davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09

Local natives out on the trap line up the Koyukuk River. came struggling in during the Christmas holidays, and began their potlatch on New Years eve. A Yukon 1n- dian potlatch is complete story in itself! They begin with an all- night dance in the community hall and repeated the performance on New Years night Sled loads of native families from Galena and Nulato and a few young men from Kaltag came in to join the merry makers. The short day light hours of Jan. second, were given over to dog racing. The na- tives snow-shoed loop on the Yukon River and estimated the race track to be about five mile run. At a word from the tribal chieftain. John Dayton, the leader. was off. Walter No1ner of GaIena. with g dogs; Carlson, local na- tive. started second. with g dogs. Just at this time the mail team down stream cut through the tape, with George Izmairka at the han de bars. Next came Little Jimmy of Galena. with dogs: George Jimmy of Galena. drove 8 dogs: Earl Wholecheese of Galena, five dogs; Albert Dayton, a school lad of Koyukuk. brought up the rear with his ' pups. A lapse of five minutes was allowed between starting the teams. The river bank was black with shivering. cheering humanity. who anxiously counted the minutes and seconds, as the racing teams came in on the home stretch. The Galena boys carried off the honors, and incidentlv the cash. George Jim my made the loop in 21 minutes. A seconds: Little Jimmy. 22 min- utes and Walter NoIner in g minutes six seconds. First prize was 1900; Second prize s14.0o:
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
FRIDAY (TElEGRApHiC)
VETERAN FRENCH AyIATRIX
 SEES BIG FLYING GROWTH

PARIS, R)-Airplanes will seem as common as bicycles in another generation, says Mademoiselle Marie Marvingt who is talking of aviation at government normal schools. Therefore, she is trying to prepare new crops of teachers for their job. of spreading the air gospel.
 Mademoiselle Marvingt is an air veteran. She was the first woman pilot in France. She earned her pilots diploma 19 years ago, be- fore there were any official licen- ses. She began with balloons and often travels in them now. She has made a trip to England in one. At present she is seeking opportunities to travel in dirisi- bles. needing only two more trips to get her license to command.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
YUKON NATIVES CELEBRATE
 CHRISTMAS WITH BIG P0TtATcH

Third prize $500. All cash prizes.
 They say the first prize team may enter the Fairbanks races.
 Next day. native women sallfed forth-Mrs. Lena Paul with her own team of dogs; Mrs. Matilda Monroe and Mrs. Dominic verneth local women; Mrs. Nolner and Mrs Agnes Jimmy of Galena.
 The women made excellent time. running close to the time made by the braves the previous day. Mrs. Lena Paul came in first. g minutes 34 seconds, cash prize of $16.50; Mrs. Matilda Monroe. g minutes seconds, cash $12.oo; and Mrs. D. vernetti 23 minutes 57 seconds. cash 37.0o.
 The team driven by Mrs. Little Jimmy of Ga1ena, got sadly mixed up in quarrel at the outset. causing the driver 10 right about face and return to the village.
 The final day of potlatching was given over to a community dinner in the local hall at noon. In the afternoon payments were made by relatives of deceased who have passed on to the Happy Hunting Grounds during the past two years to those who have helped bury the dead.
 A native woman widowed a year ago, followed the ancient native custom of giving up ALL she pos sessed at the time of her hus- bands death-including her de- ceased husbands personal effects The latter was a very impressive and pathetic ceremony. These pay ments are made but once in two years.
 The potlatch was brought to close that same night with an alI- night dance. Visiting natives left for their various home villages the following day.
 Mary E. Nylin. Govt Teacher
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
SOMEBODY'S STENOG

Now, Miss Blogg, boomed Jasper M.. Whurtle. president of the Whur tie Laundry Co.,. to his new steno- grapher, T want you to under stand that when I dictate letter, want it written as dictated, and not the way you think it should be. Understand"
 Yes sir" said Miss Blogg, msskly.
 T fired three stenogs for revis- ing my letters. see!"
 Yes. sir."
 "All right-take letter"
 Tkr next mormr". Mir. o ] Squizz, of the Squizz Flexible Soap Company. received the following:
 "Mr. o. K. or A. or J. something look it up Squizz. President of the Squizz. what a name. Flexible Soap Co.,. the gyps, Detroit, that's in Michigan. isn't it? Dear MT. Squizz. h-m-m-m:
 You're h-- of 8 business man. No, start over. He's a crook, but I can't insult him or the bum'll sue me. The last ship ment of soap you sent us was of inferior quality and want you to understand. An. unless you can ship, furnish, ship, no furnish us with your regular soap, you need n't ship us no more period, or whatever the grammer is and please pull down your skirt. This dern cigar is out again. pardon me and furthermore where was I? Nice bob you have.
 Paragraph. The soap you sent us wasn't fit to wash the dishes. no. make that dog with, comma, let alone the laundry comma and we're sending 1t back period. Yours truly. Read that over, no never mind. I won't waste any more time on that egg I'll look at the carbon tomorrow. Sign my name. We must go out to lunch soon, eh.'' Judge.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
Salmon river. Alaska, will be ex- amined under the act.
STOCK EXCHANGE HIT HARD
 THRU SPECULATIVE CREDIT SYSTEM

