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The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
MIAMI DEATH COMPACT
 BROKEN BY WOMAN

Miami, Aug. 2, tl',- Baron Royce Barret was arrested for questioning. about his wife. who Friday night leaped to death from the eighteenth floor of an Everglades hotel. Bar ret was found in q thicket by the police and was about to hang hirn~ self with small piece of t''ine He ::ad been missing ever sine" Friday noon He said that his wife had a compact with him that they would die together. Barret said. "she sent me away Friday morning and told me to come home on hc last car but not to buy the Herald before coming home. but I bought one and discovered that she had killed her self without giving me an opportuni- ty to die with her. as we had pro- missed each other"
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
NOTICE OF FORFEiTURE.

To R. B. Bilstow, F. NJ. Andersen,
 s. T. Andersen. T. ]. Andersen,
 R. J. Nneent. II. C. Edgington.
 Fred W. Dashley, your l',rs. exc
 cuturs. administrators and as
 signs.
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended th" sum If One, Hundred llollars in reprc ,enting the Byron Association Placer Mining Claim situated between Rock and !.indDloom Creeks, il Cape Nome precincts. Lo. a'iol Ger ificate recorded in Vol. l7G page 4i5. in the Cape Nome Recording District Second Division. Territory nf Alaska, during and for each of the gears for aHnual expenditure on placer m lilg claims as 'cGuired by aw. from the year bcHiImir;. Jan uary 1st. 1915 to and including the year ending July 1. 1914. except 'or the :hrce years in sai int e'val when the requirement for expendi- ure was suspended by Act of Con- gress
 And you and each of you are notified that if you do n1t pay your uruportionatc share of such eXpend ture, 10 the undersigned nt Nome. Alaska, within 90 days neXt follow ing the ninety-day period of publi- cation of this notice the interest of each of you in and to the said claim will forfeit itnd he and be- come the property Of he under signed
 ELIZABETH JOLLIFFE. CO-owner
 Publish July 3. 10. IT. 24. 31. Aug. 7. 14. 21. 2s, Sept. 4, II. IS, 25, 1928.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
,;II( RETARI WIi.RCR REACHES THE CITY
 OF INTANGIBLE.

Wrangell. Aug 4, A' Wilbnr spent an honr here visiting the barracks. which were established in 1S6S, the first Protestant church ,rected in Alaska in 1S'S. II" saw old Indian curios and totem poles. He also heard legends and inspected he harbor which will be used by the air mapping expedition when ii moves North from Ketehikan to Wrangell. This city is the fafihest North that Wilbur will visit.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
ENrRAL STATES
 HOLDING PRIMARIES

Kansas City, Aug. I, tP In the urinary elections yesterday in Mis- ;our. for th. republican senator for the long term George H. Will iam, incumbent, personally wet but 'avuring law enforcement. received wenty three thousand five hundred nd four Blodgett, priest of St .ous. light wine and beer advo- ate. received thirtY-secen thousand md twelve David NJ Proctor, an tvoud dry received fifty seven thou and six hundred and ninety seven. About half of the votes have been counted.
 In the returns from two thousand i've hundred and siNiy-nine demo- ratic precincts, Harry s. lIawes of ;t. Louis, who frankly favored the modification of the Eolsteal act, re eived sixteen thousand seven hund- red and eighty five Judge Ewing Y. CockrelI. dry. received SiXty-four thousand one hnndred ninety-tive Robert Youue. of Si Joseph, dry, re .otvcd eighteen thousand fifty-thrc+.
 In Oklahoma. in the democratic ontcst, Harry 5 Johnson. styled q Nlu Klux Klaner, had a good lead
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
WEDNESDAY
 (TFIEGRApHiCN
AN NERHMEN Ask FOR ONE MORE YEAR OF SALMON
 FISHING COPPER RIVER

