Japanese Vessel Anchors Off St Lawrence Island Nome
Eskimo reports of a large Japanese steamer drop anchor off Gamble on July 21 near Nome. Eskimos sent boats to the ship offering barter for ivory and fur and warning of a U S Cutter Nortland’s expected arrival. The captain spoke English and offered liquor. locals feared the vessel’s presence and the ship departed before the cutter arrived. Several larger Japanese ships have been sighted in the northern Bering Sea this summer, likely surveying fishing grounds.
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Gamble
St. Lawrence Island
Bering Sea Op
Jimmy
U.S
Nortland
U. S
Northland
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St. Lawrence
Milligan Reports Hydraulicing Progress in Solomon River Mines
Chester Milligan and Mrs. Milligan arrived by train from the Solomon River area and described active hydraulicking and prospecting along Big Hurrah Creek beaches near pits numbered 5 6 and 7. They noted first pit cleanup underway and several other operators including August Johnson and his brothers Bob Robert and partner Mr. Rogers plus E W Quigley and the Lee Brothers dredging near Shovel Creek making steady progress.
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Chester Milligan
Mrs. Milligan
Torck
Solomon River
Big Hurrah Creek
Mr. Milligan
August Johnson
Bob Robert
Mr. Rogers
Big Hurrah
E. W. Quigley
Solomon Ed
Big Hur River
List of Passengers Aboard the S S Victoria
Passenger roster shows origins for travelers aboard the S S Victoria. Names include master A W Westerholm and officers Victor Enquist, G E Whaley, C ¢ Carter, L M Runge, J Brocklebank, Jack Bullene, purser, chief steward, cruise director for False Pass. Notes indicate Bolingham and Dutch Harbot linked to the voyage.
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A. W. Westerholm
Victor Enquist
G. E. Whaley
C. ¢. Carter
L. M. Runge
J. Brocklebank
Jack Bullene
J McIntyre Dead ends 64 year McIntyre and Heats vaudeville team
James McIntyre, 79, died this morning in Southampton New York from Eurem ic poisoning. He formed a famed minstrel act with partner Heats, creating one of the era’s best known vaudeville teams over sixty four years.
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James McIntyre
Euremic
McIntyre
Vast US Navy Maneuvers to Unite Pacific Fleet
All ships and planes of the United States Navy except the Asiatic Fleet will assemble in the North Pacific next February for large scale maneuvers. About 170 surface vessels and 550 aircraft are slated to participate in exercises spanning the California Hawaii Alaska triangle.
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Asiatic
United States Navy
North Pacific
California
Hawaii
Alaska
Four Die as Steam Explosion Hits Destroyer Cassin
Four men were killed and ten injured when a steam explosion occurred aboard the destroyer Cassin at the Philadelphia navy yard. The incident happened on August 18 as repairs or loading proceeded, with investigators seeking the cause and noting the crew's response but offering few details about the injured.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Cassin
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Insurgent Push Toward Santander Reported In Spain
In Hendaye on August 18 loyalist authorities described insurgent forces built around the Italian Black Arrow Brigade and reinforced by two hundred German aircraft moving toward Santander. Columns on parallel routes were within about twenty five miles of the capital’s outskirts, signaling a potentially decisive phase of the Civil War.
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Associated Press
Hendaye
Spain
Black Arrow Brigade
Santander
The
Vity
Last Minute Dope On Soviet Plane S
Former Virgin Island judge Albert Segis moved to block Senator Black from a Supreme Court seat. The Senate confirmed Black 63 to 16, rejected claims of Klan past. No AP reports on the missing Soviet plane and six crew. Black said he would retire from the Senate and serve the people to the best of his ability. Levit sought permission to file to extend the search for the plane, not reported since last Friday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Albert Segis
The
Virgin Island
Senator Black
Supreme Court
Senate
Black
Weather Bureau
Fairbanks
Ted
Return Time For Fair Friday Afternoon Excursion
Passengers aboard the SS Victima of the Alaska Line will return time for a fair Friday afternoon. The vessel will glow Leek up the coast to Nomestia Goluwin arriving here about Friday moot weather and lighterage facilities permitting. After stopping at East Cape Siberia the Arctic Cruise members may go ashore before Victoria returns to Nome and sails to Seattle.
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Teller
Bering Straits
East Cape
Siberia
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