08 Sep 1936
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1936
Page
1
The article reports fascists advancing on San Sebastian amid dissension among defenders. Anarchists threaten to fire the city if captured. Gov. offer of surrender seeks amnesty for government defenders to avoid destruction, while Oviedo faces encirclement and Madrid forms new militia units.
In Dunkerque on September 8, an epidemic halved the Sea Ramblers crew of twenty four as the ship traveled from Dakar. Survivors recounted seven men dying at work before others, with health officers unable to determine the cause despite clean water, food, and cargo and no spread aboard.
The S S Mount McKinley launched by Alaska Steamship Company sailed from Seattle on Sunday carrying 47 passengers, 32 bound for Nome. Listed are passengers including Miss E Kongsbach Miss C Bonstrom and Mrs A Watkins among others. The Nome Nugget will relay election results from Juneau Ketchikan Cordova Valdez Seward Anchorage and Fairbanks.
More than 300 votes cast by 3 PM today as the government radio station opens polling citywide. The station will stay open until 11 PM to receive and relay election results from cars and telegraphs across the territory despite cool winds.
The Arctic Ice pack forced the Office of Indian Affairs vessel North Star to seek protection east of Barrow as a late Sunday night freeze began. Indications point to an early freeze up with the risk of the vessel becoming trapped if westerly winds persist.
Weathered report notes heavy ice in the last 200 miles as a relief ship delivers aid to starving natives eastward. The hospital is official, with terms of transfer to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. A Hudson Bay trading steamer Baych chimes at dawn as Dr Henry Greist greets local residents aboard the North Star vessel.
Washington dispatch notes Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler warns dictatorial regimes threaten peace as Europe faces civil conflict in Spain amid Spanish Reds watch. The piece cites 30 000 plus fatalities and a Hollywood court fight over Gary Cooper services with enemies in Spain and Europe under strain.
Portuguese government guns bombarded two mutinous warships in the Tagus harbor near Lisbon, disabling them and chaining the sailors. Two British steamers Asturias and Strathmore witnessed the bombardment as censorship delayed details of the brief insurrection.
In Nurnberg on September 8 Adolf Hitler addressed about a hundred thousand Nazis amid hysteric enthusiasm. City posters proclaimed Bolshevism as the world enemy number one during the fourth annual party convention.
A holiday romance in Switzerland culminated in a royal announcement from The Hague that Juliana heiress to the Dutch throne will wed German prince Bernhard zu Lippe-Biesterfeld. Juliana is 27, Bernhard 25.
A notice calls for bids from Nevada suppliers to furnish water by the month for the winter months. Bids must be received by 5 P.M. September 15. Inquiries should be directed to The Nevada and Tom Cloninger.
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