Cordova, Aug. 3. GP, The can nerymen recently asked the Fisher ics Commissioner. 0 Malley, for an other year of salmon fishing in Cop per River. under the present resnla- tons. O'Malley previously announc- ed hat he was considering the clo- that the present regulations became Hfertivc five years ago, when the fisheries became depleted by unli- miicd catches. and that the salmon return in five year cNcles. Another year is the only way In tell if the closing is really necessary.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
PLOT DISCOVERED TO
 ASSASSIN ATE Ctl.LI,>

Mexico City, Aug. 3, CP,3The police announced that they Fad die covered Il plot to assassinatc Presi- dent Gales. Seven women and two men were arrested. Scnorita Dolores Lemus, q young city hall stenogra- pler. declared even the officers at tached to the presidents personal staff were in on the plot and were arrested Her discovery of the con spiracy occurred after the police in vestigatcd reports of an organiza- tion and movements among the Catholic employees, who openly operated their religious policy.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07

to six thousand people. She pictured mud cast on the white robes and turned into rarlaHds. pearls and jew els. for which she received much ap- plause. Reyes announced that the MCrherson investigation had blown up as far as his office was concerned. The Carmel evidence was. "too vague to successfully prosecute any one on a perjury charge " He de ,clared that the police experts said that the finger prints on the articles ificaton.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
SIXTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL
 FOUND DEAD IN FRONT HOME

Stockton, Aug. 2, (P)-Nina Bru- key, aged sixteen, was found dead yesterday in her own yard. The con dition of the body indicated that she had been attacked. George Pound is held by the police. He made conflicting remarks. saying that he drove Nina ten miles out on the Linden Road and tried to assault her. The girl leaped from the car and hurt herself, he put her back In again and returned to Stockton. He claimed to be too drunk to remem- Der where or how she finally left the car. Pound is twenty three years old
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
STILL SQUABBLING OVER
 THE CARMEL INCIDENT

Los Angeles, Aug. ?, HD-keys announced that the hand writing found in the Carmel cottage. which was rented by man identified as Ormiston, by a Carmel resident, is obviously that of Aimee. and he Will submit it to the jury as evidence without any reference to hand writ ing experts. Any lavman can com pare the writing with that of Aimee. A telegram from Chicago, signed by Ormislun said that he was forward ing the truth of the Carmel incident by air mail
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
NOTICE OF IppIE NTIpN
 FOR PATENT <. No, 1885. NJ. i No. U.H3

IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. AT NOME, ALASKA.
 June 23, l"2G NOTICE IS llEREBf GIVEN hat ELIZABETH JOLLlFFE. by G. |. Jackson, her attorney in fact, shose residence and poStollicc ad- ress is Nome, Alaska, has made pplication before the United States and Office at Nome, Alaska, for d lnited States Patent for placer lining claim known as ENRON ASSOCIATION PLACER,' situated Il the east side of l.indbloom Greek bout eight and one fourth miles Goriherly from the Tuwn of Nome | the Cape Nome Re surdinr Pre- inct. Territory of Alaska. aud de ignated by the Office of lh" 'adastral Engineer of Alaska as lineral Survey No, 1885; the eNtrl- or boundaries of said cl:tin acc af,l- ng to the plat and field notes of aid survey HOW on file in said Land office. With magnetic variations 0t s deg, D min. tu l9 de. Q min. t, are as follows
 Byron Association Placer.
 Commencing at Cor No. 1 . fir ,ost ins. su. . it. long $ ins ill round scrihod lB 1885; whence T. !. l.. NJ. No. 1885 bears $. SC dcg. 6 min. E. .274.So it.. hence x g deg. 57 min. W. 1920 fl, to Cor. 10. ?. q fir post: thence N. 51 deg. 5 min. E, 5253.0 it. To Cor No 2. fir post from whence fork of .indhloom Greek bears x. - deg. 70 min. w. a65 fl; thence from Or No. 2 $ 39 dcg 57 min. F. '32a ft to Cor. No. |: thence $ Fl Ter 5S min. W. 5253 fl. to Cor. No. [ and place of heeinning. containing Il area of 159.0oG acres.
 This claim is on rnsnrvcyed round situated on left sid" nf Lind ,loom Creek, and on the east water he'd of Snake River, -a''oui S.25 niles northerly from the Town of Nome, in the Cape Nome Recording Precinct. Territory of Alaska. T. s. r.. NJ. Sur. 1895 to which this claim s tied is on lone outcrop ofschist bedrock about 20x12 it.. about 10 t. high. the top surface of which is marked (X) Y. s. L. NJ. s. 1S35. Mt. Bryntesen IT. s. C. & station DeifS IN. Sb utS. 'h h'lii. F Hppui Y? mi Cor. No. Glacier Placer Snr- vev No 70i bears s. 32 deg, 17 min. w. 2474 fi This monument ia on elevated ground about 1900 it, N. and W. of Rock Creek about 7,75 mi northerlv from the said Town of Nome and in Lat. Gi dor. 3f min. 5 sec. North. Long 1G5 deg. 26. |min W.
 Adjoining claims are unsurVeyed and names and claimnnts nnknewn
 A. N. KITTILSEN
 Register. Publish July 2. 10. 17, 24. 31. Aug. z, IA. 21, 2S, 1926.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
MAN RELEASED
 AFTER PAYMENT BONDS

