Eskimos on Arctic Coast Relief Seen After Hunger Fears
Officials from the Office of Indian Affairs report famine threat among Arctic Eskimos relieved. Daugherty sent four hundred pounds of flour and ammunition. weather hindered dog sled transport to the stricken area. Reindeer killings ban lifted and seal availability may aid about 300 Eskimos.
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Juneau
Office of Indian Affairs
Arctic
Hawkesworth
Frank Daugherty
Point Barrow
Greist
Barrow
Charles Brower
Daugherty
Chamberlin
Bureau
Right Wing Democrats of Washington State Cancel Convention
Conservative Democratic leaders in Washington state abort plans for a right wing state convention to repudiate Aberdeen convention activities. King County head Joseph Wethstone cited possible national administration embarrassment while supporting district conferences to defeat radical primary candidates. He noted fall candidates must declare their platform publicly.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Aberdeen
King County
Joseph Wethstone
Electric Storm in Vancouver Causes Fire and Damage
A severe electrical storm struck the lower mainland Tuesday night in Vancouver British Columbia. It disabled power lines set three houses on fire drove residents into the streets as lightning tore boards from houses smashed windows and destroyed a radio. Heavy rains helped control the blazes.
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Associated Press
Vancouver
B. C
Lower
Investigation of Black Legion Is Demand Repr
Chairman Dickstein of the House Immigration Committee demanded a congressional inquiry into Black Legion activities in Michigan. He was vice chair of the special committee that held hearings on un American activities in several cities a year ago.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Dickstein
House Immigration Committee
Black Legion
Michigan
un-American Activities
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Oil Fire Damages San Francisco Waterfront
A oil fed blaze at the San Francisco waterfront near the railroad terminal caused three hundred thousand dollars in damage. More than a million feet of lumber burned, loading docks and piers burned, and oil covered the water as creosoted piling caught fire under the railway trestle. Peter Anderson, relief watchman for Christensen Lumber Company, died of a heart attack amid the blaze. Fifty fire apparatus fought the flames.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Peter Anderson
Christensen Lumber Company
Zioncheck and wife wade in Rockefeller Center pool stunt
U S Representative Marion Zioncheck and his bride Ruby Louise Nix caused a crowd at Rockefeller Center to stare as they removed shoes and stockings and waded in the outdoor pool. Zioncheck criticized the Rockefeller development after a night of New York clubs and announced an early retirement.
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New York
5Th Avenue
U. S
Marion Zioncheck
Ruby Louise Nix
Texarkana
Texas
Rockefeller Center
Zioncheck
Rockefeller
New York City
Ziencheck
Sailor Captain Backland Reports Arctic Voyage Humor in New York London
Captain John Backland skipper of the schooner Holmes sailed to New York and London during a bitter winter and returned to Seattle. He described ice on New York sidewalks and London fog, noting rare warmth of home waters ahead and his Arctic experiences as akin to Stefansson or Byrd.
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New York
London
Bering Sea
United States
Europe
Seattle
Tyr
Arctic
John Backland
C. S. Holmes
Safe and Sound
Point Barrow
Berk
Backland
Stefansson
Byrd
Pacific
Schooner Holmes Sailed At Noon For Pt. Barrow
SEATTLE May 27 The C S Holmes under Captain Chas Backland sailed from Seattle at exactly noon bound for Point Barrow. Aboard is a knocked down new Presbyterian church building for Wainwright and the Wiley Post plane wreckage from the return trip. Baeckland in a double breasted suit boarded the ship before sailing.
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Associated Press
Seattle
C. S. Holmes
Chas. Backland
Point Barrow
Presbyterian
Wainwright
Wiley Post
Baeckland
Strikes Across States Spark Efforts to Quell Disorders
Undated dispatch reports strikes in fifteen states triggering efforts to quell labor unrest. Peace talks stall after twenty four hours as union leaders claim thirty to forty five thousand strikers, with farms and factories coast to coast affected. New York police intervene to bar seamen from picketing Mayor LaGuardia’s home while loggers in Washington and Oregon go on strike.
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New York
LaGuardia
Seamen's Union
Atlaatic
Gulf Ports
Chicau
Washington
Oregon
Mahmoud Wins Derby at Epsom Downs in Record Pace
At Epsom Downs England Mahmoud and Taj Akbar both owned by the Aga Khan ran first and second in the 153rd Derby as a million viewers watched a mile and a half race in a world record time of two minutes thirty three and three fourths seconds Twenty Irish Sweepstakes tickets remain in the United States worth 1 875 000 dollars with the San Francisco ticket Jack and Bill tied to Mahmoud in reports from The Associated Press.
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Epsom Downs
England
Mamoud
Taj Akbar
Aga Khan
India
United States
Jack and
Bill
San Francisco
Mahmoud
Forest Fire Controlled After 750 Battle 15000 Acres Ravaged
In Gretna New Jersey a forest fire was brought under control after 48 hours of burning across 15000 acres. Two young men John LaSalle and Edward Sullivan both 20 of New Brunswick along with Kingsley White 38 of Whitestone were reported victims. Other casualties were later accounted for. In Detroit Attorney General David Crowley announced grand jury investigations would be conducted in every county to trace the Black Legion.
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Associated Press
Gretna
N. J
Here
John LaSalle
Edward Sullivan
New Brunswick
Kingsley White
Detroit
David Crowley
Black Legion
Artful Flattery Wins Before the Bar in Kansas City
Police Judge Thomas V. Holland faced a speeding case against Mrs Laura Gallup who argued that women cannot drive that fast. The judge dismissed the charge after Mrs Gallup gave a wry exchange about gender and driving skill. The judge later said the remark was a compliment to men.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Thomas V. Holland
Laura Gallup
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