Nome City Council Tackles Winter Fire Equipment Needs
The Nome City Council discussed winter equipment for the fire department and ordered removal of old horse stalls to curb odor. They directed inquiries into a tractor for winter automotive use and accepted offers on two town lots. A Lomen Commercial Co letter praised the new fire truck and noted only $50 cost to bring it ashore. Alaska Line was praised for low ocean rates. The council planned a committee with Ernest Balsiger.
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Nome
Lomen
Mercial Co
Lomen Co
Anothr
Alaska
Sullivan
Ernest Balsiger
Insurgent Reports Destruction West of Madrid Quietly
Dispatch from Hendaye July 27 says two Loyalist brigades were destroyed west of Madrid. The report notes a cave with no details but a special burial was required to dispose of a large number of bodies.
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Hendaye
Spain
Madrid
Territorial Banks Report Deposits At End Of June
Territorial deposits in Alaska reached 14,775,000 by end of June this year, rising from 13,787,000 in the prior year. The Territorial Treasurer Olson notes deposits at June's end stood at 1,170,969, with federal bank figures also cited.
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Territorial
Juneau
Alaska
Olson
Ial Federal Bank
Public Utility Question Sparks Council Probe
Council investigates if Lomren Commercial Co. operates as a public utility amid letters notifying it must render city services. O'Connor argues the operation of their storage plant is a public utility. Continued on page two.
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O'Connor
Lomen Commercial Co
Lomren Ci
CCC Work Near Kotzebue Sound Plans Revealed
Charles Burdick of the Forest Service announced a CCC program for the current fiscal year. It covers investigation of lignite coal mines near Wainwright between Nome and Pt Barrow and funds work for 200 Kotzebue Sound Eskimos including predatory animal control and construction of shelters and cerals for reindeer herders.
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Juneau
Charles Burdick
CCC
Forest Service
Wainwright
Nome
Pt. Barrow
Kotzebue Sound
Simum
Brigade of Eight Hundred Chinese Said To Have Been Annihilated
A military communique says a Chinese regiment of about one hundred fought Japanese forces near Peiping and was virtually annihilated after resisting a disarming encounter. Japanese observers note the clash lasted several hours and blame Chinese stubbornness for the engagement.
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Tentsin
Peiping
Telegraphic Briefs From Across Cities July 27
Buffalo reports strain on supplies as striking truckers target meat packers with fortified picket lines around 44 wholesale houses. Butchers say three days of food remain. prices soar. San Francisco notes hotel workers vote acceptance then resume picketing. nineteen hotels closed for 88 days amid stalled talks. Cleveland recounts violent clash at Republic Steel. one dead, hundred wounded, sixty hospitalized as police reinforce. Juneau notices P F Lavin departs Alaska after a brief return from Nome flights.
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Buffalo
San Francisco
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corporation
Nome Daily Nugget Carrier Subscription Offer
The Nome Daily Nugget announces a carrier subscription plan inviting readers to sign up for home delivery. Details highlight convenient doorstep service, flexible payment options, and local news coverage tailored to Nome residents.
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Nome
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