Fairbanks. Aug. !, GPj @ II, Gausfad waa released after twenty five hundred dollar bonds had b""H put np, He was arrested on int"r- nation charcins cmhnzalemrnI ul twenty eight thousand dollars, while he wai receiver and lrnste" ar the defunct Washington Alaska Bank here. Gaustad resigned actiNi- -tv in July 1922 M. A, Thomas, a Department of Justice agent. cam" here two months ago To investigate Gaustad's administration and tn" bank affairs.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
TUESDAY tTElEGRaPHlCl
BIG COMPANY OF TOURISTS
 ARE VISITING ALASKA

Panama. Aug. }. F-The Gov ernment mail and passenger steam CT. Jeff Davis, arrived from Nenana yesterday with nine tourist passeng- CTS, arranged by the Bart!e' Tours, who are travelling through Alaska. All of them are from Ohio and are going down river to Ruby and then back up the Yukon to Panama thence to Fairbanks and out over the Richardson Highway to Chitina and Valdez.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
PLENTY OF MOBs NOW
 IN MEXICO CITY

Mexico City. Aug. 2. (F-Crowds stoned General Ortega and the De- pertinent of Justice officials. here. were closing the Annexe's Saint Catherines Church. The officials took refuge in one of the church buildings, where they remained a while then forced g way out by dis charging pistols In the air and using whips and canes upon the attackers. at that moment the hremen arrived and turning the water on the crowd. quickly disbursed them.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
IORMISTON MAKES OUT AN
 AFFIDAVIT
 SAYS NOT WITH AIMEE

Chicago. Aug. |. (Al In an aiIi davit, Ormision told them that he was staying al tllr Carmel cottage with Miss X.'' nurse, whom he Vas taking on a trip an introducing her az his wife. He inferred if Miss x" had been Aimee, she would have been recognized many times for the twenty-five thousand dollar reward. After making out the affidavit Ormiston disappeared.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07

Seward. Aug. 3, R)-Bill Shan non, dog racer of the Nenana- Nome Diphtheria Case, who carried the antitOxin, returned to Nenana Sat urday from a seasons prospecting. He said he was very successful and staked extensive deposits of high grade silver bearing copper ores. The vein Is two hundred feet wide and traced by open cuts over six thousand feet, He also discovered a deposit of quicksilver ore i'm mediately North of Mount Mckin- ley, a field which was practically un- explored.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07

