30 Nov 1925
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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1925
Page
1
Harrisburg officials report United Mine Workers accept Gov. Pinchot plan as basis for settlement. Miners will negotiate with operators and are willing to proceed without a pay raise unless granted, aiming to avoid coal price increases for anthracite users nationwide.
Berlin dispatch reports Sari Fadek Hungarian actress plans a stage drama based on her marriage to Franz Milnar, following their divorce. She frames the outline, will play the lead, and aims to bring the play to America.
Paris reports the French cabinet will immediately resume funding talks with the United States and Great Britain over war debts. Finance Minister Louis Lochiers said France must honor its signature regardless of circumstances.
The annual Northwest Mining Congress gathers in Spokane from today through December 6 with delegates from Northwest states and Alaska. Speakers include John P. Gray, Arthur L. Hooper, C. S. Muffly, A. G. Langley, H. K. Hendryx, Francis A. Thompson, Lloyd L. Roote, and Maurice D. Leehey. Leehey will discuss Federal Taxes and Their Relation to Mining.
Washington November 30 Secretary of Navy Wilbur has declined the Chief Justiceship of the Supreme Court of California.
Police and Juvenile Court authorities opened a probe into Jack McCord, famed Alaska promoter, over plans to adopt Victoria Deschamps after her Missoula parents refused consent. Victoria and her sisters initially supported the plan but then withdrew amid concerns and official questioning.
Federal agents arrested seven men and seized six luxury cars a truck and 200 cases of whiskey and champagne dumped from small boats at the ocean front near San Luis Obispo California. A semicircle of vehicles shone by searchlights lit the confrontation as officers fired over the smugglers heads. One car escaped loaded with liquor.
In Olympia November 20 supporters of the Banker reclamation bill said they would press the measure despite administration leader Sims from Jefferson introducing a reclamation compromise bill. A Banker supporter said Sims measure changes nothing new that cannot be done under existing law and announced a vote would be held tomorrow.
Gov. Ferguson asks Amos C. Carter to resign from the Board of Directors of the West Texas Technological College. The governor cites information that Carter refurbished a building, possibly a garage, for the Oil Men's Association of Fort Worth, described as an old-fashioned barroom setup.
In Missoula Montana on November 30 Tony Deschamps, wealthy rancher and father of Victoria, said Me Cord’s efforts to obtain permission will be fruitless. He stated they had no word from MeCord and knew nothing about any planned visit.
British forces began evacuating the Cologne Zone and Bridgehead in advance of the Locarno agreement signing in London. The area had been occupied for seven years under the Versailles treaty with British forces holding the zone since occupation began.
Detectives in SEATTLE searched for diamonds valued at more than $10,000 after arresting W. H. Griggs and James K. Smart, confessed accomplices of H. C. Reid, Canada’s alleged burglar. The pair said they received the unset stones from Reid, who visited here in August, Windsor, Ontario.
Dublin dispatch reports six men posing as civil guards freed 19 prisoners from Mount Joy. They gained entry by presenting new inmates, gagged the wardens, seized keys, and departed in a car with the freed group.
Salem Ore November 30 W R Lloyd was hanged here this morning for the murder of Clinton Baun taxi driver of Independence Ore in a case that drew early attention and regional concern with the execution marking the end of the capital case proceedings and a public bearing on crime.
Washington reports the Navy abandons large scale maneuvers planned for next summer off West and South America. The decision cites heavy fuel consumption for the Hawaiian exercise and the Australia New Zealand base. An extensive 1927 exercise with the Army is promised, likely to test New England defenses.
Nov 30 report from Slavi Lenningrad states six former port officials and six private traders were executed last Saturday for misappropriating 1600 tons of state merchandise valued at over one million rubles. The Central Executive Committee rejected clemency appeals.
Commander N C Richardson testified that the plane carrying Lt Pearson who died at Fairfield in 1924 had been stored since the Pulitzer races in 192% until April 1924. Col Mitchell alleged the Army and Navy traded Pulitzer race machines year by year to offset propaganda. Richardson piloted the NC 3 which tried to cross the Atlantic.
TAMPA FLO, Nov. 30 Ybor City stands as the cigar industry hub and core of a population over 25 000 of Spanish stock many use Spanish almost exclusively. Ybor City named for a Ybor progenitor, a transplanted Spanish city with a Centro Agrariano opera and club house enjoyed by Metropolitan stars. Latins, Italians also in residence, with a new auditorium, while real estate shifts shift landmarks yet Latin culture persists amid changing land values.
A doe with horns, shot near Berkely, has been turned over to the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California. Prof. J Grinnell said the animal was sterile, explaining the unusual horn growth.
London reports official history of the veterinary services shows 120 886 horse and mule casualties on the Western front in World War I. Of these, 178 were killed and 1 868 injured by gag and 51 308 killed and 67 539 wounded by gunshot.
George F. Baker, veteran New York banker, plays a high class golf round on a southern course. Kate Rosenberg, a highly informed English writer, pens a book on how Great Britain is governed. John W. Langley of Kentucky is ordered to serve two years for conspiracy to violate the Volstead Act. Stella Patrick Campbell, daughter of a renowned English actress, follows her mother into the profession in the United States.
Washington based George Washington University scientists report experiments on students aim to reduce sleep time by improving habits. The study suggests sleep may be shortened by eliminating poisons in the system and adopting better methods, though details remain limited.
Major General Amos Fries, chief of the Chemical Warfare Service, warns that neglect of chemical defense preparation risks national defeat. He argues the United States must leverage its chemical resources to secure victory, noting Russia’s large scale chemical warfare program and urging continued development and training.
In White Plains New York November the mother of Alice Rhinelander testified without the defendant on trial that her daughter was born of a certain color. The husband’s chauffeur testified he told Rhinelander before the marriage that Alice was a Negro.
A November 30 report from Naples describes a tidal wave and fierce storm devastating Bandara and Calabiria near Messina. casualties unknown. towns abandoned. homes leveled. widespread damage across southwestern coast of Calabria and northern Sicily. European storm system, gales, cold waves affect France, Spain, Portugal. many ports closed. some ships stranded. snow blankets France and Britain.
A tornado struck Sofia early today, damaging seven Hutchies on the pulairta of the city and driving in from a side street with collapsed stepping cloth.
A fragmentary report describes a velone Noostruck Pagnara incident with three foreign legary hurt and five men reported killed. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a major air disaster with multiple aircraft involved and casualties.
Reports from ports say the cruiser San Antonio sank during its voyage to Sicily. Crew casualties are unclear as official tallies are unavailable.
In Winnipeg on November 20 Raoul St Germain and William Lefebre, both trappers from Graham Onteca, engaged in a shootout last Saturday. The foreman was wounded as St Germain killed Lefebre after the conflict escalated. The incident ends with two dead.
Seattle November 30. Attendants at the funeral of Reverend Nils Frederick Hoijer missionary who died here after exposure contributed to the funeral costs. The article notes his death followed the wreck of the missionary boat Ariel in Alaska and mentions attendees aiding expenses.
Angora reports hundreds of women freed from harems seek husbands as the Turkish government bans royal households. Officials push monogamy with leaders like Mustafa Kemal Pasha noting no wife, while eunuchs face employment shifts. The move reflects social and economic upheaval in post Sultanate Turkey.
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