Two Scarlet Fever Cases Reported in Anchorage
Two scarlet fever cases and one smallpox patient were found in Anchorage on Friday leading to the cancellation of a basketball game and a ban on public gatherings. Victims are Viola Robertson and Billy Johnson. smallpox patient Charles Temple of Palmer. Several fever patients were recovering and a quarantine was established at a Palmer hotel.
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Anchorage
Viola Robertson
Billy Johnson
Charles Temple
Palmer
Carl E. Albreight
Nome Doctor Explains Scarlet Fever And Local Health Action
Nome residents receive Dr Charteris explanation of scarlet fever symptoms transmission and susceptibility with advice on containment as schools limit gatherings. Convicted manslaughter George Ray, 44, found guilty for fatal Bristol Bay shooting after a drunken brawl. defense cites self defense. Progressive Republican Club urges L V Ray to run in Republican congressional delegate race.
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George Ray
Simon Hellenthal
Edward Tapsa
Bristol Bay
Tapsa
Ray
Peter Leen
Progressive Republican Club
L. V. Ray of
Seward
Congress
Nome
Nome Daily Nugget
Wm. C. Charteris
Weather Delays Planes to Nome and War Loan Profits
Weather delays planes heading to Nome as lawmakers reveal profits from underwriting the first major Allied war loan. A J P Morgan syndicate earned about nine point five million dollars after underwriting a five hundred million Franco British loan sold at a premium.
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Washington
Jan
J. P. Morgan
Senate Munitions Committee
Unsettled Weather With Interior Snow Streaks
Weather bulletin notes unsettled conditions with occasional snow over interior Alaska and western Canada. Temperatures are colder in western and northern Alaska with Nome reaching 17.2 below zero. Observations list scattered cloud and light snow across Nome Solomon Golovin Nulato Kaltay Unalakleet Ruby Flat Fairbanks Nanana Kotzebue Deering Anchorage with varying wind and brief clearing.
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Interior
Ala
Canada
Alaska
Ocean
Pacific Coast
Nome
Solomon
Golovin
Nulato
Hallet Bailey Dies in Fairbanks Pioneer Merchant
Hallett Bailey aged 62 prominent Fairbanks merchant and early founder of the Lavery Bailey store died of pneumonia after a brief illness. A longtime property owner and Klondike era traveler from Victoria British Columbia, he retired over a year ago. A widow survives him. Pilot Jack Hermann and four companions survived a four day marooning near Kaltag after a gas shortage, living on emergency rations with enough supplies to continue if needed.
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Fairbanks
Hallett Bailey
Lavery-Bailey
Bailey
Victoria
B. C
Klondike
Jack Hermann
Nulato
Kaltag
Washington Briefs Acknowledges Representative Lloyd’s Death
Representative Wesley Lloyd died of a heart attack. His body began its journey home and will reach Tacoma on Tuesday. The House adjourned yesterday to honor his memory. In Seattle a marriage license was issued to Calvin W. Franklin and Edna Schieck.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wesley Lloyd
Tacoma
Seattle
Calvin W. Franklin
Fairbanks
Edna Schieck
Nome School Contract Awarded to Juneau Firm
Nome reports the Nome school building contract awarded to Peterman Construction Co of Juneau. The deal includes a balcony and reinforced concrete portions with a firm guarantee.
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Bid Nome
Juneau
Walsh, Nome
Peterman Construction Co
Italians trap Ethiopians in flank movement near Mai Ghibba
An official Italian communiqué says Ethiopian forces were boxed in by a flank move south of Makale and shelled after concentration. Ethiopians fled the bombardment toward Mai Ghibba, many killed or wounded as they broke into the mountains. Rome reported aviation activity.
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Makale
Mai Ghibba
Rome
Finance Committee Weighs Cash Bonus Bill
Reported in Washington January 11 nine Senate votes from last year loom large as conferees seek concessions in a bill sweeping the House. The finance committee met to study a substitute while debates over farm subsidies and a new program to replace the AAA continued.
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Senate
House
Senate Munitions Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Howard R. Tolley
Tolley
Roosevelt
AAA
Chester Davis
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Addis Ababa
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