office at city hall. The first group since the May 1 opening will sail from Juneau for Excursion Inlet aboard the Dan. Over 300 men have registered, with hope many placed this season.
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Ole Sayre
Astoria and Puget Sound Canning Company
Excursion Inlet
Canneries
City Hall
W. C. Carlson
Juneau
Dan
Chinese Retreat North China Says Tokyo Dispatches
Reports from Tokyo on May 16 indicate Chinese troops are falling back in a disorderly retreat from North China battlefields as they prepare to form a defensive line about 13 miles east of Peiping. In Tientsin political shifts hint at a possible compromise and a halt to hostilities south of the Great Wall.
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Tokyo
North China
Peiping
Tientsin
Great Wall
Austria Rebuke Angers Hitler Over Dollfuss Visit
Vienna May 16 A German rebuke to Austria over the arrival of Bavarian and Prussian justice officials spurred an angry reaction from Adolf Hitler who warned against Austria slapping Germany in the face. Dollfuss said no insult was meant against the German government, the incident targeted the Bavarian official. Nevada divorces fall sharply from 1931 to 1932 by 24 percent.
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Vienna
Hitler
Austria
Germany
Dollfus
Dollfuss
Dollfuas
Nevada
Ohio Rivers Flooded by Heavy Rains Across Three States
Flood waters of the Ohio River and its tributaries, swollen by abnormal rains, spread over lowlands in Ohio Kentucky and Indiana. The death toll has reached 15 with eleven lives lost in Indiana.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio River
Kentucky
Indiana
Robber Shot Dead by Deputy Sheriff in Kellogg
In Kellogg Idaho on May 16, Jack O'Brien alias Jack Newland a 40 year old believed Spokane Wash man was shot and killed by a Deputy Sheriff after an alleged robbery of a drug company in which 100 rains of narcotics were stolen.
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Kellogg
Idaho
Jack O’brien
Jack Newland
Spokane
Wash
San Francisco Hit by Strong Earthquakes in Morning
Two sharp earthquakes jolted the San Francisco area, waking residents and sending people into the streets. Street lights failed, clocks stopped, and windows were broken. Oldtimers recalled the temblors as the worst in years, with Stanford University dormitories emptied as shocks were felt across multiple sections of the city.
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San Francisco
Cal
Santa Rosa
Stanford University
Chamber Asks Dimond to Aid Federal Court
The Chamber of Commerce telegrammed Delegate Anthony J Dimond in Washington urging him to press the Department of Justice to restore court services halted by Fund C shortages. Deputy clerks, the librarian, and the court reporter were furloughed, library books and reports suspended, hindering federal court operations.
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Federal District Court
Chamber of Commerce
Anthony J. Dimond
Washington
Department of Justice
Wbtary
Tbs Chamber of Commerce
Gandhi in excellent condition and weight noted
Gandhi is reported to be in excellent condition with a weight of 91% pounds. Glenn Carrington, wholesale representative for the Pullerint Company and other lines, reports strong business in the Interior and Westward districts and plans a return to Juneau via the Aleutian last unit before heading to Ketchikan and Seattle. He is involved with the Juneau Young Hardware Company.
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Gandhi
Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Glenn Carrington
Pulleraint Company
Juneau
Aleutian
Carrington
Vn Tuneau
Wing
Ketchikan
Seattle
Juneau Young Hardware Company
16 Year Old Kirkland Charged With Murder in Colfax
In Colfax Washington on May 16 16 year old Ernest Kirkland was charged with either first or second degree murder for the killing of his father. He admitted shooting him and hiding the body in a smoke house on the farm. The mother found the missing husband and learned of the son s confession after the arrest.
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Colfax
Wash
Ernest Kirkland
Fle
Termesste
Kirkland
Gold hoardings exceed expectations in Budapest dealers meeting
In Budapest on May 16 a gathering of precious metal dealers heard that 35,200 pounds of gold valued at 14.35 million dollars were being hoarded in private safes. Last year only 1,150 pounds were hallmarked.
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Budapest
Guardsmen Enter Wisconsin Strike Region
National Guard cavalrymen moved into Shawano County amid the Wisconsin milk strike as the acting sheriff takes control. The governor backs a stern limit on peaceful picketing to stop dairy product movement, with a likely showdown in Mukwonigo area where attempts to dump milk were thwarted by tear gas and bombs.
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Milwaukee
Wis
National Guard
Shawano County
Cooperative Milk Pool
Muk- Wonigo Ara
Here
Cat Comes Back After 275 Mile Journey
Grass Valley, May 16. A house cat given by Mrs J. Howard to a friend escaped during transport to Eureka and traveled 275 miles across six counties to return to the Howard home.
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Grass Valley
Cal
Tommy
Howard
Eureka
Stock Prices Rally On May 16 In New York Trading
Stocks snapped back briskly as various commodities recovered and major issues led a rally. American Telephone and Telegraph rose, as did Allied Chemicals, Johns Manville, and United States Steel. Closing prices listed for Alaska Juneau mine, American Can, Bethlehem Steel, General Motors, and other issuers.
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New York
American Telephone
Allied Chemicals
Johns Manville
American Sugar
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Crown Cork
Case
United States Smelting
National Distillers
Dupont
United States Steel
Anaconda
Corn Products
Bethlehem Steel
Industrial Alcohol
Westinghouse
American Can
Roosevelt
Alaska
Juneau
American Power and Light
Calumet and Heola
Armour B
Pax Pilms
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
Chrysler
Packard Motors
Roosevelt urges world to cut arms and seek lasting peace
President Roosevelt appeals to rulers of 44 nations at London Conference to reduce armaments, end aggression, and refrain from sending forces beyond borders. He calls for Geneva and London talks, pledges no new armaments, and urges immediate steps toward disarmament while avoiding cross-border forces.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Rooosevelt
Germany
China
Russia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Geneva
MacDonald
France
Third of Navy Ships Laid Up For Six Months
Washington May 16 a new naval restructuring will lay up one third of the United States navy's ships and aircraft in reserve after July 1 Admiral William Pratt chief of naval operations ordered the ships tied up for six months to undergo routine overhauls. The move aims to save 55 million dollars by reducing active fleet costs.
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Ascore
William H. Standley
California
William V. Pratt
Navy
Associated Press
Washington
United States Navy
William Pratt
Naval Operations
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Berlin
Cannery Employment Bureau
Aimee
Sahara
Angelus Temple
Los Angeles
Shieks
Aimee Mef
Nerton Hutton
Arcane
Sahara Desert
Sahera
Bertice Middle
Chamber
Dimond
Iowa
Richard B. Bennett
Canada
York
Guardsmen
Wisconsin
U. S
Japan
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