NEW YORK, Feb. s. R-Two million dollars in "value was wtip- ed away in the sweeping reaction on the Stock Exchange. following the Federal Reserve Boards ulti- matum that speculative credit must be restrained" The Bank of England today raised it's redis- count rate from four and a half to five and half percent. adding that the Bearishness declines rang ed from three to thirty five per cent as blocks from five to twenty thousand shares were dumped on the market. The Governors Ex- change voted to close it's market Saturday.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
JUSTICE CIAAYPOOL AND s
 PROSECUTOR DISAGREE

SEATTLE, Feb. S.(R-Over the protest of the prosecutor. Doctor Royal Tracy who was accused of manslaughter for the death of Ella Fallis. vas set free on lis personal recognizance. ignoring the States plea that he be placed under five thousand dollar bonds.
 Justice Claypool in granting the physicians freedom without bond, said. he would "be guilty of moral cowardice" if he did not do so.
 Deputy Prosecutor Peyser pro- tested against the courts action, saying. "it certainly looks as if the law was made one way for one person and another for anoth- CT person" After commenting upon Doctor Tracy giving the Fallis woman aqua ammonia, which the State contends proved to be a lethal drink. defense at torney Dore. said. the whole thing was purely a mistake made while the doctor was doing a kindly and charitable act. with no hope of reward"
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
TREATY TO SETTLE ROMAN
 QUESTION RE SIGNED SUNDAY

ROME. Feb. 8. R-Pope Plus informed all Nuncios. Inter-Nun- cios and Apostolic Delegates yes terday, that complete agreement had been reached with the Italian government and the treaty to set tie the Roman question, will be signed Sunday at Lateran Palace.
 Cardinal Gasparri, Papal Secre- tary of State. will represent the Pope and Mussolini will sign in behalf of King Victor. The treaty forms the first part of the concord ant. regulating all future relations between the Holy Sea and the Kingdom of Italy.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
HOUSE APPROVED - SENATE AMENDMENTS
 TO WARSHIP BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. sth, (R- The last major amendment to the measure was disposed today when the House approved the Senate amendments to the warship bill. The measure now goes to President Coolidge. The Ho2se Supply Bill which includes an item authoriz- ing the Secretary of War to make a preliminary examination of a score of streams under the Flood Control Act, of 1917. One river.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
CREDIT SPECULATION
 MUST BE RESTRAINED

WASHINGTON. Feb. 7th, [R- The Federal Reserve Board yester- day declared that the use of credit for speculation must be restrained, and further said it neither assum- ed the right nor disposition to set itself up as an arbiter of security of speculation. but its business was to see that the Reserve banks function efficiently as conditions permit.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
BIG ICICLE DROPS IN SEATTLE
 KILLING c. TENNYSON

SEATTLE. Feb. :, P)-Funeral Services for Chas. Tennyson, awaits the arrival of his son Hal lard c. Tennyson from Alaska
 MT. Tennyson died from apparent fright when big icicle crashed beside him while he was washing steps at a down town building where he was employed as janitor.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
SUBMARINE TESTS FOR
 SAFETY CREW GOING ON

ABOARD U. s. S. MARYLAND, Feb. 8, P)-Two naval lieutenants descended in the submarine S-4 to depth of seventy-six feet yes- terday then donned Oxygen head masks and climbed slowly to the surface along a rope previously let up by buoy in order to avoid danger of striking sudden change of air pressure. They will try beyond one hundred feet next.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
GOV. HARTLEY GIVES
 MESSAGE TO I4EGISLATURE

OLYMPIA. Feb. 8. (P-Gover- nor Hartley in a special message to the legislature, urged com plete investigation during the next two years of the gross business tax proposal to replace all property levies and urged the appointment tax structure.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09

Local natives are coming in nov and then, with a few fox. There Is not great deal of fur in this section of the country this year.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09

