29 Sep 1937
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1937
Page
1
Patricia Maguire, a 32 year old Oak Park stenographer who reportedly slept for five and a half years, died in Chicago after a long bout with lethargic encephalitis. Pneumonia was listed as the immediate cause.
Canton police hunt a muscular marauder or sprained back thief who stole 5,000 pounds of waste paper from William Bennett. The loot, valued at no more than $15, prompted detector alarms that trigger a siren when temperatures rise, in a wired setup involving an automatic fire alarm devised for homes.
Chinese troops attack Japanese forces near Shanghai as a suicide mine blast cripples a Japanese patrol craft. The encounter causes a waterfront inferno with heavy casualties on both sides and shocks the U.S. Augusta as night operations continue.
The S. S. Baranof of the Alaska Line will discharge cargo at Golovin today and arrive Thursday morning at Nome, then sail for Seattle. About one hundred people are to go aboard from camps across the Seward Peninsula. The S. S. Derblay arrived from Kotzebue Sound and sailed at 10 am for Dutch Harbor Akutan and Seattle.
Norfolk, Sept 29 Justice Hugo Black reached Washington from Europe to begin duties on the U S Supreme Court. He remained silent on charges of Klan membership but indicated he may issue a statement, possibly by radio, on the issue. He warned reporters that any statement would be his alone.
H B Humphrey an engineer in the Safety Division of the Bureau of Mines will instruct First Aid for miners at Little Creek. Beginning next Monday evening October 4 at 8 o clock at City Hall he will conduct class and demonstration work for interested miners. The five evening sessions run Monday through Friday. Humphrey will then return to Fairbanks and Juneau.
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt drew about 100000 people as they arrived in Seattle at 9 35 p m on a cross country journey. The couple rested at John Boettiger home overlooking Elliott Bay with Secret Service on duty. Tomorrow he plans a visit to Victoria British Columbia en route around the Olympic Peninsula.
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