Monterey, Aug. 3. M)-Keys telc- Ieraphed E. J. cohn. process server. not to serve snbpoenas on the Car mel witnesses that the Grand Jury icould not be held Tuesday. Cohn had already served them. but he notified those persons. who received summons. that they would he con |sidered void.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
GRAND JURY WILL NOT DROP MCPHERSON
 INvESTIG ATIDN

Los Angeles. Aug i. tIi lsnor- ing the announcement made by Reyes al the inquiry which closed the Grand Jury. regarding he in vestigation and disappearance of Aimee McPherson foreman Carter said. the public may rest assured that lhis body will give il fine truth. and any attempt by the District Al torney or anybody else to drop the investigation will meet with very little success"
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
THURSDAY
 tTEIEGRAPHlC,
TELLS HOW HE
 STARTED ON LIFE OF CRIME

seattle, Aug. i. Hy Thomas Johnson. according to the detectives statement. said "that piece Of pie started him on life of crime :" Johnson said. T was eating pie in a bakery shop when I was first ar rested, and had broken into shop They sent me 10 Deer Lodge Peni- tcntiary for it. that made mo sore against society and all things I did since then was for revenge against society"
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
MONDAY
 fT"' .-crs-,:itI
WILBUR LEAVES FOR
 SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

Seattle. Aug. ?. R-Sccretary Wilbur left Seattle early today on the destroyer Decatur for South eastern Alaska. to inspect the activi- ties Of the naval aerial mapping ex- petition. At an invitation from Wll- bur, Admiral c. F. Hughes, accom- panied them, along with midship- men and classmates. Wilbur plans to return to Port Angeles, Wednes- day, where the fleet in anchored.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
TWO MORE WITNESSES
 APPEAR AGAINST GAINES

Seattle. Aug. 5. E-Mrs. Edna Hale, and W. II. Shriner, told Col win after viewing Gaines that he strongly resembled the man they had seen the night of the murder. W. M. Parsons, a veniraman when asked if he was opposed to the death penalty. if the d,s,ndent is insane, replied. Absolutely not" also he said that he would require more evidence to prove the defen- dent guilty. because 1t was his daughter.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
NEW AIRPI.ANE TENDERS
 JOIN PACIFIC FLEET

Seattle. Aug. l. @-Secretary Wilbur announced that the new air plane tenders. Lexington and Sara toga, will be assigned to the Pacific Fleet He said, "it is the develop ment Of the greatest moment in naval aviation. just now the depart ments attention Is focused on Sandy Point Aviation Base, near Seattle. |" The planes will return to Port An geles Wednesday.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
JAP STEAMER WISHES NOTHING BUT
 COUNTRIES AID

Cord0va. Aug. l. @-A wireless message from Dutch Harbor said that the Japanese Steamer. Yonan Maru, was in distress in the North Pacilc, on her way to Portland from Muroraa. They intercepted a mes sage from the Woman to Siberian boat. The Maru said. 'our shaft is broken in the stern. and we are ly- Ing to. we want to get the YOgent Maru, SO please inform them of sos aid" After the operator had inter-
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
 RECEIVES MANY
 THREATENING NOTES

San Francisco. Aug. 2. LR-Ryan declared that he received nearly twenty threatening letters since his Carmel twin. He also said that his wife has been intimidated by such things and that six men in an auto mobile have been lettering about his home.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
VICTORIA SAILING
 DATE CHANGED

Agent James F. Daly of the Ala ska s. s. Co, received wire today from the Seattle office of the com pany, stating that the sailing date of the next trip of the steamer Vie toria from Seattle has been changed from August 18th to August 18th In wire received by Mrs. K. B. Julian from Mir. Julian aboard the Victoria, he says the Vic left Alem- tian Islands yesterday via False Pass, everything fine aboard ship.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
LEADER AGAINST BOOTLEG
 LIQUOR GIVES REPORT

New York. Aug. 2. R-Chief Chemist Quatllan. of the Bureau of the Interior. and leader of the warn ing against bootleg liquor, reported that there were seven hundred dead in this city last year caused from poisoned liquor.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
SALMON SEASON CLOSES
 AT BRISTOL RAY