DOC KEMP will be on the look out at the Frontier games. and yOM will have to tote fair.
 It Is not fair to give your winn- ings away. Bet high. 1t will take only few straight winnings to grab the prize.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
N oT1CE E

Sourdough Stationery consisting oe 2s printed envelopes and 2b printed letter heads. for 31.00. at Nugget once .
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09

Especial to the Nome Nugget koyukuk. on Yukon River, Alaska. Jan. F, 1929.
 Just before Christmas, native travellers coming down the Koyu- kuk River. brought in news of one of our school boys, at camp on the trap-line couple hundred miles up river. amusing himself with loaded shells, placed one on tree stump and struck it with a hammer. The lead embedded in the lower jaw, forcing the teeth inward. Natives at the camp removed the lead with a safety razor blade.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-23
STRENGTH OF RESERVE SYSTEM DUE FOR CON-
 GRESSIONAL DEBATE
ABILITY TO MAKE GOOD HAS SCARCELY BEEN TESTED
 SINCE 1914

WASHINGTON, April 9, oP P- Expert readers of writing on the wall" agree on the prediction that the farm relief session of congress will hear considerable debate on the powers of the federal reserve system and the effect of nation wide stock speculation on the country'S credit structure.
 In simplest terms, the federal reserve system is designed to gua- rantee that any solvent, member bank, on any business day, can put out in currency it's entire de- posits. It is further aimed to pro- vide that currency 50 paid out will be as good as gold.
 So sure is the guarantee tn e federal reserve institution extends that is ability to make good has scarcely been tested since 1914.
 The national banks had some state in stit utions have been brought into the association which owns the 12 reserve banks located in monetary centers across the country. These central banks deal only with member banks and with the government. They issue and withdraw cl1rrencv
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-23
OUR NEW MASTERS

The growing tyranny of government bureaus in Washington is giving many thoughtful people concern lest boased liberties shall vanish in of red tape.
 Perhaps few citizens have had the opportunity to observe these encroachments of federal bureaucracy over longer period than has Louis Ludlow, for nearly 30 years member of the press gallery of congress and of the abest of Washington reporters He elect ed to congress last November and in recent statement said:
 "Bureaucrats are becoming the lords and masters of the nation There is private business that is safe from interference, for bureaucratic army of 3OOOO agents inspectors and spies is abroad in the land tan tazng business interests and steathily pryng into the private of individuals If the drift toward pat ernaism continues shall have American life stand ardized according to forms prescribed at Washngton education will be acquired through uniform textbooks and the everlasting will destroy individuality and initiative in the growing youth the bureaucrats will tell us what to think and how to think it'
 Still in spite of this deplorable tendency which Mr. Ludlow eloquently points out advocates of pattern alsm in government constantly camor for and bigger bureaus, with added battalons of oiceholders to harass the people at the expense of the taxpayers
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-23
PLEA IS CHANGED

ROME, April g, (P)-Papal com mission on interpretation of code of common law headed by Cardi- nal Gasparri, decided applications for annulment of marriage may no longer plead Conditions inn posed prior to celebration of Rite" '"
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-23
SLATED FOR JOB

WASHINGTON, April g, (P- It was reported by apparently re- liable authority that Judge Arthur Carter Denison of the United States Circuit Court of the sixth circuit is slated to head President Hoover's proposed law enforcement commission.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-23
WELCOME

The latest addition to the North Pacific fleet of the United States Coast Guard Vessels the Cutter Chelan Captain Cochrane is due to arrive in the Port of Sew ard today from Seattle enroute to it's summers head quarters base at Dutch Harbor The occasion of it's first visit here is the signal for Seward to extend hearty welcome to the commander officers and and upon their departure, wish them clear sailing in the perform ance of their myriad duties
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-23
sANDON sILvER-LEAD co.

SPOKANE, Wash, April g. P)
 Drifting will be resumed on the vein opened in the lowest tunnel Of the Sandon Silver-Lead Mining Company at Sandon, B. O., as soon as snow leaves, according to L. L, Mclean, a stockholders, who was in charge of the last operations.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-23

At SchalIerer's Alaska Shop hear the Brunswick and Columbia records Avalon Town, Glad Rag Dell and Wedding of the Painted Doll.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-23

President Hoover threw the first ball te other day at the opening of the season in Washington asn't agreed yet to be photographed in Senator's mlicorm
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-23

Wisconsin voted in favor of the fluid that made Milwaukee famous.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-23

