Nome Weather Bureau year summary shows record rainfall and high winds
The 1935 Nome Weather Bureau annual report highlights extreme October wind and storm damage in Nome and western Alaska. It notes above normal precipitation totaling 25.61 inches, a maximum temperature of 72 and a minimum of minus 30.2 with an annual mean of 25.2. The report records barometer highs and lows, 176 days with 32 degrees or below, and 243 days with 32 or higher.
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Nome
U. S. Weather Bureau
Alaska
Five Espionage Ring Members Sentenced to Death in Far East
The Far Eastern Military Tribunal sentenced five members of an alleged espionage ring to death for plotting a military intervention in the Soviet Union from Manchukuo. Sixteen accomplices received prison terms. George Semena led the White Guard in Harbin. two others sentenced to death were Koreans.
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Associated Press
Khabarovsk
U.S.S. R
Soviet Union
Manchoukuo
Far Eastern
Manchukuo
Japan
George Semena
Harbin
Fresno Rushed Slayer Placed Before Arraignment
Fresno residents parleyed anger as Elton M Stone known as a confessed child slayer was secretly moved from Folsom to Fresno to avoid lynching. Officials hid his location until arraignment for first degree murder. Public sentiment in Fresno runs hot.
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Fresno
Calif
Sierra Foothills
Elton M. Stone
Folsom
Stone
Al Smith Attacks New Deal at Liberty League Banquet
Alfred E. Smith blasts Roosevelt's New Deal in a Liberty League address, accusing the administration of favoring socialism over democracy and mocking the 1932 Democratic platform. He says he may walk out of the coming campaign if Philadelphia endorses New Deal policies. Republicans applaud while Democrats offer cautious remarks.
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AL Smith
NEW Deal
Sami
Associated Press
Washington
Alfred E. Smith
American Liberty League
Smith
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Heavily Fought War Report From Ethiopian Fronts
The Associated Press reports large Ethiopian casualties amid southern front fighting totaling around ten thousand dead on the southern front and five thousand more killed or wounded on the northern front. The Ethiopian conflict has turned into a defined war with clear maneuvers.
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Marshal Badoglio
Italian Advance on Kenyan Front Reported
Daily Nugget notes British colonial Kenya front in Africa with Agostini leading a motorized division into Dana Parma valley. Aggressive Ethiopian counter actions and machine gun traps are described as part of a broader five area Ethiopian front.
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Kenya
Agostini
Danaparma
Graziani
Dole
Filings in Fourth Division for Primaries
Fairbanks, Jan. 26. Victor Rivers, 31, Democrat of Fairbanks, filed Saturday for the senate. A former student of civil engineering at the University of Washington and Northwestern, he now mines on Dome Creek. Andrew Nerland of Fairbanks, Republican, serving his fifth term as representative, filed for reelection on the Republican ticket. Alfred T. Cosslett, Republican, also filed for representative.
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Fairbanks
Victor Rivers
Senate
University of Washington
Northwestern
Dome Creek
Andrew Nerland
Alfred T. Cosslett
President silent on Smith address as Robinson backs critique
The report notes Senator Joe Robinson of Arkansas and Smith’s 1928 running mate closeted in the senate office while preparing a CBS broadcast reply. The White House remained silent Tuesday night during Al Smith’s address, and Smith did not name the President in his remarks.
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New Deal
Joe Robinson
Arkansas
Smith
Senate
CBS
White House
al Smith
Democratic Club Meeting At Pioneer Hall Tonight
An advertisement announces a Democratic Club meeting at Pioneer Hall at 8 PM tonight. The session will consider information on Democratic candidates filing for the April primary election.
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Democratic Club
Pioneer Hall
Nome Kennel Club Meeting Notice
Nome Kennel Club invites members to attend a meeting at 8 P.M. Wednesday January 29 at the Board of De. Event details include scheduling and attendance reminders for club activities.
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Ayene Interfacing
Nome Kennel Club
Ester Ir Deg
Auto Race Driver Killed In Action
Al Gordon, veteran race driver, died at Ascot Speedway after a tire blew on the 109th lap of a 200 lap event. His car plunged over the retaining wall, ending the crash as spectators watched.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
al Gordon
Ascot Speedway
Queen of Housewives contest prize offered in Turkey
A national competition in Istanbul offers 2500 dollars to the Turkish woman or girl crowned Queen of Housewives. The prize publicity targets households across the nation seeking entrants.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Fire Claims Life of Harry ONeill in Juneau Apt Blaze
In Juneau on a Sunday morning fire swept a Cordley family apartment. Harry ONeill 35 was burned to death when a blaze destroyed his room as his wife and a two year old child were rescued after neighbors arrived. ONeill had been working as a miner at the Alaska Juneau mine. His brother recently died at the Clif Mine near Valdez.
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Tuneau
Harry O'Neil
Cortloy
O Neill
Alaska
Juneau
Weasels Poised for Peak Fur Demand Amid Royal Fashion
Seattle fur buyer Hyman Yew dall plans to bid on ten thousand weasel pelts stored at Vancouver as coronations boost ermine demand for the next two years. Buyers say royal taste and rising wealth drive styles, with Alaska fur in top demand.
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To Ba
Alaska
Hyman Yewdall
Seattle
Vancouver
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