Seward. Aug. 1. (R-The com piete Bureau of Fisheries reported that the red salmon pack at Bristol Bay, where the season closed on the twenty-third, was one million forty five thousand eight hundred and seventy cases. It has been exceed only three times in history. Last year there were only hve hundred and seventy-eight thousand cases packed
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07

preted the message 1t was evident to him that the distressed vessel sought only Japanese assistance.
 The Haida was instructed to com municate with the Woman. and if 80 desired proceed to her assistance
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
BISHOP RUWE. DOING DEEDS
 OF MERCY ON LOWER VI koN

Panama, Aug, |, LH Bishop Rowc returned from fifteen day rip to the Mission of gt Inhn# up he Koyukuk River Arthur Flpeer nine year old Indian, shut him ,elf in the abdomen Bishor Rawe 'ook him on the Nizeian "aa feat
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
FIRST BLOOD SHE'D
 IN RELIGIOUS TROUBLE

MORALES. ARIZ., Aug. 2. E- General Daniel Danchez reported that he was seriously wounded in an attack by an infuriated mob. at Hidalgo. Adviees said that it was the first blood shed in the religious trouble.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
GAUSTED ROUND OVER TO GRAND JURY

Fairbanks. Aug. |, Gausted. the receiver Of the Washington-A Alaska Bank, which went defunct a few years ago, was hound over to the Grand Jury at the conclusion Of a preliminary hearing. The bail vii he fixed at twenty thousand dollar"
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
ALBERT B. CJ-MMINS
 OF IOWA DEAD

Desmoines, Iowa, Aug. 1, R- Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa, who was suddenly stricken with heart attack yesterday, soon died, his health has been cause for alarm for several months.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
SCHOONER C. S. HOLMES
 ON WAY TO BARROW

In a dispatch. received from kot- zebue, 1t stated that the schooner 'C. s. Holmes sailed from there on August first for Barrow and way points.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07

no employee knew the sender. Mrs. letter signed by Neal Mcintyre. who volunteered to come to Los Angeles and tell of the escapage if assured that no action would be taken again st him. The letter came from near San Francisco
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
NEWT OUTSIDE MAIL
 GOES ON VICTORIA

Postmaster NJ A. Winkler announce ed today that the next outside mail will he dispatched on the steamer Victoria leaving Nome
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
W. A. Gilmore FILES As CANDIDATE
 FOR SUPERIOR JUICE

Seattle. Aug. 2, (F-William A. Gilmore. former Nome attorney and who resided In Alaska from 1900 1918. filed his candidacy for Superior Judge last Saturday.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
DEATH PENALTY WILL. BE
 ASKED IN GAINES TRIAL

Seattle, Aug. 2. Mn-As the op- posing attorneys maTshalled their forcers here at the opening of the trial. Gaines vs State. the state at torney announced that a death pen atty will he asked.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
COOLIDGE LEAVES FOR
 HIS EONHoOD Iitl NTS

paulsmith Aug !, Gr, !ie5i= lent Coolidge left for rlrmtfb. Vermni. visit his noyhond home. F several days, hn we ompAaal y Mrs Coolhre Tiic couple notoi4d to Gabriel4 aiN mile from heir Whitepine camp and hoard pecal train to the Nv York Ten ral
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
JAP STEAMER IN TOW

Portland. Aug. 2. R-The freight CT Yogen Japanese vessel took the Japanese steamer Woman, sister shin. in tow yesterday.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07

Washington Aug |. GP Eclors fitted the cmbareo on the exporting If military aircraft into N,viyo
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
OF FOURTEEN
 MURDERS GIVES SELF UT

Seattle, Aug. 3. P-Thomas Johnson. aged forty alias Kelly.
The Nome nugget., 1926-08-07
AIMEE MCPHERSON PICTURES
 SELF AS ANGEL. IN SERMON