CLEANLINESS ana the best of meats our motto. Fry -Bruhn'S.
Evening star., 1929-06-09

nished by the ladies of the music de-
Seen the Wind?" and Rustic Of
Spring" were given, with Mrs. D. c.
jackson directing and Mrs. Waldo
Schmidt at the piano. Mrs. Byron Nc
Pherson Coon gave several readings.
ARRANGEMENTS for the luncheon were
made by the following chairmen of
committees: Program, Mrs. Frederick
C. Lincoln; tickets, Mrs. G. I. Jackson !;
decorating, Mrs. Henry Swanson, and
transportation, Mrs. Frederick Pratt.
The League of Republican Women
held its final monthly meeting for this
season on Monday, June 3, at the
washington Club. 1910 Seventeenth
street. The business meeting was pre-
sided over by Mrs. Edward A. Harri-
man, president of the league, after
which Mrs. Virginia White Speel,
honorary president, conducted the
forum and introduced the speaker, DR..
Eric Englund. formerly professor of the
State Agricultural College, Manhattan,
Kans, and now chief OF the Division
of Agricultural Finance. He took for
his top the Farm Relief Bill" and the
large audience present were much in
terested by his clear Interpretation OF
this much discussed bill for the relief
of the farmer.
During the half hour for discussion
many members took advantage of this
opportunity to ask pertinent questions
on this all important subject, which
Dr. Englund generously responded to,
after which tea was served. the tea
table being presided over by Mrs. Edgar
G. Ellis, wife of the Representative
from Kansas, and Mrs. Robert H.
Mcneil.
The members will very shortly re-
ceive invitations to an important social
function which is to be given in honor
of the League of Republican Women.
The Home and School Association of
the Grant road portables will meet
Tuesday. June IL, at 8 pm, in the
auditorium Of the Methodist Home,
Connecticut avenue and Ellicott street.
Senator and Mrs. Gerald P. Nye of
North Dakota will be guests Of honor,
and Senator Nye will deliver the ad-
dress. All members of Congress resid-
ing in Chevy Chase have also been in
vited to be guests, at this, the final
meeting of the association until Fall.
This evening meeting is being held pri-
marily for those who have been unable
to attend the afternoon meetings dur
ing the year, the fathers especially
being urged to be present. Music will
be furnished and refreshments served.
Evening star., 1929-06-09

airy; H. r. Scott, Company K, 1st Regi-
ment District Of Columbia Volunteer In
fantry, and Henry w. Linberg, Company
H, 1st United States Engineers. Andrew
H. Wagnon was granted transfer from
the Lieut.. Col. Henry T. Dechert Camp
of Philadelphia. to the Petit Camp.
The camp will hold an "Old-T1mers'
vania avenue southeast. Comdr. Ryan
has arranged a program OF entertain
ment, with a smoker and luncheon.
The Gen. Henry w. Lawton Camp
mustered the following recruits into
active membership at its meeting Mon
day night: Morris BinSwanger, Joseph
r. Brewster, Paul G. Brock and George
M Campbell. Edmund w. Starting, who
was elected March last, was obligated
as a member by Comdr. BarStow May
30. Fred w. Boland. Company 3. 2nd
United States Infantry, was elected to
membership and will be mustered in at
a future meeting.
A letter was received from Secretary
w. S. Shelby, Washington Lodge, B. P.O.
Elks, inviting the color guard of the
camp to participate with the other vet
eran ORGANIZATIONS color guards in the
Flag day exercises at the Sylvan Theater
this afternoon at 4;30 o'clock. Comdr
Barstow and Junior Vice Comdr. Nc
Dermott volunteered to act as color
bearers.
William w. Hill suggested that the
camp should take up with the War De-
partrnent, in the form Of a resolution
to the department encampment, the
question of permitting the deceased wife
of Spanish-American War veteran to
be buried in Arlington National Gene
terry prior to the decease of the husband.
Department Comdr. Yaden referred
to the exercises on Flag day and ex-
planned the arrangements made with
the Board of Education for the Spanish
War Veterans to have charge of the ex-
ercises this year and requested that the
camp adjutants give the names of
volunteer speakers for the schools to
Department Patriotic Instructor Cleve-
land Kennicutt Other speakers were
Department Comdr Samuel G. Nav
son. Grand Army of the Republic;
Senior Vice Department Comdr. Lorin
c. Nelson, Junior Vice Department
Comdr. Benjamin F. Motley, Past De-
partment Comdr. Lee H. Harris, Joseph
F. Brewster. Adolph Griesel and Comdr.
George F. Cook of the Richard j. Har-
den Camp.
A motion was adopted giving a vote
Evening star., 1929-06-09

