11 May 1935
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1935
Page
1
Oklahoma City fights a surge of chain letters and Get Rich Quick promoters as postmen carry guns and hundreds of fans swarm chain-making centers. Traffic doubles and police struggle with protection requests amid a rash of hold ups and theft fears. The influx of promoters began yesterday morning.
Admiral Richard E. Byrd is received by President Franklin D. Roosevelt at a Washington reception following more than two years in the Antarctic.
The disappearance of fourteen service pistols from the USS Smith Thompson in Manila fuels fears of renewed violence ahead of Tuesday's Philippine constitution plebiscite. Authorities suspect the guns may have reached Sakdalistas linked to a May uprising that cost sixty lives.
Seattle May 11 Thirty two thousand lumber workers already on strike that paralyzed the Pacific Northwest industry were joined yesterday by eighteen hundred more workers leaving their jobs and widening the stoppage in Washington and Oregon mills and yards.
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London moves to ease East Africa tensions with new representations to Rome and Addis Ababa. Ethiopia denies mobilization claims while Rome says troops were gathering. A separate report from St John’s, Newfoundland describes rioting hoodlums looting stores, vandalizing property, and disrupting power as police struggled to restore order.
Seven men and five women deliberated the fate of David Lamson in his second trial for the murder of his wife. The trial ended late yesterday and the jury has been out overnight in San Jose.
London reports a grand round of court functions from May 6 to July 20 to mark King George V silver jubilee. The full program was issued by the Lord Chamberlain Earl of Cromer and the Home Office with widespread town and village celebrations plus London season events such as the Aldershot Tattoo and Royal Ascot. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of York will stand in for the King at the first two courts while the monarch vacations at Eastbourne ahead of the jubilee program.
Washington May 11 New complications in the bonus fight involve Jesse Jones head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation who says an immediate payment may be a good thing. White House aides note Jones said Congress may override a presidential veto of the bonus measure. Republican leaders expect the Vinson bill to reach the president if the Patman bill fails, with a veto override likely for the former.
New York May 11 Frederick Gross a 49 year old bookkeeper charged with homicide in the poisoning deaths of his wife and four children steadfastly denied any connection to their deaths.
President Franklin D Roosevelt opposes the Senate plan to extend the National Recovery Administration to April 1 1936 while some leaders back a shorter ten month renewal. He prefers a two year extension and expects House action to align with his stance.
Sixty seven midwest farmer families reached their land of opportunity at sunset yesterday. They stepped from the train to temporary homes with fires lit and supplies in stores. Five hundred CCC men and project director Doy Irwin plus Frank A. Bliss greeted them as supper was served. Weather cooled after a warm afternoon.
In Honolulu on May 11 the U. S. Navy conducts secret maneuvers in the Pacific with forty six seaplanes. High officers hint at further operations involving four hundred fifty aircraft aboard surface vessels, but no additional details were released.
The baseball game played Friday between Hollywood and Los Angeles ended with Los Angeles winning four to two. The Nugget notes the upcoming daily job printing.
The Nenana weather reported by the Nome Weather Bureau was clear at noon with a temperature of 38 degrees and a sixteen mile per hour wind from the east. Other upper Yukon points showed similar conditions.
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