Northern Alaska Mining Booms Touted By U S Marshal
U S Marshal Thos Gaffney reports Candle and Kotzebue booming as mining activity expands across the Seward Peninsula. Gold dust shipped to Nome, claims on Jump Creek and Kokruk, and prominent optimism from Tom Roust and others. Political outlook hints at Democratic gains in the north.
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U.S
Gaffney
Nome
Jump Creek
Billy French
Tom Roust
Fritz Weinhardt and Son
Kuguruk
Candle
Marshal Gaffney
Youth Leaps to Death From Empire State Building
UNDATED August 28 reports from New York say a youth, Francis Erskine, aged 23, jumped from the 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building. Spectators watched as chaos followed and traffic tied up for an hour.
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Francis Erskine
Spain
Kent
Madrid
Empire State Building
Cabinet Officers Join Roosevelt At Dern Funeral
Cabinet officers and other government dignitaries plan to accompany President Roosevelt to Salt Lake City for the funeral of Secretary of War George H. Dern who died yesterday. Flags will fly at half mast on army posts and forts and officials will wear mourning bands for 30 days. Dern’s casket will lie in state in Salt Lake City until 3 PM Tuesday when the service begins.
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Roosevelt
Dern
Associated Press
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Salt Lake City
George H. Dern
Name Daily Nugget Prints Useful Mining Forms
The Name Daily Nugget lists printing blanks for readers including dredge logs thawing and drill reports mining deeds placer and lode location notices vouchers and special power of attorney forms for convenient use.
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Daily Nugget
Godfrey Reports Progress in Kougarok Mining Area
Sam Godfrey, a Kougarok miner, reports final loads of dredge gear for Kangarok Consolidated Placers Inc have arrived from Davidson's Landing. Hallberg aims to start dredge operation September first, marking a local construction milestone as Jerry Sullivan and others mine gold. Keenan and crew drill at Coarse Gold Creek while Godfrey prospecting Henry Creek waits for the S S Derby to Nome before returning.
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Kangarok Consolidated Placers Inc
Carl Hallberg
Davidson’s Landing
Hallberg
Jerry Sullivan
J. J. Keenan
Kougarok River
Godfrey
Henry Creek
S.S. Derblay
Alaska
Nome
Kougarok
Eskimos Report Walrus Harvest Aid and Ice News at Barrow
Eskimos have hunted walrus offshore and near the ice pack, feeding meat to dogs and storing leftovers for winter. A 30 foot finback whale washed ashore but escaped back to sea. Ice near Herschell Island will free Captain Pedersen’s Patterson to unload after two weeks, with ice likely to clear further east for a week.
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Herschell Island
C. D. Pedersen
Patterson
Here
Attacked Addis Ababa Reports Ten Thousand Ethiopians
The government announced that twelve thousand Ethiopians attacked Addis Ababa yesterday but were repulsed. It said two hundred Ethiopians and fifteen native soldiers were killed.
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Addis Ababa
Japanese Soldiers Reported Killed in Bandit Encounters
Tokyo August 28 The Japanese news agency reported Japanese soldiers died in encounters with Manchurian bandits during the twelfth week.
Judge Morison Shares Northland Voyage to Point Barrow
Judge J H S Morison described a voyage aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Northland to Point Barrow. He and Mrs Morison toured Teller Cape Prince of Wales Shishmaref Kotzebue Kivalina Point Hope Wainwright Point Thompson and Barrow while noting Arctic ice conditions and Eskimo reception of sound motion pictures aboard.
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Judge J
Mutisos
U. S. District Court
Nome
Coast Guard
Northinhit
W. K
Point Barrow
Pt Barrow
Teller
Cape Prince of Wales
Shishmaref
Kotzebue
Kivalina
Point Hope
Wainwright
Point Thompson
Len At Wainwright
Barrow
Archdeacon Goodwin
Tom Gordon
Judge Morison
Northland
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Kangarok
KOBUK
U. S
Thos. Gaffney
Ard Peninsula
Mr. Gaffney
Jimmy Cross
Jimmy
Roust
Koduk
Buk
Ted Westlake
Kiana
Cleary Creek
Burgos
Capitol
Jere
The
New York
Rabat
Morocco
Seville
Sam Godfrey
Pt. Barrow
She Associate Press
Associated Rome
F Press
Tokyo
Domi
Mirow Air Serge
Urtt
J. H. S. Morison
U. 5
Jim al
Bayrow
Bartey
Tor Winber Wee
Dudge Maritun
Wiley Post
Eskin
Alaskan
Motion Pictures
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