Mass meeting planned over Alaska Maritime Strike impact
City Council joins Pioneers of Alaska for a late tomorrow rally as Canadian steamer Princess Norah docks with Territorial legislators en route to Juneau. Protests target shipping shortages for mining and fishery gear and the need to charter more boats to prevent Alaska payroll disruptions.
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Widows Attend Hanging of Bank Robbery Suspect
In Fulton Missouri on December 29 a man convicted of killing Sergeant Ben Booth of the Missouri Highway Patrol and Sheriff Roger Wilson of Callaway County was hanged. The execution occurred in the presence of the victims’ widows, Mrs. Alice Booth among them, for the June 14 1933 killings.
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Electric Eye Foil Escapes at Joliet
Joliet Ill AP two guards opened gates of Joliet prison allowing Convict Henry For How Mining Claims to walk out posing as a visitor. State of Illinois spent more than 20000 dollars to make the claim form fool proof and to be sold as a pamphlet for 10 cents at The Nugget Office.
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Annual Message Congress To Be Next Wednesday
President Roosevelt will deliver his annual message to Congress in a joint session with the House and Senate on January sixth. The address, planned for 2 PM, will be broadcast and cover neutrality relief crop insurance and farm tenancy as topics of discussion.
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Justice Seen in Booth Hanging Comment
A highway patrolman asked that her two children witness the execution but authorities denied the request. Mrs. Booth said she felt justice had been served immediately after the hanging.
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German Vessel Released After Warship Standoff
Paris reports a Basque radio station says a German fighter was released after a warship arrived. The German cruiser Koenigsberg, six thousand tons, entered the harbor shortly before the release amid claims it was a Spanish contraband prize.
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Supreme Court Upholds Arms Embargo Act
The United States Supreme Court upheld the 1934 Arms Embargo Act allowing the President to ban US sales of munitions for use in the Gran Chaco conflict between Bolivia and Paraguay. The court ruled seven to one that the act is constitutional, with Justice George Sutherland delivering the majority opinion. Justice James C. Reynolds dissented. Justice Harlan Stone did not participate.
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Kidnapped Mattson boy case stalls as search ends
Fears for the safety of the Mattson boy, abducted Sunday evening in Tacoma, lead authorities to pause the search. Gmen and local investigators withdraw guards after the latest public update. Dr Matson plans to attempt contact with the kidnapper as efforts shift to communication.
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Twelve killed in California airliner wreck near Saugus
Ground party reports all twelve aboard died when United Air Lines plane crashed while attempting to turn toward an emergency field at Saugus. Wreckage scattered down Oak Mountain. debris recovered hours later. Department of Commerce inspectors on site. Flight covered San Francisco to Los Angeles.
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Pioneer Home Christmas Cheer Fund Totals 113.50_cash
The Christmas Cheer Fund Committee of Pioneer Igloo No 1 Nome reports receiving 113.50 in cash donations and a year’s subscription to the Nome Daily Nugget for inmates of the home. Donations were mailed to Supt. Ei'er Hansen on December 28 and a Christmas telegram of greetings was sent on December 24. President Rydeen announced the progress at Stka.
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