of thanks to Junior Vice Comdr. George
McDermott and Past Comdr. Ernest r.
Graves for their activities In building
up the camp membership.
Comdr. Barstow gave the following
sick report: Thomas A. Green discharg-
ed from Walter Reed Hospital, Samuel
T. Ryan in the Soldiers Home Hospital.
Albert Pike in the Naval Hospital,
James E. Leeman in Walter Reed Hos
pital and George Schuhard in the Sol
diers' Home Hospital.
The department of the Ladies' Auxil-
iary Of the Spanish War Veterans par
ticipated in the services held at the
Tomb of the Unknown Dead at Ar
lir.gton Cemetery on Memorial day and
the presidents of the various auxiliaries
placed flowers on the tomb.
The Admiral George Dewey Naval
Auxiliary at its meeting Monday night
initiated Mrs. Mary Blickert into ac-
tive membership. Plans were 1ormu-
lated for a lawn party to be held June
20 at Sixth street and North Carolina
avenue southeast.
President Catherine Huhn announced
that Past Department President Mar
garet z. Burns would be unable to take
an active part in the work OF the aux
iliaries for some time due to sprained
ankle received while on duty at Arling-
ton Cemetery on Memorial day.
The department convention Of the
Ladies' Auxiliaries will be held June Is
in Pythian Temple, the first session be-
ginning at pm.
Evening star., 1929-06-09

The department council of ad-
ministration at its last meeting adopted
the recommendation of Department
Travel Director George F. Cook that
the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad be
selected as the official department
route to the thirty-first national en-
camment to be held in Denver. Colo,
September 8-11 next.
Department Patriotic Instructor
Evening star., 1929-06-09
MEETINGS THIS WEEK

Col. James s. Petit Camp,
Tuesday night, 921 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp,
Friday night, Pythian Temple.
Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp, Friday night. Northeast
Masonic Temple, Eighth and F
streets northeast.
Col. James S. Petit Auxiliary,
Thursday night, Potomac Bank
Building, Wisconsin avenue and
M street northwest.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary,
Friday night, Pythian Temple.
Evening star., 1929-06-09

Steamer trunks with
raised open tops, and
equipped with hangers,
shoe pocket, laundry bag
and drawer section.
Evening star., 1929-06-09

Soroptimist Club.-The weekly lunch
con was held at the La Fayette Hotel
Wednesday Mrs. Bessie Mcdonald of
Stockton, Calf, gave g. talk on her
business-truck gardening. Mrs. lone
Cove Hawley of Waukesha, Wis, who
is a delegate to the Federation of Music
Clubs in Boston, gave talk on her
activities in the interest of music. Mrs.
Nina Van Wrinkle spoke on the recent
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-24
BLESY DANCE REVUE
AT FOX THEATRE

Presenting her pupils in their
annual revue tonight at the Fox
Imperial Theatre, Mrs. Wooda
Blesy is offering program Of un-
usual interest to Ell Centre resi-
dents.
Toe dances, acrobatic and inter
pretative dancing given by Claire
Newkirl, Harriet Stafford and
other advanced pupils of the school
will be included as well as group
arrangements featuring Russian
dance. the "Dolls of the Naiion.'
speciality and "black face tap
dances.
The program, although varied,
will be put on in professional man
ner according to Mrs. Blesy who
has been rehearsing the children at
the theatre for the past two weeks
to aecustom them to stage require
ments.
Herb Norris, manager of the
theatre, announces that the regular
film will be shown at o'clock, the
dance revue at Sis, followed by a
second showing of the current pic
ture. The revue will be given only
once during the evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-24
Appoint Leaders
For Scout Camp

Adult leaders for the Boy 'ScOut
summer camp in the Laguna -moun-
tains will be as follows:
Ralph Page, teacher in the West
morland school and seoutmaster of
Troop 81; Gerald B. Harvey, scout
master of troop 26 of Somerton,
Arizona; ". r. Grant, seeutmastcr
of troop Z! Harold +. Baker, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church
of Ell Centre and trained leader;
Chester L. Collins Jr., eagle scout
and assistant scoutmaster of troop
3; Frederick J. Tucker, scoutmaster
of troop Is of Calexico: Rev. John
Engle, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church of Holtville and scout
master of troop 20; Arthur Tucker,
eagle scout and assistant scoutmas-
ter of troop IS; f. l.. Lance, scout
master of troop Q. Gasden, Arizona.
The adult leadership in the sum
mer camp is of the greatest import
ance and scout officials feel that
they arc fortunate in securing such
group of capable and trained lead
ers. This, in itself, they feel, should
assure a heavy attendance of scouts
at the camp this coming summer.