Los Angeles. Aug. 2, t49-Pictnr- ing herself as an angel ascending to
Evening star., 1926-12-03
$334,225 CASH PAID
FOR 400 HORSES
Annual "Old Glory" Sale in New
York of Light Harness
Animals.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December BIN the
thirty second annual Old Glory sale OF
light harness horses 400 horses
changed hands for a total Of $334.225.
The auction closed yesterday.
While fewer horses were sold for a
slightly smaller total than in 1925,
the average per head was higher
this year. The high light Of the sale
came in the auction Of Adam, two
year-old trotting champion Of the sea-
son, which brought $4,000.
Bidding yesterday was light as odd
lots closed out the sale. Fourteen
head from the Saugerties farms
brought total of $14,670. Signal
Flash, by Morgan Axworthy out of
Moralice, brought $7,100 from Sep
Palm Of indianapolis in the largest
sale Of the day. The colt was con-
signed by Homer c. Kuhlman of
Madison, n. j.
During the auction 80 horses Of the
Walnut Hall farms, Donerail, KY,
were sold at an average somewhat be-
low $4,000.
Evening star., 1926-12-03

Harry I. Thayer of Massachusetts,
BY changing from House to the Sen.
ate, Hawes replaces George II. VIII
liams as the junior Senator from Mis-
souri,.
In the filling of these vacancies the
Democrats gain two votes in the Sen.
ate through the addition of Walsh
and Hawes, who won in the last elec.
ton the seats Butler and Williams
were holding by virtue of appoint.
ments. The Republicans, however
gain a vote in the House, as Engle-
bright, Republican, takes the Cali.
fornia seat held by the late John E.
Raker, a Democrat
Evening star., 1926-12-03
SEVEN NEW NAMES
COME TO CONGRESS
Five Who Have Never Served
at Capitol to Take Seats
for Rest of Session.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
Seven names not heretofore on the
rolls of the SiXty-ninth Congress will
appear when it convenes Monuay. One,
that of Harry Il. Hawes of Missouri,
VIII be called in the Senate instead of
the House, as before
Or the newcomers, five take up their
duties on Capitol Hill for the first time
and two return after an absence of
one session.
The five new members are: David
w. Stewart. elected to the Senate for
three months to fill the seat from
Iowa left vacant through the death
OF Albert B. Cummins Arthur r.
Gould, elected from Maine to fill the
Senate post of the late Senator Bert
M. Fernald: Harry l.. Englebright
and Richard J. WEIGH, who fill va
cancies caused by deaths in the Cali
fornia House delegation, and John j..
Cochran, who takes the place of
Hawes in the Missouri House delega-
ton.
The other two names are familiar
on Capitol Hill. David l. Walsh re-
turns to fill the seat Of Senator - IL
liam NJ. Butler, while former Repre-
sentative Frederick w. Dallinger takes
the place of the late Representative
Evening star., 1926-12-03
SAVES 3 PAIRS OF TWINS

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, December
3 PD.-Three pairs of twins and
seventh child were rescued by their
mother, Mrs. X. j. Hanley, when
fire destroyed their home here.
The twins are s months, 8 years
and years old. The other child is
4. The mother rescued one little
girl a second time when she toddled
back into the house to save her doll.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
LARGEST SIGN LIGHTED.
Chicago Union Station Electric Ap
peal Is 2ss Feet Long.

CHICAGO, December 3 P).-Chi-
cago's new Union Station last night
was surmounted by what station Of
ficials claimed is the largest illuminat-
ed electric sign in the world.
The sign costing $4,000, is 2SS feet
long and 23 feet high. Mayor Dever
pressed the button that illuminated
the two rows Of letters, one the name
of the station and the other the
names Of the railroads entering it.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
Commissioned as Major.

James w. Furness. 1901 Connect.
cut avenue. this city, has been COM
missioned by the War Department a
major and specialist in the Officers
Reserve Corps of the Army.