Naval Talks To Deal Immediate Tonnage Nation
London reports the International Naval Conference will act at once on total tonnage for major navies. Delegates ask Japan for a detailed demand statement and press for parity with the United States and Great Britain. Observers say success hinges on upcoming days of deliberation.
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Associated Press
London
International Naval Conference
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Emperor Mentions Car First In Ethiopia History
London reports W F Bentley corrects claim about Ethiopia's first car. He drove a Wolseley from Djibouti to Addis Ababa in 1908 taking ten months, later teaching Emperor Menelik to drive and delivering the vehicle which remained in use. He notes a book titled Menelik With A Motor Car.
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Associated Press
London
W F Bentley
Daily Telegraph of London
Menelik
Ethiopia
Djibouti
Addis Abba
Peace efforts stall as British cabinet rejects Lav al Hoare plan
Undated report shows Franco British talks for Africa peace encounter a snag as the British cabinet demands modifications to the Lav al Hoare compromise. London whispers of revolt within official circles and Parliament over Baldwin's handling surface while an emergency session convenes. A League official notes the 18 member committee meeting may be postponed amid ongoing negotiations and sporadic fighting in Africa.
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Associated Press
Africa
Laval
Hoare
London
Baldwin
League of Nation
Committee of 18
Sixteen Die in Alberta Coal Mine Explosion
In Lethbridge Collieries Mine near Alta. officials report sixteen killed and fourteen rescued after a gas explosion on the six hundred foot level. An electric spark from a telephone line is seen as the ignition source. The disaster occurred as the night shift prepared to work. All but one body were recovered. the missing victim remains trapped by debris.
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Associated Press Coalhurst
Alberta
Lethbridge
Request To Use City Chambers For Scout Meetings
City Attorney Le on Sullivan, for the Nome Boy Scouts, asked the council to consider granting the use of the city chambers hall for weekly meetings. He highlighted the Scouts' civic value and the work of Kirkpatrick as organizer. The council acknowledged the proposal as a creditable civic example.
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Leon Sullivan
Boy Scouts Organization of
Nome
City Chambers
Kirkpatrick
Boy Scouts
Sullivan
Thos. D. Jensen
Pioneers of
Pan American Clipper Flies Manila Mail Run
The Philippine Clipper, Pan American Airways’ second flying boat, departed Alameda for Honolulu on a 2400 mile leg to Manila with a consignment of mail. About fifteen thousand letters were on board, an unofficial report.
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Associated Press
Alameda
Pan American Airways
trans-Pacific
Honolulu
Hawaii
Manila
Revision of Alaska election law filed for 1936 primary
Attorney General James S. Truitt cites the 1935 session law requiring all candidacy declarations to be filed by the first Tuesday in February 1936 for the primary to be held on the last Tuesday in April. The notice points to Chapter 36 and directs filings under oath with a declaration of candidacy before the February deadline.
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James S.truitt
Congress
Alaska
Territory of
Nome Council Debates Horse Talk and Resignations
Nome City Council meets amid ongoing horse controversy. Fire Committee reports resignations of Jones and Wales and approves two replacements Bud Curtis and Fred Yenney. Discussion on disposing of the old department team follows as council considers next steps.
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Nome
M J Walsh
Fire Committee
Hagen
Fire Department
George Jones
Blake Wales
Bud Curtis
Fred Yenney
Supreme Court Refuses Review in Hauptmann Case
Trenton N J December 10 The fight to save Richard Bruno Hauptmann from the electric chair resumes as the Supreme Court refuses to review the case New evidence is claimed by the defense as a basis for a new trial or a clemency appeal to the court of pardons for commuting the sentence to life imprisonment
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Richard Bruno Hauptmann
Supreme Court
Court of Pardons
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Wales
Polet
Uch
Andrew Sather
Pra Ey
Rex Swartz
B J McConaghy
Eiptmann
Pioneer Drug Store
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