Alaska Steamer Cancellations Triggered by Picket Line
On May Day Seattle police rushed to the waterfront after the Alaska Steamship Company reported picketing blocked baggage for 206 Yukon passengers. The carriers canceled next week's Northwestern and Baranoff sailings due to ongoing dispute between teamsters and cannery unions, with few delays and most luggage already checked.
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Seattle
Alaska Steamshlp Company
Teamsters
Alaska Cannery Workers Union
Yukon
Northwestern
Baranoff
Alaska S.S. C
L. J
Steamship Company
Gage
Battleships Head Back For Active Moves Of Navy
Aboard the battleship Pennsylvania on May 1 the storm swept Aleutians and the weather factory of the Pacific left behind the independent detachment. Seven warships left Puget Sound nine days ago and steamed to Dutch Harbor under Rear Admiral Vernon as gales and fogs tested navigators in the north Pacific. Admiral Hepburn had sent the detachment to northern waters for training in unusual navigation.
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Associated Press
Pennslvania
Bering
Paisic
U. S
Puget Sound
Dutch Harbor
Walter N. Vernon Saii
North Pacific
Hepburn
The
Reet
Japan's Parties Score On Gov't Control Offices
Tokyo reports early returns show the two major parties sweeping victories against Premier Hayashi's government with no government candidates elected to the house. Observers warn parties may fade without a power-sharing compromise as Proletarian and Social Masses candidates gain.
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Japan
Gov't. Control
Senjor Hayashi
Social Masses
FitzGerald Named Superintendent for Washington Alaska Yukon
C I Fitz gerald general agent for the Railway Express is appointed superintendent for Washington Alaska and Yukon with Seattle as headquarters and Denver reporting point for the assignment.
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Denver
C. I. Fitzgerald
Railway Express
Washington, Alaska
Yukon
Seattle
Million Dollar Alaska Line Suit Postponed
An Associated Press report from Ketchikan notes a postponed hearing on a government action against Alaska S S Co and Northland Transportation Co for violation of taxation and licensing laws. The piece details a prison escape attempt at the state penitentiary resulting in three inmates killed and a fourth injured as guards responded with gunfire.
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Associated Press
Moundsville
West Virginia
Gov Fice
Alaska S. S
Northland
Busmen Strike Paralyzes London Transit Before Coronation
Twenty five thousand busmen walked out in London, crippling transport and risking wider action if subway and streetcar workers join. Strikers demand shorter hours and slower schedules, prompting thousands to ride bicycles to work.
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Associated Press
London
Reorganization of Washington GOP In Progress
A state GOP reorganization began in Washington with a 12 member committee to replace the 72 member state executive committee. State chairman J N Emerson said the party must accept changing conditions and adapt them to its philosophy.
Government airmen sink insurgent battleship Escana at Bilbao
Government airmen attacked Bilbao as thirty thousand troops awaited a last stand. Insurgent planes bombed the city’s forts while government planes from Valencia arrived to halt further destruction.
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Associated Press
Bilbao
Valencia
Mrs. Roosevelt Enjoy Visit In Seattle 1 Week
In Seattle Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt置 for a week of vacation with grandchildren and their mother and stepfather Johan Boettiger at a secluded home. Sissie Buzzie arrived from San Francisco to help with the children while Mrs Roosevelt plans a full rest period with family.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Seattle
Associated Press
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Johan Boettiger
Sissie Buzzie
San Francisco
Fairbanks Man Dies After Trail Incident
Thomas Lake, 51, dies in hospital from heart trouble bruises and internal injuries after an argument over taxes on a Fairbanks home. He was on a prospecting trip with four companions when beaten by his son. niece had followed en route from Liven home. Body returned to Fairbanks by plane for burial.
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Fairbanks
Thomas
Lake
Livenhome
Lucky Creek
May Day Demonstrations Roar Across Global Cities
May Day celebrations spread through major cities as workers strike and march. New York organizers planned a 250000 turnout aided by 19000 police, while France and Russia marked holidays with military displays. Stalin reviewed troops in Lenin’s tomb as thousands joined parades with air power on display.
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New York
France
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Lenin
Tomib
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Jane Cothran
Kathryn Hemphill
Patty Berg
Ketchikan
Entar
Stone
Washington G.D.P
Bibao
Los Angeles
William McKib
Margaret McKib
Bun
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