Morgan Plans 10000 Mile North American Auto Journey
Master Sergeant Stanley R. Morgan, Signal Corps operator at Point Barrow who recovered Will Rogers and Wiley Post, outlines a ten thousand mile land trip. Departing Seattle, he will travel via Northwest Passage to Hudson Bay, down its west coast to New York and back to Seattle. The mock Arctic sled vehicle will feature ski runners, tractor treads, and a steam lubrication unit. The voyage aims to prove overland travel possible beyond dogs in the far North.
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Payson
Utah
Stanley R. Morgan
Signal Corps
Point Barrow
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Morgan
Seattle
Pt. Barrow
Northwest Passage
Hudson Bay
New York
Barrow
Lindberghs Land Liverpool Then Quiet Seclusion
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his family reached Liverpool after crossing the Atlantic and reportedly went into seclusion to avoid the execution of Bruno Hauptmann, convicted for the kidnapping and death of Charles Lindbergh Jr. The report notes a rough voyage and immediate withdrawal from public view.
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Lindberghs
Liverpool
Associated Press
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
United States
Bruno Hauptmann
Charles Lindbergh Jr
New Year Celebration At Nome Opens Tonight
Nome hosts a white-only Pioneer Hall New Year Eve dance at 9:30 P M with a four piece orchestra led by Mrs. Neva Whaley and other local performers. Admission is 1.00 adults. floor managers coordinate with Nome Airways pilot Frank Whaley for entertainment and calling house to house greetings.
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Pioneer Hall
Nome
Russell Maynard
Frank Whaley
Nome Airways
Lord Reading Dies in London at 75 of Heart Trouble
Former Viceroy to India Lord Reading dies in London at age 75 after a chill two weeks ago. The death marks a royal era statesman passing in the capital.
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Associated Press
London
Lord Reading
India
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A note offers a subscription to The Name Daily Nugget for $2 a month by carrier.
Bloodshed Is Keynote as 1936 Opens in East Africa
Undated dispatch reports East Africa entering 1936 with renewed fighting between Ethiopian forces and Italian troops. Reinforcements move up for Italy’s northern Blackshirts, rifles cocked along 80 miles of front. Ethiopians abandon guerrilla tactics for hand to hand fighting. Ethiopian losses rise. Italian casualties include nearly 500 whites and natives with 14 officers dead in the past month. Ethiopian losses estimated at 4000 dead and double that wounded. Swed ish Red Cross plane allegedly bombarded near Dole injuring a chief.
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Hymne Associated Press
East Africa
Italy
Red Cross
Dole
Gangsters Gunplay Blazes In Boston Pool War
Boston police report gangsters fired twice in a deadly pool hall feud. James M. Buckley, 26, was killed and another man wounded as investigators fear the case may spark a larger pool racket conflict. Three men are being hunted as suspects in the gunfire and racket links.
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Associated Press
Boston
James M. Buckley
Number Pool Wa
Dr Hughes to Close Nome Dental Office for January
Notice states Dr. H Hughes will leave Nome for Teller in January and not return until about January 15, during which time the dental office will be closed.
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Nome
Teller
Unti
H. Hughes
Farley Urges Special GOP Session On Social Act
Curtis Farley chairman of the Democratic National Committee said Republicans would not nominate Hoover or Borah. He mocked GOP leaders and urged a special session to consider social reform and the Federal Social Security Act, arguing party lightweights should shake dice or shoot craps for the nomination. A separate Alaska telegraph from Dimond urged a special legislative session to align territorial laws with federal social security provisions to unlock federal funds and expand social programs.
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Farley
SSO
Porat Finstin
Ducal
James A. Porte
Democratic National Committee
Neith
Herbert Hoover
Senator Borah
Borah
Hoover
Dimond
Dimond Files Candidacy Declaration for Congress
Anthony J. Dimond, Alaska delegate to Congress, mailed his formal declaration of candidacy to Juneau on Monday for the upcoming April Democratic primaries.
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Dimond
Washington
Dee
Anthony J. Dimond
Congress
Alaska
Juneau
Ethiopian succession drama tied to Haile Selassie pedigree
Rome reports an Italian version of the Ethiopian throne succession claiming Ras Gugsa is the heir to Haile Selassie. Dr. Pietro Lecco recounts the tale linking errors and puppet rulers, with Ras Gugsa allied to DeBuno’s forces in Tigre province.
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Rome
Emperor Selassie
Ras Tafari Makonen
Pietro Lecco
Ras Haile Selassie Gugsa
Addis Ababa
Ras Guygsa
DeBuno
Tigre
Haile Sela
Dr. Lecco
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